Another point. I've seen some people playing painful truths in the sb. I know drawing 3 is good, but would it maybe be better to run night's whisper or SiB instead. It's one card less, but it's also one mana less meaning you can cast it sooner and SiB doubles as a shock to finish your opponent off.
Someone was mentioning dropping an ancient grudge from the sb, Do you think replacing it with a second wipe would be smart? I feel like I really want that wipe against go wide strategies like Zoo and Dredge with it being ok against affinity. Any thoughts on this?
Bant Eldrazi, Dredge, I think ad nauseum is a race, Hate Bears can be bad if they have thalia and get displacer online, Abzan. Path is a beating vs us, not to mention they have access to blessed alliance and Devour Flesh, which CAN be a blow out. There's also cards that hurt us a lot like RIP that can slow us a lot. We want to end the games fast. Not give them a chance to develop their board. Strategies that go wide fast or can mostly ignore us are good.
I'm not sure about dismember. On one hand, it hits bigger guys, but on the other, how often does it get turned off or become a 3 drop removal? Also, do we drop a push for it? Or a tarfire?
Yeah, I'm testing a grim flayer or 2 in the mb to have more cheap big threats. When it's a 2/2, it's bad, but it's usually a 4/4 in the deck and that's relevant. Might be better as the delirum "nacatl" but I hate not hitting threats.
Any thoughts on a maybe rancor in the list? It's only G to cast, makes our goyfs bigger than the opposition and gives trample to our dudes? If it hits the bim, feeds gofy and delirium.
It's not a question of whether or not it's easy, it's if it's worth it. Also, what lists play 3 veil?
With that said, I'm honestly considering dropping the terminate for a second pulse. Sure, it's another 3 drop, but there's plenty of matchups where K. Command isn't that great and pulse can take that slot in the mb games 2 and 3 respectfully. Just thoughts as it hits the same dudes as pulse, but more than just dudes.
My favorite card? Vengevine, it was one of the first cards I used competitively and I love the build around me aspect of it. He's a great aggro creature as well.
soooo you made your mana base less consistent to run garruk? why? just run a few more beaters like mirran crusader and a couple more copies of moorland in your mana base a long side like a 2 of inkmoth nexus. also, angelic destiny.
Round 2 I played against dredge and didn't see any of my yard hate game 2 or 3.
Then I got back to back byes because someone rage quit round 1 and it through off all the pairings.
tilty night.
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Varolz seems spicy as a 1 of in the 75. He does scavenge 18 counters onto it against RUG scapeshift.
With that said, I'm honestly considering dropping the terminate for a second pulse. Sure, it's another 3 drop, but there's plenty of matchups where K. Command isn't that great and pulse can take that slot in the mb games 2 and 3 respectfully. Just thoughts as it hits the same dudes as pulse, but more than just dudes.