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4 Bloodghasts? Dude, I have 36 Bloodghasts...8 of which are foils...
Alright, I showed this deck to my buddy Arty. As the builder of Alcatraz, owner of a $13,000 deck, and the only person to defeat every one of the "7 Decks"...I figured he'd be able to help =P Hello Mr. Lewis, I hope that the following advice presented to you will live up to 'surewhynot' (as you know him) waxing poetic about my talents. Enough about my so called 'résumé' though. On to the advice. I have prepared a list containing the various aspects of your deck that I believe are worth a mention, either due to being a hindrance, or due to being something which should be built upon. /1. The most glaring mistake is your inclusion of Bitterblossom. It is an error on your part for two reasons. Below I will list those reasons. //1a. Excuse my harsh words, but to splash a color for a single card, useful or otherwise, is simply an asinine choice. It seems to me this fault was largely an innocent mistake, but it is a flaw all the same, and to not address it would be an even greater flaw. //1b. The true artistry behind 'Prison', as it is known, is to prevent your opponent from achieving anything tangible whatsoever. In order to accomplish this feat, you must at times hinder yourself as well, all the while maximizing any loopholes to hider yourself to a lesser degree. It should come as no surprise that a culmination of these tenets fosters long, drawn out games. Bitterblossom has little application in a deck that should expect prolonged games. /2. If you truly require a full playset of Jace, the Mindsculpter in order to maintain dominant board control, then quite frankly, you have no more than a control deck and not a true 'Prison'. If you honestly must have it in, then a maximum of two, while in my opinion is still superfluous, is tolerable. I implore you not to use a full playset though. To do so places you into the same cavalcade of mediocrity that plagued Standard right up until its banishment. /3. You could very easily divide Brainstorm in half. In its place, two copies of Counterbalance and, likewise, two copies of Sensei's Divining Top (commonly referred to as 'CounterTop') will achieve much the same, while introducing another angle of control. /4. I see little reason to use Armageddon in the main deck, especially at such high quantities. It may function well on occasion in your side board, but otherwise, it is a hindrance. /5. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV is, in my humble opinion, nigh irreplaceable in white-blue 'Prison'. It does not, by any means, require an entire deck centered on just it. In fact, such an effort would most likely have sub-par results. /6. The dead horse be beaten, Fatespinner is an excellent inclusion. Well, it seems that is the current limit of my advice at this time. Should you choose to continue pursuing Esper in this case, then I am certain referencing 'Alcatraz' should provide ample inspiration. I must give our friend his laptop back at this time, he is being quite the pest and I truly have had it for a considerably long duration. I am hopeful that my time was worth your while, I believe it was worth mine. Until next time, I bid thee adieu. ---Artemis
Right above the register in our shop is the "rules of the shop". In big bold letters, rule #1 says "don't be a dick." We had someone pull that crap once, and our store owner told him to leave. I understand if the person is noticeably trying to get an edge, but most of the time, it's a total accident. I've had a card fly out while shuffling before, and my opponent picked it up for me...That's classy man =]
Wow, actually, that makes a lot of sense. I have 3 "extra" Goyfs layin' around...Maybe I should sell them before the price drops. I'm guessing sooner or later Goyf is gonna get banned from Modern, so that will probably drop the price back down.
Suicide MBC Pox? Dude...in the words of Nathan Explosion..."BRUTAL" Are you worried it might be too suicidal?
Holy crap, when did Goyf prices jump up so much?! O_O
Not harsh at all man. In reality, it's only decent, I agree with that and even mentioned that in the deck description. However, if "credit" is to be "deserved", then I think it should be in the context of how this deck came to be. I'll probably remake this deck, or at least the idea behind it, in the future...and of course improve on the idea...but I think I'm going to leave this one as is, since it has a funny story behind it =P
The issue with Cradles, as I understand it, is that they're damn near essential to a 10L working, especially with Winter Orb murdering the opponent. Maybe Wumps could make it work without them, which would be sweet, but I dunno if it's even possible =/
Hahaha, you're still bitter about Tom becoming a control player? XD
It did really well lol...I think I got second or third in the tourney, which is damn good considering I walked in the store, someone said "hey, we're havin an Eldrazi tourney, wanna join?", and I said "sure, why not" and threw it together in 2 minutes =P
Well, Goyf would actually fit in the spot nicely, buuuuuuut...that said...Mimic Vat might actually do some interesting things, so could Prototype Portal, and Rings of Brighthearth =P For creatures...Eh...Fatespinner is some freakin overkill lol, but it should work =/
There's something better than Unsummon actually. Vapor Snag =]
lol I made this during a RoE exclusive casual tourney. It's budget mostly because I just saw what stuff was left on the table and tossed it together =P
I like it, but I'm a little "meh" on Venser and think the Maps are mostly extra fluff =/
Dude, if I were you, I'd rock Kozilek over Ulamog any day. Kozi, with the card draw function will be exactly what the deck needs.
That's what you used to say about using Bloodghast in control =P
So if this is "Diet", then what would a "Zero" version be? =P
Bob can swing for damage as well as come out a turn earlier, which are both much better for an aggro design. Additionally, and it might sound a tad strange, but this being a slight sui-black, I like the additional loss of life here and there =P
ThopterTop is boring as crap man...and surprisingly fragile too =/
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