This pool was fun and odd at the same time. I had bombs all across the board with decent fixing. So I did the "sensible" and insane thing and rotated between 3 clans using red as the pivot color with the Mardu-esque deck as my game 1 deck.
Overall Result: 2-1, only lost to the eventual 1st place player
Mardu Deck 2-1
Temur Deck 2-1
Jeskai Deck 1-1 (Won a round in 2 games)
While yes, this is realistically impractical in terms of stable and intelligent deck building, I imagine it must have thrown my opponents off with the color swapping. It was also an amusing and challenging thought exercise on an otherwise boring Thursday night. My problem in most losses aside from being paired against better bombs/removal was solely drawing too many lands rather than color screw. Go figure.
1 Defiant Strike
1 Firehoof Cavalry
1 Mardu Hateblade
2 Ainok Bond-Kin
1 Feat of Resistance
1 Rush of Battle
1 Salt Road Patrol
1 Siegecraft
1 Smite the Monstrous
2 War Behemoth
BLUE:
1 Embodiment of Spring
1 Dragon's Eye Savants
1 Taigam's Scheming
1 Wetland Sambar
2 Crippling Chill
1 Jeskai Windscout
1 Monastery Flock
1 Quiet Contemplation
2 Cancel
1 Clever Impersonator
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Icy Blast
BLACK:
1 Disowned Ancestor
1 Molting Snakeskin
2 Mardu Skullhunter
1 Kheru Bloodsucker
1 Dutiful Return
1 Mer-Ek Nightblade
1 Raiders' Spoils
1 Sidisi's Pet
1 Unyielding Krumar
1 Murderous Cut
2 Rotting Mastodon
1 Dead Drop
1 Jeering Instigator
1 Leaping Master
1 Valley Dasher
1 Act of Treason
1 Arc Lightning
1 Bloodfire Expert
1 Goblinslide
1 Mardu Heart-Piercer
2 Canyon Lurkers
1 Arrow Storm
1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
GREEN:
2 Archers' Parapet
3 Savage Punch
1 Awaken the Bear (FOIL)
2 Scout the Borders
1 Dragonscale Boon
1 Longshot Squad
1 Become Immense (FOIL)
1 Woolly Loxodon
1 Windstorm
MULTI:
1 Abomination of Gudul
1 Chief of the Edge
1 Kheru Lich Lord
1 Kin-Tree Invocation
1 Mantis Rider
1 Mardu Roughrider
1 Sultai Soothsayer
1 Lens of Clarity
1 Cranial Archive
1 Heart-Piercer Bow
1 Abzan Banner
1 Sultai Banner
LANDS:
2 Bloodfell Caves
1 Dismal Backwater
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Thornwood Falls
1 Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
1 Tranquil Cove
This pool was fun and odd at the same time. I had bombs all across the board with decent fixing. So I did the "sensible" and insane thing and rotated between 3 clans using red as the pivot color with the Mardu-esque deck as my game 1 deck.
1 Chief of the Edge
1 Disowned Ancestor
1 Jeering Instigator
1 Leaping Master
1 Mantis Rider
1 Mardu Hateblade
1 Mardu Heart-Piercer
2 Mardu Skullhunter
1 Mardu Roughrider
1 Mer-Ek Nightblade
1 Unyielding Krumar
1 Valley Dasher
1 Arrow Storm
1 Dead Drop
1 Feat of Resistance
1 Murderous Cut
1 Raiders' Spoils
1 Rush of Battle
1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
2 Bloodfell Caves
1 Dismal Backwater
4 Mountain
4 Plains
4 Swamp
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Tranquil Cove
2 Archers' Parapet
1 Clever Impersonator
1 Jeering Instigator
1 Jeskai Windscout
1 Leaping Master
1 Longshot Squad
1 Mardu Heart-Piercer
1 Monastery Flock
1 Valley Dasher
1 Woolly Loxodon
1 Arrow Storm
2 Crippling Chill
1 Dragonscale Boon
1 Icy Blast
1 Murderous Cut
1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
2 Savage Punch
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Dismal Backwater
4 Forest
4 Island
4 Mountain
1 Thornwood Falls
1 Tranquil Cove
1 Clever Impersonator
1 Jeering Instigator
1 Jeskai Windscout
1 Leaping Master
1 Mantis Rider
1 Mardu Hateblade
1 Mardu Heart-Piercer
1 Monastery Flock
2 War Behemoth
1 Valley Dasher
1 Arrow Storm
2 Crippling Chill
1 Feat of Resistance
1 Icy Blast
1 Murderous Cut
1 Rush of Battle
1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Dismal Backwater
4 Island
4 Mountain
4 Plains
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Tranquil Cove
Overall Result: 2-1, only lost to the eventual 1st place player
Mardu Deck 2-1
Temur Deck 2-1
Jeskai Deck 1-1 (Won a round in 2 games)
While yes, this is realistically impractical in terms of stable and intelligent deck building, I imagine it must have thrown my opponents off with the color swapping. It was also an amusing and challenging thought exercise on an otherwise boring Thursday night. My problem in most losses aside from being paired against better bombs/removal was solely drawing too many lands rather than color screw. Go figure.
Mogis, God of Slaughter
Daxos of Meletis