Abzan sideboard against Burn / other RDW
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Posted on March 1, 2015, 8:28 a.m. by ChiefBell
Timely Reinforcements seems decent.
Kitchen Finks seems to do a lot of work.
I've seen Feed the Clan popping up but I'm not mad keen on it. I kinda like Sanctimony or Dragon's Claw. Though R/W does have some artifact / enchantment hate. Thoughts?
Dragon's Claw is out of the question IMO. RDW doesn't even need to splash for artifact hate. Same reason I don't use Sun Droplet, by the way.
Sanctimony is nice, but lately everyone's been splashing white to fuck with Leyline of Sanctity, so it's not a safe bet either.
I say go with Feed the Clan. You're more likely to gain 10 life from it than you are to get the tokens from Timely Reinforcements, and even if you don't, 5 life for 1G isn't that bad.
March 1, 2015 8:47 a.m.
Normally Feed the Clan and Timely Reinforcements would be horrific (given that you're not getting the tokens from reinforcements most of the time). There's a part of me that wants to scream whenever I have to include cards for purely lifegain reasons haha. But Burn / RDW is a special case.
March 1, 2015 8:50 a.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #5
Timely Reinforcements is the best card IMO. Inquisition or Duress away their Skullcrack, and that card singlehandedly can win games. You need multiple sideboard cards to beat the deck regardless, but TR does the most work.
March 1, 2015 8:51 a.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #6
Obstinate Baloth is quite good, but that's when you can cast it on turn 3. Including it for the mirrormatch doesn't sound horrible, though, and it has added value for burn.
March 1, 2015 8:59 a.m.
Yeh I'm not a ramping Abzan kind of guy, I'm a control heavy abzan kind of guy. I like Deathmark, Zealous Persecution and Batterskull for the mirror.
I'll go with Feed the Clan. So I have finks, feed the clan, timely reinforcements.
March 1, 2015 9:01 a.m.
Hjaltrohir says... #8
Feed the Clan is super good with Siege Rhino ChiefBell...
March 1, 2015 9:50 a.m.
Kitchen Finks. I hate them soooo much!
I'm playing burn. And I'm having a hard time against Abzan decks. What should I side in to stop Kitchen Finks and Siege Rhino?
March 1, 2015 10:30 a.m.
Skullcrack for rhino. Finks is harder - i'm unsure uhhhh Pillar of Flame
March 1, 2015 10:32 a.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #13
To stop Kitchen Finks and Siege Rhino? Molten Rain. Four Skullcracks in the maindeck.
March 1, 2015 10:33 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #15
Never board torpor orb against a deck packing 3-4 abrupt decay with often maelstrom pulse also there
cjk191997 says... #2
lol Riot Control
but on a more serious note if you are looking to beat burn why not side Leyline of Sanctity also kicks storms ass
if youre worried about a token deck then you could consider some board wipe i know noone is open to the idea of Drown in Sorrow because its sorcery speed and kills lots of youre deck so maybe go with Wrath of God or Damnation
if you want a creature there is always Kor Firewalker and still a 2/2 for 2 that can not be targeted by burn spells and wont take damage if you block a red creature with it
March 1, 2015 8:45 a.m.