ramp control

by smiticus on 07 September 2010

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Instants (3)


Enchantments (3)

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Deck Description

Final version of a deck i've been toying with for about a month in preperation of alara rotating out of standard. Theme/point of the deck is to get the admonition angel and primeval titan out on battlefield together asap. Each additional land the titan puts into play triggers the angel's exile ability, keeping the battlefield clean of pesky enchantments, artifacts and creatures and leaving your opponent open to attack from the titan. I've chosen to go with overgrown battlements for the mana ramping since it can provide considerably more mana with each one put into play, and it gives a better early defense. The artisian of kozilek is for bringing back an angel or titan if one has been removed you don't have another in hand and emrakul is a bonus play after getting all the mana into play.

The summoning traps are pretty self explanitory, creature gets countered early, pop one of these and get on of the big guys out early. This works especially well if someone pulls an irritating mana leak on turn 3. journey to nowhere and day of judgement especially are for early stalls while building mana, and ajani goldmane is there to replenish life and also for the 1/1 counters with vigilance later on.

Moving to the sideboard, birds of paradise and oracle of mul daya are alternatives to overgrown battlement for adding mana, while leyline of sanctity is for burn and discard decks. Obstinate Baloth is also included for playing against a discard and silence can be a life saver later in the game in that it makes the opponent wait an extra turn before casting any spells.

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  • Tournament

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Card Legality

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

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