mcfarland
02-13-2011, 05:30 AM
Sorry for the lack of creativity in the thread name; I just don't have a fancy/obnoxious name for this brew.
If there's another WGB build out there that's similar to this, I apologize about a double-post.
Here's a list I've been running for about a week on MWS, and it's been absolutely killing. I was on the fence with a few of MBS's new cards, so I threw this together just to see them in action. It's just a house. I didn't expect it to do all that well, as it was hastily created without much tuning.
Here's the list:
// Lands
1 [9E] Plains (3)
1 [PT] Swamp (1)
1 [ST] Forest (1)
3 [A] Savannah
1 [U] Scrubland
1 [U] Bayou
1 [MR] Tree of Tales
1 [MR] Ancient Den
1 [MR] Vault of Whispers
2 [ZEN] Marsh Flats
2 [ZEN] Verdant Catacombs
4 [ON] Windswept Heath
1 [FUT] Dryad Arbor
4 [TE] Wasteland
// Creatures
1 [MBS] Glissa, the Traitor
3 [FUT] Tarmogoyf
3 [MBS] Mirran Crusader
3 [WWK] Stoneforge Mystic
3 [CFX] Noble Hierarch
1 [ARB] Qasali Pridemage
3 [UL] Mother of Runes
// Spells
4 [R] Swords to Plowshares
3 [FD] Engineered Explosives
2 [ALA] Executioner's Capsule
1 [DS] Sword of Fire and Ice
2 [AP] Vindicate
3 [MBS] Green Sun's Zenith
1 [BOK] Umezawa's Jitte
3 [SH] Mox Diamond
// Sideboard
SB: 3 [TSP] Krosan Grip
SB: 4 [7E] Engineered Plague
SB: 3 [ALA] Relic of Progenitus
SB: 3 [ALA] Ethersworn Canonist
SB: 2 [M10] Silence
Glissa dominates the board. Period. When I first saw her, I was really fixated on her triggered ability, and I wrote her off because I didn't see a lot of utility of that strapped on BGG. I'm starting to think that getting artifacts back is just icing on the cake; for three mana (actually, I almost never hardcast her, so the BGG is irrelevant. She's always grabbed by Zenith) you get something that stops any aggressive opponent cold. If Mom's on the board, I've only lost her to Deed or EE. That's it. As long as I set her up intelligently, she's won most games that she's resolved.
Zenith is nuts, as we know. For me, though, a full set feels like too many.
Crusader is also proving to be an MVP. With SFM and Mom in the deck, he's a serious threat. Pro black is a bit useless, but pro green protects it from... well... everything. War Monk, goyf, KotR, firespout. It's laughable how good he is when carrying a SoFI, but you know that: Pro GRBU, 4/4 doublestrike, double draw, double shock.
The SB here is really just what I've been using based on what I see on MWS, and would be more tailored to a legitimate meta. Combo can be a tough MU, so I'd probably address that.
First thoughts on how I can better tweak the deck?
If there's another WGB build out there that's similar to this, I apologize about a double-post.
Here's a list I've been running for about a week on MWS, and it's been absolutely killing. I was on the fence with a few of MBS's new cards, so I threw this together just to see them in action. It's just a house. I didn't expect it to do all that well, as it was hastily created without much tuning.
Here's the list:
// Lands
1 [9E] Plains (3)
1 [PT] Swamp (1)
1 [ST] Forest (1)
3 [A] Savannah
1 [U] Scrubland
1 [U] Bayou
1 [MR] Tree of Tales
1 [MR] Ancient Den
1 [MR] Vault of Whispers
2 [ZEN] Marsh Flats
2 [ZEN] Verdant Catacombs
4 [ON] Windswept Heath
1 [FUT] Dryad Arbor
4 [TE] Wasteland
// Creatures
1 [MBS] Glissa, the Traitor
3 [FUT] Tarmogoyf
3 [MBS] Mirran Crusader
3 [WWK] Stoneforge Mystic
3 [CFX] Noble Hierarch
1 [ARB] Qasali Pridemage
3 [UL] Mother of Runes
// Spells
4 [R] Swords to Plowshares
3 [FD] Engineered Explosives
2 [ALA] Executioner's Capsule
1 [DS] Sword of Fire and Ice
2 [AP] Vindicate
3 [MBS] Green Sun's Zenith
1 [BOK] Umezawa's Jitte
3 [SH] Mox Diamond
// Sideboard
SB: 3 [TSP] Krosan Grip
SB: 4 [7E] Engineered Plague
SB: 3 [ALA] Relic of Progenitus
SB: 3 [ALA] Ethersworn Canonist
SB: 2 [M10] Silence
Glissa dominates the board. Period. When I first saw her, I was really fixated on her triggered ability, and I wrote her off because I didn't see a lot of utility of that strapped on BGG. I'm starting to think that getting artifacts back is just icing on the cake; for three mana (actually, I almost never hardcast her, so the BGG is irrelevant. She's always grabbed by Zenith) you get something that stops any aggressive opponent cold. If Mom's on the board, I've only lost her to Deed or EE. That's it. As long as I set her up intelligently, she's won most games that she's resolved.
Zenith is nuts, as we know. For me, though, a full set feels like too many.
Crusader is also proving to be an MVP. With SFM and Mom in the deck, he's a serious threat. Pro black is a bit useless, but pro green protects it from... well... everything. War Monk, goyf, KotR, firespout. It's laughable how good he is when carrying a SoFI, but you know that: Pro GRBU, 4/4 doublestrike, double draw, double shock.
The SB here is really just what I've been using based on what I see on MWS, and would be more tailored to a legitimate meta. Combo can be a tough MU, so I'd probably address that.
First thoughts on how I can better tweak the deck?