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The bigger problem is not having a timely answer to Leovold. You won't always get to sandbag a Red Blast to deal with him on the stack, nor will you always have a Terminus set up in time. Them...

I think you are one of the few players who cuts removal against a deck that relies so heavily on creatures to win the game.

Yes, it's true that Terminus is the better card in this matchup, but...

Just drop them early game. If they counter it, they counter it. But if they don't, it can take over the game. Personally, I'm of the school of thought to just play into the possible counterspells...

Whiteface: I don't really agree with some of your sideboarding choices (or your overall deck configuration really, especially the 61st card), but here's my main suggestion:

In matchups where you...

I got first place in a small local tournament yesterday (20~ players, 5 rounds Swiss and cut to Top 8) with the following list:

4 F. Strand
4 P. Delta
1 A. Mesa
4 Island
1 Plains
1 Karakas
3...