Topic: [Standard] UBW Control/Mill Beginner Here!
Hello
http://deckbox.org/sets/485204
First and foremost: this deck is inspired by a bunch of UBW decks I've been seeing in the past couple of weeks so there's definite credit due to people around here. I should've taken down names while writing ideas but I didn't, sorry! and thanks a lot!
I've been trying to build a UBW control/mill deck not right away but as something I can work on with time. I can't afford the whole thing at once but I figured I could get a few of the more expensive cards once in a while and I'll have a complete deck in a few weeks. Before I start purchasing anything though I feel like I really need some pointers.
For one, the deck has too many cards. I tried cutting stuff out but I kinda like all those cards so I'm torn at this point. I'm new to deckbuilding and saw a few articles saying to "pick 9 cards and get 4 copies of each" but clearly I didn't follow. Sphinx's Revelation, for instance, is an amazing card but I mostly added it to the deck because I opened one (I can't really afford buying 3 more of it). Is it worth having just 1 copy or is the odds of actually getting it when it'd be useful too low?
Secondly, lands! I went with a bunch of fancy lands but this seems wrong. I was tempted to use only "Temple of X" from Theros since Scry is awesome but there's no White/Blue. Should I get rid of RTR-Block lands, use Temples + Hallowed Fountains and basic lands? I also have a bunch of Guild Gates I could use.
Creatures: Not sure if Daxos is actually good but it seems great to me and I had lots of fun using it at the pre-release (which was my first 'live' MTG event) so I really wanted to use it. I had it paired with Gift of Immortality during pre-release and although I lost quite a bit it was fun to play. Aetherling seems to be a no-brainer in most Control/Mill decks and Omenspeaker is a good defense against fast 2/2 (and Scrying is awesome)
What do you guys think? Any tips appreciated. Thanks!
tl;dr: Trying to build a deck with pieces I can gather over the next couple of weeks. Some of the choices might seem odd so I'm looking for ideas. Thanks!