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Apr 26, 2012 -- 7:36AM, Dusk007 wrote:

I decided to return one more time.  The U/W controly deck got me thinking.  This is my take on a U/W flier, with some semblance of control to it, black splashed for 2 cards.
This Deck was built in 0:05:03

Total Deck Size: 40
15 Lands
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4 Island
10 Plains
1 Swamp

11 Creatures
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2 Chapel Geist
1 Delver of Secrets
1 Doomed Traveler
1 Elgaud Inquisitor
1 Galvanic Juggernaut
1 Geist-Honored Monk
1 Invisible Stalker
1 Mausoleum Guard
1 Niblis of the Urn
1 Sanctuary Cat

14 Other Spells
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2 Break of Day
1 Burden of Guilt
1 Curse of Exhaustion
1 Dissipate
1 Frightful Delusion
1 Hysterical Blindness
2 Skillful Lunge
1 Smite the Monstrous
1 Think Twice
1 Thought Scour
1 Tragic Slip
1 Undying Evil

This deck doesn't seem as strong as your other builds.  I would drop Curse of Exhaustion from all decks, as this isn't a very effective card in limited.  Usually doesn't do much to help you.  There are some changes you could make to make this deck stronger.

-1 Sanctuary Cat
-1 Skillful Lunge
-1 Break of Day
-1 Thought Scour
-1 Hysterical Blindness
-1 Plains

+1 Stitched Drake
+1 Fortress Crab or Headless Skaab
+1 Skirsdag Flayer
+1 Isolated Chapel
+1 Island
+1 Swamp

These changes will give you more power in the creature department and also more defense to slow your opponent down.  Cat is a weak creature, that doesn't fit a control theme.  Break won't be as effective with a lower creature count.  You are trying to fly over the defense, Drake is a great addition.  Crab or Skaab will slow down the opponent's attack.  Skaab can gives you a little power on the ground to take out some opposing creatures, but may be harder to cast with the additional requirements.  Flayer adds more control to your deck, and allows you to creature fliers by saccing your humans, also untapping the Juggernaut.  Scour is probably in the deck just for the card draw anyway and I'm sure you just overlooked the Chapel as this is an automatic inclusion with B/W.  Adding in the other lands will smooth your mana base and get your land count up to 17, making it play much better.

I would also think of replacing Frightful Delusion with Lost in the Mist if you are confortable with the double blue.  Mist is a 2 for 1 spell, a little slower but always effect where Delusion can be a dead card most of the time.  They are also good sideboard swaps depending on how the first game plays out.

Apr 26, 2012 -- 9:19AM, Griffyn16 wrote:

Apr 26, 2012 -- 6:22AM, Darkwolfer2002 wrote:

Blue/White does have a control feel to it.  I don't think it is as strong as other color combinations.  You are definitely relying heavily on white for creatures.  I do like the Invisible Stalker , but that was the only reason I thought of blue.  What is better than a 1/1 hexproof unblockable creature?  A 3/3 hexproof unblockable creature.  Why not play Heavy Mattock with the Stalker?  Stalker out on turn 2, Mattock out and equipped to Stalker on turn 4.  With no other creatures an equipped Stalker can take care of your opponent in 7 rounds.  Add some other creatures or power boosting effects, for quicker result.  Mattock isn't a great card, but it is very good when on a Stalker.
-1 Sanctuary Cat
-1 Smite the Monstrous
+1 Heavy Mattock
This will get you down to a 40 card deck and keep your land count at 18. 

Thanks for the advice. I could see the sactuary cat being taken out. Reason I didn't use the mattock, and I thought a lot about it was, my premise for the deck was getting more creatures out and controlling you. But I'd agree to take cat out and put Mattock in but leave the smite as well.

If everyone is comparing my deck vs. your deck from the same cardpool I think that is silly. The same cardpool is very unlikely in limited. I think the black cards only truly midiocre for strength and a lot of risk and situational. most these b/w decks I think would fall to green/red of a better cardpool. But who knows, one reason I like limited, adds the element of randomness and deck building choices and then add in play style and whoosh explosive fun matches. 

Apr 26, 2012 -- 11:23AM, Darkwolfer2002 wrote:

Apr 26, 2012 -- 9:19AM, Griffyn16 wrote:

Blue/White does have a control feel to it.  I don't think it is as strong as other color combinations.  You are definitely relying heavily on white for creatures.  I do like the Invisible Stalker , but that was the only reason I thought of blue.  What is better than a 1/1 hexproof unblockable creature?  A 3/3 hexproof unblockable creature.  Why not play Heavy Mattock with the Stalker?  Stalker out on turn 2, Mattock out and equipped to Stalker on turn 4.  With no other creatures an equipped Stalker can take care of your opponent in 7 rounds.  Add some other creatures or power boosting effects, for quicker result.  Mattock isn't a great card, but it is very good when on a Stalker.
-1 Sanctuary Cat
-1 Smite the Monstrous
+1 Heavy Mattock
This will get you down to a 40 card deck and keep your land count at 18. 

Thanks for the advice. I could see the sactuary cat being taken out. Reason I didn't use the mattock, and I thought a lot about it was, my premise for the deck was getting more creatures out and controlling you. But I'd agree to take cat out and put Mattock in but leave the smite as well.

If everyone is comparing my deck vs. your deck from the same cardpool I think that is silly. The same cardpool is very unlikely in limited. I think the black cards only truly midiocre for strength and a lot of risk and situational. most these b/w decks I think would fall to green/red of a better cardpool. But who knows, one reason I like limited, adds the element of randomness and deck building choices and then add in play style and whoosh explosive fun matches. 

Since you are trying to get more creatures out and controlling your opponent, you should look at putting in another creature or two.  I would suggest adding Stitched Drake as a first suggestion if you are looking for attackers.  It is a great creature and can do a lot of damage over the top.  If you are looking for a large bodied ground creature Headless Skaab would be the way to go.  It can be good either as an attacker or blocker.  If you want to stay away from the exile cost of the zombies, then I would say Fortress Crab .  Crab has a big defense that can hold off most creatures.

The reason I suggested removing one Smite the Monstrous is because most limited decks only have 1 or 2 4-power creatures, which would make your second Smite a dead draw.  If you see more in the first game, side in the second for the last two games.  You could also take out a land to get down to 40 cards, unsure how effect 17 lands would be in a control deck.  Never played a control deck in limited.  But 17 lands has always worked well for me in limited.

3 Mountain
12 Plains
4 Swamp
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Ashmouth Hound
2 Chapel Geist
1 Doomed Traveler
1 Elgaud Inquisitor
1 Falkenrath Torturer
1 Galvanic Juggernaut
1 Gavony Ironwright
1 Geist-Honored Monk
1 Hinterland Hermit
1 Mausoleum Guard
2 Midnight Guard
1 Ravenous Demon
1 Skirsdag Flayer
1 Village Bell-Ringer
1 Burden of Guilt
2 Burning Oil
1 Faith's Shield
1 Night Terrors
2 Smite the Monstrous
1 Tragic Slip