I am beginning to dislike the energy decks just a LITTLE bit. So I'm trying to come up with a way to lock it down. And after seeing what red rush does to stop/slow the energy dec, I think that there is a viable strategy. At its current stage, my goal is to build a rw hate deck that can transform into a lifegain deck after sideboarding.
Problem areas:
Note: I have yet to test the deck so I do not have anything definitive about stats.
Weak to heavy removal and consistency - Any way to fix that without diluting the idea?
Mana base could also be adjusted.
Better cards that can do multiple things in the deck i.e. Authouity of the Consuls - This is needed the most for the idea of a different deck after SB
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Reasoning behind each card:
Abrad and Lightning Strike are efficient removal.
Cast Out and Desert's Hold are ways to get rid of things as well as gain life.
Authouity of the Consuls and Kinjalli's Sunwing slows down a few decks as well as gains life
Harsh Mentor and Tocail Honor Guard is to stop/slow down activations.
Solemnity is to stop energy generation obvisouly.
Crested Sunmare and Overwhelming Splendor are the main win cons of the deck. Crested Sunmare to beat down w/unkillable hourses and Overwhelminh Splendor to completely lock the opponent.
Maybeboard:
Both Blur of Blades and Chandra's Defeat are good removal spells.
Fan Bearer is a decent tap effect.
Bishop's Soldier is just a good lifelinker.
A beautiful hand would be
T1: Authouity of the Consuls
T2: Tocatli Honor Guard
T3: Solemity
That is a great way to shut down energy.
Update:Pulled a late night and got some help with the deck
