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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 8:30AM
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Hey guys, I'm running a White Weenie deck. It works pretty well against most decks I've come accross at my FNM, though there are a couple other aggro decks that seem to out do it. Currently, my deck is 70 cards, so suggestions on what to cut would be most appreciated; though if you have any other suggestions, including on what or what not to sideboard, those would also be welcome. Here's my current decklist: Champion of the Parish  x4 Doomed Traveler  x4 Faith's Shield  x4 Elite Inquisitor  x4 Precinct Captain  x4 Knight of Glory  x4 Ajani, Caller of the Pride  x1 Silverblade Paladin  x4 Oblivion Ring  x4 Fiend Hunter  x4 Planar Cleansing  x2 Mikaeus, the Lunarch  x2 Divine Deflection  x4 Cathedral of War  x2 Plains x23 SB: Witchbane Orb  x1 Curse of Exhaustion  x2 Rest in Peace  x2 Nevermore  x4 Grafdigger's Cage  x2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben  x2 Riders of Gavony  x2
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 8:40AM
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Date Joined:
Mar 22, 2010
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You are an aggro deck, so right off the bat we can take out both Planar Cleansing and probably two Oblivion Ring . Divine Deflection is also fairly mana-intensive and situational. I would make it a 1-of. 4 Fiend Hunter might be overkill, as is 4 Faith Shield  . I would remove 1 and 2, respectively. -2 Planar Cleansing -2 Oblivion Ring -3 Divine Deflection -1 Fiend Hunter -2 Faith Shield I would also take out the Mikaeus, the Lunarch and just run Thalia in the main. She's good against a lot of decks right now. If budget isn't a concern I would also seriously consider branching into two colors. Green gives you Rancor  , Gavony Township  , Mayor of Avabruck  ...blue gives you Lyev Skyknight  , Geist of Saint Traft  , Spectral Flight  , etc.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 8:53AM
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The reason for the Planar Cleansings were to help in case another aggro deck got out of hand. My concern is that if I remove them, how would I deal with those decks? Just hope to out-aggro them?
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 9:06AM
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That's the general rule of thumb. The last thing an Aggro deck wants is to wipe its own board as well.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 9:13AM
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Well, okay. If you guys think that'll work, I'll give it a try. By the way, I'm usually a U, U/B, or W/U control player, so its hard to stop thinking in terms of a "how do I deal with that" mentality. Thanks for the assistance.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 9:25AM
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It's still a "how do I deal with that" mentality. You just have to remember that answer is different in Aggro then in Control. Most of the time Aggro will seek to out Aggro other creatures, with perhaps light spot removal, and try to win with superior creatures, since it doesn't want to wipe out all of it's own creatures.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 9:34AM
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Date Joined:
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Well, okay. If you guys think that'll work, I'll give it a try. By the way, I'm usually a U, U/B, or W/U control player, so its hard to stop thinking in terms of a "how do I deal with that" mentality.
If you go into blue, you can use Feeling of Dread  since it has both offensive and defensive use and is cheap. However, if you mainboard Thalia, Guardian of Thraben , you don't want to run a lot of non-creature cards. I only run 4x Faith's Shield .
Here is my build: community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/758...
Note that I haven't run it yet. I might tonight.
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 9:37AM
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Well, here's my issue: Last week I played this deck at FNM. It went 3-2 (though I probably could've gone 4-1 if I didn't forget that a creature had deathtouch). The only deck I went 0-2 against was a G/W deck very similar to mine. At one point we both had 2 Silverblade Paladin s out, mine paired to Precinct Captain s, hers paired with Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and a Knight of Glory . When she finally attacked, I had to block or I'd have lost. She always top 4's, and won a tournament this last Saturday some place else in the state (don't remember the specifics of the tournament). In a situation like that, the board wipes seem like a boon, even if it does destroy my board. What else could I have done in that situation?
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 9:41AM
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Date Joined:
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What else could I have done in that situation?
Riders of Gavony , choose "human."
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5 months ago ::
Jan 04, 2013 - 1:59PM
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Well, you have a lot of options, actually.
If we are just worried about surviving incoming strikes with our pounders, then either Restoration Angel, or the Trickier Cloudshift does wonders. As long as the opponent isn't trampling, you protect from the double damage, and you get to swing back in against a board overcommited. That seems okay, and is should even be doable with a Thalia on the board.
Divine Deflection also works wonders. Prevents damage, reflects it back upon creatures to kill it with. All sorts of good things.
Rain of Blades ruins the mirror matches day.
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In WW decks, in particular, having Instant Anthem effects really helps out. Either Rally the Peasents or Break of Day really tend to work well. Find some you like, sneak in a few copies, and you're sure to surprise even some vets.
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All of this, of course, assumes that you have Mana available on your opponents or your turn when the action happens. If you are tapping out and losing, you might want to start considering tricks that you can use to make your opponent double think.
White plays out differently than Red. In Red, you don't really want to bluff. You just want to thrust through. In White, it's more about the bluff. Having two or three mana open in White means a lot more than it does in red. In Red, it just means some burn. In white, it means having an army appear for defense when there wasn't one before. It means tougher creatures than you were expecting. It means that you can't deal damage to a critical block, and the preserved creature will continue to ruin your day.
There are a lot of solutions. You're going to need to find one that works to your style of play.
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