Quote Originally Posted by Qweerios View Post
I am curious on the differences between Deathblade and (Esper)Blade Control. I think playing Bob makes a deck Deathblade but how about playing DRS or FoW? Is it considered Deathblade to play any amount of DRS? Isn't Deathblade generally too low on blue cards to support FoW, and thus plays additional discard? Both decks share a common creature suite (SFM, Nemesis, Snapcaster/Clique), similar disruption (TS, IoK, FoW, Pierce), and a couple of Jaces. Is it considered Blade Control if you play more than 3 basic lands, or any number of sweepers (EE, Verdict)? The line between the two archetypes is very slim. If 4 DRS is all it takes to draw the line, I think it is a bit excessive to talk about different decks altogether.

Anyways, here's the list I play and how it fluctuates:


Creatures (14)
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 True-Name Nemesis
2 Snapcaster Mage

Spells (18)
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will

4 Thoughtseize
2 Ponder

Others (6)
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Batterskull

2 Liliana of the Veil
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Lands (22)
2 Wasteland
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Polluted Delta
4 Flooded Strand
4 Underground Sea
3 Tundra
1 Tropical Island
1 Scrubland
1 Karakas

Sideboard (15)
2 Vendilion Clique
2 Flusterstorm
2 Spell Pierce
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Diabolic Edict
2 Zealous Persecution
1 Disenchant
1 Pithing Needle
1 Sword of Fire and Ice


Sometimes I like to go the 3/3 split between Snap and Nemesis or the 2/2 split between TS and IoK. Sometimes the Lilies and the 4th USea make way for a combination of Vindicates, Edicts, Island/Waste. Sometimes I like to play a 3/3/2 split between TS/FoW/Pierce. If I were to change 4 DRS for something like a couple of sweepers and counters, would it be more appropriate to discuss card choices in this thread?
i like the list, if i own lilianas ill squeeze them in. right now i cant decide whether i should stick with deathblade or just esper. im planning inplaying legacy open in orlando. so far heres my esper list.

4 sfm
3 snapcaster mage
3 tnn
1 vendilion clique

4 brainsoptorm
1 ponder
1 counterspell
3 fow
2 spell pierce
2 thoughtsize
1 iok
4 stp
1 detenion sphere
1 spreme verdict
1 vindicate

1 jitte
1 batterskull
1 engeineered explosives

3 jtms

4 flooded strand
2 polluted delta
2 marshlats
2 tundra
2 underground sea
1 scrubland
2 island
1 plains
1 swamp
1 karakas
1 acaemy ruins( engeneered explosives and manrikigusari battles)
2 wasteland
1 glaial fortress (choke)

i wanna squueze in lingering souls here somewhere but its already a tight fit.
its either this or deathblade. almost the exact list minus the explosives, supremeverdict, clique, and the counterspell.