Idea for W/U control - viable?

[Istanbul]

Meekstone + Juntu Stakes - Only creatures with power=2 untap.
Blinking Spirit + Phantom Warrior - Power=2. Phantom Warrior WILL get through, and Blinkie is basically immortal.
Wrath/Rout/Mageta - Ah-duh.

Hmmmm...

 

[Darsh]

First lets see which teir 1 decks it shuts down.

/'s indicate what will not untap

Rebel:
4 Ramosian Sergeant/
4 Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero/
4 Chimeric Idol
4 Parallax Wave
4 Wax/Wane

3 Steadfast Guard
3 Longbow Archer
2 Defiant Falcon/
2 Defiant Vanguard
2 Ramosian Sky Marshal/
2 Dust Bowl
1 Thermal Glider
1 Rebel Informer/

16 Plains
4 Brushland
4 Rishadan Port

You take out their recruiters but leave the main beatdown creatures.


Fires:
4 Llanowar Elves/
4 Birds of Paradise/
4 River Boa
4 Chimeric Idol
4 Blastoderm/
2 Jade Leech/

4 Fires of Yavimaya
4 Saproling Burst
4 Rhystic Lightning
2 Earthquake
1 Ancient Hydra/(From attacking at least)

11 Forest
5 Mountain
4 Karplusan Forest
3 Rishadan Port

You completely take out their mana-creature base but you leave the all-powerful Burst and of course Chimeric Idol, plus it has Earthquake and Ryhstc Lightnings to take out your creatures.


U/W Control:
4 Counterspell
4 Absorb
4 Blinding Angel
4 Wrath of God
4 Opt
4 Accumulated Knowledge
4 Fact or Fiction

2 Dismantling Blow
2 Millstone
1 Teferi's Moat
1 Story Circle
1 Tsabo's Web
1 Misdirection
1 Dominate

8 Island
7 Plains
4 Adarkar Wastes
4 Coastal Tower

You don't do anyting at all to this deck, very bad matchup with the Angel's, Wraths, not to mention the Circle and Moat.

Second the combo itself, you're really going to want the Stake's in your opening draw and Meekstone by at least turn 3, and some countering, and some card drawing, and of course 2-power creatures that fly.

Final thought: It injures 2/3 of the decks but U/W control will really give you problems.

 

[Istanbul]

This was just an idea to supplement W/U control, not its main strategy. Blinkie has great synergy with Wrath, and provides an alternate kill method if your Millstones somehow get nuked despite your countermagic.

 

[Istanbul]

On a side note...do you think Mana Maze works well in a mirror match with W/U control?

 

[Killer Joe]

Mana Maze was strongly suggested to me last night for the "Mirror Match". Since the only other U/W Control player was playing G/W, I didn't do it.

 

[Gizmo]

Blinking Spirit is not T2 legal - was not in 6th ed.

 

[Duel]

uh, you missed a spot. Le'ts look at fires again:

Bursts- dead
Elves- dead
Birds- dead
Derms- dead
Boas- alive
Idols- alive

Now, let's look at this: the burts can only untap as 1/1's (Untap, with 2 counters on the burst, then you remove one....)BUT, they may only need 1 attack. THAT'S the worry.

So, how do you stop that? My suggestion: Dueling grounds. Oh, and archangel....

4 Archangel (Yes, I know, EXPENSIVE)
3 Jhovall queen
4 Steadfast guard
4 Seal of cleansing
4 Dueling grounds
4 River Boa
3 Juntu stakes
4 Meekstone
4 Enlightened tutor
.........
Not sure of the rest....
Include ramos parts, deifnately, and maybe diamonds (Though the 2-drops are already high.)