First FNM for this block, and worst FNM play for me lol. Went 1-3 (only win was a bye : /). Considering my last 3 FNM were 3-1, 3-1-1, and 4-1 with nayan, starting to miss that deck haha. Gained lots of knowledge that created some changes to the Deck. Honestly thought to see more creature aggro, but still saw a ton of control decks around; this is what I faced.
Game 1: Esper Control (0-2). Was not ready for this deck at all. Second game I made adjustments to bring in 3x Slaughter Games, and they worked well, got rid of Elspeth and Blood Baron, and with this threats gone, it took like 20 turns of control until he used Ashiok on one of my exiled bigs. I am adding a fourth Slaughter Games and am going to look into adding more aggro to sideboard potentially. (Need help vs Devoted Esper and American Control).
Game 2: Azorius Enchantment (0-2). I was pissed I lost to this deck. Should of been a win, especially with all the removal this deck has. My mana curve was hurting all night, which is why I changed it up a bit, bringing in more lethal 2 and 3 drops. Game 1 I was mana screwed, game 2 he got Ordeal of Heliod to pop and won a close one.
Game 3: Buff'em Boros (1-2). Another series where mana curve was hurting. Have the right amount of removal in deck that should pave the way to wins against creature and buff creature decks.
Overall, I replaced:
2x Read the Bones -----> Whip of Erebos
3x Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch -----> Mogis's Marauder
4x Thrill-Kill Assassin -----> Spike Jester
Even though it does not seem that I reduced the mana curve, this is a big step in the right direction. The Whip will be huge against control decks, or another way to bring in damage and lifelink. Mogis Marauder and Spike Jester bring in the aggro I want early game. We shall see what happens next friday.
