MATCH 1: Naya Slivers
WIN - 2-1
Ooooh man, I knew some of the regulars were going to do slivers and this deck was built specifically with them in mind. Game 1 ended in a win. I was able to control his creature output with removal spells and showed him the drawback of slivers which is the reason why I don't understand why people think they are so great. If you kill 1 sliver, they all suffer and in turn you suffer. Slivers are only as good as their horde, so if you pop off the important ones they kind of just flop around aimlessly without purpose. Game 2 he played really on curve and played a Door of Destiny and that went to show me I forgot to sideboard in Artifact Removal. Game three came down to 12 seconds before we went to turns, Ended up playing removal spells every time he played a creature and whiddled him down with my collection of small 1/1 or 2/2 creatures.
Game 2 : B/W Vampires
LOSS: 0-2
I played a buddy of mine who I actually talked to at a party about this deck. I was super glad to play him because I knew my deck would be able to control his creatures and shut him down. Game 1 he defeated me because I had Doom Blade main board and ended up drawing all three. I managed to exile his Stromkirk Captain s with pillar of flame but he managed to keep everything else I kept popping off with Undying Evil . My buddy's a smart player and really knows how to cover his bases and I just didn't execute game 1. Game 2 was just an utter failure on my part. I had some good sideboard options but I screwed up by leaving Doom Blade in by mistake as well as some other useless cards. I also misplayed Ratchet Bomb by missing a turn to pump up the counter which could have saved me in the end against his two Vampire Nighthawks. I was REALLY upset with myself as to how bad I played this game but it was a learning process.
Game 3 : G/B Creature Control
WIN - 2-1
I played a girl that kinda knows what she's doing. She played Black and Green, had Doom Blade, Putrify, Tragic Slip and Pillar of Flame mainboard. Her deck concept was to wipe the board and swing with WitchHunter and Kalonian Hydra. Worked well but my own Doom Blade took care of his creatures, Tribute to Hunger got around WitchHunter and I ended up Crypt Incursioning myself or her GY to survive after she got a hit or two in. She ended up taking game 2, but I managed taking games 1 and 2. Kind of fun but neither of us had creatures so it was kind of boring.
Game 4: Naya Blitz
Win - 2-1
Everyone hates this little kid at our FNM. He netdecked Naya Humans and actually wins a decent amount and is really full of himself thinking he's a great player when really... If Naya Humans executes, it rapes. There's little thinking involved. Platy humans, swing. Play more humans, swing with more humans. Well, game 1 I managed to get a turn 4 Desecration Demon and then a turn 5 Desecration Demon while the first 3 turns I hit his creatures with Shock. Pillar of Flame, and Doom Blade. He had to scoop. Game 2 was a classic reason why I feel the way I do about Naya Humans. Turn 2, he played 3 Burning-Tree Emissarys and a Mayor of Avabruck
Flip. The next turn, he played a second Mayor of Avabruck
Flip. I couldn't kill that many 4/4s, so he took the win. Game 3 played similar to game 1. He called me a terrible player because I played removal. wut.
END - Didn't do too bad! I'll be tweaking and changing for next week, or I might play my new white deck White Supremacy (M14) if I can snag the cards I need.
