EDH - How to Beat Bant?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Feb. 27, 2012, 9:48 a.m. by Epochalyptik
So I was running deck:dominus-3 for a while and I recently went up against two of my friends who have (and I do not use this phrase loosely) near-unbreakable Bant combo decks. They focus on recursion and infinite mana with Palinchron, control, and overall one of the strongest, most consistent architecture I've ever seen in EDH.
I made a revised list, deck:dominus-dreambreaker-edition to try to answer the problem (I'd like to fit Sadistic Sacrament in there), but I'm thinking of building an additional deck. What are your thoughts? How do you destroy a strategy like this consistently and efficiently?
just realised im stupid and you posted their favourite combo, well gimme two secs I have some easy answers
February 27, 2012 10:17 a.m.
Extract will shut the combo out hide//seek will too (but wrong colours I know :-() a wizard deck around Supreme Inquisitor is nice too! as well as using something like Bribery to rob it first or Time Stop that bitch outa existance. This is just to help against that combo of course
February 27, 2012 10:20 a.m.
as well as the black obvious ones Cranial Extraction and the like. just make a deck that rips theirs apart lol teach them to play control in a casual fun format haha. a nice card to anti their control is Boseiju, Who Shelters All along with Expedition Map and Sylvan Scrying to find it
February 27, 2012 10:22 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #6
I spent my English class recreating a close approximation of the deck(s) in question. deck:bant-your-deck-is-invalid-1
I modified my modification of my BUG deck to be more control-oriented (again). Hopefully with the changes it will stand up to Bant.
I actually quite enjoy the challenge of playing against decks that powerful. It's what I want from an EDH game - a power struggle (BUG/Esper player here).
February 27, 2012 11:32 a.m.
AEtherZero says... #7
Maybe some Time Warp effects? I'm sure these would be extremely advantageous especially if you loop them. You could even combo them out with Eternal Witness/Mnemonic Wall and Crystal Shard. Also, have you thought about using Knowledge Exploitation? Try taking their Time Stretch and using Chancellor of the Spires afterwards :D
February 28, 2012 6:28 a.m.
That deck does look harsh, plenty of artifact and enchantment destruction should probs be up there as high priority as i wouldnt like to see any o them stick! make a land destruction deck lol that could work! it is fun playing against a power deck but only if you have the right kind of deck to put up a fight! if someone cracked out a control deck against my dragon deck id like headbut!! u win the magic game but now ur bleeding! :-) i highly suggest the use of things like Vexing Shusher and Boseiju, Who Shelters All, Gaea's Herald, Leyline of Lifeforce or just hard up harsh creatures with it built in like Gaea's Revenge etc. bar running your own counters and twincasts i suppose this is the only way around them
maiden77 says... #2
first suggestion kill them IRL :-) but in all seriousness what generals do they play? my pals and I tend to not play control cuz its so douchey but i do have a mono blue one for special occasions lol. what kind of control is it? is it literally spamming counters and o rings and pacifisms with uber artifact/enchantment hate or is there something I am missing with it being bant specific? i run Sadistic Sacrament
and it literally shuts a deck down so definitely run it! please see the blue sister to it known as Denying Wind
too! I think i will have useful suggestions though once I understand their tactics better. If all else fails just kick them in the junk and run!
February 27, 2012 10:15 a.m.