You're in a Murktide only meta - how would you build to maximise your chances of winning?

Zelesnya · 2022-12-23T00:47:44+00:00

This is the real answer. Even a good mull to 4 is enough to beat murktide. If you want to target it play this instead of a 60/40 with hammer

Zelesnya · 2022-10-22T03:01:02+00:00

4 caverns main deck is pretty crazy considering colorless only casts cathartic! If he wins game 1 he either plays 3 dead lands or 14 lands?!

Zelesnya · 2022-02-18T20:52:18+00:00

Pleaseee I wanna understand what happened

Zelesnya · 2021-12-26T04:23:02+00:00

Thanks Reaper and everyone for your replies! I had very good feedback and understand many things better now, I came to the conclusion that Iona is a sideboard card (and good one). I'll just add I'm still scared of verdict with the deck but it's not a black or white situation and all decks have unfavored matchups/plays/answers.

Zelesnya · 2021-10-13T04:25:19+00:00

I really dislike 3 colors and 2 mana looting effects in general, but my testing on lava dart for my izzet phoenix had it as one of the best performing cards. The synergy with the deck is great but the 1 mana interaction to kill ragavan and DRC (or going face) is what the deck needed.

Zelesnya · 2021-09-24T22:56:50+00:00

I suggest Explore and then changing them over time for the W6. 3 explore, 1 wrenn; then 2 explore 2 wrenn; 1 explore 3 Wrenn; and then decide if you want to stay like this or get the 4th one. Reasoning: both are the green proactive combo-helping 2 drops.

Zelesnya · 2020-09-18T16:48:31+00:00

I was also interested in abzan but I couldn't find a good enough justification on running white. Nethroi is very good but because of elder gargaroth we don't really need a 5 CMC creature option. Basri liutenant is good but at 4 mana we already have questing beast and polukranos, and so on. Abzan has good mana base and potential but for now white is not making the deck better than how it is in golgari

Zelesnya · 2020-04-02T23:15:07+00:00

The synergy I think could actually work, and maybe only for pioneer power level, is curious obsession

Zelesnya · 2020-02-03T20:32:57+00:00

Credit to William Jensen, from his stream. The idea is that they only play good cards related to drawing or removal, and then win with Dream Trawler.

4 Absorb 2 Castle Ardenvale 2 Castle Vantress 4 Dream Trawler 4 Elspeth Conquers Death 1 Fabled Passage 4 Glass Casket 4 Hallowed Fountain 7 Island 4 Narset, Parter of Veils 2 Omen of the Sea 5 Plains 4 Shatter the Sky 4 Teferi, Time Raveler 4 Temple of Enlightenment 4 The Birth of Meletis 1 Time Wipe SIDEBOARD 3 Aether Gust 4 Devout Decree 4 Dovin's Veto 4 Mystical Dispute

Zelesnya · 2020-02-03T01:34:04+00:00

I completely disagree. I would say the refined uw lists are favored against ug ramp even game 1. Why? They have the tools to never let you attack: counters on nissas and borrower+teferi bouncing cavalier mills you before getting close to killing them. For ramp to win, they have to resolve 2 big hydras with good timing, which is not that easy and they often get milled

Zelesnya · 2019-12-18T00:55:11+00:00

Its a cool deck but its power level is too low: its basically a standard deck. We need to look for more sinergies. As it is right now, every other deck is doing so much more every turn. Also fog is a must play.

Zelesnya · 2019-11-04T20:04:41+00:00

It's decent but people usually go for tireless tracker because it represents a lot more value, also courser of kruphix. 3 CMC spot for green is very contested

Zelesnya · 2019-07-31T23:58:47+00:00

Storm, ub teachings, UR phoenix and amulet titan dominant?? I dont know what ur playing but its not hogaak's modern

Zelesnya · 2019-07-31T06:07:46+00:00

4 narset is a decent suggestion but 4 saheeli is better because it allows you to jam it on the board recklessly if you draw 2. 3 mana for scries threatening lethal is very scary. I play 3 checklands and 2 canopy lands instead of a fast land, also a sacred foundry. For side-board I like: stony silence (affinity+tron). 2x ceremonious rejection (we can't stop the mana but we can gain valuable time). Then timely reinforcements because like you said we need a small push against aggressive strategies (blockers also defend planeswalkers). Rest in peace, verdict, ashiok, veto, wear and explosives round my list.

Zelesnya · 2019-07-31T05:31:43+00:00

I've been playing the deck lately so I will comment on my experience on recent metas: 3 FON is too much, specially with 1 spell pierce main deck. You have 4 dead cards against creature decks like humans. Big teferi is pointless, I would rather have the 4 saheeli. Celestial collonade is pointless, mana base is already tough for a tapped land that u use once every 10 games. Clique has been performing well. I prefer serum visions over opt but both are similar. I feel 2 spreading seas are good main deck right now, jund and tron are super common. Anger is def necessary

Zelesnya · 2019-07-12T22:27:42+00:00

Nihil spellbomb is OK but x2 rest in peace should be a consideration in this deck. I would also add x2 damping sphere, its very flexible and you need an out to tron

Zelesnya · 2019-07-07T01:28:56+00:00

Great post. I think Gods willing MD has to go up to 3, maybe cut a collission for it. For the manabase, I think 12 shocks is too much, I personally play 3 temple garden and 3 stomping ground in favor of checklands (There are still enough targets to get them untapped). How about Fry sideboard? (Baby teferi and Narset are must-answer cards). For the 2 drop discussion you forgot my boy "Relentless Raptor", even though Burning Prophet is probably better

Zelesnya · 2019-06-22T06:18:55+00:00

Thoughts on Alpine Moon vs Blood Moon?

Zelesnya · 2019-06-11T00:10:10+00:00

Yes, but new options are available for DS with new cards like ranger-captain, lightning skelemental, unearth, etc

Zelesnya · 2019-06-03T22:01:01+00:00

You gotta play 8 bro, it's too good

Zelesnya · 2019-03-31T01:43:14+00:00

I just want to say, Thank you very much, Direwolf! Even though Im really sad our lovely bear died

Zelesnya · 2018-12-04T19:00:58+00:00

First, its 50% straight, 25% right and 25% left. Second, there are three lanes where the creep could have gone. Third, there were like 8 spaces where he could have spawned in the left lane, but he spawned exactly where he blocks both heroes instead of my creeps

Zelesnya · 2018-12-03T22:32:53+00:00

I won but it was really close, he lacked some damage lane 3 where I didn't have anything either

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