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The control deck to end all control decks. We have no win conditions, we just plan to answer literally every singe card in our opponents' decks until they run out of cards.These sorts of decks are a mirror to the metagame, they work only when 75 Blue & Black cards can, on average, answer any other 75 cards you are likely to encounter.Essentially, you already crush any critical mass decks; Slivers, Elves, Kiln Fiend, Bogles, Glee, etc. by running nothing but mana sources, card advantage, and answers. Control decks usually find they cannot go over you and run out of threats soon enough. Against tempo we have Innocent Blood and Dispel to make short work of Tolarian Terrors protected by Counterspells. Against aggro we hope to draw campfire and Drown in Sorrow on time....Mono red is indeed a massive problem as the matchup is unwinnable without campfire or some luck. I have tried running 2 maindeck campfires but found the approach would lose me games, even against Red and especially against decks like Affinity that can keep up on card advantage without too much trouble.
You live and die by the Threat - Answer problem; There are no wrong threats, but there are wrong answers to threats.A Gurmag Angler and a Glint Hawk will both kill you, but a Lightning Bolt does not kill Angler and you don't want to play and activate Crypt Rats just to kill one 2/2.Thus we cannot afford to run more campfires maindeck, as even with Pristine Talisman we take a hit on card advantage until 5 or more life is gained and multiple spells are enabled with the talisman mana.Correct use of mana and of Mystical Teachings are key. Since your goal is to answer EVERYTHING you need to use everything at your disposal to do so. Your life-total, your graveyard if you know your opponent runs GY hate, your silver bullets, your mana. The deck rewards metagame knowledge and careful play like no other.
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NOTE: Set by owner when deck was made.
No win-con is evil, and I am all for it. I love control so much >:)
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It may be evil, but it is necessary in a deck like this one. Though some sideboard concession must be made for matchups like Mono Red.