Pain lands or Check lands? That is the dilemma.
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Posted on June 15, 2016, 3:54 a.m. by hfvalenz
A question I got stuck on my mind.
I run a pentacolored slivers deck: Fragmentados FTW.
Currently I'm playing 38 lands:
- 5 basics, one of each type.
- 10 Shock lands.
- 2 Tango lands from BFZ (both forests).
- 8 Pain lands (The 2 missing I replaced with same color BFZ lands listed above).
- 10 5 colored lands.
- 3 colorless mana lands.
Also:
- 4 colored mana rocks.
- 3 colorless mana rocks.
So I'm wondering if I should ditch the Pain lands for the Check lands from Innistrad and M13.
I like the speed that Pain lands have, but I get hit a lot drawing colored mana plus the life paid for the shocks to untap them when ETB. I'm not sure if I can get the Check lands enter untapped consistently with the rest of lands I'm playing.
In all seriousness, though, the checklands only enter untapped by giving you a color you already had available. The pains may hurt, but Slivers can gain life pretty quickly when it wants to. I think there's merit in sticking with the pains.
But for real about them fetches, though. I'd get at least the ones from Khans.
June 15, 2016 4:20 a.m.
I concur on fetches. They are more important in EDH than a lot of people realize but to answer your question, checklands/buddylands for sure.
June 15, 2016 10:11 a.m.
Thanks for all the responses and I agree with zandl with the color issue he stated, but I'm also playing 3 forest-ramping cards: Skyshroud Claim, Ranger's Path and Hunting Wilds so I'm thinking that maybe if I start with the green colored check lands then maybe there shouldn't be a problem getting them untapped all the time. Also my deck is inclined towards green anyway.
As for fetchlands, those are a bit out of reach now, and I don't really know how to fit them in the deck hahaha they're like a mystery to me.
readerrw07 says... #2
Checklands. You have 17 lands with basic land types. Especially if you plan on adding fetches in the future, getting the checks to enter tapped shouldnt be a problem.
June 15, 2016 4:03 a.m.