Deck edits: -2 Boiling Earth from sideboard for 2 Radiant Flames
So I played this deck at a game day today and lost in the semis, but still top 8 and here are the results:
Swiss Results:
Match 1 vs. Mardu Green (1-2):
This is the deck that ended up winning the whole tournament. So game 1 was pretty terrible, I had mana issues and lost cleanly. I won game 2 due to Abbot of Keral Keep hitting an Abbot of Keral Keep hitting a Monastery Swiftspear in the late game with a flipped Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
Flip. Game 3 was incredibly close, however, he topdecked Siege Rhino when I was at 2 life with lethal the next turn, dang!
Match 2 vs. G/W Tokens (2-0):
This is how my deck is supposed to work. So I attacked for lethal turn 5 game one, and game 2 he played Secure the Wastes for 5, but Radiant Flames swept the board and shut him down.
Match 3 vs. 4c Rally (2-0):
I love maindeck Dispel. Game 1 was really good, it was blow for blow, and having already cast 1 Rally the Ancestors, he needed to cast a second one to avoid lethal and kill me. He drew it, and I had the Dispel for the win. Game 2 I went wide with goblin tokens from Hordeling Outburst (played twice, once from Jace), and took the match.
Match 4 vs. G/B Ramp (0-0-1):
So I was paired up against the top seed of the tournament so far, and we both needed to draw to make top 8, so we shook and made the top 8!
Top 8 Results:
Match 1 vs. G/W Tokens (2-0):
Yes, it was the same person and the same deck. It worked incredibly well plus he had to take a mulligan down to 5 game 2 so I took the match easily and went into the semis.
Match 2 vs. G/B Ramp (1-2):
This was a close one. I won game 1 due to a double Titan's Strength and Temur Battle Rage on a Jori En, Ruin Diver, then a swing for 4 the following turn for lethal turn 6. Game 2 was a thumping. He got 3 Jaddi Offshoots out by turn 3 and it totally shut me out, plus the 2 Thought-Knot Seers probably helped. Lastly game 3, such a let-down. I kept a 1-lander (Island) with a hand full of gas, and hit my second land drop, turn 7. Yea, it was bad. Regardless, it was a ton of fun to play.
In conclusion, this deck was a blast to play and I hope you will have success with it in the future.
Deck Thoughts: I found myself boarding out both copies of Treasure Cruise pretty much every match since it's just too slow, going to test with Anticipate instead.
