Dies to Removal

What were the games like that BW won against you? I saw one involving Blood Baron, but was there more than that?

Baron is a problem card out of Esper too, I really feel like the deck wants an answer to it.

Tested a lot of Burn vs Esper tonight with DXI-Edge (we're PTQing this weekend), the matchup felt really terrible without access to Firedrinker Satyr. All Esper had to do to win was counter one spell, remove one creature, and then land a blood baron. Esper won past Burning Earth twice, on top of th...

I haven't had to mull very much with the deck tbh, the deck is mostly damage + lands, so a lot of combinations of lands/spells are keepable. It's just variance, a 60-70% winrate is still very solid.

Tested a lot of Burn vs Esper tonight with DXI-Edge (we're PTQing this weekend), the matchup felt really terrible without access to Firedrinker Satyr. All Esper had to do to win was counter one spell, remove one creature, and then land a blood baron. Esper won past Burning Earth twice, on top of tha...

Not sure how to board with the new addition of Blind Obedience. I've been bringing it in in a lot of matchups but it usually ends up doing ~2 damage, what matchups is it meant for?

I don't honestly like Burning Earth very much as a sideboard card (in paper, I've yet to test it)

Anyone have any anecdotes about it performing well?

I took the list from the CFB article to a local $1k, did alright with it. I went 4-3, with 2 of my losses coming at the very end. I won vs Mono Black, Jund Monsters, BW Midrange, and Esper Control. My 3 losses were GR Monsters, BW Midrange, and RDW. BW felt like a pretty bad matchup with my board pl...

::D Awesome. Taking this to a 1k in a couple hours.

If you cut the 3 Toil/Trouble, and put in 2 Dragons, that leaves room for 1 card. Is 4 Sparktrooper too many against MonoU/GR?

90% playing this list in a 1k this weekend, BUG Midrange just isn't quite there.

Is your list from the video the most up to date or do you prefer Firedancers in the side as per the list in this thread?

Alex, your list looks a lot closer to where I want to be. I ran Val's list in a GPT on the weekend and ended up 3-2, in 10th. I lost to mono black and a 4 colour super friends deck, and really didn't like how good Sylvan Caryatid Was against Ash Zealot, and Stormbreath is pretty solid against planes...

About to play a list very similar to Val's in a GPT! Slightly different sideboard. I'll post a report after.

Just put this together on MTGO, it's performing awesomely. A lot more fun to play than Mono Black, plus it's way cheaper so selling MB for this left me with a healthy dose of left over tickets. :) I've only played a few games in the Tournament Practice Room so far, and 1 2-man vs GR Monsters (I won ...

This looks awesome. Pretty sure I'm about to sell Mono Black online to play this. What's your board plan vs Mono Blue? Same as other aggro decks?

What does your current list look like Val? Trying to find my deck for a GPT this weekend.

I'm leery to have 4 sideboard slots devoted to a card that mostly comes in for favourable matchups. It is pretty clutch against those decks, though...

What do you think of the 4 Skullcrack? I currently have 2 Boros Charm sideboard that have been middling in how good they are. Glare seems awesome with how good RW has been doing.

I'm sold. I cut 1 Young Pyromancer, 2 Firedrinker, and 1 Shock from my above list to add in 4 Ashley.

Thanks for the welcome! :) Been lurking for a while, bouncing between decks, this one is still some of the most fun I've had this Standard. Right now I've got this sleeved up in front of me: [deck] 4 Firedrinker Satyr 4 Rakdos Cackler 4 Young Pyromancer 4 Chandra's Phoenix 1 Pyrewild Shaman 2 Chandr...

Sweet report, thanks for writing that up!

How did Ash Zealot perform throughout the day? The list I'm on right now still has 4 Pyromancers and 2 Dragons main, and I'm not sure how badly I want ol' Ashley. What matchups do you miss her in?