So after deciding to try out Vintage without Power, my deck of choice has gotten Landstill. This Sunnday I plan on playing my first Vintage tournament. It's sanctioned, so I have to play without proxies. I would be really glad, if you could give me advices and suggestions for improving my list.
Maindeck
Counters (14):
4 Force of Will
4 Mental Misstep
3 Mana Drain
1 Flusterstorm
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Mindbreak Trap
Removal (7):
3 Swords to Plowshares
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Fragmentize
1 Balance
1 Supreme Verdict
Draw (8):
4 Standstill
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Dig Through Time
Plainswalker (4):
3 Jace the Mindsculptor
1 Dack Faydn
Creatures (3):
2 Snapcaster Mage
1 Monastery Mentor
Disruption + Acceleration (4)
2 Null Rod
1 Sol Ring
1 Lotus Petal
Mana (21)
3 Tundra
2 Volcanic Island
4 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
2 Island
1 Plains
3 Mishra's Factory
3 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
Sideboard
2 Containment Priest
2 Rest in Peace
2 Disenchant
2 Energy Flux
1 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Pyroblast
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Peacekeeper
1 By Force
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Pyroclasm
So first of I have to say that I am not sure if it's worth to make the manabase more vulnerable just for Dack and mainly the Red Blasts. Should I better stick to straight Uw?
I play Null Rod over Stoney Silence, because I can lay it down on Turn 1 with Sol Ring. But if Sol Ring is just a bad choice I cut it and go with Silence.
Balance is also a really situational card and sometimes just bad, but it can also be really broken. I liked it in my few test matches I have done. And what is the common sense on a singelton Crucible for Strip Mine/ Wasteland lock and recurring Factorys with all the Dack Faydens arround? Still worth a slot or is the risk to high to give Crucible your opponent and is the lock generally to slow?
So any advice and critisicm on my list is welcome!