[Extended] BG Rock Control

[Mantis]

First of all the decklist:
4 Moments Peace
3 Eternal Witness
4 Living Wish
4 Life from the Loam
4 Sakura Tribe Elder
4 Wall of Roots
4 Pernicious Deed
4 Profane Command
2 Sundering Titan
1 Teneb, the Harvester
1 Cabal Therpy

4 Tranquil Thicket
4 Barren Moor
4 Windswept Heath
3 Urborg, Tomb of Yagmoth
2 Cabal Coffers
5 Forest
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Murmuring Bosk

SB:
2 Smother
2 Cabal Therapy
1 Reiver Demon/Magus of the Moat/Teneb, the Harvester
1 Kataki
1 Sundering Titan
1 Cabal Coffers
1 Urborg
1 Eternal Witness
1 Loxodon Hierarch
1 Loaming Shaman
1 Gaddock Teeg
1 Harmonic Sliver


The basic idea is to get a lot of lands with Loam and STE and among them have an Urborg, Tomb of Yagmoth and a Cabal Coffers.  If you get the big mana you cast Profane Command 2 times for like 10 a piece or cast Sundering Titan or Teneb and win.
The deck relies heavily on the power of Pernicious Deed as a board sweeper, perhaps a bit too much. Moment's Peace in combination with Witness buys a lot of time to set up a Deed.

The deck abuses Loam + cycling lands as the draw engine. With the dredging of Loam you dump additional Moment's Peace into your graveyard or Urborg and Coffers as well as creatures that you can bring back with Profane Command and also, things to return with Witness.

Anyway, the deck is doing pretty good in testing. I was thinking about adding Garruk, the Wildspeaker or perhaps even Lililiana Vess but didn't have the time to test it out yet. Death Cloud is another idea although I don't think it's necessary.

So I know TMD is the home of some excellent Magic players and deck designers and I was wondering if anyone thinks this deck could be competative and if there might be comments on how to improve the deck. Perhaps this deck could be a new competitor in the metagame.

Greets, Mantis.

[DoubleDrain]

I have heard of a GB deathcloud-based deck, but I haven't seen a list yet. Deathcloud seems great w/Garruk..."cloud the board, then make a 3/3!) anyway, not sure where I am going w/this post, but maybe see if the cloud/garruk idea has any merit!

[Mantis]

Yeah, I have heard about that deck and I will try it once I see a list. I think both this deck and the Deathcloud deck play pretty much the same game. I would like to know how good the aggro matchup is because although I think I have the edge against the Doran deck but Gaea's Might and RG Beats can be rough. Against Ichorid on the other hand this deck is totally the favorite with Moments Peace to buy enough time to have you sac STE's to remove the Bridges, cast Living Wish for Loaming Shaman or Deed away their stuff. Although Akroma could be problematic I guess.

I have never lost against CounterTopGoyf. CounterTopGoyf is walking on a very thin line in trying to be the control role but against this deck they can't do that as they have no trump and I do. Also, just 4 Goyf isn't enough to kill me. Next Level Blue is harder but still no trump. Tron is unfavorable I guess. Ideal is also unfavorable as your only plan is to get Gaddock Teeg out, but there's really been a decline on the number of people who play the deck. Perhaps the Death Cloud deck has the better matchup here as they can use Cloud to cripple the opponent, whereas I have Titan which only deals with like 3 lands.

Anyway, I hope somebody likes the idea and could help me testing, if anybody does, please send me a private message.
- Mantis