i don't understand the discard argument, Willy still plays the usual 6, so you are as likely to draw and play one of them turn 1
in the late game you dont care to much about oath not giving you discard, the only cards you care are removal and creatures, oath gives you creatures naturaly and can give you removal in the form of liliana or shriekmaw
hey, so i played 8rack at bologna, tom ross style with smallpox and no bridges that wants to be on the draw, ended day 1 with 7-2 (1 bye) and day 2 with a disapointing 2-4 (i conceded las round when i was 1-1)
3 urborg and 3 mutavault because i didnt want to draw them to often, it might be wrong
sideboard
bridges for the eldrazi matchup, except the rg version (plays to many answers so bridges are not very reliable)
they are also fine vs merfolks, a matchup that i found to be very bad
bitterblossom for affinity, control, midrange and eldrazi decks that play chalice or ancient grudge (i cut 1-2 racks)
flaying tendrils vs melira, they solve a lot of problematic cards: voice, finks, souls and also kills nearly every creature
leyline vs living end, i normaly dont play leylines but living end was very popular this weekend and decided to put them in
usualy i dont play bridges or leylines so they ended up eating a lot of sideboard space, i missed the extra copies of thoughtseize and doom blade
actual tournament report
round 1 bye
round 2 lost 0-2 against merfolks
very straightforward games, he always had a relic of progenitus to discard with the wrench mind and i didnt draw enough removal to race
round 3 won 2-0 vs melira
first game he keeps a hand with no voice/finks and concedes with 0 permanents/cards in hand due to double smallpox
game 2 i drew flaying tendrils and won easly
round 4 lost 1-2 against uw control
game 1 hes at 18 with no hand and only 3 lands and i have 3 afflictions and wrench mind in hand, i pass he takes 9 and drew detention sphere, i never draw another rack and end up losing
game 2 i win easly
game 3 i keep mutavault swamp with inquisition, wrench mind, liliana, rack, etc and never drew the third land
round 5 won 2-0 vs jund
very easy games, he lost both of them without dealing any damage
round 6 won 2-0 agains uw eldrazi
very easy matchup, he got crushed very hard
round 7 won 2-1 against ur eldrazi
i lost game 2 after leaving him with no hand/creatures and only 2 lands and me not drawing any rack
round 8 won 2-1 against rg eldrazy
this versions its not that easy, bridges dont work and doesnt play mimic so smallpox its not game wining
i lose game 2 in the same fashion in round 7
game 3 he had a slow hand with some ancient grudges and i won via turn 2 blossom, i dont think i could have won that game with discard + racks
round 9 won 2-1 agains uw eldrazi
game 2 i have lili + 2 bridges and 1 rack, after a couple of turns he back to back drew his only 2 disenchants and i lost
games 1 and 3 are very easy wins
round 10 lost 0-2 vs rg eldrazi
both games he plays turn 2 seer and i lose due to him not needing to play many lands making, discard less effective
round 11 lost 1-2 vs affinity
game 1 i lose vs a turn 1 memnite, blinkmoth, mox, overseer and some other artifact making me play disfigure instead of inquisition and a turn 2 master of etherium kills me
game 2 i win easly
game 3 he drew mox again and plays master turn 2, i did not had the doom blade and ended up losing 1 turn short after missing a topdeck, very close
round 12 lost 1-2 against tron
game 1 he mulls to 5, has turn 3 tron and i barely win
game 2 i mull to 5 and ended up needing 1 extra card to make racks lethal
game 3 i lose a very close game, he plays karn, kills affliction and keeps 1 card in hand, i have a rack and no discard, i draw land with no ravens crime and couldnt kill the karn with the rack and he wins few turns later because of karn
round 13 won 2-0 against grixis control
very easy games, much respect for the oponent, he won the roll, lost game 1 and puted me on the play game 2. the rest of my opponents just laughed at me for putting them on the play
round 14 won 2-0 agains patriot control
easy games, opponent also puted me on the play without me revealing that i wanted to be on the draw
round 15 conceded agaisnt rg eldrazi
game 1 i win a close game
game 2 he mulls to 5, i feel the win and rapidly lose to a turn 3 smasher turn 4 smasher and me not having smallpox, lili or doom blade
tilted quite hard and because i wasnt playing for any money i conceded and went to eat some pizza!
i dont know if i can recomend the deck if you want to win a large tournament, it has a very clear flaw of drawing discard and racks and losing the race or not drawing racks at all. i can see bridges kinda solving that but smallpox its just to good, i wanted to draw 2 every game. almost every game that i won involved me drawing smallpox and almost every game that i lost i didnt draw it
in the late game you dont care to much about oath not giving you discard, the only cards you care are removal and creatures, oath gives you creatures naturaly and can give you removal in the form of liliana or shriekmaw
4 - 1 Eldrazi
1 - 0 Boggles
1 - 0 Nivmagus
1 - 0 UW Control
0 - 1 Abzan Company
He lost a close 3 game match against Lantern at the top 8
He says that Oath of Nissa is amazing. With the low land count, card selection and silver bullets it feels like playing legacy
4 raven's crime
2 thoughtseize
2 funeral charm
2 disfigure
2 doom blade
4 wrench mind
4 smallpox
4 liliana of the veil
4 the rack
4 shrieking affliction
18 swamp
3 urborg
3 mutavault
1 funeral charm
2 bitterblossom
2 nyxathid
3 flaying tendrils
3 ensnaring bridge
3 leyline of the void
most of the list need no explanation
3 urborg and 3 mutavault because i didnt want to draw them to often, it might be wrong
sideboard
bridges for the eldrazi matchup, except the rg version (plays to many answers so bridges are not very reliable)
they are also fine vs merfolks, a matchup that i found to be very bad
bitterblossom for affinity, control, midrange and eldrazi decks that play chalice or ancient grudge (i cut 1-2 racks)
flaying tendrils vs melira, they solve a lot of problematic cards: voice, finks, souls and also kills nearly every creature
leyline vs living end, i normaly dont play leylines but living end was very popular this weekend and decided to put them in
usualy i dont play bridges or leylines so they ended up eating a lot of sideboard space, i missed the extra copies of thoughtseize and doom blade
actual tournament report
round 1 bye
round 2 lost 0-2 against merfolks
very straightforward games, he always had a relic of progenitus to discard with the wrench mind and i didnt draw enough removal to race
round 3 won 2-0 vs melira
first game he keeps a hand with no voice/finks and concedes with 0 permanents/cards in hand due to double smallpox
game 2 i drew flaying tendrils and won easly
round 4 lost 1-2 against uw control
game 1 hes at 18 with no hand and only 3 lands and i have 3 afflictions and wrench mind in hand, i pass he takes 9 and drew detention sphere, i never draw another rack and end up losing
game 2 i win easly
game 3 i keep mutavault swamp with inquisition, wrench mind, liliana, rack, etc and never drew the third land
round 5 won 2-0 vs jund
very easy games, he lost both of them without dealing any damage
round 6 won 2-0 agains uw eldrazi
very easy matchup, he got crushed very hard
round 7 won 2-1 against ur eldrazi
i lost game 2 after leaving him with no hand/creatures and only 2 lands and me not drawing any rack
round 8 won 2-1 against rg eldrazy
this versions its not that easy, bridges dont work and doesnt play mimic so smallpox its not game wining
i lose game 2 in the same fashion in round 7
game 3 he had a slow hand with some ancient grudges and i won via turn 2 blossom, i dont think i could have won that game with discard + racks
round 9 won 2-1 agains uw eldrazi
game 2 i have lili + 2 bridges and 1 rack, after a couple of turns he back to back drew his only 2 disenchants and i lost
games 1 and 3 are very easy wins
round 10 lost 0-2 vs rg eldrazi
both games he plays turn 2 seer and i lose due to him not needing to play many lands making, discard less effective
round 11 lost 1-2 vs affinity
game 1 i lose vs a turn 1 memnite, blinkmoth, mox, overseer and some other artifact making me play disfigure instead of inquisition and a turn 2 master of etherium kills me
game 2 i win easly
game 3 he drew mox again and plays master turn 2, i did not had the doom blade and ended up losing 1 turn short after missing a topdeck, very close
round 12 lost 1-2 against tron
game 1 he mulls to 5, has turn 3 tron and i barely win
game 2 i mull to 5 and ended up needing 1 extra card to make racks lethal
game 3 i lose a very close game, he plays karn, kills affliction and keeps 1 card in hand, i have a rack and no discard, i draw land with no ravens crime and couldnt kill the karn with the rack and he wins few turns later because of karn
round 13 won 2-0 against grixis control
very easy games, much respect for the oponent, he won the roll, lost game 1 and puted me on the play game 2. the rest of my opponents just laughed at me for putting them on the play
round 14 won 2-0 agains patriot control
easy games, opponent also puted me on the play without me revealing that i wanted to be on the draw
round 15 conceded agaisnt rg eldrazi
game 1 i win a close game
game 2 he mulls to 5, i feel the win and rapidly lose to a turn 3 smasher turn 4 smasher and me not having smallpox, lili or doom blade
tilted quite hard and because i wasnt playing for any money i conceded and went to eat some pizza!
i dont know if i can recomend the deck if you want to win a large tournament, it has a very clear flaw of drawing discard and racks and losing the race or not drawing racks at all. i can see bridges kinda solving that but smallpox its just to good, i wanted to draw 2 every game. almost every game that i won involved me drawing smallpox and almost every game that i lost i didnt draw it