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Don't have much to add, other than I don't like the WW splash U builds... they lack the resilient threats like xathrid necro and the finishing power/utility of boros charm...

the ephara and friends list is probably something you should shoot for the guy did okay with it at this tournament.

http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/a … welcome#1a

also, again, no mutavaults in an aggro list these days just doesn't cut the mustard...

I get that the priest synergies with the necro and that brimaz doesn't, but a 3/4 for 3 that puts other creatures in play is the kind of value you want in this deck.  Not every card has to synergy with every other card, sometimes being high value is enough to warrant inclusion.  Especially with a spear out, brimaz becomes a 4/5 that makes 2/2 cats?  that seem pretty good.

It's a mistake not to include a card of that power level in a WW deck.

On the priest, 2 mana for a 1/1 is inefficient even if he gets to remove something you're barely getting value off him.... 99% of players that are smart enough to realize will just let a 1/1 through even if he's buffed with spear he's only a 2/2,most decks can sustain that kind of damage while they kill you.  And if you're just blocking with him then you're not winning, this deck needs to be on the offensive.  It's just not good enough for this deck, and you won't find it in any of the decks in that link I posted. 

it needs to come out for a card with a higher value. Even dryad militant is better.

edit: I just can't stress enough how much brimaz belongs in this deck... it blows my mind that you thought it wasn't an auto include

looks better than the last one you posted I think, hero's downfall is still out of place, I get that it removes blockers, but when are you going to have the mana to cast it?  you should be dropping threats every turn.

God's willing or brave the elements is much better here, also, necrobite probably needs to go.

You also need the mutavaults... they are a verdict proof threat that, even if destroyed while xathrid necro is on the board still give you a 2/2 zombie.

this is a good resource to compare your build to other decks that perform well in the current meta.

http://www.mtgtop8.com/archetype?a=180&meta=52

one minor clarification.  The creatures don't "lose" toughness they simply have damage _marked_ on them.

Any affects that increase or decrease toughness are separate from damage. so take for instance something like Orzhov Charm , if you used the removal part of the charm on said, 5/5 after combat it would have 1 damage marked on it, but still have 5 toughness so you would lose 5 life.

You're really more of a midrange deck and not an aggro deck, i think you cut the one drops, maybe move pantheon to the side because he has utility in certain matchups... I'd like to see obzedat go, or some number of blood baron for archangel of thune, it synergies well with the life gain from extort. Also combos well with mutavault (which you have 0 of in the deck, seems like a glarying ommission)

underworld seems out of place, i might try read the bones if I where you... maybe side underworld against control for more consistent card draw... could be wrong here though.

you really need a better 2 drop, and I might consider eidilon of countless battles, you're already running a handful of enchants...

spear might be a consideration as well as a one, of perhaps a 1 of whip of erebos as well?

soul tithe seems like an interesting removal/tempo card... could be good. not 100% sure though.

bile blight seems okay-ish, in this deck... might be bad in the mirror?

some number of thoughtseize in the 75 would be required I think, it's too good in some matchups.

lastly, lands... pitch the gates, get a 4th scry land and make sure you have the right balance of plains/swamps... you have a lot of WW/BB in the 2/3 slots, i can see why the gates are appealing, but the tempo loss over consecutive turns can hurt you. I think you need to make the choice to either go heavier white, or heavier black and run the right number of lands.

most people photo shop some images onto a copy of the packrat card template, just to make sure everyone knows it's a token.

personally I just use dice, since you can spin each one up to the appropriate power/toughness.

someone had a good post on reddit about junk midrange.

The quote was ... "The deck is unquestionably worse than the sum of its parts." BW, mono black, selesnya, are just all better than junk atm.

http://www.reddit.com/r/spikes/comments … rd_junk_a/

I think you're jamming black when you don't really need it.  Selesnya aggro/midrange has plenty of answers now with the addition of BNG.   If you need enchant removal, revoke existance is on color.  You really should just be playing more threats...  Thune+courser +mutavault anyone? 3/3, 4/4, 5/5 mutavault sounds pretty good.

Heck splashing red, for naya is better than junk atm.  You have the complete temple base for mana fixing, you get access to mizzium and chained to the rocks... an argument for bant could be made similarly for detention sphere as a catch all,l and it gets you kiora, which ramps/draws which selesnya is lacking a lot of.

Bottom line, my advice (for what it's worth).... lose the black splash.

bumpage

probably a mistake but you can't have more than 4 of any given non-basic land in your deck , it says you have 5 Satyr wayfinders.

A couple of suggestions, green ramp/stompy isn't that expensive.  And mono green devotion is a pretty good deck if you want to work towards the rares for a better deck.

But, elvish mystic, voyaging satyr, kalonian tuskers, are all mono green and common/uncomon.

I would drop black... removal for green comes in the form of time to feed/pit fight or something similar.  And you just play bigger dudes they have to deal with and more of them. 

There's a new buff card that also lets you draw cards.  From born of the gods, i'd try to pick up a couple of those.

trade them sooner rather than later is my advice, people will be hot for the cards when they're new... get into staples for other formats if you need them and if you feel like you "might" want to keep a card to play with "later" then trade it now for something you really want, and pick it up later for cheaper...

the only mistake i see you made here was the 6 boxes of BNG

I bought 2 and I feel like I over paid, the value for this set is exceedingly low unless you crack all the bomb/value cards and get super lucky.

I think I I had the $200 back, i could just buy all the cards I wanted and have money left over.