UWR Midrange
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:30 am
Edit: Here is an updated decklist:
[deck]Creatures (17)
4x Seeker of the Way
4x Mantis Rider
4x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
2x Ashcloud Phoenix
3x Stormbreath Dragon
Instants (14)
3x Magma Jet
4x Lightning Strike
3x Jeskai Charm
2x Stoke the Flames
1x Steam Augury
1x Dig Through Time
Enchantments (3)
3x Banishing Light
Planeswalkers (2)
1x Chandra, Pyromaster
1x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
Lands (24)
4x Battlefield Forge
3x Shivan Reef
4x Flooded Strand
1x Island
3x Plains
1x Temple of Enlightenment
2x Temple of Epiphany
4x Temple of Triumph
2x Mystic Monastery
Sideboard (15)
1x Keranos, God of Storms
1x Hushwing Gryff
3x Disdainful Stroke
3x Magma Spray
2x Nyx-Fleece Ram
1x Pillar of Light
1x Reprisal
3x Suspension Field[/deck]
Here are some changes that I made to the original draft. Also, I'd just like to say I was spot on about Seeker of the Way!
-1 Steam Augury, +1 Jeskai Charm: I noticed I was siding out 1 Steam Augury for most matchups, even the ones I bring Keranos in. 2 is just too many, but the one of is great. Especially since I don't think my deck can support two Dig Through Times. Also I needed more life gain against other Jeskai "Tempo" decks and heavy burn strategies. Jeskai Charm is the perfect, maindeckable option for this.
-1 Keranos, +1 Lightning Strike: Keranos is amazing and game ending in some matchups, but bad and almost uncastable in others. So I had to put him to the sideboard. I didn't really want more card advantage, I actually wanted something more aggressive, and going up to 4 Lightning Strikes seems versatile while making me aggro. I also dropped the Chandra in the board for the Keranos. There were very few matchups that I'd board in the second Chandra, so Keranos fills the same role while being overall more playable.
-1 Island, -1 Mountain, -1 U/W Scryland, +2 Mystic Monastery, +1 Shivan Reef: I just wanted to make my mana a little better, and since aggro has not been performing well, I could also afford to add another tapped land.
Sideboarding Changes: I took out Narset & Prophetic Flamespeaker and just boosted the numbers of what I already had. Narset isn't as good in my deck because instead of running a critical mass of burn, I'm running Dragons. So it is a lot less likely to flip. Prophetic Flamespeaker, while really good against aggro, is not what I needed. I already have Brimaz, Seeker, and Mantis Rider to hold the fort, so I just opted for more Magma Sprays. I also added a Hushwing Gryff for Siege Rhinos and Green Devotion decks.
Results:
So far, I've split the finals of a playset tournament (so I netted 2x of each card in Khans & $100 cash) with a slightly different version of the deck. It ran really well for 7 rounds and through the top 8, so that's why I'm committed to continue this archetype.
I scrubbed out in TCG States though. But it wasn't because of the deck. I was 3-1, and I made a game ending misplay. I didn't see the guy had enough mana to monstrous Stormbreath (I think I miscounted or something), so instead of Stoking it on my turn, I Stoked it into 7 open mana. FML. Still ended the game with 2 draw steps to draw 6 outs, but him being -1 Stormbreath on board would've won me the game outright. No question about it. And that took me out of top 8 contention. I feel that if I don't make that misplay, I get into top 8 because I felt favored against everyone at the top tables (durdle green midrange) However, I split the finals of a win a box right after!
[deck]Creatures (17)
4x Seeker of the Way
4x Mantis Rider
4x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
2x Ashcloud Phoenix
3x Stormbreath Dragon
Instants (14)
3x Magma Jet
4x Lightning Strike
3x Jeskai Charm
2x Stoke the Flames
1x Steam Augury
1x Dig Through Time
Enchantments (3)
3x Banishing Light
Planeswalkers (2)
1x Chandra, Pyromaster
1x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
Lands (24)
4x Battlefield Forge
3x Shivan Reef
4x Flooded Strand
1x Island
3x Plains
1x Temple of Enlightenment
2x Temple of Epiphany
4x Temple of Triumph
2x Mystic Monastery
Sideboard (15)
1x Keranos, God of Storms
1x Hushwing Gryff
3x Disdainful Stroke
3x Magma Spray
2x Nyx-Fleece Ram
1x Pillar of Light
1x Reprisal
3x Suspension Field[/deck]
Here are some changes that I made to the original draft. Also, I'd just like to say I was spot on about Seeker of the Way!
-1 Steam Augury, +1 Jeskai Charm: I noticed I was siding out 1 Steam Augury for most matchups, even the ones I bring Keranos in. 2 is just too many, but the one of is great. Especially since I don't think my deck can support two Dig Through Times. Also I needed more life gain against other Jeskai "Tempo" decks and heavy burn strategies. Jeskai Charm is the perfect, maindeckable option for this.
-1 Keranos, +1 Lightning Strike: Keranos is amazing and game ending in some matchups, but bad and almost uncastable in others. So I had to put him to the sideboard. I didn't really want more card advantage, I actually wanted something more aggressive, and going up to 4 Lightning Strikes seems versatile while making me aggro. I also dropped the Chandra in the board for the Keranos. There were very few matchups that I'd board in the second Chandra, so Keranos fills the same role while being overall more playable.
-1 Island, -1 Mountain, -1 U/W Scryland, +2 Mystic Monastery, +1 Shivan Reef: I just wanted to make my mana a little better, and since aggro has not been performing well, I could also afford to add another tapped land.
Sideboarding Changes: I took out Narset & Prophetic Flamespeaker and just boosted the numbers of what I already had. Narset isn't as good in my deck because instead of running a critical mass of burn, I'm running Dragons. So it is a lot less likely to flip. Prophetic Flamespeaker, while really good against aggro, is not what I needed. I already have Brimaz, Seeker, and Mantis Rider to hold the fort, so I just opted for more Magma Sprays. I also added a Hushwing Gryff for Siege Rhinos and Green Devotion decks.
Results:
So far, I've split the finals of a playset tournament (so I netted 2x of each card in Khans & $100 cash) with a slightly different version of the deck. It ran really well for 7 rounds and through the top 8, so that's why I'm committed to continue this archetype.
I scrubbed out in TCG States though. But it wasn't because of the deck. I was 3-1, and I made a game ending misplay. I didn't see the guy had enough mana to monstrous Stormbreath (I think I miscounted or something), so instead of Stoking it on my turn, I Stoked it into 7 open mana. FML. Still ended the game with 2 draw steps to draw 6 outs, but him being -1 Stormbreath on board would've won me the game outright. No question about it. And that took me out of top 8 contention. I feel that if I don't make that misplay, I get into top 8 because I felt favored against everyone at the top tables (durdle green midrange) However, I split the finals of a win a box right after!
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