Wrath of Karn (Blue Tron Control)

[AlterEgo]

TronTrol Decklist:

//Lands
1 Academy Ruins (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Academy+Ruins)
1 Blast Zone (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Blast+Zone)
1 Dreadship Reef (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Dreadship+Reef)
1 Field of Ruin (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Field+of+Ruin)
5 Island (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Island)
1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Oboro%2C+Palace+in+the+Clouds)
1 River of Tears (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=River+of+Tears)
1 Tolaria West (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Tolaria+West)
4 Urza's Mine (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Urza%27s+Mine)
4 Urza's Power Plant (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Urza%27s+Power+Plant)
4 Urza's Tower (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Urza%27s+Tower)

//Spells
1 Chalice of the Void (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Chalice+of+the+Void)
4 Condescend (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Condescend)
2 Cyclonic Rift (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Cyclonic+Rift)
4 Expedition Map (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Expedition+Map)
3 Karn, the Great Creator (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Karn%2C+the+Great+Creator)
1 Oblivion Stone (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Oblivion+Stone)
1 Relic of Progenitus (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Relic+of+Progenitus)
3 Remand (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Remand)
1 Spell Burst (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Spell+Burst)
1 Talisman of Dominance (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Talisman+of+Dominance)
4 Thirst for Knowledge (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Thirst+for+Knowledge)
1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Ugin%2C+the+Spirit+Dragon)
2 Warping Wail (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Warping+Wail)

//Creatures
2 Solemn Simulacrum (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Solemn+Simulacrum)
1 Trinket Mage (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Trinket+Mage)
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Ulamog%2C+the+Ceaseless+Hunger)
3 Walking Ballista (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Walking+Ballista)
1 Wurmcoil Engine (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Wurmcoil+Engine)

//Sideboard
1 Chalice of the Void (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Chalice+of+the+Void)
1 Crucible of Worlds (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Crucible+of+Worlds)
1 Dismember (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Dismember)
3 Leyline of the Void (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Leyline+of+the+Void)
1 Mycosynth Lattice (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Mycosynth+Lattice)
1 Oblivion Stone (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Oblivion+Stone)
1 Pithing Needle (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Pithing+Needle)
1 Relic of Progenitus (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Relic+of+Progenitus)
2 Spatial Contortion (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Spatial+Contortion)
1 Torpor Orb (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Torpor+Orb)
2 Wurmcoil Engine (https://www.mtg-forum.de/db/magiccard.php?utf8=1&lng=de&card=Wurmcoil+Engine)

boring statistics (https://deckstats.net/decks/20099/237263-der-zorn-des-karn-mono-u-tront)

my little tournament report from yesterday's Modern Qualifier
note: the decklist I used had Karn, Scion of Urza and Mindslaver, the second Warping Wail instead of a Wurmcoil Engine in the sideboard and no Oblivion Stone main. The first two I sided out in every single game.

round 1 - 2:1 vs. Boros Burn
g1 he flood a bit while I begin with Relic and Talisman against his Goblin Guide and Eidolon, which costs him a lot more life than me. I simply hold onto my cheaper spells. His triplet of Guides still gnaw my life total, but I can seweep them all with a lucky Blast Zone from the top (and Remand on his Boros Charm). Tron comes together very late, but he finds no answer, when Karn wishes for a Wurmcoil Engine.
g2 he has the combo - four bolts and two dudes leave me no chance to stabilize.
g3 he takes a kickstart, but lucky me keeps a turn 3 Wurmcoil which he doesn't have a solution for.
I shouldn't have won this, but to be fair, it was his first Modern tournament ever, and not his own deck.

round 2 - 2:1 vs. Mono-B Vampires
g1 my deck refuses to play. Four lands, no Tron and various 6+drops in hand - the bloodsuckers beat my face.
g2 she floods in swamps while I get a timely beater.
g3 was more exciting: I play aggressively getting T4 Tron. She bins a Karn with Hexmage, Ugin with Hero's Downfall and a Ballista with Bile Blight while a Vampire Lacerator and a Viscera Seer gnaw at both our life totals. Expedition Map into Blast Zone solves that problem and I can stabilize at 9 life (against 15). The second Ballista with Academy Ruins and Spell Burst cleans up quickly.
At least one of three games was one - although still a bit one-sided.

round 3 - 0:2 vs. Hogaak Vine
g1 I can hinder him a little, but ultimately I have no chance.
g2 I fail to mulligan into Leyline, so Hogaak und Veggie mob me in three turns. Serves me right.
I believe this matchup is almost unwinnable unless the opponent is named Magicarp.

Runde 4 - 2:1 vs. Izzet Storm
g1 takes very long. Because he forgets my Chalice@1, his first attempt to combo fizzles. I can't find a single Mine so I can only try to survive his next turn - after his three storm attempts he switches to beatdown mode. After Cyclonic Rift off of 6 lands and a Talisman, I must let him resolve this three Goblins again - and die the next turn.
g2 I start on 6 cards and with a Leyline. His turn 3 he has Echoing Truth and then begins singing his Aria while I beat face with Trinket Mage and Solemn Simulacrum. Shattering Spree on Solemn, Relic and Talisman comes too late - he is tapped out and I have 10 mana for Karn into Lattice. His Aria falls silent. With me at 14 life, him at 9 and less than 5 minutes left he concedes.
g3 he mulligans to 6, keeps one land and never finds a second one. I go full speed with 2 minutes on the clock. My turn 3 Ballista sticks and manages to grow to 5/5 when time is called. Had he found a second land, this would have been a draw... or worse.
Lucky me - another match I should not have won.

Result: 3-1-0, 9 Points, 3rd place after swiss.
Of course I proceed to fail in the first round of the top8 MH1-draft.

Anyway, I'm glad I could play one of my favourite decks again.