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New to Blue Control, need help/suggestions...

Trying to build a Standard Type II blue control deck with denial, cloning and stealing... basically I want the deck to use the opponents deck against themselves.. whatever they have, either I have or I simply deny them the use of it.

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=168934

I think I have a good "start" here, but I'm open to suggestions, criticism, etc. I mostly play black, so playing blue is new for me.

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Posted 04 April 2011 at 00:28

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Well this is the wrong area to post, but I can give you a little help with this deck.

I would put in 4 Halimar Depths in place of 4 Islands... they can be used quite well with things such as:
Deprive
Æther Tradewinds

You can also run cards like: Cryptoplasm to clone their creatures.

I am not personally a fan of Redirect but it's useable.

Just a few ideas for you :D
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Posted 04 April 2011 at 02:31

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[QUOTE=Safearus]Well this is the wrong area to post, but I can give you a little help with this deck.

I would put in 4 Halimar Depths in place of 4 Islands... they can be used quite well with things such as:
Deprive
Æther Tradewinds

You can also run cards like: Cryptoplasm to clone their creatures.

I am not personally a fan of Redirect but it's useable.

Just a few ideas for you :D[/QUOTE]

Excellent ideas, thanks. Definately adding 4 Hamilar Depths. Cryptoplasm is nice as the game progresses.

Æther Tradewinds as oppsed to Regress? Deprive as opposed to Cancel?

What's the appropriate forum btw?
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Posted 04 April 2011 at 03:55

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The appropriate forums would be: "Standard Legal Deck Development"

Exactly, it gives you slightly more control on the board. Deprive is cheaper than Cancel, and the Tradewinds is more effective with the Halimar Depths ;)
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Posted 04 April 2011 at 04:06

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[QUOTE=Safearus]The appropriate forums would be: "Standard Legal Deck Development"

Exactly, it gives you slightly more control on the board. Deprive is cheaper than Cancel, and the Tradewinds is more effective with the Halimar Depths ;)[/QUOTE]

Very clever! I think I'll keep redirect in, in place of unsummon. I have enough creature denial/theft to keep the board safe for me - and I can hang onto a redirect for heavy direct damage.
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Posted 06 April 2011 at 15:26

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