Standard Control Options

[Mattao19]

So in Standard there's really 3 options:

U/B Control (Most popular)
U/W Control (Basically just Jim Davis)

I like UW bc Elspeth but UB has sweet removal and idk what one I like better. So can we debate this?

Again standard here

[InfinitiveDivinity]

So in Standard there's really 3 options:

U/B Control (Most popular)
U/W Control (Basically just Jim Davis)

I like UW bc Elspeth but UB has sweet removal and idk what one I like better. So can we debate this?

Again standard here

Just run Esper 😁

[MuggyWuggy]

Check my BUG list

Dominated UB control, abzan, Mardu and other random builds

It's too fun

/strokethatdeckbaby

[Nohcus]

I have run ub and it is good with frf.  Tried Esper before frf and it was not that consistent.  Tried bug control before frf and it was inconsistent might be better now though.  I top 8'd a pptq with ub control.

[Mattao19]

Tbh Esper is not good at all the mana base is SOOOOO BAD!!! Lol I tried it the first month of ktk and I didn't like it.

Muggy I love your BUG list but not really for me but good job on your success!

And Nohcus tbh I think I'm gunna run UB Control but Jim Davis has just had sooo much success with UW ... Plus Elspeth!

[Nohcus]

Only white worth running in Esper would be elspeth for the most part.  My only matches with ub I lost hard core were rug have a 50/50 match up against jeskai and rw aggro.

[lotrwk]

I play ub, it's really well positioned right now. I think it's pretty easily one of the best decks, if not the best, in the format

[Mattao19]

Idk how to defend UW Control when there's UB lol but for some reason (Jim Davis) I just wanna play UW lol

[lotrwk]

Yeah I wanted UW to be a thing but ub is just better

[Nohcus]

I agree with you bravado splashing might make sense, but probably won't get what you want when you need it is all anyone have good answers to rug hasty things.  Deck is a fast big clock.

[Quisequise]

So what's the thought on Monastary Siege? Good or bad in a control deck?

[MuggyWuggy]

Amazing for getting through your deck

A 2 of, but none the less very effective at filtering your deck

[Mattao19]

Siege (to me) is a win more or lose harder card it's awful T4 to tap out for that and they go untap Stormbreath ... However T20 it's great lol so for me it's an absolute no

[MuggyWuggy]

It's a 3 cost FYI.

And if they stormbreath, next turn your wipe (hostilities/ætherspouts/crux) will be up. You can take 4 damage. You can let a courser or brimaz or even sorin land.

UW would pretty much have a counter or a banish drop on t3, better to get something on the board to help you speed through your deck early IMO. Otherwise you wait until a counter can be supported with its drop (t6).

Plus it feeds your delve also great vs burn

[Quisequise]

I have it as a 2 of in my UWr control decks. Just trying to get a feel for it.