zemanjaski, you seem to be the burn ,aster of this forum, can you post your latest list?
I'm also looking for some advice.I wanted to give the burn deck a try, but I'm not sure if its worth running Noble and Lavamancer in the 75. My meta is full of gut shots and I don't want to waste slots on cards that will auto-die.
So I made it to the semi's of the gpt I was in last Sunday. Went 6-0 against mono-black zombies, u/r delver (the deck where you throw a bunch of enchantments on a single creature), and W/r tokens and humans. Lost in the final game of round 7 vs. G/r undying deck, because he drew 3 huntmasters and I ripped the only 2 Victims I left in the deck =P
All in all I really liked playing with the deck and tutoring for messengers with Garruk felt unfair at times lol. Not sure if I get anything out of AVR, but looking forward to taking this down to LA next month.
P.S. Never had any mana issues with the deck in all 7 rounds, so anyone looking to try the deck out should start with the numbers I posted
Evolving Wilds is a necessary evil in the deck to ensure that Garruk can reliably hit the table. Wakedancer is interesting though, might be worth looking into
That's actually a pretty good suggestion. Do you think it would be worth moving Bloodline Keeper to the board in favor of Moan? I'm going to be playing in a GPT this weekend, and my meta is shaping up to be w/r humans predominately. It might be a good idea to establish a better defense with Moan on turn 4 then play a 3/3 I don't even want to block with...
So this is my take on the zombie deck for block. Any and all critiques are welcome.
4x Diregraf Ghoul
4x Gravecrawler
4x Geralf's Messenger
2x Bloodline Keeper
2x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
4x Garruk Relentless
2x Lilianna of the Veil
4x Tragic Slip
2x Dead Weight
3x Victim of the Night
2x Curse of Death's Hold
2x Sever the Bloodline
Sideboard:
TBD (Will most likely have some number of Curses and Naturalizes in here)
I wanted to build a deck that had multiple ways to deal with a 1st turn CotP with a good amount of consistency, because I feel that's where a lot of the W/r human power comes from. I might switch out a Victim for a third maindeck Dead Weight.
I played against 2 U/W builds and a U/B deck with Abyssal Persecutors in the finals. There is no doubt in my mind that Nantuko Shade needs to be a 4 of in every MBC build, it is SUCH a powerhouse against control that I wold never consider removing them. I think so far the only think I would want to change n the maindeck is possibly removing a Hexmage and the Wurmcoil Engine for 2 copies of Abyssal Persecutor.
Sideboard-wise I brought in the Mind Rots in every match up and was never unhappy to see them. The Sad Sacs are in the board in order to deal with Valakut Ramp.
Any suggestions would be welcome, because I would like to take this deck to a 5K that is coming up in 2 weeks.
You nailed the sideboard plan exactly, though I might want to bring in the Bombs and take out potentially Sign in Blood. I might want to add a 3rd Vat and just play 61 cards, because it feels like that card just wins games most of the time. I've Spector locked control players out a few times now and it never feels like a bad draw
Thanks ParticleMan.
This is actually a change from what I've usually been playing, but the original deck list had no problems with U/x control decks. Its been Valakut Ramp thats been keeping from taking first. Even after Sacramenting out 3 Valakuts, the deck still manages to beat me, so I'm oping the new "Percy" bild has what it takes.
I'm also looking for some advice.I wanted to give the burn deck a try, but I'm not sure if its worth running Noble and Lavamancer in the 75. My meta is full of gut shots and I don't want to waste slots on cards that will auto-die.
I have a listed posted in the decks for critique section that might be of some help.
All in all I really liked playing with the deck and tutoring for messengers with Garruk felt unfair at times lol. Not sure if I get anything out of AVR, but looking forward to taking this down to LA next month.
P.S. Never had any mana issues with the deck in all 7 rounds, so anyone looking to try the deck out should start with the numbers I posted
4x Diregraf Ghoul
4x Gravecrawler
4x Geralf's Messenger
2x Bloodline Keeper
2x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
4x Garruk Relentless
2x Lilianna of the Veil
4x Tragic Slip
2x Dead Weight
3x Victim of the Night
2x Curse of Death's Hold
2x Sever the Bloodline
4x Evolving Wilds
4x Wooded Cemetery
1x Forest
16x Swamp
Sideboard:
TBD (Will most likely have some number of Curses and Naturalizes in here)
I wanted to build a deck that had multiple ways to deal with a 1st turn CotP with a good amount of consistency, because I feel that's where a lot of the W/r human power comes from. I might switch out a Victim for a third maindeck Dead Weight.
Maindeck
4x Tectonic Edge
21x Swamp
4x Gatekeeper of Malakir
4x Nantuko Shade
4x Vampire Hexmage
4x Lilianna's Specter
3x Grave Titan
1x Wurmcoil Engine
4x Duress
4x Sign in Blood
3x Doomblade
3x Brittle Effigy
2x Mimic Vat
Sideboard
4x Sadistic Sacrament
3x Mind Rot
3x Ratchet Bomb
2x Skinrender
3x Disfigure
I played against 2 U/W builds and a U/B deck with Abyssal Persecutors in the finals. There is no doubt in my mind that Nantuko Shade needs to be a 4 of in every MBC build, it is SUCH a powerhouse against control that I wold never consider removing them. I think so far the only think I would want to change n the maindeck is possibly removing a Hexmage and the Wurmcoil Engine for 2 copies of Abyssal Persecutor.
Sideboard-wise I brought in the Mind Rots in every match up and was never unhappy to see them. The Sad Sacs are in the board in order to deal with Valakut Ramp.
Any suggestions would be welcome, because I would like to take this deck to a 5K that is coming up in 2 weeks.
This is actually a change from what I've usually been playing, but the original deck list had no problems with U/x control decks. Its been Valakut Ramp thats been keeping from taking first. Even after Sacramenting out 3 Valakuts, the deck still manages to beat me, so I'm oping the new "Percy" bild has what it takes.
MAIN DECK: Sideboard:
4x Vampire Hexmage 4x Sadistic Sacrament
4x Nantuko Shade 3x Rachet Bomb
4x Liliana's Spector 3x Skinrender
4x Gatekeeper of Malakir 3x Disfigure
4x Abyssal Persecutor 2x Grasp of Darkness
4x Duress
2x Mimic Vat
4x Sign in Blood
3x Doomblade
3x Brittle Effigy
3x Tectonic Edge
21x Swamps
SIDEBOARD:
4x Sadistic Sacrament
3x Rachet Bomb
3x Skinrender
3x Disfigure
2x Grasp of Darkness
My meta consists mostly of U/B and U/W control with splashes of Mono Red, WW Quest, Vamps and Valakut Ramp.