Die Goblins Die!!!!!

[Das Boot]

Ok so here is the skinny, my casual playgroup requires that everybody have atleast two decks so we can keep games fun and exciting. The necrodeck you guys helped me make is working extremely well and is a blast to play, however as I mentioned I will soon have to build another deck to pilot. The current deck that has been dominating our little group is a casual goblin deck which tends to outrace most of the field. Im trying to put together a deck that can keep up with the goblin deck and win atleast fifty percent of the time while also doing well against a assortment of aggro decks "they are usually tribal inspired", and some random slow control decks.

The Goblin Deck looks something like this:

4x Raging Goblin
4x Mogg Fanatic
4x Goblin Patrol
4x Mogg Flunkies
4x Goblin Lackey
4x Goblin Matron
4x Goblin Piledriver
2x Goblin King

4x Lightning Bolt
4x Shock
4x Goblin Grenade

18x Mountain

Now although this deck is far from optimal when held up to legacy standards, it is still a formidable foe. I have heard that sliver decks can hold up fairly well against goblins but Im not really in the position to spend that money procuring that many dual lands. That being said I can probably spend around three hundred all together on the deck. Banned and Restricted wise we usually allow artifact mana acceleration, tutors, and other broken spells aslong as they arent used in a combo deck and dont make the decks themselves overbroken as we like to keep the matches close. I was thinking maybe doing a standard version of Angel Stompy with some minor tweaks as the deck in legacy apparently does decent against goblins.

4x Exalted Angel
4x Savannah Lions
4x Mother of Runes
4x Silver Knight
4x Soltari Priest
4x Swords to Plowshares
4x Balance "yes balance! If im about to get overrun with goblins then this will put a boot on their throats"
4x Umezawa's Jitte
2x Sword of Fire and Ice
2x Mask of Memory
4x Land Tax
3x Chrome Mox
4x Ancient Tomb
13x Plains

This is just a rough list though. Land Tax and Balance may be worth using in a completely diffirent mono white shell. However im open to any suggestions of picking a deck. In the end im just looking for something formidable and fun to play. Hell if Blue Skies were able to do well I would even play that.

Oh and we arent allowed to use direct hate cards like Tivadars Crusade. Stuff like engineered plague and powder keg are fine though.

[Nefarias]

You're not allowed to play with Tividar's Crusade, but Balance is unrestricted? What other limitations are there?

Could he counter with Anarchy? That would ruin your day.

And can you run just Tividar himself?

[Das Boot]

Well we cant play direct hate spells. As Tivadar and his crusade are only effective against goblins he is out.

The limitations are simply dont play a broken combo deck and keep the brokeness to a respectable degree. I just want my deck to be able to do well against his deck without making it completely possible for him to defeat me. The only reason im considering balance is because it will wreck his torrent of goblins early on and still be effective against other decks.

Hell im open to any deck that can keep up with goblins. Maybe Oath? Counter Phoenix? I would even play Rebels if it had a chance.

[andrewpate]

What about Engineered Plague?  There's no way you could argue that it is a "direct hate card," and it costs 3 to permanently destroy his entire deck except for Piledriver, Flunkies, and King.

[Das Boot]

Well engineered plague would be a fine choice as it would help against other tribal decks that have been floating around. Maybe use it in a sped up version of the rock or possibly even napster?

[Jonika1]

i don't know how to build a deck around it but plague is the way to go. Assuming u can get it out turn 1-2 via dark ritual it will reck his deck. Then maybe procede to beat with black weenie?

[Jonika1]

o and smack the goblins deck owner over the head for not running gobling warchief!