Just from personal experience with burn, every burn deck i have faced had not had searing blaze. Burn has only ever beaten me once. Just lucky i guess. Post side board only lost to burn once.
FNM last night at LGS. 3-0-1 drew final round to guarantee top 2.
Round 1, 2-0 vs Zoo. Simply out raced him first game, and gained life game two with syphon.
Round 2, 2-0 vs BUG control. Somehow managed to win without a cavern or diffusion both games, just overwhelmed his removal.
Round 3, 2-1 vs abzan. Lost game one without a Galerider, could have flown over for the win had I seen a Galerider. Overwhelmed his removal in games 2 and 3, however my opponent did make a mistake in game three that cost him. He had full art Damnation and didnt realize they say cant be regenerated.
Round 4, ID vs burn. Took the draw to ensure a top 2, but I felt pretty good about the matchup had we played.
At the end with tie breakers, ended up showing 1st in this 12 man FNM.
I didnt use the Warping Wail I had intended to put in side, will have to try that at another time.
I personally love the Leeching Sliver, he won me 5 games single-handedly at States on Sunday. I would advise at least run 2 as there was never a time I hated seeing it in my hand and it did so much work.
I really like the spread of slivers you have but think Necrotic in general can go strictly side. I had 2 in my board at states and never sided them in. (It was striking that there were no Affinity or Elf decks at the event)
I think we should all revisit running dismember in the main once more as it is likely the only main board answer to blighted agent and infect. I got wrecked by infect in the final round before cut, the only solace being that guy ended up winning the event.
Round 1, abzan. 2-1. Didn't have any trouble with this match-up, just dealt with abrupt decay as it fell. Leeching was mvp of this match-up. Game 3 had 3 leeching on board and swing with 3 creatures causing 9 life loss immediately.
Round 2, naya zoo. 2-0. Curb stomped this match-up, neither game were very long. Once again leeching was mvp. Game 2, i had gained up to 40 life and he was at 1. I was down to a single diffusion in play, he played blood moon leaving me with 4 mountains and a swamp and he had a 5/6 goyf. Drew a leeching cast it and won with the attack trigger.
Round 3, blue moon. 2-0. Started both games turn 1 cavern, turn 2 diffusion. Nothing he could do.
Round 4, scapeshift. 1-2. Struggled out the gate, mulled to 5 game 1 keeping 1 land and never seeing another land. Stomped him game 2. Got edged out by him bringing to light scapeshift late in game 3 with him on 4 life.
Round 5, burn. 2-1. Got out raced in game 1. Sided in syphons and darkhearts, he didn't stand a fighting chance. In game 3 cast 2 cocos into only 1 of my darkhearts, but stabilized at 3 life.
Round 6, infect. 0-2. Beat on turn 3 both games, extremely unsatisfying.
Finished 11th in a 64 player event.
Afterthoughts:
I will be acquiring 2 melira to run side board for infect. Aside from that i had a great tournament.
SCG States is this weekend.
I played in a practice event on Sunday and want to make some changes to my list. I'd like to find replacements for Sentinel and Striking since it seems every time I sideboard those are what I take out.
Got some games in today in a states practice event. Went 2-1.
2-1 vs living end. Lost game 1 to his combo fairly early. Won game 2 because he couldn't combo off. Won game 3 since he drew all 3 copies of living end in his deck.
1-2 vs abzan. Won game 1 very quickly on turn 4. Lost game 2 with a soso hand after mulling to 5. Lost game 3 by running out of gas.
2-0 vs eggs. Won both games very quickly. Game 2 he kept a 0 land hand.
Afterthoughts
I ran 2 striking and 2 sentinels in this event. Thinking those will change but have not decided what to put there. I already made one change though removing a necrotic from main replacing with a 3rd diffusion. Any thoughts on replacements for sentinel and striking?
So basically you took out sedge sliver for adaptive automaton to make the mana base easier. I simply dont like the fact there are no aether vial or collected company in the deck. Those are simply too good to ignore in our deck, sure they are quite a $$ investment but so very worth it.
Round 1, 2-0 vs Zoo. Simply out raced him first game, and gained life game two with syphon.
Round 2, 2-0 vs BUG control. Somehow managed to win without a cavern or diffusion both games, just overwhelmed his removal.
Round 3, 2-1 vs abzan. Lost game one without a Galerider, could have flown over for the win had I seen a Galerider. Overwhelmed his removal in games 2 and 3, however my opponent did make a mistake in game three that cost him. He had full art Damnation and didnt realize they say cant be regenerated.
Round 4, ID vs burn. Took the draw to ensure a top 2, but I felt pretty good about the matchup had we played.
At the end with tie breakers, ended up showing 1st in this 12 man FNM.
I didnt use the Warping Wail I had intended to put in side, will have to try that at another time.
I really like the spread of slivers you have but think Necrotic in general can go strictly side. I had 2 in my board at states and never sided them in. (It was striking that there were no Affinity or Elf decks at the event)
I think we should all revisit running dismember in the main once more as it is likely the only main board answer to blighted agent and infect. I got wrecked by infect in the final round before cut, the only solace being that guy ended up winning the event.
Side note, to have beaten this infect deck i would have needed 3 gutshots to get around his pumps each game.
Round 1, abzan. 2-1. Didn't have any trouble with this match-up, just dealt with abrupt decay as it fell. Leeching was mvp of this match-up. Game 3 had 3 leeching on board and swing with 3 creatures causing 9 life loss immediately.
Round 2, naya zoo. 2-0. Curb stomped this match-up, neither game were very long. Once again leeching was mvp. Game 2, i had gained up to 40 life and he was at 1. I was down to a single diffusion in play, he played blood moon leaving me with 4 mountains and a swamp and he had a 5/6 goyf. Drew a leeching cast it and won with the attack trigger.
Round 3, blue moon. 2-0. Started both games turn 1 cavern, turn 2 diffusion. Nothing he could do.
Round 4, scapeshift. 1-2. Struggled out the gate, mulled to 5 game 1 keeping 1 land and never seeing another land. Stomped him game 2. Got edged out by him bringing to light scapeshift late in game 3 with him on 4 life.
Round 5, burn. 2-1. Got out raced in game 1. Sided in syphons and darkhearts, he didn't stand a fighting chance. In game 3 cast 2 cocos into only 1 of my darkhearts, but stabilized at 3 life.
Round 6, infect. 0-2. Beat on turn 3 both games, extremely unsatisfying.
Finished 11th in a 64 player event.
Afterthoughts:
I will be acquiring 2 melira to run side board for infect. Aside from that i had a great tournament.
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2 pithing needle
2 necrotic sliver
2 frenetic sliver
2 syphon sliver
2 cautery sliver
2 darkheart sliver
3 harmonic sliver
Also, the 4th Mutavault doesn't it hurt your mana fixing?
SCG States is this weekend.
I played in a practice event on Sunday and want to make some changes to my list. I'd like to find replacements for Sentinel and Striking since it seems every time I sideboard those are what I take out.
4 sinew sliver
4 predatory Sliver
4 manaweft sliver
4 sedge sliver
4 leeching sliver
3 diffusion sliver
2 blur sliver
2 sentinel sliver
2 striking sliver
4 collected company
3 aether vial
4 cavern of souls
4 sliver hive
3 mautavault
2 overgrown tomb
2 verdant catacombs
1 windswept heath
1 blood crypt
1 breeding pool
1 forest
1 swamp
2-1 vs living end. Lost game 1 to his combo fairly early. Won game 2 because he couldn't combo off. Won game 3 since he drew all 3 copies of living end in his deck.
1-2 vs abzan. Won game 1 very quickly on turn 4. Lost game 2 with a soso hand after mulling to 5. Lost game 3 by running out of gas.
2-0 vs eggs. Won both games very quickly. Game 2 he kept a 0 land hand.
Afterthoughts
I ran 2 striking and 2 sentinels in this event. Thinking those will change but have not decided what to put there. I already made one change though removing a necrotic from main replacing with a 3rd diffusion. Any thoughts on replacements for sentinel and striking?