[Deck] ANT (Ad Nauseam Tendrils) Storm Combo

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would you keep this hand against ant on the draw?
i did and lost because ant gives a shit on 2 thoughtseize and a random elf :D

I won't, maybe if it was DRS, you simply have to try do your thing => NO->Ruric or Glipse Chain, hope to hit some hate in the process and not die in the meantime I believe, these hands are dead ends... you're a storm and elf player you should know better... btw. why don't you play Cabal Therapy instead of duress? It's the card I fear most out of elves elves personaly...

Hello fellow Stormers,

Can you guys give your input on the Sneak and Show MU? I have a friend that makes it seems like it's like 90-10 in their favor or something pretty bad every time we talk about it when at worst, for me at least, it has been 55-45 in their favor. 50-50 when they have no leyline to bring in postboard. So I guess I want to know how good, bad, or even this matchup is and what sort of approach should be taken when playing ANT against Sneak and Show.

EDIT: My friend also thinks that Xantid Swarm is not good enough for the matchups we usually bring it in for, which is usually Griselbrand combo decks. He says that it is too slow and a lot has to go right for your for it to be effective. I am a bit skeptical as I feel like Xantid Swarm makes Griselbrand not an auto-win. I also just don't know what other cards I would bring in against sneak and show and reanimator aside from flusterstorm, karakas, graveyard hate, etc. I would appreciate your guys' input on this as well.

- Removed Flames - I agree with Robert... you could simplify it to - they show you Emrakul = you win, Griselbrand = they win .. sometimes one or the other breaks this rule, but active disruption is better then passive protection they have... I'd add 3 observations - S+T players tend to be worse players in general, Swansong is a joke vs. Cabal Therapy, Leyline of Sanctity is not as good as it looks, they have to keep/mulligan just becase of Leyline or draw them later... if they have Leyline and T2 Show the loss is perfectly acceptable... Xantid Swarm is very good, Pithing Needle is also decent... I personaly enjoy this matchup thou I've lost my last one in Prague Eternal - G1 he starts, Probes and Shows me Emrakul T1, I still can kill him my turn 2 on 1 life but he obv BS into a SP... G2 I draw just lands few turns, eventualy I still can ~50% kill him through Griselbrand if I draw a CT (due to Swansong token) obv. it waits on the top of my deck the turn I don't get after I take 22...


@Robert - as the Prague Eternal vids are up, I don't understand this situation in the Merfolk match (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylTa_06gxFM around 24 min)...the turn you get Cliqued, why do you go for it? and why do you show your hand to your opponent? If I haven't missed anything you cannot win this turn (leading with DR you pay for 2x dazefish leaves you with XS in hand, with your line Opp lets the CoV resolve and sacs both Cursecatcher countering your DR, if he rips a land you're practicaly dead with CotV on 2, still with LED and Swarm in play it might be worth the risk), Opp fucked up by fighting over the CoV and then you can win but decide not to (DR in response - pay 1-2 Cursecatcher, you have 8 cards in GY and he cannot pop Relic)... I don't get it... the next turn you can still lose was Opp playing it right, I know Jonas as a good player, but he should have clearly fought over the CR by tapping relic - you need to respond with another CR or with 3rd CR to 2nd CR due to Relic pop, get bottlenecked on mana and ToA just for 18...



@2 PIF - Once again... 2 PIF is incredible, I'm playing it for ~2 years and haven't looked back, I also used to have Ad Nauseam main, when TES started to prefer EtW I did the same and did not play Ad Nauseam at all, now I have 1 SB because of DRS+Hymn decks and Elves