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Author Topic: Is Control Slaver still viable?  (Read 2184 times)
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« on: November 13, 2004, 10:17:26 pm »

I have been obsessed with the deck ever since i played against it, and they had a second turn mindslaver against me.  Then followed by a quit.

 Creatures
4    Goblin Welder
1    Pentavus
1    Platinum Angel
1    Sundering Titan


Spells
1    Ancestral Recall
4    Brainstorm
1    Demonic Tutor
2    Duress
1    Fact or Fiction
4    Force of Will
4    Mana Drain
1    Mystical Tutor
4    Thirst for Knowledge
1    Time Walk
1    Tinker
1    Yawgmoth's Will


Artifacts
1    Black Lotus
1    Mana Crypt
2    Mindslaver
1    Mox Emerald
1    Mox Jet
1    Mox Pearl
1    Mox Ruby
1    Mox Sapphire
1    Sol Ring


Lands
2    Darksteel Citadel
1    Flooded Strand
4    Island
4    Polluted Delta
3    Underground Sea
4    Volcanic Island

The question at hand is:  Is it perfected?

Is platinum worth playing with creature removal?

Are the two duress worth the slot?

Should I add another slaver?

I have tested this deck for several months...
And playing against control decks a split.
How can I help beat control?
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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2004, 10:46:19 pm »

It stopped being viable?
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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2004, 10:52:52 pm »

Last time I checked it was tier 1
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2004, 11:14:56 pm »

Look at the recent top 8's, yo. It never stopped.
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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2004, 12:06:12 am »

Quote from: jpmeyer
It stopped being viable?

Apparently no one told Rich Shay that his deck stopped being awesome...

Anyway, although this is a really basic post, I'd suggest take a look at recent T8 lists if you want help.  There's been so much work done on this deck as of late that there is really little left to test.  Your build looks pretty much the same as what I've seen, so it's probably good to go.  Plats is like one of the things that distinguishes this deck and Duress is amazing.  You only need 2 Slaver.

The thing to remember is that Control Slaver is a very difficult deck to play perfectly.  It requires a lot of finesse and difficult decision making.  It also tends to be counterintuitive sometimes.  To beat other control decks, you need to learn this finesse.
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2004, 09:15:39 am »

First off, are you sure your title doesnt mean "Is my control slaver deck the right build?".  This deck is definately viable, I dont see it becoming any less viable any time soon.
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2004, 10:38:08 am »

First off, I think that you have a great deck at your hands.  I Just took a mana drain home this week thanks to this deck.  Like others have said, I dont think that the question is whether the deck is good or not, but is it being played correctly.  Lately I have been running two intuitions and they have been game breaking.  Just a thought.
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« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2004, 01:55:49 pm »

the last couple tourni's I went to in conn.  slaver just made the top 10.  The winning deck most of the time was 4cc.
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« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2004, 03:52:09 pm »

Starting a thread without enough content leads to worthless posts. Closed.
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