Introduction:
- So I'm not going to be posting every event I go to any more, just the ones I feel like. Sorry!
- Played suboptimally for sure, but I want to focus on my sideboarding decisions this time & possible options/changes
- This is not a high quality post
Drew poorly, mostly. Thought-Knot Seer was a pain.
Out: 1 Fatal Push, 2 Remand?
In: 1 Ceremonious Rejection, 1 Hero's Downfall, 1 Summary Dismissal
Eldrazi Tron is basically a midrange deck with stompy threats. Remand is good if I can dodge Cavern, but I feel like the two counterspells I boarded in fill the role better. Hurkyl's Recall would be a niche choice for the Karn + Lattice combo, but it's really a gotcha interaction that only works once in the match. However, for the other artifact matchups I feel that Fracturing Gust is already great, as well as Consume the Meek versus the artifact creature decks.
It's possible I should be taking out Blast Zone in this matchup.
Round 2 vs Adam on Neoform (2-0, 1-1)
Game 1 he plays two Waterlogged Groves, then a Yavimaya Coast. My mind is blank, but then he casts an Allosaurus Rider and tries to Eldritch Evolution it. I come back to my senses, manage to tap my two lands for a Remand, and he concedes.
Out: 1 Fatal Push, 1 Surgical Extraction
In: 1 Dispel, 1 Shadow of Doubt
Game 2 is slow. He hits me with a Wild Cantor for about 12 damage because I don't feel pressured & let it live, instead holding up multiple counterspells. I'm sitting on three Cryptics, so after a while I start bouncing his lands end of turn. Eventually I drop Torrential Gearhulk and smash.
Round 3 vs Bill on Jund Shadow/Dreadhorde Arcanist (2-1, 2-1)
I asked a friend what he was playing, then promptly forgot. I then kept a hand with a bunch of 4 drops and lost.
Out: 3 Remand, 1 Torrential Gearhulk
In: 1 Consume the Meek, 2 Fatal Push, 1 Weather the Storm
Games 2 & 3 I keep sturdier hands, draw a bunch of cards, and take over the game through sheer card advantage. Devour Flesh is great in this matchup, and is why I don't replace it with Liliana's Triumph or Diabolic Edict.
Round 4 vs Andrew on 4C Zoo (0-2, 2-2)
Some misplays, got run over. BBE is the bane of this deck's existence.
Out: 1 Opt?, 3 Remand, 1 Surgical Extraction
In: 1 Consume the Meek, 2 Fatal Push, 1 Life Goes On, 1 Weather the Storm
Thoughts:
- General: Played pretty sloppy, kept some loose hands. I think I need more practice with the London mulligan.
- Possible changes: Hurkyl's Recall? Maybe cut Weather The Storm for being too cute? Maybe I should be on the snow plan with Ice-Fang Coatls.
