battle for zendikar side board staples
Standard Deck Help forum
Posted on Oct. 6, 2015, 3:21 a.m. by draft.com
so i have been going around the internet looking for sideboard staples that have just been released in Battle for Zendikar. So on this forum all the side board staples new or reprint i just want there to be a list out there for people with side board card and what they are good against. The cards don't have to be the best of the best just good enough that they get the job done.
magnetcrocodile says... #3
General sideboard for each color:
= Erase, Surge of Righteousness, Arashin Cleric, Tragic Arrogance, End Hostilities/Planar Outburst, Valorous Stance, Stasis Snare, Gideon's Reproach, Swift Reckoning, Felidar Cub. Basically specific removal and lifegain
= Negate, Disdainful Stroke, Horribly Awry, Dispel, Psychic Rebuttal, Encase in Ice, Treasure Cruise/Dig Through Time, Displacement Wave. Counterspells and more draw
= Languish/Crux of Fate/Rising Miasma, Despise/Duress, Transgress the Mind, Virulent Plague, Ultimate Price, Complete Disregard, Self-Inflicted Wound. Disruption and more removal
= Roast, Seismic Rupture/Radiant Flames/Boiling Earth, Rending Volley, Exquisite Firecraft, Fiery Impulse, Molten Vortex, Outpost Siege, Smash to Smithereens. Burn to suit your needs
= Plummet, Naturalize, Display of Dominance, Conclave Naturalists, Jaddi Offshoot, Gaea's Revenge, Den Protector, Epic Confrontation, Feed the Clan, Evolutionary Leap. Niche anti-burn, anti-control options
= Hangarback Walker, Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, Orbs of Warding, Keeper of the Lens, Void Winnower, Aligned Hedron Network. Unorthodox cards for unorthodox situation
I'll omit the gold cards like Dromoka's Command and Kolaghan's Command since most of them are main-deck material
October 6, 2015 4:54 a.m.
I think white decks might sideboard a copy or 2 of Hallowed Moonlight disrupts Collected Company, Hangarback Walker, See the Unwritten, Rally the Ancestors any token card etc etc.
October 6, 2015 6:28 a.m.
I actually think Hallowed Moonlight could be a really strong sideboard option right now. I didn't even think about it before hand though. I think I'm going to work that into my sideboard right now..
October 6, 2015 7:44 a.m.
Yeah i just picked up 2 copies so if i play white at gameday i can run them on the side. The card is just super flexible right now. Especially with proccesors and all of these "Lets cheat cards into play" cards.
October 6, 2015 7:50 a.m.
TheFoilAjani says... #9
I feel sad that I'm not playing standard now. This format seems sweet.
October 6, 2015 8:51 a.m.
ComradeJim270 says... #10
After this thread I'm actually more confused about my sideboard.
October 6, 2015 11:37 a.m.
tough to tell what works best without knowing what colors you play. I play mardu dragons(red, black and white). My sideboard is 3x Barrage of Boulders, 4x Roast, 2x Crux of Fate, 1x Mastery of the Unseen, 2x Aligned Hedron Network, and 3x Orbs of Warding.
In my abzan deck(white, black and green), I have 2x Crux of Fate, 2x Gaea's Revenge, 4x Infinite Obliteration, 1x Languish, 2x Orbs of Warding and 4x Stasis Snare.
hope that helps.
October 6, 2015 8:39 p.m.
ComradeJim270 says... #12
I'm doing mardu midrange too, but with a reanimator combo as a win condition. I'm probably putting in a few things to hose yard hate, but the removal suite is more challenging.
2ctrl4u says... #2
Aligned Hedron Network shuts down all the people trying to ramp out their eldrazi. I run a 2 of in my side
October 6, 2015 4:40 a.m.