Elspeth deck upgrades

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Posted on Nov. 25, 2022, 1:21 p.m. by Foreign359

Hi, I am a beginner to MTG and recently bought the Elspeth planeswalker TBD deck and replaced some cards as suggested by YouTube videos and some research of my own.

My deck now looks like this Elspeth MonoW. I played today against a R-G tempo deck and noticed I really fall behind on the early game and creature removal. Once I stabilise the board, I tend to win, but that happened quite rarely.

Are there any good card suggestions - what should I replace and with what cards exactly? Thank you!

legendofa says... #2

Welcome to the club, Foreign359!

Looking at the deck, cards like Archon of Falling Stars and Danitha, Benalia's Hope don't really contribute that much. They eat a lot of mana, and the deck doesn't have the enchantment/aura/equipment base to support them. Those would be my first cuts.

After that, look at every card above 3 mana and ask how it contributes to you winning the game. Your 4+ mana cards should mark strong pushes to victory, not just delaying tactics like Angel of Grace.

As for what to replace them with, choose a strategy and focus around that. I see the core of a decent white weenie deck, casting a lot of synergistic small creatures and pumping them. My suggestion is to look for creature in the 1-2 mana range with efficient stats and good effects, and build around speed and numbers.

Above all, have fun!

November 26, 2022 12:38 a.m.