Ubw Control- Rav Block

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 628

This list is pretty similar to the list that Quietzilla used though fundamentaly different in the way it wins, it shares alot of the same cards because well there good cards.

4 Godless Shrine
4 Watery Grave
4 Dimir Aquaduct
1 OrzhovBasilicia
5 Plains
4 Swamp
2 Island

4 Orzhov Signet
4 Castigate
4 Last Gasp
4 Compulsive Research
4 Mortify
4 Ribbons of the night

4 Desolation Angel
4 Shreiking Grotosque
2 Absolver Thrull
2 Mausolent Turnkey

Sb
4 Leyline of Singularity
3 Culling the Sun
3 Twisted Justice
1 Absolver Thrull
1 Mausolent Turnkey
3 Caustic Rain

Note that every creature generates card advantage. The deck avoids playing enchantments and artifacts as much as possible, 4 signet not a truely worthy target this is the reason for the exclusion of kneel and faith fetters.

Anything not generating card adavantage is there for utility purpose as the deck is based around advantage theory. The list features more disruption in the form of gotesque and castigate than the version from trial to improve control and combo matches. The list runs more win conditions, which all in one way or another can generate card/board advantage. Making the deck some what faster. Ghost Lit council is excluded despite its quality as it conflicts with the decks overall stratergy.

Leyline is ran for storm herd and also helps vs curio as well. The rest of the SB is fairly straight forward, with the exemption of caustic rain. This card is run solely to adress vitu ghazi the city tree, as this card is so powerful it can undo alot of the work you have done to establish control of the game.

Thoughts etc...

Mainard · Joined: 02 May 2005 Posts: 23

desolation angel isn't rav block....? seeems cool.

is it supposed to be angel of despair...?

Guest · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:25 pm Post subject:

desolation angel?? rav block??

Guest · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:25 pm Post subject:

ahhh mainard got the faster post...

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 628

Yah my error, wrong angel Embarassed

Aside from that preliminary testing has produced excellent results much better than I had anticipated.

Leyline seems overkill and not needed. Culling sun seems to do the trick by itself and just have more scope.

4 Godless Shrine
4 Watery Grave
4 Dimir Aquaduct
1 OrzhovBasilicia
5 Plains
4 Swamp
2 Island

4 Orzhov Signet
4 Castigate
4 Last Gasp
4 Compulsive Research
4 Mortify
4 Ribbons of the night

4 Angel of despair
2 Helldozer
1 Skeltal Vampires
1 Culling Sun
2 Absolver Thrull
2 Mausolent Turnkey

Sb
3 Culling the Sun
2 Twisted Justice
1 Mausolent Turnkey
2 Netherborn Phalanx
4 Keening Banshee
3 Stinkweed imp

Updated from testing has seen shreiking grotesque removed, as it was proving ineffective for the most part and stop turn key from doing much powefuller stuff. He is almost witness in this deck.