So I just played against B/W tokens and once again I lost. Even with Golgari Charm, Drown in Sorrow, and Engineered Explosives in the side, I feel this is a tough match up for us. Liliana is bad against them and they have Path to Exile to deal with our Rhinos. They also play Mirran Crusader which is very good against us. Any thoughts on how to improve this matchup?
Pod, Scapeshift, Affinity, UR Aggro, and Burn seem to be the most popular decks right now. Disfigure is very good. It hits every turn 1 creature. I also have switched from Kitchen Finks to Courser of Kruphix and have been satisfied. The extra toughness of Courser is relevant in a lot of match ups. Are there any sideboard cards that I should think about including?
I've been playing with Sphinx of Uthuun instead of Consecrated Sphinx and I have been very satisfied overall. I love the immediate value you get from Uthuun and it doesn't make you a huge target.
However, I've been very underwhelmed with Duplicant. I know it can be recurred by Reveillark but almost every time I draw it, I end up not playing it. Yes, it removes a creature from play but for 6 mana, it's not what I'm usually looking to do. The body you get, even if it's big, can still be blocked by anything.
I have thought about replacing Duplicant with either Consecrated Sphinx (because I want to have at least 3 six drops for Pod purposes) or Sphinx's Revelation. Seeing it dominate in Standard yesterday convinced me finally that this card should be in my EDH deck.
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Scavenging Ooze
2 Courser of Kruphix
4 Siege Rhino
PLANESWALKERS (4)
4 Liliana of the Veil
SPELLS (18)
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
1 Duress
1 Lingering Souls
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Disfigure
4 Abrupt Decay
1 Slaughter Pact
1 Dismember
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Marsh Flats
2 Windswept Heath
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Godless Shrine
1 Temple Garden
2 Twilight Mire
1 Stirring Wildwood
2 Treetop Village
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Plains
2 Tectonic Edge
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Bow of Nylea
1 Drown in Sorrow
1 Duress
3 Fulminator Mage
1 Golgari Charm
2 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Lingering Souls
2 Stony Silence
2 Timely Reinforcements
Pod, Scapeshift, Affinity, UR Aggro, and Burn seem to be the most popular decks right now. Disfigure is very good. It hits every turn 1 creature. I also have switched from Kitchen Finks to Courser of Kruphix and have been satisfied. The extra toughness of Courser is relevant in a lot of match ups. Are there any sideboard cards that I should think about including?
So maybe we should compare those two creature slots between Kitchen Finks, Anafenza, the Foremost, and Courser of Kruphix. Thoughts?
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Dark Confidant
3 Scavenging Ooze
2 Kitchen Finks
2 Siege Rhino
PLANESWALKERS (4)
4 Liliana of the Veil
SPELLS (17)
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
2 Lingering Souls
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Disfigure
4 Abrupt Decay
1 Slaughter Pact
1 Dismember
4 Verdant Catacombs
3 Marsh Flats
1 Windswept Heath
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Godless Shrine
1 Temple Garden
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Twilight Mire
1 Stirring Wildwood
3 Treetop Village
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Plains
2 Tectonic Edge
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Bow of Nylea
1 Creeping Corrosion
3 Fulminator Mage
1 Golgari Charm
2 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Stony Silence
1 Thoughtseize
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
2 Timely Reinforcements
Your list is very similar to mine but I only counted 58 cards in your main deck. What were the other two you played?
Right now I'm playing the same exact counters as you.
Snapcaster Mage
Trinket Mage
Glen Elendra Archmage
Venser, Shaper Savant
Prime Speaker Zegana
Also, I haven't had much time to test out Bident of Thassa. Is it worth a spot?
However, I've been very underwhelmed with Duplicant. I know it can be recurred by Reveillark but almost every time I draw it, I end up not playing it. Yes, it removes a creature from play but for 6 mana, it's not what I'm usually looking to do. The body you get, even if it's big, can still be blocked by anything.
I have thought about replacing Duplicant with either Consecrated Sphinx (because I want to have at least 3 six drops for Pod purposes) or Sphinx's Revelation. Seeing it dominate in Standard yesterday convinced me finally that this card should be in my EDH deck.
So Jenara players, which card would you go with?
Are there any other 6 drops worth discussing?