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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:27 am
by Lightning_Dolt
There's also Abzan.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:28 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Stark said to switch them lol.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:28 am
by Lightning_Dolt
Ash Cloud seems like a beating vs UB control too.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:35 am
by dpaine88
I think I'm in love with Osyp's Mardu deck, basically splash for a Doom n a few other cards.
Only 7 taplands just like Stark RW
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:27 am
by NotARobot
Ash Cloud seems like a beating vs UB control too.
If it ever resolves. I can't seem to stick anything that matters
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:09 pm
by Khaospawn
Have you tried sending it in as a 2/2 first?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:58 pm
by Khaospawn
This was my 6-3 Day 1 deck for GP Miami:
[deck] Creatures 20
4 Seeker of the Way
1 Soulfire Grand Master
1 Heliod's Pilgrim
4 Hordeling Outburst
4 Goblin Rabblemaster
2 Ashcloud Phoenix
4 Stormbreath Dragon
Spells 16
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
2 Outpost Siege
4 Chained to the Rocks
2 Wild Slash
3 Lightning Strike
4 Stoke the Flames
Land 24
5 Plains
10 Mountain
1 Evolving Wilds
4 Temple of Triumph
4 Battlefield Forge
Sideboard
4 Hushwing Gryff
1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
2 Mastery of the Unseen
2 Erase
2 Wild Slash
2 Arc Lightning
2 Valorous Stance
[/deck]
This will be my starting point moving forward:
[deck]
Creatures 18
3 Seeker of the Way
1 Soulfire Grand Master
1 Heliod's Pilgrim
4 Hordeling Outburst
4 Goblin Rabblemaster
1 Ashcloud Phoenix
4 Stormbreath Dragon
Spells 18
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
2 Outpost Siege
4 Chained to the Rocks
3 Wild Slash
3 Lightning Strike
4 Stoke the Flames
1 Abzan Advantage
Land 24
4 Plains
10 Mountain
1 Mana Confluence
1 Evolving Wilds
4 Temple of Triumph
4 Battlefield Forge
Sideboard
2 Ashcloud Phoenix
2 Hushwing Gryff
1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
3 Erase
2 Mastery of the Unseen
3 Arc Lightning
2 Valorous Stance
[/deck]
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:59 pm
by Khaospawn
I don't care what anyone says about Ben Stark's list and low-curve, yada yada yada. Stormbreath Dragons are still fee wins. I want all the free wins I can get.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:36 am
by NotARobot
Gotta agree Khaos.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:18 am
by Khaospawn
It's a beautiful thing.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:20 am
by LP, of the Fires
While I understand the sentiment, calling SBD free wins CAN'T be an accurate use of the term.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:25 am
by Khaospawn
I lost count how many times my opponents said,"Well, that's a dragon." And then they proceeded to take 4 damage up the ass until dead.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:25 am
by Khaospawn
I don't know what that says, but I'll take it as often as I can get.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:31 am
by Sioux
Wow, Khaospawn, your lists have so much moxie I'm very tempted to play one of them at the up and coming PPTQ we're having at my LGS this weekend. Is Heliod's Pilgrim performing that well?
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:52 pm
by Khaospawn
I love that card.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:45 pm
by Aodh
Can you please add 1 Dragon's Mantle or Hammerhand for versatility? This would make the pilgrim infinitely better, IMO.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:17 pm
by Self Medicated
I don't think those cards would add anything to the deck, plus I wouldn't want to remove anything for them. That being said, I'm not big on Pilgrim to begin with.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:59 pm
by Lightning_Dolt
Problem is, there's a growing number of decks that just don't care about Stormbreath Dragon.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:09 pm
by Self Medicated
LD - Are you replying to me or Khaos?
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:29 pm
by Khaospawn
Can you please add 1 Dragon's Mantle or Hammerhand for versatility? This would make the pilgrim infinitely better, IMO.
No. Tried it and wasn't needed.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:30 pm
by Khaospawn
Also Abzan Advantage in then main is good right now.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:33 pm
by Aodh
Can you please add 1 Dragon's Mantle or Hammerhand for versatility? This would make the pilgrim infinitely better, IMO.
No. Tried it and wasn't needed.
I just don't understand why the Pilgrim's better than a Valorous Stance, then.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:14 pm
by Khaospawn
Because the Pilgrim is a body and is good in the mirror for blocking tokens.
In my experience, V stance is better from the board.
I'm not trying to convince you. I'm just sharing what has worked for me.
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:51 am
by Khaospawn
On a side note, it doesn't look like RW will be getting much help with this new set. I'm okay with this though.
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:47 pm
by Midnight_v
On a side note, it doesn't look like RW will be getting much help with this new set. I'm okay with this though.
Too early to tell, I'd like to think...
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:28 pm
by lorddax
Hey guys, was out of game for a while and ended up looking for where RW was at cause its the only manabase I have right now and then I find another Khaos brew, they do me so well when getting back in after hiatus. Hope you dont mind if I try this out and tweak it for me meta bro.
On the RW front and Dragons, something I was looking at was some of the ETB triggers that could be up for shenanigans with Lightning berseker and Zurgobell striker.
I'll be messing around with Afaneza's creature ETB bolster 1 trigger, Impact Termors ETB 1 damage to opp, purp's ETB 2 damage
[deck]RW Triggers Starting[/deck]
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:03 pm
by Khaospawn
they do me so well
Oh baby
Feel free to use whatever list you want.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:08 am
by Lightning_Dolt
What have you guts been doing vs UB / Sultai control? I've been eating shit.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:01 am
by Purp
Play jeskai.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:20 am
by Jamie
Playing jeskai
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:40 pm
by Pedrobear
I will try your last list this afternoon Khaospawn. I would like to switch to Bne Stark RW but hadnt the time since 3 weeks to find additionnal SGM. Plus even less time to try it in good conditions so I will stick to a kind of deck I know very well.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:33 pm
by Khaospawn
What have you guts been doing vs UB / Sultai control? I've been eating shit.
Throwing Ashcloud Phoenixes and Manifest tokens at them.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:10 pm
by Lightning_Dolt
If I play today, I'll be trying Khaos' 75 methinks.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:38 pm
by Khaospawn
It's been really good to me so far.
My only issue at my LGS now is that RW is popping up everywhere and I'm getting real sick of the mirrors.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:09 pm
by Lightning_Dolt
I decided to run it. R1 got steam rolled by RDW. Is that generally a bad matchup? I kind of feel like he just had sick rips.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:24 pm
by Aodh
Shouldn't be a bad match-up since you have infinite removal spells and every one of your cards is excellent against them except for too many Outposts or Rabbles.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:54 pm
by Lightning_Dolt
Ok then.
Nutstomped mono-black humans R2.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:44 pm
by Lightning_Dolt
Loss and drop to know silver level pro player playing UB control (0-2).
Maybe I'm just having rotten luck, but I feel like the deck doesn't have a leg to stand on vs Control.
Did not help that I got stuck on 3 lands.
I am going to take a break, probably until the DTK prerelease.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:12 pm
by Khaospawn
Rdw can be tough game 1 if you're drawing you're high end spells. You gotta lower the curve as much as you can post board. Arc Lightning helps a lot.
Hell, I've even ran morphed birds out there for chump blockers until i could stabilize.
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:15 pm
by Khaospawn
LD, sounds like you're having just terrible luck.
With that said, UB can be tricky at times. Mastery + Flyers postboard is my plan. Just jam all the threats.