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Title: Mono Blue Control
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on October 02, 2014, 06:22:29 AM
Mono Blue Control

75 cards, 15 sideboard


25 {Island}

25 lands


2 {Pearl Lake Ancient}

2 creatures


4 {Ætherspouts}
1 {Cranial Archive}
1 {Dig Through Time}
4 {Dissipate}
4 {Dissolve}
2 {Jace, the Living Guildpact}
3 {Jace's Ingenuity}
2 {Negate}
4 {Nullify}
1 {Perilous Vault}
3 {Taigam's Scheming}
4 {Weave Fate}

33 other spells


Sideboard

4 {Gainsay}
2 {Negate}
1 {Perilous Vault}
1 {Stormtide Leviathan}
1 {Tormod's Crypt}
2 {Tromokratis}
4 {Voyage's End}

15 sideboard cards



Notes: So far this deck hasn't really let me down. It can take a serious beating before wiping the field and keeping it consistently spot-free, from what I've experienced. Some of my friends even refuse to play it. ^_^

Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on October 02, 2014, 06:24:29 AM
I shared a pre-Khans build earlier and got lots of helpful advice. Thanks again for that.

I'd like to squeeze some {Voyage's End} into the mainboard.
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: Thetrufflehunter on October 02, 2014, 01:28:15 PM
{swan song}?

Also, {pneumonic wall} + {fated infatuation}.
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on October 02, 2014, 03:25:43 PM
Quote from: Thetrufflehunter on October 02, 2014, 01:28:15 PM
{swan song}?

Also, {pneumonic wall} + {fated infatuation}.
I've actually considered the Fated before! Thanks for the input!
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on October 02, 2014, 03:26:51 PM
Those are some wicked ideas... I never considered the Fountains, but I like it, amongst others you mentioned! Thanks!
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on October 03, 2014, 07:02:56 AM
Because you are main-boarding 3 {Taigam's Scheming} maybe consider more {Treasure Cruise}s or {Dig Through Time}s. Oh, and I am going to build this and test it out, do you have any advice?

Edit: I think I am going to try this, but with a light splash of red for {Keranos, God of Storms} and {Mindswipe}, plus some sideboard stuff like {Anger of the Gods}.
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on October 03, 2014, 10:53:20 PM
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on October 03, 2014, 07:02:56 AM
Because you are main-boarding 3 {Taigam's Scheming} maybe consider more {Treasure Cruise}s or {Dig Through Time}s. Oh, and I am going to build this and test it out, do you have any advice?

Edit: I think I am going to try this, but with a light splash of red for {Keranos, God of Storms} and {Mindswipe}, plus some sideboard stuff like {Anger of the Gods}.
I've actually noticed that it can go both way with either wanting to Delve more, or not having any lands to Delve, which are my favorites to pitch.

I've not really got much in the way of specific advice, though. :p
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: Ekann1 on October 03, 2014, 11:18:05 PM
{clever impersonater} {of krupix}? You get to gain life for lands, and hunt for more spells...
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on October 03, 2014, 11:54:21 PM
Quote from: E.kann1 on October 03, 2014, 11:18:05 PM
{clever impersonater} {of krupix}? You get to gain life for lands, and hunt for more spells...
Boy, that would be niiiiice. I also rolled over the Impersonator...
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: Bop on October 16, 2014, 02:45:35 PM
Lol {mistcutter hydra}
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: LinkCelestrial on October 16, 2014, 03:01:06 PM
Quote from: Bop on October 16, 2014, 02:45:35 PM
Lol {mistcutter hydra}

That's why there's {Perilous Vault} and {Aetherspouts}. {Polymorph's Jest} works too.
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: lotrwk on October 16, 2014, 04:10:46 PM
{disdainful stroke}? Over {dissipate}?
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on October 16, 2014, 07:17:38 PM
Quote from: lotrwk on October 16, 2014, 04:10:46 PM
{disdainful stroke}? Over {dissipate}?
It is really better as a sideboard card, simply because multiple decks can just blank the card. There was actually a game in the Pro Tour top 8 in which Ivan Floch had multiple in his hand against an Abzan Aggro deck and just couldn't do anything.

As for the deck as a whole, I really enjoyed playing it, but I practically just lose to {Surrak} unless I get a timely Vault. Because of this, I have switched to UB control, splashing red simply for {Keranos, God of Storms} in the SB.
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: lotrwk on October 16, 2014, 09:07:50 PM
Except it really isn't. {siege rhino}, sarkhan, elspeth, wingmate roc, prognostic Sphinx, stoke, butcher of the horde, end hostilities, Stormbreath, Xenagos, polukranos, nissa, the list goes on. This is just a few things that mainboard stroke hits
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on October 16, 2014, 09:43:11 PM
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on October 16, 2014, 07:17:38 PM
Quote from: lotrwk on October 16, 2014, 04:10:46 PM
{disdainful stroke}? Over {dissipate}?
It is really better as a sideboard card, simply because multiple decks can just blank the card. There was actually a game in the Pro Tour top 8 in which Ivan Floch had multiple in his hand against an Abzan Aggro deck and just couldn't do anything.

As for the deck as a whole, I really enjoyed playing it, but I practically just lose to {Surrak} unless I get a timely Vault. Because of this, I have switched to UB control, splashing red simply for {Keranos, God of Storms} in the SB.
Yeah, I knew Surrak would be a problem. My initial goal was to make a pre-rotation Jeskai creatureless control. I just found the blue overwhelming, the red barely showing up, and the white non-existent when I was pooling cards for it.
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: Bop on October 21, 2014, 07:35:45 PM
Polymorphist's jest doesn't mess up hydras at all. It actually makes them 1 power stronger... Cuz they are 0/0s with +1 counters and become 1/1s with counters. Mistcutter is always a beating. Aetherspouts just delays the inevitable. Other than that though, it's a good idea.
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: LinkCelestrial on October 21, 2014, 08:33:54 PM
{Perilous Vault}? That's the answer to {Mistcutter Hydra}.
Title: Re: Mono Blue Control
Post by: MtJesus-Johnson on October 21, 2014, 08:34:06 PM
Quote from: Bop on October 21, 2014, 07:35:45 PM
Polymorphist's jest doesn't mess up hydras at all. It actually makes them 1 power stronger... Cuz they are 0/0s with +1 counters and become 1/1s with counters. Mistcutter is always a beating. Aetherspouts just delays the inevitable. Other than that though, it's a good idea.
Very true, sir!