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Can anyone get me back in? D:

play against this deck alot... /sigh i hate it lol think its this list - the call of the conclave... they run voices and its a pretty big threat game1, games 2-3 still a threat but can be exiled and move on but ive been wondering about maybe banisher priest?... even just as an extra lock down poluk/mirror....etc
i like this deck if i hadnt invested time and a bunch of trades into G/R and Mono-Blue id be playing this
the advent then next turn rootborn is just great , even if u pop the voice token ur in good shape... and fleecemane is a beast, lox is good especially if someone thoughtseizes it

Voice is nice and all, but I'd actually think you might have a better shot with this version than with Voice.  I get it's resilient and stops people from doing stuff on your turn, but a 2/2 for 2 in an G/W aggro build really just is out of place.

I could see perhaps moving a few things around here but for the most part it looks solid and any card substitutions will be up to you and your playstyle.

Personally I'd likely cut 1x Boon Satyr and 1x Scavenging Ooze to insert 2x Spear of Heliod for that added little bit of pump to finish the opponent off, but that might be just me.  I would also look into Precinct Captain in some quantity as T2 Captain, T3 Ajani with his -2 for flying double-strike, 4 damage, crap out two 1/1 soldiers is pretty good.

For the SB:

3x Mistcutter Hydra sounds about right as it's really your only shot against mono-blue.  I would also suggest looking into Last Breath for the board, as it can deal with Master of Waves and Gray Merchant.

Sundering Growth strikes me as a solid option in the board given that you already have the charm to exile the gods.  But only 1x?  I would up this to at least 2x if not 3x.

Pithing Needle is suuuuch a powerful card at the moment and really should be at least a 2x in most boards these days.  I would up the count if I were you as it can shut off PWs, Underworld Connections, creatures with monstrous, etc.

I will admit that I'm a HUGE fan of Trostani as a card and love her abilities, but I really don't think you need her in the board here.  In the event you're up against an aggro deck and life is relevant, your stuff is bigger than theirs and you can play on the defensive until you land Unflinching Courage on something and just use lifelink for the win.  So to that end, it's not like you'll need the added life gain or populate given that you're bigger and faster than most aggro strategies.

Rootborn Defenses is a card I'm somewhat on the fence about here.  It seems such a natural inclusion, and I would probably leave it alone because it stops sweepers AND populates, but on the flip side, you already have Advent of the Wurm and Boon Satyr which allow you to completely play around wipes as though they're not even there... so to that end, I don't know if the defenses are necessary anymore.

In either event, you're sitting on a good list and will likely have some luck with it.

majormogley wrote:

I'd love to take them off your hands, but I can't really spend the money to gain that playset

No problem! It's a card that is somehow really expensive despite being relatively underplayed. Shrug.

You can jam other cards in but they won't be jace. 

IDK what you're inventory looks like if you have/could trade for ashiok, but you might be able to splash black for him or even neighbor specter if it's not already in your build.

You would need something similar that created card advantage and provided a threat.  Neither of those is as flexible as jace IMO in the deck, but it could work. 

You have to understand that the mono blue that came out of the pro-tour was developed and highly tested by the SCG team which is a group of high level players with a proven track record.