For Victor, I would recommend Damnation over Drown in Sorrows: Most things in Zoo don't die to Drown, and merfolks survive if they have two lords out, Darkblast will take care of Affinity's small stuff and while it does come down a turn latter Damnation is almost as good against burn because it doesn't trigger Eidelon.
I live in Brazil, and Damnation here is kind of U$75,00, I can't afford it now. What you say about Mutilate in place of Damnation or Drown in Sorrow?
I don't recommend it; just saying if you're going to do it, use a kill spell in place of it. I mean spot removal, yes.
I recommend 4x Cage 4x Darkblast.
Thanks destroyermaker. Also I want to know how Darkblast works in this deck? I'm new in 8rack.
I made my prototype sideboard like:
1x Ensnaring Bridge
3x Drown in Sorrow
3x Smallpox
4x Cage
4x (empty slot, that I pretend to put the Darkblast or Pithing Needle)
Bridge I feel extremely confident in saying we need it as a 4-of. Sometimes I feel the need for one more and I rarely feel bummed out by seeing an extra (usually can be played for backup, or pitched). It's critical to our deck and gets blown up a lot so we want to see it often. The thought of it as a 3-of makes me uncomfortable in the same way Raven's Crime as anything less than a 4-of does. If you were to use it as a 3-of, though, I'd strongly recommend 4 kill spells in the deck.
When u recommend a fourth kill spell in place of a Ensnaring Bridge, do you recommend and spot spell or massive like Drown in Sorrow?
Also I want some ideas to made my sideboard. Next sunday I'll play my first tournment with 8rack. This is my meta:
Affinity
Mono-black control
Melira Pod
Merfolk
Zoo
Land Destruction
Monored Burn (I don't have access to Leyline of Sanctity)
What about Phyrexian Arena to accelerate our draws? I know that a 2cmc confident is faster, but a 3cmc enchantment it's hardly to take it off, and the pain cost it's smaller than the confident, and it's price significantly too.
I've preorder 3 Waste Not, and have been thinking about put it in place of some Ensnaring Bridge, maybe 2-2 and remove 1 Bitterblossom, or remove just 1 Ensnaring Bridge and 2 Bitterblossom.
What you guys think? What would be the best spot for Waste Not?
I apreciate too much this deck and thread. Congratulations. In my meta, I have 2 Melira Pod decks, would you insert in "V. Matchups and Tips" some instructions on sideboarding and playing techs against Melira Pod?
Thank you again
Otherwise, this is my current meta. Some tips on sideboarding?
Affinity
Melira Pod
Monoblack control
Splitter Twins
Valakut
Monored Burn
Infect
Soul sister
Living End
I've heard some rumors that with the release of Waste Not, Liliana of the Veil may be banned. But just rumors. In fact Waste Not will be a very powerful card for our deck. I'm just afraid about a huge migration to 8rack deck with Waste Not, causing a Leyline Of Sanctity infest on the others deck.
DO you guys think that Waste Not will be a card with not so high price, that can enter in our budget deck? I was think about substitute 2 Ensnaring Bridge for 2 Waste Not.
1x Ensnaring Bridge
3x Mutilate
3x Smallpox
4x Cage
4x Darkblast
Is it?
I live in Brazil, and Damnation here is kind of U$75,00, I can't afford it now. What you say about Mutilate in place of Damnation or Drown in Sorrow?
What you recommend in place of it so? I'm thinking about something to do massive kill. Thanks
Thanks destroyermaker. Also I want to know how Darkblast works in this deck? I'm new in 8rack.
I made my prototype sideboard like:
1x Ensnaring Bridge
3x Drown in Sorrow
3x Smallpox
4x Cage
4x (empty slot, that I pretend to put the Darkblast or Pithing Needle)
When u recommend a fourth kill spell in place of a Ensnaring Bridge, do you recommend and spot spell or massive like Drown in Sorrow?
Also I want some ideas to made my sideboard. Next sunday I'll play my first tournment with 8rack. This is my meta:
Affinity
Mono-black control
Melira Pod
Merfolk
Zoo
Land Destruction
Monored Burn (I don't have access to Leyline of Sanctity)
What you guys recommend?
And this is my deck
3 Mutavault
18 Swamp
2 Duress
2 Despise
4 Raven's Crime
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Wrench Mind
1 Doom Blade
2 Smother
1 Funeral Charm
2 Liliana of the Veil
2 Necrogen Mists
3 Ensnaring Bridge
3 Waste Not
4 The Rack
4 Shrieking Affliction
What you guys think? What would be the best spot for Waste Not?
Thank you again
Otherwise, this is my current meta. Some tips on sideboarding?
Affinity
Melira Pod
Monoblack control
Splitter Twins
Valakut
Monored Burn
Infect
Soul sister
Living End