Crusade for Serenity

by PoetMaster-X on 18 December 2012

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (15 cards)

Instants (6)


Enchantments (1)

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Deck Description

Standard(2012. december)... ...America/French control... (3 time FNM winner/no game loss) :) ...

Niv-Mizzet & Gisela in the sideboard, because if the opponent runs 3-4 Slaughter Games, plus a strong set of removal, I'm gonna' need more finishers...

...still feeling like it's incomplete...

...I belive, that this is better, than my "Crusade for Freedom" R/U/W deck.......

How to Play

Usually hold my creatures, until after I've played a wipe... ...if I need to cast creatures before that, than I have Serenity to save tham (either cast Serenity after the wipe & get my creatures back from the grave, or cast Serenity exiling 1-2 of my creatures on board & 1-2 of the opponent's, than wait if he/she can deal with the situation/& if he/she can, I just cast the wipe & get back my creatures as well)...

Geist is good to cast before a wipe, because I have 4 of it & I couldn't cast 2 at the same time anywayes...

I carefully decide what to exile with Detention Sphere...

...all my creatures are great to cast right after a wipe... ...Hellion Crucible is for mid-late game as well(after wipes)...

I sideboard more creatures, when I need more finishers, or when the opponent playes control such as I... ...Nevermore is against control decks, that lack many finishers...

I side more counters, when the opponent playes threats, that can't be delt with by only wipes & stuff... ...also, when he/she runs too much removal for against my deck...

...the extra Pillar is for R/B, G/B, B/G/U & Jund zombie aggro decks... ...Feeling of Dread is also awesome against those & so is Azorius Charm & Terminus...


With a control deck, you alwayes play a different game, so it's hard to explain the whole... ...I've won 2 FNM-s with this deck & my friend also toke it to one & he won it (no game loss each time)... ...the deck is working out great, I'm just thinking about somehow adding a 4th Feeling of Dread, but not for sure.......

Deck Tags

  • Tournament

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Mana Curve

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 Crusade for Serenity

Heya! Yet another wonderful deck! I ran something similar to the Crusade for Freedom deck you made and I won my FNM! I definitely like the new setup. For my playgroup there is a lot of graveyard based play so I make sure I have Rest in Peace in the sideboard just in case ,but it seems like Slaughter games is what is prevalent in yours. What cards would you take out to put in your sideboard cards? I always get frustrated between games thinking what to take out. Have you thought of Izzet Charm being used in place of some of the burn/counters? I know that pillars exile mechanic is awesome ,but if you don't face too many graveyard based decks it may help give you more choice.

I plan on evolving my deck to more of a mid range build for now. I was looking at one on Youtube and liked the idea of it. Let me know your thoughts please and good luck with the new deck! :)

Take a look if you get a chance.
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=415418

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Posted 19 December 2012 at 23:16

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Thanks! :)

Grats for the win on FNM & i'm glad you like the new version!..

Rest in Peace is not needed, 'cuz I have 4 Terminus, 3 Pillar of Flame, 3 Feeling of Dread, 3 Detention Sphere, 2 Dissipate, 2 Angel of Serenity & 4 Azorius Charm mainboard... ...each effective against grave decks & I haven't mentioned what I have in the sides yet: ...a 4th Pillar, a 3rd Serenity, a 4th Detention Sphere & 3 Syncopate...

Zombie decks fall against this easily & noboddy runs reanimator any more in a competative circle, because it falls to a single Rest in Peace, Tomrod's Crypt, or Rakdos Charm... ...besides, I can eleminate any reanimated threats easily with Sphere, Terminus, or Serenity & I can delay tham with Feeling of Dread & I can return it to the top of it's owner's library with Azorius Charm & than the opponent can't recast it from his/her graveyard... ...so F-U Avacyn & her friends!!!! :) .......

Izzet Charm is ok, but Syncopate & Dissipate are more effective... ...I don't want to use it's draw/discard ability, no matter I run 7 cards with Flashback in the main deck... ...the 2 damage burn for 2 is not a really good effect... ...Ican't extend the "pay 2" thing in it's counter ability, so it's usually only good against badly constructed midrange decks, or as an early - game counter...

...I'll check your deck... :)

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Posted 20 December 2012 at 01:28

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