Quote from Atlas8004 »Some Sideboards now show Godhead of Awe. I not sure that's a good Sideboard choice. It doesn't weaken the fast aggo Decks as far as i know. Against which Decks you would use it?
This will probably cover some things you already know, but just for completeness's sake I'm going to explain some background info as well.
Cards like Godhead of Awe give the deck an alternative means to winning the game that doesn't require comboing; just a Lotus Bloom or Pentad Prism and 2-3 lands will let you cast something that has enough of an affect of maybe winning the game by itself. This role has also been filled by Grave Titan, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Crovax, Ascendant Hero, and Dragonlord Dromoka.
Ad Nauseam usually wants to sideboard these threats versus decks that have enough dismantle your card advantage or your actual combo in some capacity (e.g. Blood Moon,Stony Silence,Runed Halo, you get the picture).
Now, the reason for picking one specific game-finisher is, simply, what decks struggle to kill it post-board the most. Grave Titan thrives against BGx decks and removal-light decks, Elspeth is practically unanswerable versus creature decks that can't beat into it (except for Spirits), and Dromoka is great against tempo and UBx. Crovax was a weird one that only really stuck around when Infect was the 'it' deck, but who knows, maybe it'll find a home to counter other decks later down the road.
The current decks that one might face in a competitive Modern environment where single threats might be useful are Death's Shadow, Dredge, Amulet Titan, Spirits, and BGx decks -- in short, tempo/attrition decks or combo decks that can go off faster than you on average. So what does Godhead do that the other aforementioned cards don't? For starters, it's a 4/4 flyer playable on T3. This is a major advantage against tempo decks -- unless they have an [[Echoing Truth]] or something, they're unlikely to be able to 1-for-1 something like that. It has a CMC of 5, so Spell Queller can't nab it. And lastly, its Humility-styled effect almost completely neuters Primeval Titan and makes Dredge's explosiveness more manageable.
Now, Godhead does have a few problems, such as its restrictive casting cost, the fact that it can get traded for a Flame Slash or Assassin's Trophy or its ineffectiveness versus tokens or decks that don't care about attacking. So if you don't have too many high-tier decks in you playgroup, you may want to consider other finishers. Hell, you could leave them out entirely -- I don't run alternate wincons in my sideboard, since people like to watch me play whenever I'm at the LGS, and will know to keep removal in for Godhead.
Hopefully this was useful, it's been a while since I've posted on here. Feel free to poke me if you have other questions about the deck.
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