Why called caw blade

It is a good answer to equipments as well as manlands, Titans, and Gideon Jura. Sylvok Lifestaff vs. Mortarpod is an interesting debate. Both are decent against Boros, with Mortarpod killing landfall creatures and Lifestaff answering Hero of Oxid Ridge and regaining life.

Mortarpod is better against a wider range of cards and decks, but Lifestaff helps in matchups that tend to be tougher. I chose to play Lifestaff because of the fear of Vampires and red decks, which may be the only decks that Lifestaff is better against. Before the event, I decided I wanted to improve the mirror match a little more.

The second thing I did was swap the 2 maindeck Day of Judgments with the 2 sideboard Linvalas. Linvala is a way to answer a Sworded Squadron Hawk or Stoneforge Mystic while being able to get past Spell Pierce and pick up a sword of her own.

Her ability is mostly negligible, but it can still shut down a card or two in a lot of matchups. Round 1 vs. Valakut — Russell Kyle my driver and eventual top4 finisher We each do our things in Games 1 and 2, and then in game 3 he makes a play that may have cost him the game.

I had a Stoneforge Mystic and 3 lands in play to his Lotus Cobra and 5 mana sources. I assume that he has a Trap, and just let it resolve and put the Sword into play after. The rest of his spells are discarded and countered. It sucked that I had to play against and beat my driver in the first round, but it turned out nicely since he managed to win the next 7 matches that he played.

Round 2 vs. I fail to find an answer. This is one of the reasons I greatly dislike Goblin Guide. There was very little I could do to win this game. I always seem to do well when I get to eat early in a tournament…. Round 3 vs. I get a Gideon going which deals with the first Battlement allowing the Tumble Magnet to handle the new one, and then kill him with Gideon. For Game 3 I decide that I have to come up with a new plan to deal with what I saw in the previous game.

Edit source History Talk 0. See also [ ] Modern Cawblade deck. Categories Tournament decks Standard format Add category. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. Commander Caw Blade should carry that reputation as well. In closing, this was a fun thought experiment for me, and whether I truly cracked the Caw Blade feel for anyone other than myself is left to be determined. Deck ideas can come from just about anywhere—even just a sense of nostalgia for a format long past.

It may take a little creativity and research, but the challenge can be very fruitful. What card did I overlook? Were my color choices off? What deck would you port over?

Track me down on Twitter and really grill me. By Carrie O'Hara. Email us. Blame David. Ryan Sainio ryansainio. He has been playing Magic: The Gathering since 7th Edition in and values flavorful and fun gameplay over competitively optimized decks.

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