Showing posts with label deck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deck. Show all posts

Saturday, March 5, 2011

My Deck Analysis: B/G Infect sideboard

In addition to the deck I created in homebrew, I added a sideboard.

Sideboard:
4x Mirran Mettle
3x Duress
3x Naturalize
3x Autumn's Veil
2x Go For The Throat

(On Tapped Out here)

The big sideboard exchange is the Duress and Naturalize over Stabbing Pain, Grasp of Darkness, and Doom Blade for creature-less decks. Also, Mirran Mettle over Unnatural Predation in that matchup since trample is unnecessary. The Autumn's Veil is if I get overwhelmed by blue decks, which are everywhere! And, if it isn't obvious enough, Go For The Throat is a replacement for Doom Blade.

Friday, March 4, 2011

My Deck Analysis: Knowledge Ascension v1.1

After finally getting to playtest my Knowledge Ascension deck, I found that I needed to make some big changes. My two biggest concerns were that 1) I had too many spells in which there were 2 in my deck, and 2) I needed a few more lands. I got mana screwed nearly every game, and I couldn't get Pyromancer Ascension off consistently. This being said, here is the new version:

Enchantments:
4x Pyromancer Ascension

Artifacts:
2x Knowledge Pool

Sorceries:
4x Preordain
4x See Beyond
4x Foresee
2x Slagstorm

Instants:
4x Turn Aside
4x Mana Leak
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Burst Lightning

Land:
9x Island
8x Mountain
4x Terramorphic Expanse
3x Halimar Depths

Sideboard:
4x Disperse
4x Negate
3x Steel Sabotage
2x Pyroclasm
2x Arc Trail

(On Tapped Out here)

With the sideboard, I have the Pyroclasm/Arc Trail combo for aggro decks with small creatures (it'd be 4x Pyroclasm if I had them), Disperse for creatureless decks or decks that rely on enchantments, and Steel Sabotage for decks relying on artifacts. Honestly, the Negates are in the sideboard because I wasn't sure what to put in there. Apparently I'm short on blue cards.

Here's to hoping for a good night at FNM.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

My Deck Analysis: Knowledge Ascension 2/22 Update

Looking at my other decks, I found a card that would be outstanding in my new Knowledge Ascension deck (found here). Here is the update I made:

-1 Foresee
-1 Knowledge Pool
+2 Leyline of Anticipation


I decided to go with 2 Knowledge Pools instead of 3 because I have plenty of card draw to be able to get one (this was by a suggestion made on Tapped Out). I saw Leyline of Anticipation in my B/U Discard deck, and realized that it didn't get much use in that deck. However, with Knowledge Pool, all timing rules are out the window now. I'll be able to lay down whatever I want whenever I want to get what I need. This will be fun.