[Deck] Skybus (UWB Moat Control)

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UWb
// Lands
4 [b] Underground Sea
4 [ON] Flooded Strand
4 [b] Tundra
4 [ON] Polluted Delta
2 [CHK] Plains (1)
2 [10E] Island (4)
1 [LRW] Swamp (2)

// Spells
4 [FNM] Brainstorm
4 [LRW] Ponder
4 [AL] Force of Will
4 [LG] Moat
3 [u] Swords to Plowshares
3 [CS] Counterbalance
3 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
3 [JU] Cunning Wish
3 [AP] Vindicate
2 [FNM] Counterspell
2 [7E] Wrath of God
2 [MOR] Bitterblossom
2 [LRW] Hoofprints of the Stag

// Sideboard
SB: 1 [IN] Dismantling Blow
SB: 3 [FD] Vedalken Shackles
SB: 1 [TSP] Return to Dust
SB: 1 [b] Blue Elemental Blast
SB: 1 [FUT] Slaughter Pact
SB: 3 [PLC] Extirpate
SB: 1 [DS] Pulse of the Fields
SB: 4 [PS] Meddling Mage


UW
// Lands
5 [RAV] Island (2)
4 [ON] Flooded Strand
4 [b] Tundra
2 [LRW] Plains (4)
3 [ON] Windswept Heath
3 [ON] Polluted Delta

// Creatures
2 [SC] Eternal Dragon

// Spells
4 [LRW] Hoofprints of the Stag
4 [FNM] Swords to Plowshares
4 [LRW] Ponder
4 [IA] Brainstorm
4 [AL] Force of Will
4 [JU] Cunning Wish
3 [LG] Moat
3 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
3 [CS] Counterbalance
2 [IA] Counterspell
2 [REW] Wrath of God

// Sideboard
SB: 1 [LG] Moat
SB: 1 [CS] Counterbalance
SB: 1 [TSP] Trickbind
SB: 1 [IN] Dismantling Blow
SB: 1 [10E] Condemn
SB: 1 [WL] Argivian Find
SB: 3 [DK] Tormod's Crypt
SB: 2 [FD] Vedalken Shackles
SB: 2 [PS] Meddling Mage
SB: 1 [BOK] Quash
SB: 1 [DS] Pulse of the Fields


So, I guess I've sort of been on a mission to force every Legacy player to buy 4 Moats. I figure it's sort of my duty to punish people with actual tourneys in their area. Anyway, I stumbled onto an Aggro build for my CaND entry, but in my musings I tested Hoofprints of the Stag. The card did not work there, but it did get me thinking. Then I saw Bitterblossom and thought Hmmmmm. Here's what I came up with:


// Lands
4 [ON] Flooded Strand
4 [ON] Polluted Delta
4 [B] Tundra
4 [B] Underground Sea
2 [10E] Island (4)
1 [CHK] Swamp (4)
1 [CHK] Plains (1)

// Spells
4 [FNM] Counterspell
4 [FNM] Brainstorm
4 [AL] Force of Will
4 [LRW] Ponder
4 [LG] Moat
4 [U] Swords to Plowshares
4 [AP] Vindicate
3 [7E] Wrath of God
2 [SC] Stifle (for Deed and Waste)
1 [DIS] Spell Snare

// Win Cons
1 [OD] Haunting Echoes
3 [LRW] Hoofprints of the Stag
2 [MOR] Bitterblossom

// Sideboard
SB: 4 [PS] Meddling Mage
SB: 4 [UL] Engineered Plague
SB: 4 [GP] Leyline of the Void
SB: 3 [PLC] Extirpate


I'm not the worlds best control deck designer (or player really) but the deck has been nuts so far. Gargangel Stompy taught me that a lot of decks can't handle Moat, so pairing it with counter magic seems natural. The only slot I've been unhappy with is Spell Snare. I'm thinking about trying out Pulse of the Fields to help me stall for Moat and deal with Bitterblossom.

The board is untested, and I've only done a small amount of play testing, but it's shaping up pretty well. Check out these numbers (all preboard so far):

Moat Control vs Gobs
on the draw
1-0 Moat
2-0 Moat + deck
2-1 SGC
2-2 No Moat
2-3 No Moat

on the play
3-3 Moat
4-3 Bitterblossom + StPx4
4-4 No Moat
5-4 Moat + StP on SCG
6-4 Bitterblossom early + control


vs W Thresh w/ CB
on the draw
1-0 Moat + Hoof
2-0 Moat + Echoes
3-0 Moat + Blossom
4-0 Moat + Blossom
5-0 Moat + Hoof

on the play
6-0 did I mention that they can't seem to win


vs Landstill (Taco's 4c. These damn games take forever)
on the draw
1-0 Decked
2-0 Moat + Blossom
3-0 Decked


vs Survival (Di's build)
on the draw
0-1 Survival > Moat
1-1 Hoof x 2
1-2 Therapyx2
2-2 Moat sticks and Echoes SotF

on the play



I'll be back with more as the testing rolls in.


Oh, and Skybus is the greatest airline ever. Google that shit. 10 dollar flights out of Columbus to crappy cities with the following rules:

·No real in-flight entertainment--Skybus Suggests you bring a book.
·The first two bags are 5 bucks apiece. After that, it's $50 a bag.
·No phone number, just a website.

Clearly they deserve a kick ass deck.