In late game yes, but same goes for chrome mox too.Originally Posted by Avatar of Shadow
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Yea that is why I took all mine out. have 5-6 one drops, a bunch of two drops and three drops.
So adding extra discard mitigates the lack of Ritual? In other words, you're replacing mediocre topdecks with other mediocre topdecks? Early Rituals power out discard and Bob. Mid/late game Rituals power out Tombstalker, or a 2nd Stalker.
the tempo has slowed down in this meta. There's no need to power something out that fast. The use of bitterblossoms help reduce the need for dark rituals.
I too was a strong believer of dark ritual. But with control being so dominant, you don't really need the rituals as much anymore. It also requires a lot of 2 for 1s, freebies to stay competitive. Ala, maelstrom pulses, bitterblossoms,
I do miss doing dark ritual, thoughtseize, hymn, but hey, you gotta evolve.
Anyone have any suggestions against hivemind?
Especially after boarding 4 sanctity.
Nature's Claim from the SB is golden in that match up. Also Diabolic Edict or Geth's Verdict for Emrakul
How is Nature's Claim any good against Hive Mind?
I think the biggest thing is the deep seeded emotional understanding that the right play is the right play regardless of outcomes. The ability to make a decision 5 straight times, lose 5 times because of it, and still make it the 6th time if it's the right play. - Jon Finkel
"Notions of chance and fate are the preoccupation of men engaged in rash undertakings."
ya it doesn't. You don't get priority before they cast pact
mana mox bob, then ramp manas and goyfs till you can pay the pact, and beat him down. and have metamorphs to clone emrakul!
there is no other choice.
also on game 2 i drop 4 hymn to tourachs to put 3 metamorphs and 1 cold-eyed selkie. He normally expects discards, and you punch him in the face.
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metamorphs only fight emrukal not pact
i know that
but they also fight progenitus, vendilion and mirran crusader.
so you would use nature's claim over krosan?
If you don't have Krosan in your opening hand you will likely want to mulligan for it as hivemind goes off fast. Every time you mulligan you risk not getting enough mana to play krosan by turn 3, natures claim can be played off of 1 land. Krosan is actually better in that it can't be countered, but I don't like praying that its in my opening 7. Thats my $0.02 on the matter anyways.
People tend to run 3 spells for artifact removal. krosan grips are a must, that should be a 2 of...so you have 1 nature's claim in the board?
i say ditch the needles and go null rod. just as effective but for jace.
how's ur MD?
oh the reason i run needles is that i play against alot of landstill. its useful for stopping jace and man lands.
MD is
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Hypnotic Specter
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Tombstalker
4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
4 Dark Ritual
4 Snuff Out
4 Hymn to Tourach
4 Thoughtseize
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Polluted Delta
2 Bayou
1 Forest
8 Swamp
2 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Umezawa's Jitte
2 Phyrexian Arena
oo u got a very old school build. how do you like it in this control filled meta?
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