Hey guys, it's GuitarSlam.
So as I mentioned in yesterday's post, today I was able to get in some testing with my new UW Tempo deck. Admittedly, I only got in three games (all of which were against WB Lifegain) but I still feel like the deck was decent. I lost the match 2-1, but in game three I felt like I had the game in control for about the first three turns... then everything went sour. I started well with a t1 Delver (I was on the play), blind flip it revealing a Deprive (which I used to counter his t2 play). He didn't have a t1 play so after my 3rd turn I had dealt 6 damage and was facing against a board of Plains and Isolated Chapel. Things seemed good for me, but my friend was able to start slamming Soul Sister after Soul Sister, eventually finding an Ajani's Pridemate which became an 11/11. After such a good start, I just lost control of the board.
Due to this complete overrun that I suffered, I'm now debating whether I should have more spot removal in the deck. I believe that I'm going to have 2 Supreme Verdicts in the board (maybe main if I have to) but if I want more removal, I would have to go into a third color. The best options are either red or black. Red gives me Lightning Bolt, Lightning Helix, and Izzet Charm. Removal, burn damage, or card draw in a pinch. Black gives me Dismember, Doom Blade, and Inquisition of Kozilek (I'm not going to pay for Thoughtseize). I'm kind of born between these two ideas. I really like the concept of a burn tempo deck (which is what I did well with in my first FNM) but there's something to be said about being able to flat out kill something with Doom Blade.
The last part of the equation is that I really would like to keep the deck just two colors. I know that it's not necessary or common in Modern to do this, but I really prefer to keep the mana consistent. I also feel like it allows you to focus more on the core strategy of the deck instead of spreading the resources thin by adding in an extra color. Do you guys know about any good U or W cards that I could fit in to help fix this problem? I've thought about Condemn, but that doesn't get rid of the important value creatures that my opponent refuses to attack with. If you guys have any suggestions for me I would love to hear them! I'll keep testing this deck more (against multiple decks next time) and I'll make sure to post an update after that.
See you guys later.
Since your playing 3x kitchen finks, dismember is probably the best choice at instant speed. The life loss sucks but it's better than getting blown out by blood moon when your running 3 colors. I run a u/w midrange deck that trys to race with geist of saint traft. Besides 4 path to exile, i've been running 2 azorius charm and 1 celestial flare. They have been good against aggro and anyone trying to block geist, but terrible against utility creatures like bob and deathrite shaman. I'm most likely going to cut them for 2 dismember and 1 vapor snag. If the life loss turn out to be too much of a problem i'm most likely going to be main decking some mix of supreme verdicts and detention spheres, it just sucks that they are sorcery speed. But i think vapor snag can be great as a 2 or 3 of in a tempo list like yours. Also i think blade splicer would be a great replacement for geist in your list. She is great with restoration angel and kills etched champion like a boss. Also how has wall of omens been for you? While being a great blocker, besides drawing me a card i feel like he doesn't get me closer to victory and isn't great against combo.
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DeleteAs for Wall of Omens, it's definitely been underwhelming. Like you said, drawing a card is always decent but it's dead in a lot of matchups. I'm probably going to try putting in Blade Splicers instead. She's a powerhouse. Vapor Snag seems really interesting, especially since I never even considered it. I'll work on fitting in some combination of those and Dismembers. Hopefully I get a chance to playtest again soon so that I can give another update after the changes.
Thanks again for commenting :)
Hey i hadn't even realized that, i'm glad i could help, i plan on being a frequent reader/ commentor. If your interested in a more midrange/control build check out my list, http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/uw-resto/. Keep up the good work, i'm looking foward to your updates/new lists =)
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'm glad to hear it :D
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