Man, if I currently have work today (it's a holiday) I wouldn't be able to go to the clan site. Hopefully we get a good solution for that pending problem.
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The main issue I've had with the deck is that it has so many ways to gain life between Healers, Tusk, Vault, and recurring Healer/Tusk (which both measure up extremely well against your ground dudes) that you absolutely can't kill them before they get their big stuff online (which they don't even have to do against us to win anyway).
So you need ways to mitigate at least one aspect of their defense - which is to play threats that don't interact with their creatures.
Besides that, use burn appropriately to minimize their life gain (spearing Tusk in response to Resto or when it attacks after opponent activates Vault), and have a SB plan for the deck (I like both Slaughter Games and Rakdos Charm for that duty - which is a problem if you're not playing B, but I'm sure there's other effective hate).
I asked my last frites opponent on how he usually boards against aggro and it as I expected. They minimize their reanimation plan (almost no salvages/mulches) and add more blockers.
I do find Thundermaw Hellkite and Pyreheart Wolf to be very effective against them. It's just the problem of getting enough damage in before Serenity hits the board. I've also found a lot putting in a number of Severs so you can't really overcommit as well.
I guess I have to look at Restoration Angel in white and something in gruul for this current meta.
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Ruric Thar's attack each turn downside is mitigated by him having Vigilance. He also has reach. You still have to be careful with Boros Reckoners though since he doesn't have trample (easily fixed by Kessigs, Skarrg Guildmages, Rancors (you take 6 though))
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Looks like I might not be using Boros this upcoming WMCQ.
With regards to that, would anyone be up for playtesting before WMCQ comes? We need a good gauntlet for those competing, we could get to improve our game and decide which matchups to prepare for.
My case is even harder for the first WMCQ as the next day comes a Standard PTQ.
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No FNM for me tonight since there wasn't enough players. Had some time playtesting my Savage Gruul though, so I'm ending up cutting on the Savageries and Wolfirs to actually put in some spears and land.
Tomorrow our LGS is holding a standard tourney with a playset of Reckoners as first price. I should get ready.
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I asked my last frites opponent on how he usually boards against aggro and it as I expected. They minimize their reanimation plan (almost no salvages/mulches) and add more blockers.
I do find Thundermaw Hellkite and Pyreheart Wolf to be very effective against them. It's just the problem of getting enough damage in before Serenity hits the board. I've also found a lot putting in a number of Severs so you can't really overcommit as well.
I guess I have to look at Restoration Angel in white and something in gruul for this current meta.
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Flinthoof Boar is definitely the better card IMO since he has optional haste. In a better Gruul world I want to play those two cards together.
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Yeah I know, it's green, but some of us are playing gruul so this is relevant.
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Please yes.
EDIT: We also get our first Dragon's Maze spoiler
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I also have to load the gauntlet decks into Cockatrice (mind sending them to me?).
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Luckily, I took notes this time so I'll get to a tourney report sometime later after a good rest. Used my Boros Red deck btw.
Round 1: Junk Rites 0-2
Round 2: B/r Control 2-0
Round 3: Jund Aggro 0-2
Round 4: Mono Red 2-0
Round 5: Junk Rites 1-2
Round 6: Naya Midrange 2-1
Round 7: Naya Midrange 2-0
Looks like I might not be using Boros this upcoming WMCQ.
With regards to that, would anyone be up for playtesting before WMCQ comes? We need a good gauntlet for those competing, we could get to improve our game and decide which matchups to prepare for.
My case is even harder for the first WMCQ as the next day comes a Standard PTQ.
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Tomorrow our LGS is holding a standard tourney with a playset of Reckoners as first price. I should get ready.
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Definitely me. I only have a smartphone, so I hope I can run it at least.
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