Monoblue and Monoblack Past Rotation

[DirtyMustachio]

Well at least I can't followup with turn 2 {duress} or turn three {lifebane zombie} / {sin collector}

Then kill whatever I want, then pack rat plan gg

[Gocougs509]

Well at least I can't followup with turn 2 {duress} or turn three {lifebane zombie} / {sin collector}

Then kill whatever I want, then pack rat plan gg

That D sphere of the top tho.....

[lotrwk]

Mono blue won't be good. Mono black however, they'll still have some array of kill spells like {bile blight}, {Hero's downfall}, {drown in sorrow}, and possibly {Feast of Dreams}. They can move towards more of a midrange deck with cards like {master of the feast} and {Doomwake giant}. They'll have less hand disruption and have to replace it with mediocre creatures. I don't think mono black will be as good as it is now, but it can hold up.

[LinkCelestrial]

As long as there is {Gray Merchant of Asphodel} there will be mono black devotion. I've heard people predict that black devotion will actually pick up. As for mono blue I really don't understand it. Probably because I've never played with or against it.

Mono-blue is basically just a tempo or aggro deck featuring {Thassa, God of the Sea} and {Master of Waves}. Typically you will face something like: {Cloudfin Raptor}, {Frostburn Weird}, Thassa, Master as a curve to beat face. The only difference between this and a normal aggro deck is the emphasis on devotion, counterspell back-up, draw (especially through {Bident of Thassa}) and more late game capabilities.

Sounds like my kind of deck...the only mono blue deck I saw only had {Atherling} though. (For creatures) I can kinda see why though. I do have an {Atherling} so I guess I'll check out some builds. I'm assuming {Thassa's Rebuff} is a good counter for mono blue? I have a play set...

No one plays {Thassa's Rebuff}. It's too conditional and monoblue usually only plays like 4-8 counterspells. {Dissolve}, {Negate}, and {Essence Scatter} are your best bet.

I always find that when I play {Negate} and {Essence Scatter} I never have the right one. I do prefer things like {Dissolve} and {Cancel}. I might try {Thassa's Rebuff} but we'll see. (I still don't own a single copy of {Dissolve}.)