Mono Blue Control

[MtJesus-Johnson]

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. ^_^

[MtJesus-Johnson]

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.

[Thetrufflehunter]

{swan song}?

Also, {pneumonic wall} + {fated infatuation}.

[MtJesus-Johnson]

{swan song}?

Also, {pneumonic wall} + {fated infatuation}.

I've actually considered the Fated before! Thanks for the input!

[MtJesus-Johnson]

Those are some wicked ideas... I never considered the Fountains, but I like it, amongst others you mentioned! Thanks!

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

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}.

[MtJesus-Johnson]

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

[Ekann1]

{clever impersonater} {of krupix}? You get to gain life for lands, and hunt for more spells...

[MtJesus-Johnson]

{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...

[Bop]

Lol {mistcutter hydra}

[LinkCelestrial]

Lol {mistcutter hydra}

That's why there's {Perilous Vault} and {Aetherspouts}. {Polymorph's Jest} works too.

[lotrwk]

{disdainful stroke}? Over {dissipate}?

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

{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.

[lotrwk]

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

[MtJesus-Johnson]

{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.