4 Eldrazi Temple
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Eye of Ugin
4 Godless Shrine
4 Caves of Koilos
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Vault of the Archangel
2 Shambling Vent
2 Plains
1 Swamp
Black 14
White 12
Colorless 11
This is 25 lands. Note that Ghost Quarter and Path to Exile can kind of fix your mana if you are desperate. Blight Herder adds colorless. Expedition Maps.
Post board games tends to be slower, so i usually board out ~2 mox opal and ~1 lotus bloom, then some weaker eggs (chromatic sphere, terrarion). If you bring in Thopter Foundry, you can board out Conjurer's Bauble.
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I totally agree that there are too many janky ideas. It always happens when a new deck gets the spotlight and players go to the forums. Newcomers, sleeve up the deck and test! If you got new ideas, test it up and show your results here. Untested ideas do not contribute much and is against the spirit of the Developing Competitive forum.
In the last page there was a comment about Worldspine Wurm. That was absurd.
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I'm not in the Ashen Rider/Woodfall Primus camp, but you misunderstood their reasons. They are not there for RIP/Cage.
It is to solve the missing Hulk problems. There are 3 main solutions:
A. Dig deeper (Darkblast, Glimpse)
B. Tutors (Gifts Ungiven, Summoner's Pact)
C. Play some creatures similar to Hulk
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A quick search for Leyline of Sanctity on mtgtop8. There're only 3 decks currently playing that sideboard card: Amulet Bloom, Ad Nauseam and Bogles
In all 3 matchups, Mogg Fanatic is not a relevant card (unless Bogles somehow plays Noble Hierarch). Board him out and bring whatever Venser or Thopter Engineer in. If you have the secondary win-con, you don't need Mogg Fanatic.
Rest in Peace: Merfolk, Bogles, Hatebear, UW Control
Venser is in.
Grafdigger's Cage: Abzan, Affinity, Tron (seldom, usually Relic instead)
I suggest playing 1 Hurkyl's Recall in the sideboard as Affinity is very good right now, and it's useful against Infect as well. (they usually play 2 Relics)
Then you can go two ways.
1) Ajani's Pridemate. You need additional sisters in Auriok Champion. With these large creatures, Legion Loyalist becomes a good tutor target to provide first strike and trample. You probably want Serra Ascendant as well. This works better if you need to race in the meta (combos, linear aggro like Affinity or Bogles).
2) Impact Tremors. This gives you reach without going to combat. Lightning Berserker. Works better in a blue/grindy metagame as you just need to resolve some permanents and grind them out from there.
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You can always draw your whole deck and find Echoing Truth for whatever hate cards they have. Hate should target the setup, not the wincon.
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2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Eye of Ugin
4 Godless Shrine
4 Caves of Koilos
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Vault of the Archangel
2 Shambling Vent
2 Plains
1 Swamp
Black 14
White 12
Colorless 11
This is 25 lands. Note that Ghost Quarter and Path to Exile can kind of fix your mana if you are desperate. Blight Herder adds colorless. Expedition Maps.
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I totally agree that there are too many janky ideas. It always happens when a new deck gets the spotlight and players go to the forums. Newcomers, sleeve up the deck and test! If you got new ideas, test it up and show your results here. Untested ideas do not contribute much and is against the spirit of the Developing Competitive forum.
In the last page there was a comment about Worldspine Wurm. That was absurd.
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I'm not in the Ashen Rider/Woodfall Primus camp, but you misunderstood their reasons. They are not there for RIP/Cage.
It is to solve the missing Hulk problems. There are 3 main solutions:
A. Dig deeper (Darkblast, Glimpse)
B. Tutors (Gifts Ungiven, Summoner's Pact)
C. Play some creatures similar to Hulk
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A quick search for Leyline of Sanctity on mtgtop8. There're only 3 decks currently playing that sideboard card: Amulet Bloom, Ad Nauseam and Bogles
In all 3 matchups, Mogg Fanatic is not a relevant card (unless Bogles somehow plays Noble Hierarch). Board him out and bring whatever Venser or Thopter Engineer in. If you have the secondary win-con, you don't need Mogg Fanatic.
Rest in Peace: Merfolk, Bogles, Hatebear, UW Control
Venser is in.
Grafdigger's Cage: Abzan, Affinity, Tron (seldom, usually Relic instead)
I suggest playing 1 Hurkyl's Recall in the sideboard as Affinity is very good right now, and it's useful against Infect as well. (they usually play 2 Relics)
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The name of the deck. Does it matter?
(edit: add point 4)
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- BGx(Abzan, Jund), URx(Grixis, Jeskai, Twin variants)
Really, they are the reason we are playing this deck.
Good sideboard options: Outpost Siege, Blood Moon, Leyline of Sanctity, Celestial Purge etc.
Usually board out some sisters, Legion Loyalist (except Abzan), some number of Lightning Bolts.
Linear aggros are usually a race:
- Burn, Zoo, Affinity, Infect, Bogles
Good sideboard options: Spellskite, extra Bolt/Path/Lightning Helix, Wear // Tear, Patrician's Scorn, Stony Silence. Basically more removals. I think Blood Moon can be good vs Infect.
I board out the 2 Purphoros, God of the Forges that are too slow. Boros Charm does almost nothing. I was boarding out Genesis Chamber vs Affinity, but not sure.
Mulligan aggressively, you don't have time to punt.
Combos are also usually a race:
Whatever you have, know their sideboard plan. They have answers against popular hate cards so really think ahead.
e.g. Ad Nauseam has Patrician's Scorn, Open the Vaults has Echoing Truth.
"Go wide" creature decks:
- Abzan Company, Elves, Merfolk, Soul sisters, (Allies, Slivers)
Removals, removals. Similar to linear aggro. Brave the Elements.
Lands decks:
- Tron, Amulet, Scapeshift
Hate their lands and protection from their sweepers. Tip: Against Scapeshift, get to 36 life.
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The core: Soul Sisters, Norin the Wary, Champion of the Parish, Genesis Chamber, 2~3 Ranger of Eos, 1~2 Purphoros, God of the Forge, 20-21 lands. That's around 42 cards.
Then you can go two ways.
1) Ajani's Pridemate. You need additional sisters in Auriok Champion. With these large creatures, Legion Loyalist becomes a good tutor target to provide first strike and trample. You probably want Serra Ascendant as well. This works better if you need to race in the meta (combos, linear aggro like Affinity or Bogles).
2) Impact Tremors. This gives you reach without going to combat. Lightning Berserker. Works better in a blue/grindy metagame as you just need to resolve some permanents and grind them out from there.
Complete your deck with your choice of removals (bolt, path, Electrickery), CA engines (Return to the Ranks, Outpost Siege) or anything (Boros Charm, Thalia, Guardian of Theraben, Abbot of Keral Keep).
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4 Soul Warden
4 Soul's Attendant
4 Norin the Wary
3 Lightning Berserker
1 Serra Ascendant
3 Ranger of Eos
2 Purphoros, God of the Forge
4 Impact Tremors
4 Genesis Chamber
3 Lightning Bolt
3 Path to Exile
1 Boros Charm
3 Arid Mesa
3 Sacred Foundry
4 Battlefield Forge
2 Clifftop Retreat
3 Plains
3 Mountain
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Path to Exile
1 Lightning Helix
2 Boros Charm
2 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Rest in Peace
3 Leyline of Sanctity
3 Wear // Tear