MTG Salvation

Why does this thread get no love at all? Carsten has recommended it, Schnonneger has recommended it, and it has put up high finishes despite low pilot numbers at GP Lille, Ovinogeddon, and the latest MKM series. C'mon, guys!

@VegaTDM
Your meta is evidently the exception. Please look up tournament data on events that aren't at your local store.

Grixis Delver, Grixis Pyromancer, Miracles, Omnitell to name a few. Some of the top decks at the minute.

Played Maverick at a 68 man GPT at Knightware. Went 4-3. Beat: Academy Rector, Dredge, Esper Stoneblade, Infect. Lost to: Esper Stoneblade, Mentor Miracles, Merfolk. Think my list wasn't tuned well, and I've been pretty out of touch with the meta.

As such, I've retooled my deck. I've taken some cues from Fl0do's list on the Source. Could I get any comments/tips? I step away from the format for a little while and come back to a host of scary *****. Here's the MD, SB, and boarding plans, and any tips are welcome. Canonist and Containment Priest are relatively interchangeable here, and preferences are invited.
Maindeck: 61
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Lands: 22
4 Wasteland
4 Windswept Heath
4 Verdant Catacombs
2 Savannah
2 Bayou
1 Scrubland
2 Forest
1 Plains
1 Karakas
1 Gaea's Cradle
Creatures: 24
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Mother of Runes
3 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Gaddock Teeg
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Dryad Arbor
Spells: 15
4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Swords to Plowshares
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Sylvan Library
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Umezawa's Jitte
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Sideboard: 15
4 Thoughtseize
2 Toxic Deluge
2 Krosan Grip
2 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Zealous Persecution
2 Pithing Needle
1 Gaddock Teeg
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Total: 76
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Here are my boarding plans. They could be *****ty, but that's what wine and regret will do for you.

Miracles without Monastery Mentor:
I have to be honest, most of my practice against this deck comes from Lossett's version, as that's what one of my playtest partners has. There's really only 3 of us in Bakersfield, so what are you gonna do.
Out:
1 Umezawa's Jitte
4 Swords to Plowshares
0-4 Knight of the Reliquary
In:
2 Krosan Grip
2 Pithing Needle
1 Gaddock Teeg
0-4 Thoughtseize
I'm fairly unimpressed by Knight in this match up, but I may be the outlier. And I'm always torn by whether or not to board in Seize, as it lets me interact with their hand, but is admittedly *****ty in a game of attrition. Thoughts?

Miracles with Monastery Mentor:
I've only played against this once, and it was a beating. As such, all comments are welcome.
Out:
1 Wasteland
4 Knight of the Reliquary
In:
2 Krosan Grip
2 Pithing Needle
1 Gaddock Teeg

Elves:
Out:
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Scavenging Ooze
2 Qasali Pridemage
2 Sylvan Library
4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
In:
2 Zealous Persecution
2 Toxic Deluge
4 Thoughtseize
1 Gaddock Teeg
2 Ethersworn Canonist

Omnitell:
Out:
4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Abrupt Decay
In:
2 Krosan Grip
4 Thoughtseize
2 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Gaddock Teeg

Grixis:
Out:
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Gaddock Teeg
In:
1 Toxic Deluge
2 Zealous Persecution

Death and Taxes:
Out:
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Gaddock Teeg
4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
In:
2 Toxic Deluge
2 Zealous Persecution
0-2 Pithing Needle
0-2 Krosan Grip
Don't know about Grip or Needle, and if I want both, what other spots to take out. Should I just expect Rest in Peace, and board out some Knights and Deathrites, or no?

Anyway, that's all I got. With regards to the Knightware tournament, I was in contention for top 8 until the last round, and I don't feel too bad since one of my losses was to this guy: http://archive.wizards.com/magic/mag...pden13/welcome. Everyone there kicked ass and was gracious in victory and defeat. Dark Depths/Stage was *****ty all day. I was happy every time I drew Mystic (I ran 2), and there were times I wished for another. I ran 2 Teeg/2 Pridemage/2 Ooze and felt that they lacked a lot of punch, so those numbers are going down. I may still want to swap Ooze and Qasali, because of Decay overlap. I really wanted Decay all day and ran 0 in the 76. I also ran Choke and Cataclysm, but saw neither all day. Cut them regardless, as they would not have aided me in the matches I thought I'd want them in. That's about it.

I'd just like to say that the only Maverick lists to do well at SCG events have been modeled after Herzog's. While the Punishing Maverick list from Eternal Weekend does offer an interesting alternative, most lists that face success outside of localized metas have been packing a list close to Herzog's. Disputing that he's best Maverick player at the moment seems petulant, as he's the one with the best results (Top 8'ing 3 out of the 4 SCG events he has attended). I'd advise anyone to use his list as the base line for large events.

I'd cut Council's Judgment and Maze of Ith for a pair of Toxic Deluges.

Run into Miracles at all?

I like the list man! Looking forward to the report, hope you post it soon.

Topics of interest:
Expect a lot of BGx? (Wilt-Leaf Liege)
Is the 3/2 Persecution/Deluge split good? I've seen it in the Spanish lists. Work alright?
Rest in Peace...Ballsy. How'd you board?
3 Seize always confuses me...what do you swap in/out? I'm assuming it was because of a lack of space.

E-mail me your report, maybe we can format it and post it on the Source?

You did great, congrats!

If I'm not wrong, Warden is placed 16 in the standings at SCG: Syracuse. Good luck! Don't know if he's rocking Maverick or not.

I've cut the noble for another mystic and liked it.

Also, what is going on in the Spanish meta? I see a couple of guys top 16 every major event there with Maverick.

So you don't play needle because you don't draw it? And I'm not noticing much in the way of experience with surgical in the match up, just pontificating on why it shouldn't work. I haven't dropped a game against Miracles after resolving Surgical on a relevant target.

Actually, I've really liked surgical against Miracles. Exile swords and Teeg becomes much more durable, exile terminus and your life is much easier.

I think I found my hate package for Miracles: 4 Thoughtseize, 2 Gaddock Teeg, 2 Surgical Extraction, 2 Pithing Needle.

I bring out 4 Swords to Plowshares, Dark Depths, Thespian's Stage, and 4 Deathrite Shaman/Mother of Runes, depending on whether I'm on the play or the draw.

I meant the discussion about Nic Fit and entry decks.

This discussion is entirely off-topic.

Did anyone check out the list I posted?