Control question
Standard Deck Help forum
Posted on Oct. 8, 2015, 12:35 p.m. by brijmat
Judging with this new set which control route is the best to go? Jeskai, esper, or grixis. If possible help me brainstorm possible brews for each
UpperDeckerTaco says... #3
Well, they all show good promise. With Jeskai, you can go the Awaken route and really only splash red for Radiant Flames and Brutal Expulsion and maybe a couple others, so you would primarily run U/W/r. For Esper, you can also go the Awaken route, but it will be more reliant on the awaken strategy (U/W/b), or just go Esper Dragons (U/B/w). For grixis, you can go Eldrazi/colorless (aka Devoid) control (U/B/r). Using Brutal Expulsion, Ulamog's Nullifier, Transgress the Mind, Fathom Feeder, Sire of Stagnation, and other things of that nature.
For control, I went with U/W Awaken Control. Still working on fine tuning it, and I may end up going Esper with it. But for now, just trying to get a good baseline of the shell and going for consistency before I add the 3rd color and to see what cards really are powerhouses in certain match ups and if black would be beneficial. Pepperidge Farm Remembers. I plan on also potentially going towards Grixis because the Eldrazi theme is so unique and looks fun.
October 8, 2015 12:55 p.m.
I think esper is stronger in the awaken route, just because of Planar Outburst. All of the control shells are pretty strong right now. I think esper is strongest, with grixis being a close second. I could see Jeskai, UB or UW doing really well too though.
October 8, 2015 3:52 p.m.
I think I just made the best control deck ever... seriously
Crackling Esper Doom Dragons I'm running this tonight!
Slowgod says... #2
I played my slightly home-brewed Esper vs a copy of the Abzan Red last night and it was extremely close and fun games... Of course 1 game took almost an entire round and I was playing with a friend so we were just having fun and goofing off a bit, I played 2 jaces in 1 turn on top of the one I already had and chain killed them, but still won. Ojutai is very allergic to all the languish and crackling doom and abzan charm :/ I may go back to the dragonless, heavy removal, heavy PW version with lots of awaken. Check my profile for multiple Esper lists and a Grixis list I'm working on
October 8, 2015 12:53 p.m.