[MTG] ascendedcliffs.t2.dek

[DonRoyale]

So I like Kazuul, but it seems nobody really does, so I've decided to mix two of my favorite unappreciated rares to make a half-decent deck to work with them.

Now with MCI links, and more importantly, a sideboard! =D

-3- Creatures

-3- Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

-31- Other Spells

-4- Luminarch Ascension
-4- Safe Passage
-4- Angelsong
-4- Intimidation Bolt
-3- Ajani Vengeant
-2- Elspeth, Knight-Errant
-4- Lightning Bolt
-2- Day of Judgment
-2- Oblivion Ring
-2- Path to Exile
-2- Harm's Way

-24- Lands

-4- Jungle Shrine
-4- Dread Statuary
-4- Arid Mesa
-8- Plains
-4- Mountain

-15- Sideboard

-4- Celestial Purge
-4- Goblin Ruinblaster
-2- Harm's Way
-3- Martial Coup
-2- Tectonic Edge

 

[Cirrus]

Looks nice, though I have a question.

Why is Tectonic Edge at 4? And why is Goblin Ruinblaster in the sideboard when Edge is at 4? Tectonic Edge is usually run at 2 at most (it's much much worse than Strip Mine after all) and adding Ruinblaster to that is a little...

 

[DonRoyale]

I have a case of the 4-ofs. What was your first clue? :P

I don't really have an idea as to what to replace them with. Earthquakes? Burst Lightnings?

 

[Cirrus]

How about Dread Statuary or somesuch? Red and White being enemy colors doesn't help here, sadly, otherwise you could've replaced it with Worldwake-style lands. Aaah...

What about more Path/O-Ring? I'm a bit lazy, so much so that I'm too lazy to calc the mana curve here... Or perhaps Perimeter Captains for blocking random things and doing stuff? I get the feeling that maybe you need a little more than just, uh, 3 token-making creatures and 4 token-making enchantments. It WILL make you angry occasionally if you can't, say, accumulate enough counters on Luminarch Ascension.

Hmmmmmmmm.

 

[Calder]

Put 2 edges into the side board and put 2 harm's ways into your main deck

 

[DonRoyale]

Swapped two Edges for Statuaries, and moved the Edges to the side, putting Harm's Ways in.

 

[Kenny_C.002]

I'd put edges at 3 myself, just because of the ridiculous number of targets available right now (oran rief, emeria, crypt, valakut, manlands, tri lands being the obvious).

 

[Cirrus]

Question is, are they going to be worth 3 slots? The 4 or more lands restriction isn't necessarily excellent.

 

[Kenny_C.002]

Games don't end in blowouts in standard. If you draw edge, you will be able to use it 100% of the time. Decks like Jund are dog to edges specifically because they're so colour dependent. Often times you can shut off 1 entire colour just by edging against their single nonbasic source.

White Weenie plays emeria for long term card advantage. The only threat there is to the long game in a control deck like this is emeria post-stabilization.

Eldrazi green speeds up its kill speed by a good 20-30% with oran rief. It's generally a good idea to keep that in check.

Standard Dredge auto-folds to edge on crypt.

Valakut only has its alternative kill when you destroy valakut.

Heck, even UW control's running a decent number of nonbasics, where they can counter ruinblaster.

I'd rather have better insurance by having an extra edge than not, that's all.