Is this a horrible idea?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Jan. 24, 2015, 2:48 p.m. by MagicalHacker
I had a silly idea of a deck that plays like mono blue without blue in the deck. This what I found that tells me it should be Mardu:
Illumination, Lapse of Certainty, Mana Tithe, Dash Hopes, Withering Boon, Artifact Blast, and Molten Influence.
It sounds really lame, but these are the best counter spells outside of blue. What else can make it feel like mono blue?
You forgot Red Elemental Blast and Pyroblast. Suck it, blue.
Red had some cards in Planar Chaos that could bounce permanents. Um. Ghostly Prison and Sphere of Safety are modern, properly-colored takes on cards like Propaganda and War Tax. Land denial was a blue thing back in the day, so maybe some land destruction wouldn't hurt.
January 24, 2015 2:53 p.m.
Horrible idea.... Unless there's a REALLY GOOD reason to why you wont play blue....
January 24, 2015 3:48 p.m.
GhostChieftain says... #7
It is a terrible, but amusing idea. Just try a build of it on here before going and actually buying any cards. Just tag me in a comment on it and I would totally try and help you
January 24, 2015 4:05 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #8
It was more of a fleeting idea really. It would be funny in tiny leaders though
January 24, 2015 6:02 p.m.
You missed Mages' Contest and all the spell copying and redirection effects Fork Reverberate Wild Ricochet Shunt Reroute Dualcaster Mage Reiterate Imp's Mischief Muck Drubb Ricochet Trap
They're all pretty effective at dealing with countermagic and removal.
Kozelek says... #2
Dash Hopes
January 24, 2015 2:53 p.m.