Walker Control

by KJSJ3 on 15 March 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Artifacts (2)


Enchantments (1)

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Deck Description

My current standard deck. Just decided to chuck it together. It hasn't been tested. I would like to keep it 4c. Thoughts?


Edit 4/7/12:
MD
-1 underworld connections
-1 cyclonic rift (SB)
+1 abrupt decay
+1 detention sphere
SB
-1 debt
-1 abrupt decay
-1 detention sphere
+1 blind obedience
+1 cyclonic rift
+1 golgari charm

5/30/14
-1 opportunity
+1 revelation

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • FNM

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Walker Control

Debt to the Deathless seems like a bit of a stretch. You might be better off with a fog/aetherize spell or Treasured Find to get back a key planeswalker.

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Posted 21 March 2014 at 20:54

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Surprisingly, debt is what wins me most of my games. Fog and Treasured Find don't seem like a bad idea...

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Posted 22 March 2014 at 02:39

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This deck is so cool! :)

I like the one-off Debt in the main deck 1) because no one will see it coming 2) it's a great spell to sink your mana into and 3) it is a finisher with a dramatic life swing effect. In my mind I would not have an extra Debt in the sideboard simply because one usually is enough.

Have you chosen not to play Thoughtseize or is it a card availability issue? If so then Duress would be a fine placeholder if you can make room for it. Perhaps skip the 4 Pilfered Plans and go with some hand disruption?

How are you faring in the Control mirror game 1? The reason I'm asking is you have quite few counter spells main deck.

What I noticed yesterday at my local store was that I was outgunned by my opponent's counter magic simply because my opponent had more of it than I (had 4 main deck at the time - now it's 10 main deck)

Perhaps cut a rift and a Baron for two additional Psychic Strike?

I really like Selesnya Charm in the sideboard. It functions as very effective removal in the current meta game and also trades early against aggro and against Control you can just make a Knight and hit your opponent for two every turn.

I will be very interesting to see how this deck evolves if you decide to make it a long-term project (I know my 5 Colour Control in Standard certainly is ^^) and I wish you the best of luck with it!





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Posted 22 March 2014 at 06:16

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Let's just say it's a mind game. Even though I haven't been to a tournament in a while, I still have a little rep as a Control player. I once bluffed for 11 turns during a prerelease running Dega because I kept a card in hand and my opponent though I would counter his spell. I don't have any Revolation or thoughtsieze which is why I don't run them. I don't like the limited use of duress (although a good replacement) mostly because it's almost useless against my friends who I normally play.

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Posted 22 March 2014 at 06:34

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I see :)

Interestingly enough I'm known as a Mono Red Aggro Player at the store where I play simply because I've been playing that archetype a lot in competitive tournaments for two years now. It's only very recently I'm trying the other end of the spectrum with 5 Colour Control.

Bluffing a spell by keeping something like a land on your hand is certainly one of the solid ways of pulling a mind game on your opponent :)

If Duress is not effective in your social circle then I understand that you're opting not to run them. Do you play in tournaments at a store? If so, what is the meta game there at the moment?

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Posted 22 March 2014 at 07:34

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I haven't played a store tournament in about a year.

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Posted 23 March 2014 at 05:26

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I see :)

I went 1-4 yesterday at the tournament with my 5 Colour Control and it was a lot of fun and very educational. Got very good feedback and the games showed me what to cut outright and so I will modify the list a bit and try other cards :)

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Posted 23 March 2014 at 18:41

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Had my friend take it to a modern tournament(no SB included). Watched him beat Dega Vampires 2-0 and beat U/W control game 1 before I had to leave.

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Posted 04 April 2014 at 23:11

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Had my friend take it to a modern tournament(no SB included). Watched him beat Dega Vampires 2-0 and beat U/W control game 1 before I had to leave.

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Posted 04 April 2014 at 23:12

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That moment when it posts more than once.

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Posted 04 April 2014 at 23:14

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Okay :) I'm playing a Standard tournament today at my local store (Dragon's Lair) here in Stockholm as a Playing Judge. It will be very interesting and a lot of fun to see how the changes in my deck since last time will play out :)

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Posted 05 April 2014 at 04:15

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I am definitely a fan sweet deck! I would go for some deicide in the SB if you could fit them it is really strong right now and I have a feeling that the BG or junk constellation decks are gonna be a thing pretty soon

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Posted 02 June 2014 at 03:24

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I actually don't have many Jin cards. I missed the prerelease. Out of the 5/6 packs I bought, I didn't pull any decide.

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Posted 02 June 2014 at 04:14

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I actually won the pre-release at my LGS I went 5-0 with believe it or not B/W control with the best rare being herald of torment. To be fair i did pull 2 brain maggot and about every decent black and white removal spells. Anyway deicide is definitely a solid SB card I swear by it having 2 maybe even 3 SB slots

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Posted 02 June 2014 at 22:05

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