Since no one has suggested a shnazzy title, it will, until someone outdoes this one, be Tom's Thoughts. I would love an epic title, so if you've got a thought, bring it to the table, my name is Tom Strong, so you should be able to come up with something good.
Today I would like to bring to light the best kept secret on the Magic interwebs, counter control is really good, even without a single fairie. I have played it the last two weeks to a 3-1 2nd place and a 4-1 4th place yesterday. May I present to you, U/w Teferi Deck Wins:
3x Teferi
3x Sower of Temptation
2x Aeon Chronicler
2x Guile
4x Kitchen Sink
4x Ancestral Vision
4x Cryptic Command
4x Rune Snag
4x Remove Soul
2x Cancel
3x Oblivion Ring
4x Mystic Gate
4x Nimbus Maze
4x Adarkar Wastes
2x Mouth of Ronom
7x Snow Covered Island
4x Snow Covered Plains
SB:
3x Wrath of God
4x Plumeveil
2x Pithing Needle
2x Negate
2x Jace Beleren
2x Magus of the Tabernacle
Clearly the only problem that kept me from X-0ing the last two weeks was mullinganing, having an Oona resolve against me and getting Thoughtseized by an elves deck which, beats this deck anyways I think. I don't believe Elves is anywhere near as prominant as it used to be and Oona should never resolve against you, but I had mulliganed and he had resolved two Ancestrall Vision against me. Otherwise this deck has extremely favorable matchups.
This deck absolutely plasters Big Mana decks, probably about 80-20 preboard and 70-30 post board. It lays a beatdown on Reveillark, about 70-30 pre and post-board. Fairies is actually really tight, it comes down to who rips a better opening hand and imposes their will, I'd say about 50-50 pre-board if you're lucky but more like 60-40 post board after you get your Plumeveils, Pithing Needles and Magus of the Tabernacle (for their Bitterblossom tokens). Against any midrange like Mono-Black or G/W, then you pretty much auto win except for hand disruption, so you should be about 70-30 if you get hit in the grip. Then you get your variety of aggro decks, the main seperating factor being a card called Thoughtseize. Against R/g Deck Wins or G/W aggro you are about 65-35 and even out of the board, they get Vexing Shusher and Fulminator Mage if they can and you get your Wrath of Gods, Magus of the Tabernacle and Plumeveils. The only really rough matchups are aggro decks that brandish Thoughtseize in their holster. I have noticed that your worst matchup is Doran.dec, they have all of the threats you don't want to see, Thoughtseize, Bitterblossom, Treetop Village, Gaddock Teeg (post board) and Garruk. Doran.dec also accelerates them into play off of Birds and Elves which make them almost invincible on the play. If Doran.dec gets the play against you and you don't have a hand of Kitchen Sink, a counterspell, an Oblivion Ring, an Ancestral Vision and a decent smattering of land then you lose. Preboard you are the UNDERDOG at 30-70 and 40-60 after you bring in your Magus of the Tabernacle's, Wrath of Gods, Pithing Needles and maybe Negates for their Garruk and Profane Commands you are 50-50 on the play and 40-60 on the draw.
All things considered, I wouldn't be playing this deck if I didn't think it was the best deck in the format
. As long as you have decent play skills and more importantly, common sense, you should be able to lay the smackdown with this meta-killer. Any questions and comments are appreciated and PLEASE THINK UP A TITLE for this Blog.
Until you come before me again to drink in my wisdom,
Tom
Tags: Blue White Control
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