Im having trouble defining my deck
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Posted on March 6, 2018, 5:29 p.m. by Icbrgr
So i have this brew that i like.
Dominus Moon
Modern
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and im struggling do decide what archetype of deck this is.... Its not really aggro because its a bit slow but not really Control/Blue Moon but has control aspects to it. It kinda feels like a Midrange deck that has Blood Moon in it..... anyone have any thoughts?
Thank you glad you like it... I too am thinking that now it's more aggro/midrange something between the two.
As far as the card choices I agree that there is room for improvement particularly. The mana base is a sore subject for me... I refuse to spend over $60 on a single copy of Scalding Tarn.
March 6, 2018 10:07 p.m.
2-3 Steam Vents and at least 4 off-color fetches (Flooded Strand and Polluted Delta are both pretty cheap and finds Steam Vents and Island) would be a huge improvement for your land base. Off-color fetches should work just as well as Scalding Tarn, you dont really need to fetch Mountain in a Blood Moon deck anyways.
March 7, 2018 3:16 a.m.
Y'know what smackjack that actually makes a lot of sense.... I will think about it and give myself a chance to save a little more money to invest a later on.
March 7, 2018 9:17 a.m.
Well, that is a terminology problem.
"Midrange" originally meant decks that outvalued other decks with x for 1 silver bullet cards, think Jund Charm.
Since jund was the de facto best version, the terms "jund" and "midrange" became synonymous.
Since then (classic, aka. non-death's shadow) jund changed a lot.
It became more of an aggressive permission deck than anything else, disrupting hand with discard (bad strategy in a long game), keeping the board clear. While getting value from Dark Confidant (again bad in a long game).
As the term "midrange" is used now it doesn't mean anything, but jund-like.
I would describe your deck as a devotion - Blood Moon prison hybrid.
P.s.:Did you consider running some cheap(er) spells with replicate to pump Nivmagus Elemental - like Gigadrowse, or does that dilute the number of dual colored spells too much?
March 7, 2018 1:34 p.m.
i see what your saying with your explanation Xica and can get behind the "Devotion" clause... only its not really permanent based to wake up something like Keranos, God of Storms but more so just a "cast-devotion" requirement for Riverfall Mimic/Shrewd Hatchling..... i think it makes sense to deem it "Devotion".... same with prison because i dont really tap out their resources/mana but more so try to make them a lot harder to use to slow them down/lock them out altogether with mana transormation... the deck generally win with tempo, and often trade card advantage to gain it... so i think that works too.... like a Tempo/Prison/Devotion?
in regards to Gigadrowse... i dont see anything wrong with it TBH... would probably be viable to replace Teleportal with. Ill playtest it; seems like it could be an upgrade thanks!
March 7, 2018 2:33 p.m.
I would say that most prison decks don't lock people COMPLETELY out of the game, they just lame them very hard.
That is what the combination of Blood Moon + Spreading Seas does.
Its not hardlock like lantern controll, or decks that abuse Chittering Rats - which is why i referred to it as hybrid.
(On the other hand the "imperial bloodwolf" deck from legacy also doesn't complety lock out opponents, but its still a prison deck)
March 7, 2018 4:47 p.m.
i hear ya Xica... its pretty easy to get lost in the vernacular/terminology... but i think i can get behind/support your devotion/prison lables. and thanks for the Gigadrowse suggestion... I really think thats gonna be sweet in here!
Upyron says... #2
is nice, it's bit aggro, midrange no so much control i think, with a few improvement is very good, such as some different lands, and few different creatures and enchantment, like in total 10 more or less.
after i'll tell you some cards to improve ;)
March 6, 2018 6:20 p.m.