HOW TO MAKE A BLUE SIDEOBOARD AGAINST THE CURRENT META
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Posted on Feb. 19, 2012, 6:18 p.m. by permhole96
I need a mono-blue/colorless sideboard for the current meta. Not quite sure what to use... what i have right now is
4x Mana Leak3x Molten-Tail Masticore1x Thopter Assembly3x Steel Sabotage4x Grafdigger's Cage
is this alright?
I'd also like to point out that every region/shop has their own meta. What the players in YOUR community are playing for their decks matters 100x more than what the last deck to place 1st on the pro tour is.
The best way to make your sideboard is to play as many different decks as you can to identify your deck's weaknesses. From there find the best solutions to fix those weaknesses and build from there. One thing that I've noticed about pro tour sideboards is that they rarely have 4 copies of any card in them. They seem to run 1-3 and try to maximize the variety they have to choose from to sub in. Think of your sideboard as a collection of patches used to plug any cracks in the armor of your deck. Hope this helps and good luck!
February 19, 2012 7:32 p.m.
Arachnarchist says... #4
Like burkek, it depends on the deck. I can't even guess what your deck is with Mana Leak in the sideboard. That's normally main-boarded.
Also Moobu is right in that the meta matters. Flashfreeze is a good card against some of the decks in the pros (Specifically wolf run and ramp). Ratchet Bomb can kill tokens effectively. Surgical Extraction can also be good.
February 19, 2012 9:15 p.m.
permhole96 says... #5
hmm, ok. my deck is a illusions deck based off on the Grand Architect deck by leafsucks
February 20, 2012 12:46 a.m.
Are you going up against wolf run decks? UW humans? Delver? Zombies? Birthing Pod? Mill?
You need to build your sideboard to combat the most dangerous threats to your deck that you'll be facing wherever you play. Try to figure out what other people's decks will be.
February 20, 2012 10:14 a.m.
permhole96 says... #7
yes, all of those including some homebrews along the lines of infect and mill and a Spellskite control
burkek says... #2
What is the deck?
February 19, 2012 7:21 p.m.