Quote Originally Posted by Reeplcheep View Post
I think you played well here. Forcing 1 drops and 3 drops is exactly what you him to do. The 19 mana source deck drawing lands before the 28 mana source deck is just bad beats. What did you replace the agents with G3? Why did you bring them in G2?
I brought them in as a gotcha for the Stoneforge Mystics that he was running, and for maybe stifle a fetch if nothing else. I didn't see them at all in game 2 and decided to put them back for game 3. I can't remember off the top of my head what I swapped them for, maybe the leylines? I was hesitant to pull those out as that removed a potential win con with helm, but i think that is what I did anyway. Game 3 I just went back to the original 60.

Chalice is primarily sided out vs vial & stompy decks. In both cases dark ritual is one of your best cards and the opponent has few relevant 1 drops for chalice to hit. A lot of the same rules apply to Trinisphere, except Trinisphere is also bad vs land based decks.
This version treats Leyline as a Blood Moon rather than a Emrakul. In a more combo focused version with multiple MD helms you wouldn’t side them out ever. But here if it doesn’t affect the opponent you probably have better cards to bring in.
I had to read that a few times but I think I get what you are saying (its a tool, not a haymaker). It makes sense. I'll keep practicing, I can see how people are doing well with this deck. It seems just about everything it plays that isn't removal is a must answer. I saw 2 serenities as well, so it will be something to keep in mind for future matchups. Thanks for the feedback!