Mono White Help
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Posted on Feb. 20, 2018, 2:59 p.m. by APPLE01DOJ
What is the best mono white draw spell?
Also is there any land hate beyond the colorless lands?
There aren't really any good pure white card draw spells. That's one of the color's historical weaknesses. The best you'll do are value creatures like Thraben Inspector. I also can't think of any land hate pieces in white; just the opposite, in fact.
February 20, 2018 3:09 p.m.
Conditionally Ranger of Eos, but only if you want 1cmc creatures. Bygone Bishop... erh... Wall of Omens?
I don't know about land-hate, but technically speaking, Restore Balance would fit the bill. Gone are the days of Armageddon.
It's not like card draw seems to be a big deal with white.
February 20, 2018 3:14 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #5
The deck in question if it helps
Mono White Control 2018
Modern*
SCORE: 3 | 2 COMMENTS | 120 VIEWS | IN 1 FOLDER
As you can see the big glaring weakness is lack of draw and lack of ways to deal with lands.
February 20, 2018 3:19 p.m.
I'd consider playing something like Martyr Proc if you want Mono-W control. You can take a look at this list if you'd like a start:
Martyr Proc
Modern
SCORE: 3 | 28 VIEWS | IN 2 FOLDERS
February 20, 2018 3:24 p.m.
Missed one: Sky Hussar. As long as you don't have to play it, just forecast it, it is monowhite (if you squint a bit, and look at it from the right angle, you can't see the blue color in its casting cost).
February 20, 2018 3:39 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #8
Thanks but no thanks Pieguy396. I'm sure your deck works well enough but I'm looking to play grindy board control not creature shenanigans.
February 20, 2018 3:53 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #9
Sky Hussar is interesting. I just don't like that it's limited to your upkeep. Would be awesome even at sorcery speed.
So what I'm gathering is that Wall of Omens is pretty much the best draw option? (for my deck)
February 20, 2018 3:55 p.m.
Yeah, no worries. I don't want to mess with what's fun for you :)
February 20, 2018 3:58 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #11
So I have Godsend in for stuff like Reality Smasher and bigger threats but does any one feel its a good idea to just switch it over to Sword of Fire and Ice instead?
February 20, 2018 4:02 p.m.
Try out both of them. Maybe the extra card-draw is just what you need, or maybe you'll miss the removal - both could be viable, or one could be a sideboard option.
Other than that, I think you have enough tokens for a single copy of Sky Hussar - while it has the downside of always playing in your upkeep, it has the upside of no mana cost, and if it isn't discarded from your hand, it's perpetual. Somehow I just can't really imagine your deck benefitting from Wall of Omens, since it's only decent card draw engine if you can blink it.
February 20, 2018 4:17 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #13
Yea, I don't really think Wall of Omenss is what my deck wants, was just trying to see if I was overlooking anything else.
February 20, 2018 4:28 p.m.
ArchonBlue says... #15
I think running Ghost Quarter and/or Field of Ruin would be fine in this deck since its mono colored. You could also thin out your deck with fetch lands, but I'm not thinking of much in pure white that allows you to draw other than creatures already mentioned like Thraben Inspector and Wall of Omens but they're kinda slow.
February 20, 2018 6:25 p.m.
If special lands are what the problem is, Ghost Quarter might fix your problem
February 20, 2018 8:44 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #18
Want to play an original deck not an established archetype.
February 26, 2018 10:59 p.m.
xaerusblade says... #19
February 27, 2018 3:42 a.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #20
Because all 3 of those aren't original decks? What's wrong with what I'm playing?
Pieguy396 says... #2
White doesn't exactly get draw spells; that's the main drawback of the color. Your best bet is probably Mentor of the Meek, Puresteel Paladin, or Sram, Senior Edificer, based on the deck.
February 20, 2018 3:02 p.m.