Not sure what you are getting at. But I was considering putting in the new 2/3 flier for 2 that messes up opponents doing things with lands. 1 or 2 of them can mess up fields and quarters... While also preventing oam in dredge from making conflagrations game breaking.
Deck can smash up on tron with quarters and karn getting liquidcoating btw.
I didn't post that list for it to be competition with your list, magic geek, but rather to provide a different approach to the white weenie strategy. Yes, this Mox Amber list is definitely more of a death and taxes approach.
Oh, so you're not playing Isamaru, Kytheon, Eiganjo Castle, Horizon Canopy, Path to Exile, etc.? Interesting. I posted the list because it contains cards you use. It's a hybrid between Weenie aggro and D&T. Others might be interested in it even if you're a stubborn ass. This thread isn't all about you, no matter how much you attempt to make it so.
I guarantee you're one of those people who is absolutely miserable to play against. Infraction issued for flaming. --CWP
I created this deck since I'm getting bored of using my pet deck all the time and that the people at my LGS would come at me unprepared. It had good results in its first night finishing 3/1/0.
So I spotted Martyr's Soul in the spoilers and thought of this deck, having a free 3/2 on turn two or a 5/4 turn three seems pretty solid although you would need to go particularly 1 drop heavy to really make it work to its potential.
So I spotted Martyr's Soul in the spoilers and thought of this deck, having a free 3/2 on turn two or a 5/4 turn three seems pretty solid although you would need to go particularly 1 drop heavy to really make it work to its potential.
This could work in a 1-drop heavy deck and/or token heavy deck. But you may be onto something there.
With Modern Horizons comes Ranger-Captain of Eos. And this card is bonkers. Made me think about mono W Humans shell with this deck. Right now I'm thinking about something like this:
With the ability of tutoring most 1-drops playing this deck feels much more appealing than before. Between Ranger-Captain, Thraben Inspector and Horizon lands this deck has a lot of card draw so it should hardly ever be a problem to run out of gas. Also this allows to play some hate maindeck, Ranger hating on combo and UW, Bodyguard protecting strongest creatures and Woe-Reaper being small, but sometimes relevant GY hate. This allows for quite explosive and resilient Weenie version. Gideon Blackblade is for the lulz here but it very well might be strong addition to this deck him pumping Champion and Lieutenant on etb while also staying alive after wraths.
Also Field Marshal is an idea, having additional strong lord as most of the creatures are Soldiers anyway.
Instead of taking all that time to count how many times the card was mentioned while also being a complete dick, maybe you could just state, "Yes, and xyz is the conclusion I came to."
You really expect people to read through multiple pages that cover a time span of over a year?
To answer his question, I've always been a big fan of Windbrisk Heights in white weenie style aggro decks. Dating back to when Kithkin was a standard deck, it was always great to flip over a surprise anthem effect or a large creature like Cloudgoat Ranger. Even flipping a Path to Exile pre-blockers was often great.
You've mentioned earlier Soldier of the Pantheon is bad. Do you think Giver of Runes will make the cut? She seems strong in defending other cards from Tron threats or blocking Affinity or Bogles very effectively (I have a lot of problems vs Bogles with my mono W Humans that I'm even playing Blessed Alliance - it also does work vs Infect, Death's Shadow and Burn) so it actually might be nice solution vs "Alpha Strike" aggro decks that this deck struggles with.
I am sure I am going to continue playing W/g instead of pure white.
My opponents will play a targetted creature kill, a Wrath effect, and then a second of both.
Or, they will play an Ugin on turn 4
Or, they will combo win on turn 4.
Or burn me out on turn 4.
The 2 pure white decklists above play less land, are less reliable, are more vulnerable to discard, slower, have weaker land bases, have less surprises, less recovery, fewer fliers, much fewer creatures, are vulnerable to Wrath/Anger, and almost no testing.
Sure, they will win games, and matches.
They have 2 different lands, and 5 different lands. (Emeria? - really?)
My decklist is the result of hundreds of games, and has 10 different lands.
As you planning on going a little more into g have you considered hexdrinker, it's been testing extremely well in a super agressive version of stompy and is now a 4 of in temure delver list (some times over goyf)
Is meh but ok as a one drops but if you get to three lands it's an extremely solid "three drop". It also tends to be a removal magnet meaning that your better stuff stays safe (I would require a bigger splash into g for a consistanty being able to play it by turn 2 but it may work.
I went 4-1 with this list in an LGS mini-tourney, beating Tron, two Burn lists and Bogles. It's a pure Mono W list with a bit of DnT in it to go toe to toe the meta. I got hosed by a well played Jeskai Control player who, IMO, knows how to play his removal efficiently, then again GG is GG.
I really like your list. I enjoy the aggro/D&T hybrid approach. Your more controlling creatures are still viable beaters (Militant, Thalia 1.0 & 2.0), especially when powered out on turn 1 with Spirit Guide. SB seems pretty stock for a mono white list.
I really like your list. I enjoy the aggro/D&T hybrid approach. Your more controlling creatures are still viable beaters (Militant, Thalia 1.0 & 2.0), especially when powered out on turn 1 with Spirit Guide. SB seems pretty stock for a mono white list.
If I'm to upgrade the deck, I was thinking of speeding the clock with things aside from creatures so may be a Boros aggro list could be a thing.
Cards I'm considering for this deck: Chandra, Torch of Defiance SB card, good card advantage against control and midrange decks Figure of Destiny it really depends on the meta of the LGS, maybe as a two of in the MB Bygone Bishop more card advantage, but nonbo with Stony Silence. If Pia and Kiran Nalaar is in the deck, maybe I can find a slot in there. Pia and Kiran Nalaar more creature, means more fun. Hoses edict effects and opponents seem to use a one-for-one removal against a token. Abilities can be used if the clues generated by Thraben Inspector gets shut down by Stony Silence Stormbreath Dragon really situational but I really like the protection from white, flying and haste, maybe a SB card Tocatli Honor Guard modern has a lot of ETB effects especially Humans and Spirits, so if the LGS is very heavy on those, then one or both of these is an auto include KInjalli's Sunwing and Thalia, Heretic Cathar more of a tempo play since it denies our opponents with blockers and mana Honored Crop-Captain pump all day Lost Leonin I'm a big fan of "SURPRISE" cards as secret techs, whatever I can't turn down to 0 life, I'll just kill with infect Vexing Devil we want to kill faster, so the big devil here can help us get there Boros Charm all the modes are great. we can burn with the extra reach, tech kill with double strike or protect our creatures with board wipes
Deck can smash up on tron with quarters and karn getting liquidcoating btw.
That'll be it from me, then. Go back to talking to yourself.
You have not talked about any cards I am playing.
I guarantee you're one of those people who is absolutely miserable to play against.
Infraction issued for flaming. --CWP
How delightful, and Thank You for your kind words.
4 Dryad Militant
4 Thraben Inspector
3 Judge's Familiar
3 Knight of the White ORchid
4 Knight of Meadowgrain
4 Tocatli Honor Guard
4 Benalish Marshal
2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
2 Gideon Blackblade
Enchantment
2 Honor of the Pure
Removal
4 Path to Exile
2 Dismember
Land
3 Emeria, the Sky Ruin
2 Shefet Dunes
2 Field of Ruin
2 Mutavault
13 Plains
2 Rest in Peace
2 Stony Silence
1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
2 Aven Mindcensor
2 Kor Firewalker
1 Settle the Wreckage
2 Leonin Relic-Warder
2 Sorcerous Spyglass
1 Damping Sphere
Competitive Decks
Devotion to the Lash B ----
Monkey Conservation WUGR ---- Dragon WorshipR
This could work in a 1-drop heavy deck and/or token heavy deck. But you may be onto something there.
4x Benalish Marshal
4x Champion of the Parish
4x Dauntless Bodyguard
2x Kytheon, Hero of Akros
1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
3x Ranger-Captain of Eos
3x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4x Thalia's Lieutenant
4x Thraben Inspector
2x Mardu Woe-Reaper
16x Plains
4x Horizon Canopy
Instant (8)
4x Brave the Elements
4x Path to Exile
Planeswalker (1)
1x Gideon Blackblade
3x Auriok Champion
2x Gideon of the Trials
3x Mirran Crusader
3x Rest in Peace
3x Stony Silence
1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
With the ability of tutoring most 1-drops playing this deck feels much more appealing than before. Between Ranger-Captain, Thraben Inspector and Horizon lands this deck has a lot of card draw so it should hardly ever be a problem to run out of gas. Also this allows to play some hate maindeck, Ranger hating on combo and UW, Bodyguard protecting strongest creatures and Woe-Reaper being small, but sometimes relevant GY hate. This allows for quite explosive and resilient Weenie version. Gideon Blackblade is for the lulz here but it very well might be strong addition to this deck him pumping Champion and Lieutenant on etb while also staying alive after wraths.
Also Field Marshal is an idea, having additional strong lord as most of the creatures are Soldiers anyway.
"Windbrisk" Heights
Page 1 = 31 times
Page 2 = 16 times
Page 3 = 16 times
Page 4 = 10 times
Page 5 = 12 times
Page 6 = Zero times
So, 85 times.
You really expect people to read through multiple pages that cover a time span of over a year?
To answer his question, I've always been a big fan of Windbrisk Heights in white weenie style aggro decks. Dating back to when Kithkin was a standard deck, it was always great to flip over a surprise anthem effect or a large creature like Cloudgoat Ranger. Even flipping a Path to Exile pre-blockers was often great.
Yes.
People should read some of the topic they are posting to.
. . .read this thread?
As you planning on going a little more into g have you considered hexdrinker, it's been testing extremely well in a super agressive version of stompy and is now a 4 of in temure delver list (some times over goyf)
Is meh but ok as a one drops but if you get to three lands it's an extremely solid "three drop". It also tends to be a removal magnet meaning that your better stuff stays safe (I would require a bigger splash into g for a consistanty being able to play it by turn 2 but it may work.
Competitive Decks
Devotion to the Lash B ----
Monkey Conservation WUGR ---- Dragon WorshipR
4 Dryad Militant
4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Leonin Arbiter
4 Tocatli Honor Guard
4 Benalish Marshal
4 Simian Spirit Guide
2 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
4 Wilt-Leaf Liege
4 Path to Exile
2 Dismember
2 Gideon Blackblade
Lands
2 Shefet Dunes
4 Ghost Quarter
4 Horizon Canopy
4 Windswept Heath
8 Plains
2 Rest in Peace
2 Stony Silence
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Teyo, the Shield Mage
1 Settle the Wreckage
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Eidolon of Rhetotic
2 Kor Firewalker
1 Disenchant
1 Leonin Relic-Warder
Im keeping Teyo in the sideboard until I get myself a couple of Leyline of Sanctity
If I'm to upgrade the deck, I was thinking of speeding the clock with things aside from creatures so may be a Boros aggro list could be a thing.
4 Thraben Inspector
4 Dryad Militant
4 Tithe Taker
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Goblin Rabblemaster
4 Boros Reckoner
4 Balefire Liege
Noncreature Spells
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Path to Exile
3 Lightning Helix
4 Inspiring Vantage
4 Clifftop Retreat
4 Arid Mesa
2 Sacred Foundry
2 Needle Spires
2 Field of Ruin
2 Plains
2 Mountain
2 Rest in Peace
1 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Stony Silence
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
1 Settle the Wreckage
1 Wear // Tear
2 Alpine Moon
2 Blessed Alliance
1 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Gideon Blackblade
Cards I'm considering for this deck:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance SB card, good card advantage against control and midrange decks
Figure of Destiny it really depends on the meta of the LGS, maybe as a two of in the MB
Bygone Bishop more card advantage, but nonbo with Stony Silence. If Pia and Kiran Nalaar is in the deck, maybe I can find a slot in there.
Pia and Kiran Nalaar more creature, means more fun. Hoses edict effects and opponents seem to use a one-for-one removal against a token. Abilities can be used if the clues generated by Thraben Inspector gets shut down by Stony Silence
Stormbreath Dragon really situational but I really like the protection from white, flying and haste, maybe a SB card
Tocatli Honor Guard modern has a lot of ETB effects especially Humans and Spirits, so if the LGS is very heavy on those, then one or both of these is an auto include
KInjalli's Sunwing and Thalia, Heretic Cathar more of a tempo play since it denies our opponents with blockers and mana
Honored Crop-Captain pump all day
Lost Leonin I'm a big fan of "SURPRISE" cards as secret techs, whatever I can't turn down to 0 life, I'll just kill with infect
Vexing Devil we want to kill faster, so the big devil here can help us get there
Boros Charm all the modes are great. we can burn with the extra reach, tech kill with double strike or protect our creatures with board wipes