I've updated yet again, and I've got rid of the Talrands. I sideboarded a couple Duskmantle Seers because i figure they'd be particularly good against people playing higher cost creatures (in my local meta I can think of a few decks it'd be used against).
I'll try and get hold of some plainswalkers but they are incredibly expensive. Evil Twin seems a bit too expensive I think; especially considering the Lazav, Dimir Mastermind in the sideboard.
I put in the one Nephalia Drownyard; I couldn't think what else to take out. I think this deck is starting to shape up okay. What do you think of the mana curve?
1 2013-05-16 17:16:32
Re: [Standard] Any advice for a Dimir Control? (8 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
2 2013-05-16 16:12:37
Re: [Standard] Any advice for a Dimir Control? (8 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
Okay, I've made a few edits; how does it look now?
For me the problem with going three colours is the price of lands. The esper deck that I've got on my profile is much more a target than a current existence, and it might have to stay that way considering how much that deck costs. In the future I'll eventually be able to play esper, but i can't justify spending so much money when I've only been playing a couple months. The dimir deck is much easier to get hold of than the esper so it's what i'm forced to play at the moment.
The other problem is that I can't think of alternatives to put in the deck for Talrand, Sky Summoner. Usually blue drakes are my win con, but surely that would change when i put the Delvers and Aetherlings in my deck? So what would you suggest as a blue or black card to replace it? And then by replacing it would that mean the Talrand's Invocations would no longer be justified?
I'm also assuming that dual lands count as swamps for Mutilate, but is that the case? I read on the Magic website that they do, but is it definitely legal? On the topic of lands, is 22 enough or do i need more? If I need more what should I be looking to take out first?
I also have some cards I'd like to put in, but can't currently afford such as: Deathrite Shaman, and another Snapcaster, so knowing what I should be looking to replace first would be helpful should I get lucky enough to get my hands on either of those cards.
Thankyou for the help.
3 2013-05-16 14:32:59
Re: [Standard] Any advice for a Dimir Control? (8 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
FNM. I have aspirations to play competitive, but i only started a couple months ago so i don't think i'll be good enough.
4 2013-05-16 04:32:50
Topic: [Standard] Any advice for a Dimir Control? (8 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
http://deckbox.org/sets/385009
Any feedback on this? Improved the first deck I made after finding how slow it was; how does this look?
5 2013-04-08 06:37:30
Topic: Brand new to the game; first deck. Advice? (0 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
Here's the deck: http://deckbox.org/sets/356756
Hi, I bought my first set of cards the other day (deck builder's toolkit & depths of power intro deck), and I've tried to make a blue-black control deck.
I've identified that my mana curve in this deck is a bit screwed up; what's a good way of fixing this? I'm thinking maybe I need some lands which supply either black or blue rather than just one.
So how did I do on a first try? What should I do to make this deck better? Are there any glaringly obvious problems?