I have been playing with Jeskai Control for about 5 years (having switched the version from Ajani + Keranos + Rev to Nahiris and now to Gearhulks) and last month decided to build myself an UW Control in MTGO. I have been playing it a lot and having a lot of fun with it.
I added Gideon of BFZ to the deck for testing. I wanted another fast and resilient Win Condition. He's been doing well for now. He also contributes to the hidden strategy of the deck to force our opponents to over commit to the board into Verdicts.
I don't think UW and Jeskai are the same. They have similarities, but Jeskai is faster and lighter, while UW is grindier and mightier. The deck I have been playing in MTGO is this:
I hate Mana Leak, so have been playing with none. Sometimes I feel bad about having the second Negate instead of a Leak, but more oftenly I found myself relieved that I had a Negate and not a Mana Leak so far.
I have been playing with Jeskai Control for about 5 years (having switched the version from Ajani + Keranos + Rev to Nahiris and now to Gearhulks) and last month decided to build myself an UW Control in MTGO. I have been playing it a lot and having a lot of fun with it.
I added Gideon of BFZ to the deck for testing. I wanted another fast and resilient Win Condition. He's been doing well for now. He also contributes to the hidden strategy of the deck to force our opponents to over commit to the board into Verdicts.
I don't think UW and Jeskai are the same. They have similarities, but Jeskai is faster and lighter, while UW is grindier and mightier. The deck I have been playing in MTGO is this:
2x Snapcaster Mage
2x Wall of Omens
Planeswalkers
2x Gideon of the Trials
1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1x Gideon Jura
1x Jace, Architect of Thought
Sorcerys
4x Serum Visions
3x Supreme Verdict
Instants
4x Path to Exile
2x Negate
1x Logic Knot
1x Sphinx's Revelation
3x Cryptic Command
2x Search for Azcanta
2x Detention Sphere
4x Spreading Seas
Lands
4x Celestial Colonnade
4x Flooded Strand
1x Hallowed Fountain
1x Irrigated Farmland
1x Prairie Stream
2x Glacial Fortress
4x Field of Ruin
5x Island
3x Plains
2x Rest in Peace
2x Stony Silence
2x Blessed Alliance
1x Celestial Purge
1x Wrath of God
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Timely Reinforcements
1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
2x Dispel
1x Ceremonious Rejection
1x Summary Dismissal
I hate Mana Leak, so have been playing with none. Sometimes I feel bad about having the second Negate instead of a Leak, but more oftenly I found myself relieved that I had a Negate and not a Mana Leak so far.