The difference between strike and jet matters in mu's where you see a lot of lions. outside of that the scry 2 on jet seems fairly relevant. Prowess in response might be a problem as well though.
Exactly! That's what I'm considering if I should change. Maybe I should cut Crater's Claw instead? I was relying on it to be something akin to Fireball for me to close out games faster. - 2x Crater's Claw for 2x Magma Jet?
My removal suite will end up something like this
4 Lightning Strike
2 Bile Blight
2 Magma Jet
3 Hero's Downfall
2 Merciless Executioner
2 Crux of Fate
2 Perilous Vault
I've goldfished last night, changing 2x Jace's Ingenuity for 2x Steam Augury. I'm particularly fond of the fact that it makes Dig Through Time much easier to cast. Think I'll settle for that during game day.
How good is Steam Augury compared to say Dig Through Time or Jace's Ingenuity? Most of the time, you won't be getting the answer that you need no?
For the Merciless Executioner, I feel like we need a reliable edict effect against the various heroic deck running around, and the good ones are either Mardu colours, or too expensive (Dead Drop)
So this is what I'll be tweaking to bring to Game Day. Merciless Executioner is simply amazing against heroic deck (which is rather prevalent in my LGS). For sideboard, I'm planning on bringing in Goblin Rabblemaster & Tasigur, the Golden Fang against other control deck.
I wanted to slot in Anger of the Gods in the SB, but the double red feels too much for me.
As for bad match up. I'd say the extremely fast red decks and Abzan Midrange / Aggro feels really hard to win pre-board. Any tips on that particular match up?
Need help making this a bit more... FNM worthy, I made it to top 8 but I know this deck has the potential to go top 4, any suggestions can be useful, thank you.
Exactly! That's what I'm considering if I should change. Maybe I should cut Crater's Claw instead? I was relying on it to be something akin to Fireball for me to close out games faster. - 2x Crater's Claw for 2x Magma Jet?
My removal suite will end up something like this
4 Lightning Strike
2 Bile Blight
2 Magma Jet
3 Hero's Downfall
2 Merciless Executioner
2 Crux of Fate
2 Perilous Vault
Another thing I'm interested to test changing 1x Lightning Strike and 1x Crater's Claw for 2x Magma Jet. However, the difference of 1 damage between Lightning Strike and Magma Jet is pretty significant. What do you guys think?
For the Merciless Executioner, I feel like we need a reliable edict effect against the various heroic deck running around, and the good ones are either Mardu colours, or too expensive (Dead Drop)
For the Stormbreath Dragon, won't they just die to all the different removal the opponent has drawn throughout the game? One of the reason why I'm opting for a slower clock with Silumgar, the Drifting Death, Keranos, God of Storms and Palace Siege
I wanted to slot in Anger of the Gods in the SB, but the double red feels too much for me.
As for bad match up. I'd say the extremely fast red decks and Abzan Midrange / Aggro feels really hard to win pre-board. Any tips on that particular match up?
Instants
4 Dissolve
2 Bile Blight
3 Hero's Downfall
3 Dig Through Time
2 Jace's Ingenuity
2 Disdainful Stroke
4 Lightning Strike
Sorceries
2 Crater's Claws
2 Crux of Fate
Artifact
2 Perilous Vault
Planeswalkers
1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Creatures
1 Keranos, God of Storms
1 Silumgar, the Drifting Death
2 Merciless Executioner
2 Palace Siege
Lands
3 Polluted Delta
2 Bloodstained Mire
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Radiant Fountain
3 Dismal Backwater
2 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Bloodfell Caves
3 Temple of Deceit
2 Temple of Epiphany
1 Temple of Malice
3 Island
1 Swamp
2 Mountain
3 Goblin Rabblemaster
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
3 Drown in Sorrow
2 Arc Lightning
2 Merciless Executioner
2 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
1 Liliana Vess
Also, I get to pretend to be a big bad evil mastermind in my head when I'm playing. "You will all die!" *Verdicts the board*
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=543104
Experiment One might be a good addition.
Just forgive him. He's probably stressed out for losing. And everyone else gave him good advices on that.
Try finding some Rakdos Shred-Freak and Rakdos Cackler. Cackler's a 1 drop 2/2 and Shred-Freak's a 2 drop 2/1 haste, that adds 2 to devotion.
Helped you organize the deck. Probably try not to play a lot of one of's? Do you have a specific budget for this deck?
Edit : And maybe Rescue from the Underworld