'Mericuh Control
60 cards, 0 sideboard
8 {Plains}
10 {Island}
1 {Desolate Lighthouse}
5 {Mountain}
24 lands
4 {Thraben Doomsayer}
4 creatures
3 {Intruder Alarm}
4 {Timely Reinforcements}
4 {Syncopate}
4 {Counterspell}
4 {Detention Sphere}
1 {Supreme Verdict}
4 {Think Twice}
4 {Pillar of Flame}
4 {Azorius Charm}
32 other spells
Sideboard
Notes:
I built a budget deck that is U/W/R and is a control deck until I get {intruder alarm} and
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Uses the {Intruder Alarm} and {Thraben Doomsayer} infinite token combo after keeping the field clear to deal damage. I've never built a control deck before, so i think its safe to assume that I need a lot of help.
I really want to play this in modern but refine it a bit. What's currently the most effective counterspell in modern, do you know?
Quote from: loop-s-pool on March 03, 2013, 12:00:04 AM
I really want to play this in modern but refine it a bit. What's currently the most effective counterspell in modern, do you know?
{mana leak}
{syncopate}
{dissipate}
{spell snare}
If you make changes, can you post them? I'm really curious as to how to improve upon this
Idk {Remand} is good, effectively a time walk? I don't know if this is the deck for it though. Remand for janky combo protection hardly sounds like a good idea.
Seems like a good card, but the $$$ is a bit much. I could pay $.67 for a counterspell or $8.00 for a remand. In my attempts to keep this inexpensive, I will learve it out, but it does seem like a pretty sweet card.
The {Remand} suggestion was more for the guy talking about modern.
For you I would play mana leak over syncopate, unless it is an all star in testing.
Also if I was you I would play like 3 preordain over think twice. Split it like 3 preordain, 2 think twice. Hmm I need to look more at the list to say what else to take out for the 3rd preordain.
Minus 1 azorius charm for that 3rd preordain, minus 2 mountains and a plains for 3 islands
Move two timely reinforcements to the board, and pull a thraban doomsayer and a pillar of flame for 4x swords to plowshares or path to exile.
You're going to get eaten alive by board wipe after you lay intruder alarm and make all your 1/1's play a 2 of {Slayers' Stronghold} over 1 plains and that non basic that you have. Or at least play Boros charm to make your .poo. indestructible you just need to watch out for the wrath spells.