my local store plays mostly 1.5 tournaments and i have been looking at k-runs deck.
here is my current version
white
3 aura of silence
4 land tax
2 story cicrle
2 sacred mesa
1 ivory mask
4 abeyance
4 argivian find
4 words to plowshares
2 wrath of god
1 planar birth
artifact
3 scroll rack
2 zuran orb
2 ivory tower
1 soldevi digger
gold
2 sterling grove
land
2 dust boel
3 forest
18 plains
no tormods crypt because of my metagame
no moat because i dont own any
i am not sure whether i should take out the digger and a argivian find for 2 gaeas blessing
all comments are welcome espceially those from k-run
Well, unfortunately, my first comment has to be that: Land tax is not extended legal. Bummer, but only in legends and 4th
Wing Larea : 1.5 is Classic-restricted, not Extended (1.x).
Ok first we'll take a look at the differences between my T1 version and yours.
What you removed :
- Balance
- Black Lotus
- Lotus Petal
- Mox Diamond
- Sol Ring
- Mox Pearl
- Enlightned Tutor
- Strip Mine
- Moat
- 3 Wasteland
- Serra's Sanctum
- Library of Alexandria
- Tormod's Crypt
- Jayemdae Tome
What you added :
- Story Circle
- Wrath of God
- Scroll Rack
- Ivory Tower
- 2 Sterling Grove
- 2 Dust Bowl
- 3 Forest
- 5 Plains
What you should play :
- 4 Wasteland instead of 2 Dust Bowl and 2 Plains : Land destruction that requires mana to activate is bad, as you usually want to play with as few lands as possible.
- 1 Serra's Sanctum instead of 1 Plains : Serra's Sanctum is just great in this deck. Try it and you'll see !
- 1 Zuran Orb instead of an Ivory Tower : That's brings the total of Zuran Orbs to 3. This might be too much, but at the same time, with no Moxes or Lotus to cast Land Tax without putting a land into play, you need a way to be able to Tax even if your opponent only plays 2 lands. Saccing your land will allow you to gain lives AND Tax.
- 3 Marble Diamond instead of 3 Plains : Mana acceleration, Land Tax-friendly, and allow to survive vs Armageddon, Winter Orb, etc.
- Tormod's Crypt instead of a Scroll Rack : I don't know what your metagame is, but at least Tormod's Crypt allows you to prevent an opponent's lands from coming back to play when you Planar Birth. 2 Scroll Racks in enough.
About Gaea's Blessing, i don't really know since i prefer to keep my deck monowhite. I think Digger is better just because of the casting cost. I suggest you try it then tell us if it works well :-)
And finally maybe a Spirit Link instead of the 2nd Story Circle. Against those pesky Rancors ...
K-Run, Pegasus Hero
thanks for your comments
i agree with all of your ideas, k-run, except the wastelands. i havent tested this deck enough but the dust bowls reduce many 1.5 decks into topdeck for a wasteland mode. also if you dont have a zuran orb it lets you sac multiple lands. i will try the watelands and post my results
i didnt put the crypt because i forgot about the planar birth thing. i will take out my proxy scroll rack
i am trying to find room for a tome. i realize that the drawing abitilty of it is crucial against control. i am thinking of maybe cutting a story circle for it but i am not sure.
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question to k-run
do you think it is worth it to run green for sterling grove in 1.5?
in t1 the deck doesnt need it because of enlightened tutor but i really feel like i need it in 1.5
i realize it can mess up the mana a little bit but it does give you 6 land tax instead of four
i am still trying to figure out if the consisteancy loss is worth the advantage gained
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my current decklist
spells
4 swords to plowshares
2 wrath of god
4 abeyance
4 argivian find
1 planar birth
permanents
2 story circle
3 aura of silence
2 sacred mesa
4 land tax
1 ivory mask
artifacts
3 scroll rack
1 soldevi digger
1 tormods crypt
3 zuran orb
1 ivory tower
2 marble diamond
land
2 dust bowl
19 plains
1 serras sanctum
or 4 wasteland
17 plains
1 serras sanctum
i am debating over wether to run:
a third wrath or a second story circle
third scroll rack or 1 jayemdae tome
dust bowls or wasteland
1 more aura/seal
any other suggestions are welcome
Sorry for the late reply :-)
You need a Jayemdae Tome. You could try a Spirit Link. 3 Auras seems enough. I personnally prefer Wastelands.