raharu
08-27-2008, 11:25 PM
Over time there has been various re-emergences of the Erayo control-combo archetype, with varying degrees of success. With the advent of Tarmogoyf, which serves as a rather suiting win condition, I pulled out an old list and started working at it again. The list is untested, as I’m still waiting to finish a deck (Transportation > M:tG, and it’d be done but my parents are fucking slower than my birthday, which we didn‘t even bother with this year, long story), but it looks… viable? It looks neat, in the least. Here you go:
Mana: 24
Flooded Strand x4
Polluted Delta x4
Underground Sea x3
Tropical Island x3
Tundra x2
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Lotus Petal x4
Chrome Mox x4
Protection/ Disruption/ soft lock mechs: 19
Thoughtseize x4
Daze x3
Erayo, soratami Ascendant x4
Counterbalance x4
Force of Will x4
Win Conditions: 4
Tarmogoyf x4
Hand Fixing: 11
Sensei’s Divining Top x3
Brainstorm x4
Ponder x4
Free Slots: 2
Orim’s Chant, Lim-Dul’s Vault, Bitterblossom, Hoofprints of the Stag, Extra Win Condition x2
Mana Curve
0cc: 24
1cc: 15
2cc:15
3cc: 0
4cc: 0
5cc: 4
While that looks fine and dandy, I presume, I’m aware that you’re looking at the list and thinking “why not just play threshold?”. Well… I don’t know. I haven’t tested it, but CB + Erayo’s Essence sounds quite… wonderful, especially when you can resolve both of them with Chant backup or an absurd amount of protection, or a Draco-explosion-esque tutor/ cantrip package.
Of course, there’s always boarding into threshold… which sounds like it’d be worth it, considering that control-agro =/= agro-control, I.e. the transformation would bring a different set of strengths and weaknesses.
SB: 15
Nimble Mongoose x4
Swords to Plowshares x4
Krosan Grip x3 (which is also useful when trying to combo against CB thresh if you don‘t board into the mirror)
Stuff x4
It’s a thought…
Mana: 24
Flooded Strand x4
Polluted Delta x4
Underground Sea x3
Tropical Island x3
Tundra x2
\\\\\\\\\\
Lotus Petal x4
Chrome Mox x4
Protection/ Disruption/ soft lock mechs: 19
Thoughtseize x4
Daze x3
Erayo, soratami Ascendant x4
Counterbalance x4
Force of Will x4
Win Conditions: 4
Tarmogoyf x4
Hand Fixing: 11
Sensei’s Divining Top x3
Brainstorm x4
Ponder x4
Free Slots: 2
Orim’s Chant, Lim-Dul’s Vault, Bitterblossom, Hoofprints of the Stag, Extra Win Condition x2
Mana Curve
0cc: 24
1cc: 15
2cc:15
3cc: 0
4cc: 0
5cc: 4
While that looks fine and dandy, I presume, I’m aware that you’re looking at the list and thinking “why not just play threshold?”. Well… I don’t know. I haven’t tested it, but CB + Erayo’s Essence sounds quite… wonderful, especially when you can resolve both of them with Chant backup or an absurd amount of protection, or a Draco-explosion-esque tutor/ cantrip package.
Of course, there’s always boarding into threshold… which sounds like it’d be worth it, considering that control-agro =/= agro-control, I.e. the transformation would bring a different set of strengths and weaknesses.
SB: 15
Nimble Mongoose x4
Swords to Plowshares x4
Krosan Grip x3 (which is also useful when trying to combo against CB thresh if you don‘t board into the mirror)
Stuff x4
It’s a thought…