Sideboard help against Atarka Red

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Posted on Oct. 16, 2015, 11:10 a.m. by VitaMorti

I'm running a BW Rally deck with a big life drain focus but what I'm finding is against Atarka Red I can't kill the Become Immense + Temur Battle Rage combo fast enough. Also if I go wide to block, my opponent circumvents my defenses by pinging with Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh  ^Flip.

Here's my deck so far: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/bw-allies-rally-drain/

Since I run black I thought about running languish but it hits all my creatures and having an empty board hurts just as much, if not more, than if I didn't use it. I would rather not splash red for radiant flames, but I am having problems finding a solution in black or white that is powerful enough or one sided enough to be effective.

On the life gain front, I'm finding that my reliable sources aren't gaining me enough to negate the small hits and most of them require sac triggers or Rally triggers which can be hard to sustain over several consecutive turns while still maintaining a decent board.

ducttapedeckbox says... #2

Surge of Righteousness is very good, and Arashin Cleric can also help.

October 16, 2015 8:41 p.m.