For those testing Sorcerous Spyglass, how many have you been running? I originally started at 2 but wanted more. I currently like running 3 copies since they can be pretty redundant in certain...
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For those testing Sorcerous Spyglass, how many have you been running? I originally started at 2 but wanted more. I currently like running 3 copies since they can be pretty redundant in certain...
25 LAND
6 Plains
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
3 City of Traitors
3 Mishra’s Factory
3 Flagstones of Trokair
1 Horizon Canopy
1 Karakas
Graveyard decks take a lot of damage from Chalice / Humility already. My list in particular has 5 Oblivion Ring effects so removal is not a problem.
EDIT: there is room for flexibility in my...
Stax's main win condition is lockdown. I'm never going to win a race via a traditional win condition against their win conditions, therefore creatures are superfluous to the deck. Mishra's Factory...
Sorcerous Spyglass is hot new tech for Stax. Not only does it shut down problematic cards like Deathrite Shaman / JTMS / AEther Vial / etc, but it also shuts down fetchlands on the play. Having a...
Agreed that favorable matchups are in the range you stated, for game 1 at least.
Suppression Field does a lot of things, but it also makes for an awful topdeck, something Stax is already really...
Smokestack. Time isn't an issue most of the time since the deck rarely shuffles. Your turns go pretty fast.
- I agree that Humility is one of the stronger cards, but the decks that are hit hardest by it are generally more positive matchups. Ensnaring Bridge is more useful maindeck, IMO, since it's cheaper...
I'm back from the dead. I used to play Geddon / Dutch Stax extensively online on Magic-League via MWS and had some success with it there. Been playing the deck for about 9 years on and off, decided...