[ATW] Landstill

[Nightmare]

The original Legacy Control weapon, Landstill has waned in favor due to the domination of Goblins. With Goblins maintaining a shaky hold on the format, as well as innovations and new card printings, Landstill has seen a bit more play in recent months. Does this foreshadow a return of the once-king?

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Bazaar of Wonders Legacy Event, Germany
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January Iserlohn Legacy Tournament, Germany
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February Iserlohn Legacy Tournament, Germany
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Threads:
UR Landstill

UBg Landstill - Vorosh Control

UB Landstill - Duck Hunt

Old DTB Thread

BHWC Landstill

The typical Landstill shell will include the following blue cards:

• Standstill
• Brainstorm
• Counterspell
• Force of Will
  
  Other popular blue inclusions are the following:
• Fact or Fiction
• Mana Leak
• Stifle

Discussion Question: Is extra counter in Mana Leak and Stifle worth losing possible removal slots? Is Fact or Fiction still hot or not?

Landstill was a quite a few color variations. Blue is always included for counters and draw, but the secondary (mass, spot removal, win condition) colors are debatable.

Removal

• Red
• Pyroclasm
• Slice and Dice
• Fire/Ice
• Bolts (Lightning, Chain)
• Magma Jet
  
  Black
• Damnation
• Decree of Pain
• Ghastly Demise
• Edict (Diabolic, Chainer's)
• Innocent Blood
  
  Green
• Naturalize
  
  White
• Wrath of God
• Swords to Plowshares
• Wing Shards
• Disenchant
  
  Multi-color
• Pernicious Deed (GB)
  
  Artifact
• Nevinyrral's Disk
• Poweder Keg
• Engineered Explosives

Discussion Questions: What color provides the best, cheapest, and/or most cost effective removal options?

Win Conditions

• Black
• Haunting Echoes
  
  White
• Decree of Justice
• Eternal Dragon
• Exalted Angel
  
  Green
• Gigapede?
  
  Lands
• Nantuko Monastary (GW)

Discussion Question: Does White's seemingly superior win conditions make that color an automatic inclusion for Landstill?

Other Considerations

• Black
• Discard - Duress, Cabal Therapy, Hymn to Tourach
  
  Green
• Recursion - Gaea's Blessing, Regrowth
• Enchantment and Aritifact Hate - Naturalize, Tranquility
  
  Red
• Reach/To the Dome - various burn spells
• Artifact Hate - Shattering Spree, Meltdown
  
  White
• Life Gain - Pulse of the Fields, Life Burst
• Enchantment and Artifact Hate - Disenchant, Aura of Silence
• Storm Combo Hate - Orim's Chant, Abeyance