I liked the art on the tapped lands better, and I like them gameplay wise. I might consider doubling up and running both the check lands and the tap lands if I am ok with cutting Evolving Wilds
Here is the list.
I started this project in 2016 when SOI was released. I had a blast at the pre-release and so I started picking up foils. Eldritch moon, in my opinion, was a disaster. I am not including any eldrazi. Couple of problems that have come up:
Very small amount of multicolored cards to choose from. Particularly, R/U only having Fevered Visions and some other dumb card to pick from, and UG only having Altered Ego. I solved this by bringing in some outside cards. For RU I picked the promo version of Electrolyze (the one with Dack Fayden in it, it unfortunately doesn't come in foil so It will have to be altered). For UG I picked up the new Tamiyo, Collector Of Tales.
Not very many equipment to choose from; white had a subtheme of equipment so that is just a hard thing to push
Some colors seemed stronged than others. White looked to be the strongest color for a while, with red and blue lagging behind. I introduced some outside cards to help other colors, such as Mana Leak.
I recently did and overall and introduced a new card I think might be interesting: Entomb. It possibly supports a reanimation strategy with Unburial Rites and can also grab flashback spells for value.
I am looking to pull the trigger soon and start ordering foils. If you have any suggestions to balance it all out that would be appreciated.
Lingering souls seems stronger, but I think this card is debatably stronger than Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, and is maybe main deck-able? Or am I being too optimistic? The WW is a little steep
Hello guys. I have been wanting to play Junk for a long time and I think I'm about to pull the trigger. Question: How is Collective Brutality normally used?
Hello Everyone! I took mardu midrange to SCG Indy this weekend and did really well! Here is my tournament report.
I took a slighty modified version of this deck, just with a fatal push in MB.
Game 1: Poison Won 2-1
Probably a favorable matchup, fun altogether. At the beginning when I was shuffling one of my sleeves split and my opponent was kind enough to let me replace it. Game 1 he had a bunch of small critters as well as a flier so I held my removal for a long time baiting him to use all his buffs, and I ended up getting good trades and beating him with tokens. Game 2 I had a slow start and he just stomped me with an elf. When I thoughtsiezed him T1 I should have taken his elf and not his enchantment that buffed his guys, even though I had no way of dealing with it. Game 3 he couldn't keep a critter on the board, I kept bolting his stuff and I beat him down.
Game 2: Elves Won 2-1
I had forgotten to unsideboard from my previous match and noticed right away when drawing my opening hand and got a warning. G1 he had a perfect, unbeatable curve into CoCo and swarmed me. Game 2 a Zealous Persecution absolutely blew him out and I won with tokens. Similarly in game 3 I got my one copy of Zealous Persecution again and waiting for him to play all his guys so I could get the most value. Problem is he was playing around it and managed to Chord of calling in response to get a Elvish champion, but I blew him out by bolting it. Grinded a bit more and it came really close, but a bunch of fliers from lingering souls managed to seal the deal.
Game 3: Tron Lost 1-2
Game 1 was a blowout, he ripped tower of the top and slammed a karn liberated. Game 2 was close, but I managed to end the game when he didn't expect it. He had a karn in play and I had two 1/1 tokens. He was at 7. I played a sorin, solemn visitor, used his +, then used lightning helix on him. Game 3 was another blowout. His draws were crazy.
Game 4: Zoo Won 2-0
Ok this matchup is freaking hilarious. Its as if my deck was single handedly built to destroy zoo. All of our removal and creatures ruined him in their own special way. Ez game ez lyfe
Game 5: Goblins Lost 0-2
This dude was really annoying and he ran goblins. During game 1 I made a mistake and payed for a kolaghan's command that I didn't have, so I got another warning. His goblin grenades really got there.
Game 6: Affinity Won 2-1
The guy I was playing seemed intoxicated and wasn't really trying. Kept saying he wanted to lose so he could go get drunk. Anyways it may have all been an act because he was a good played. Game 1 I two for oned him multiple times with my removal and lingering souls and he scooped. Game 2 he dumped his hand then got met by my stony silence. He kept singing "top deck hero" (to the tune of 'juke box hero') after every draw, and it somehow worked. He ripped a Wear // tear then a steel overseer. Game 3 I just grinded him out with my removal and got there.
Game 7: USA copy cat Won 2-1
Playing USA control with the copy cat combo. Game 1 I never really saw any of the combo pieces. He used spreading seas on my lands which was annoying but I played around his countermagic and resolved a lingering souls. Game 2 he grinded me and got to enough mana were he got the combo and used mana leak on my removal. Game 3 was even more of a grind. My dark confidant was getting me oodles of card advantage and I was holding on to tons of removal. However, I had an Elspeth, knight errant in hand and while he didn't have the combo in hand, he did a fantastic job of bluffing it and really scared me into keeping my mana open. Eventually just swung out and won. Almost got a warning for slow play from how nervous I was he was gonna pull the combo.
Game 8: Affinity Won 2-1
Guy was younger, really nervous. Game 1 he just curved out and I didn't have the removal nor the colors to beat him. Game 2 I had a stony silence that ruined his mana. Game 3 I kept a mediocre hand and RIPPED STONY SILENECE OFF THE TOP TURN 2. He got pretty pissed that his chances we ruined by one card. Oh I love stony silence
Game 9: Burn Lost 0-2
Its all come down to this! Guy was pretty silent but he was clearly skilled so we went right into it. His deck was almost all burn spell and very little creatures other then Eidolon of the Great Revel, so there nothing I could do. Game 2 I think he pulled a switcheroo and sided in creatures while I sided out removal. Got hit by Monastery Swiftspear T1. When I thoughtsiezed T2 I saw 2 Eidolon of the Great Revel so I took one of them and pathed the other one. Still ended up hitting a kolaghan's command with my bob and he bolted me to death.
Best I have ever done at a big tourney! I did play some other games in side event and I can report those results if people are interested.
We lose access to Urbord, Tomb to Yawgmoth, Bloodghast, Bitterblossom, and a few sideboard cards like Rest in Peace. But I still feel like having an extra 3/3 for 3 in your hand is pretty epic. It also makes equipment cheaper.
I started this project in 2016 when SOI was released. I had a blast at the pre-release and so I started picking up foils. Eldritch moon, in my opinion, was a disaster. I am not including any eldrazi. Couple of problems that have come up:
I am looking to pull the trigger soon and start ordering foils. If you have any suggestions to balance it all out that would be appreciated.
Lingering souls seems stronger, but I think this card is debatably stronger than Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, and is maybe main deck-able? Or am I being too optimistic? The WW is a little steep
4 Dark Confidant
2 Monastery Mentor
2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
4 Lingering Souls
4 Lightning bolt
4 Path to Exile
4 Inquisition Of Kozilek
2 ThoughtSeize
2 Kolaghan's Command
2 Terminate
3 Lightning Helix
2 Fatal Push
1 Concealed Courtyard
4 Bloodstained Mire
2 Marsh Flats
2 Sacred Foundry
2 Godless Shrine
1 Blood Crypt
1 Vault of the Archangel
2 Shambling Vent
1 Plains
1 Swamp
1 Mountain
1 Zealous Persecution
2 Crackling Doom
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Wear//Tear
1 Elspeth, Knight Errant
1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Timely Reenforcments
1 Celestial Purge
I took a slighty modified version of this deck, just with a fatal push in MB.
Game 1: Poison
Won 2-1
Probably a favorable matchup, fun altogether. At the beginning when I was shuffling one of my sleeves split and my opponent was kind enough to let me replace it. Game 1 he had a bunch of small critters as well as a flier so I held my removal for a long time baiting him to use all his buffs, and I ended up getting good trades and beating him with tokens. Game 2 I had a slow start and he just stomped me with an elf. When I thoughtsiezed him T1 I should have taken his elf and not his enchantment that buffed his guys, even though I had no way of dealing with it. Game 3 he couldn't keep a critter on the board, I kept bolting his stuff and I beat him down.
Game 2: Elves
Won 2-1
I had forgotten to unsideboard from my previous match and noticed right away when drawing my opening hand and got a warning. G1 he had a perfect, unbeatable curve into CoCo and swarmed me. Game 2 a Zealous Persecution absolutely blew him out and I won with tokens. Similarly in game 3 I got my one copy of Zealous Persecution again and waiting for him to play all his guys so I could get the most value. Problem is he was playing around it and managed to Chord of calling in response to get a Elvish champion, but I blew him out by bolting it. Grinded a bit more and it came really close, but a bunch of fliers from lingering souls managed to seal the deal.
Game 3: Tron
Lost 1-2
Game 1 was a blowout, he ripped tower of the top and slammed a karn liberated. Game 2 was close, but I managed to end the game when he didn't expect it. He had a karn in play and I had two 1/1 tokens. He was at 7. I played a sorin, solemn visitor, used his +, then used lightning helix on him. Game 3 was another blowout. His draws were crazy.
Game 4: Zoo
Won 2-0
Ok this matchup is freaking hilarious. Its as if my deck was single handedly built to destroy zoo. All of our removal and creatures ruined him in their own special way. Ez game ez lyfe
Game 5: Goblins
Lost 0-2
This dude was really annoying and he ran goblins. During game 1 I made a mistake and payed for a kolaghan's command that I didn't have, so I got another warning. His goblin grenades really got there.
Game 6: Affinity
Won 2-1
The guy I was playing seemed intoxicated and wasn't really trying. Kept saying he wanted to lose so he could go get drunk. Anyways it may have all been an act because he was a good played. Game 1 I two for oned him multiple times with my removal and lingering souls and he scooped. Game 2 he dumped his hand then got met by my stony silence. He kept singing "top deck hero" (to the tune of 'juke box hero') after every draw, and it somehow worked. He ripped a Wear // tear then a steel overseer. Game 3 I just grinded him out with my removal and got there.
Game 7: USA copy cat
Won 2-1
Playing USA control with the copy cat combo. Game 1 I never really saw any of the combo pieces. He used spreading seas on my lands which was annoying but I played around his countermagic and resolved a lingering souls. Game 2 he grinded me and got to enough mana were he got the combo and used mana leak on my removal. Game 3 was even more of a grind. My dark confidant was getting me oodles of card advantage and I was holding on to tons of removal. However, I had an Elspeth, knight errant in hand and while he didn't have the combo in hand, he did a fantastic job of bluffing it and really scared me into keeping my mana open. Eventually just swung out and won. Almost got a warning for slow play from how nervous I was he was gonna pull the combo.
Game 8: Affinity
Won 2-1
Guy was younger, really nervous. Game 1 he just curved out and I didn't have the removal nor the colors to beat him. Game 2 I had a stony silence that ruined his mana. Game 3 I kept a mediocre hand and RIPPED STONY SILENECE OFF THE TOP TURN 2. He got pretty pissed that his chances we ruined by one card. Oh I love stony silence
Game 9: Burn
Lost 0-2
Its all come down to this! Guy was pretty silent but he was clearly skilled so we went right into it. His deck was almost all burn spell and very little creatures other then Eidolon of the Great Revel, so there nothing I could do. Game 2 I think he pulled a switcheroo and sided in creatures while I sided out removal. Got hit by Monastery Swiftspear T1. When I thoughtsiezed T2 I saw 2 Eidolon of the Great Revel so I took one of them and pathed the other one. Still ended up hitting a kolaghan's command with my bob and he bolted me to death.
Best I have ever done at a big tourney! I did play some other games in side event and I can report those results if people are interested.
1 Blood Crypt
4 Bloodstained Mire
2 Concealed Courtyard
2 Godless Shrine
2 Marsh Flats
1 Mountain
1 Plains
2 Sacred Foundry
2 Shambling Vent
1 Swamp
1 Vault of the Archangel
4 Dark Confidant
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Kolaghan's Command
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Lightning Helix
4 Lingering Souls
2 Monastery Mentor
4 Path to Exile
2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
2 Terminate
1 Thoughtseize
4 Young Pyromancer
2 Crackling Doom
1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
2 Painful Truths
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Stony Silence
3 Surgical Extraction
2 Zealous Persecution
Should I include fatal push? What would I remove for it?
What are matchups like?