I’m assuming everyone agrees that the Death’s Shadow MU (of any flavor) is pretty easy?
I'm not sure if our matchup against Death's Shadow decks are easy but I agree we are favored. Before unbans we we underdog but I believe that BBE changes our matchups against these decks and makes our favored.
I find it close to impossible to beat Jund with my Traverse Shadow deck. I'm no slouch with it but all that removal + ability to grind + BBE is very, very hard to overcome. The game is usually decided in the first few turns because once we get to the grind, Jund always comes out on top (barring flood / screw scenarios and mulligans to 3 of course).
Havent been liking kcommand as much as I thought I would. Its rarely a card I want to cascade into. Unless it destroy artifact or return a creature from the gy Im not impressed by it.
Good thing you literally just listed two of the three modes available on that card.
Baubles, perhaps even add Traverse?
A way of protecting him early, so he can get in for trample damage, like Blossoming Defense?
Defense is too situational and not what Jund wants at all. All three are bad cascade targets, with Traverse being the only reasonable yet still overly situational one.
I have to say I am rather more on the flood side, to be consistant in actually casting my spells. If I have a land heavy hand in 5 lands and one of the spells is BBE, that could be good enough.
Field of Ruin beats Ghost Quarter right now and I don't even know if you wanna run that to begin with. Glissa is cute but she doesn't impact the board enough to warrant a maindeck slot. Ratchet Bomb is weak. Rest seems pretty standard fare.
Real interesting 4C (+blue) list fighting for a top 8 spot at the Dutch Open Series right now. Adds blue for Search, Snap and 2 Jaces - super greedy but hey I can't argue with 6-0-1.
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edit: and he lost to his own manabase. Ehhh still interesting.
It's interesting idea for sure but I think it's too greedy to play 4 color deck like this when there are FoR everywhere. It's nice to see he did well but in my opinion it's a bit too ambitious.
Well, that's why he runs 5 basics I guess - which doesn't sound any less greedy but hey.
Real interesting 4C (+blue) list fighting for a top 8 spot at the Dutch Open Series right now. Adds blue for Search, Snap and 2 Jaces - super greedy but hey I can't argue with 6-0-1.
twitch/dutchopenseries
edit: and he lost to his own manabase. Ehhh still interesting.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Pretty bold statement there, but hey he's the pro so what do I know. Is this from an article on Jund? Mind sharing the link?
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
I find it close to impossible to beat Jund with my Traverse Shadow deck. I'm no slouch with it but all that removal + ability to grind + BBE is very, very hard to overcome. The game is usually decided in the first few turns because once we get to the grind, Jund always comes out on top (barring flood / screw scenarios and mulligans to 3 of course).
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Good thing you literally just listed two of the three modes available on that card.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Defense is too situational and not what Jund wants at all. All three are bad cascade targets, with Traverse being the only reasonable yet still overly situational one.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
You can't cascade into it, I wouldn't run Damnation right now.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Wha... huh?
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Field of Ruin beats Ghost Quarter right now and I don't even know if you wanna run that to begin with. Glissa is cute but she doesn't impact the board enough to warrant a maindeck slot. Ratchet Bomb is weak. Rest seems pretty standard fare.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
He said 2 Pulses, not Pushes.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Well, that's why he runs 5 basics I guess - which doesn't sound any less greedy but hey.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
twitch/dutchopenseries
edit: and he lost to his own manabase. Ehhh still interesting.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki