Mystical_Jackass
06-05-2014, 07:01 PM
Hey everyone, this is a deck idea I've tinkered with for a little bit. I've always been a big fan of Standstill and I keep brewing new ways to break the card in Legacy again. Basically, this deck is almost a cross between something like the old Merfolk lists & Tempo-something.
Strategy:
It's super easy, You basically want to either go Vial --> Standstill, or drop one of your extremely efficient 1-drops --> into Standstill. The idea is that either they're forced into a position to break your Standstill immediately, or you're going to continually "Level Up/Evolve" and beat their face; also, Vial makes this an extremely sticky situation for them as well, since with Vial out time is on your side, you can continually drop Standstill and force them to have to deal with anything you drop in on them.
Mother of Runes is there to either be an unstoppable wall, or make your creatures extremely tough to deal with, or allow your creatures to swing through difficult "pro" creatures, Jace's, Lavamancers, etc or anything that would have been annoying to fight through. E. Tutor's mainly for consistency, you're either gonna grab another Standstill, a Vial, or a Detention Sphere which is extremely versatile in getting rid of annoying things that might get in your way or tokens. This deck runs on such a low curve, and with Vial, so Wasteland and Mutavault are just more resources at your disposal to use.
Let me know what you think, give me some feedback and thoughts.
Lands (17)
5 Fetchland
4 Tundra
3 Island
1 Plains
2 Wasteland
2 Mutavault
Creatures (14)
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Figure of Destiny
2 Student of Warfare
4 Mother of Runes
Other Spells (21)
Aether Vial
4 Standstill
4 Brainstorm
2 Spell Pierce
4 Daze
4 Force of Will
4 Swords to Plowshare
2 Enlightened Tutor
1 Detention Sphere
=Sideboard (15)=
4 Meddling Mage
?
(haven't really decided a sideboard yet)
Thanks.
Strategy:
It's super easy, You basically want to either go Vial --> Standstill, or drop one of your extremely efficient 1-drops --> into Standstill. The idea is that either they're forced into a position to break your Standstill immediately, or you're going to continually "Level Up/Evolve" and beat their face; also, Vial makes this an extremely sticky situation for them as well, since with Vial out time is on your side, you can continually drop Standstill and force them to have to deal with anything you drop in on them.
Mother of Runes is there to either be an unstoppable wall, or make your creatures extremely tough to deal with, or allow your creatures to swing through difficult "pro" creatures, Jace's, Lavamancers, etc or anything that would have been annoying to fight through. E. Tutor's mainly for consistency, you're either gonna grab another Standstill, a Vial, or a Detention Sphere which is extremely versatile in getting rid of annoying things that might get in your way or tokens. This deck runs on such a low curve, and with Vial, so Wasteland and Mutavault are just more resources at your disposal to use.
Let me know what you think, give me some feedback and thoughts.
Lands (17)
5 Fetchland
4 Tundra
3 Island
1 Plains
2 Wasteland
2 Mutavault
Creatures (14)
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Figure of Destiny
2 Student of Warfare
4 Mother of Runes
Other Spells (21)
Aether Vial
4 Standstill
4 Brainstorm
2 Spell Pierce
4 Daze
4 Force of Will
4 Swords to Plowshare
2 Enlightened Tutor
1 Detention Sphere
=Sideboard (15)=
4 Meddling Mage
?
(haven't really decided a sideboard yet)
Thanks.