#+TITLE: Naya-Depths #+SUBTITLE: #+DATE: <2022-10-08 Sat> #+AUTHOR: Tuomas Pyyhtiä #+DESCRIPTION: #+KEYWORDS: # Export underscore as underscore instead of highlight in HTML: #+OPTIONS: ^:nil \n:t num:nil # Include usable macros from https://github.com/fniessen/org-macros: #+INCLUDE: ../../org-mode/macros/org-macros.setup #+INFOJS_OPT: view:showall ltoc:nil path:https://iki.fi/~pyyhttu/debian/org-mode/js/org-info.js #+HTML_HEAD: * Design philosophy Stock naya-depths based on build by Rodney Bedell from NRG Legacy 5K 7/31 (140 players). Original: https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/this-week-in-legacy-hamster-man Analysis: https://greensunszenith.com/nrg-legacy-5k-performance/ Strategy: https://greensunszenith.com/naya-depths-sideboard-strategy/ Primer: https://greensunszenith.com/green-white-depths/ * Legend 1: part of the initial build (Created) +1: added/to be added to the build -1: removed/to be removed from the build ?1: maybe to be removed * Version 0 By Rodney Bedell (Original) ** Main (60) Lands (28) 4 Windswept Heath 1 Wooded Foothills 2 Savannah 2 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth 1 Taiga 1 Plateau 1 Forest 1 Plains 3 Wasteland 3 Thespian's Stage 2 Dark Depths 2 Sejiri Steppe 2 Flagstones of Trokair 1 Karakas 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Dryad Arbor 1 [[mtg:Island][Island]] 1 [[mtg:Plains][Plains]] 1 [[mtg:Forest][Forest]] Some more mana (3): 3 Mox Diamond Creatures (12): 4 Elvish Reclaimer 4 Knight of the Reliquary -2 Endurance 1 Ramunap Excavator 1 Sylvan Safekeeper Draw and tutor (10): 2 Sylvan Library 4 Green Sun's Zenith 4 Crop Rotation Random Utility (7): 2 Prismatic Ending 4 Swords to Plowshares 1 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes ** Sideboard (15) -1 Glacial Chasm 1 Tower of the Magistrate 2 Deafening Silence 2 Pyroblast 1 Red Elemental Blast 1 Collector Ouphe -1 Outland Liberator // Frenzied Trapbreaker -2 Choke -1 Endurance 2 Force of Vigor -1 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes * Version 1 By Tuomas Pyyhtiä (based on build by Rodney Bedell above). ** Main (60) Lands (28): 4 Windswept Heath 1 Wooded Foothills 2 Savannah 2 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth (2x Tuomas) 1 Taiga (1x Tuomas) 1 Plateau 1 Forest 1 Plains 3 Wasteland 3 Thespian's Stage (If targeted by Wasteland, I can copy this as a basic) 2 Dark Depths (Can play this with Blood/Magus Moon out, then remove Moon) 2 Sejiri Steppe 2 Flagstones of Trokair 1 Karakas 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Dryad Arbor Some more mana (3): 3 Mox Diamond Creatures (12): 4 Elvish Reclaimer 4 Knight of the Reliquary +1 Knight of Autumn (1x Tuomas) 1 Ramunap Excavator (If you’ve already used a Bojuka Boj or Sejiri Steppe once, you can squeeze out another activation by Wastelanding your own Bog or Steppe and then replaying it from your graveyard thanks to Ramunap, triggering them once more. This type of play is also useful with Karakas if you’re needing to get two Legendary creatures off the field in one turn OR hold up Karakas after using it once.) 1 Sylvan Safekeeper (Safekeeper can give you some nice outs by sacrificing all your lands to alpha swing with Knight of the Reliquary. It also allows you to sac a land like Bojuka Bog to then replay it with Ramunap and get an additional trigger.) +1 Mawloc (1x Tuomas) Draw and tutor (10): 2 Sylvan Library 4 Green Sun's Zenith 4 Crop Rotation (1x Tuomas) Random Utility (7): 2 Prismatic Ending 4 Swords to Plowshares 1 Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes (pressurizes Planeswalkers, opponents life totals, keeps threats on board (Boo)) (1x Tuomas) ** Sideboard (15) +1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale (Goes in if: 1. Strategy is midrange against an opponent 2. Opponent plays critical amount of creatures and Wasteland.) (1x Tuomas) 1 Tower of the Magistrate (could even be maindecked if expecing lots of D&T or 8-cast in meta) 1 Deafening Silence 2 Pyroblast 1 Red Elemental Blast 1 Collector Ouphe +1 Surgical Extraction (Or is Endurance better as enables better longer games by circulating own grave?) +4 Leyline of the Void 1 Force of Vigor (would like to play 2 though, as this seems fairly stock) +1 Dead // Gone (Solid T1 removal against D&T, Delver and MonoR Prison) +1 Jegantha, the Wellspring (Reason Endurance is out from main). ** Maybeboard As mentioned in primers: 1 Outland Liberator 1 Celestial Purge 1 Mindbreak Trap (TES, TPS, Doomsday, Ruby Storm, ) 1 Glacial Chasm -2 Choke ("Although Prismatic Ending does give control more outs to Choke, this card is just a really strong way to disrupt any blue deck. My only advice with Choke is be patient and try to land one when your opponent has a few islands tapped. Obviously if it’s your only play then go ham, but patience can really reward those who have it with cards like Choke.") 1 Maze of Ith ** Sideboard guide Based on https://greensunszenith.com/naya-depths-sideboard-strategy/ | Cards | QT | UR Delver | D&T | Mono-Red Prison | 8-Cast | Naya Depths (mirror) | GR Lands | Reanimator | Painter | Doomsday | TES | ANT | Jeskai Control | 4c-control | Elves | Goblins | Death's Shadow | Affinity | Ruby Storm | Green Cloudpost | |---------------------------------+----+-----------+-----+-----------------+--------+----------------------+----------+------------+---------+----------+-----+-----+----------------+------------+-------+---------+----------------+----------+------------+-----------------| | Windswept Heath | 4 | | | df dfd | sdsda | sda | s | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wooded Foothills | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Savannah | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Taiga | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Plateau | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Forest | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Plains | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wasteland | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thespian's Stage | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dark Depths | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sejiri Steppe | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Flagstones of Trokair | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Karakas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bojuka Bog | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dryad Arbor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mox Diamond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elvish Reclaimer | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Knight of the Reliquary | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Knight of Autumn | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ramunap Excavator | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sylvan Safekeeper | 1 | -1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mawloc | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sylvan Library | 2 | -2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Green Sun's Zenith | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Crop Rotation | 4 | -1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prismatic Ending | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Swords to Plowshares | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes | 1 | -1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sideboard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |---------------------------------+----+-----------+-----+-----------------+--------+----------------------+----------+------------+---------+----------+-----+-----+----------------+------------+-------+---------+----------------+----------+------------+-----------------| | The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale | 1 | +1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tower of the Magistrate | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Deafening Silence | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pyroblast | 2 | +2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Red Elemental Blast | 1 | +1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Collector Ouphe | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Surgical Extraction | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Leyline of the Void | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Force of Vigor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dead // Gone | 1 | +1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jegantha, the Wellspring | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | *** UR Delver / UR Murktide Strategy: Midrange into combo. MVPs: Swords to Plowshares, Prismatic Ending, protect with Sejiri Steppe and Sylvan Safekeeper. Beware: Wasteland and Brazen Borrower. Submerge. Out (5): 2 Sylvan Library, 1 Minsc, 1 Sylvan Safekeeper, 1 Crop Rotation. In (5): 1 Dead // Gone, 1 REB, 2 Pyroblast, 1 Tabernacle. *** Death & Taxes Strategy: Midrange, sometimes into late-game combo. Prismatic Ending only cares about the colours used to cast it. Don’t cast it for 3 mana to deal with an opposing Thalia as you only need to use W and another color for X. MVPs: Swords to Plowshares, Prismatic Ending, Sylvan Safekeeper, Tower of Magistrate. Beware: Wasteland, Solitude, Containment Priest (Zenith). Out (5): 2 Crop Rotation, 1 Mox Diamond, 1 Dark Depths, 1 Bojuka Bog. In (5): 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Dead // Gone, 1 Tower of the Magistrate, 1 Tabernacle. *** Mono-Red Prison Strategy: Combo. Mox Diamond under Trinisphere, a fetch under Blood Moon or an Elvish Reclaimer on board before Chalice for 1 is crucial. MVPs: Sylvan Safekeeper. Beware: Magus of the Moon, Blood Moon. Out (3): 1 Bojuka Bog, 1 Sylvan Library, 1 Sylvan Safekeeper. In (3): 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Dead // Gone, 1 Tabernacle. *** 8-Cast Strategy: Combo, asap. GSZ for Ouphe is worth having online asap. MVPs: Swords to Plowshares and Prismatic Ending. Beware: Sai, Master Thopterist. Otawara, Soaring City, Aether Spellbomb. Saga into Pithing Needle. Out (8): 3 Mox Diamond, 2 Sejiri Steppe, 2 Sylvan Library, 1 Ramunap Excavator. In (8): 2 REB, 1 Pyroblast, 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Tower of the Magistrate, 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Deafening Silence, 1 Tabernacle. *** Naya Depths (mirror) Strategy: Midrange. MVPs: Sylvan Safekeeper, Minsc Beware: be mindful of opposing Endurance or your opponent favouring blocks with instant speed ways to access Bojuka Bog.. respect Steppe in response to your removal. You can also Wasteland your own Bog or Steppe to replay it with Ramunap and get extra value from these lands. Out (5): 3 Mox Diamond, 1 Dark Depths, 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth. In (5): 1 Dead // Gone, 1 Surgical Extraction, 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Tabernacle. *** GR Lands Strategy: Midrange. Go after G source, can set them back a huge amount. Try to not have Yavimaya in play due to this. MVPs: Knight of the Reliquary. Beware: Loam. Pithing Needle out of Urza's Saga. Out (6): 2 Swords to Plowshares (not if lands runs Reclaimer), 1 Mox Diamond, 1 Sejiri Steppe, 1 Dark Depths, 1 Mawloc. In (6): 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Surgical Extraction, 4 Leyline of the Void. *** Reanimator Strategy: Combo. asap. MVPs: Beware: Don't let Archon die to Depths just being reanimated again. Out (7): 2 Prismatic Ending, 1 Ramunap Excavator, 1 Minsc, 1 Sejiri Steppe, 1 Sylvan Safekeeper, 1 Mawloc. In (7): 1 Deafening Silence, 4 Leyline of the Void, 1 Surgical Extraction, 1 Dead // Gone. *** Painter Strategy: Midrange, toward combo. MVPs: Force of Vigor Beware: Out (7): 3 Mox Diamond, (1 Karakas), 1 Sejiri Steppe, 1 Sylvan Safekeeper, 1 Ramunap Excavator, 1 Sylvan Library. In (7): 1 Dead // Gone, 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Surgical Extraction, 4 Leyline of the Void. *** Doomsday Strategy: Combo asap. MVPs: Beware: Out (5): 1 Knight of Autumn, 2 Swords to Plowshares, 2 Prismatic Ending, 1 Mawloc. In (5): 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Deafening Silence, 2 REB, 1 Pyroblast, 1 Surgical Extraction *** TES Strategy: Combo asap. Yavimaya, GSZ for Dryad Arbor then untap, play a combo piece and hold up Crop Rotation (sacrificing Dryad) for the other is your fastest road to victory (T3 kill) and it really needed in this matchup. /"I generally mulligan any hand with no turn-one hate"/. /"I board out the main-deck copy of Bojuka Bog. TES is not a graveyard dependent deck"/. /"Mulligan aggressively into first turn disruption"/. MVPs: Beware: Out (11): 4 Swords to Plowshares, 2 Prismatic Ending, 1 Ramunap Excavator, 1 Sylvan Library, 1 Knight of the Reliquary, 1 Minsc, 1 Mawloc. (Leave Karakas etc. in to maximize the effectiveness of Mox Diamond). In (11): 1 Surgical Extraction, 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Deafening Silence, 2 REB, 1 Pyroblast, 4 Leyline of the Void, 1 Tabernacle (if they are TES = play Burning Wishes, thus may go for Empty the Warrens = game over for them). *** ANT Strategy: Combo asap. Yavimaya, GSZ for Dryad Arbor then untap, play a combo piece and hold up Crop Rotation (sacrificing Dryad) for the other is your fastest road to victory (T3 kill) and it really needed in this matchup. MVPs: Beware: Out (10): 4 Swords to Plowshares, 2 Prismatic Ending, 1 Ramunap Excavator, 1 Sylvan Library, 1 Minsc, 1 Mawloc. In (10): 1 Surgical Extraction, 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Deafening Silence, 2 REB, 1 Pyroblast, 4 Leyline of the Void. *** Jeskai (UWx) Control Strategy: Midrange, sometimes into late-game combo. MVPs: Sylvan Safekeeper. Plays a huge role in the white matchups where Swords to Plowshares is the main removal spell. Beware: Back to Basics and Ruination. Out (3): 1 Bojuka Bog, 1 Crop Rotation, 1 Mawloc. In (3): 2 REB, 1 Pyroblast. *** 4c-control / Yorion Strategy: Midrange, into late-game combo. Be the aggressor. MVPs: Ramunap Excavator paired with Wasteland. Sylvan Safekeeper. Beware: Swords, Prismatic, Dress Down, Endurance... Out (3): 1 Knight of Autumn, 1 Crop Rotation, 1 Mawloc. In (3): 2 REB, 1 Pyroblast. *** Elves Strategy: Control the board early, while slowly moving towards combo. You can play around Boseiju by having 2 Stage’s and mana to activate both. MVPs: Swords, Prismatic. Beware: Boseiju, Karakas. Out: 1 Bojuka Bog, 1 Knight of Autumn. In: 1 Dead // Gone, 1 Tabernacle. *** Goblins Strategy: Control early game (removal for Lackey), then build quickly towards the combo. MVPs: Swords, Prismatic. Beware: Hearse. Stingscourger can pop up in the maindeck so be cautious of going off without protection. Out (3): 1 Bojuka Bog, 1 Sylvan Library, 1 Sylvan Safekeeper. In (3): 1 Dead // Gone, 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Tabernacle *** Death's Shadow Strategy: Midrange toward combo. Can be more aggressive with Sylvan Library, especially to keep the removal spells or threats coming. MVPs: Swords to Plowshares, Prismatic Ending. Beware: Out (4): 2 Sylvan Library, 1 Karakas, 1 Minsc. In (4): 2 REB, 1 Pyroblast, 1 Dead // Gone. *** Affinity Strategy: Combo asap? Go with 8-cast guide here if they have blue. If not, then with what you have here. MVPs: Beware: Out (5): -1 Mox Diamond, -1 Sylvan Library, -1 Ramunup Excavator, -1 Sylvan Safekeeper, -1 Minsc. In (5): 1 Collector Ouphe, 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Tabernacle, 1 Tower of the Magistrate, 1 Deafening Silence *** Ruby Storm Strategy: Combo asap? MVPs: Beware: Out (8): -1 Sylvan Library, -3 Swords to Plowshares, -1 Mawloc, -1 Ramunap Excavator, -1 Minsc, -1 Sylvan Safekeeper In (5): 1 Deafening Silence, 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Collector Ouphe (doesn't do anything), 1 Surgical Extraction, 1 Tabernacle (if they go for Empty the Warrens) *** Green Cloudpost Strategy: Combo asap? Perhaps try to estblish a lock with Ramunap and Wasteland. If boarding out Swords is sane, as there seem be cloudpost builds out there with creatures. MVPs: Beware: Out (3): -1 Sejiri Steppe, -1 Swords to Plowshares, -1 Mawloc In (2): 1 Force of Vigor, 1 Collector Ouphe *** Burn Strategy: MVPs: Beware: Out: In: *** Enchantress Strategy: MVPs: Beware: Out: In: *** Oops all Spells Strategy: MVPs: Beware: Out: In: *** UW Bomberman Strategy: MVPs: Beware: Out: In: *** UG Infect Strategy: MVPs: Beware: Out: In: