I've been pretty happy with him as a win con. He survives bolt and most creatures, can be protected by Karakas, makes his own backup win con in case the opponent finds an answer.

WW can be hard on the mana. Both of the WW cards are Cats, so naming that with Cavern is an option. Tho Soldier for (Thalia and later Brimaz) and Spirit are usually higher priorities.

I've made the Mentor/Pyro matchup tolerable by playing the SFM package instead of Stony Silence, and a second Jitte in the sideboard. Instead I use 3x of each Leonin Relic-Warder and Phyrexian Revoker to harass moxen.

This is my current decklist: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/rodless-white-trash-2/

Mentor decks when they draw their mentors are basically the only bad matchup so far

Hey guys. I've been messing with this deck on and off for a bit but only recently realized there is a forum for it.

This is my current decklist: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/rodless-white-trash-2/

Here are some observations/justifications for my list:

Originally I was playing 5 null rod effects and spirit guides instead of off-color moxen. I basically could not beat a creature deck with that setup. Now I'm trying the Stoneforge Mystic package, using Relic-Warder and Revoker to mess with moxen, and playing as much free artifact mana as I can to maximize T1 plays. Leonin Arbiter I've also not been super thrilled with, so SFM pushed him out too.

There is also a conscious effort to avoid giving my opponents easy 1-for-1 interaction. Giving blue decks card that they can misstep/fluster/spell pierce/drain is an easy way to lose the game. Cavern turns off forces/drains, Spellskite turns off bolts, the lack of 1 drops turns off misstep, etc. Similarly Relic-Warder and Revoker are virtual 2-for-1s, Spirit of the lab is a virtual N-for-1, Thalia stifles most things the opponent wants to be doing. This explains the lack of STP, Missteps, Judge's Familiar, and other such cards in the deck.

I'm very satisfied with the deck so far, but I'd appreciate any input.

Hi.

My name is Max and I've been playing magic since Dark Ascension. I'm primarily a Legacy player but I have a large local Vintage community. I've been dabbling in the format, primarily with non-blue decks.