1996 revisited

[galtwish]

4 Disenchant
4 Tsabo's Web
4 Pyroclasm
4 Star Compass
4 Urza's Rage
4 Jayemdae Tome
4 Wrath of God
3 Shivan Dragon
4 Ghitu Fire
14 Plains
11 Mountians

SB
3 Boil
4 Chimeric Idol
4 Fresh Volunteer
4 Knight Errant

Looking to smash Fires, Stompy, Rebels, and Skies, while finding a way to beat U/W or U control after SB.

Here's my Stompy just for reference

4 Llanowar Elite
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Elvish Archer
4 Quirion Sentinel
2 Kavu Titan
4 Trained Armadon
4 Chimeric Idol
4 Giant Growth
4 Seal of Strength
4 Invigorate
4 Tangle Wire
18 Forest

SB
4 Rushwood Dryad
4 Rushwood Legate
4 Tranquility
3 Thoughtleech

Thinking of going to an all-Elf/Coat of Arms build. Help please?

Erik

 

[Gizmo]

I found RW control just loses really hard to Fires, can`t handle fat hasty monsters.

Personally I like the Elf decks, I had one pre-Coat. Not tried it since Coat.

 

[galtwish]

What does R/W need to beat fires?

4 Disenchant
4 Pyroclasm
4 CoP Green
4 Star Compass
4 Jalum Tome
4 Flametounge Kavu
4 Wrath of God
4 Parallax Wave
4 Shivan Dragon
12 Plains
12 Mountian

SB
3 Breath of Life
4 Chimeric Idol
4 Pollen Remedy
4 Boil

So Ka?

 

[Gizmo]

Counterspells.

 

[galtwish]

Oh, like this?

4 Counterspell
4 Prohibit
1 Foil
3 Thwart
1 Exclude
4 Accumulated Knowledge
4 Fact or Fiction
4 Wash Out
3 Boomerang
4 Air Elemental
4 Wall of Ice
24 Island

Yeah, I hear that deck is pretty good for a RW control deck.

Erik

 

[Gizmo]

If I had to play RW control, that`s the listing I`d use.



In all seriousness the list of cards the RW deck cannot deal with very effectively is very long. Probably RW control is better against Rebels than UW control, but it`s far far worse against the Blastoderms, Shivan Wurms, Chimeric Idols, and Saproling Bursts in Fires. I always liked RW control, me and Justice both thought it was great back in the day. But that was back in the day, and it`s great strength (smashing weenie decks like there was no tomorrow) is no longer very useful. Plus it`s lost Outpost, StP, and Hammer...

 

[superguy]

Dpn't wprry 'bout it, I made a good white/red deck that beats Fires... but for it to be really good I think we should wait until Apocalypse comes out. I'll post my decklist later.