I like it more than Phantasmal Image mostly because I play the Collected Company version of the deck and it kind of feels bad to hit Drogskol Captain and Phantasmal Image at the same time.
Why does it feel bad? Both creatures enter the battlefield at the same time "seeing" each other so you can copy the captain with the Image and both have Hexproof right away.
That's not correct.
The Phantasmal Image doesn't see it since it isn't on the battlefield. The decision to "choose" what it becomes happens before it enters the battlefield. So the captain isn't there yet to see.
2) (a) What is your overall strategy for beating Jund and (b) how to you SB against them? Regarding (a), do you try to ignore their strategy and go over them with flyers ASAP? With regard to (b), I really don't know what to bring in. I have 2 Rest in Peace in the SB which is nice for neutering Tarmogoyf and Scavenging Ooze, but other than that it's a bunch of "meh" cards - e.g., Negate, that are okay but not great versus them. I do not run Unified Will in my SB. I bring in Negate with the thought that I counter the "oh-crap" cards that can really hurt us like Liliana of the Veil, Damnation, Anger of the Gods, that sort of thing. Otherwise I try to ignore their creatures and just swing over the top ASAP.
Right now I have 3 Kitchen Finks in my sideboard for Jund - basically as an aggressive creature, some life gain, but mostly because they have to 2-for-1 my guy and it is great Liliana of the Veil fodder.
Though I also have a question - how do you guys feel about Hollow One? What do you think is the best plan against that deck? Any specific sideboard cards? With the most recent data from the April 1st MOCS Metagame, it looks like that deck was very popular while also over-performing.
That's not correct.
The Phantasmal Image doesn't see it since it isn't on the battlefield. The decision to "choose" what it becomes happens before it enters the battlefield. So the captain isn't there yet to see.
"If Phantasmal Image somehow enters the battlefield at the same time as another creature, Phantasmal Image can’t become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that’s already on the battlefield." This is on the oracle text from gatherer.
Right now I have 3 Kitchen Finks in my sideboard for Jund - basically as an aggressive creature, some life gain, but mostly because they have to 2-for-1 my guy and it is great Liliana of the Veil fodder.
On top of that, I do run one Kira, Great Glass-Spinner in my main, mostly to function as a 5th Drogskol Captain. I like it more than Phantasmal Image mostly because I play the Collected Company version of the deck and it kind of feels bad to hit Drogskol Captain and Phantasmal Image at the same time.
Though I also have a question - how do you guys feel about Hollow One? What do you think is the best plan against that deck? Any specific sideboard cards? With the most recent data from the April 1st MOCS Metagame, it looks like that deck was very popular while also over-performing.