Bant control is usually a traditional control deck, by which I mean it aims to use board wipes and counterspells (along with some targeted removal) to stabilize the board state and neutralize threats.
Jimhawk says... The UWG color combination is called Bant because in the Shards of Alara block, each 3-color combination with a central allied color was called a shard and each shard had its own location, characteristics, and sometimes mechanics. However, Bant control does exist in other formats. Bant control is usually a traditional control deck, by which I mean it aims to use board wipes and counterspells (along with some targeted removal) to stabilize the board state and neutralize threats. All original content on this page is © 2014 StarCityGames.com ® and may not be used or reproduced without consent. Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, and their logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. © 2014 Wizards. All rights reserved. StarCityGames.com ® is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. Alara block Expansions: Shards of Alara | Conflux | Alara Reborn Alara storyline Shards: Bant | Esper | Grixis | Jund | Naya Characters: Ajani | Elspeth Tirel | Nicol Bolas | Rafiq | Sarkhan Vol | Tezzeret Others: Etherium | Jazal | Kathari | Leotau | Maelstrom. Bant. Bant is one of the five shards of Alara. It is primarily white-aligned with green and blue as secondary colors. It is inhabited by humans, aven, rhoxes, the semi-intelligent leotau mounts, and the angels that watch over the plane. There are five nations on Bant: the Inner Three (Akrasa, Eos, and Topa), the island nation of Jhess and the coastal nation of Valeron. 1  Cathedral of Bliss. A Bant Control deck in standard is thus one that is UWG and uses cards like Supreme Verdict, card:Sphinx's Revelation, Dissipate, and Thragtusk to accomplish its goals. However, Bant control does exist in other formats. Bant control is usually a traditional control deck, by which I mean it aims to use board wipes and counterspells (along with some targeted removal) to stabilize the board state and neutralize threats. Geography [edit | edit source]. There are five nations on Bant: the Inner Three (Akrasa, Eos, and Topa), the island nation of Jhess and the coastal nation of Valeron. 1  Cathedral of Bliss. Not only does Bant have exalted, but a lot of cards in Bant give things to creatures that attack alone besides +1/+1. For example, Rafiq of the Many lets a creature that attacks alone get double strike. Bant is a place of peace, love, order, justice, knights, and angels. It is a golden world devoid of red and black mana. Here, angels and knights rule. Green midrange decks have been popping all over the place. Today's Daily Deck is one of these green midrange decks with quite a few interesting choices. Rosettus Weeks piloted this list to the Top 8 of the TCGPlayer Diamond event in Flint, Michigan. Like in most green midrange decks, we see the usual suspects: Deathmist Raptor, Den Protector, and Whisperwood Elemental.  #5. Bant control hopes to control the board, mostly by way of board sweepers and target removal e.g. Azorius Charm, and right when you think you have them killed, they cast a massive card:Sphinx's Revelation, refill their hand, land a Thragtusk or Restoration Angel or both, and bash your face in mercilessly. However, Bant control does exist in other formats. Bant control is usually a traditional control deck, by which I mean it aims to use board wipes and counterspells (along with some targeted removal) to stabilize the board state and neutralize threats. #4. The UWG color combination is called Bant because in the Shards of Alara block, each 3-color combination with a central allied color was called a shard and each shard had its own location, characteristics, and sometimes mechanics. However, Bant control does exist in other formats. Bant control is usually a traditional control deck, by which I mean it aims to use board wipes and counterspells (along with some targeted removal) to stabilize the board state and neutralize threats. Elspeth, Knight-Errant. Bant is flooded with green, white, and blue mana, the most truthful and noble colors. The most flourishing color in Bant is white, leaving green and blue with too little power to fill the shard with black and red mana. The knights of Bant are highly sided in the white-green side of Bant. Bant is a place of peace, love, order, justice, knights, and angels. It is a golden world devoid of red and black mana. Here, angels and knights rule.
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