Seeking Help for Mardu Combo Deck
Pioneer Deck Help forum
Posted on April 6, 2020, 10:29 a.m. by Kiran_M
This is a deck that I have been working on in some iteration or another for a couple of months. However, I am relatively unfamiliar with the pioneer metagame and was seeking some assistance in building a sideboard, as well as any other advice that people can give me. Deck
Thanks!
Boza: The issue with using Star of Extinction is that I can't get it out until turn 7 (barring significant changes to the game plan), and this is too slow to combat many of the other combo decks in Pioneer. Because I can Jaya-kill on T5, I am ahead of most combo decks on the play. The infinite life combo works to slow stuff down but doesn't stop Thassa's Oracle or any infinite damage.
April 6, 2020 3:21 p.m.
Or did you mean as a 1-of or in the sideboard for the long game? My other worry is that any life they gain stops it from working, which is a bit risky for 10 mana.
April 6, 2020 3:31 p.m.
Could running Aetherflux Reservoir be a good way to use the life I gain to win, or is it not worth cutting a card for? I was considering cutting Sorin but he does help get back killed combo pieces.
Boza says... #2
Why not add Star of Extinction for three ways to combo with Reckoner? Honestly, the planeswalker combo is a bit too expensive. The rush of vitality one is decent, as it can come out the turn after reckoner and requires a total of six mana. The planeswalker one requires a total of 11 total mana and two more turns after reckoner on 3 mana.
April 6, 2020 10:38 a.m.