After trying out a bunch of meta decks since the release of modern horizons 2, I decided to return to this list at a local modern event with bigger prizes than your normal FNM. I felt that the local meta would be somewhat weak against blood moon since many people play Tron, amulet titan, etc. when larger prizes are at stake.
Round 1 vs Eldrazi Tron- he won the die roll which decided the first game, as he landed a chalice on 1 turn 2 before I could deploy my hand full of 1cmc cards. Game 2 I came out swinging, getting an early board presence and dealing with his karn tGC before he could stabilize. Game 3 I landed a turn 2 magus, which slowed him enough to deploy my threats and beat down.
Round 2 vs Mill- A turn 2 moon locked my opponent out in game one, and he was only able to trap me once before the game ended. Game 2 I kept an aggressive hand but no moon. My library was almost empty after 4 turns though since he found 2 traps, but in a very lucky cascade off of BBE I hit an endurance and shuffled my GY back to the bottom of my deck which put the game out of reach for him.
Round 3 vs Humans- I lost a close game 1, but he was running collected companies instead of vials, and I didn't see enough interaction to stop him. Game 2 on the play I had the turn 2 moon which got me there. Game 3 he had a turn 2 meddling mage which named moon, but I had my SB magus in hand for my turn 2, and then cleared his board with a fury the next turn which drew the concession.
Round 4 vs UR Murktide- I was the only undefeated player, and prizes were given as a draft based on placement so I had to play it out. This is normally a tough matchup depending on if they land a Murktide with protection, which is why I devoted 2 SB slots to the Run Afouls. Game 1 I had Ragavan into W&6 plus cycle land, which drew me a few cards before he killed my W&6 and monkey. I was able to draw lots of gas and take care of his board with a fury before he landed a Murktide. Fortunately I was able to go wide for the win. Game 2 we both flooded heavily for most of the game. However I landed a BBE with a W&6 out and started the beats. He played a torpor orb which shut off my 1-turn too late pyromancer, and a combination of arbor elves and small creature beats eventually got me there while he wasn't able to get delirium or draw anything more impactful than burn spells for quite a while.
I was able to take home a sealed box of zendikar rising, but in hind sight I should have taken the single MH2 collector pack, as it had an old boarder non-etched foil force of negation. I'm not enough of a gambler I guess. However this event did prove to me that this deck can still compete, especially with the addition of the MH2 cards.
