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Krimson Viper
Ah! Ok. Well, I'm kind of winging it as I go. I did a little bit of thinking, a lot reading, and now I'm putting things into practice. My sideboard strategies against Grixis and Miracles have already been revealed.
Against Mirror, I simply take out Forces and bring in two Disfigure and the Jitte. The reasoning behind FoW out is that I know this deck will grind people out, card advantage is the real issue here, so two for one against yourself is something I seriously feel bad doing. The Disfigure kills DRS and opposing Goyfs and since this is a creature battle, Jitte does this repeatedly while closing the game out quickly. Maybe out Clique for another Deluge if the opponent likes to really aggro out, maybe?
For DnT, this is definitely in our favor, but D&T players that are actually good play extremely tightly. One false move on your part and it will be all over. I've thought about keeping FoW in for Vials, but that's feels like a bad idea, so they come out along with Jace and one Visions. Tons of card draw already, and it might be hit with Spirit of the Labyrinth if it's ran. Jace and Lili will be hit with Needle effects, but Lili is cheaper through taxing and kills things. Disfigure is brought in as cheap removal, Rod to blank all of their artifacts, Charm for mass removal and an answer to RIP, along with regeneration if Cataclysm is cast(total blowout). Deluge is brought in because Crusader is such a beast, especially with a weapon attached. I also think another card should be taken out to bring in Krosan Grip, but I'm not entirely sure what card. Clique, maybe? I haven't really found a use for Clique outside of combo match ups. I'm probably playing her wrong. Grip seems amazing here though, so I would probably side out Clique for it. Kills all equipment, stops Jitte, Vial and Skull by surprise, kills RIP, Revoker, it just seems to do a lot now that I think about it.
Don't know about Eldrazi. This wasn't a deck when I stepped away and I haven't read anything about this match up other than we are favored. Deck construction seems to be a factor in that running three Wastes instead of two can mean a world of difference. I would definitely bring Clique out here and bring in Deluge. I feel like they want to flood the board and our smaller creatures are outclassed. Go Goyf or go home. Except for Strix. Go Goyf/Strix or go home. :P
Out of all of my match ups, I feel like Miracles is the hardest. So many mind games, so many guesses, so many big events to overcome just to try and stay in the game, not just to win. Delver is just a swingy match up and it's over quickly. I much prefer quick deaths than slow ones. I almost never quit though.
Wouldn't keeping Strix in be ok due to being a roadblock? I could be over thinking that, however. As I'm typing this, I'm realizing that I will probably die in one shot. I agree about Lili. She seems underwhelming whenever I draw her, especially on a board where Mentor is already out. She seems less impactful these days. I honestly feel like Goyf can be a detriment here though. One landed RIP and Goyf AND DRS are useless. DRS feels like the better of the two because of his uses. I will try out your strategy though. I'm arguing to better understand the ideas behind the decisions.
I have to disagree completely with siding out Deluge. I've played against Mentor centric Miracles and there's just too many things to kill and four Decays aren't enough. Wiping the board is usually what one deck doesn't want the other to do, but doing it when we want helps. It's also why I bring Grip in in this match up. I want to kill all of their things. Not just because I hate their deck. No... No, it's because I hate their deck. >:D I'll try Clique out against Miracles. I haven't ever, yet.
I don't understand the acronym use of "TA," and why four FoW and less Visions?
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