Play Question

[Dmreiss]

My oponnent thoughtseized me early in a game at FNM.  He knew I had a dissolve in hand.  I later cast a Sorin and he played Dig Through Time to look for a counter.  He seemed shocked when I didn't play the Dissolve to counter his Dig.  I did counter the Dissolve he found with the Dig.  He thought it was stupid to play it that way; my thought was that I got 2 of his cards for my one Dissolve.  What are your thoughts?  Did I make a a mistake, or was I correct to hold off?

[MuggyWuggy]

Did you win? If so, you did the right play, 2 cards for 1 is good, sorin still lands, and now he's used a dig and a counter. He may have shipped some good cards to the bottom.

[SoshiGanrou]

This is more of a your call bit. For me initially I would have countered. Just as insurance that he doesn't have the counter and ride sorin to victory if I can. What you did isn't wrong just a line that someone else wouldn't do. Everyone plays different.

[MuggyWuggy]

I just love the idea of someone digging for an answer, then you counter than answer

[Dmreiss]

I won the game, but lost the match.  I thoughtseized the wrong card in game 3 and lost by playing behind the rest of it.

[MuggyWuggy]

With 3 mana open for any opponent who runs blue, you must ask: does he have counter

[mickeven]

dangerous play that paidoff in the end. high risk/high reward situation that worked so kuddos! but i would have countered the dig too to be safer

[Dmreiss]

True, I didn't mention that he didn't have enough to cast two counters as well. His available mana makes a huge difference in that situation.

[Mattao19]

How many cards in his hand after he cast DTT (before it resolved? Even so always counter the DTT bc he could always get counter + {Periless Vault} to make the Sorin gonzos

[Dmreiss]

No  one is playing Perilous Vault in my metaa.  I don't think I have even seen one in play.

He had about 4 cards in hand when he DTT'd. 

[Mattao19]

True but still counter the DTT next time just bc it avoids him of getting rid of his 2 best cards.

What deck was he running? Bc UB Control relies on Vault

[Cender]

On the whole I think I'd fight the Dig. It's a 1 for 1 either way, but it's that crucial "other" card you don't get to counter immediately. Not to mention the five cards of crud they got to sweep to the bottom.

That being said, you chose an alternate line of play, and your opponent calling it out as wrong is not accurate. As most plays go, it depends entirely on the exact situation (how many cards in your hand, his hand, his open mana, your open mana, threats in play, etc) and only you in that position has enough information to see the right line of play.

[Destore117]

Vault is a very nice card and I'm happy to have pulled it from M15. One of the few things I liked.

[Oldschoolmtgnoob]

Who's to say the dig yields a counter? He might have come up with crap and you would have countered dig for no reason. Since you're sitting pretty on a counterspell, you can comfortably protect sorin from anything that actually can kill him. And he can continue solemnly visiting wherever he pleases

[MuggyWuggy]

I mean, what if he just had a counter and Countered his sorin in response to countering dig?

It's all about mana being open & possibilities of colors