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Zada and Mirrorwing

Casual

Argy

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People have been brewing with Zada, Hedron Grinder and Mirrorwing Dragon for some time now, but the resulting decks don't seem to be as strong as hoped.

Here is my take, which is heavy on Ramp and +1/+1 Counters, and also has a bit of Trample and Draw.

HOW TO PLAY

Early Game

  • Play Creatures to Ramp, as if your life depended on it.

  • Don't forget that Beastcaller Savant has Haste, so you can get in early damage with it.

  • Block with Blisterpod as soon as you can, because you want the 1/1 Scion to help you Ramp.

Mid Game

Late Game

  • From the testing I have done there usually isn't a late game. It's not unusual to hit for lethal on Turn 7, often doing 15+ damage.

  • You can use cards that give Trample to get the last bit of damage to through. Infuse with the Elements is particularly good because it gives your Creatures +1/+1 Counters AND Trample.

  • If you need Delerium for Deathcap Cultivator and Might Beyond Reason you can sac Mirrorpool. Usually that will give you a Creature, Instant, Sorcery, and Land in your Graveyard.

  • Saccing Mirrorpool is also useful to put an extra Mirrorwing Dragon on the field, or make an extra Zada, Hedron Grinder.

SIDEBOARD

Aim High to deal with Flying Creatures or give you a Vigilance effect.

Clear Shot destroys a key Opponent Creature.

Heroic Intervention protects you from most board wipes.

Woodcutter's Grit buffs Creatures plus stops them from dying to Exile or Destroy spells.

PREVIOUS SIDEBOARD CARDS

Otherworldly Outburst lets you recover from board wipes.

The deck has been testing surprisingly well.

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clayperce says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #1

Argeaux,
Have you looked at Nissa, Voice of Zendikar? I'm wondering if her counters might be better than Scion Summoner's ramp in the 3-drop slot ...

I'm also not a huge fan of Clear Shot on the sideboard, since it won't trigger Zada/Mirrorwing.

I'll be back later for some actual testing and more thoughts.

As always, draw well!

September 25, 2016 2:44 p.m. Edited.

clayperce says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #2

Forgot to mention: Lead by Example?

September 25, 2016 3:02 p.m.

Argy says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #3

I'm aware that Clear Shot doesn't trigger Zada and Mirrorwing, but sometimes I just needed a way to get rid of a big threat. Mirrorwing has always been big enough to do that when I've hit it with Clear Shot.

From testing it has been important not just to Ramp, but to have a whole heap of Creatures on the field when Zada and Mirrorwing do their magic.

From that perspectiveScion Summoner has been great, has saved my bacon a few times.

You can make a version with Nissa instead to see how it plays, if you like. Get back to me, if you do.

September 25, 2016 3:03 p.m.

clayperce says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #4

Argeaux,
Makes sense on Clear Shot. And yeah, the 1 power difference of a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion vs. a 0/1 Plant can make all the difference!

A few more thoughts though ...

September 26, 2016 9:58 a.m. Edited.

Argy says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #5

Ooooo GOOD call on Aether Hub. I did not even think of that and Mirrorpool is a bit hit and miss.

I've noticed that you and I think differently about our buff spells. You go for cheaper cost and I go for more power eg. I will always use Brute Force over Rush of Adrenaline.

I prefer Woodcutter's Grit for a couple of reasons:

  • The removal spells are usually likely to happen in the mid to late game.

  • The +3P is likely to win the game if given to Mirrorwing.

  • The +3T gives more chance for Mirrowing to survive a large block.

September 26, 2016 6:59 p.m.

AgentGreen says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #6

Giving your entire army four +1/+1 counters + trample for the turn just seems so unfair. The look of your opponent's face when you do this....that's just cruel and mean.

Is this the deck you're taking into new Standard?

September 27, 2016 3:19 p.m.

clayperce says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #7

Argeaux,
I had never really noticed that about my buff spells but you're totally right. I think it's left over from trying to run Silverfur Partisan + Zada, Hedron Grinder in a world full of Languish. Really, the only way to make it work at all was One Big Turn, storming off with something like T7: Zada, Hedron Grinder, Rush of Adrenaline, Expedite, Might of the Masses.

So, I've been trying some higher-CMC buff spells, and as you might expect, the results are very nice. Thanks much!

P.S. I think you mean Brute Strength :-)

September 29, 2016 11:35 p.m.

clayperce says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #8

Argeaux,
Also, I tried Nissa, Voice of Zendikar vs. Scion Summoner and the results were totally inconclusive. I think you're right though ... while I really like her -2, it doesn't do much for Zada (while a from a Scion sure can). Plus, every Planeswalker I add to the deck is one less Creature for Zada/Mirrorwing's copied spells.

I was, however, pretty impressed by Servant of the Conduit vs. Deathcap Cultivator. In once game, she handed me a critical extra for an Early Mirrorwing, and in another I used her to refuel an Aether Hub (once right after she ETB'd, for pseudo-haste and later so she could stay untapped to block. The extra Toughness (compared to Cultivator) didn't make a difference in any of my games, but I could see it helping too. Of course, once she's out of Energy, a vanilla 2/2 is not remotely exciting, so I'm not sure. Of course you could add some Evolving Wilds (mostly for Tireless Tracker, but also to fuel Delirium), that might swing my opinion back the other way ...

One more thought: Have you looked at Armorcraft Judge? Frankly a four-drop seems overkill, especially since you're getting Clues from Tracker. But I watched one go off during Pre-release, and she can bring some serious Draw power to a Counter deck. Except, shouldn't she be Armourcraft Judge in Oz? :-)

September 30, 2016 12:38 a.m. Edited.

Argy says... Edit Remove Edit Delete #9

clayperce

Yeah I meant Brute Strength. Sometimes the old memory isn't that sharp.

I can see that Servant of the Conduit might be a good add, but I prefer the surety of the mana generation you get from Deathcap Cultivator.

I'm ONLY using that for Ramp. For me I wouldn't muddy the waters by adding in four slow lands just to try to give TWO of my Creatures Deathtouch.

The deck is very focused on what it wants to do - Ramp, draw it into Zada and Mirrorwing, play them ASAP, start accruing Counters.

As such I wouldn't put Armorcraft Judge in, but that's just me. It might turn out to be very good.

AgentGreen I'm playing Speedway Fanatics [KLD] this Standard season. This was just a little side project I was tinkering around with. Glad you like it!

September 30, 2016 10:41 a.m.

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