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[Underground Sea 1 Tundra 1 Scrubland 1 [DIS] Hallowed Fountain 1 [RAV] Watery Grave 1 [TE] Wasteland 1 [MM] Dust Bowl 1 [WWK] Tectonic Edge 3 Island (1) 3 Island (3) 4 Island (2) 1 [LG] Karakas 1 [WWK] Bojuka Bog 1 [DK] Maze of Ith// Creatures 1 [ROE] Wall of Omens 1 [JGC] Vendilion Clique 1 [FD] Trinket Mage 1 [LRW] Sower of Temptation 1 [FUT] Venser, Shaper Savant 1 [ISD] Snapcaster Mage 1 [OD] Shadowmage Infiltrator// Spells 1 [FUT] Logic Knot 1 Counterspell 1 [NE] Daze 1 [WL] Disrupt 1 [ON] Complicate 1 [HL] Memory Lapse (1) 1 [UL] Miscalculation 1 [RAV] Muddle the Mixture 1 [EX] Forbid 1 [LG] Mana Drain 1 [FUT] Pact of Negation 1 [MM] Misdirection 1 [AL] Force of Will 1 [PS] Dromar's Charm 1 [LRW] Cryptic Command 1 [NPH] Mental Misstep 1 [FD] Condescend 1 [RAV] Remand 1 [ZEN] Day of Judgment 1 [PLC] Damnation 1 Wrath of God 1 [WWK] Jace, the Mind Sculptor 1 [LRW] Jace Beleren 1 [ALA] Elspeth, Knight-Errant 1 [DKA] Sorin, Lord of Innistrad 1 [TSP] Ancestral Vision 1 [IN] Fact or Fiction 1 [AP] Vindicate 1 [LRW] Oblivion Ring 1 [MBS] Go for the Throat 1 [CFX] Path to Exile 1 Swords to Plowshares 1 [ROE] Consuming Vapors 1 [NPH] Dismember 1 [NE] Submerge 1 [IN] Recoil 1 Control Magic 1 [FD] Vedalken Shackles 1 [UD] Treachery 1 Demonic Tutor 1 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top 1 [VI] Impulse 1 [LRW] Ponder 1 [IA] Brainstorm 1 [M11] Preordain 1 [NPH] Gitaxian Probe 1 [FUT] Coalition Relic 1 [ALA] Relic of Progenitus 1 [FD] Engineered Explosives 1 [SOK] Pithing Needle 1 [MM] Bribery 1 [MOR] Bitterblossom 1 [SC] Stifle 1 [FD] Crucible of Worlds 1 [ZEN] Expedition Map 1 [M12] Timely Reinforcements 1 [TE] Humility 1 [LG] MoatCards on the watch list for a cut: Crucible of Worlds, Expedition Map, Coalition Relic, some of the counterspell choices.Other Counterspell choices considered: Spellsnare, Forcespike, Mana Tithe, Remand, Spell Pierce, Deprive, Desertion, Dismiss, Remove Soul, Exclude, Flusterstorm.Cards that may be viable in exchange: Lingering Souls.Maybe Miracle cards? There are some strong choices for control, but with only one JTM and Brainstorm they are probably too random.What do you think?]

I recently tinkered with a control deck to see if it's viable. This deck is not yet optimized, there are quite some suboptimal card choices but I decided to post it anyway.

// Lands
   1 [AQ] Mishra's Factory (1)
   1 [UL] Faerie Conclave
   1 [MOR] Mutavault
   1 [WWK] Creeping Tar Pit
   1 [WWK] Celestial Colonnade
   1 [ZEN] Verdant Catacombs
   1 [ZEN] Scalding Tarn
   1 [ZEN] Misty Rainforest
   1 [ZEN] Marsh Flats
   1 [ZEN] Arid Mesa
   1 [ON] Flooded Strand
   1 [ON] Windswept Heath
   1 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
   1 [ON] Polluted Delta
   1 Underground Sea
   1 Tundra
   1 Scrubland
   1 [DIS] Hallowed Fountain
   1 [RAV] Watery Grave
   1 [TE] Wasteland
   1 [MM] Dust Bowl
   1 [WWK] Tectonic Edge
   3 Island (1)
   3 Island (3)
   4 Island (2)
   1 [LG] Karakas
   1 [WWK] Bojuka Bog
   1 [DK] Maze of Ith

// Creatures
   1 [ROE] Wall of Omens
   1 [JGC] Vendilion Clique
   1 [FD] Trinket Mage
   1 [LRW] Sower of Temptation
   1 [FUT] Venser, Shaper Savant
   1 [ISD] Snapcaster Mage
   1 [OD] Shadowmage Infiltrator

// Spells
   1 [FUT] Logic Knot
   1 Counterspell
   1 [NE] Daze
   1 [WL] Disrupt
   1 [ON] Complicate
   1 [HL] Memory Lapse (1)
   1 [UL] Miscalculation
   1 [RAV] Muddle the Mixture
   1 [EX] Forbid
   1 [LG] Mana Drain
   1 [FUT] Pact of Negation
   1 [MM] Misdirection
   1 [AL] Force of Will
   1 [PS] Dromar's Charm
   1 [LRW] Cryptic Command
   1 [NPH] Mental Misstep
   1 [FD] Condescend
   1 [RAV] Remand
   1 [ZEN] Day of Judgment
   1 [PLC] Damnation
   1 Wrath of God
   1 [WWK] Jace, the Mind Sculptor
   1 [LRW] Jace Beleren
   1 [ALA] Elspeth, Knight-Errant
   1 [DKA] Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
   1 [TSP] Ancestral Vision
   1 [IN] Fact or Fiction
   1 [AP] Vindicate
   1 [LRW] Oblivion Ring
   1 [MBS] Go for the Throat
   1 [CFX] Path to Exile
   1 Swords to Plowshares
   1 [ROE] Consuming Vapors
   1 [NPH] Dismember
   1 [NE] Submerge
   1 [IN] Recoil
   1 Control Magic
   1 [FD] Vedalken Shackles
   1 [UD] Treachery
   1 Demonic Tutor
   1 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
   1 [VI] Impulse
   1 [LRW] Ponder
   1 [IA] Brainstorm
   1 [M11] Preordain
   1 [NPH] Gitaxian Probe
   1 [FUT] Coalition Relic
   1 [ALA] Relic of Progenitus
   1 [FD] Engineered Explosives
   1 [SOK] Pithing Needle
   1 [MM] Bribery
   1 [MOR] Bitterblossom
   1 [SC] Stifle
   1 [FD] Crucible of Worlds
   1 [ZEN] Expedition Map
   1 [M12] Timely Reinforcements
   1 [TE] Humility
   1 [LG] Moat


Cards on the watch list for a cut: Crucible of Worlds, Expedition Map, Coalition Relic, some of the counterspell choices.
Other Counterspell choices considered: Spellsnare, Forcespike, Mana Tithe, Remand, Spell Pierce, Deprive, Desertion, Dismiss, Remove Soul, Exclude, Flusterstorm.
Cards that may be viable in exchange: Lingering Souls.
Maybe Miracle cards? There are some strong choices for control, but with only one JTM and Brainstorm they are probably too random.

What do you think?

First: High everyone. I've Been playing casual Highlander for quite some time. Due to being bored of legacy I got into this format some time ago
Playing highlander with strong cards over MWS for some time got me this decklist, it proved quite powerful (even though many MWS decks are not competitive) so I thought I could share it:


// Lands
    1 [FUT] Horizon Canopy
    1 [LG] Karakas
    1 [WWK] Tectonic Edge
    1 [DIS] Breeding Pool
    1 [DIS] Hallowed Fountain
    1 [UNH] Plains
    1 [UNH] Forest
    1 [ZEN] Marsh Flats
    1 [A] Tropical Island
    1 [A] Tundra
    1 [A] Savannah
    1 [ZEN] Arid Mesa
    1 [TE] Wasteland
    1 [ZEN] Misty Rainforest
    1 [ZEN] Scalding Tarn
    1 [ZEN] Verdant Catacombs
    1 [ON] Polluted Delta
    1 [ON] Flooded Strand
    1 [ON] Windswept Heath
    1 [ON] Wooded Foothills
    1 [UNH] Island
    1 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
    1 [A] Underground Sea
    1 [A] Scrubland
    1 [A] Bayou
    1 [SH] Volrath's Stronghold
    1 [RAV] Watery Grave
    1 [MM] Dust Bowl
    1 [WWK] Bojuka Bog
    1 [MI] Flood Plain
    1 [MI] Bad River
    1 [A] Swamp (1)
    1 [WWK] Creeping Tar Pit
    1 [DK] Maze of Ith

// Creatures
    1 [ALA] Rafiq of the Many
    1 [CS] Jotun Grunt
    1 [TSP] Serra Avenger
    1 [BOK] Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
    1 [FD] Eternal Witness
    1 [ARB] Jenara, Asura of War
    1 [SHM] Kitchen Finks
    1 [LRW] Sower of Temptation
    1 [CFX] Noble Hierarch
    1 [FUT] Tarmogoyf
    1 [ARB] Qasali Pridemage
    1 [ALA] Rhox War Monk
    1 [MOR] Vendilion Clique
    1 [WWK] Stoneforge Mystic
    1 [ON] Weathered Wayfarer
    1 [UL] Mother of Runes
    1 [DIS] Trygon Predator
    1 [ARB] Lorescale Coatl
    1 [CFX] Knight of the Reliquary
    1 [FD] Trinket Mage
    1 [PS] Quirion Dryad
    1 [A] Birds of Paradise
    1 [FUT] Tombstalker
    1 [ZEN] Lotus Cobra
    1 [OD] Shadowmage Infiltrator
    1 [M10] Baneslayer Angel
    1 [OD] Terravore
    1 [MBS] Thrun, the Last Troll
    1 [ALA] Tidehollow Sculler
    1 [MBS] Phyrexian Revoker
    1 [ISD] Snapcaster Mage
    1 [ISD] Geist of Saint Traft
    1 [CMD] Scavenging Ooze

// Spells
    1 [A] Counterspell
    1 [ZEN] Spell Pierce
    1 [ALA] Bant Charm
    1 [ALA] Elspeth, Knight-Errant
    1 [WWK] Jace, the Mind Sculptor
    1 [A] Swords to Plowshares
    1 [SC] Stifle
    1 [CFX] Path to Exile
    1 [DS] Sword of Fire and Ice
    1 [LRW] Ponder
    1 [IA] Brainstorm
    1 [NE] Daze
    1 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
    1 [FD] Engineered Explosives
    1 [AL] Force of Will
    1 [M11] Preordain
    1 [MM] Misdirection
    1 [AP] Vindicate
    1 [ARB] Maelstrom Pulse
    1 [MM] Bribery
    1 [A] Demonic Tutor
    1 [LRW] Thoughtseize
    1 [US] Duress
    1 [LG] Mana Drain
    1 [ROE] Inquisition of Kozilek
    1 [MOR] Bitterblossom
    1 [MBS] Green Sun's Zenith
    1 [FUT] Pact of Negation
    1 [FD] Condescend
    1 [SOK] Pithing Needle
    1 [DKA] Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
    1 [NPH] Batterskull
    1 [NPH] Dismember



What this deck always needs:
More undercosted beaters following the Lhurgoyf scheme. Suggestions are very welcome.


Cards currently under consideration:

Glissa, the Traitor
Shirekmaw
Arbor elf
Phantasmal Image
Cosi's Trickser
Cursecatcher
Wake Thrasher
Spellsnare
Miscalculation

I did decide against an extensive primer explaining every card choice because I'm too lazy. If you have a question about a specific choice just ask
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy the list. Any constructive input is welcome.

- spock

Latest edit 22.01.12:

- Vampire Hexmage (BB was just too much and the card is not really versatile)
- Sakura-Tribe Elder (just too slow)
- Sun Titan (6 cc is just too much, I'd rather play another counterspell for 2 and counter his stuff)
- Impulse (2 cc is too much for card quality)
- Acedemy ruins (not enough targets, colorless is too taxing for the benefit)
- Go for the throat (Dismember is just superior)
- Sword of light and shadow (the old list was pre batterskull)
- Consuming Vapors (I needed to cut something for maze of ith, and 4cc was quite costly even if the card is really powerfull against aggro)

+ Dismember (more removal for 1 cc - Yay!)
+ Batterskull (self explaining)
+ Scavenging Ooze (this card is just too good not to play, GY hate + good beating)
+ Sorin (I think he's better then Elspeth, so auto include)
+ Creeping Tarpit (good Plainswalker hate - thanks MMD!)
+ Snapcaster Mage (Extremely versatile card)
+ Geist of Saint Traft (here for testing, let's see how well he does)
+ Maze of ith (definately needed)


About some card choices: I had a little look here http://mtgpulse.com/event/4985#66038.
What I really do not understand is why those people do not play the terravore. He's easily 5/5 trample in a meta with so many fetches.
Weathered wayfarer aside from generating card advantage and fetching utility lands is absolutely nuts with jotun grunt. If both hit play they beat any deck with a higher curve then this if unanswered.
Why don't they play jenara? 3/3 flying for 3 cc with permanent pump is 4/4 flying or more on turn 4. I think I would cut the Clique for her (or better play both and keep the curve low).