UW Stillfolk

[Mamemoo]

Hi guys, I just joined this forum because I liked the legacy format a lot. This is the 1st legacy deck I created utilizing Standstill to gain hand advantage to push more threats and Aether Vial as a source of tempo. I've had some success with this deck with good match-ups against Thresh. (I'm also known as Wildspeaker over at MTGsalvation)

Creatures (16)
4 Cursecatcher
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Merrow Reejerey
4 Silvergill Adept

Spells (26)
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Standstill
2 Aquitect's Will
2 Sensei's Diving top
3 Counterbalance
4 Force of Will
4 AEther Vial
2 Umezawa Jitte
1 Thirst for Knowledge

Land (18)
4 Flooded Strains
4 Tundra
4 Mutavault
5 Snow-Covered Island
1 Snow-Covered Plains

Sideboard (15)
2 Misdirection
2 Hydroblast
4 Stifle
3 Vedalkan Shackles
4 Pithing Needle

I'll be glad if someone is willing to test this deck in a larger legacy meta unlike my place. :laugh:

[Dark_Cynic87]

Daze in the SB is nonsense. It belongs MD, although it's a wierd choice for a standstill list, it's normally not run.

Why no CB? I think that would seem like a decent choice. Brainstorm too, come to think of it. Why isn't that in here?

I've gotta go to work again or I'd look deeper into it, but for now...

Pce,

--DC

[Mamemoo]

Daze in the SB is nonsense. It belongs MD, although it's a wierd choice for a standstill list, it's normally not run.

Why no CB? I think that would seem like a decent choice. Brainstorm too, come to think of it. Why isn't that in here?

I've gotta go to work again or I'd look deeper into it, but for now...

Pce,

--DC

I agree with Daze as I seldom have the need to sb it. The reason I include it is because I can turn my deck into a complete control deck if I'm against combo.

The exclusion of brainstorm is well..I can't find space for it and plenty of time I feel that having standstill is enough and is not right for this deck.

As for counterbalance, that card would work wonder with SDT which I think would have me taken off quite a few impt cards to dedicate the slot and I don't think it fits in the deck though. Not sure, may need testing with cb built.

Thanks for the input. :tongue: (Made appropriate changes)

[Maveric78f]

White splash is probably not worth.

Check this thread in general:
http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8158

I advise you to test one of these lists:
http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showpost.php?p=232776&postcount=133

The best list I tested is probably this one (it's an optimisation of the last one in the previous post):
http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showpost.php?p=245641&postcount=161

But I did not test the eventide merfolks, even if I still doubt of their use.

Good news, merfolk is very good in the current general metagame!

[Mamemoo]

White splash is probably not worth.

Check this thread in general:
http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8158

I advise you to test one of these lists:
http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showpost.php?p=232776&postcount=133

The best list I tested is probably this one (it's an optimisation of the last one in the previous post):
http://mtgthesource.com/forums/showpost.php?p=245641&postcount=161

But I did not test the eventide merfolks, even if I still doubt of their use.

Good news, merfolk is very good in the current general metagame!

Thanks for the links. :tongue: I'm trying out the new modified deck with CB though. I feel W is good for just one card, STP. It helps me in a lot of situations. I'll still try the UW build though, to see how it goes. :smile: