@daviusminimus, thank you so much for the work put into the sideboard guide and mulligan help. Certainly helps new players like me get into the deck.
Just 1 question, do you board the same way against UWR Geist like the way you board against UW? Feels like they sometimes just clock you fast with a T3 GoST.
In general is the Death Shadow Matchup really hard? I have yet being able to play the matchup as none of my friends have the Death Shadow deck IRL and I do not have the tron deck on MODO
Since proxies are allowed, I highly recommend having chalice of the voids in the SB. The relics seems narrow unless your LGS has a lot of players with GY strategy.Do you mean to have the 4th Repeal in the side as opposed to a Repel
Rd 1: Martyr - W
Rd 2: Esper Midrange - W
Rd 3: Storm - L
Rd 4: Splinter Twin - W
Rd 5: Burn - W
Rd 6 Infect - ID
Quarter Finals: Infect Opp from Rd 6 - W
Semi: Burn - L
Overall the SB Chalice were instrumental in my victory over infect and burn. Managed to lock my Rd 5 Opp out with chalice on 2 and Academy Ruins + Bottle Gnomes
Most of my wins were with Sundering Titan beats over the Mindslaverlock
I was lucky to have avoided Merfolk and Affinity all day. Really difficult to pull off a win against those 2.
Reason for running Talisman of Progress over Talisman of Dominance is simply because I don't have them.
Just top 8 a GPT at my LGS this past weekend with U Tron. Bottle gnomes and chalice worked hand in hand in my victory over burn. Managed to setup a academy gnomes lock with a chalice for 2 in play. Will absolutely play chalice in the side again if I were to play the deck again.
Do you mind if you share your list and experiences playing? Would like to find out.
Currently on mobile. kinda difficult for me to get things done. Will give deck list and some thoughts when I get home.
Just top 8 a GPT at my LGS this past weekend with U Tron. Bottle gnomes and chalice worked hand in hand in my victory over burn. Managed to setup a academy gnomes lock with a chalice for 2 in play. Will absolutely play chalice in the side again if I were to play the deck again.
I was like looking through Type 2 currenly and I find that smother can pick off man lands and most of the popular critters nowadays with the exception of BB Elves and Siege-Gang.
I have a sick insistence of having every single card in my deck in Japanese, so normally I would rip tons of Japanese boosters or just buy the cards off people at the trading grounds.
I unfortunately had a family emergency and had to drop from Regionals with a 2-0-1 record on Saturday. Beat G/W Tokens and Jund Aggro and tied a very good Fae player. Here was my final list:
Just 1 question, do you board the same way against UWR Geist like the way you board against UW? Feels like they sometimes just clock you fast with a T3 GoST.
Trying to get on the skred train too.
Has anyone tried Thoughts of Ruin
Looks like a decent SB card against the big mana strategies, but maybe I am overthinking it.
The greatest problem I have with burn was them having Eidolon of the Great Revel
This was what I went with last meek at a GPT at my LGS
8 Snow-Covered Island
1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
1 Academy Ruins
1 Tectonic Edge
4 Urza's Tower
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Mine
Creatures (7)
2 Treasure Mage
2 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Sundering Titan
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Snapcaster Mage
Spells (30)
4 Remand
4 Condescend
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Expedition Map
3 Repeal
2 Anticipate
2 Talisman of Progress
2 Mindslaver
1 Fabricate
1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Spell Burst
1 Cyclonic Rift
2 Dismember
2 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Spell Pierce
2 Bottle Gnomes
2 Squelch
1 Spell Snare
1 Ætherize
1 Wurmcoil Engine
My MU were as followed
Rd 1: Martyr - W
Rd 2: Esper Midrange - W
Rd 3: Storm - L
Rd 4: Splinter Twin - W
Rd 5: Burn - W
Rd 6 Infect - ID
Quarter Finals: Infect Opp from Rd 6 - W
Semi: Burn - L
Overall the SB Chalice were instrumental in my victory over infect and burn. Managed to lock my Rd 5 Opp out with chalice on 2 and Academy Ruins + Bottle Gnomes
Most of my wins were with Sundering Titan beats over the Mindslaverlock
I was lucky to have avoided Merfolk and Affinity all day. Really difficult to pull off a win against those 2.
Reason for running Talisman of Progress over Talisman of Dominance is simply because I don't have them.
Currently on mobile. kinda difficult for me to get things done. Will give deck list and some thoughts when I get home.
Is Smother > Urge to feed?
I was like looking through Type 2 currenly and I find that smother can pick off man lands and most of the popular critters nowadays with the exception of BB Elves and Siege-Gang.
Here is ONE for you.
The list looks solid. Sorry to hear that you could not complete the tournament. Sure hope that all the important issues had been resolved for you.
Could you enlighten me on the usage of the sideboard? Especially the aura of silence.