3 {Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx}
19 {Island}
22 lands
4 {Hypnotic Siren}
3 {Dakra Mystic}
2 {Thassa, God of the Sea}
4 {Master of Waves}
3 {Icefall Regent}
4 {Shorecrasher Elemental}
20 creatures
3 {Void Snare}
2 {Negate}
3 {Nullify}
1 {Jace, the Living Guildpact}
1 {Bident of Thassa}
4 {Anticipate}
4 {Dissolve}
18 other spells
Sideboard
2 {Dissipate}
1 {Perilous Vault}
3 {Disdainful Stroke}
2 {Tormod's Crypt}
1 {Pearl Lake Ancient}
1 {Nullify}
2 {Stratus Dancer}
3 {Silumgar Sorcerer}
15 sideboard cards
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When it comes to {U} devotion there are two choices. The aggro deck and the controllish deck. I personally feel like the controllish deck is best and I feel like that's the deck you're making, so here are some suggestions.
-3 {Wall of Frost} it doesn't help win you the game, it maybe buys you a turn or two. Not good enough.
-4 {Vortex Elemental} it's too underwhelming and dies to every removal spell in the book. The shuffle ability sounds good but odds are they're going to fly over it or remove it.
-1 {Dakra Mystic} I just wanted to squeeze in more spells.
-4 {Thassa's Rebuff} it's much too inconsistent. You want to be countering their turn two play.
-1 {Dragonlord's Perogative} you don't have enough dragons to justify this card IMO.
+3 {Nullify} this is an amazing card and a very satisfying turn two.
+2 {Negate} there are no decks in standard that this doesn't work against.
+2 {Bident of Thassa} this is your optimal card draw engine. Some people even run three.
+2 {Thassa, God of the Sea} this card is that good.
+2 {Vapour Snag} this lets you be aggressive for a turn then send back their permanent so you can counter it later.
+2 {Island} twenty land just isn't enough.
Now I'd also change the sideboard to something like this.
{Nullify} your final copy boarded in against creature heavy decks and all versions of Heroic.
2 {Negate} your final copies boarded in against control and other spell heavy decks.
3 {Disdainful Stroke} pay attention to your opponents CMCs game one. If they're casting big creatures and mainly spells like {Frontier Siege} and Planeswalkers this is probably a good choice over {Negate}
2 {Perilous Vault} because {Mistcutter Hyrda}. I personally run one MB two SB.
1 {Pearl Lake Ancient} sided in vs control.
2 {Vapour Snag} if your counterspells just can't keep up try the final two copies of these.
2 {Dissipate} for when you need another catch all.
2 {Tormod's Crypt} Reanimator and whip are making a comeback. Kinda
My SB isn't perfect and neither are the modifications I recommended. I just think the deck will preform better. I run a mono {U} devotion deck in standard and modern.
Also consider {Prognostic Sphinx} and {Jace, the Living Guildpact}
Thanks, I will make updates shortly
But {vapor snag}? That is modern my friend
Updated. Still not sure about vault b/c in my meta I haven't seen a {mistcutter hydra} in over three months
Quote from: Skullguy725 on April 21, 2015, 04:01:31 PM
Updated. Still not sure about vault b/c in my meta I haven't seen a {mistcutter hydra} in over three months
It's still nice to have a big reset button. If you're not seeing it maybe run one.
Quote from: bravado883 on April 21, 2015, 04:28:29 PM
Pretty sure he meant {Void Snare}.
Yessir that's the card. My bad.