I’m gonna miss this forum. This deck was really fun to build and play. I notice a lot of people are posting storm and splash colors, but they really detract the focus of a more competitive modern deck.
Not a lot of ***** has been created that’s viable for this deck since Oathwatch.
Two super interesting cards just got announced: Colossus Hanmer and Ancestral Blade
the 3+ does really suck. But running 4 saws, 4 splitters, and a bunch of anthem based creatures makes it a very high possibility. Usually sword of vengeance helped in my older version solely by adding trample. And it would only be like a 2 of card. Idk
I know that phyrexian arena adds more devotion but I usually prefer running more sign in blood. Turn three and four are usually when black's heavy hitters or game winners come out. At least if you're playing more on the Aggro side. And sitting on an arena til turn 5-6 seems like a waste.
I've been play testing more of sigarda's aid on untap.in and is such a situational card. Definitely could have a deck of its own, but not in the Current Aggro.
And with auriok I feel like accorder's shield is a little more reasonable to play. I just love that card so much. Even if it's not a playset, having 2 always makes me feel good.
It does scare me that we run so few equipments in a deck where we run 4 puresteels. I guess we're not aiming for a storm, and just drawing a strength can be great. I just hate when I draw that plains and my turn just hits a wall.
So, the couple times I made it to my venue ended with me being assaulted by 2 mill decks and eldrazi. With that land ban, I'm not worried about the later. With my drastic updates I should be able to outpace the former and remove those elixirs.
Mutilate(-$) needs to be there, you're right. I have faced one anthem based white token deck that really overwhelmed me.
Jund, mono white lifegain Serra ascendent, and boggle were the other decks I faced that stirred things up with my deck. A graveyard oriented matchup has yet to happen... Ever.
I have to say, sigarda's aid is pretty fun to play with.
T1: kor duelist
T2: sigarda's aid followed by a bonesplitter followed by whatever collection of 0cmc you might have. Let's say a bone saw and accorder's shield. Suddenly Duelist is a 4/4 doublestrike vigilance beefcake. I mean p cool.
T3: whatevs
I'm pretty happy with how the deck works at the moment. I worry about tempo with my sword of feast and famine. It usually sits in my hand while I favor creatures and discard.
I utilize the heck out of lightning greaves! I'm amazed more people don't. Not a whole lots of these creatures have pro and the haste completely changes up to pace.
inquisitor's flail is a great one of card that makes Ob a mean game ender... Or whatever else
I leave 1xratchet bomb MB just because. I mean, I use it damn near ever game I draw it.
But what I'm really here for today is help making a solid SB. I hardly ever play outside of my roommate and I, and it really sucks to go to modern night and get demolished.
So I removed my blue splash. Upped land back to 18. I see the importance of GQ. I'm keeping dispatch because I don't worry about metalcraft. I still enjoy cranial plating... But it might be better for storm versions. I might drop it down to 2 for more stone havens. Endless possibilities.
I really don't want to rip off porousboat's deck from 2 pages ago. But damn this deck has been solidified.
With sigards's aid I'm really wondering how ogre's cleaver and other cards will work. Hence why I still left in 2xaccorder's shield. Other than swords and bonesaws, what else might combo well?
Huge shout out to Porousboat *idk how to player tag* for all of his help in this forum.
After reading further into this forum I've also greatly changed up my deck. I'll post it when I get home.
Just a few questions first.
Cranial Plating: wins most games for me. Why run less than 4 with such low costs?
Sword of vengeance: is this card completely useless? Haste, first strike(because duelist), & +2/0 are mediocre, but the vigilance and trample sell me. Are we banking on not needing vigilance and trample because there will never be enough blockers(PtE & dispatch)?
accorder's shield: seems like a good 0 cost that can beef up creatures needed to block. Once again, are we planning on not having anything attacking us?
I understand that PtE is great, but I've always had the metalcraft needed for dispatch.
Not a lot of ***** has been created that’s viable for this deck since Oathwatch.
Two super interesting cards just got announced: Colossus Hanmer and Ancestral Blade
High mana, but good synergy. Thoughts?
I'm also very impartial to playing 1 and 2 of's
Using fetch lands to thin out deck
or
o-naginata as a viable card? What kicks my butt most of the time is the lack of trample
Just thoughts
I've never run auriok steelshaper, but with strength of arms I can see it being so much more efficient.
And with auriok I feel like accorder's shield is a little more reasonable to play. I just love that card so much. Even if it's not a playset, having 2 always makes me feel good.
It does scare me that we run so few equipments in a deck where we run 4 puresteels. I guess we're not aiming for a storm, and just drawing a strength can be great. I just hate when I draw that plains and my turn just hits a wall.
Just thoughts
So, the couple times I made it to my venue ended with me being assaulted by 2 mill decks and eldrazi. With that land ban, I'm not worried about the later. With my drastic updates I should be able to outpace the former and remove those elixirs.
Mutilate(-$) needs to be there, you're right. I have faced one anthem based white token deck that really overwhelmed me.
Jund, mono white lifegain Serra ascendent, and boggle were the other decks I faced that stirred things up with my deck. A graveyard oriented matchup has yet to happen... Ever.
Great forum link, I'll start reading into it
T1: kor duelist
T2: sigarda's aid followed by a bonesplitter followed by whatever collection of 0cmc you might have. Let's say a bone saw and accorder's shield. Suddenly Duelist is a 4/4 doublestrike vigilance beefcake. I mean p cool.
T3: whatevs
I'm pretty happy with how the deck works at the moment. I worry about tempo with my sword of feast and famine. It usually sits in my hand while I favor creatures and discard.
I utilize the heck out of lightning greaves! I'm amazed more people don't. Not a whole lots of these creatures have pro and the haste completely changes up to pace.
inquisitor's flail is a great one of card that makes Ob a mean game ender... Or whatever else
I leave 1xratchet bomb MB just because. I mean, I use it damn near ever game I draw it.
But what I'm really here for today is help making a solid SB. I hardly ever play outside of my roommate and I, and it really sucks to go to modern night and get demolished.
2x Abyssal Persecutor
4x Gatekeeper of Malakir
1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
2x Phyrexian Crusader
2x Phyrexian Obliterator
4x Vampire Nighthawk
Instant (2)
2x Victim of Night
Enchantment (1)
1x Phyrexian Arena
Land (22)
22x Swamp
2x Blackmail
1x Duress
3x Sign in Blood
4x Thoughtseize
2x Wrench Mind
Artifact (8)
1x Inquisitor's Flail
3x Lashwrithe
2x Lightning Greaves
1x Ratchet Bomb
1x Sword of Feast and Famine
2x Elixir of Immortality
1x Extirpate
2x Memoricide
1x Nihil Spellbomb
2x Pithing Needle
1x Ratchet Bomb
1x Surgical Extraction
1x Torpor Orb
Started with a good ol Selesyna token populate deal. Full of growing ranks, parallel lives, avacyn's pilgrim, and the such.
Used this forum for a ton a help building a mix of go big.
I could use help with SB though.
4x Arbor Elf
1x Birds of Paradise
1x Knight of the Reliquary
3x Scion of Vitu-Ghazi
2x Thragtusk
3x Voice of Resurgence
Enchantment (8)
2x Intangible Virtue
2x Promise of Bunrei
4x Utopia Sprawl
Planeswalker (2)
2x Garruk Wildspeaker
Land (20)
7x Forest
1x Gavony Township
4x Plains
4x Temple Garden
4x Windswept Heath
4x Advent of the Wurm
2x Dromoka's Command
4x Path to Exile
Sorcery (6)
4x Call of the Conclave
2x Entreat the Angels
2x Autumn's Veil
2x Celestial Purge
2x Druid's Deliverance
1x Dryad Militant
2x Loxodon Smiter
2x Rootborn Defenses
2x Silence
2x Sundering Growth
1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1x Sword of Body and Mind
So I removed my blue splash. Upped land back to 18. I see the importance of GQ. I'm keeping dispatch because I don't worry about metalcraft. I still enjoy cranial plating... But it might be better for storm versions. I might drop it down to 2 for more stone havens. Endless possibilities.
I really don't want to rip off porousboat's deck from 2 pages ago. But damn this deck has been solidified.
With sigards's aid I'm really wondering how ogre's cleaver and other cards will work. Hence why I still left in 2xaccorder's shield. Other than swords and bonesaws, what else might combo well?
2x Accorder's Shield
4x Bone Saw
4x Bonesplitter
4x Cranial Plating
4x Flayer Husk
1x Godsend
2x Sword of Feast and Famine
Instant (4)
4x Dispatch
Enchantment (2)
2x Sigarda's Aid
2x Etched Champion
4x Kor Duelist
4x Puresteel Paladin
2x Stone Haven Outfitter
3x Vault Skirge
Land (18)
2x Darksteel Citadel
2x Ghost Quarter
14x Plains
2x Aura of Silence
1x Celestial Purge
2x Dispatch
2x Kor Firewalker
2x Leonin Relic-Warder
2x Nevermore
2x Rest in Peace
2x Silence
2x Mortarpod
2x Strength of Arms
After reading further into this forum I've also greatly changed up my deck. I'll post it when I get home.
Just a few questions first.
Cranial Plating: wins most games for me. Why run less than 4 with such low costs?
Sword of vengeance: is this card completely useless? Haste, first strike(because duelist), & +2/0 are mediocre, but the vigilance and trample sell me. Are we banking on not needing vigilance and trample because there will never be enough blockers(PtE & dispatch)?
accorder's shield: seems like a good 0 cost that can beef up creatures needed to block. Once again, are we planning on not having anything attacking us?
I understand that PtE is great, but I've always had the metalcraft needed for dispatch.
Etched champion: ?
Thoughts on how Sigarda's aid?
Splash blue for some counters and deck cycling to keep away lands when abusing puresteel
Really wondering how sigarda's aid
2x Accorder's Shield
2x Basilisk Collar
2x Bone Saw
4x Cranial Plating
2x Godsend
4x Paradise Mantle
2x Swiftfoot Boots
2x Sword of Vengeance
4x Puresteel Paladin
2x Etched Champion
2x Glint Hawk
2x Kor Duelist
2x Ornithopter
2x Vault Skirge
Land
2x Darksteel Citadel
4x Glacial Fortress
10x Plains
2x Dispatch
2x Serum Visions
2x Sigarda's Aid
2x Spell Pierce