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Always an interesting read. I agree with many choices.

SFM saddens me (even if it may be the correct evolution of the deck).

SFM killed the 'dedicated control' aspect of Landstill -...

I disagree. Obviously, when you are siding in Leyline, you often wish you had all 4 (take Burn or Tendrils combo as examples). But, there are plenty of cases where having the one available is plenty...

I don't expect to beat combo, at all. That said, I get a lot of bang for my buck with those singletons -- moving from a completely unwinnable spectrum of archetypes to an uncommon but possible...

I'll test it out. I think Dark Tutelage #2 would almost always be better.



I've also been trying out more token-oriented builds. Having Moat and Humility in play at the same time can be...

Despite the difficulty in splashing, particularly in maintaining the snow engine which many consider sacrosanct to Quinn, has anyone tried splashing black? There are some serious bombs in black.
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@ Schulz



I've beat Reanimator with MWC, and I've lost to MWC with Reanimator before. On average though, MWC gets blown out of the water. I'll agree that if you can resolve Meekstone against...

As for Meekstone against Reanimator:

You'll need to make sure you're protecting it with Orim's Chant or Abeyance or expect to see it countered. If you don't have a chant effect, you may need to...

@ (nameless one)

+1 Sensei's Divining Top

SDT is the best card in the deck. Don't fear multiples -- you have E-tutor and Dragon for shuffling effects. Multiples, against a competent blue mage,...

Speed is a factor -- not for the sake of time limits in most cases, but for the sake of answering opposing combos. The point was that he's given up the major tools used against opposing combo, and it...

@ Morbid

This has been discussed at length (and I don't think you've provided much argument for your choices). I think you've made a serious mistake to remove Scepter-Chant and Painter combo, as...

Wing Shards is much stronger than what Jeff appears to think. Mongoose and Progenitus are still reasonably playable cards that we should concern ourselves with. Additionally, plays like Chant->Shards...

@Mesa vs. Lum Asc

Mesa wins this no contest. Lum is a poor topdeck, and the fact that it can never be immediately useful is a serious problem with the card. Forget the best case scenario where you...

@ blaat

Elspeth is a 2x Max card. Multiples can be awful. My gut (which is fairly large!) says 1x is the way to go. Humility really should stay at 1x (goto the 4th tutor if you really want to have...

After extensive testing with Pulse (in both Quinn and another build of mono-white), I think the card must be run in multiples (3 being the minimum) for a deck that has such poor ways to find it (Top...

I wouldn't be removing Wrath of God's for Pulses. Pulse is a card that only makes Wrath of God more valuable. Pulse forces them to overextend on the board, Wrath is the card that punishes them. Go...

@ jjjoness

I wouldn't run more than 1 Humility. You should cut one. It is extremely good to have around, often times being even stronger than Moat, but with Tutor, I don't think you need 2, and...

If that is true, then Humility deserves a maindeck spot. Can anyone else verify this is true? E-Dragon loses some functionality, but not much, as you either have your 1x Humility or you don't.
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@ ykpon

Wing shards is a great card, but it isn't great enough. Runed Halo, Oblivion Ring and the other control cards are superior.

In a format where win condition density has been supplanted...

I'm still adjusting lists and testing. I consider Pulse to be maindeckable, but others may not.

Here is a current list:

// Lands
4 [CS] Scrying Sheets
19 [CS] Snow-Covered Plains
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MWC dominates random aggro, but the heavier the burn, in conjunction with Grip/Qasali, the more difficult the match.

Burn and Zoo are winnable without Pulse, especially for those who ran Story...

@ Nekrataal



I'm going to assume you've not played much with this card. Let me explain how the card currently works, and then I'll explain how the card will work after M10.

Pulse of the...

Why consider Genju at all? Genju is at best 1 mana for 1 life, while Pulse is 1 mana for 1.33 life, it does this at instant speed, and it is considerably harder to answer. Genju downs 2 or less...

M10 = No Mana Burn = Pulse of the Fields pwns face.

This deck will definitely improve against Burn/Zoo.

Ironically, I've been testing Pulse for the past couple weeks (and really enjoying it)....

Thran Turbine does everything at our upkeep. That sucks for us. We spend the vast majority of our non-spell mana at the end of our opponents turn. Even it were somewhat free, it would very often be...

@ Valtrix



What would you replace with it? What matches would you prefer to have the card?

As I said before, most of the time, the card is only good when you were already winning. Horizons...