My Type II U/W Control - Second Revision

[Istanbul]

MANA:
9x Plains
11x Island
3x Coastal Tower
1x Kor Haven

CREATURES:
2x Cho-Manno, Revolutionary
2x Mageta, the Lion
2x Devout Witness
3x Sliptide Serpent

SPELLS:

Card Drawers:
4x Inspiration
2x Gush

Countermagic:
3x Power Sink
4x Counterspell
3x Absorb

CreatureKill:
4x Wrath of God
2x Rout
3x Story Circle
3x Shackles

SIDEBOARD:
3x Galina's Knight (lots of R/B in my area)
3x Light of Day (no, I mean LOTS of R/B)
3x Dismantling Blow (for those times when Devout Witness isn't enough *coughcoughchimericidolcough*)
3x Mana Short (early in the game, it's a Time Walk)
3x Chill (did I mention there was lots of R/B in my area?)

(NOTE: I *really* hope the Mana Shorts and Chills I traded for arrive tomorrow. Otherwise, I'm gonna have to try to get them at the tournament, and that could suck. I'm also going to try to trade for a fourth Coastal Tower to go in place of an Island.)

Well...wish me luck! I'll let you know how I do.

 

[Landkiller]

First of all, good luck for the tournament.

Now, I do question a couple deck choices you've made.

One, Inspiration over Fact or Fiction. Nah, play FoF.

Two, Sliptide Serpent. I've never played with it, but it just seems ineffiecent. Maybe there's a better choice.

Quicksilver Wall? It's faster, but I don't like it.

hmm...

 

[Whimsical]

With the tournament, that is...

I have to agree ... why Inspiration? FoF is much better ... but to each his own, I guess.

Gush. Hmmm. Errrr. I'd rather run Mystical Tutors here ... could help you look for FoF, any counterspell, assorted Wraths ...

You've dropped the Samite Crossbowman? In favor of Quickie Walls? It's a tad bit better than Stinging Barrier ... but not by much.

I still say it's better to run with Blinding Angels, but you've already exhaustively defended the Sliptide in the previous post, Isty dearie. Sliptide it is.

Maybe you could try for a Teferi's Moat in favor of one Story Circle? Less mana-intensive. Then again, you have no fliers ... so Circle might be better in the deck.

On a side-note ... there's a LOT of R/B over there in your area?! Wow. I'm the only gal with a R/B in mah playing area ... in fact, I'm the only player around mah area with a T-2 Deadguy variant. <laughs> It's amusing to beat the tarhooties out of some rich kid with a whole lotta rares in his deck with a common/uncommon deck.

Any ways... G'luck with the tourney!

Happy Magicking!

 

[Killer Joe]

Sliptide Serpent. Of course, that's the type of creature I've looking for, there are times when I need to Wrath but my Air Elemental is out or one of my only two other creatures is in play, arrrrrgh!
Isty, I'm going to try it.

 

[rkoelsch]

I hope you get the cards in time.

 

[Istanbul]

Why play Inspiration over Fact or Fiction?
I thought about it for a while. In MOST decks, Fact or Fiction is better. But if I need an answer (read: Wrath), my opponent can put it in its own pile, and force me to take one card for four mana. That's not good. They also get to see what I take, making countermagic a lot more dicey. With Inspiration, it costs the same amount of mana, but:
1) I get two cards regardless.
2) My opponent doesn't see what I get.
3) Nothing goes to my graveyard but the Inspiration.

I kinda like that.

Mystical Tutor is nice, but I'd rather have a card that nets me multiple cards at a shot.

Where did you see Quicksilver Wall? It's not in the decklist anywhere.

Yellowjacket - Heh. I labored over that one for some time.

rkoelsch - Me too...I'll know in an hour or two.

 

[Istanbul]

Poop. Mail's here, and no Chills or Mana Shorts.
Guess I'll have to try to get them at the tournament.

 

[Duel]

I prefer gush to inspiration. Why?

Pros:
-Can return islands in case of geddon/waters
-Provides foil fodder
-Can be cast for free after tapping out to draw a solution (I tap two blue, gush, counterspell)

Cons:
1 mana more.....


Okay?

 

[Istanbul]

Well, I got my @ss handed to me.

Match 1:

My worst match-up: Mirror Match. Except he's playing Millstones...I can't push past his countermagic. We both get Story Circles out against each other, but I can't nuke his Millstone effectively. He decks me both times.

Match 2:

I don't even remember...but I DO remember that I got mana-screwed both times. Time to re-examine my mana development.

Dropped shortly afterwards.

How I'm going to adjust my deck:

One Chill and one Light of Day come out of my sideboard to make room for two Disrupting Scepters. They should win me a mirror match.

Going to find room for one more Plains and one more Island.

 

[Purple_jester]

You're playing blue. There's no need to find room for one more plain or island. Put in 2 Opt instead. Trust me. It works.

 

[Killer Joe]

Adarkar Wastes. I know it sucks due to the pain, but it helps smooth out the mana supply. "The Stick", great choice!

 

[rkoelsch]

was the manascrew not the right color of mana or not enough? If not enough the wastes won't really help.

 

[Istanbul]

Not enough mana. In one situation, I needed a Wrath, and I needed a land. I scooped. If I drew the land, I didn't Wrath, and died. If I drew the Wrath, I couldn't cast it, and died.