The New Control

[theravenseye]

The New Control 60 cards, 15 sideboard 2 {Radiant Fountain} 4 {Temple of Malice} 6 {Mountain} 6 {Swamp} 2 {Bloodfell Caves} 4 {Bloodstained Mire} 24 lands 4 {Stormbreath Dragon} 3 {Merciless Executioner} 7 creatures 3 {Thoughtseize} 3 {Perilous Vault} 4 {Hero's Downfall} 2 {Murderous Cut} 3 {Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker} 3 {Lightning Strike} 2 {Palace Siege} 3 {Read the Bones} 4 {Stoke the Flames} 2 {Crux of Fate} 29 other spells Sideboard 3 {Drown in Sorrow} 2 {Wild Slash} 1 {Thoughtseize} 2 {Bile Blight} 2 {Arc Lightning} 3 {Anger of the Gods} 2 {Fated Conflagration} 15 sideboard cards

[theravenseye]

LinkCelestrial

[Chargingswadger]

Vault over crux?

[particle]

Vault over crux?

/both. 4 {lightning strike}s seems like a lot for control.

[LinkCelestrial]

This actually looks quite solid. How has it been doing? I think you might be a little Wincon heavy.

[theravenseye]

This actually looks quite solid. How has it been doing? I think you might be a little Wincon heavy.

Heheh, still making it.

[theravenseye]

Vault over crux?

Vault does more than Crux.

[LinkCelestrial]

Vault over crux?

Vault does more than Crux.

It's also a turn slower. I'd probably be 3/2 splitting it.

[particle]

Why 4 lightning strikes? Running UB you have much better removal/answers available to you.

[LinkCelestrial]

Why 4 lightning strikes? Running UB you have much better removal/answers available to you.

I'm seriously leaning towards U/W.

[theravenseye]

Why 4 lightning strikes? Running UB you have much better removal/answers available to you.

That's why I posted the the thread Black Red Control in standard. Because I want to see hiw people react.

[particle]

Why 4 lightning strikes? Running UB you have much better removal/answers available to you.

That's why I posted the the thread Black Red Control in standard. Because I want to see hiw people react.

I mean even in just black you have better removal in {murderous cut}, {heroes downfall}, even {bile blight} is better. Then you go to blue and get even better options. Why bolt their stuff when you can just prevent it from hitting the field? {dissolve}, {dissipate}, {disdainful stroke}, {nullify}. No real benefit from running 4 strikes. Unless you added a more significant burn package where that could actually turn into the wincon by just burning their face. At this point I'd just go to {thoughtseize}, {disdainful stroke} and {hero's downfall}.  And when I ask you reasoning behind card choices saying it's just to see how people react seems odd. Everything posted on here is to get a reaction from people, but I'm asking why you actually choose strikes not why you posted them here. 

[theravenseye]

Why 4 lightning strikes? Running UB you have much better removal/answers available to you.

That's why I posted the the thread Black Red Control in standard. Because I want to see hiw people react.

I mean even in just black you have better removal in {murderous cut}, {heroes downfall}, even {bile blight} is better. Then you go to blue and get even better options. Why bolt their stuff when you can just prevent it from hitting the field? {dissolve}, {dissipate}, {disdainful stroke}, {nullify}. No real benefit from running 4 strikes. Unless you added a more significant burn package where that could actually turn into the wincon by just burning their face. At this point I'd just go to {thoughtseize}, {disdainful stroke} and {hero's downfall}.  And when I ask you reasoning behind card choices saying it's just to see how people react seems odd. Everything posted on here is to get a reaction from people, but I'm asking why you actually choose strikes not why you posted them here.

I wanted to try something new. I know that UB has the best answers as of now, but, what if we were toake a new archetype entirely is where I'm coming from. I just wanted your opinions. I got them, with the help of Link, made a list. But for some reason, instead of giving suggestions, and helping make the list a little more cohesive, you guys are just shooting it down with defined archetypes and complaints about the quantity if a certain card. Besides, I went to FNM with this deck yesterday. I went 3-1 losing only to some really fast white deck.

[theravenseye]

Why 4 lightning strikes? Running UB you have much better removal/answers available to you.

That's why I posted the the thread Black Red Control in standard. Because I want to see hiw people react.

I mean even in just black you have better removal in {murderous cut}, {heroes downfall}, even {bile blight} is better. Then you go to blue and get even better options. Why bolt their stuff when you can just prevent it from hitting the field? {dissolve}, {dissipate}, {disdainful stroke}, {nullify}. No real benefit from running 4 strikes. Unless you added a more significant burn package where that could actually turn into the wincon by just burning their face. At this point I'd just go to {thoughtseize}, {disdainful stroke} and {hero's downfall}.  And when I ask you reasoning behind card choices saying it's just to see how people react seems odd. Everything posted on here is to get a reaction from people, but I'm asking why you actually choose strikes not why you posted them here.

And I chose strikes because it has already defined itself as a key card in at least 70% of the standard metagame.