Daily Dose 44 - Standard

Daily Dose of Standard

KrazyCaley

4 March 2013

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vs. a Tappedout deck!

Today is Community Day, where Bolas goes up against the deck of a Tappedouter.

KrazyCaley's deck:

Bolas for a Better Tomorrow

Standard* KrazyCaley

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jmallette1's deck:

deck-large:vigilante-aggression

Piloting jmallette1's deck will be our good buddy Sectoid. Sectoid knows Caley's deck, but Caley has taken an oath to not preview the enemy deck in detail ever since he put in Slaughter Games; he only knows the colors of the deck.

Comments from Sectoid are in bold and those from Caley are in italics.

Game 1

Sectoid wins the toss and plays first. He mulls to 6 on an opener of Plains, Champion of the Parish, Skyknight Legionnaire, Silverblade Paladin, Spark Trooper, Madcap Skills, Kessig Malcontents.

can't keep it.

Caley keeps an opener of Swamp, Drowned Catacomb, Watery Grave, Dragonskull Summit, Desolate Lighthouse, Chromatic Lantern, Slaughter Games.

Risky to keep against a deck with "aggression" in the name, but if he's going down to six, I feel like chancing it.

Sectoid keeps a 6 hand of Mountain, Plains, Champion of the Parish, Gather the Townsfolk, Silverblade Paladin, Rally the Peasants

hell yeah.

Turn 1

Sectoid plays Plains for Champion of the Parish and passes.

Human deck, probably with tokens.

Caley draws Nephalia Drownyard. He plays Watery Grave tapped and passes.

Gulp.

Turn 2

S plays Mountain and casts Gather the Townsfolk. Then he attacks with the 3/3 Champion and hits. (S 20, C 17). He passes.

C draws Drowned Catacomb. He plays Swamp and passes.

Lands, I love you very much, and I'm glad you're here in such abundance, but just head on down lower in the deck for now, ok?

Turn 3

S draws Silverblade Paladin. He casts Madcap Skills on a token, then attacks with everything, hitting. (S 20, C 10). He passes.

C draws Chromatic Lantern, plays Dragonskull Summit, casts Chromatic Lantern, and passes.

I've already lost, but I might as well see what else he casts.

Turn 4

S draws Madcap Skills. He casts it on the other token and attacks with everything and hits. (S 20, C 1). He passes.

C draws Dragonskull Summit, plays it, casts Chromatic Lantern, and passes.

Turn 5

S draws Spark Trooper and attacks with all his creatures for lethal damage.

where are his kill spells?

Sideboarding

Sectoid boards out 4x Bonds of Faith and 1x Madcap Skills for 1x Oblivion Ring, 2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, 2x Witchbane Orb.

pretty self-explanatory

Caley boards out 3x Devour Flesh and 2x Slaughter Games for 3x Illness in the Ranks and 2x Cyclonic Rift.

I know he's going to put in Witchbane Orb, so I'm going to ditch my player-targeting stuff since I have just-as-useful alternatives.

Game 2

Caley plays first. He mulligans a hand of 4 lands, 2x Chromatic Lantern, and Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker.

Maybe I left my actual Bolas deck at home and confused it with the deck that has 40 lands in it.

Sectoid keeps an opener of Mountain, Plains, Champion of the Parish, Gather the Townsfolk, Silverblade Paladin, and 2x Oblivion Ring.

Caley keeps an opener of Sulfur Falls, Drowned Catacomb, Dragonskull Summit, 2x Barter in Blood, and Illness in the Ranks.

Not a huge fan of this either, but hey.

Turn 1

C plays Drowned Catacomb tapped and passes.

S draws Clifftop Retreat, plays Plains, casts Champion of the Parish, and passes.

Turn 2

C draws Murder. He plays Dragonskull Summit tapped, casts Illness in the Ranks, and passes.

S draws Champion of the Parish. He plays Clifftop Retreat, then the Champion. He attacks with the old champion and hits. (S 20, C 18). He passes.

Turn 3

C draws Illness in the Ranks. He plays Sulfur Falls tapped, then casts Illness in the Ranks and passes.

well i was going to O-ring the illness, but hmm

S draws Sacred Foundry. He plays Mountain, then casts Silverblade Paladin, soulbonding it with the 3/3 Champion. He attacks and hits with the two Champions. (S 20, C 10). He passes.

Turn 4

C draws Swamp, plays it, and casts Barter in Blood. S sacrifices the two Champion of the Parish. C passes.

That was close.

S draws Plains. He plays Sacred Foundry tapped. He casts Oblivion Ring on Illness in the Ranks. He attacks with the Paladin and passes. (S 20, C 8).

Turn 5

C draws Chromatic Lantern. He does nothing and passes.

S draws Sacred Foundry. He plays Plains. He casts Oblivion Ring on the remaining Illness in the Ranks. Then he casts Gather the Townsfolk. In response, C Murders the Silverblade Paladin. S passes.

feel good about being able to have tokens again.

Turn 6

C draws Drowned Catacomb. He plays it and casts Barter in Blood, killing the tokens. He passes.

Hanging in there.

S draws Boros Charm, plays Sacred Foundry tapped, and passes.

Turn 7

C draws Nephalia Drownyard. He casts Chromatic Lantern and passes.

S draws Slayers' Stronghold. He plays it and passes.

Turn 8

C draws Gilded Lotus. He casts it and passes.

S draws Silverblade Paladin. He casts it and passes.

Turn 9

C draws Think Twice. He casts it and draws Dreadbore, which tries to use to kill the Silverblade Paladin, but S makes it indestructible with Boros Charm. C flashes back Think Twice and draws Dragonskull Summit. He plays it.

S draws Rally the Peasants and casts it. He attacks with the Paladin and hits. (S 20, C 4). He passes.

Turn 10

C draws Dreadbore and destroys Silverblade Paladin with it. He passes.

S draws Witchbane Orb. He casts it and passes.

Turn 11

C draws Counterflux. He does nothing and passes.

S draws Plains. He plays it and passes.

Turn 12

C draws Counterflux. He plays Nephalia Drownyard and passes.

S draws Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. He casts it, but it runs into Counterflux. He passes. End step, C uses Drownyard, milling Thalia, Guardian of Thraben and two lands.

Turn 13

C draws Barter in Blood. He does nothing and passes.

Teeennnnnsee.

S draws Clifftop Retreat. He does nothing and passes.

Turn 14

C draws Mountain, does nothing, and passes.

S draws Plains, plays it, and passes.

Turn 15

C draws Counterflux. He plays Mountain and passes.

I like drawing all these Counterfluxes. This is good.

S draws Plains, plays it, and passes.

c'mon, just need another Boros Charm or something.

Turn 16

C draws Illness in the Ranks. He plays it and passes.

wow, more?

S draws Skyknight Legionnaire. He casts it, but it runs into Counterflux. He passes.

Turn 17

C draws Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker

Money.

C casts Bolas. Bolas blows up Witchbane Orb and C passes.

S draws Boros Charm. He casts it for damage at C, but C counters it. He passes.

Turn 18

C draws Murder. He plays Mountain. Bolas blows up Oblivion Ring and C passes.

S draws Kessig Malcontents and casts it. (S 20, C 3). He activates Slayers' Stronghold targeting it, but C Murders it. S plays Clifftop Retreat and passes.

Turn 19

C draws Sulfur Falls. He plays it and activates Bolas' ultimate. S sacrifices an Oblivion Ring and 6 lands, leaving four dual lands, a Plains, and the Slayers' Stronghold. (S 13, C 3).

S draws Thatcher Revolt. He does nothing and passes.

yeah, yeah, yeah, AFTER the illnesses all come back.

Turn 20

C draws Drowned Catacomb. Bolas blows up Slayers' Stronghold. C passes.

S draws Sacred Foundry and plays it. He passes.

Turn 21

C draws Mystic Retrieval. He casts it targeting Counterflux, then flashes it back targeting another Counterflux. He plays Drowned Catacomb. Bolas blows up Clifftop Retreat and C passes.

S draws Boros Charm.

oh of f**king course. couldn't have draw that last turn, could i.

S casts Boros Charm at C, but it runs into Counterflux

Wow, glad I did that.

Turn 22

C draws Sulfur Falls. Bolas blows up Clifftop Retreat and C passes.

S draws Mountain and concedes.

Sideboarding

S removes 2x Thatcher Revolt for 2x Skullcrack.

too many Illness in the Ranks.

C makes no changes.

Game 3

S plays first and keeps an opener of Oblivion Ring, 2x Clifftop Retreat, Sacred Foundry, Gather the Townsfolk, Boros Charm, and Intangible Virtue.

C mulligans a hand of Sulfur Falls, 3x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, 2x Counterflux, Illness in the Ranks.

That's impressive, I've never actually drawn all the Bolas into an opener before.

C keeps a 6 hand of Dragonskull Summit, Watery Grave, Drowned Catacomb, Dreadbore, Think Twice, Barter in Blood.

Turn 1

S plays Clifftop Retreat tapped and passes.

That's a relief.

C draws Chromatic Lantern. He plays Dragonskull Summit tapped and passes.

Turn 2

S draws Clifftop Retreat. He plays Sacred Foundry untapped for Intangible Virtue, then passe. (C 20, E 18).

gotta get that out before the tokens.

C draws Think Twice. He plays Watery Grave untapped and passes. (E 18, C 18).

Turn 3

S draws Champion of the Parish. He plays Clifftop Retreat, then casts Champion of the Parish followed by Gather the Townsfolk. He passes. End step, C casts Think Twice drawing Watery Grave.

C draws Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker. He plays Watery Grave tapped, then hits the Champion of the Parish with Dreadbore and passes.

Turn 4

S draws Mountain. He plays Sacred Foundry tapped, then attacks with his tokens and hits. (S 18, C 14). He passes.

C draws Murder. He plays Drowned Catacomb and casts Barter in Blood, killing the human tokens, then passes.

Turn 5

S draws Skullcrack. He plays Mountain and casts the Skullcrack and the Boros Charm for damage. (S 18, C 7). He passes.

C draws Illness in the Ranks. He casts it and Chromatic Lantern, then passes.

Turn 6

S draws Clifftop Retreat, plays it, and passes.

saving Oblivion Ring for bolas

C draws Mystic Retrieval. He does nothing and passes.

Turn 7

S draws Skyknight Legionnaire. He casts it. C Murders it. S passes. C casts Think Twice in the end step, drawing Mystic Retrieval.

C draws Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker. He flashes back Think Twice, drawing Sulfur Falls, which he plays. He passes.

Turn 8

S draws Gather the Townsfolk. He casts Oblivion Ring on Illness in the Ranks, then casts Gather the Townsfolk and passes. End step, C flashes back the other Think Twice, drawing Murder.

changed my mind. he's at 7 life. just need a few more damage here.

C draws Swamp and plays it. He casts Mystic Retrieval targeting Barter in Blood and passes.

he can't do that until next turn, thank god.

Turn 9

S draws Slayers' Stronghold and plays it. He attacks with his tokens. Caley kills one of them with Murder. The other hits. (S 18, C 5). S passes.

C draws Drowned Catacomb and plays it. He casts Mystic Retrieval targeting Dreadbore, which he uses to kill the last token. Then he passes.

Turn 10

S draws Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, and casts it. He passes.

C draws Island and plays it. He taps out for Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, who steals Thalia, Guardian of Thraben. C passes.

Turn 11

S draws Boros Charm. He taps out for Oblivion Ring on Bolas and Boros Charm to the face. (S 18, C 1). He passes.

epic.

C draws Counterflux. He taps out for another Bolas, who destroys Slayers' Stronghold.

aw damn. just need to topdeck damage though.

Turn 12

S draws Skullcrack and casts it to the face for lethal damage. S wins the match 2-1.

Thoughts

Very nice aggro deck! Bolas had trouble keeping up, especially before the sideboarding. Got very close to shutting things down in game 3 despite the mull to 6, but couldn't quite keep my counterspell mana up. Gambled that he wouldn't draw anything that could damage me that very turn and lost, but such is life.

awesome human deck. i don't really like Madcap Skills and Rally the Peasants, but they do seem to work well.