UGB Opposition

Gerrardfo · Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 318

3 Eternal Witness
4 Braids, Cabal Minion
2 Bloodstained Mire
3 Breeding Pool
4 Polluted Delta
3 Watery Grave
4 Overgrown Tomb
1 Island
1 Swamp
2 Forest
3 Putrefy
2 Fact or Fiction
4 Opposition
4 Call of the Herd
4 Duress
4 Shadowmage Infiltrator
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Coiling Oracle
//Sideboard:
SB: 2 Mystic Snake
SB: 3 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 3 Krosan Grip
SB: 3 Umezawa's Jitte
SB: 4 Cabal Therapy

UGB Opposition from recent Extended trials. How do you think the deck/sideboard could be changed? How could the matchups be improved? Discuss!

Rath · Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 66

Leyline of the Void seems superior to Tormod's Crypt...

therooster · Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 27

Although I love Opposition, Braids, Shadowmage and Green decks in general, Im not sure if this deck is really fit to play in a Boros infested metagame that we are currently living in. If they get a decent burn draw, it just seems like they can keep you off creatures and just kill you with 1-2 guys.

The deck does of course have a good number of card advantage options (witness, oracle, call/infiltrator to an extent), so if you can drop creatures and survive long enough to get out that opposition, you might be able to tough it out. This is barring the opponent having enough sudden shocks/lava darts/helixes (and in some builds, chars) to just burn you out during their upkeeps.

It does however seem like it should have a decent game against UW Tron and Desire, so perhaps it is worth my trying it out before I completely denounce it. Id love to play Opposition again Smile