WALLS OF LIFE

Today I am going to talk about my blue and white deck which I called “walls of life” yeah…still working on that tittle. The whole idea behind the deck is to keep the other player from doing too much or slow them down. With cards like claustrophobia, master of diversion, Imposing Sovereign, Lyev Skyknight, to help with the opponent’s creatures to unable to untap in the untapping step or detaining them till it's my turn again. Here’s my deck list and some explanation of why some of the cards are in the deck.

2x Ajani’s Chosen

2x Angelic Wall

2x Avenging Arrow

1x Azorius Arrester

1x Battlewise Hoplite

2x Claustrophobia

2x Dawnstrike Paladin

1x Daxos of Meletis

2x Divine Favor

1x Domestication

2x Essence Scatter

2x Fencing Ace

1x Gridlock

1x Imposing Sovereign

12x Island

1x Judge's Familiar

1x Lyev Skyknight

2x Master of Diversion

2x Phantom Warrior

12x Plains

3x Soulmender

2x Staff of the Mind Magus

2x Suntail Hawk

1x Wall of Frost

      I know as most of you noticed that Ajani’s chosen is in the deck. I know it don’t make much sense for the card to be in there because those two Ajani’s chosen are the only cards in the deck that does tokens. I figure with all the enchantments I have in the deck it would actually be helpful and get more creatures out onto the battlefield. The mana cost to get Ajani’s chosen out is a little bit high but it is well worth it if it will get more creatures in play with the enchantments coming out.

                As far as life gain goes I got cards like dawnstrike paladin, divine favor, Soulmender, staff of the mind magus to help with that. Dawnstrike paladin is a high cost creature to put out, no doubt. But with vigilance and life link on the ability part is a good addition. Not only I don’t have to tap to attack with it I can’t use it to block the other players creature when they’re attacking on their turn. If dawnstrike paladin causes damage to the other creature it’s blocking and the other creature dies, I gain life from that with the life link. If I do damage on my turn to the opponent’s life total I gain from that with the life link. Artifacts like staff of the mind magus are great to leave out on the battlefield, only because whenever I cast a blue spell, I gain one life from the artifact each time. Divine favor helps you get 3 life gain just for coming out plus it gives the creature a +1/+3. I know it don’t seem much, but for a 2 drop in mana cost, I say it’s a pretty darn good card to have. For a 1 drop creature you can gain 1 life by tapping Soulmender. I know you lose the chance to tackle the life total of the other player but gaining one life isn’t so bad when the creature is only a 1/1 power and toughness.

          How can I forget to mention Daxos of Meletis? Because I really did forget, until I was editing this blog the next day (its common). The great thing about this card is that he can’t be blocked by creatures with power of 3 or greater. Hopefully the smaller creatures would be dead when using Daxos to attack and they only have bigger creatures to block with. When Daxos deals damage I then exile the top card of that player’s library I can gain life from the cards mana cost, and then (or I may) cast that card for its mana cost as though it has any color of mana to cast it. Most people say Daxos is only good in EDH. But I feel he’s also a big deal to use in standard and or non-standard decks. You can do a lot for just a 3 drop mana cost card. Maybe more than most people realize.

          What is your favorite 2 color combination deck? And what does it do to help you stay alive? Leave me comments with your thoughts.

          Thanks for reading my blog.