I'm in LOVE with the COCO!
Standard*
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First FNM —Feb. 6, 2016
I took this deck to the first FNM and got a record of 3-1! Below is a summary of all the rounds:
Round 1: vs (Budget) U/R Prowess: Won 2-0 I ended up going against somebody who had just started playing the game last week. His deck had Prowess creatures in it but mostly had expensive Surge cards so he barely casted any spells.
Round 2: vs B/W Allies: Won 2-1 I lost game one because I was unable to find Reflector Mage or Harbinger of the Tides off of Collected Company and instead got a Den Protector and lost to some Drana's Emmissary swinging and upkeep drains. This was a very simple matchup post sideboard with all my spot removal and the bigger bodies mid game.
Round 3: vs Atarka Red - Won 2-0 Game 1 he was stuck with only 2 Mountains but luckily kept drawing Dragon Fodder so I ended up using Reflector Mage a lot. Post board I used my cheap removal in Silkwrap, Gideon's Reproach and Dromoka's Command (that was the real winner) and Bounding Krasis also did a decent amount of blocking. Den Protector came at just the right time and for the next 5-6 turns I just swang with my unlbockable (at the time) Den Protector while leaving my Reflector Mage's and Bounding Krasis' back on Defense.
Round 4: vs U/R Prowess - Lost 1-2 Game 1 was probably the closest game we had.he ended up playing Treasure Cruise 3 times in the span of 3 turns usually for only 3-4 mana. I however didn't get my 4th land that game until late but thankfully had quite the bit of 3 CMC spells. Game 2 I won by overflowing the board each turn since I took care of his only 2 creatures early. Game 3 was just bad as I again failed to get a 4th Land but it had to be a source. He got a chain of Abbot of Kheral Keep into Abbot of Kheral Keep into Abbot of Kheral Keep into Polluted Delta. And all of those Abbot of Kheral Keep's I just couldn't deal with. I'd also like to point out that during Round 4, I didn't cast a single Collected Company and still managed to keep the games close thanks to the grinding.
Overall I think this deck is amazingly well balanced and the ratio's are so perfect in it that I can confidently say that I, or anyone who's playing it (possible meta changes of course) could expect top results.
Chestnut27: If I were to add Matter Reshaper, why land(s) would you recommend?
February 5, 2016 8:51 a.m.
Nightdragon779 says... #3
Ok if you add colorless, you can also use Eldrazi Displacer's ability, and play Corrupted Crossroads. Maybe even Void Grafter and Scion Summoner.
February 5, 2016 9:36 a.m.
Nightdragon779: I already (and so far only) run 4x Yavimaya Coast for Eldrazi Displacer's ability. I don't know about Corrupted Crossroads though...If that's one of my early lands, it probably won't do me that good because of the fact that you can only use the second ability to cast a spell that has Devoid. The only other Land that could possibly be good to add to the deck for colorless is Holdout Settlement? And that's not that great.
Void Grafter I don't really think does anything for me except be a good blocker. The Hexproof is just overshadowed by my actual counterspells (and since those are cheaper, late game I can cast multiple spells per turn such as Collected Company + Negate in one turn). Scion Summoner is imo just garbage unless you are playing some kind of deck that produces a lot of Scion Tokens, or a version of Aristocrats with Zulaport Cutthroat (which you're probably playing Rally the Ancestors with it).
February 5, 2016 10:29 a.m.
HairyManBack says... #5
This deck looks very well done. Great job and it looks fun. If there is any issues with Eldrazi Displacer's mana there is always other painlands. I personally wouldn't rely on 4x Yavimaya Coast to get the job done. However, I can see that his ability won't make or break the bank here. One has to ask how the playtesting has gone?
Speaking of which, I'm not sure about 3x Tides with everything else going on. 2x Tides and 3x Advocate seem to be a bit more balanced all things considered. +1!
February 5, 2016 2:52 p.m.
HairyManBack, the deck has been phenomonal! The only deck I actually lose to is Ramp (that's the main reason for the mixture of counterspells). I beat Aggro decks pretty easily and can end up being pretty aggressive myself by playing a creature turn 3 and turn 4 playing Reflector Mage and swinging. Those plays really slow your opponent down and if they use their next turn to remove your dudes, Collected Company and Den Protector help a lot with that. Matchups like Temur, Abzan and Mardu are also mostly the luck of the draw, but during the later game, they just run out of gas from the grinding that this deck can pull off.
The Eldrazi Displacer is only there because it's a really good 3/3 for 3 and the ability is added value. If I end up having it on the field but can't activate the ability; that's all good and that's why I haven't gone to much into it as I think my mana base could break a little bit/get a bit worse. I only rely on the Yavimaya Coast because the ability it no big deal. When I do have it thought, Reflector Mage just gets blinked everytime lol.
I also agree with that balance. I like having Harbinger of the Tides in the deck, but I usually side them out against most decks for the correct removal/counterspells because most don't like swinging into Deathmist Raptor. While I swing with him and open them to swinging the following turn, Harbinger of the Tides gets great value right there. I'll switch up the numbers for sure!
February 5, 2016 3:16 p.m.
HairyManBack says... #7
Very happy Bant is back in town. Always been my fav 3 color 'tribe'. I've settled for Temur months past. I definitely got something to look forward to in the new standard after seeing this and other Bant decks. Went to Pauper because all the Standard cards became this blur of Rhinos and Mantis
Chestnut27 says... #1
Matter Reshaper would be insane in this list with all the 3-drops. Might be a little bit difficult to hit with the current manabase, but if you can fit it in, that card will win you games.
February 5, 2016 12:29 a.m.