Best way to say "LOL, NO" (Counterburn help)
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Posted on June 22, 2015, 10:29 a.m. by ducttapedeckbox
I'm going to start attending FNM regularly with my UR Counterburn list and have a few decisions to make, so I'm turning to the community! These points are based on the one FNM I attended this past Friday.
- Should I run fetches? They would replace Evolving Wilds, and help fuel delve on the four Digs and single Cruise I run. Is the life loss negligible with the set of Radiant Fountains and Swiftwater Cliffs? I already own the sets of Deltas and Strands, so obtaining them isn't an issue.
- My meta is red/black creature heavy. Does this warrant mainboarding Nullify over Dissolve? I found myself siding in Nullifys and a Negate or two nearly every game.
- How can I deal with Thunderbreak Regent? I can counter him, but have no way of removing him once he hits. I've been thinking about AEtherspouts, but is this a good decision?
Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated!
For number 3, For any big creature plays like regent or atarka, there is always Polymorphist's Jest + Circle of Flame. Very fun to sideboard into vs creature heavy strategies and one half even works well vs red aggro.
June 22, 2015 10:58 a.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #4
@ brokendwarf - Thanks for the help!
- Not really. It will help a lot if I make the change in counter magic, since they all cost 2 rather than 3. I was also considering running both a set of blue fetches and the Wilds.
- Should I remove the Dissolves for them? Or something else?
- I may move Anger of the Gods to the side. It rarely helped, since most of the problems I encountered were Regents.
Thanks as well, Boza! I've already been thinking about Circle of Flame in the side to combat RDW, so I could try Polymorphist's Jest as well. Unless it's a RDW deck, the pieces aren't overly useful on their own though.
June 22, 2015 11:07 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #5
The issue with the Polymorphist's Jest and Circle of Flame combo is that you have to devote at least 5 sideboard slots to the two cards to even think about consistently getting them together. That's a full third of your sideboard.
June 22, 2015 11:32 a.m.
brokendwarf says... #6
Try them in place of the Dissolves, Dissipate can still exile things.
You could run just the Polymorphist's Jest and still Magma Jet the problem creatures.
June 22, 2015 11:37 a.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #7
Agreed, GoldGhost012. I've already been contemplating running Circle of Flame to combat RDW though, but I don't like needing both cards for either to work well in any other matchup.
June 22, 2015 11:38 a.m.
brokendwarf says... #10
That's still having to use 2 cards to take out 1 creature.
June 22, 2015 3:39 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #11
At least that's all the creatures, and they get exiled. 
: Exile all creatures you don't control. Still not that great, considering it's sorcery speed. May splash black for that new board wipe but eh, I don't like that much.
June 22, 2015 4:35 p.m.
Rasta_Viking29 says... #12
The card you are looking for to handle midrange creatures in a UR deck is Perilous Vault.
June 22, 2015 4:43 p.m.
I'd Just side 2-3 anger, period.
For Thunderbreak, try Stoke the Flames
June 22, 2015 4:46 p.m.
Rasta_Viking29 says... #15
ducttapedeckbox I would main deck 3, it's a card you are going to want to see most games.
June 22, 2015 5:44 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #16
Would you mind taking a look at the list and suggesting something to remove?
brokendwarf says... #2
I'm not one to play at FNM, or any regular tournament for that matter, but I'll see if I can help a bit.
June 22, 2015 10:53 a.m.