Quote Originally Posted by Shimster View Post
IMO, there is a major difference between Back to Basics and Blood Moon:

Back to Basics allows you to manascrew your opponent, while Blood Moon is only capable of colourscrew him. As most decks run a card to deal with Blood Moon, you've to be able to abuse tempo gained by playing it. B2B on the other hand is control, as it denies your opponent to play spells.

This isn't the deck that's capable of abusing tempo in any way. Therefore I don't like Blood Moon in MUC.

Hmm, I don't disagre with you but I would like to discuss it a bit further. Do really most deck run a card to deal with Blood Moon? I'm not counting SB because most cards that deal with Blood Moon deal with B2B, except BEB/REB.

I will consider some matchups:

Team America:
Blood Moon vs B2B:
Well, while both cards are good, the moon is definetly better because it completly shuts down there mana base. They usually don't play basics and even if they did, it wouldn't help much.

Answers:
Blood Moon: BEB, (Grip) (Grip is a not a real answer because the deck most float 2G in respons to Moon).
B2B: Grip.


Dreadstill:
Moon vs B2B:
The deck plays alot of basics with is good for them against both cards. The B2B lets each Mishra attack at least once while Blood Moon does let it tap for Sensei' Top every turn. The top effect is however significantly weak with Blood Moon in play because fetches are Mountains. The deck has no real use of extra mountains, the deck however, have use for fetches.

Answers:
Blood Moon: BEB, Echoing Truth, (Grip)
B2B: Echoing Truth, Grip, (EE (Only if 3 coloured))


Landstill:
M vs B:
Well, Moon shuts down all wincons except Decree of Justice/Planeswalkers. The deck doesn't use extra mountains for anything other than DoJ. B2B shuts down alot of the cards but with a Crucible of Worlds in play, the deck can waste it's own lands and replay them, slow but not game over.

Answers:
Depends alot on the build, I would say that they are similar but Moon is better against Grip and EE and B2B is better against BEB.

Stax:
It's even. Moon does keep Tomb from generating alot of mana but in the same way City of Traitors doesn't die. Tight race.

Answers:
Even?

Thres:
Can use extra mountains. If they have basiclands in play, it's the same for both cards except that B2B is better when opponent has Forest+Island and Moon is better when opponent has (Island).

Answers: Same as before, BEB vs Grip.

ANT/Combo in any form:
Moon is usually the better one since they don't have many basic lands and all their fetch are Mountains. It's even better against Solidarity altough you probebly shouldn't play it :P

Aggro:
Both cards are pretty bad I suppose, but if they play red, then B2B is better.

Other matchups?



I think that what it comes down to is, whould you rather play against BEB or Grip? But I might be wrong in my analysis?

If BEB was the problem, why not get in 4 Chalice in main?


Also, B2B mana screws and Blood Moon colourscrews, but ain't it better colourscrewing somebody than just buying time?