Weenie Hut Jr. [Mono White Devotion]
Standard
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FNM 11/7/14 —Nov. 8, 2014
2 - 2
The deck faired rather well tonight. I Will be looking to add more mana dump for late game. I will also be editing the sideboard.
Matchups.
Game 1: B/W aggro (2-1) This was a great matchup. I lost only once due to a misplay. I swung out early with a prowessed Seeker of the Way only to have it chump blocked by a Ruthless Ripper. If I had kept the seeker on the board for a couple more turns the outcome would have been 2-0.
Game 2: G/R Devotion (1-2) I lost the first game to a huge ramp advantage over me and game 1 Stormbreath Dragon. That is a typical game one against that build. My sideboard choices were End Hostilities, and Phyrexian Revoker. They came into play second match giving me a win. The third match Was wonky. I ended up drawing into 4x Seeker of the Way and 3x Brimaz, King of Oreskos.... I had resolved a Spectra Ward and was sitting pretty 30 life to 3 life..... then my opponents sideboard plan against my Banishing Light came into use against my ward, a card they didn't even know I had in deck!!! Agghhh. With their Reclamation Sage targeting my spectra they followed up with an Anger of the Gods and board wiped my field leaving me vulnerable to a Stormbreath Dragon and a Polukranos, World Eater. They were both monstrous! It only took two turns of me topdecking 2 plains to end the round.... :( talk about an amazing comeback for him!!!$
Game 3: RDW Budget Aggro(0-2) The losses here were due to really bad hand that I had no business keeping! Playing this matchup, be expecting a match 1 loss. This deck, ecspecially the budget fast aggro build, can overwhelm quickly! After the two matches we decided to play 3 more games before the next round started. I went 3-0 those 3 matches. Very easy to beat this build, because you flood the board with threats that they often find impossible to beat.
Game 4: RDW Budget Aggro (2-1) This was another matchup like the previous. This player had the same plan, triggering Akron crusader heroic and flooding the board with 1/1 and then using combat tricks to evade my blockers and dealing significant amount of damage. Against a wall like Lagonna-Band Trailblazer or Brimaz, King of Oreskos their plans fall short. This buys you enough time until you can resolve a Elspeth, Sun's Champion or Wingmate Roc. The only difference was that this player had a mid game anthem tactic through Hall of Triumph
All in all, I think this deck could have done better if I wasn't so overconfident going into it and I put more thought into my opening hands. I will be returning with this deck for next week's FNM. The only real issue I may need to plan around is against enchantment or artifact removal...
Isntitizzet says... #3
Also, Glimpse the Sun God+ Nykthos seems legit af for evasive and heroic porpoises.
November 7, 2014 7:41 p.m.
lll_PANIC_lll says... #4
I really like your style haha. I do need a mana dump for late game, heliod is good, but the angel looks bonkers!! The glimpse is great, but pushes me too far into a control deck. I want to be on the offensive and push my oppenent into a defensive by playing threats. Not having threats and then having to respond glimpse the offense is not the best position for me.
Definitely will take a peek at that Angel or soul!!
lll_PANIC_lll says... #1
An aggro deck without evasion is most of the time useless. Spectra Ward also guarantees me a win every time I resolve it. It seems very wonky, but it is amazing. It also triggers prowess or heroic and has synergy with the Eidolon.
It's true only one can be out at one time, but I have never felt like I had too many. I have tapped down my nykthos and immediately played the other to double my mana pool on many occasions. Usually after casting two 5 or 6CMC threats, my opponent is left scrambling.
Favored hoplite is awesome, but this deck isn't about hitting heroic triggers. The few heroic creatures that are in here are there only because they fit the playstyle of the deck. Lagonna-Band Trailblazer is in here to make sure I have a turn one drop that can wall out damage. It just makes it better to have heroic. The Phalanx Leader is in here because it synergizes better than an anthem style effect card like Hall of Triumph or Obelisk of Urd or Spear of Heliod. When I played those types of cards before I revamped the deck, I found they didn't provide enough to the deck. I also love Ajani's Presence and have had it suggested before. I have tried it out, but found that whenever I was facing a situation where I had the presence or an Ephemeral Shields i would 9/10 times want the later.
I have gone back and forth with Hero of Iroas or Phalanx Leader. Playing only 5 auras kind of makes it a hard choice. I definitely have not counted it out yet though!
The Godsend isn't always going to resolve. Its also not always going to last. Granting +3/+3 and an "exiling deathouch" to even a lagonna however, is super intimidating. It definitely adds a clock for the opponent. It pushes them into the defensive position, which is where we want them.
Everyone always suggests Soldier of the Pantheon I originally had him in here when I first posted the deck. He didn't really do much. I played against a lot of Azban and jeskai at the time and found very unsatisfied. He could block the Siege Rhino all day, but would hand me 3 damage every time he did so.... it had little effects against a Mantis Rider and could even go down to a Goblin Rabblemaster token... I usually only receivers a net of 3-4 life from him on average. Lagonna-Band Trailblazer fits what I need in a turn one drop, while soldier is still too vulnerable. I would definitely love to hear why you think soldier is a good fit though! :) I am always doing big hauls on this deck.
Thank you cletus008 and kvttrs for your help and suggestions!
November 5, 2014 11:11 p.m.