Crucible is really good, and goes a long way towards winning this matchup. Grips and REBs are also pretty solid (although it depends on the build of Landstill you're playing against). You want to...
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Crucible is really good, and goes a long way towards winning this matchup. Grips and REBs are also pretty solid (although it depends on the build of Landstill you're playing against). You want to...
The Team America matchup is certainly a nightmare. I've been trying to think of ways to improve that matchup too, but I'm drawing a blank. Basically, it comes down to Tombstalker or no, since you...
I don't think it's necessary to put your opponent on a clock in order for Standstill to be effective. If they're not breaking your Standstill, then you get to drop lands and move into the midgame....
Like J.V., I played Dreadstill (Ugr) on day 1 of TMLO. I ended up dropping pretty early on, but I have a few notes from playing the deck this weekend:
Tops. I was only running 2 (plus 3 Mage),...
@ Guy I Don't Know: In addition to answering Deed, Needle is pretty strong against Painter and decks with recursion (e.g. Ruins/Stronghold). You have Stifle effects to answer Deed/EE, but Stifle...
REBs seem solid against Landstill. What do you side out? A mix of Dazes and Standstills, right? Just out of curiosity, are there any matchups where you side out Dreadnought?
If your opponent isn't breaking your Standstill, either they're playing a deck that will function better under the Standstill than you (like Landstill, 43Lands, or Ichorid) or they're playing poorly....
This isn't true at all. Assuming a god draw for Servant/Grindstone, you win turn 3 (T1 Grindstone, T2 Servant, T3 tap and win). A god draw for Stifle/Nought wins on turn 4 (T2 Stifle+Nought, T3 hit...