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GP Hartford Adventures with Burn
Round 1: A good way to break the ice on my first GP. My opponent did not show up so I got a free win/bye!
Round 2: Beat Mono Green Tron 2-1. I lost the opening game after a turn 3 wurmcoil. Game 2 was a pretty easy win on the play, and Game 3 was a very grindy game. Opponent ended up drawing 7-8 lands in a row while I was able to destructive revelry a wurmcoil and its lifelink token spawn. Eventually I drew the burn to finish him off. (2-0)
Round 3: Beat Jund 2-0. It was a pretty typical jund/burn match. Game 1 I was able to just burn him out before Liliana became a problem. Game 2 I kept a 5 hand with no lands and scryed a land to the top. Ended up with 3 cards in hand path to exile, path to exile, and a burn spell. He made me discard a path with K-command and then he dropped a Kalitas. I path’d the Kalitas and the opponent was pretty salty I had the 2nd one. Was able to close it out by playing ensnaring bridge shortly after and stalling a few turns while bolting him 3 a turn. (3-0)
Round 4: Lost to Elves 1-2. Probably one of the most memorable rounds for me as I was paired with 27 time pro tour competitor Eduardo Sajgalik. I ended up sneaking out game 1 on the draw thanks to drawing multiple lands/searing blazes. I was able to blaze the dorks/devoted druid while beating down with a couple creatures. Games 2 and 3 were less competitive as I didn’t really see any sideboard cards or ensnaring bridge ect. Game 3 was over when Eduardo dropped a worship onto the battlefield. BTW Eduardo was a super nice dude and even asked for my thoughts on the matchup and on elves in general. (3-1)
Round 5: Beat BR Hollow One 2-0. This was one of the matchups that I was fearing for the weekend as in the weeks leading up to the event my record against hollow one was fairly poor. Game 1 I was able to just race and get there before him. My opponent who it turns out was top 4 in another GP this year missed a few bloodghast triggers. Game 2 I dropped an ensnaring bridge. My opponent said all of his ways to get out of a bridge lock were milled (2 liliana of the veils) and he scooped the match. (4-1)
Round 6: Beat GR Tron 2-1. I won game 1 on the draw in the typical way burn beats tron. Game 2 I lost on the draw due to multiple wurmcoils hitting the field. Game 3 I won on the play in pretty easy fashion. Was able to keep him off gaining life by skull cracking at the right times. (5-1)
Round 7: Beat Burn Mirror 2-0. Here was my win and in to Day 2 match. Something which my overall goal for the event was to have even a chance of making the 2nd day. I was able to beat the mirror on the draw twice. Game 1 was very close and I was able to just sequence things right to hit a lightning helix while he was tapped out and control the board. Game 2 he got stuck on one land with a hand full of 2 mana spells which seems like a bad keep in my opinion. I beat him before he could even get the 2nd land onto the battlefield with multiple boros charms. I made it into the 2nd day officially.
Round 8: Lost UR Moon 1-2. This matchup I think is pretty favorable for burn, however he was playing the thing in the ice version, and I was not able to deal with the thing before it flipped and killed me pretty quickly. The opponent played a very tight match and ended up finishing the whole event in the top 32. I don’t remember many specifics from this match other than I could have played around some things better. Another cool thing was that this match was at a very high table and ended up sitting next to Mike Sigarist and Reid Duke. (6-2 going into day 2).
Round 9: Lost Humans 0-2. Humans would end up killing me on the 2nd day as I really struggled against it. Game 1 I tried to deal with problematic creatures on the board but was swarmed by multiple creatures very quickly. Game 2 I didn’t see any sideboard cards and had to fight through 3 meddling mages and a selfless spirit. It was close but I got him to 6 life and loss. (6-3)
Round 10: Beat Jeskai Control 2-0. This match felt pretty easy however overall it’s a 50/50 match. I was on the play and my opponent kept a 1 land hand with jeskai????? Didn’t see a land for a while and he was dead quickly. Game 2 I was able to hit exquisite firecraft from the board and burn him out. Turns out he had sahelli guardian combo, and I was able to path at the right times to keep him off the combo twice. (7-3)
Round 11: Beat Mardu Pyro 2-0. This match has felt pretty free every time I have played it. The mardu deck just durdles around while im hitting him for 5 a turn. This is an extremely good match for burn. Postboard it is a little tougher but he kept blood moon in against me and I was able to fight through one collective brutality. (8-3)
Round 12: Lost Burn Mirror 1-2. I lost the die roll again to the mirror. This time my opponent was definitely better than my last one. It played out like a pretty normal burn vs burn match. As a note I only won two die rolls for the entire event which is extremely unfortunate I felt if I had some better luck with rolls I could have done much better than 10-5. (8-4)
Round 13: Beat Jund 2-0. Another easy Jund match. Jund is still highly overrated. My opponent just durdled around and did really nothing for two matches other than play a couple tarmogoyfs. As the burn player attack early and then block goyfs later on. Was able to finish him off with burn. (9-4)
Round 14: Beat Hollow One 2-0. Once again I destroyed hollow one. I did not even see a bridge this time. He spun the wheel with burning inquiry game 1 and ended up giving me a hand with 4 goblin guides in it while all he could hit for creatures was a flamewake phoenix. I overran the board and killed him. Game two he mulled down to 5 and he couldn’t do anything. (10-4)
Round 15: Lost Humans 0-2. After looking at the standings both of us were out of top 64 contention even if we won, so we had some fun and played the game. Was rolled over again by humans. It feels to me like the humans matchup is find ensnaring bridge or bust. I think the matchup is better being on the play, but once again I could not win a die roll.
All in all it was a fun weekend. The wear and tear started to take its toll on me after about round 12 as I was dealing with a major headache. My goal is to use this as a good first experience and a stepping stone to continue a run into competitive magic.
Im going to be playing Calebd's version of wildfire. I tried the budget goldfish version that was more artifact ramp and I hated it. I might also mess around with UR in the near future. I will post some results here as opposed to starting a new thread.
Going to take the non budget version of seth's deck to my next few events and get in some online practice with it. I will check in and post here how it did.
I ran it through some practice on mtgo today. It didn't do as well as I would hope for. I just need to get better with mulligan decisions but the deck is kind of cool and fun to play. It just needs to ramp and curve out properly to work.
been getting in a few more practice matches with this. My win rate is not where i want to nor look for it to be. Almost ready to shelf the jeskai aggro idea. It is just not viable anymore without gitaxian probe.
Not so much a primer yet but I want to use this thread to discuss strategies and results while playing Jeskai Aggro Variants. I will post my analysis much like a primer however it will not be as fully developed. Will start with my current decklist.
I came across this list online and have been testing it. Not doing to well so far playing tournament practice on MTGO. Also taking this to my local modern events this week.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve this. I know there are a few ways to go. One being straight up jeskai burn with eidolon ect, another with jeskai midrange/delver/geist strategy, or the third being the jeskai aggro with more mantis riders ect.
My early thoughts are add the 4th serum vision and possibly try bedlam reveler. I am dumping hands quick with no staying power even in mid game. Thank you in advance.
I did some testing with the young wolf plan but the results were not as good as the more stock lists. New to here but been reading through a lot of this thread. I am really interested in trying Collected Stompany once i get my hands on them.
4 Lava Spike
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Boros Charm
4 Goblin Guide
2 Arid Mesa
4 Searing Blaze
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Inspiring Vantage
4 Rift Bolt
4 Lightning Helix
4 Monastery Swiftspear
2 Sacred Foundry
1 Stomping Ground
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel
1 Grim Lavamancer
2 Mountain
3 Path to Exile
2 Kor Firewalker
3 Destructive Revelry
2 Searing Blood
1 Rest in Peace
2 Ensnaring Bridge
2 Exquisite Firecraft
Thank You!
GP Hartford Adventures with Burn
Round 1: A good way to break the ice on my first GP. My opponent did not show up so I got a free win/bye!
Round 2: Beat Mono Green Tron 2-1. I lost the opening game after a turn 3 wurmcoil. Game 2 was a pretty easy win on the play, and Game 3 was a very grindy game. Opponent ended up drawing 7-8 lands in a row while I was able to destructive revelry a wurmcoil and its lifelink token spawn. Eventually I drew the burn to finish him off. (2-0)
Round 3: Beat Jund 2-0. It was a pretty typical jund/burn match. Game 1 I was able to just burn him out before Liliana became a problem. Game 2 I kept a 5 hand with no lands and scryed a land to the top. Ended up with 3 cards in hand path to exile, path to exile, and a burn spell. He made me discard a path with K-command and then he dropped a Kalitas. I path’d the Kalitas and the opponent was pretty salty I had the 2nd one. Was able to close it out by playing ensnaring bridge shortly after and stalling a few turns while bolting him 3 a turn. (3-0)
Round 4: Lost to Elves 1-2. Probably one of the most memorable rounds for me as I was paired with 27 time pro tour competitor Eduardo Sajgalik. I ended up sneaking out game 1 on the draw thanks to drawing multiple lands/searing blazes. I was able to blaze the dorks/devoted druid while beating down with a couple creatures. Games 2 and 3 were less competitive as I didn’t really see any sideboard cards or ensnaring bridge ect. Game 3 was over when Eduardo dropped a worship onto the battlefield. BTW Eduardo was a super nice dude and even asked for my thoughts on the matchup and on elves in general. (3-1)
Round 5: Beat BR Hollow One 2-0. This was one of the matchups that I was fearing for the weekend as in the weeks leading up to the event my record against hollow one was fairly poor. Game 1 I was able to just race and get there before him. My opponent who it turns out was top 4 in another GP this year missed a few bloodghast triggers. Game 2 I dropped an ensnaring bridge. My opponent said all of his ways to get out of a bridge lock were milled (2 liliana of the veils) and he scooped the match. (4-1)
Round 6: Beat GR Tron 2-1. I won game 1 on the draw in the typical way burn beats tron. Game 2 I lost on the draw due to multiple wurmcoils hitting the field. Game 3 I won on the play in pretty easy fashion. Was able to keep him off gaining life by skull cracking at the right times. (5-1)
Round 7: Beat Burn Mirror 2-0. Here was my win and in to Day 2 match. Something which my overall goal for the event was to have even a chance of making the 2nd day. I was able to beat the mirror on the draw twice. Game 1 was very close and I was able to just sequence things right to hit a lightning helix while he was tapped out and control the board. Game 2 he got stuck on one land with a hand full of 2 mana spells which seems like a bad keep in my opinion. I beat him before he could even get the 2nd land onto the battlefield with multiple boros charms. I made it into the 2nd day officially.
Round 8: Lost UR Moon 1-2. This matchup I think is pretty favorable for burn, however he was playing the thing in the ice version, and I was not able to deal with the thing before it flipped and killed me pretty quickly. The opponent played a very tight match and ended up finishing the whole event in the top 32. I don’t remember many specifics from this match other than I could have played around some things better. Another cool thing was that this match was at a very high table and ended up sitting next to Mike Sigarist and Reid Duke. (6-2 going into day 2).
Round 9: Lost Humans 0-2. Humans would end up killing me on the 2nd day as I really struggled against it. Game 1 I tried to deal with problematic creatures on the board but was swarmed by multiple creatures very quickly. Game 2 I didn’t see any sideboard cards and had to fight through 3 meddling mages and a selfless spirit. It was close but I got him to 6 life and loss. (6-3)
Round 10: Beat Jeskai Control 2-0. This match felt pretty easy however overall it’s a 50/50 match. I was on the play and my opponent kept a 1 land hand with jeskai????? Didn’t see a land for a while and he was dead quickly. Game 2 I was able to hit exquisite firecraft from the board and burn him out. Turns out he had sahelli guardian combo, and I was able to path at the right times to keep him off the combo twice. (7-3)
Round 11: Beat Mardu Pyro 2-0. This match has felt pretty free every time I have played it. The mardu deck just durdles around while im hitting him for 5 a turn. This is an extremely good match for burn. Postboard it is a little tougher but he kept blood moon in against me and I was able to fight through one collective brutality. (8-3)
Round 12: Lost Burn Mirror 1-2. I lost the die roll again to the mirror. This time my opponent was definitely better than my last one. It played out like a pretty normal burn vs burn match. As a note I only won two die rolls for the entire event which is extremely unfortunate I felt if I had some better luck with rolls I could have done much better than 10-5. (8-4)
Round 13: Beat Jund 2-0. Another easy Jund match. Jund is still highly overrated. My opponent just durdled around and did really nothing for two matches other than play a couple tarmogoyfs. As the burn player attack early and then block goyfs later on. Was able to finish him off with burn. (9-4)
Round 14: Beat Hollow One 2-0. Once again I destroyed hollow one. I did not even see a bridge this time. He spun the wheel with burning inquiry game 1 and ended up giving me a hand with 4 goblin guides in it while all he could hit for creatures was a flamewake phoenix. I overran the board and killed him. Game two he mulled down to 5 and he couldn’t do anything. (10-4)
Round 15: Lost Humans 0-2. After looking at the standings both of us were out of top 64 contention even if we won, so we had some fun and played the game. Was rolled over again by humans. It feels to me like the humans matchup is find ensnaring bridge or bust. I think the matchup is better being on the play, but once again I could not win a die roll.
All in all it was a fun weekend. The wear and tear started to take its toll on me after about round 12 as I was dealing with a major headache. My goal is to use this as a good first experience and a stepping stone to continue a run into competitive magic.
I ran it through some practice on mtgo today. It didn't do as well as I would hope for. I just need to get better with mulligan decisions but the deck is kind of cool and fun to play. It just needs to ramp and curve out properly to work.
Deck Matches Wins Losses Win %
Overall 40 22 18 55.00%
Death Shadow 1 1 0 100.00%
Abzan CoCo 1 1 0 100.00%
Grishoalbrand 1 1 0 100.00%
Esper 1 1 0 100.00%
Tron 1 1 0 100.00%
Allies 1 1 0 100.00%
Sultai 1 1 0 100.00%
U Tron 2 2 0 100.00%
Bogles 1 1 0 100.00%
Bant Control 1 1 0 100.00%
Jeskai Control 2 2 0 100.00%
Tokens 1 1 0 100.00%
Kuldotha Gobs 1 1 0 100.00%
WR Prison 3 2 1 66.67%
Dredge 2 1 1 50.00%
Affinity 2 1 1 50.00%
Ponza 2 1 1 50.00%
Mill 2 1 1 50.00%
Burn 3 1 2 33.33%
Storm 2 0 2 0.00%
Mardu 1 0 1 0.00%
Grixis Control 3 0 3 0.00%
8 Rack 1 0 1 0.00%
Jeskai Mid 1 0 1 0.00%
Loam Pox 1 0 1 0.00%
Eldrazi 1 0 1 0.00%
Abzan 1 0 1 0.00%
4x spirebluff canal
1x inspiring vantage
1x seachrome coast
2x arid mesa
2x flooded strand
2x scalding tarn
1x steam vents
1x hallowed fountain
1x sacred foundry
1x plains
1x mountain
1x island
4x goblin guide
4x monastary swiftspear
4x stormchaser mage
4x snapcaster mage
4x mantis rider
Spells
4x serum visions
2x twisted image
4x lightning bolt
4x mutagenic growth
4x vapor snag
4x lightning helix
4x surgical extraction
3x blessed alliance
2x path to exile
2x spell pierce
2x deflecting palm
2x wear//tear
Possible Additions Mainboard:
Matchups (Coming Soon)
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve this. I know there are a few ways to go. One being straight up jeskai burn with eidolon ect, another with jeskai midrange/delver/geist strategy, or the third being the jeskai aggro with more mantis riders ect.
My early thoughts are add the 4th serum vision and possibly try bedlam reveler. I am dumping hands quick with no staying power even in mid game. Thank you in advance.
3x Arid Mesa
4x Flooded Strand
1x Hallowed Fountain
2x Sacred Foundry
1x Steam vents
1x Spirebluff Canal
1x Inspiring Vantage
2x Mountain
2x Plains
2x Island
Creatures:
4x Goblin Guide
4x Monastary Swiftspear
2x Snapcaster Mage
2x Soulfire Grand Master
1x Geist of Saint Traft
1x Mantis Rider
4x Lava Spike
4x Lightning Bolt
3x Path To Exile
3x Serum Visions
2x Rift Bolt
4x Lightning Helix
2x Electrolyze
3x Boros Charm
2x Anger of the Gods
1x Izzet Staticaster
2x Celestial Purge
1x Dispel
2x Negate
1x Deflecting Palm
1x Kor Firewalker
3x Leyline of Sanctity
2x Relic of Progenitus