Did you ever toy with ephara? The uw god? I thought having access to vial she might be really good against miracles dropping in a creature once a turn possibly to draw some cards?Quote:
Originally Posted by colo
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Did you ever toy with ephara? The uw god? I thought having access to vial she might be really good against miracles dropping in a creature once a turn possibly to draw some cards?Quote:
Originally Posted by colo
I tried that for awhile in UW Taxes in modern. It never quite really worked out there, so I think we'd have a much harder time justifying it in legacy.Quote:
Originally Posted by mykatdied
No, never considered her; imho doesn't seem strong enough of an effect to warrant a 4-mana investment (or Vial at four).
Fwiw, there's a Blue and Taxes list with a recent top8 finish posted here: http://www.azmagicplayers.com/event-...p-8-decklists/ (8th place).
As much as I am a big fan of Clique I like the simple splash in that list. A lot more UW in costs. I will say UU is awkward at times. Geist is a house. Suit him up with a sword and you just win quickly. Against enchantress I had a 16 point swing with him using sword of war and peace.
As for ephara many players have been toying with gideon and other 4 drops against miracles and shardless. Especially against shardless she seems like she could help us keep up with cards.
Ephara is a 4 drop that does literally nothing on its own / when it resolves. That's not strong enough for any format, let alone legacy. I think UW taxes does need to find some source of card selection+advantage (the other splashes have Recruiter, Library, Bob) but that's not gonna be it.
I'll let you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by iatee
The whole point of that blue has the most effective lock protection and the most ways to generate tempo on turn 2 compared to the other splashes. You don't need CA if you're 2-3 turns ahead
Hi All,
First time posting. I have been brewing white stompy nonstop since Thalia 2.0 was spoiled and have settled on a list during the last month that I am very happy with. The deck ended up taking a turn more towards prison, so I thought I would post it here to add to the discussion. I am by no means a death and taxes purist, so I apologize if I am breaking some rules posting a deck that has no ports or vials in this thread.
The deck is very strong against miracles, delver and storm.. and even the current form of eldrazi stompy.
Lands: 26
6 Plains
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Eldrazi Temple
3 Karakas
3 City of Traitors
2 Wasteland
Spells: 10
3 Mox Diamond
1 Warping Wail
1 Jitte
1 Batterskull
4 Chalice of the Void
Creatures: 24
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Thalia 1.0
4 Thalia 2.0
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Reality Smasher
SB: 15
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Rest in Peace
3 Dismember
2 Warping Wail
2 Winter Orb
If interested, I can post my sideboard plan. This list is currently 16-3 against miracles on mtgo 2 man tournaments and it feels great having the miracles so much in my favor. Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also if I shouldn't post this here, let me know.
Cheers,
Rmosto
Nice list!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rmosto
I'd like to try something similar...
Have you tested displacers?
I'm interested in the manabase too: have you tried different configurations? are the temples efficient enough?
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There should probably be a White Eldrazi thread. The deck is almost exactly 50% DnT, 50% Eldrazi, so it's not a great fit for either thread. Overall I think it's a little closer to Eldrazi than DnT because it's still a Chalice stompy deck and not an Aether Vial deck.
I agree. If someone is willing to write up a primer I will place it where it needs to be.
We could also open up a new thread. My name suggestion is "Eldrazi Taxes", or short, "E.T.", which fits the alien theme of the Eldrazi, :tongue:
@Rmosto: Interesting list, but a couple of questions:
- Are 2 Wastelands enough?
- Have you tried out Eldrazi Displacer? It's one of the strongest Eldrazi cards and should be in there, too, imho.
- How has Winter Orb been in the SB, especially with Thalia 2.0?
Oh my fucking god
http://www.starcitygames.com/article/33482_.html
Recruiter of the Guard
2W
Creature- Human Soldier
When Recruiter of the Guard enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a creature card with toughness two or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
She is going to make mono white D&T absolutely insane.
Yep, that card is stronger than Imperial Recruiter even. Gets Flickerwisp and new Thalia, among other things.
Welp, I will now likely be ceasing testing Eldrazi taxes to work on the new mono white list. XOXOXOX <3 You, WotC.
I can't even fathom yet how good that card is.Quote:
Originally Posted by iatee
It can summon a flyer army all by itself by grabing Flickerwisp --> flicker it --> grabing Flickerwisp, etc. and helps rebuilding easily after a Terminus. Not to mention Mangara as tutor target is alot more viable now that you don't have to gimp your manabase with red.
That card is insane. I haven't played D&T for a while, but that is so good that I'll have to try it.
Tee Hee. This is going to be fun.
Hope you guys all realize that your Miracles matchup just went to like 75%-25%.
People need to start doing research on powerful x/2s at the 1/2/3 spots.
Also I think the benefits of a splash are still there, but while Red was pretty clearly the most powerful splash until now as it was the only one with this effect, it might not be the best splash color now. When you splash you gain access to thousands of new tutor targets, so the question is what colors have the strongest x/2s.
Literality this entire Deck :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by iatee