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...with zero counters on it. Since the sacrifice is part of the effect (which you just stifled), it will just trigger again immediately.

Indeed, we were talking about the Spiral Tide Matchup. You don't wanna be walking your Teeg into a SCM against Miracles.

It gets even better once you land Cavern of Souls to completely neglect their countermagic, even if they bounce.

...because it helps against Brain Freeze, I suppose? Truth is, in less than 5% of games, Solidarity/High Tide will actually care about Gaea's Blessing. You're much better off, playing something...

Yeah! If you want to beat gay decks, stay straight! :wink:

Regarding the Sylvan Safekeeper vs. Mother of Runes thing in the UW Miracles matchup: I'd go as far as to say that Gaddock Teeg+Sylvan...

Sylvan Safekeeper + Gaddock Teeg is pretty rough to deal with for UW Miracles, let me tell you.

The best part: it's Oracle text no longer says you've got to give the creature back to your opponent once the game is over. Maximum profit! :cool:

I love the cmc of 2 as it makes this guy come down on turn2 most of the time. He however trails Elspeth when it comes to protecting himself.

Maybe I am missing something, but how is Sneak Show ever going to beat Mother of Runes protecting Peacekeeper? Double Pyroclasm/Echoing Truth? Even more once Scryb Ranger shows up?

I'm no longer...

I'm not convinced. The mirror all comes down to connecting with Umezawa's Jitte so you can disable opposing Mother of Runes. Other highly relevant cards are Maze of Ith, Aven Mindcensor and - if you...

Gaddock Teeg is still the most important card against control. Both pre and post sideboard. I strongly recommend 1 in the maindeck.

Over Wasteland? Madness! :eek:

Wasteland wins games. If you want to try this, do as follows:

-1 Horizon Canopy
-1 Forest (going down to just 1)
+1 New Land
+1 Green Fetchland

To me it...

Exactly. There's a reason, Spell Snare and Force of Will are among the first cards hitting the bench in the Maverick matchup. Actually [CARDS]Daze[CARDS] is the only card that would be worth looking...

I have to ask again: which (generic) counterspells are we talking about? Force of Will, ok. And what else?

To be fair, the only creature I usually counter (and by that the only thing we're talking about is Force of Will) is Mother of Runes when I don't have a removal spell ready.

And the downside is...

As much as I am a dedicated fighter against "ad hominem", in this case you are talking about the very likely most succesful Maverick pilot in the world. So if you come out comparing sheer finishes w/...

I may have already mentioned this, but I really think 3 Path to Exile in the sideboard are a very efficient way to combat RUG Delver. Also, having the 2nd Scryb Ranger helps a lot here.

Basically, it's Mother of Runes + Scryb Ranger. This deck doesn't want cards that are bad on their own; no space for such an instant.

Flusterstorm is way better against combo decks that run countermagic of their own like Hive Mind or Reanimator. Spell Pierce is more flexible, hitting a lot of random stuff like Stax, Enchantress and...

The maindeck is already pretty well prepared for that matchup, especially if you opt for the 2 Scryb Ranger as well as Aven Mindcensor for Jace and SFM. After sideboarding, bringing in the 2nd Thrun...

One of the best sb cards in the current meta is Surgical Extraction. Most people I know already run 3-4. Actually, I think this deck has a positive matchup against anything that doesn't play Show and...

"Maverick? What? I mean, did Tom Cruise play this deck, or what?"
- Brian Kibbler on SCG right now :laugh:

Also, Maverick is on SCG Coverage right now. Tune in!

I think he's talking about getting your Karakas Wastelanded before you drop Teeg. Still, when in need for the mana, I'd definitely run out that Karakas.

In case you haven't tried it, bring in Ethersworn Canonist against Dredge. It really slows them down more than you'd expect. And definitely bring them in against Hive Mind. It allows you to Krosan...

Why would you want an Enchantment, that can not be protected by Mother of Runes, instead of Ethersworn Canonist?

/edit: yeah, got it confused with Rule of Law. Look at me, using Card-Tags and...