I won against Grixis Shadow and Four Color Control, drew against UR Breach, lost against Affinity.
Highlight of the night was the first game against Affinity, where I had double Reclamation set up against his board of double Etched Champion and a bunch of Memnites and Thopters. I chained three or so turns together, and brought him down to 0 from 17 with Snapcaster beats and a Creeping Tar Pit. Felt REALLY good.
Overall loving the deck and debating about what to upgrade with/whether or not to try a Bant version I found that uses Hydroid Krasis, Teferi, Secure the Wasters, and Sphinx's Revelation. Also what do people think of using Nissa, Steward of Elements? She seems like she could help filter draws, which was an issue late game in one of the ones I had tonight, since I kept drawing lands instead of interaction and cantrips. Also, do people run Search for Azcanta?
What're people's thoughts on Gemstone Caverns? I know it's not the most optimal land, but I'm a Red Prison and Colorless Eldrazi player who's a little too much of a Caverns fanboy haha. I have the cards for Teachings now, just need to sleeve it up.
I also have a fatcaster in the mail, but does anyone have any suggestions for alternative finishers to Blue Sun's Zenith? I'm not sure how I feel on relying on an instant X mill as a main win con
Serra Avenger is pretty bad unless you're cheating it into play using Aether Vial (source: I'm a former Death & Taxes player), and I agree that Lyra should have fewer copies. Archangel of Thune warps the entire board around itself if it lives for even one life gain trigger, and I would much rather have more copies of her than Lyra.
My friend, who always plays his Amulet Titan deck, stubbornly believes that Amulet has a great matchup against Eldrazi and that the fact he has never taken a match from me at the store's events is just bad luck, such as last Tuesday when he couldn't cast any of his one drops through Chalice. Sometimes life makes me laugh.
Yep, Sphere has been a mainstay in most of my sideboards. I'm mainly wondering how the Humans vs Amulet matchup is in general, pre-board and post-board. Is it good? 50-50? Bad? Curious. Also on a random note, do people still run Anafenza, the Foremost?
How's the deck's Amulet Titan matchup these days? Big mana decks (mainly Amulet and Tron), Burn, and Phoenix (both Mono-Red and UR) have been infesting my LGS lately, been wanting to try something different.
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Torrential Gearhulk
Lands
2 Breeding Pool
2 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Field of Ruin
1 Flooded Grove
1 Forest
2 Hinterland Harbor
4 Island
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
1 Verdant Catacombs
2 Watery Grave
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Assassin's Trophy
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
4 Cryptic Command
2 Fatal Push
3 Growth Spiral
3 Mystical Teachings
1 Nexus of Fate
2 Nissa, Steward of Elements
3 Opt
4 Remand
2 Search for Azcanta
1 Supreme Will
1 Whispers of the Muse
3 Wilderness Reclamation
1 Assassin's Trophy
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Consume the Meek
1 Crypt Incursion
1 Dispel
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fatal Push
1 Fracturing Gust
1 Life Goes On
1 Natural State
2 Negate
1 Nimble Obstructionist
1 Pulse of Murasa
1 Surgical Extraction
4 Snapcaster Mage
Lands
2 Breeding Pool
2 Creeping Tar Pit
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Field of Ruin
1 Flooded Grove
1 Forest
2 Hinterland Harbor
4 Island
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
1 Verdant Catacombs
2 Watery Grave
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Assassin's Trophy
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
4 Cryptic Command
3 Fatal Push
4 Growth Spiral
1 Hieroglyphic Illumination
3 Mystical Teachings
1 Nexus of Fate
4 Opt
1 Pulse of Murasa
4 Remand
3 Wilderness Reclamation
1 Ceremonious Rejection
1 Consume the Meek
1 Dispel
2 Display of Dominance
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fracturing Gust
1 Infernal Reckoning
1 Life Goes On
2 Negate
1 Nimble Obstructionist
1 Pulse of Murasa
1 Shadow of Doubt
1 Surgical Extraction
I won against Grixis Shadow and Four Color Control, drew against UR Breach, lost against Affinity.
Highlight of the night was the first game against Affinity, where I had double Reclamation set up against his board of double Etched Champion and a bunch of Memnites and Thopters. I chained three or so turns together, and brought him down to 0 from 17 with Snapcaster beats and a Creeping Tar Pit. Felt REALLY good.
Overall loving the deck and debating about what to upgrade with/whether or not to try a Bant version I found that uses Hydroid Krasis, Teferi, Secure the Wasters, and Sphinx's Revelation. Also what do people think of using Nissa, Steward of Elements? She seems like she could help filter draws, which was an issue late game in one of the ones I had tonight, since I kept drawing lands instead of interaction and cantrips. Also, do people run Search for Azcanta?
I also have a fatcaster in the mail, but does anyone have any suggestions for alternative finishers to Blue Sun's Zenith? I'm not sure how I feel on relying on an instant X mill as a main win con
4 Ajani's Pridemate
1 Archangel of Thune
2 Dark Confidant
1 Liliana, Heretical Healer
2 Martyr of Sands
1 Ranger of Eos
3 Serra Ascendant
3 Soul Warden
3 Soul's Attendant
2 Tidehollow Sculler
Lands
2 Concealed Courtyard
2 Field of Ruin
1 Ghost Quarter
4 Godless Shrine
7 Plains
2 Shambling Vent
2 Swamp
1 Vault of the Archangel
2 Windbrisk Heights
2 Fatal Push
2 Honor of the Pure
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
4 Lingering Souls
4 Path to Exile
2 Thoughtseize
2 Aven Mindcensor
2 Disenchant
1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
3 Rest in Peace
2 Settle the Wreckage
2 Stony Silence
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben