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    shardless bug vs random combo

    In general how does shardless bug do against combo? out of the b/g decks (dark maverick, jund, shardless bug) what are the best AT fighting combo? These are more of personal questions, hopefully i put this in the correct location, thank you!

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    Re: shardless bug vs random combo

    It really depends which combo deck you're going up against. Normally, the order is this:
    1. shardless BUG
    2. Jund
    3. Junk maverick

    Almost all three of these decks don't have a super-good matchup against combo. Probably with the exception of shardless BUG. But then again, it doesn't run soft counters which is what sort of brings the matchup somewhat better for the combo player.

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    Re: shardless bug vs random combo

    They have bad combo matchups but sometimes the discard can get there
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    Re: shardless bug vs random combo

    I feel like junk has an unfavorable match up, but it is definitely winnable.
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    With shardless, you fight the combo decks postboard by bringing in soft counters and siding out shardless agents. From my experience, liliana, force, clique, thoughtseize and flusterstorms have been enough to bring down most combo decks.

    I think the second best would be junk postboard since it can bring in thalias, teegs and canonists to supplement its discard suite.

    Worst is Jund imo since all of its hate besides reb is stopped by an opposing leyline. Thats not to say it can't get there, but it has the narrowest angle of attack.

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    Re: shardless bug vs random combo

    Say i am looking for a deck that beats reanimator, omnishow, and dredge with ease. What decks am i looking at. Those are my most common matchups.

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    A classical Threshold should be fine in this meta ^^

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    Re: shardless bug vs random combo

    Quote Originally Posted by noahgs View Post
    Say i am looking for a deck that beats reanimator, omnishow, and dredge with ease. What decks am i looking at. Those are my most common matchups.
    Maverick-style decks have strong matchups against Reanimator and Dredge. You can start with Junk and add a bunch of Oblivion Rings and Ethersworn Canonists to shore up the Omni matchup.

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    RUG delver with good sideboard cards should do the trick, in my limited experience.

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    Re: shardless bug vs random combo

    Quote Originally Posted by somethingdotdotdot View Post
    From my experience, liliana, force, clique, thoughtseize and flusterstorms have been enough to bring down most combo decks.
    ^^This^^

    From the combo (storm) perspective, I've noticed that discard backed with counters and a clock are problematic. That said you need to know what to pull with discard and what needs to be countered so experience and familiarity with the matchup is key.

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