Ok, going off of memory here is the best I can give as a match by match (some will be quick) of how the deck did at it's first FNM. To start, there was 32 players, I went 3-2 and finished 9th, and it should have been 3rd, (I know it's cliche as variance is a part of the game but I'll explain my sad story at the end lol.) I think it's worth noting too, I literally lost all 5 rolls last night, luck was not on my side that's for sure!
Match 1 - BWR Midrange/Control - 0-2
Game 1 - This is against a good friend of mine, who him and I are always generally in the top 4 of most draft and constructed tourneys we play locally, so needless to say we didn't want to play in round 1. A turn 3 Boros Reckoner into a turn 4Olivia Voldaren really put a damper on me coming out of the gates quick, but I fought valiantly, pinging for as much as I could, getting him to about 14 when I used an Immortal Servitude to bring back a swarm! I could drain him to 5, and had another servitude in hand to finish him next turn, but unfortunately Olivia had grown big enough to fly over them and get the job done on his turn.
Game 2 - I knew he was boarding in Rest in Peace so I boarded in my Sundering Growth to hopefully give me the edge and I had an awesome draw that would have a Skirsdag High Priest online turn 3 with a Doomed Traveler and Lingering Souls and he dropped a turn 2 Rest in Peace to shut everything down. I couldn't draw into my Sundering Growth and it was curtains. That card is definitely a problem for this deck, and almost makes me want to run a full set of Sundering Growth in the board, since they could always have other targets in Burning Earth and other pesky artifact/enchantments.
Match 2 - Mono Black Vampires 2-0
This was just an easy 2-0, he had a couple Vampire Nighthawks that kept him hanging around and forced me to stabilize but that wasn't a problem.
Match 3 - Five Color Mazes End Deck 2-0
This was against one of the strongest players we have locally also, but he felt like playing this deck tonight, and while it was actually kind of difficult, forcing me to hit and drain 40-50 life each game I still ended up with the 2-0
Match 4 - Naya Blitz (YIKES!) 2-0
Game 1 - He's on the play, as I mentioned I never won a roll. Turn 1 he plays nothing, which makes me happy. I draw and drop a shock land and pass turn. Turn 2 he plays Burning-Tree Emissary into Burning-Tree Emissary into Mayor of Avabruck
Flip. FML is all I could think. I played a Cartel Aristocrat for turn 2. Turn 3 I played another one and a Doomed Traveler and could get in a couple blocks with a sac to keep a cartel rolling, by turn 5 I was at 2 life and dropped a vault which brought me back to 8 life on his attack (with a frontline medic so I killed nothing]]. But I made a demon at the end of his turn and within a few turns I won this game and was back to almost 20 life.
Game 2 - Steam rolled the aggro deck, he had a slow start and after a few little attacks and drains, I played a supreme verdict on turn 6 or 7 with a Blood Artist and about 12 creatures on the board to end the game.
Match 5 - Gruul Aggro (Yay more aggro! NOT!) 1-2
Game 1 - Gonna keep this one short, I ran him over pretty quickly.
Game 2 - I am about to win on my next turn, feeling confident, at 8 life and he has 3 cards in hand, my EOT he Skullcracks me, his turn he Pillar of Flame then Searing Spears me for the win.
Game 3 - I draw a 1 land hand and mull to 6, where I get 4 land, a Cartel Aristocrat and a Tragic Slip. Could be better but definitely could be worse. My next 7 draws were all land.....He killed me about 2 turns before that though with 2 Stromkirk Nobles.
So, overall, I was very happy with how the deck performed, it very easily could have went 5-0 depending on different pairings, and even with the pairings I had should have 4-1, with 3 of those being very tough matches. Will keep at the drawing board and taking ideas into consideration to strengthen the deck and sideboard. I appreciate all the love, +1's and ideas from everyone so much!! It's awesome, thanks and cheers!!
