Quote Originally Posted by Grand Superior View Post
I wanted the True-Name Nemesis list to be good, but I think that Team America with TNN just lacks punch. You gain an evasive beater/eternal wall and less susceptibility as a whole to Rest in Peace and Submerge, but you lose the raw power of Hymn to Tourach (Thoughtseize is far too polite for what this deck wants to be doing), Tombstalker (costs less mana than TNN, is virtually just as evasive, dodges Abrupt Decay and Lightning Bolt, and has +2 power) and Liliana of the Veil (well, she's Lily 2.0). Akatsuki wrote a lot about this in his tournament report on Channel Fireball.

I do think that the TNN version can shine in a meta that's heavier on Tundra decks, but I think it's weaker than traditional Team America for the most part.
That's similar to how I felt but I was also considering changing those lists. Removing Thoughtseize from the main deck, pick up the 20th land, 2 Jace and 4 Stifle. Is this deviating too far away from Team at that point? I'm more likely going to go towards the traditional UB list (I really like Tombstalker) but I am just thinking about options.