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Post by John Galli on Jun 18, 2013 11:18:23 GMT -5
So since you last played Standard Dragon's Maze arrived, saw an updated list that 4-0'd a daily you might like if you decide to swing it in standard again-
4 Drowned Catacomb
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Godless Shrine
4 Hallowed Fountain
1 Island
3 Isolated Chapel
3 Nephalia Drownyard
1 Plains
3 Watery Grave
26 lands
3 Augur of Bolas
2 Obzedat, Ghost Council
5 creatures
4 Azorius Charm
2 Detention Sphere
2 Dissipate
2 Far/Away
2 Forbidden Alchemy
2 Jace, Architect of Thought
4 Lingering Souls
2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
2 Sphinx's Revelation
4 Supreme Verdict
3 Warped Physique
29 other spells
Sideboard
1 AEtherling
2 Appetite for Brains
1 Detention Sphere
1 Dissipate
3 Evil Twin
2 Negate
2 Rest in Peace
1 Tragic Slip
2 Ultimate Price
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Jun 18, 2013 11:40:51 GMT -5
Eh, I gave that deck up because Voice of Resurgence is just the worst card ever against it. This deck needs to play its instants (Revelation, Azorius Charm, Warped Physique, counters) and its Supreme Verdicts liberally, and Voice just wrecks all of that. I just can't get behind a deck like that in a format where Voices are as prevalent as they are.
I did think about trying the UWR variants because they have Pillars to deal with Voices, but I think I'd rather play a deck with actual Voices in it than a deck without Voices (especially now that I've acquired a set of Voices).
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Post by JediCheese on Jun 18, 2013 12:13:19 GMT -5
This deck is missing the best planeswalker in standard: Liliana of the Veil. I also have no clue why Sorin is in the deck (not like you are going to overwhelm the opponent with damage or creatures).
As Travis put it, you need to deal with Voice. I didn't realize that Pillar deals with Voice, which is going to drive me to get a playset of Boros Reckoner and rage RDW.
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Post by John Galli on Jun 19, 2013 9:41:24 GMT -5
Sounds like you guys have solved the format, let me know when you win the Pro Tour
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Post by JediCheese on Jun 19, 2013 9:59:58 GMT -5
I'm somewhat busy the next few weekends and am low on vacation, so it may be a few months until I take down a PT.  |
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Jun 19, 2013 10:31:55 GMT -5
Sorry dude, not sure how else to put it...Voice is simply too strong and too popular of a card for a deck like this one to succeed right now. It doesn't take a Pro Tour Champion to figure that out. Heck, just look at the most recent SCG Open results. All of the blue decks in the top 16 are Bant decks with four main-deck Voices. It's kind of unfortunate because I really only got to play that deck once before it was rendered obsolete, and I did go out of my way to spend money on Obzedats, but such is life. The good news is that I was able to invest in a set of Voices for about $25 each (current retail price at SCG is like $50-60), so there are numerous other options out there. The Bant Control deck with Voices, Resto's, and Thragtusks looks pretty cool, and Junk Aristocrats is also quite strong (either with Varolz or with Immortal Servitude). Currently, I have the Varolz version sleeved up, and my test log on Cockatrice is showing a pretty good win percentage. Now all I have to do is find time to play Standard. |
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Jun 24, 2013 8:14:43 GMT -5
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Post by John Galli on Jun 24, 2013 8:58:55 GMT -5
I was just about to rub this in your face but then you make-a da excuses
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Jun 28, 2013 12:51:50 GMT -5
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Post by John Galli on Jun 28, 2013 14:17:08 GMT -5
Yeah I've been reading a lot of articles and both Todd Anderson and Gerry T have been advocating the switch from Supreme Verdict to x4 Terminus + x4 Think Twice. I think this is a smart move right now. Also, voice isn't that bad against you if you play an early removal spell on him to setup a backbreaking wrath. You could play it tomorrow at the 5k. . .  |
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Jul 1, 2013 13:17:07 GMT -5
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Aug 5, 2013 15:48:49 GMT -5
Not sure if this is still a deck or not, but I saw this list show up over the weekend: magic.tcgplayer.com/db/deck.asp?deck_id=1147217I still have most of this list intact except for Aetherlings and a few DGM non-rares, so I'll probably give this a shot at tomorrow's Mox Standard event. |
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