Did he use Angel's Grace or Phyrexian Unlife plus Solemnity before going off? There's not much one can do about Angel's Grace, but Ad Nauseam is a match-up where Anguished Unmaking might be BW tokens best card. Some lists are running one of the newer Jace's in place of the Maniac so Mortify won't necessarily help.
It's a sad day when one's is thinking of playing Mortify, but Ad Nauseam is such a nuisance. One almost has to win on turn-three - on the play - to get it done.
Yeah it was Angel's Grace. I haven't actually played against it much so yeah I wasn't amazingly prepared. I did IOK an Unlife and saw ad nauseum, but didn't hit any more discard. I've only picked up one silent clearing but 2 sounds like where I want to be. Ghost quarter for silent clearing? I also think I might drop a windbrisk for another shambling vent, or just both ghost quarters.
So this is what I've been working with, input welcome. Got to try it out yesterday at my LGS. Ended up 3-1, 4th of 15 beating RW Pheonix, Jund, and Rock but lost to Ad Nauseum. Only have the 1 Serra the Benevolent, but loved her whenever she hit play (even if I did lose the 1st game I played her, collective brutality drain through the worship) very much considering getting a 2nd, maybe even replace a Sorin? She's also pretty great off a Windbrisk hideaway. Also working to get another Bitterblossom and 2x more silent clearings. Is it worth running prismatic vista as another fetch just cuz? Sideboard is still flexible. Figuring out what's what as I haven't had much chance to play modern for a couple years.
Very abbreviated reports, I'll try to remember and take better notes next time.
Round 1 RW Pheonix: 2-0
Game one was pretty close. I managed to swing leathal turn before they'd have burned me out.
Game 2 was a bit of a blowout. Didn't draw any of my hate but the mainboard sundering growth dealt with the aria of flame quite nicely and my opponent couldn't really get back in from there.
Round 2 Jund: 2-1
Game 1 managed to get a surprise win with zealous persecution past his board. It was a bit of a race to see if I could land more intangible virtues than he could get plague engineers.
Game 2 was going pretty well. Had Serra on board and managed to get her ult, but ended up dead to the drain from collective brutality. Admittedly I wasn't playing as carefully as I should have and let some attacks through that I probably shouldn't. I also hadn't realized that bitterblossom would kill me through a worship too.
Game 3 was handily in my favor. Had spirits, Anthems, and Sorrin and just flew over
Yeah it was Angel's Grace. I haven't actually played against it much so yeah I wasn't amazingly prepared. I did IOK an Unlife and saw ad nauseum, but didn't hit any more discard. I've only picked up one silent clearing but 2 sounds like where I want to be. Ghost quarter for silent clearing? I also think I might drop a windbrisk for another shambling vent, or just both ghost quarters.
2 Auriok Champion
Enchantment
1 Bitterblossom
4 Intangible Virtue
Land
4 Marsh Flats
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Shambling Vent
4 Concealed Courtyard
1 Vault of the Archangel
1 Windbrisk Heights
4 Godless Shrine
4 Plains
1 Swamp
1 Silent Clearing
1 Anguished Unmaking
2 Fatal Push
1 Sundering Growth
1 Dismember
4 Path to Exile
2 Raise the Alarm
1 Zealous Persecution
Sorcery
3 Thoughtseize
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Lingering Souls
4 Spectral Procession
Planeswalker
2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
1 Serra the Benevolent
1 Hero of Bladehold
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Rest in Peace
1 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Runed Halo
2 Damping Sphere
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Sundering Growth
1 Zealous Persecution
2 Timely Reinforcements
1 Stain the Mind
1 Day of Judgment
Very abbreviated reports, I'll try to remember and take better notes next time.
Round 1 RW Pheonix: 2-0
Game one was pretty close. I managed to swing leathal turn before they'd have burned me out.
Game 2 was a bit of a blowout. Didn't draw any of my hate but the mainboard sundering growth dealt with the aria of flame quite nicely and my opponent couldn't really get back in from there.
Round 2 Jund: 2-1
Game 1 managed to get a surprise win with zealous persecution past his board. It was a bit of a race to see if I could land more intangible virtues than he could get plague engineers.
Game 2 was going pretty well. Had Serra on board and managed to get her ult, but ended up dead to the drain from collective brutality. Admittedly I wasn't playing as carefully as I should have and let some attacks through that I probably shouldn't. I also hadn't realized that bitterblossom would kill me through a worship too.
Game 3 was handily in my favor. Had spirits, Anthems, and Sorrin and just flew over
Round 3 Ad Nauseum: 0-2
Game 1, quickly lost to Lightning storm combo
Game 2, sided in Runed Halo (named lightning storm), Leyline of sanctity, and some other stuff for creature removal, but promptly lost to ad nauseum -> Laboratory Maniac -> serum visions.
Round 4 Junk: 2-1
nothing too memorable.