I read that this deck struggles against Goblins and I see that the deck runs black. So, Engineered Plague?
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I read that this deck struggles against Goblins and I see that the deck runs black. So, Engineered Plague?
Rascal - I agree that Threshold is a tough matchup, even without Worship. In my testing, the matchup is slightly in Thresholds favor. Basically, we must resolve Chalice in order to win. It's not a...
burn has a positive matchup vs goblins, about 70/30. any decent draw with flamebreak is an auto win.
how about phyrexian warbeast? less drawback than negator and still castable with ritual.
going first is pretty critical in the goblin matchup. FS gets to use chalice for 1 or usually can cast a creature to block lackey. going second seems to hurt FS more than it hurts goblins. The...
I tested FS against my Goblin build which maindecks 4x Tin Street Hooligans, and I find that FS has a tough time in that matchup. Without Jitte and SoFI, FS can't really deal with Piledriver and...
Sea Drake - even without Chrome Mox, I still think Drake is a strong inclusion. We can usually cast Drake turn 3 and still have 3 mana on turn 4. The return effect can save Traitors and also can be...
I also ran into problems with the manabase. Too few blue sources and too much card advantage with Chrome Mox and City of Traitors on top of Force of Will. So, this is my current manabase: 14-15...
FallenOmnipotent. I've been working on this deck recently and I agree with you that there should be 4 Lightning Rifts maindeck. I always want one in play and it is strong in multiples. Early on, it's...
I used to run 4x Flunkies and I think they're solid, but I advocate Hooligans because alot of decks in the current meta maindeck some problem artifacts for us. Cursed Scroll in BW Confidant, Pithing...
Why not splash multiple colors? I don't think there's too much of a drawback and we get access to more sideboard weapons. Green gives us enchantment removal and Hooligans. White gives us enchantment...
But it cantrips your opponent as well. On turn 3, it's OK because we can combo off next turn in response to the opponent re-casting it. But on turn 2, we usually can't combo off the next turn so...
Instead of Remand, I was wondering if anyone has tested plain old Counterspell. When goldfishing, I find that the deck usually has enough resources to combo off by turn 4-5 without the Remand tricks....
We should be looking for options everywhere, not just mono color or splash. Test Snap, test REB, test everything.
I think fetchlands allow us to splash and avoid Wasteland pretty well. All we need...
I've mentioned this before... how about splashing red to help with the Threshold matchup? Red Elemental Blast and Pyroblast efficiently answer most of the problem cards of Threshold: Meddling Mage,...
What do you guys think of using Strategic Planning in place of Mental Note? For 1U, Strategic Planning dumps three cards into the graveyard and digs three deep. SP also helps avoid losing a useful...
For the Gro/Threshold matchup, I think splashing Red for REB/Pyroblast could help. REB is obviously strong vs countermagic but it also destroys key obstacles like Meddling Mage and Arcane Laboratory....
I thought about using Cursed Scroll but I'm not sure if it's better than Browbeat. Browbeat seems faster and mana curves better when dealing its damage. In my testing, it takes a long time before I...
If I decide to splash white, I still don't know how much I like Helix. In my first three turns, I want to be dropping basic mountains so as not to expose myself to Wasteland. Especially against fast...
For those of you considering a color splash for Disenchant etc, here's another tech idea:
Alter Reality 1U Instant - Change the text of target permanent or spell by replacing all instances of one...
I dropped Fork as well. For being 2cc spell, Fork really sits on the 3-4cc mana curve. I found myself with un-used mana more often. It's also vulnerable to countermagic. If they counter the fireblast...
I don't know, even with 4xPrice of Progress, 4xPithing Needle, and 4xSulfuric Vortex, I still lose to Landstill. I tried the Bolt-myself defense vs Pulse but it still slows me down since I have to...
I've been testing Burn vs postboard Landstill with 4xPulse 4xCOP and it seems like Landstill is a big favorite here. For Burn, I board out Flamebreaks and Fanatics and board in 4xVortex and 4xPithing...
Grah,
Flaring Pain, have you found this to be better than Pithing Needle or is this a budget replacement?
For me, Browbeat is a must. No other card can match the extra damage potential it...
GPT: Costa Mesa, CA
9/10/05
~30 players
1st-2nd split
Goblins
Cabal Coffers
3rd-4th
Landstill