I already got em :P Pulled two gideons from packs in two consecutive FNM's and when I top 8'd at my nationals qualifier. Was nice. haha.
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get rid of progenitus. Emrakul is much stronger. You don't need 4 awakening zones either. I'd do: -1 Progenitus -4 Awakening zone -2 Explore +1 Emrakul +2 Spell Pierce +4 Deprive
Nope... this will lose very quickly. You have nothing to do until turn 4... everything is faster than you except maybe control, but then they have so much removal and your piper has to survive a turn before it can do a thing. Polymorph is a better way to get the eldrazi's out and even it isn't that good in the current meta.
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Goblin guide is 1000 times better than raging. If you go first and they get a land, chances are they then have to discard at their next turn. If it's not a land, you see a card going into their hand. It is an outstanding card. Drop the artillery and shortcutter for 4x burst lightning.
I have to say I don't really think that identity crisis is a good play sideboard. Maybe go for stag instead for UW control
I really like the list. No real recommendations. I think the thing you'll be changing the most is the land base so it flows just so. Looks really good and I don't think I'd like getting paired against it :)
You're running loremaster for card draw I'm guessing, but he's the only ally in the deck. Don't you think mind sculptor or even just beleren would be much better?
you can't have more than 4 of anything other than basic lands. That rule applies to your sideboard also.
Keeping it standard, but thank you for the suggestions.
I think WU is a better way to go, Seth. Check out my USA control... made some final tweaks. Will be playing it at FNM next week.
sparkmage is awful. As is punishing fire. I'd drop the punishing fires and sparkmages entirely, then 1 shrine and 2 quests and 1 lich's mirror. You're slowing the deck down a little too much do all that. I've been thinking about putting in... almost everything puffer suggested. Don't put in more than 2 more lands. Your highest casting cost is 3. And I wouldn't add more than 2 valakut's. It's great late game, but you need to win by turn 5/6 and then setting down your lich's mirror if you haven't got enough in hand to win. From personal experience I can tell you that Goblin Guide is nearly the best red card in standard right now. Yeah, they may get a land, but if they don't you know their next card and that's good information.
I would board the bloodchiefs. You don't need them, but they are GREAT against red deck wins that is constantly throwing their creatures into the graveyard. You need 3 Nocturnus and 4 marsh flats. The sac land will help you shuffle your deck and filter out a land if you nocturnus and reveal a land. I'd drop 1 malakir and 1 blade for 2 more nocturnus. Drop the feast of blood for 4 marsh flats. Drop a child of night for another sorin.
Forgot to mention the second thing the mesa and tarns do... they filter out land so you draw into less of it late game which is very, very important for burn decks. My hand is usually empty by turn 5 or 6 and top-decking land is awful if they aren't dead yet.
I would drop punishing fire. the 2 cost for 2 just isn't worth it. Even with the buyback option. Drop two appeals for two more shrines. Try and get a hold of 4 arid mesa's and 4 scalding tarns. I know they are rather spendy, but they do two wonderful things: 1, they help the shrine go off on turn 3. I've had two shrines go off on turn 4 and spent RRR for ball lightning and swung for 22... with 2 7/1 tramples, a ball lightning, and a guide. Not sure I would go with 4 Banefires. It's a good finisher, but expensive burn in the beginning. I think 3 earthquakes would go in nicely. So drop 2 appeals and 1 banefire for 3 earthquakes. I'd drop all the punishing fires for hell's thunder. A lot of decks see you tap 3 and expect ball lightning and have thei disfigure or bolt ready, but a 4/4 flying, haste is harder to deal with. Plus the unearth is a good finisher late game. Sideboard in some unstable footing (for fog decks), 3 dragon's claw (for mirror match), act of treason (for baneslayer)... and the rest will be mostly up to you. Although shatter is good for eldrazi green. Hope this helps.
definitely lose the raging goblins. And rakka mar isn't that great either. act of treason is a sideboard card. Shrine isn't very effective without the sac lands, so either take those out or put in 4 arid mesa and 4 scalding tarns.
3 more bolts... 4 ball lightnings... actually. Just look at my burn deck, lol. It does what you're doing. Raging goblin is terrible. Definitely go for 4 guides and drop the prodigal pyromancers.
they still hit the graveyard although they disappear as soon as they get there.
i don't want their fist hitting my face...? Your title confuses me.
i agree with, jokilla. The only downside is you have to attack every turn, but goblins should be fast enough where you don't start being hurt by that too much.
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