Jeskai Tokens

Started by DrainCleaner, February 03, 2015, 01:27:15 PM

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DrainCleaner


Jeskai Tokens

60 cards, 15 sideboard


2 {Shivan Reef}
1 {Island}
3 {Battlefield Forge}
4 {Flooded Strand}
3 {Plains}
2 {Temple of Triumph}
1 {Temple of Epiphany}
4 {Mystic Monastery}
3 {Mana Confluence}

23 lands


3 {Monastery Mentor}
3 {Seeker of the Way}
3 {Goblin Rabblemaster}

9 creatures


4 {Lightning Strike}
4 {Hordeling Outburst}
4 {Stoke the Flames}
3 {Jeskai Charm}
4 {Jeskai Ascendancy}
2 {Wild Slash}
4 {Raise the Alarm}
3 {Treasure Cruise}

28 other spells


Sideboard

2 {Devouring Light}
1 {Anger of the Gods}
1 {Elspeth, Sun's Champion}
3 {End Hostilities}
2 {Glare of Heresy}
2 {Negate}
1 {Purphoros, God of the Forge}
3 {Disdainful Stroke}

15 sideboard cards



Notes:
Figured I'd share what I've been crushing with. This deck is the real deal. After my showing at the PTQ on Sunday, I know what I'll be playing until rotation. Psst, it's this.

the_intelligentleman


DrainCleaner

Quote from: the_intelligentleman on February 03, 2015, 01:37:53 PM
Why the Purphoros?

Purphoros is an allstar. He comes in vs control and is very hard to answer if he resolves. He steals away games you're losing with ease. Very good. I reccommend testing him to anyone on this deck.

MuggyWuggy

Lots of damage with tokens with purphoros

lotrwk


MuggyWuggy

Have you ever found yourself switching to full control?

mickeven

no  {Triplicate Spirits}? The convoke along with Jeskai Ascendency is just unfair

MuggyWuggy

Outburst is fine as his only sorcery, everything else is instant tokens or damage

Oops he also has cruise

I would suggest
Maybe 4 rabbles and 4 Taylor Swiftspear for t1 damage
If you're not worried about life gain, maybe swap out seekers completely, make t2 a lightning bolt, or another swift spear and shock
Drop a cruise, ascendancy and outburst maybe?

lotrwk

Quote from: MuggyWuggy on February 03, 2015, 03:13:04 PM
Outburst is fine as his only sorcery, everything else is instant tokens or damage

Oops he also has cruise

I would suggest
Maybe 4 rabbles and 4 Taylor Swiftspear for t1 damage
If you're not worried about life gain, maybe swap out seekers completely, make t2 a lightning bolt, or another swift spear and shock
Drop a cruise, ascendancy and outburst maybe?
Swiftspear isn't great; and the four cards you mentioned to take out are really not the cards to be taken out anyway

DrainCleaner

Quote from: MuggyWuggy on February 03, 2015, 03:13:04 PM
Outburst is fine as his only sorcery, everything else is instant tokens or damage

Oops he also has cruise

I would suggest
Maybe 4 rabbles and 4 Taylor Swiftspear for t1 damage
If you're not worried about life gain, maybe swap out seekers completely, make t2 a lightning bolt, or another swift spear and shock
Drop a cruise, ascendancy and outburst maybe?

This list is the result of a LOT of testing lol. The reason for the 3,3 split on rabbles and mentors is because we don't want that many 3 drops. Also about spirits, that's not something i really want to be doing. Outburst is 572838x better as it convokes for red for my stokes. And dropping a cruise is just silly, sorry muggy :p

lotrwk

I think you should maybe go for a 4-2 split of rabble and mentor, in favour of rabble. When we were testing with mentor, he just seemed lacklustre. He's fine on three, because they have to remove him. On four he's a bit worse, five he's kinda bad, six he's fine, but can't do what you want him to do, and as a topdeck, he can't apply the pressure that you want out of your creatures. Rabble is great every turn you can play him, and applies pressure extremely well.

LinkCelestrial

I'd be thinking drop {Seeker of the Way} for +1 {Monestary Mentor} +1 {Goblin Rabblemaster}. Seeker is good, but he's not exactly what the deck is trying to do, which is go wide and pump with {Jeskai Ascendancy}. If you're worried about life add the fourth {Jeskai Charm}.

lotrwk

Seeker just puts games away. Af most points he'll be a 4/4 lifelink. Most decks can't handle the pressure or life gain seeker provides

DrainCleaner

Quote from: LinkCelestrial on February 03, 2015, 09:32:09 PM
I'd be thinking drop {Seeker of the Way} for +1 {Monestary Mentor} +1 {Goblin Rabblemaster}. Seeker is good, but he's not exactly what the deck is trying to do, which is go wide and pump with {Jeskai Ascendancy}. If you're worried about life add the fourth {Jeskai Charm}.

Seeker is the best creature in the deck

TsumeNeko

Why no Soulfire Grand Master?  Seems to me he'd be great with all that burn.