I took GoBots to states in MO yesterday and while I went 3-2 drop because I was super tired (haven't played MTG in about 2 or 3 months and it was an hour and a half drive one way). I REALLY enjoyed it took down g/b Tron, Bant Eldrazi, and a fully foiled Grixis Delver (game two of the delver was by far my favorite game). Lost to Norn Sisters and Abzan CoCo. Couldn't seem to do much against sisters and I'm pretty sure I lost due to a play mistake against abzan but all in all it was super fun. Having said all of that though, I think not having bolt or G.G. really screwed me over so i think i'm going to do a "12 whack" of sorts. Go more on goblins but keep in the Pest and give that a shot. All in all I love this deck!
The side board is more then a bit of a mess. Wasn't sure what do to with it as this was only the second time I've played it. Also, I'll warn you, I have a horrible memory but I'll tell you the highlights as best as I can remember.
Round 1 vs infect
Game 1, bolt and Nacatl win everything.
Game 2, would have been the same as game one had I not forgot to play a land on my turn before he become immense'd
game 3, bolt and goyf do work.
2-1
Round 2 vs grixis control
games were really fast and simple. I don't know if he didn't really draw any creatures to block because aside from bolt and tasigur I didn't see much. Also, Tasigur ate a path every time and he never was able to do much.
2-0
Round 3 Burn (my ride)
Game 1, I draw all my Nacatls and he runs out of gas too soon.
Game 2, I don't see my fire walkers but my ScOoze does enough work to keep me alive through the burn he has and Dromoka's Command ends up being the major winner here. Having him sac his eidolon of the great revel and fight his swift spear was amazing.
2-0
Round 4 Robots
I've only play affinity/robots like 3 times in total and when I did I was playing infect. Not much to say here, game one I was killed with inkmoth Nexus + cranial plating. game two I didn't have any green after I got my Magus out because he killed my Noble.
0-2
Round 5 Twin
We knew if we drew we were both going into top 8 so we drew and just watched others play.
Round 6 Coco Zoo
Game 1, Nacatl, Noble, and Kytheon in my opening with 2 lands and a bolt. drew into another creature and the opponent didn't seem to. I ended up getting to flip Kytheon and He did some major work in this match. I used him once or twice in a few other matches but he was a game winner. Near the end my opponent had a 4/5 goyf and I made him attack Gideon, CoCo'd into two 5/5 KotR and that ended that game quickly.
game 2, we honesly had very similar draws. Like, VERY similar. He fetches, I fetch, He coco's at the end of my turn, attacks, and I Coco. Just a lot of fun, but I ended up winning end the end.
2-0
Got to top 4, we all split. I got 12 packs of origins (mostly junk) and $63. all in all I had a lot of fun and I'll be sure to keep playing Zoo! If anyone has a little bit of ideas on possible changes or a better side board hit me up!
From what I have seen pretty well. The only one that has been a problem G1 is Affinity, but its pretty much if you have the early bonfire or anger if you main it. But I have been able to get both Goblins and Bushwacker zoo G1 easily, and it only gets better post board when you have 6ish sweepers.
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4 Arid Mesa
2 Forest
1 Kessig Wolf Run
2 Plains
2 Sacred Foundry
2 Stomping Ground
2 Temple Garden
4 Windswept Heath
4 Wooded Foothills
Creatures(25)
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Loxodon Smiter
4 Noble Hierarch
2 Qasali Pridemage
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Wild Nacatl
2 Scavenging Ooze
1 Kytheon, Hero of Akros
1 Dromoka's Command
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Path to Exile
3 Collected Company
1 Kataki, War's Wage
1 Magus of the Moon
1 Bonfire of the Damned
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Collected Company
1 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Stony Silence
2 Choke
2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3 Kor Firewalker
The side board is more then a bit of a mess. Wasn't sure what do to with it as this was only the second time I've played it. Also, I'll warn you, I have a horrible memory but I'll tell you the highlights as best as I can remember.
Round 1 vs infect
Game 1, bolt and Nacatl win everything.
Game 2, would have been the same as game one had I not forgot to play a land on my turn before he become immense'd
game 3, bolt and goyf do work.
2-1
Round 2 vs grixis control
games were really fast and simple. I don't know if he didn't really draw any creatures to block because aside from bolt and tasigur I didn't see much. Also, Tasigur ate a path every time and he never was able to do much.
2-0
Round 3 Burn (my ride)
Game 1, I draw all my Nacatls and he runs out of gas too soon.
Game 2, I don't see my fire walkers but my ScOoze does enough work to keep me alive through the burn he has and Dromoka's Command ends up being the major winner here. Having him sac his eidolon of the great revel and fight his swift spear was amazing.
2-0
Round 4 Robots
I've only play affinity/robots like 3 times in total and when I did I was playing infect. Not much to say here, game one I was killed with inkmoth Nexus + cranial plating. game two I didn't have any green after I got my Magus out because he killed my Noble.
0-2
Round 5 Twin
We knew if we drew we were both going into top 8 so we drew and just watched others play.
Round 6 Coco Zoo
Game 1, Nacatl, Noble, and Kytheon in my opening with 2 lands and a bolt. drew into another creature and the opponent didn't seem to. I ended up getting to flip Kytheon and He did some major work in this match. I used him once or twice in a few other matches but he was a game winner. Near the end my opponent had a 4/5 goyf and I made him attack Gideon, CoCo'd into two 5/5 KotR and that ended that game quickly.
game 2, we honesly had very similar draws. Like, VERY similar. He fetches, I fetch, He coco's at the end of my turn, attacks, and I Coco. Just a lot of fun, but I ended up winning end the end.
2-0
Got to top 4, we all split. I got 12 packs of origins (mostly junk) and $63. all in all I had a lot of fun and I'll be sure to keep playing Zoo! If anyone has a little bit of ideas on possible changes or a better side board hit me up!
(edited some spelling and added the last line.)