Ajani Vengeant, and his signature spell: Mudhole
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Posted on June 30, 2019, 6:27 p.m. by walruscustard
So i've been testing my hot new oathbreaker deck:
Make it happen with Ajani and Mudhole
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...And i'm having trouble stabilizing in the early game and closing out a win late. It takes a while to ramp up mana in boros colors and i can't easily tutor my amazing wincons that aren't Form of the Dragon . Thoughts?
walruscustard says... #2
Wow this is all really excellent advice. Dawn of Hope and Martial Coup are really smart includes.
So the original plan of the deck was to set everyone up to lose their lands to Fall of the Thran and then shut down the second half of the effect with Mudhole to try to rebound faster than my opponents. I went with an all-in combo strategy that's weak on tempo but with some playtesting it's really clear that it needs to make plays that aren't just big board sweepers to stabilize.
Also (believe it or not) i put a lot of thought into the mana base. The idea was to just give up on mana rocks and try to hit 4 lands on the draw so i can stick Academy Rector and Wrath of God on turn 4 reliably. You might imagine that doesn't do super good against decks that get a planeswalker just as soon or sooner.
I like the new mana base you propose. It's more reliable on the draw and still pretty good on the play. Going first is going to be good for this deck.
More to the point i think a lifegain strat would benefit the deck. I notice you didn't mention any creatures but i think Wall of Reverence and Crested Sunmare could be good buddies for the early to mid game before i combo out.
June 30, 2019 8:08 p.m.