Standard - B/U Nilfgaard / Alternative Control

28
44
12
24
0
24
Midrange
Control
TCGPlayer $77
Cardmarket €63
Cardhoarder 3 Tix
  • Deck contains 20 invalid cards for this format: Vraska's Contempt (XLN), Cast Down (DOM), Mnemonic Betrayal (GRN), Nightveil Predator (GRN), Notion Rain (GRN), Thought Erasure (GRN), Thief of Sanity (GRN), Etrata, the Silencer (GRN), Disinformation Campaign (GRN), Dimir Guildgate (GRN), Guildmages' Forum (GRN), Watery Grave (GRN), Discovery // Dispersal (GRN), Nightveil Sprite (GRN), Ritual of Soot (GRN) Vicious Rumors (GRN), Vraska's Contempt (XLN), Divest (DOM), Unmoored Ego (GRN), Ritual of Soot (GRN)
Main 60 cards (18 distinct)
Instant, Sorcery, Enchantment, Artifact (24)
$0.25€0.180.03
$0.25€0.230.03
$0.19€0.080.03
$6.65€5.150.02
$0.20€0.160.03
$0.25€0.170.03
$0.59€0.470.02
$0.33€0.410.57
$0.35€0.330.02
Creature (12)
$0.49€0.360.02
$0.21€0.120.03
$1.65€0.440.02
$0.20€0.100.03
Land (24)
$0.50€0.250.02
$0.19€0.040.03
$13.86€13.390.29
$0.50€0.050.03
$0.65€0.080.04
Side 14 cards (5 distinct)
$0.40€0.280.02
$0.20€0.080.03
$0.20€0.070.03
$0.59€0.470.02
$0.35€0.330.02
Maybeboard 1 cards (1 distinct)
$0.50€0.520.02

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Description

DISCLAMER:

This is a theory-craft deck, i have NOT tested it yet and have no idea if it will work or not. 

 This is like Nox's Math deck, without the math... :D

History:

 I used to play a lot of "Reveal" Nilfgaard in Gwent, before switching to MTGA. I really love this archetype, the way you "control" by interacting directly with the opponent's hand rather than killing/debuffing, etc. 

 In MTGA, before the wipe i really enjoyed a mono-black discard deck that somewhat emulated the "Nilfgaard" feel. It revolved around Fell Specterimage and Torment of Scarabsimage, together with Divest/Duress/Doomfall. Now that Doomfallimage and Torment of Scarabsimage are gone, this deck doesn't seem possible to sustain in pure black, even with the new discard cards (they seem too weak to use).

 So i decided to try and build around the suggested flavour of Black/Blue, making a kind of control deck, but one that is not based around disallow and counter spells. 

 Sadly, the discard itself can no longer be a win condition on it's own because of the rotation, but it can help along the way.

 

Explanation:

The obvious win condition of this deck is the use of Etrata, the Silencerimage, combined with some Surveil mechanics to draw her out. Thief of Sanityimage also seems very interesting to play, at that price point.

House Guildmageimage can help control the board a bit.

 

Weaknesses:

This deck probably fails hard vs RDW and other super aggro decks that will destroy you in 5 turns.

 

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Last Updated: 09 Oct 2018
Created: 28 Sep 2018
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