U/W DETENTION

by mattorihanzo on 21 January 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Sorceries (3)


Instants (8)

Artifacts (1)


Enchantments (3)

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Deck Description

Quick and easy U/W detain deck
had good fun playing casually...if done right and you can stall with detain on the little guys and counters for long enough to get out lavinia or archon it will feel like youre opponent is barely even there!

Deck Tags

  • U/W
  • Standard
  • Azorius
  • Budget

Deck at a Glance

Social Stats

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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 U/W DETENTION

PLEASE any suggestions or what to use for SB would be amazing! looking to take this to a standard tournament this week! help!!

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Posted 21 January 2014 at 10:40

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Nice deck! I think that this may be an idea but to add more 2 and less cost instants and put in isocron scepter. For the SB you could put rest in peace, supreme verdict. I don't know about anything else, but I'll tell you if I do. :)

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 03:01

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i would love to put isochron scepter in but this one needs to stay standard for now

and yes verdict and rest in peace are going in the sb
thanks!!

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 03:21

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also adding quicken to the sb for supreme verdict

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 03:24

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Good deck I would use counter spell instead of dissolve tjough

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:02

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i would too but im trying to keep this one standard :/

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:05

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Oh then maybe bident of ThASA and thasa

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:08

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oh man i wish i had thassa! i would add her in a heartbeat if i actually had her haha but she has a place here for sure

i have bident so ill sb that
good deal man thanks!

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:16

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No probablem dude

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:20

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Also maybe spear of helliod

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:22

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And Elspeth

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:23

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no lie i almost bought elspeth or tamiyo for this deck yesterday

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:27

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nice! one of the better azorius decks ive seen here in awhile!
pls rate n comment on my deck: http://www.mtgvault.com/bootsncatsn/decks/rakdos-riotry/

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:12

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thanks for the comment!

and liked your deck really brutal build

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:18

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lol ty! thats what I was going for

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 06:23

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nice deck, may i suggest adding some lyev skynights as they also detain upon entering the battlefield and 3/1 flyer for 1wu isn't to much. also possibly switch the pacifism for arrest? costs more to play but stops them from using activated abilities too. i run a similar deck check it out http://www.mtgvault.com/zomajhauc/decks/heroic-detainment/

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 18:10

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i originally had a few of them in here and i was trying to figure out a way to keep them in but i ended up taking them out in favor of archon and the spells like render silent etc
however im fully in favor of putting them back in...what would you swap out for them?

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 21:31

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personally i would drop all 3 divination and righteous authority in favour of 2 skynights and possibly 2 ordeal of thassa. as that will beef up your creature count and give you the card draw as well as big up a creature. but thats just my oppinion best of luck

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 00:34

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nice deck! I threw together a mono white detain deck myself, but deconstructed it as it was wayyy too overpowered and my friends banned it haha!

I like to use Master of Diversion. He doesn't have detain, but he can take care of those pesky 1/1's so your detain spells can hit your opponent's big guys :D

Also, Lyev Decree is just all around amazing for detain :D

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Posted 22 January 2014 at 22:36

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dude lyev decree is awesome! what would you sb to put that in?
and master of diversion is also good but again im not sure as to what to take out for him
suggestions?

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 00:01

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got lyev decree in there still trying to figure out where i can fit the lyev skyknights in there

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 02:51

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I'll try my advice as much as possible in the form of simple suggestions:
-I don't see much use in Search Warrant. As for the likes of Standard, people will play thier cards fast unless you're against a control deck. At the very least, you can SB them, but I don't see much use for them in this format.
-Lavina, according to your deck description, is one of your win conditions. Even though she's legendary, I'd still recommend getting 1 or 2 more of her since she's only 5 mana and is a great detainer.
-Maybe another Martial Law or 2 since if you have multiples out, you can constantly detain creatures, but they still cost 4 barely leaving such impact so your choice.
-Playing Standard? Then watch out for Stormbreath Dragons. Unless your Dissolves can take care of them, I'd find another way to do so because Stormbreath Dragons are devastating right now.
-4 Archons? each 7-mana creatures? I can see why (because it's a great flyer/detainer once you get it out), so then in that case, you better have some way of playing that thing unless your detaining spells can handle it. Azorius Cluestone/Keyrune? Nah, seems too casual.
-Against a lot of aggressive decks / not Stormbreath, I find pacifism to be a really nice card since it's 2-mana "removal". I'd recrommend adding 1-2 more in the MB or SB.

Overall It's not a bad deck on paper, but I feel it would need some more....you know, something to the deck. I hope that helped!

Also, can you check this out whenever the time:

http://www.mtgvault.com/hydreigonmuppetmaster/decks/standard-budgetazorius-heroes/

that would be nice.

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 00:54

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ok first things first: thanks so much for all the feedback! way more than i was expecting

anyways i totally agree this deck looks great but in practice it needs more...i donno...oomph

ok so i dropped search warrant and a couple archons, added more pacifism and martial law
i also added lyev decree for early game detain (thanks drkfire4!)

ill add in another lavinia also

thanks again for all your suggestions!

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 02:33

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Your quite welcome!

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Posted 24 January 2014 at 15:27

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cool detain deck. how about you put in Silence?

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 05:13

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that would work really well as a 1 drop
what would you swap out?

thanks!

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 05:18

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Ordeal of Thassa. maybe

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 05:20

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yeah its going to do alot more good than ordeal of thassa

thanks!

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 05:24

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Solid deck dude. I'm a fan of lyev skyknight for the evasion it offers and the clock that it puts your opponent on. I might run him over the guildmage, who requires a constant mana investment.

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 09:37

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ive been thinking the exact same thing, but havent really tested out that option yet at all
ill swap them out and see how this works.

thanks!

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 09:39

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For one extra mana cost you could replace the azorius arrester's with banisher priests. Just a thought, since the banisher priest exile usually lasts a little longer than detain.
All around it is a solid deck.

I also have a white/blue deck, if you want to look at it.
http://www.mtgvault.com/couch312/decks/wanna-lose-a-friend/

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Posted 23 January 2014 at 22:13

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This is a really cool deck and It looks like it would work really well. Nice Job!

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Posted 26 January 2014 at 02:51

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thanks!

any suggestions?

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Posted 26 January 2014 at 04:24

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If I play tempting wurm and I have bazaar trader down can I tap it to give to my opponent and then can I put any number of creatures from my hand down? :)

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Posted 26 January 2014 at 15:42

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i dont think so. if im understanding the ruling correctly, it would have to come onto the battlefield under your opponents control. the way it would work is that you would play tempting wurm, then it resolves and your opponent would play whatever they want from their hand, then you could activate bazaar traders ability to transfer the wurm over to your opponents side of the field. im not sure theres a way to make that work in your favor, but my understanding could be wrong. i dont think that you can transfer ownership of a permanent before it resolves, but its possible. i can ask a judge for you if youd like. lemme know!

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Posted 26 January 2014 at 20:32

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I think this is more of a question for the forums, not on a random deck. There's a dedicated rulings section and you could easily get a judge's ruling on there. Tab is at the top! :)

Edit: also, the post above is correct, the wurm would either have to be copied by your opponent or change control on the stack. I don't know any cards that allow you to give your opponent your spell on the stack (though there may be one that I am unaware of), but the text on perplexing chimera from borm of the gods proves that it can be done. :)

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Posted 26 January 2014 at 21:06

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Okay thanks. I was just wondering. :)

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Posted 27 January 2014 at 01:59

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69.69 $ ;)

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Posted 14 August 2014 at 07:47

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