High stakes FNM sideboard help!
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Posted on May 30, 2012, 2:37 a.m. by cooknathan
So at this coming FNM at the local shop promo Acidic Slime 's will be on offer to the top 3 places. I know it sounds silly but there are a few of us who want them desperately to pimp out decks.
So the deck I will be running is my deck:birthing-of-the-genesis-elves which is struggling a tad in my local meta with so many flyers, that is spirit flyers/tokens and delver. So im looking for sideboard advice against flyers (mainly).
More specifically, I will be expecting to come up against several less competitive token & weenie decks with the flying spirit tokens giving me trouble (this is about 50% of the meta), aggo decks including werewolves, other more competitive decks that I will likely see are esper planeswalker/control, delver and at least one more (more generic) pod deck.
It is frustrating that my deck usually goes okay against the more competitive decks but struggles with the weenie fliers.
So please help me out, post your own decks here and I will try to throw back some useful suggestions If you want me to playtest your deck against mine just request and Ill be happy to, thanks.
cooknathan says... #3
I should have been a tad more specific, so its a Genesis Wave / Birthing Pod deck, so ideal soulutions would be creatures (because they can be tutored with pod and are permanent for wave). So instead of something like Corrosive Gale Ive been toying with the idea of Massacre Wurm or elesh. Ratchet Bomb could work but Im not sure if its the best option when compared to creature-based solutions. Thoughts?
May 30, 2012 3:54 a.m.
the thing about creature based solution sis, sometimes they arrive a Teeny tad bit late where a gale or bomby wouldve saved you.. against tokens their anthem effects also put them ahead of the -2/-2 count quite fast
May 30, 2012 4:34 a.m.
thesting913 says... #6
card:Ezuri's Archers work great as well. Also is an elf so Elvish Archdruid can give it some added value as well as Ezuri, Renegade Leader . It loves beating up on delver and especially tokens.
May 30, 2012 1 p.m.
Daybreak Ranger Flip and card:Ezuri's Archers are probobly your best bet against flying and tokens.
May 30, 2012 9:32 p.m.
cooknathan says... #8
Thanks for the thoughts guys. In the context of the deck, I am a little underwhelmed at Daybreak Ranger Flip and especially card:Ezuri's Archers.
With card:Ezuri's Archers, I am just not getting the card advanage out of it as a single Lingering Souls and Honor the Pure creates 4x 2/2 flyers that I can only block once.
Daybreak Ranger Flip is better but it takes up my already very crowded 3cmc spot and I already have Molten-Tail Masticore doing basically the same thing but Its hard to keep up with the tempo of a turn 5 4x 2/2 flying tokens (for spot removal).
I have found Stingerfling Spider to be good spot removal and a blocker but I feel like any spot removal is too slow. Which is why I was leaning towards solutions like Massacre Wurm , Stonehorn Dignitary or Ratchet Bomb (thanks Vman).
Of course the other option is to beat them at their own game and play high tempo elf aggro or combo out (if youve seen the deck) but I find myself so often sitting there saying "man there has to be a better answer to those 4-6x 2/2 or 3/3 tokens"
Vman says... #2
sideboard is what you need sir.. Ratchet Bomb deals wit hany tokens and stuff...Corrosive Gale against any flyers..or flying tokens.. gl bru
May 30, 2012 3:44 a.m.