You have to buy the dual lands or the deck is not good enough, even for friday night magic. The only option i can think of is go all artificers or all dwarves for unclaimed territories to work properly. A hard lesson for me to learn is that the mana base comes first. Afast deck can't be hindered by tap lands.
The best vampire in the format is Adanto, play 4. You need 4 tribal land. I would start with three legion landing, 3 baffling end, three radient destiny, three ixalans binding, 3 twillight, 4 adanto and go from there. I am not sure what the last should be and thus have not built this deck.
The problem is trying double black on turn two, with white on one, or double white on three. With 3 aether hubs, the best i could do is 18 black sources with12 white, not enough. Even that double counts the hub. The tribal land helps, but it can't cast the enchantment. I think the deck is good, but tier 2 only. Twilight is not a good card, unless you structure your whole deck around her.
I run something similar to this a few times recently, i do not see how this mana base can consistantly hit either double black on two or double white on three. I run 3 hub and 3 unclaimed territory. I still cant get my mana where it needs to be. I run 1 angel of invention and three sun mares at my top. If you are going to run gifted run 4. Adanto is a clear 4 as well. I am not sure when we can talk about the new cards, but i found them disappointing. I also run 2 Harvestor, but with the new flying lifelinker, i think i will cut it.
The white monument underperformed in my b/w deck. It is just fine in mono white i think. There is propably no real way to make this deck "work" until rivals. I only go to fnm once a month or so, and with my version i go 2/2.
I have not tested yet, but i too am going the suncrest route. I do not see running Gifted without a lot more black sources. So i run 4 courtyard 4 Aether hubs and 2 tribal lands. 5 plains and 8 swamps. Tribal land does not cast our enchantment. So this gives me 13 whites sources for turn 1 when a really want 14, and 18 black for turn 2 when i really want 20. Not ideal. Yes I realize that hub can not cast white on turn 1 and then black on turn 2. Since this will only be a problem 16% of the time, i hope this will not kill the deck. I run bishop's solder and 3 harvestors. I run 2 Gonti as well. I have an extra creature slot so i but the two drop vampire that can give itself indestructable. 2 Mavren as well.
I am testing Craig Wescoe monowhite with Lonerider and its oretty fast also.
Gryff Boon, Thalia Lieutenant, Glory Bound Initiate, Always Watching and Sandstone Bridge flip your rider on turn 3 easily.
I have not had a chance to test, but this is my secondary deck. I did add red, but only for Garrison. I run three stichers.
Here is the build i am considering.
3 gnarlwood dyad
3 Renegade
4 blisterpod
3 channeler intiatite
3 two mana 4/4 that comes with counters.
The idea here is to put the counters on the one drops and have an early aggro threat. Or not if your hand dictates it with channeler. The death touch guys will also hold back attack, and if you attack with them discourage blocking so they survive for your spell.
All seem good. But since i have certain cards i would do 2, 3, 1, 2. All i need for this is to get the Nissas. Kiora seems better here than she has ever been. Sorry but no time to do this right as i am off to the airport in a few minutes.
I have not had a chance to test, but this is my secondary deck. I did add red, but only for Garrison. I run three stichers.
3 gnarlwood dyad
3 Renegade
4 blisterpod
3 channeler intiatite
3 two mana 4/4 that comes with counters.
The idea here is to put the counters on the one drops and have an early aggro threat. Or not if your hand dictates it with channeler. The death touch guys will also hold back attack, and if you attack with them discourage blocking so they survive for your spell.
3 harvest seasons
3 cyptolithe rites
3 negates
3 Dispell
This leaves 8 spots assuming 24 lands
Ulamog
Nissa
Worldbreaker
Verdant gearhulk
All seem good. But since i have certain cards i would do 2, 3, 1, 2. All i need for this is to get the Nissas. Kiora seems better here than she has ever been. Sorry but no time to do this right as i am off to the airport in a few minutes.