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Grixis Control

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YurickYu
Unlogical Blaze

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Tournament Information

ECL Thursday - Top 8
December 27, 2018
1st

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost
66,750
Premium Cost
300,000
Influence Requirements
3 3 2
Power Sources
11 17 14 15
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Deck Rarities
15 16 19 21
Card Types
19 1 28 5 27
Contains Cards From Campaigns
Jekk's Bounty [Set1001]
Dead Reckoning [Set1003]
Into Shadow [Set1004]
Archetype
Unknown
Added
December 27, 2018
Views
4,512
Eternal Version
Defiance
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Comments

Zado Eternal Version: 1.42
How is this deck doing in ranked?
YurickYu Eternal Version: 1.42
I was 86 master yesterday. But normally my decks have my own choices and can be a little hard for some people. Like the Vara + Aegis. You must understand the right time to use Vara and Aegis units in this deck. And even some removals. Normally other peaks are a lot easy to use.
Zado Eternal Version: 1.42
Thanks for the reply. Do you mind on explaining how to use the deck? Like what you are looking for on first hand, when to redraw. Any specific goal? Did it do well vs aggro decks?
YurickYu Eternal Version: 1.42
Normally in first hand i like to have 3 power (or 2 power and Seek Power or Petition). I also keep some hands in first redraw if i have Merchant, Elders or 2 Elders and a Scout Power and another power. Try keep mulligan with 1 or 2 removal to face aggro. Against Aggro is a little hard. In the winter tournament i start 5-1 losing to one aggro deck, then i face it again in top 8 and defeat it 3-0. One of the problem with this deck can be the Aggro with Aegis because if you don't draw Vara and your opp have a very fast deck that can win before you have enough power to cast Black-Sky Harbinger you can have problem. One tip: Sometimes don't play the Merchant if your hand is great because i don't like so much lose a great card in hand. Also if you think your opp have harsh rule try don't have alot of units unless really necessary. And against control choose to play the aegis units first then your opp normally will use double removal on them. Because if you play your Vara first he normally Permafrost it and your future aegis units will lose aegis.
Zado Eternal Version: 1.42
Thanks! =)
YurickYu Eternal Version: 1.42
Monday i help you with this deck. I make top 4 in today Eye of Winter using it.
Almost Eternal Version: 1.42
Not playing peaks in the market seems crazy to me. It's the card that I want to draw every game for similar decks.
YurickYu Eternal Version: 1.42
I have other peak decks with Peak in the market, but this time i prefer don't use it because i normally draw Peak and because of the Site rule [only1 Site per time] the Peak i draw can be a little dead in hand. I choose to use Jotun-Feast Caller in the market for "similar" things. Also if i really need removal i pick Permafrost [ilove Permafrost in Market].
Zado Eternal Version: 1.42
Which of your peak decks perform best in ranked?
YurickYu Eternal Version: 1.42
I think this is my favorite peak deck in ranked. I also have Another Peak deck that is good too.
VoidKing Eternal Version: 1.42
Now THIS is more like the peak build people should be playing.
TheBergund Eternal Version: 1.42
GG
Nice deck :)

I like 1 In Cold Blood and I was thinking about it!
But I don't like the "Jennev Merchant" cause you have Vara and you cut away "Bore".

According to my own experience "Eylin" is too slow so:
Xo > Eylin
P.s No Rain of Frogs? I think it is MVP aganist Combo decks
Again GG and Gl for next tournaments
YurickYu Eternal Version: 1.42
1) Vara is a boss right now that almost everyone use Aegis units.
Can be weird, but i love use some card that are "bad" against my deck. This make a surprise for my opp. Also i choose not use Hurler and normally i play Vara only when i have no aegis units. The opp normally kill Vara after i summon it anyway.

2) Bore is fantastic card and i try it in few decks, but Peak is so popular right now and this make bore Dead card in hand few times. And i "only" have 4 merchant anyway. And in a 1 deck format metagame i prefer Kaleb's Choice.

3) Eylin is great.

I really like Xo and craft 4 copies of it, but he is destroyed almost everytime i play it. Eilyn can give the 6 damage (also destroy Sites). Also Eilyn has pledge. Normally this Big Control decks have more power and because i "only" have 26 i choose to 1 Eilyn and 1 power in the market.

4) Rain of Frogs in a format that almost every control use Cobalt Waystone and have few combo decks? No, thanks. Because this would force me to play break aegis cards first. I have Jotun and Kaleb's Choice against control.