The only threats your playing are your walkers and Thundermaw...and a TON of eh removal.
I would seriously start playing Boros Reckoner, Skred, etc and take out Burst Lightning and cut back on Volcanic Fallouts.
I used to have Skred in there, but I decided that I liked Mind Stone better than Coldsteel Heart. I then didn't feel like there was enough support for Skred and Scrying Sheets, so I replaced them with Burst Lightning and Tectonic Edge. Also, Boros Reckoner and Skred isn't even that good. You are sacrificing a creature and using a card to deal maybe 5-6 damage to an opponent? And when you don't have the two cards together, they aren't that good at all.
Skred gets better as you play lands. Early its a Gut Shot, Shock, Bolt...and late game its a straight Path to Exile.
Burst lightning cant deal with Gofys and KOTR late game at all.
The difference though is that one can hit players (and planeswalkers) while the other can only hit creatures. Also, Burst Lightning kills a turn 1 Nacatl before it can become a 3/3, while Skred has to wait until turn 3 to kill it.
Seeing everyone a buzz about Bitterblossom in not only Faeries but BW tokens makes me wonder if mainboarding Blasphemous Act over Volcanic Fallout may be an option.
Seeing everyone a buzz about Bitterblossom in not only Faeries but BW tokens makes me wonder if mainboarding Blasphemous Act over Volcanic Fallout may be an option.
It could work, especially since Zoo is on the rise.
It's an idea, but to be honest, if you drop a blood moon, nacatl and friends should be less of an issue. He'll almost immediately drop to 1/1 and whatever burn spell of choice will remove him. However, it's almost certain you're going to need that instant un-counterability to give fae the middle finger and it does a pretty good job on b/w tokens as well. Were it me, I'd leave it as is for now and test it well before you go ahead. It might be worth it to board in anger of the gods or something if zoo proves to be a problem, vs. boarding out a really useful sweeper vs. two other decks that are also going to be very predominant.
I tested out my build of Skred last night against my fried how proxied up Faeries. He had a set of Bitterblossoms since Lorwyn and the pep in his step was very noticeable last night. It was like he won the lottery.
Anyways, in 3 games I went 3-0. Volcanic Fallout and Pyroclasm kept him in check all day. He chumped my Reckoner all day and I kept dealing him 1 damage...or I would just kill off another Fae with Reckoner's ability. The life loss from Bitterblossom really started to show after a few turns. Thundermaw and Inferno Titan were MVPs all day, and Skred was able to kill off his larger Faeries like Mistbind Clique later in the game. Blasphemous Act was also HUGE with a Reckoner in play. I Acted for 1 mana, dealt him 13 and he died in 2 turns thanks for Bitterblossom triggers. Red has always had a decent match up to Faeries if your able to cast a least 2 wraths and this really shows. With out their marquee card draw spells like last Standard season (Ancestral Visions, etc) they really stutter out.
Cryptic was a problem, and he was also playing Shadow of Doubt for another cantrip and a way to stifle and out tempo fetch lands, but that really wasn't a problem.
I could see maybe moving up to 3 Acts in the sideboard, with maybe 2 Anger of the Gods for the Zoo match up. But, as stated before, Blood Moon just shuts down Nacatl pretty well.
the card itself really isn't worth the card board its printed on...does it serve a purpose? Sure its a blue 1 drop that might not be a 1/1. I would not put it in a list and expect to win a PTQ or GP though.
Edit: With everyone talking about Blood Moon as the Meta assassin after Day 1 of the Pro-Tour, I thought it was worth pointing this out. It would certainly win games faster than that Blue Moon deck everyone is raving about.
Edit: With everyone talking about Blood Moon as the Meta assassin after Day 1 of the Pro-Tour, I thought it was worth pointing this out. It would certainly win games faster than that Blue Moon deck everyone is raving about.
I agree with this. This deck has a shot at becoming at least tier 3.
After looking through "other" decks on mtgtop8, I decided to playtest this deck. So far I've had great success against twin, pod, and uwr control. Zoo seems to be the worst matchup but a couple of ratchet bombs in the sb helps. A blood moon, followed by a sweeper, seems to hose them pretty good aswell. I will continue to test this deck and post my results.
Would Obliterate work against the UWR matchup? Just turn 3 Koth with a mana rock on 2. Turn 4 obliterate! Beat with a mountain until dead. Seems fine in theory...
Would Obliterate work against the UWR matchup? Just turn 3 Koth with a mana rock on 2. Turn 4 obliterate! Beat with a mountain until dead. Seems fine in theory...
It involves a god hand. It also involves your opponent not countering the Koth, which isn't going to happen.
I would seriously start playing Boros Reckoner, Skred, etc and take out Burst Lightning and cut back on Volcanic Fallouts.
"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job'." -Terrance Fletcher, Whiplash (2014)
I used to have Skred in there, but I decided that I liked Mind Stone better than Coldsteel Heart. I then didn't feel like there was enough support for Skred and Scrying Sheets, so I replaced them with Burst Lightning and Tectonic Edge. Also, Boros Reckoner and Skred isn't even that good. You are sacrificing a creature and using a card to deal maybe 5-6 damage to an opponent? And when you don't have the two cards together, they aren't that good at all.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
Burst lightning cant deal with Gofys and KOTR late game at all.
"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job'." -Terrance Fletcher, Whiplash (2014)
The difference though is that one can hit players (and planeswalkers) while the other can only hit creatures. Also, Burst Lightning kills a turn 1 Nacatl before it can become a 3/3, while Skred has to wait until turn 3 to kill it.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job'." -Terrance Fletcher, Whiplash (2014)
It could work, especially since Zoo is on the rise.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
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Anyways, in 3 games I went 3-0. Volcanic Fallout and Pyroclasm kept him in check all day. He chumped my Reckoner all day and I kept dealing him 1 damage...or I would just kill off another Fae with Reckoner's ability. The life loss from Bitterblossom really started to show after a few turns. Thundermaw and Inferno Titan were MVPs all day, and Skred was able to kill off his larger Faeries like Mistbind Clique later in the game. Blasphemous Act was also HUGE with a Reckoner in play. I Acted for 1 mana, dealt him 13 and he died in 2 turns thanks for Bitterblossom triggers. Red has always had a decent match up to Faeries if your able to cast a least 2 wraths and this really shows. With out their marquee card draw spells like last Standard season (Ancestral Visions, etc) they really stutter out.
Cryptic was a problem, and he was also playing Shadow of Doubt for another cantrip and a way to stifle and out tempo fetch lands, but that really wasn't a problem.
I could see maybe moving up to 3 Acts in the sideboard, with maybe 2 Anger of the Gods for the Zoo match up. But, as stated before, Blood Moon just shuts down Nacatl pretty well.
"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job'." -Terrance Fletcher, Whiplash (2014)
I like a pair of Cavern of Souls in the 75. Uncounterable Goyfs/Thundermaws are crazy.
Counter-Cat
Colorless Eldrazi Stompy
4 Boros Reckoner
3 Magus of the Moon
2 Thundermaw Hellkite
2 Inferno Titan
2 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Stormbreath Dragon
Other Spells:
4 Koth of the Hammer
4 Blood Moon
4 Skred
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Pyroclasm
2 Volcanic Fallout
2 Relic of Progenitus
21 Snow-Covered Mountain
2 Scrying Sheets
3 Combust
3 Shatterstorm
2 Aura Barbs
2 Shattering Blow
2 Blasphemous Act
2 Pithing Needle
1 Damping Matrix
Here's the decklist:
2 Scrying Sheets
21 Snow-Covered Mountain
Creatures: 11
4 Boros Reckoner
2 Magus of the Moon
2 Simian Spirit Guide
3 Stormbreath Dragon
Spells: 26
4 Blood Moon
4 Koth of the Hammer
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Mind Stone
3 Pyroclasm
3 Relic of Progenitus
4 Skred
2 Volcanic Fallout
2 Blasphemous Act
3 Combust
2 Molten Rain
1 Pyrite Spellbomb
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Shattering Blow
2 Shattering Spree
3 Shatterstorm
Link to coverage: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Digital/MagicOnlineTourn.aspx?x=mtg/digital/magiconline/tourn/6737525
Edit: With everyone talking about Blood Moon as the Meta assassin after Day 1 of the Pro-Tour, I thought it was worth pointing this out. It would certainly win games faster than that Blue Moon deck everyone is raving about.
I agree with this. This deck has a shot at becoming at least tier 3.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
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Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
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It involves a god hand. It also involves your opponent not countering the Koth, which isn't going to happen.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.