Simple question: how do we beat storm? That deck has been running me over online.
Having mainboard 12-14 Discard Spells certainly helps. We also should have enough recources to kill their 2-drops, + we have mainboard graveyard hate. I think we're fine against Storm.
If the meta is burn/storm heavy, like HugeElfBoy said, Kambal is a valid Sideboard card. Maybe even Thalia.
Hey guys, this is my first post on MTG Salvation and I still have to figure some things out. I've been interested in this deck since it won GP Kobe and put together my version 1.0. I ran it into a Competitive League and 5-0'd it right away. Below is the list:
Matchups were: Counters Company, Titanshift (both close ones), Affinity and 2x Boros Burn (which got wrecked pretty hard)
Unusual in my list is probably the 4 Cavern of Souls and the 2 Eldrazi Displacer. Cavern wasn't that relevant, but against Counter decks, it was obviously amazing. It also fixes for Displacer and Strangler. I didn't drew Displacer that often, but when I did, I was always happy to see it. There aren't many flicker shenanigans like in D&T but flickering opposing tokens, blockers and attackers makes it a very good early and late game threat (something the deck lacks) and I will definitely keep it in.
The card I didn't like was 4 Relic of Progenitus. Oftentimes (against the fast decks) I didn't even get to play it and when I did, it didn't do much more than cycle. Additionally, I was getting the Strangler Benefit even without it. Also, sacrificing 6 Main and Sideboard slots for Graveyard hate seems a bit too much. I decided to cut them down to 2 pieces and put in the 4th Smasher and the Brutality from the Sideboard.
I went to another league and 3-2ed. The deck felt better and I feel like this could have been another 5-0. I've beaten Death's Shadow (no chance for them, even though they had really good hands), Jeskai Nahiri (Caverns), and Kiln Fiend Aggro (Seems like the best matchup ever). I've lost to Fairies (felt like a good matchup. I flooded in Game 1 and especially in Game 2. In Game 3 I mulliganed to 5) and Eldrazi Tron (Match was over in 4 Minutes as i mulliganed twice to 5 with 0 and 1 landers).
The one thing I didn't like about my list at all is the potential to flood and not having anything to do with my mana. I think I have to change my land selection a bit. Maybe 2 Mutavault/Shambling vent and 2Ghost Quarter/Sea Gate Wreckage? What would you guys suggest?
I will for sure continue running the list and tune it. I also wanna try out the Matter Reshaper version, even though I really like Tidehollow Sculler in the build.
Do you have any suggestions or questions, please write them down:)
Having mainboard 12-14 Discard Spells certainly helps. We also should have enough recources to kill their 2-drops, + we have mainboard graveyard hate. I think we're fine against Storm.
If the meta is burn/storm heavy, like HugeElfBoy said, Kambal is a valid Sideboard card. Maybe even Thalia.
4 Tidehollow Sculler
4 Wasteland Strangler
2 Eldrazi Displacer
4 Thought-Knot Seer
3 Reality Smasher
Spells 20
4 Path to Exile
2 Fatal Push
2 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Thoughtseize
4 Relic of Progenitus
1 Collective Brutality
4 Lingering Souls
1 Dismember
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Caves of Koilos
4 Concealed Courtyard
4 Eldrazi Temple
1 Fetid Heath
1 Godless Shrine
1 Marsh Flats
1 Plains
3 Swamp
1 Disenchant
2 Knight of Glory
2 Rest in Peace
2 Stony Silence
1 Cast Out
2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Fatal Push
1 Collective Brutality
1 Kalitas, Traitor of Geth
2 Fulminator Mage
Matchups were: Counters Company, Titanshift (both close ones), Affinity and 2x Boros Burn (which got wrecked pretty hard)
Unusual in my list is probably the 4 Cavern of Souls and the 2 Eldrazi Displacer. Cavern wasn't that relevant, but against Counter decks, it was obviously amazing. It also fixes for Displacer and Strangler. I didn't drew Displacer that often, but when I did, I was always happy to see it. There aren't many flicker shenanigans like in D&T but flickering opposing tokens, blockers and attackers makes it a very good early and late game threat (something the deck lacks) and I will definitely keep it in.
The card I didn't like was 4 Relic of Progenitus. Oftentimes (against the fast decks) I didn't even get to play it and when I did, it didn't do much more than cycle. Additionally, I was getting the Strangler Benefit even without it. Also, sacrificing 6 Main and Sideboard slots for Graveyard hate seems a bit too much. I decided to cut them down to 2 pieces and put in the 4th Smasher and the Brutality from the Sideboard.
I went to another league and 3-2ed. The deck felt better and I feel like this could have been another 5-0. I've beaten Death's Shadow (no chance for them, even though they had really good hands), Jeskai Nahiri (Caverns), and Kiln Fiend Aggro (Seems like the best matchup ever). I've lost to Fairies (felt like a good matchup. I flooded in Game 1 and especially in Game 2. In Game 3 I mulliganed to 5) and Eldrazi Tron (Match was over in 4 Minutes as i mulliganed twice to 5 with 0 and 1 landers).
The one thing I didn't like about my list at all is the potential to flood and not having anything to do with my mana. I think I have to change my land selection a bit. Maybe 2 Mutavault/Shambling vent and 2Ghost Quarter/Sea Gate Wreckage? What would you guys suggest?
I will for sure continue running the list and tune it. I also wanna try out the Matter Reshaper version, even though I really like Tidehollow Sculler in the build.
Do you have any suggestions or questions, please write them down:)