22 (Standard deck)

[chulak]

Everyone knows that my favorite deck is U/W Control. However, I've played with the Caw Blade archetype and hate playing the deck and don't find it fun. At the same time, regular U/W control doesn't cut it when the Caw blade build has so much more technology in it. So, what is the solution then? 22!!

3 Mass Polymorph
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Gideon Jura
1 Jace Beleren
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Preordain
2 Mana Leak
4 Spell Pierce
2 Stoic Rebuttal
2 See Beyond
2 White Sun Zenith
4 Squadron Hawks
3 Day of Judgement

4 Colonade
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Seacrome Coast
3 Island
4 Plains
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Arid Mesa
4 Inkmoth nexus

Just wanted to share my ideas with people. Lovethis deck and it seems very successful so far

[justinhering]

I played this last night and it is fun. Anytime you drop Emrakul its fun, lets face it.

I know it sounds nut, but I would drop preordain for more control. I would like to see Condemn and Journey to Nowhere mainboard. With Jace, you don't really need to card advantage of Preordain, and I would rather have weapons do defend myself while I wait for Mass Polymorph. That's how I built my Bant Mass Poly deck.

[chulak]

Now here's the differecne here as opposed to other control decks. With this being a combo deck, the preordains allow me to fix it a little easier.

Now my real question which I should have made more clear I think is do i exchange the one of Jace Beleren to win Jace wars, or do I take him out for a one of Foresee or a Jace's Ingenuity?

Also, my other question is what combination of counterspells do you reccomend? It's definately 4 Spell Pirece, but i mean is it 2 MAna Leak, 2 Stoic Rebuttal, 3 Leak, 1 Rebuttal, 4 Leaks?

[aaren]

i like the 3 leak, 1 rebuttle and 4 pierces due to the fact ur trying to stall till your combo goes off more earlier game as oppose to relying on hard counters late game

[justinhering]

I agree...I think three leaks is the magic number and it allows you to put in 3 flashfreeze in the sideboard, leaving some room for other stuff.