Council of Angels & Villians

by PoetMaster-X on 01 November 2013

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Instants (3)


Planeswalkers (1)


Artifacts (1)

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Deck Description

Standard, R/B/W control...

How to Play

Thune, Obzedat, Helix & Whipe to assist Baron... ...Whipe can also bring him back even as a 10/10 haste, flying... ...tough Bones ain't good for the Baron, I still need the drawpower... ...I've considered using 3 Keyrune & only 2 Bones, but 2 Read the Bones won't do it I guess... ...may be I just cut all Bones & add 1 more land, 1 more Keyrune & 1 more Chandra to the main deck.......

Chained to the rocks to deal with gods & different kinds of threats as well... ...Serenity is there for the same reason & it can also hold back aggro decks, even midrange decks that can pull multiple biggies within a short amount of time...

Gideon is now can be delt with many wayes, but he's still awesome, when you don't have too many of him in your deck... ...I use him in the sideboard, 'cuz I only plan to use him against decks that doesn't have those spells that could simply finish him off... ...also, he's only good against not too fast aggro decks that usually have many creatures out, but could not kill Gideon at any time when attacking... ...Gideon's ultimate can finish off gods as well & at certain situations, it's not hard to activate it... ...when you do, no creatures, no lands, no nothing... ...& you highly possibly win the game... ...I can very well protect Gideon as well... ...I usually have 2 creatures out, it's not rare when I have 3 out, but 1 is there almost every time from turn 4-6 & I also have a nice set of removal, even wipes(Anger; Mortars).......

I consider using Shrivel instead of Doom Blade... ...but I'm not sure of it... ...1st I wanted to put a 3rd Hero's Downfall in the sideboard, but I realized, that I need 2 mana medicine for Master of Waves... ...Shrivel is perfect for that, but Doom Blade also does the work & it can also eleminate different kinds of threats... ...tough now I have the 3rd Downfall there as well....... :)

I use Solemn Offering in the sideboard, because I don't really have medicine for enchantments, like Detention Sphere, or Chained to the rocks mainboard, & it can also assist Baron with the life gain...

I don't see the need for Sin Collector, I'd rather use only Thoughtseize & Lifebane Zombie... ...I don't want to use too many small creatures, because of Anger, so I decided to use only the Zombie...

Against another control deck... ...if the opponent runs wipes, don't cast too many creatures at the same time... ...here are the best wayes you can operate: Play Thune with another creature, for example Baron... ...& keep a Demon in hand... ...wipe out, creatures down, you cast the Demon & the opponent won't have any creature to sacrifice & you probably win within 2 turns... ...or you can cast Thune & the Demon & keep Baron in hand, so you gain life with Tune, than pherhaps after the wipe, you cast Helix at the end of the opponent's turn, than play Baron in your turn, may be you'll have him triggered... ...Stormbreath is also a good card to hold back 'til a wipe comes, 'cuz it has haste... ...Whipe of Erebos is also awesome, if you cast it as a surprise after a wipe, than turn after turn you reanimate your fallen creatures... ...it's also good to cast Tune & Obzedat, 'cuz Obzedat won't fall to sorcery speed wipes when you temporarly exile it... ...& if the wipe still takes them both out, you can cast Baron(you've gained tons of life with Thune & Obzedat already, so he just might triggers, & a surprise Helix won't hurt before you cast him either....... :)


Please, let me know, if you'd change something!..

Pre-thanks!

Deck Tags

  • Standard
  • RBW
  • Control
  • Angel of Thune

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Council of Angels & Villians

Should I take out Chandra, 1 Read the Bones & 1 Dragon for 3 Boros Reckoner?..

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Posted 01 November 2013 at 16:25

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You could take out the O-rings in the sb (not standard) and replace them with reckoners (or any other card of your choice).

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Posted 02 November 2013 at 03:53

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Drop archangel of thune all of your other 5 drops avoid removal. Also typically your not going to have more then archangel and 1 other creature on the feild so you won't get the most out of the the counters. You can take that out as well as 1 Chandra.
The. You get 3 slots for Boros reckoner right there.

I would also try to find room for 1 more keyrune because your 5 mana slots are so powerful so dropping them a turn early wins games maybe drop 1 of te read the bones

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Posted 01 November 2013 at 17:21

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I know I usually gonna' have Thune with only another creature, but it's more than enough... ...have you seen MTG worlds? ok... ...it was the previous chapter of standard, but 1 of my hungarian countryman played USA control & only with Angel of Thune & a Staticaster, he did amazing things... ...tough, he drew unluckily in the finals.......

In my store & also other I play in, players usually have 2-3 Thune in their control decks(often USA, or Esper control)... ...& it works out great... ...even in this deck, it kicks ass & it buyes you time to set up a finisher, if not finishes the game itselfe... ...Thune is actually better in a control deck with multiple biggies, than in an aggro.......

I'll take out Chandra, as you suggested, also 1 Bones & a 3rd card is required for the 3 Reckoner... ...than I can take more adventage out of Thune, 'cuz with Reckoner, it's awesome!.. :)

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Posted 01 November 2013 at 17:32

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What does angel do for you that blood baron doesn't due just better if you don't have many creatures

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Posted 02 November 2013 at 19:55

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Trust me, if you test this, or play against a deck that uses 2-3 Archangel of Thune in a similar conception of creatures, you'll know how good it is even with only 1 other creature, that's not too small :) ...actually it's better than if you use her in an aggro, or token deck... ...but just to make it a bit better for the Angel, I put in 1 Assemble the Legion... ...I might find a way to put in a 2nd of that.......

Imagine having a Demon & an Angel out, deal damage with the angel & cast Helix at the same turn, or may be Whipe of Erebos is there & the Demon also has lifelink... ...both the Demon & the Angel get so big, you'll probably end the game within 2 turns...

In this deck, it's not rare when I have 3 creatures out & 1 is Thune... ...the opponent than will need a wipe at least - & this is a control deck with only big creatures - or else, he/she'll lose... ...sometimes, the opponent is in the same situation when I only have 2 creatures out & that's not a rare site either.......

I know this looks a little irrelavent, but ingame, it's all different... ...I've seen how Thune works in these kind of decks, I've studied those deck constructions & I've made the 1st ever R/B/W version... ...I think so far this is the strongest combination... ...tough I haven't played it against players with USA & Esper control decks that uses Thune... ...this week, at the store I play most of the time(highly competative place), on FNM, 3 players used these decks(2 USA & 1 Esper control)... ...the USA control decks finished 4th & 6th place out of 28... ...I donno' about the Esper, but I remamber it had more wins than losses.......

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Posted 03 November 2013 at 00:35

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