1 drop creature or Lightning Strike?

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Posted on Oct. 21, 2014, 1:38 a.m. by TheNinjaJesus

So, this is for my Jeskai deck, and while it performs quite nicely and is fun to play, I feel like it's just not quite there.

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I think the core problem is I have too many non creature spells if I run Lightning Strike, but I don't have enough creatures if I do run Lightning Strike. I have a playset of Monastery Swiftspear in there, but that feels so pedestrian. Something like Mogis's Warhound or Everflame Eidolon gets around that by being a damn good aura, triggers prowess, but also are 2 drop creatures you can straight up cast, and if you Warhound a Mantis Rider, being forced to attack isn't a drawback thanks to Vigilance. At any rate, please give feedback, I want to try this at a 3 round game event tomorrow.

Arvail says... #2

I'm not a huge fan of Prophetic Flamespeaker given that Jeskai has access to D2T, Chandra, and Jace's Open Arms. Anyways, much of Jeskai's success has to do with the fact that they don't play creature-heavy strategies. Instead, they focus on a suite of efficient creatures and burn. Besides, the non-creature spells have great synergy with D2T, so it all comes full circle. The burn enables burn.

October 21, 2014 1:45 a.m.