went 2-2.
my first two matches were Jeskai Heroic and Abzan Control. maybe because i was still trying to get a feel of how my new deck functions, i made a number of mistakes, like not casting Wild Slash on a Hero of Iroas when the opponent was tapped out which eventually became bigger and unblockable later. those were my two losses. anyway, the last two matches were against Sultai Control and U/W Enchantments deck and by then i got the hang of things and the matches went smoothly for me.
some notes about the new cards:
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Abbot of Keral Keep is one of the most flexible and useful cards that we can use. it's an early aggressor, and one can get a "free" card advantage. i think 4 out of 6 times i got the Abbot out i managed to play the card that was exiled. most memorable was when i had 4 untapped lands, i cast Abbot, got another Abbot that revealed a land which i played.
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Exquisite Firecraft, while only at sorcery speed, still packs a punch. being able to burn most of the creatures in standard is great, and it's Spell Mastery ability gives us the necessary burn to push through the final points of damage vs control. it actually happened jusy hours ago. my opponent was down to 4 life, i cast Firecraft, he tried to counter it, but with Spell Mastery enabled, that counterspell didn't work.
i need some suggestions on how to improve the deck. here are what i thought of:
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Mindswipe - this will be my Ojutai's Command in a sense that it's a 2 for 1 card. Counter a spell, deal damage. it synergies with my burn strategy well. maybe remove the 2 Roasts in the mainboard and replace with 2 Mindswipes?
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Thunderbreak Regent - a solid 4/4 flyer which causes damage when targeted. kind of good to me, but will again drive the curve up.
any suggestions? thanks!
