I think it is not so bad at all, but at the same time, I'm 100% positive everyone will run a variant of this deck.Īpproach of the Second Sun is still the victory condition. So, we just insert some black into Second Sun Control, and voila, we have a deck everyone saw coming. I'm going to try Sorin first, then Revival//Revenge as well, although it may take a while.Approach meets Lich's Mastery. However, I think it is a fantastic sideboard option to deal with Sultai/Golgari Midrange style decks, hitting Wildgrowth Walkers, Hydroid Krasis and other stuff easily. I personally don't think Finale of Eternity is worth it mainboard, getting up to say 6 mana is pretty difficult, and it's bad game 1 vs control. If you're going with the Sorin/Ajani plan I would include more of those. I hadn't considered Militia Bugler as an option, good idea. On another note I know you mentioned Venerated Loxodon as a good option, and I think it's worth consideration against specifically Cry of the Carnarium.

Let us know how the Prison Realm testing goes. However, while being an aristocrat deck, it's a different style, yours seems more midrangey. I'm bringing this up because it seems that you can go with more exile effects to deal with the control matchup, or just decrease the curve for more tempo to race against control. The Revival//Revenge is an interesting choice. It instead focuses on cheap and fast card advantage. It seems that it's extremely low to the ground on the curve, forgoing stuff like Seraph of Scales, and doesn't include Gideon. I agree with the midrange and control issue, but there's a list by Mazuku94 that went 5-0 on MTG Goldfish that may be of interest: I'm still at 3 Gideon but only because I don't have the wildcard for a 4th on MTGA lol. Quote from JaishivaJai ✺re you basically running the same list still asdfpanda? I keep losing to control by not having an answer to Teferi or other walkers that they play. I feel it needs at least 5 removal spells that hit walkers and creatures, maybe 6 or 7. I think the deck needs more than the 4 Conclave Tribunal I've been running. I think Prison Realm is something worth considering. Where I struggle is with midrange and control, and anything a bunch of green creatures. I can beat mono-red and mono-white usually (unless their Benalish Marshal comes down early.) Mono blue can be overcome too so long as they don't get that curious obsession/evasive creature combo. It seems to me that the deck isn't quite aggro enough against control.

Again, he just becomes an alternate removal spell when you play him on turn 3 and can protect him.īeen brewing around all sorts of different stuff, but I think 4 Gideons is about right. They finally kill Gideon, you bust out the second, and third if needed. Just let your opponent attack into the first one while you're lifelinking another creature with him and you can race pretty well. It keeps them from playing Teferi if they can't answer Gideon. He can actually be decent against control as he gets to -6 exile a permanent pretty quickly. Find//Finality and Cry of the Carnarium also are tough to deal with, can't dodge them with Pitiless Pontiff.Īre you basically running the same list still asdfpanda? Golgari/Sultai Midrange lists are probably the toughest matchup, if Priest of Forgotten Gods isn't set up early enough, they just go wider than we can, and heal a bunch with Wildgrowth Walker. Gideon is very good, giving Pitiless Pontiff vigilance applies a lot of pressure, and dodges board wipes. Orzhov Enforcer is better than Tithe Taker in some matchups. Also considering Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord and Teysa Karlov as one-ofs. Still haven't tested out different amounts of Gideon, or including Legion's Landing don't have the wildcards on MTGA yet. I'm really torn on leaving out Hunted Witness, it's decidedly average but it also feels bad not having a resilient turn one blocker. Updated list, the sideboard should be a bit better, but will change as the meta develops. Asdfpanda's Deck Magic Online OCTGN2 Apprentice Buy These Cards

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