I'll Take It From Here v1.3 75 cards, 15 sideboard 4 {Temple Garden} 4 {Sacred Foundry} 4 {Breeding Pool} 4 {Hallowed Fountain} 2 {Stomping Ground} 2 {Sunpetal Grove} 3 {Desolate Lighthouse} 1 {Mutavault} 24 lands 1 {Stormtide Leviathan} 2 {Thragtusk} 3 creatures 4 {Abundant Growth} 4 {Mana Bloom} 4 {Blind Obedience} 2 {Oblivion Ring} 2 {Detention Sphere} 4 {Supreme Verdict} 2 {Curse of Exhaustion} 3 {Possibility Storm} 4 {Sphere of Safety} 4 {Terminus} 33 other spells Sideboard 3 {Silence} 2 {Pithing Needle} 3 {Rest in Peace} 1 {Nevermore} 2 {Garruk Relentless} 1 {Ral Zarek} 1 {Possibility Storm} 1 {Ring of Three Wishes} 1 {Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker} 15 sideboard cards Notes: Combo deck. 4 color enchantments |
Quote from: bravado883 on August 20, 2013, 11:55:37 AM
It's an interesting idea, although I see a few "problem" scenarios (I say "problem" in quotes since, if these occur, it won't always be a big deal, but sometimes it might):
All of these occur if {Possibility Storm} is out:
You need to wrath, and you storm into {Farseek}.
Sometimes, although this is more narrow, you NEED to {Terminus} and hit {Supreme Verdict}.
You cast an enchantment and storm into a {Detention Sphere} or {Oblivion Ring} with no legal targets.
You cast an enchantment and storm into {Mana Bloom}.
I say these won't always be a problem since, thankfully, {Possibility Storm} has a "may" clause, but it's still the waste of a turn if you storm into something either useless or detrimental. It's a weird card, and it's a beast against control decks, but it is significantly worse against aggro (since most of the time they'll cast a creature and just storm into another, maybe even better, creature). I suppose you can just board out the {Possibility Storm}s in the aggro matchup though. It's a sweet idea regardless, and this enchantment version is probably going to get better with the release of Theros.
Quote from: bravado883 on August 20, 2013, 05:31:34 PM
We still have {Supreme Verdict} and {Planar Cleansing} but another "alternate" wrath would be super nice. I'm not sure it will be a huge deal though, for the following reasons:
1) Wraths are AWESOME right now because so many decks focus on jamming tons of fragile creatures onto the board.
2) Most of those decks will be significantly changed post-rotation, some will disappear entirely without support from new Theros additions. I'm looking at you R/G aggro, Mono Red Aggro, and Bant Hexproof. All of these decks will lose significant components with rotation.
3) Theros is touted as an enchantment-heavy block, so we should reasonably be able to expect that at least some decks will begin to run more enchantments, which means either less room for instants/sorceries or less room for creatures. Again, this is under the assumption that the hyper-aggro decks and hexproof decks won't get cards analogous to the important ones that are rotating; namely {Geist of Saint Traft}, {Thundermaw Hellkite}, {Hellrider}, {Invisible Stalker}, and to a lesser extent {Strangleroot Geist} and {Flinthoof Boar}. Not to mention that Bant may or may not be viable without the buddy lands, again depending on what we get in Theros.
If I'm right, the result is that spot removal gets WAY better, while wraths become slightly more narrow, as we all hate to Verdict away one or two guys unless we have to. That being said, {Planar Cleansing} also becomes better, and if the format slows down enough, it may see wider play. Sorry, that was quite a rant!
Quote from: bravado883 on August 20, 2013, 07:41:19 PM
I was just musing in general on what wraths might be good post-rotation. I would most definitely NOT suggest {Planar Cleansing} for this build! No {Devastation Tide} for the same reason. {Merciless Eviction} is still a spicy number, and it's nice that it does a few different things, but it appears that black is the one color you don't have. I do hope we get some sort of sweet other wrath in Theros though.
Quote from: Jdogtoocool on August 21, 2013, 08:11:11 AMQuote from: bravado883 on August 20, 2013, 07:41:19 PM
I was just musing in general on what wraths might be good post-rotation. I would most definitely NOT suggest {Planar Cleansing} for this build! No {Devastation Tide} for the same reason. {Merciless Eviction} is still a spicy number, and it's nice that it does a few different things, but it appears that black is the one color you don't have. I do hope we get some sort of sweet other wrath in Theros though.
Hadn't considered merciless eviction and my first impression is too much mana to cast if needed, but if the creature decks are too strong against me I'm going to have to make it work.
I've also thought about using an instant like {Cyclonic Rift} but I need to know if I get it through Storm, if can I can use it for the overload cost without paying the overload cost of course.