SIdeboarding against Rest in Peace

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Posted on March 17, 2013, 2:17 a.m. by jealkeja

I play a black zombies deck splashing white for cartel aristocrat. I have a total of 8 sources of white mana in my deck (shrines and chapels). Suppose I play against a midrange/control deck that's likely to have a rest in peace in the sideboard waiting for me. Should I bring in 2-3 Erases automatically? Or is it better to wait until I actually see the Rest in Peace? Rest in Peace pretty much neuters me. Also, should I have 2 or 3 in the sideboard?

Epochalyptik says... #2

The Q&A is meant for rules-related questions. Moved to Standard. If you post the decklist, I'll move this thread to Deck Help.

March 17, 2013 2:21 a.m.

The Doctor says... #3

We would need a deck list.

March 17, 2013 2:32 a.m.

Slycne says... #4

I would say it depends on a few factors. If the match-up was already rough, I wouldn't risk a dead card. If reanimator is making a big splash again, then you can probably hedge in favor of running it blind as people will have graveyard hate prepared. If they are also running blue, chances are there's a Detention Sphere in there as well, so more reason you might commit to a blind include.

Also, you may want to have artifact hate on hand as well. People will run a split on say Grafdigger's Cage, Tormod's Crypt and Rest in Peace just knowing that most players will focus on being able to remove Rest in Peace.

March 17, 2013 2:36 a.m.