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2 years ago ::
Nov 25, 2011 - 10:57PM
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This is a Grixis deck I've been working on, and it's been doing extraordinary for me. So, given I have a free Sunday and a deck I've been doing well with, I'll be trying my hand at my local Star City Games Invitational Qualifier. So, I'm looking for any advice and critiques you can offer. Planeswalkers (5): 3x Liliana of the Veil  2x Chandra, the Firebrand  Creatures (7): 1x Wurmcoil Engine  3x Olivia Voldaren  3x Snapcaster Mage  Artifacts (2): 2x Batterskull  Instants (17): 4x Mana Leak  4x Dissipate  4x Think Twice  3x Slagstorm  2x Go for the Throat  Sorceries (3): 1x Sorin's Vengeance  2x Devil's Play  Land (26): 2x Dragonskull Summit  3x Drowned Catacomb  4x Sulfur Falls  4x Blackcleave Cliffs  4x Darkslick Shores  4x Island  3x Mountain  2x Swamp  SB: 3x Volt Charge  2x Ancient Grudge  3x Flashfreeze  2x Doom Blade  2x Surgical Extraction  2x Consecrated Sphinx  1x Slagstorm Any help is appreciated.
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 12:19AM
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Date Joined:
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I would maybe trim back Dissipates for Negates, just to ease the pressure on the manabase a little bit. I'm not sure Volt Charge actually does enough here, but it may be better than I think.
It's really not even about giving niche cards to black.
It should be about giving black cards to Niche.
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 5:50AM
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Date Joined:
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If you're expecting a lot of control, I'd cut the dissipates for negate!
If you're expecting a lot of aggro, run the slagstorms main I think will help.
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 8:05AM
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Also, is there any reason that you aren't running Darkslick Shores ?
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 11:33AM
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@MrIndigo For changing Dissipate to Negate, would you swap out all four Dissipates for four Negate  , or a different mix? I am just a little cautious of it though. And on Volt Charge, it's great against control, and good against aggro. The main reason it's there is to set Liliana and/or Chandra one turn closer to their ultimate. @Hexar Unfortunately, I'm not completely sure on what to expect. Though it's worth noting control is my stronger match up. In the control arena I'm sure to see Solar Flare, possibly some fellow Grixis decks. In terms of aggro, goblins, Humans, Geist, and Puresteel decks are all possible. Finally, I'm expecting Heartless Summoning. Expecting decks of that sort, what mix of counterspells would be my best choice? And in expecting these matchups, are slags mainboard a good choice? @RegalFanton I could probably cut an island or two in favor of Darkslick Shores , particularly given the importance of Lili and Olivia. Fianlly, Patrick Chapin recently ran Grixis at worlds, and one major change I'm considering looking at his list is going from Think Twice to Desperate Ravings  . Any thoughts on that?
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 11:51AM
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@Hexar
Unfortunately, I'm not completely sure on what to expect. Though it's worth noting control is my stronger match up.
In the control arena I'm sure to see Solar Flare, possibly some fellow Grixis decks.
In terms of aggro, goblins, Humans, Geist, and Puresteel decks are all possible.
Finally, I'm expecting Heartless Summoning.
Expecting decks of that sort, what mix of counterspells would be my best choice? And in expecting these matchups, are slags mainboard a good choice?
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I really think you should talk with some people and do an analysis with people. Some decks popular at worlds were:
Illusions/Human/Monored/Tempered Steel, so if you expect clones from world decks, then run slagstorm main.
Note that 7/8 decks in the top 8 at worlds were aggro.
If you expect people are going to be playing lots of control don't worry about it.
Just remember that you want to have a good sideboard and don't get down if you lose a game. You can easily switch it up depending on the match-up so try to maindeck against the majority of the decks and sideboard against the other matchups
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 12:29PM
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I meant maybe a 2-2 split for negate and dissipate depending on how stressed you find the mana.
It's really not even about giving niche cards to black.
It should be about giving black cards to Niche.
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 12:41PM
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Residual energetic and psychic emenations from the spark of planewalkers going in and out of the blind eternities like it was a windmill eventually coalesced into beings named eldrazi who by their very nature could not consume mundane sources of nourishment to sustain their existence.
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 12:44PM
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Play 4x Darkslick and 4x Blackcleave. They're your best lands
Come find me on League of Legends, still under FruFruLOL 
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2 years ago ::
Nov 26, 2011 - 1:13PM
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@Indigo As it stands right now, 14/26 lands can produce blue mana, so by turn three I ought to be able to produce the required two blue, and playing the deck that is typically the case. Exiling certain cards is also powerful, given how many decks operate out of their graveyard. @Georg I'm coming to the same conclusion. If just one little word were removed from Desperate Ravings , random, I would run it in a heartbeat. Though given that it really could wreck my hand, I agree that Think Twice is my better option. @FruFru Please understand my caution at changing four lands this close to game time, but what would you remove in favor of two more Darkslicks and Cliffs?
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