In my current meta, a lot of my friends play blue control paired with other colors (usually 3 either black, green, or white). My current Ghave deck works wonders in multiplayer, but have problems in 1v1 duel situations. I'm designing this deck to duel vs a lot of highly tuned decks (lots of dual lands) with tons of control (without resorting to have more/better control that them).
Although this deck can be tagged as control, it is a different kind of control, as this type of control relies on heavy aggro and protection and spells to screw counters and targeted removal, ramps, and such.
Any comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated, not only in what to put IN, but more so, what to take OUT. I want it to be as competitive as possible.
Thanks.
More that a HOW TO PLAY, more of a description of what the deck relies on.
Radha is the commnader as not only she's cheap on this Gruul colors, but grants consistent mana acceleration, and early commander damage.
Blood Moon and Magus of the Moon, screw with 3 colored tunned deks that don't play red, as almost every land they have is dual or fetch ergo non-basic.
Leyline of Lifeforce, Vexing Shusher, Gaea's Herald, Spellbreaker Behemoth, and even Thrun are there to survive the heavy counters I'm facing.
On that topic, Citadel of Pain, City of Solitude, Dosan, The Falling Leaf, Price of Glory are there to allow me to play confortably on my turn without worrying to much, no more playing on blue's terms.
Asceticism, Ezuri, Eladamri, Akroma's Memorial, and such, are for protection of targeted removal/destruction, as it is more usual on my meta than mass destruction (although there is mass destruction), for that we have Caller of the Claw, Praetor's Counsel, Spearbreaker Behemoth, and regeneration unless they used Damnation/Wrath of God.
Tutoring, and draw, are managed by Tooth and Nail, Green Sun Zenith, Primal Command, Worldly Tutor and such, even Genesis Wave, and Lurking Predators work as draw indirectly.
Aggro/Combat is managed by Haste cards like Urabrask, Hammer of Purphoros, Fires of Yavimaya, Garruk, Ezuri, even Nylea and some escential equipmets.
Lastly mana ramp is helped a ton by mana elfs, incluiding your commander and the godlike ramp of Oracle of Mul Daya, and Vorinclex.
Any comments are welcome and appreciated.