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Burning Wish -> Devastating Dreams is how you solve the one-drop Zoo problem. That, and COTV out of the board. Otherwise, you're probably done for even with Fires/Grove or Assault. In fact, DD...

That's why I sideboard Chalice rather than maindeck it. It comes in against Burn, Sligh, Tempo thresh, and Storm pretty much.

I had to play against Cat Sligh rather often when I played this deck (I ran Jund colors with Burning Wish). Basically, I boarded in Chalice, boarded out Dark Confidant, and stalled with removal as...

Quoting myself from page 21:



I experimented with the Naya list and found that it was even slower (too many three-drops). Also, Bob > KOTR.

Burning Wish is the NUTZ, partially because you can go Wish -> Perish/Virtue's Ruin against Hydra Avatar.dec. I started out running 3 and eventually went up to 4 because I was wrecking my sideboard...

Yes, against combo I greatly miss the whole sideboard. But I pretty much gave up on ever winning that matchup when I built this deck, so whatever.

EDIT: With rare exceptions, the maindeck is a...

1. Yes, sometimes dredging assault has been an issue. However, there are a lot of times when you really don't want to draw Assault, so I limit it to two copies. Punishing Fire is better if you just...

Ruckus suggested we move the discussion of this list here, where it belongs. Quoting myself:

Sneak/Show: We lose.

Painted Stone: Krosan Grip, Ancient Grudge, burn out the wazoo.