Quote Originally Posted by catmint View Post


Rip is not a big problem. The most unfair things we do don't need the yard + we have abrupt decay. Side out goyfs and reduce deathrites - bring in more decay and discard. Terminus is much more of a concern.
I agree, I don't see RIP as a problem either. I just said that because that's what he was asking about.



This is strange thinking. The deck does not need to close out games quickly. It has mostly inevitably (played some grindy games against goblins and nic fit - not even they can usually keep up with all that card advantage). But also the statement "not closing out quickly" is wrong. Sure the goldfish is not like a delver deck but once a goyf, shardless and deathrite out you hit so heavy + there is burn and haste. The deck kills very quickly and this is actually one of the big advantages. You pressure the life total but if they stabilize the board there is an ancestral and what not waiting.
I've been facing Merfolk and this happens quite a bit in that matchup. Floating an Ancestral means litte if the opponent vials in two lords and suddenly threatens lethal.

Jace is definitely good in this deck, but I really don't think you can knock Garruk before you try him. It's like Tezz AOB in affinity: play, +1 to do something, then -4 for huge damage. That's not bad at all. My meta is very different, though. People are still playing lots of Reanimator and Affinity, both of which are decks that can realistically topdeck stuff that can kill me in a few turns even if I draw 3. Inevitability doesn't matter quite as much in these matchups. I would play Jace if I faced a lot of grindy decks, but I wouldn't play him in my meta.