So I was invited to sling cards at a local convention center. Little did I know it was a full fledged comic con with cosplay chicks running about. Made for interesting atmosphere to play in. Anywho let's get to the brass tacks. I played this list at this event...almost. The changes I made as such:
Genesis Hydra out
Xenagos, God of Revels in
Xenagos just feels more consistent overall in this deck and lets me finish quicker.
Atarka's Command sideboarded
Draconic Roar +2
Moving up to 4 copies of Roar is nice. The Command is nice too but I feel like this deck doesn't always want what it offers. I side Command in against control match ups as another threat.
Sarkhan, Dragonspeaker out
Xenagos, the Reveler +1
Stormbreath Dragon +1
These were changes I've had every intention of making once I bought the additional copies. Sarkhan made for a nice place filer, but sadly his days were numbered once I found what I wanted.
I played 3 rounds at this random comic con of sorts. I also played a brief casual game beforehand. I went 2-1 with it and only lost to my normal lose which is RW Aggro.
Casual:
The casual game was a Mono Green Devotion deck with Hardened Scales Den Protector and other morphs and counter creators. He was able to build up large creatures out of virtually nowhere. I had a hard time with that match up.
Round 1: RW Aggro 0-1
Everytime I play this guy he stomps my dragons builds. Even when I played Jund Dragons I hated it. Smart player. I got mana screwed too so right when I play my Rattleclaw to finally mana fix, he burns it. No surprise.
Round 2: Abzan Aggro 1-1
I drew my Draconic Roars early and this saved my ass. Revealed a Stormbreath and then started the assault. Game 2 was his turn to get the mana screw.
Round 3: Sultai Control 2-1
I was never nervous of losing this match. I started the aggression quick with some Rattleclaws and dropping Thunderbreak on turn 4. He either had a poorly constructed deck or drew crap. I didn't see anything that rattled my game the entire match. Easy win.
I played a Sealed event after we finished the Standard and cracked open a Sarkhan Unbroken from my prize pool. I considered splashing for him but don't know if that's such a good idea. I like that this deck is starting to feel more consistent and don't want to throw that off. I may goof around and try him out but I don't think that will be a mainstay.