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Hi all,


I have for some time had a thread for BGw Vengevival, but since my testing and results has led me to a change in the direction of cutting the white splash entirely i thought it needed its own thread.

Contents
1: Introduction+Deck Idea
2: Decklist
3: Tournament History
4: Card explanation
5: MU Analysis


1 : Short introduction of the deck and the idea behind it.

Survival of the Fittest+ Vengevine is just sick!
UG Madness popped up about the same time as my BGw deck, and the madness deck has been posting great results.
With dredge and loam decks currently in my meta being pretty underplayed and also in general it semms, GY hate has been reduced quite alot, compared to how it looked in a not too distant past, when these decks along with Reanimator where making their precence known. This fact does in no way decrease this decks odds of going nuts.

However, compared to alot of other survivalbuilds, this deck can battle most decks without survival, by just going straight up aggro. The many threats that dont suck like aquamoeba etc is a reason why this is more resilient to GY hate than UG Madness.
After playing my GBw deck for some time i decided to go GB
Compared to GW survival, this deck battles alot of decks such as combo and control due to the disruption package.

The disruption spells also eases playing your SotF turn 2. With no GY hate g1, landing survival is almost a certain win which is why the black splash was added - plus i just gives you better SB options.

Finally going GB gave room for another wincon, natural order. With 4cabal ts, 4 imps, 4 sotf and a rootwalla you never get stock with prog. in hand as many other nat. order decks, which is awesome!

5 Reasons to play this deck over UG Madness Survival:

1: The disruption. 7 Discardspells over counters. In a deck like this, knowing your opponents gameplan and threats are essential. Often you can pick their only counter, sole threat or hate card. By making them discard, not counter you take away the options of responding to your deck. Also blues disruption in form of counters costs you sources, either a card for FOW or a land for Daze. This either costs tempo or gives negative CA.
2: Added explosiveness. This deck is way faster than the UG. Purtrid Imp is way better than the aquamoeba. Enables way more turn 1 and 2 Vvines (T2 imp, discard Xxvines, drop manadork)
3: Better SB options in black than in blue in my eyes
4: Removal. And creature based removal at that, which triggers Vvines.
5: You can play the goyf and natural order.

5 Reasons to play this deck over GW Survival:

1: Disruption. 7 Discard main help you win otherwise hopeless MUs.
2: Added explosiveness. This deck is way faster than the GW, although maybe not as stable
3: Better SB options in black
4: Creature based Removal
5: Fells less timmy:)

2:Decklist: Jedi_gof's GB Vengevival


//Creatures (26):
4x Vengevine
4x Tarmogoyf
4x Noble Hierarch
2x Birds of Paradise
4x Basking Rootwalla
1x Big Game Hunter
1x Shriekmaw
1x Progenitus
1x Wild Mongrel
4x Putrid imp

//Enchantments (4):
4x Survival of the Fittest

//Sorceries (10):
3x Thoughtseize
4x Cabal Therapy
3x Natural Order

//Instants (0):

//Lands (21):
2x Horizon Canopy
4x Bayou
1x Overgrown Tomb
2x Misty Rainforest
2x Windswept Heath
4x Verdant Catacombs
1x Swamp
5x Forest

//SB+SB considerations:
//Current SB
2x Krosan Grip
1x Natures Claim
3x Extirpate
2x Choke
3x Faery Macabre
1x Llawan, Cephalid Empress
1x Shriekmaw
2x Flex Slots

//Considerations:


3: Tournament History
So far i have piloted this deck to 13 tournaments, all with around to 20-30ish players. Last 4 tourneys haas been with the BG version.

Records have been as follows
GBw
06-07-10: 3-1-1, 5th
13-07-10: 4-1-1, Top4 forced split
20-07-10: 4-1-1, Top4 forced split
27-07-10: 6-0-0 first in 6 rounds standings. Dropping only 1 game, rest was won 2-0.
31-07-10: 4-0-2(1 IL), lost in semi, 3-4th with one intentional loss to get a buddy in top 4 so not counting that one in combined:)
07-08-10: 5-0-2, 2nd - lost in final
17-08-10: 3-2-0, 5th and missed out on top 4 on tiebreakers
24-08-10: 4-1(ID)-0 Top4split
07-09-10: 3-1-2, 6th
BG:
21-09-10: 4-0-1, top 4 split
28-09-10: 6-0, top2 split
05-10-10: 4-1-1, top4 split
19-10-10: 5-0, top4 split

My combined record with this deck(both GBw and GB):
55W-8D-11

This GB versions record is 19W-1D-2L.

4: Card explanation
Will come this weekend
5: MU Analysis
Will come this weekend