3 {Glacial Fortress}
3 {Sunpetal Grove}
3 {Temple Garden}
4 {Forest}
3 {Selesnya Guildgate}
6 {Island}
2 {Hallowed Fountain}
24 lands
3 {Gatecreeper Vine}
4 {Silverblade Paladin}
4 {Geist of Saint Traft}
3 {Talrand, Sky Summoner}
14 creatures
1 {Jace, Architect of Thought}
2 {Oblivion Ring}
3 {Druid's Deliverance}
1 {Ajani, Caller of the Pride}
1 {Garruk Relentless}
3 {Talrand's Invocation}
4 {Cancel}
3 {Growing Ranks}
4 {Dispel}
22 other spells
Sideboard
4 {Axebane Guardian}
4 {Paraselene}
3 {Heroes' Reunion}
4 {Sundering Growth}
15 sideboard cards
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Looking for advice on making this better. Thanks!
Get rid of ajani, really he isn't that graT in this deck
And add another jace, just his -2 alone will win you games
And Thragtusk is a must, this deck isn't fast so the life gain is almost necessary so you don't get overrun fast, then I like {cackling counterpart} for more {Thragtusk} he is just too good...
{garruk relentless} is good, cause he pings and if he goes unanswered, spawns deathtouch tokens, amazing utility against swarm decks
I would also go with {rootborn defenses} over deliverence, mainly because of the populate prior to the indestructability, but also because its all damage
Say someone bonfires? Deliverence doesn't take care of that, defenses does
And {detention sphere} over oblivion ring,
Lower cmc = faster board presence, and I would take out the growing ranks and talrands invocations, both will slow this deck down to dead because you will hardly find yourself able to play both consistently and then have it actually benefit you, I would suggest some restoration Angels just to play against flyers and maybe some centaur healers for added life gain, and then farseek so you can adjust your mana better
And talrand as well, probably shouldn't play him, cause I honestly think you should play {cyclonic rift} and {supreme verdict} over dispel and cancel, dispel would be dead against any form of an Aggro deck and cancel would only postpone your death rather than the 1/10 times it actually might win you a game
So playing talrand is only good if you know you can play enough instant or sorcerers to benefit from his ability, so even without my suggestions, you have like 11?
Just not too consistent to me to keep up
{Detention Sphere} doesn't have a lower CMC than {Oblivion Ring}. They are both 3. I went with O-Ring over Det Sphere simply because it's possible I won't have the blue on the field to cast. That, and I only own 1 Det Sphere, lol. The Rootborn makes sense. I initially went with Deliverance simply cause it was cheaper. But you've made a great point. The Thragtusk/Counterpart/populate combo is excellent as well. I just don't own any Thrags. :( I can drop the Ajani, but I don't have another Jace. Resto angels are good too.
I'm not saying you have the cards I was just giving suggestions on how this deck could preform better
And detention sphere I thought was 2 but regardless sphere can handle multiple creature, I have seen it work wonders versus Aggro build where people throw multiple 1-2 drops on the board and then you exile half of them
And farseek and gatecreeper should have no problem for getting your mana along with jace
Oh, I know. I was just letting you know I didn't choose them cause I didn't have them. And yeah, Det Sphere is great, don't get me wrong. I wish I had more. They surely would be played.
Quote from: prayos on October 11, 2012, 06:22:50 PM
Oh, I know. I was just letting you know I didn't choose them cause I didn't have them. And yeah, Det Sphere is great, don't get me wrong. I wish I had more. They surely would be played.
Ok, just throwing suggestions lol