Jeskai Counterburn

[LinkCelestrial]

Jeskai Counterburn 60 cards, 15 sideboard 1 {Temple of Triumph} 4 {Mystic Monastery} 4 {Island} 2 {Mountain} 4 {Flooded Strand} 2 {Temple of Epiphany} 4 {Temple of Enlightenment} 3 {Plains} 24 lands 3 {Monastery Mentor} 1 {Dragonlord Ojutai} 4 creatures 2 {End Hostilities} 3 {Lightning Strike} 3 {Wild Slash} 2 {Ojutai's Command} 2 {Cunning Strike} 3 {Negate} 3 {Banishing Light} 2 {Nullify} 2 {Myth Realized} 4 {Dissolve} 2 {Elspeth, Sun's Champion} 2 {Anger of the Gods} 2 {Dig Through Time} 32 other spells Sideboard 3 {Disdainful Stroke} 2 {Tormod's Crypt} 2 {Anger of the Gods} 1 {Wild Slash} 1 {End Hostilities} 2 {Narset Transcendent} 1 {Negate} 2 {Nullify} 1 {Keranos, God of Storms} 15 sideboard cards

[LinkCelestrial]

Manabase: Straight forward. Not much to say.


{Monastery Mentor}: Alongside {Young Pyromancer} this card does work in my Modern version of this deck. We'll see how he is here.

{Dragonlord Ojutai}: Arguably the best finisher in standard.

{End Hostilities}: What is control without a wrath?

{Lightning Strike}: Fairly viable removal or straight to the face damage.

{Wild Slash}: I really like this card right now.

{Ojutai's Command}: Sometimes gaining four and drawing a card is really good. It'd be better if I had something to keep the first option live.

{Cunning Strike}: I'm looking at this as a bad {Electrolize}. We'll see how it goes.

{Negate}: Needs no introduction.

{Banishing Light}: My only catch all once it hits the board.

{Nullify}: Really liking this card.

{Myth Realized}: Another win-con. We'll see how it performs.

{Dissolve}: The catch all.

{Elspeth, Sun's Champion}: There is no substitute in standard for the impact this card can have on a game. Except Ugin.

{Anger of the Gods}: {Deathmist Raptor}s, {Bloodsoaked Champion}s, aggro decks, all fall.

{Dig Through Time}: My only strict card advantage spell. Might need to work on that.

Sideboard

{Disdainful Stroke}: Exceptionally good against most G/Rx decks right now.

{Tormod's Crypt}: I think it's viable right now.

{Anger of the Gods}: All variations of aggro.

{Wild Slash}: Aggro and popping mana dorks.

{End Hostilities}: in vs midrangey decks.

{Narset Transcendent}: An alternate win-con vs control.

{Negate}: In vs control.

{Nullify}: in vs heroic and some creature heavy decks.

{Keranos, God of Storms}: In vs Midrange and control.

I'm really liking the looks of this deck so far. I need to make some room for {Roast} in the SB. Considering dropping a couple {Disdainful Strokes} and maybe my fourth {Negate}.

[lotrwk]

Needs more ojutai, less cunning strike

[LinkCelestrial]

Needs more ojutai, less cunning strike

The one time I cast it {Cunning Strike} was good. You're probably right though. ATM card advantage is the difficult part.

[griffin131]

{Mindswipe}?

[LinkCelestrial]

{Mindswipe}?

I love that card. I really do. But it's not good in this shell. Early game I'll be hard pressed to cast it effectively. Late game I have less mana than anybody else. Maybe I'll try one but honestly {Cancel} is more effective 9/10 times.

[Tabooist]

{Mindswipe}?

I love that card. I really do. But it's not good in this shell. Early game I'll be hard pressed to cast it effectively. Late game I have less mana than anybody else. Maybe I'll try one but honestly {Cancel} is more effective 9/10 times.

Maybe find room for {soul fire grandmaster}? Might make {mind swipe} more appealing and those {roast}s that'll eventually go in will make some waves. I run a similar deck but more aggro, honestly I like your build more, but I've won more than half my games with the one copy of {deflecting palm}. Usually surprises opponents. More advantage with grandmaster but at that point, I feel like it'd be more burn than control.

[LinkCelestrial]

I forgot about {Deflecting Palm}. Totally worth a slot or two. {Soulfire Grand Master} is on my radar. Need to clear some slots...

[Tabooist]

I forgot about {Deflecting Palm}. Totally worth a slot or two. {Soulfire Grand Master} is on my radar. Need to clear some slots...

I'm not sure about it competitively speaking but definitely fun for some tabletop play. I was using {roast} but it ended up in the sideboard as my group jumped on the dragon train.

[LinkCelestrial]

I forgot about {Deflecting Palm}. Totally worth a slot or two. {Soulfire Grand Master} is on my radar. Need to clear some slots...

I'm not sure about it competitively speaking but definitely fun for some tabletop play. I was using {roast} but it ended up in the sideboard as my group jumped on the dragon train.

{Deflecting Palm} is great vs burn/aggro and fairly good vs midrange.