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Title: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 04, 2015, 07:09:17 PM

Tri Colored Control

67 cards, 7 sideboard


4 {Darksteel Citadel}
4 {Wind-Scarred Crag}
4 {Swiftwater Cliffs}
4 {Mystic Monastery}
4 {Island}
3 {Mountain}
3 {Plains}

26 lands


2 {Keranos, God of Storms}

2 creatures


2 {Cranial Archive}
4 {Ensoul Artifact}
3 {Banishing Light}
4 {Dissolve}
4 {Mindswipe}
4 {End Hostilities}
2 {Dissipate}
2 {Lightning Strike}
1 {Meditation Puzzle}
4 {Jeskai Charm}
2 {Divination}

32 other spells


Sideboard

1 {Meditation Puzzle}
2 {Bolt of Keranos}
4 {Nyx-Fleece Ram}

7 sideboard cards



Notes:
A new control deck im going to start building.  It's very direct and I'm hoping it works as well as I want it to.  Need to work on a side.  Any suggestions
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: lotrwk on January 04, 2015, 07:43:45 PM
{dissolve} is better than both {dissipate} and {cancel}. What are the thaumaturge and the aegis doing for you? Aegis is too frail to be worth while. You have no real way to gain life, so I'd suggest replacing some basics with gain lands.
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 04, 2015, 07:49:07 PM
The concept of the two is to always have a source of damage even if I cast a field sweep.  Casting a field sweep won't knock them because of their hex proof ability and Thaumaturge makes a field sweep a lot cheaper which means faster casting
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: lotrwk on January 04, 2015, 08:35:55 PM
Uhhhh.... {end hostilities} doesn't target anything so it doesn't work with thaumaturge, and hexproof isn't effective here because, again, {end hostilities} doesn't target anything
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 04, 2015, 08:42:09 PM
Oh alright, I see what you are saying.  Hex proof only works on your opponents spells and abilities also...  Well I need to do some reconstruction ha
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: cltrn81 on January 04, 2015, 08:58:40 PM
Quote from: Jcollinzz on January 04, 2015, 07:49:07 PM
Casting a field sweep won't knock them because of their hex proof ability
There are two things you are confusing that need further explaining.

1. {end hostilities} would kill all creatures, hexproof or not. 
2. Even if hostilities did "target" your creature ... it still would not matter since hexproof prevents opponents from "targeting" your creatures.  Look up "shroud" .... that ability prevents both you and your opponent from targeting it .... and that also does not protect from board wipes since they do not "target" the permanent.

Now if someone had an "indestructible" creature .... that would be one way to cast a board wipe and have a creature like {colossus of akros} survive.
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: ibtrickey on January 06, 2015, 08:44:33 PM
It does need the fetch lands
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: lotrwk on January 06, 2015, 10:55:07 PM
Not all that much...
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 07, 2015, 08:09:22 AM
Quote from: ibtrickey on January 06, 2015, 08:44:33 PM
It does need the fetch lands

Do you mean like evolving wilds or something?  I actually have all the cards in order coming to me right now. Well all except the important ones, the dual lands.
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 07, 2015, 11:31:57 AM
Anyone think I should add some creatures into it?
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: lotrwk on January 07, 2015, 12:21:59 PM
Instead of yor tri lands that don't produce your three colours, use gain lands like {swift water cliffs} and {wind scarred crag}. {meditation puzzle isn't exactly that great nor is bolt of Keranos. Maybe some {banishing light} and {dig through time}
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 07, 2015, 01:00:52 PM
I thought about putting both of those in my side deck.  The main reason for {meditation puzzle} is I don't have a whole lot of life gain in the deck.
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 07, 2015, 01:09:50 PM
How's it look now that I revised it
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: cltrn81 on January 07, 2015, 02:16:28 PM
What is your win-con here?
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: SoshiGanrou on January 07, 2015, 04:39:53 PM
If you are looking to burn out your opponent I would put kereanos main and also add in 2 elspeth at least. It'll give you answers and more win cons rather than hoping to mind swipe your way to victory. Just my thoughts. I had a build with brimaz, kereanos and elspeth as my wincons and also had a resolute archangel as well as my life gain
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 07, 2015, 04:56:45 PM
I wish I could afford to put 2 elspeth in it but I don't have the funds for that
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: griffin131 on January 07, 2015, 10:49:48 PM
Elspeth is your wincon?
Check that, no Elspeth. What's your wincon?
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 07, 2015, 10:58:40 PM
The idea as of right now is to counter and deal damage from instances. 
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 07, 2015, 10:59:58 PM
A few turns in and {mineswipe} becomes pretty powerful
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: griffin131 on January 07, 2015, 11:00:59 PM
So the most damage your deck can do is 28 plus 4 Mindswipes. And that's if you draw all of it.

Yeah, you need a different wincon.
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 07, 2015, 11:05:17 PM
What if I dumped the creatures that I currently had in the side deck.  Altered the main deck slightly, and dropped in slivers...  Cheap but destructive
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: griffin131 on January 08, 2015, 01:06:50 AM
Main deck Keranos. Even if he's never a creature he's a wincon.
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 08, 2015, 10:49:37 AM
Ya
Title: Re: Tri Colored Control
Post by: Jcollinzz on January 08, 2015, 01:53:16 PM
I slightly changed it, I made it so I can recycle my high damage and my field wipe.  3 cards Over tho any suggestions