Playtest against Shopkeep: Selesnya Aggro
Result: 2-1
Game 1 went to Shopkeep as Voice of Resurgence supplemented by Soldier of the Pantheon and Advent of the Wurm kept a steady consistent beatdown. Game 2 went to me since he scooped because Omenspeaker bought enough time to remove most threats and drop Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver to summon my own. Game 3 went to me because I kept trading removal and buying tempo with Kiora, the Crashing Wave's +1 ability to pull of Vraska the Unseen's ultimate.
Pre-tourney Changes: - 2x Omenspeaker for + 2x Syncopate for testing.
Round 1: Burn / Red Deck Wins
Result: 0-2
Game 1 went to the opponent because of Chandra's Phoenix supplemented by heavy burn chipped my life away bit by bit. The Phoenix was a bitch to deal with w/o 2-for-1-ing myself by trading removal only to have it come back the turn later. Game 2 went to the opponent because I read the deck as a burn-centric deck relying on Guttersnipe & Satyr Firedancer, and mistakenly mainboarded my Anti-control cards only to be mainboarded by RDW creatures like Rakdos Cackler.
Round 2: R/G Monsters
Result: 0-2
Xenagos, God of Revels is pure and utter nonsense. The speed of the deck due to Courser of Kruphix, Domri Rade, and XenaGod was utter bullshit. My removal couldn't keep up anymore for either game. Omenspeaker proved to be a powerful asset against aggro tactics and by then, I was starting to regret siding out 2x to test 2x Syncopate in expectation of Mono-blue and Mono-black.
Round 3: R/G Devotion
Result: 2-0
Unlike it's faster younger brother, R/G Devotion was very much manageable. Game 1 was won through trading removal and setting up Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver and Kiora, the Crashing Wave. Ended with a stolen Stormbreath Dragon and a 9/9 Kraken Token. Game 2 was won similarly through trading removal and setting up Vraska the Unseen and Kiora, the Crashing Wave yet again. Ended with 3x 9/9 Kraken Tokens.
Overall: Placed 8th out of 10.
Lessons Learned: Omenspeaker is very important in slowing the beatdown and that Burn, RDW, and R/G Monsters are my worst match-ups. Hopefully, I have better match-ups next time.