Battle of Wits!

[Jak]

I think green could definitely be a worthwhile splash. It also gives some recursion.

So...

4 Intuition

[Valtrix]

Then we have got to go for the...
4x Gifts Ungiven (Stupid recursion)

Funny story, I had a game back in the day when I was playing Niv-Mizzet combo (Yeah, long time ago). We were in round 3 of the tournament, and match 3 of our game. We get to time, and I have a Niv-Mizzet on the board but no curiosity. It's Turn 2 (mine) and he gifts EOT. He gets a pile of swords/battle/something/something. Anyway, I get rid of the removal and let him have battle, so he plays it. On my turn I use the top that I have in play to get curiosity 3rd from the top. That was a pretty epic game. I really wanted to win, so I didn't let him remove my dragon. I figured it was probably right, since I also had a condescend to dig 2 further if I needed to.

[Elfrago]

4 Force of Will - Otherwise, you lose to Belcher.

And with 4 FoW in a 240+ card deck things change drastically...

4 Misdirection - Force 5-8 to protect Battle of Wits

[THEchubbymuffin]

At least 1 Replenish for Intuition and Gift stacks probably.

[MMogg]

I think it should probably be straight UW. They're going to give the best tutoring/control, and I guess I don't see another color adding enough to compensate the possible inconsistency, but maybe I'm wrong. (Green gives us goyf/sterling grove/grip/other/Knight of the Reliquary/loam)

Also:
4x Tundra (Obligatory)

and 4 Flooded Strand, equally obligatory, especially if this deck does splash a third colour.

[Windux]

Last month a friend of mine played BoW at a tournament.
He didn't went that good, but also because he made some bad play errors
(Wtf? SB 4 Plagues against Goblins, but he didn't boarded it and instead searching Plagues, he searched Moat with his Rector and loose to SGC)

Pre M10

// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)

// Lands
7 [ALA] Plains (1)
2 [8E] Salt Marsh
4 [U] Tundra
4 [ON] Polluted Delta
4 [FUT] River of Tears
4 [8E] City of Brass
4 [IA] Adarkar Wastes
4 [ALA] Swamp (1)
10 [ALA] Island (1)
4 [ALA] Arcane Sanctum
4 [DIS] Hallowed Fountain
1 [TSP] Academy Ruins
4 [FUT] Tolaria West
2 [IA] Underground River
4 [ON] Flooded Strand
4 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
1 [DK] Maze of Ith
4 [ON] Lonely Sandbar
4 [SHM] Mystic Gate
4 [TE] Reflecting Pool
2 [GP] Godless Shrine
4 [RAV] Watery Grave
4 [U] Underground Sea
2 [FUT] Nimbus Maze
4 [U] Scrubland
1 [PLC] Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 [MM] Dust Bowl

// Creatures
3 [LRW] Liliana Vess
3 [LRW] Jace Beleren
4 [FD] Trinket Mage
3 [ALA] Elspeth, Knight-Errant
4 [UD] Academy Rector

// Spells
4 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
4 [ALA] Relic of Progenitus
4 [FD] Engineered Explosives
3 [DIS] Azorius Signet
4 [WL] Mind Stone
3 [FD] Vedalken Shackles
4 [MR] Talisman of Dominance
4 [RAV] Dimir Signet
2 [PLC] Damnation
2 [ON] Smother
1 [FUT] Slaughter Pact
4 [BD] Diabolic Edict
4 [AP] Vindicate
1 [MM] Trade Routes
3 [IN] Fact or Fiction
4 [DIS] Spell Snare
3 [LRW] Cryptic Command
1 [FUT] Pact of Negation
4 [CST] Brainstorm
4 [LRW] Ponder
4 [7E] Counterspell
4 [JU] Cunning Wish
4 [7E] Force Spike
4 [9E] Mana Leak
4 [GP] Repeal
1 [CHK] Gifts Ungiven
4 [FNM] Impulse
4 [AL] Force of Will
3 [TE] Intuition
4 [9E] Battle of Wits
4 [MR] Thirst for Knowledge
3 [CNF] Path to Exile
4 [IA] Swords to Plowshares
4 [6E] Enlightened Tutor
4 [LG] Moat
4 [10E] Wrath of God
1 [TE] Humility
4 [10E] Condemn
4 [ALA] Esper Charm
3 [PS] Dromar's Charm
2 [GP] Mortify

// Sideboard
SB: 1 [FUT] Slaughter Pact
SB: 1 [IN] Fact or Fiction
SB: 1 [LRW] Cryptic Command
SB: 1 [TE] Intuition
SB: 1 [CNF] Path to Exile
SB: 1 [DS] Echoing Truth
SB: 1 [IN] Dismantling Blow
SB: 1 [US] Stroke of Genius
SB: 1 [7E] Evacuation
SB: 1 [DS] Pulse of the Fields
SB: 1 [AQ] Hurkyl's Recall


SB was more done at the tournament, so we putted in 4 Plagues.

[MartijnTiny]

You really need: Traumatize + Worm harvest.

[AngryTroll]

+4 Crucible of Worlds

Crucible and Life from the Loam = lots of land drops. When you start to run out of slots, you can probably cut a LftL, but not until then.

[rufus]

Kaho, Minamo Historian

[rockout]

At least 1 Replenish for Intuition and Gift stacks probably.

Might as well call for a 4 of since we are running 250ish cards.

[Anusien]

An important part of Battle decklists is always that they have the best threats and win with Battle only about half the time or so.

4 Force of Will
4 Counterbalance
4 Counterspell
4 Spell Snare

4 Tarmogoyf
4 Sower of Temptation
4 Vedalken Shackles
4 Trinket Mage
4 Elspeth, Knight-Errant

4 Nevinyrral's Disk
4 Wrath of God
4 Moat
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Path to Exile

4 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Brainstorm
4 Ponder
4 Fact or Fiction
4 Jace Beleren
4 Impulse

There are the first 80 cards...

[Windux]

Counterbalance just sucks 90% of the time you reveal a card (+manipultion).

You also need so much spotremoval.
So combine it in multiple choice cards (Esper Charm, Dromars Charm etc).
Also, green is such a bad color in this deck.

Goyf....wow Goyf..he sucks in 240 card-decks because green sucks in 240 card decks ;)

[mossivo1986]

If it were me I'd splash green for Life from the loam, krosan grip

Also playable in this should be AK, Intuition, then you could hard lock with Forbid.

Forbid+ LFTL seems teh nuts.

I think crucible needs to find its way as a one of as well.

E tutor obviously

[Wrath_Of_Houlding]

Green could also be used to land-thin...surely desirable in a 240 card deck.

[electrolyze]

How about survival+ the whole cool creature package? I think it would be a good addition to the deck.

[Wrath_Of_Houlding]

Lets just put Thresh, Merfolk, Survival together, add some tutors and BoWs.

[Jak]

I really didn't want this to turn into people just posting long lists of cards that should go in...

4 Wrath of God

The deck needs to be able to play the control role.

Edit - To make things easier, I am posting the list at least every page.

Decklist (so far)
UWg Battle of the Wits

Lands
4 Tundra
4 Flooded Strand

Draw
4 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Brainstorm
4 Fact or Fiction

Tutors
4 Enlightened Tutor
4 Mystical Tutor
4 Idyllic Tutor
4 Intuition
4 Gifts Ungiven

Counters
4 Force of Will
4 Counterspell
4 Forbid

Removal
4 Wrath of God

Recursion
4 Life from the Loam
4 Crucible of Worlds
4 Replenish

Creatures
4 Academy Rector

Win
4 Battle of the Wits

[jimirynk]

If your running intuition+gifts+ replenish Id go with
+ 1 Academy ruins Lock
+4 Threads of Disloyalty good with gift/intuition/replenish
+4 E.E Lock
+1 Dustbowl Lock
+1 regrowth NEEDED FOR GIFT PILES!
+1 tormonds crypt vs. dredge, and Loam decks.
Makes for the dumb nut intuition/ gift piles.

Also 2-3 replenish is the right number.
Your only ever going to want to see it when you gifts for like battle, regrowth, replenish, fow?

I know that stupid possibility with it but This deck is slow and if you have a replenish in your opening 7 it REALLY hurts this deck.

Just saying.

Also you need 4 moat AND 4 humility to even dream about beating Agg./dredge.

[bruno_tiete]

4 Pentad Prism

It fixes mana and accelarates whatever business you have to play.


Jak, I believe several cards, mainly on color duals and fetchs are given. Could we just consider 16 fetchs and 12 duals are in?

[TheBirdMan]

I have played battle for a while and this list can drop battle/Exalted Angel turn 2.


// Lands
4 [ON] Flooded Strand
4 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
4 [ON] Windswept Heath
4 [ON] Polluted Delta
4 [AN] City of Brass
7 [MR] Plains (4)
11 [U] Swamp (1)
4 [10E] Adarkar Wastes
4 [IA] Underground River
4 [EVE] Fetid Heath
10 [5E] Island (3)
4 [R] Tundra
4 [SHM] Mystic Gate
4 [SHM] Sunken Ruins
4 [RAV] Watery Grave
4 [A] Underground Sea
4 [A] Scrubland
4 [GP] Godless Shrine
4 [DIS] Hallowed Fountain

// Creatures
4 [UD] Academy Rector
4 [ON] Exalted Angel
4 [FUT] Tombstalker

// Spells
4 [AL] Lim-Dul's Vault
2 [U] Wrath of God
1 [PLC] Damnation
3 [FD] Engineered Explosives
4 [8E] Merchant Scroll
3 [UD] Replenish
4 [FNM] Duress
1 [WL] Argivian Find
1 [CH] Feldon's Cane

4 [OD] Diabolic Tutor
4 [PS] Diabolic Intent
4 [RAV] Brainspoil
4 [WL] Abeyance
4 [PS] Orim's Chant
4 [MOR] Idyllic Tutor
4 [MI] Enlightened Tutor
1 [LG] Moat
4 [IN] Fact or Fiction
4 [TO] Cabal Ritual
4 [5E] Dark Ritual
4 [DIS] Infernal Tutor
4 [PY] Rhystic Tutor
4 [ST] Grim Tutor
4 [AL] Force of Will
4 [MM] Brainstorm
4 [FNM] Impulse
4 [PT] Personal Tutor
4 [MI] Mystical Tutor
4 [CHK] Gifts Ungiven
4 [TE] Intuition
4 [LRW] Ponder
4 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
4 [OD] Battle of Wits
4 [AL] Force of Will

4 [TE] Lotus Petal
4 [MI] Lion's Eye Diamond
4 [SH] Mox Diamond
4 [MR] Chrome Mox