Against all expectations...
i went 2-1 with this deck at my local game store o.o
1) VS Burn 2:1
First match started out with Crib Swap
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Scaleguard Sentinels
, double Draconic Roar in the opening hand, oponnent wasnt willing to double Bolt it, stabilized with Lightning Helix, clogged the board up, removed all else he played and burned him instead. Second match was just too slow on my side. Taurean Mauler is just not optimal against burn, didnt draw my sideboard cards as well. Third match opened with Burrenton Forge-Tender into Chameleon Colossus
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Orator of Ojutai
. Duress did great, as did Natural State killing Eidolon of the Great Revel.
Boarded out 3 Dwynen's Elite, Thoughtweft Trio and Door of Destinies for 2 Duress, 2 Burrenton Forge-Tender and 1 Natural State.
2) VS Abzan CoCo 2:1
Lost miserably in game 1 thanks to really smooth going MeliraFinks.
Game 2 i had the infamous 1 Lightning Bolt in hand, Dual Shot another Bird and a Viscera Seer that got of course sacced, but at least the board was clean.
Hallowed Moonlight got a Collected Company off guard and i just swung in for 20 damage that game. Game 3 was roughly the same, even though a really close call and Draconic Roar again THE card for me. It is just ridiculous...
Boarded out 3 Woodland Changeling 2 Mirror Entity for 2 Dual Shot 2 Hallowed Moonlight and 1 Duress
3) VS Mono U Tron 0:2
Too slow... and i dont have nearly as much Molten Rain in the sideboard as i probably had needed...
Boarded out 2 Farseek 4 Draconic Roar and 2 Dwynen's Elite for 4 Natural State 2 Duress and 2 Molten Rain
I am debating a Thoughtseize mainboard instead of Duress ... the situation came up, where i could've heavily crippled opposing hands had i just had Thoughtseize instead. I am concerned about the 2 lifepoints though...i will test it out.
