Comments on: Peering Into Pauper: Investigating Izzetpost

By: Pitlord

Pitlord — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:44:39 +0000

Thanks for the positive responses everyone!
@Ron: Firebolt and Flame Jab are both good against infect, but firebolt isn’t generally much better than the other removal spells available. By the time you can actually flash it back the game is likely pretty close to decided. Flambe Jab is certainly good in that match, but too narrow in general IMO.
Re: Negate – Negate isn’t the greatest card to be sure, but it fills a niche quite well. It’s basically a concession to the other control decks in the format, especially the mirror and MBC as a way to neutralize their finishers. If you were dead-set on replacing it though I would probably recommend a single Counterspell as a way to counter late game threats while potentially being useful early.

By: Neros

Neros — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:30:18 +0000

I second that Browndr. Sadly I don’t have most of the expensive cards or I would have built this deck.

By: browndr

browndr — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:08:55 +0000

So, this article finally convinced me to build IzzetPost. I’m still short a Rolling Thunder, but other than that, I’m pretty happy with the deck. I will say, however, that the maindeck Negate feels wrong. Many times it would be stuck in my hand and my opponent would be casting a creature that I needed to stop, and I couldn’t.

By: Neros

Neros — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:58:21 +0000

First time reading this article series and so far I like it. Will have to go back and read some of the older ones.

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:04:12 +0000

Firebolt and flame jab are for infect, in my testing it’s an almost un-winnable matchup without them.

By: vir0

vir0 — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:32:13 +0000

“Well put together article, thanks.” x 2

Very well done, now I just need to find a prohibit

By: ChrisCP

ChrisCP — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:15:13 +0000

Well put together article, thanks.