Postby Nezeru » Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:10 am
Round 4 vs Bw Devotion (egadd2894)
On the play hand: Sacred Foundry, 2 Mountain, Mutavault, Jet, Shock, Helix. I'll run with it and run out the Vault first to hide info. The chance of t2 Ash Zealot is not a big problem here.
His first play is Orzhov Guildgate so I can get in for 2. At this point he's probably on Bw, but he might be playing Esper Humans as well...I doubt they'd play Orzhov Guildgate though? I don't know that decklist well.
His 2nd play is Swamp, so I have him on BW. Pack Rat will get Shocked unless he blocks. He didn't block.
Turn 3 Swamp, Lifebane Zombie. Oh joy. I really want Searing Blood back at this point. I play a Mountain and attack into it, in case I decide it's a mistake. Probably should have Jetted the Zombie and then attacked for two because it seems better than trading. He blocks...we can trade because I have a Jet and sufficient mana. Perhaps this is poor reasoning. Life totals are 20-16
going into his 4th turn.
Temple of Enlightenment...hmm. I have one of those in my Bw Devotion list so maybe that's what he's on.
I Chain a DD and get in for 2 with Ash Zealot. Life totals 22-8, looking good so far. He knows about my Lightning Strike from his Zombie earlier. He taps out for Gay Merchant of Ass-hotel and drains me for 2...joy.
He plays a second Gray Merchant into my Skullcrack. I have lethal burn and he has an Orzhov Guildgate up, so we're going to game 2.
Boarding: I like to keep in Chained against the devotion versions, he's probably splashing White for either Obzedat, Blood Baron, or both.
+1 Assemble +1 Mutavault +1 Blind Obedience (Whip) +1 Chained to the Rocks +1 Chandra +1 YP$
-4 Ash Zealot -2 Shock
Hand on the draw: Mutavault, 2 Mountain, Assemble, Charm, 2 Chained. I need a white source to play anything in this hand, but I'm going to roll with it. This may be a mistake. I really don't like mulliganing against Thoughtseize/Duress decks.
At this point I note that not one
of my opponents has mulliganed a hand! This is how tournaments usually go for me. He did bottom his first scry card though.
Draw: Skullcrack. Hmm. I lead with Mutavault and pass. He Thoughtseizes before playing a land turn 2 and takes Assemble the Legion, then plays a tapped Shrine so I can get in for 2. I drew my 3rd Chained to the Rocks (still no white mana) and he plays a Pack Rat. I draw another Skullcrack and go aggro with Mutavault again. He plays a second Pack Rat. I topdeck a Phoenix and try to race (he has no Mutavaulats so this might work) He plays Blood Baron (why are people even still on this card? isn't it terrible now? Obzedat seems way better)
I draw YP with no protection. By my math if I attack for 2 here he goes to 10, I can Crack him to 7. I'm at 14 and he can make two pack rats and attack me for 12 and get me to 2, which leaves me unable to shock if I do draw a white source for my Boros Charm/Chain, so I have zero outs if I attack. I stay back on defense this turn. He plays Blind
Obedience and extorts a Devour Flesh. If I Skullcrack it I am negative on life so I let it resolve and take my Phoenix. He can't even swing with everything now without losing a Pack Rat, but if I go to two lands I doubt I can win. I'll do the math if he swings with everything. He swings with everything. If I activate, block, Skullcrack, I kill a rat, take 6 and go to 9. He can't kill me next turn without something good, he'll be at 10 and will be unable to gain life next turn after I Crack him again. If I draw a white source next turn and a burn spell the turn after I can still win.
If I don't block, I take 8 and go to 7, hit him to 10 with Skullcrack, I'm dead on board there, so I'll block.
My draw step shows me my 4th Chained to the Rocks, I'm now out of options and dead in two turns. I'll just pass and see what he does. I discard the Phoenix and pass.
On the play I'm bringing in the Cacklers. I saw Blind Obedience and Blood Baron. I'm bringing in Mortars for a possible blowout as well. I'm
boarding out my Jets and Shock here.
Starting hand couldn't be worse. Temple,. Mutavault, Foundry, 3 Mountain, Chained. Mulligan.
Second hand isn't much better. Temple, Chained, YP*2, Skullcrack, Strike. I'll keep because I have two cards to find a second land. He also mulliganed to 6.
I scry my 3rd Young Pyromancer to the bottom. He gets the turn 2 BlOb (god I hate this situation)
I hit my 2nd land on turn 4. He Thoughtseizes and I Skullcrack him in response to the Extort trigger, he takes Lightning Strike so I can't turn on my Pyromancer and he attacks with Vault. He knows I'm holding 2 YP$, Chained and YP$. He plays Nightveil Specter, which I can Chain on my turn. This seems weak.
After drawing my 4th land finally, I hit Chandra, he attacks it with Nightveil so he doesn't get a trigger. Now I think he's just bad. Then he plays Blood Baron. Yikes, that I don't hav ean answer for yet. I can try to race by +1ing Chandra, but 0 seems more sound here.GOD, HE HAS REVOKE EXISTENCE FOR MY CHAINED.....
.I'm probably screwed.
Then he plays Gray Merchant, Gray Merchant, and I die to a 10/10 Baron...what the hell can I do when I draw all lands and Chandra exiles all Skullcracks and Rakdos Cacklers?
This should be a fine matchup but my draws were terrible. Finishing 2-2 after 2-0 start really sucks, especially because my last round opponent was actually making tons of play mistakes.