Ran my Grixis Control with some changes. Took out {Dreadbore} for {Rakdos's Return}. {Dreadbore} was feeling too slow, and I felt {Rakdos's Return} would help against the {Sphinx's Revelations}, so I switched {Doom Blade} for {Hero's Downfall}, to give me instant Walker removal.
Sideboard was 4x {Gainsay} against Esper, 3x {Jace, Memory Adept} against another control matchup, 2x {Sire of Insanity} and 2x {Slaughter Games} as well against Esper, 4x {Anger of the Gods} against fast aggro.
Match 1: Grixis vs. RDW
My opponent was actually someone I had played against before, so we were friendly at the table. As I won a few months ago against him, he took his revenge.
First game I won. {Young Pyromancer} and kill spells ended it.
Game 2
My {Lifebane Zombie}'s couldn't get any {Boros Reckoner}s, and he started burning me directly with {Magma Jet}. Once I was 8-10 life, he dropped {Burning Earth}. I run about 3 basic lands. I couldnt drop {Ætherling} without dying, so he won.
Game 3
Went the same. I couldn't do anything against that card.
Match 2: Grixis vs. Slivers
We all know Slivers are very susceptible to removal. It showed.
Game 1+2
I stalled the board until {Ætherling} both games. Uneventful games, but I stomped.
Match 3: Grixis vs. {B}{U}{G} (Ana) Counters
I had also played this guy before, so nothing but laughs all game
Game 1:
{Guttersnipe} hit and killed everything. He {Cyclonic Rift}ed me 3 times though, all with Overload. But the biggest threat he ever got before an instant kill spell was {Master Biomancer}, so not really any threats.
Game 2: I boarded in my {Gainsay}s after all the {Cyclonic Rifts}. It turned out I used it to counter a {Dissolve}, countering my {Magma Jet}. I had 2 {Young Pyromancer}'s out. Got 4 1/1's, and dealt 2, and scry 2'd. He dropped a {Kalonian Hydra} and passed. I made a funny misplay where I {Turn // Burn}ed it, thinking id kill it, but that made it a 4/5 instead of 4/4. Regardless, my token swarm was too much.
Match 4: Grixis vs. Esper
Game 1: This game lasted 30 minutes. I dropped multiple {Jace Architect of Thought}s, which all got {Detention Sphere}d throughout the course of the game. I attempted to drop {Ætherling} but he was quickly {Dissolve}d. The game went until he dropped {Elspeth Sun's Champion} and I conceded.
Game 2: Due to my sideboard being mostly vs. Esper Control, I had the advantage. He dropped {Pithing Needle} and said {Jace Architect of Thought}. I then proceeded to drop {Jace, Memory Adept}. That's when things got sour. He began cursing and said "**** you" to me. I milled him over a few turns and he conceded.
Game 3: Knowing {Jace Memory Adept} was a big threat now, I boarded him out, and put back in my {Jace Architect of Thought}s. He dropped {Pithing Needle}, said {Jace Memory Adept} and then I dropped {Jace Architect of Thought}, wasting his {Pithing Needle} in 2 games. He looked confused, then I told him I boarded my other Jace's out. He continued with the "**** you"'s and I dug for {Ætherling}, he resolved. My opponent at 7, I swung for 7 unblockable. He {Sphinx's Revelation}ed for 12. I {Gainsay}d (which I actually top decked. He dug for the revelation with Jace, so I knew he had it. When I drew {Gainsay} I felt giddy). He threw his cards down and acted like a child.
3-1! :D
Best pack pull was {Hero's Downfall}. Pulling Elspeth last week got my hopes up lol
I've decided to sideboard {Swan Song} against {Burning Earth} now, along with my already {Slaughter Games} to try to keep it from hitting.
Any other ideas would be great :) Thanks for reading!!
Great read and good job wrecking at FNM
Nice read good job!
I don't want to waste peoples time with my fnm.. I did terrrible...
Bump
**** you man! Lmfao I hate players like that! But my oh my what an interesting sb trick lmfao! Good job again!!! :D
Quote from: bravado883 on October 06, 2013, 12:20:20 PM
Also why you don't name a threat that's not already on board with {Pithing Needle}, haha.
That depends on the situation. If you don't want them to ever activate a walker or whatever you take that risk.