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- Ganman
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Feb 3, 2014Ganman posted a message on Launch Giveaway!My favorite card is explore. I love the speed of it and the card advantage. Take that together with the fact that the dominant mechanic in the block was landfall and you have one crazy card.Posted in: Announcements
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Dec 15, 2009Ganman posted a message on Need Help with angel deckIf you really want my suggestions, then here I go:Posted in: iona Blog
Platinum Angel is too vulnerable. It dies to a well-placed Burst Lightning with kicker cost paid in full, or a Path to Exile, Journey to Nowhere, or Oblivion Ring, (Path to Exile is majorly popular in white standard.)
Planar Cleansing is probably not something you really want. Consider Martial Coup instead. White is all about creature-advantage, and if you clear the field, you and your opponent are almost on equal levels (depending on what's in your hand.)
I will say that white lifegain has never been majorly popular in anywhere outside of casual. It tends to be slow, and lifegain tends to want to stall the game.
Find more honor of the pure. They're going to be what this deck ultimately needs. It's definitely a 4 of.
Consider removing the Gleam of Resistance in place of an Honor of the Pure. Its effect stays on the field longer, and ultimately it has more applications for your deck as a result.
Take out Kazandu. If you're only running a copy, his effect isn't going to benefit you (especially since you're running so few allies.)
Valiant Guard is probably not something you absolutely need.
I like World Queller, but he's just too darn vulnerable.
If you're on a lower budget, sigiled paladin is probably a 4 of.
Also, the Palace Guard can probably go...
your deck needs bigger threats than what it has now. Since lifegain is a plus for you, but not necessarily devastating to your opponent, you might want to focus on more than just lifegain as a strategy. I like that you've got O-ring and Path in there- that's the kind of thinking you need. Just try to focus on how you're going to stop your opponent as quick as possible, rather than stalling them, because ultimately, there are some really fast decks out there. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
Well, all right, I'll agree on the Lynx in some circumstances, but he still blocks as a 0/1. As for cancel being crap, I'm afraid I have to disagree with you. Maybe you're more into the white side of UW, but cancel has a following in casual. It's certainly better than "crap".
Thanks for your suggestions, but I will tell you that I do like cascading into journey to nowhere, though I will probably consider buying some honor of the pure. I'm not too into this set, but I might be able to afford the six bucks a pop.
Here it is:
Land x 20
9 Plains
9 Island
2 Glacial Fortress
Creatures x 17
3 Meddling Mage
4 Wall of Denial
3 Ethercaste Knight
4 Steppe Lynx
3 Bant Sureblade
Other Spells x 23
3 Silence
3 Spell Pierce
1 Time Warp
1 Telemin Performance
2 Planar Cleansing
4 Ardent Plea
4 Crystallization
3 Cancel
2 Journey to Nowhere
I know... Vanguard for Lynx... but I've only got one Vanguard right now, and payday isn't for a while.
I also know I might get eyebrows on the Cleansing, and maybe the Performance, but it works for me in casual, so that's good enough for me.
God, I hope UW becomes good again. My UW deck kicks ass in casual. (Except against Allies... but a Baneslayer could fix that if I'd only invest in one. And maybe four of these lands.) Like you guys said, it attacks AND taps, which is actually exactly what my UW counter weenie deck needs.