Quote from idSurge »Blue Moon gets punked by GDS/JDS. Normal Jund is a bit better, but have the tools in the board for grinding.
Re: Harvest Pyre - Try Beacon Bolt. Its pretty medium, but so is Pyre.
I don't mind the GDS matchup, but struggle with normal Jund.
With GDS they sail so close to the wind a well-timed bolt-snap-bolt will do it, and they suffer under a blood moon. Jund just keeps 1-for-1 until I lose. You know what they say....when in doubt....
RE: Beacon Bolt v Harvest Pyre, I favour the pyre just because:
1: It's instant speed.
2: It's cheaper
3: Exiling lands and creatures from the grave is more bang for your buck.
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You can have a look at how the matches went for me: https://youtu.be/OWcqsixiRno
Not playing Benalish Marshal might be insane, but I can't help my biases. The mono white version is insanely advantaged in the mirror.
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I think both cards are great additions, and Drake is definitely the more powerful card. The most crucial element of these cards is not the card advantage they give, but the fact they are flyers with 4 toughness - that's a huge deal. Nicol Bolas was kind of awkward though, because so many modern decks don't even mind discarding cards and operate well with very few resources. Against decks like Humans I usually was able to cast Bolas only after they had already emptied their hand! For these reasons Drake's ETB gets the nod from me. Also, Drake is actually a brutal clock, whereas the flip ability of Bolas should never ever come up in a competitive modern game.
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(MU:s were Jeskai Control, BU Midrange, RB Aggro, Mono R, RB Aggro. Today's list: https://puu.sh/AR1Q3/51c1c3ceae.png)
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