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8 months ago ::
Nov 19, 2012 - 8:43PM
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Date Joined:
May 25, 2012
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I've been working on building this Bant Aggro/Mid Deck. I played it at FNM last Friday and it did pretty well. I did get steamrolled by a Rakdos deck, so I thought I'd throw some Azorius charms in the sideboard for the tempo swing. Do you see any places this deck could be improved? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Lands 2 x Hinterland Harbor  2 x Forest  3 x Plains  1 x Island  1 x Gavony Township  3 x Sunpetal Grove  3 x Glacial Fortress  4 x Hallowed Fountain  4 x Temple Garden  Creatures 3 x Geist of Saint Traft  3 x Thragtusk  3 x Restoration Angel  4 x Avacyn's Pilgrim  4 x Loxodon Smiter  3 x Invisible Stalker  Spells 4 x Rancor  4 x Rootborn Defenses  3 x Call of the Conclave  4 x Spectral Flight  2 x Selesnya Charm  Sideboard 3 x Azorius Charm  2 x Centaur Healer  2 x Rest in Peace  2 x Sundering Growth  2 x Dispel  2 x Syncopate  2 x Negate 
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8 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 7:41AM
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Date Joined:
May 25, 2012
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Just realized I forgot the deck tags so I put those in.
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8 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 9:32AM
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A couple things:
- Farseek
 is just a house in midrange decks that can afford not to play anything T2, because they can stabilize with Thragtusk shortly afterwards.
- You do not really benefit that much from Invisible Stalker , as the deck lacks a means to buff him up.
- Silverblade Paladin
 is right at home here.
- One more Gavony Township might be something you want to consider.
- Azorius Charm maindeck, for sure.
- Detention Sphere
 and/or Oblivion Ring  would be quite good, as you lack removal.
- Syncopate in maindeck, at least 2.
- Ajani, Caller of the Pride
 and/or Garruk, Primal Hunter  .
- Adapting the deck to Bant Humans to utilize Cavern of Souls
 would be a strong play, provided your meta is control-heavy. In this case, you would want to go with a lower, more aggressive curve.
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8 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 3:43PM
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Date Joined:
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A couple things:
- You do not really benefit that much from Invisible Stalker , as the deck lacks a means to buff him up.
Sort of agree - I mean spectral flight or Rancor could put them on a clock, especially if you draw more than one of these early..but there is probably a much better suited creature/spell for the slot.
Overall quite excellent suggestions from clutch
I play almost the same exact deck for fun at FNM when I'm not using U/W flash - except I have healers main, smiters board - and so far havent opted for the conclave/rootborn route.
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8 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 10:44PM
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Date Joined:
May 25, 2012
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The meta here is a little screwy, about the only control I see is Verdict as a board wipe. Rootborn is there to help protect against that and to occasionally cheat a geist angel into play.
Right now I only have 1 Silverblade, but I am looking to put those in when I get them. I got my 4 Azorius charms tonight to put in and played a RDW and pretty much stomped it because of the tempo swing that card provides with putting their creature on the top of their deck. Also the Lifelink won me a game as well.
I'd really like some sort of fastish aggro/mid deck that can pump out the stuff quick and deal damage and can still win the long grindy games as well. I tried to smash the aggro/mid together and take good elements from both of them.
Also right now I'm running 2 Detention spheres in place of the Selesnya charms.
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