Eminent Domain

BioMyth · Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Here and T

The main philosophy with this deck is:
"What ever i can't kill i'll steal,and what ever i cant steal i'll kill, and if i can't kill it or steal it yet i'll just tap it! Twisted Evil

gg,sir.

"

Try this build:

4 Wildfire
4 Dream Leash
4 Annex
4 Remand
4 Shock
4 Icy Manipulator
4 Dimir Signet
3 Spectral Searchlight
3 Kokoshu
3 Keiga

4 Tendo Ice Bridge
4 Shivan Reef
4 Dimir Aqueduct
2 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
2 Miren, the Moaning Well
2 Mountain
1 Island
1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds

SB:
4 Pryoclasim
3-4 Shadow of Doubt
3 Execute(or Slay with Gruul coming into standerd in a few weeks)
4-5 lots left(pick based on your area meta-game)

With The Izzet making its mark on standerd in a few weeks, this deck is in a good position to dominate the format(if not at LEAST be a tier1 deck type).

Note1:
"round 4: 2-0 loss vs. WWr game one i got owned(putrefy's will help here... A LOT)"
Ever heard of a little card called "shock"?
During early games and after Wildfireing its a golden card vs R/W wennie/aggro(it fits the mana of the deck and costs 2 full mana less that putrify to boot)
the MAIN threat in this match-up is jitte, you can survive the rest.Dream leash can steal it, Icy can tap the creature its equipt to, and if you REALY want to get nasty, you have pithing neddle as a side board option(if your strapt on cash try smash).

Note2:
This is the first time Icy Manipulator and Wildfire are both legal in standard and the both kick ass together(Dream Leash is just icing on the cake, and Damn Good icing it is!)!

DeathBlow · Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

that is.... if i remember the exact main board that was written in InQuest around X-Mas time A+ for originality?

Levi · Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 42

looks alot like sullivan's list from here

do any of u think that this deck should get rid of black once guildpackt is legal?

rhaze · Joined: 02 Nov 2005 Posts: 62

and add something from guildpact?
seriously other than steam vents i've no idea what gp brings for emminent domain.

Vodka_7up · Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 215

May'be Electrolyze could be used? May'be not MD but it seems like an awesome SB card, not everyone wants to run shock, and this spell scream's card advantage. Thoughts? Comments?

Levi · Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 42

im not shure on the electrolize

i see builds here with searchlight and shock

NO

it should be singet and pyroclasm

it will greatly help the www/r machup u seem to be having problems with

Levi · Joined: 09 Nov 2005 Posts: 42

and white is a viable splash instead of the black that everyone seems to run

faith's fetters helps alot

and it will help even more in the post-GPT

Sniperfan · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 10

A problem i have while playing this deck is against sacred ground or life from the loam. Anyone have a good counter strategy to those? (i know it only affects wildfire, but still it renders your main win strategy useless)

Thoughts on guildpact cards:

Steam Vents: obviously good

Izzet Boilerworks: it works really well for me. it makes sure i have extra mana after wildfire. The turn 2 bounceland/signet choice doesn't bother me that much

Electrolyze: Works ok in my deck. Still i feel 3 mana to use this card is a bit too much. Try it and you'll see what i mean

Izzet Signet: great in the deck.

Shattering Spree: great sideboard card against mirror. I'm also looking to use these against ideal.

Repeal: Never tried it, but it should be great. This is a temporary solution i can think of against sacred ground. Really stalls well.

Vertigo Spawn: Quite the defender this is. I'm switching between Kaijin of Vanishing Touch, this and Drift of Phantasms as sideboard card in addition to Pyroclasm i have MD. The spawn in my opinion is the best card of the 3.

Open for discussion.

Vodka_7up · Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 215

tebo37 · Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 1

Ok, so now that Guildpact is out what is the new decklist? All this discussion and I don't know what to put in. Could someone(s) please post (a) decklist(s)

LoB · Level 1 Judge Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 12

I notice domain, and ur wildfire runs mana leaks, at least in sb. I've been playing these decks for some time, but i don't get it why mana leaks are there for? It runs many sorceries, and unless you are doing something wrong you are very often tapped out. It's also not MUC so you can't just hope to counter every spell, thus mana leak if played should be very well timed, whats your strategy with playing mana leak? For what kind of spells you tend to save it, against what decks do you side it in?

Phreek · Joined: 29 Oct 2005 Posts: 32

I've found that Leak helps in the tempo game. Against the mirror, I'll often not play a Signet on turn 2 and leave Leak open. A lot of times, if you counter their Annex and then play your own, that's often game. Leak also helps against other troublesome cards like Phyrexian Arena.

Since Domain is a relatively slow deck, Mana Leak gives it more options to play early on and this helps the deck maintain tempo.

seli234 · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 5

i've been doing best with straight U/R and only splashing black for cranial sb. when i get home from school i can post a list.

emminent domain is by far not as slow as it seems. i've been able to clean out my opponent by turn 4 with little problems. it is slower than aggro, but it wrecks other control because of it's speed.

vaj · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 3

y the searchlights y not fellewar stone??

its by far cheaper but please enlighten me to the use of the searchlight. i just dont get the more expensive costing artifact.