So I missed a couple of FNM write-ups, don't sue me.
Went to LGS for FNM, ended up doing quite a bit of trading, and FINALLY got a total of 3 Thoughtseize to replace my Dimir Charm. RIP charm, you're actually pretty cool.
Round 1: Mono Black
Game one went smoothly, Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver did an excellent job of depriving my opponent of lands, and removal saw me through. Game 2 was just disgusting. I had to mulligan to 6 cards, but ended up with 2 Dissolve in hand, as well as 3 lands. Opponent and I exchanged Duress, and then I just countered everything he played, drawing into my 3rd and 4th Dissolves as well as a Syncopate. 1-0 (2-0)
Round 2: R/G Devotion/Monsters
Not much to say here, just flat out got run over. Sideboard cards failed to make an appearance, and Stormbreath Dragon is a lot scarier when I'm not sitting with a Doom Blade in hand.
1-1 (2-2)
Round 3: Mono Black
This opponent was more experienced with this deck, and for whatever reason, I always seem to get shit draws against this guy. Game one actually went very well, with me stealing a Pack Rat courtesy of Ashiok, and just beating face with a Demon. Round 2 was close, but my opponent edged me out with a timely Gray Merchant of Asphodel for 8. Game 3 was very frustrating, with me not drawing my second blue source until turn 7 or 8, at which point it was unsalvageable.
1-2 (3-4)
Round 4: R/W/B Tokens/Burn
Played against this cool midrangey/combo deck based around tokens, Young Pyromancer, Assemble the Legion, Purphoros, God of the Forge with a splash of black for removal. Game one saw me steal two Pyromancers with Ashiok while swinging away with a Desecration Demon, I think I got more tokens this game than he did. Game two was a little better, but my singleton Duskmantle Seer along with an Aetherling closed it out. Funnily enough, we both took 7 damage off the Seer. I ate a Far / Away and a Devour Flesh while my opponent got smacked around by his Magma Jet and an Obzedat, Ghost Council.
2-2 (5-4)
Round 5: G/W Anti-Control
Game one led me to believe I was playing a more aggressive G/W list, with Fleecemane Lion making several appearances. I noticed something was up when Spear of Heliod showed up, but my AEtherling beat my opponent down and blinked out of the trigger. Game two saw me get locked down by the combination of Spear of Heliod, Blind Obedience and Bow of Nylea. My enemy simply gained life, ate anything I could hit him with and then killed it with the spear. Aetherling was rendered impotent by Blind Obedience, so I scooped to give more time to game 3. This game saw me get wrecked once again by my own mana, with Selesnya Charm getting the assist. My opponent cast all 3 modes in the final game, to great effect.
2-3 (6-6)
Wasn't 100% happy with my piloting, I know I made at least 2 errors. Had my first experience getting flooded with black mana, twice in the same evening, and it was very unpleasant. I'm considering changing some basic lands to Dimir Guildgates. The changes I made before FNM were:
Main:
-3 Doom Blade
-1 Dimir Charm
+1 Devour Flesh
+1 Desecration Demon
+1 Duskmantle Seer
+1 Thoughtseize
Side changed drastically:
-3 Nightveil Specter
-2 Negate
-1 Desecration Demon
+2 Doom Blade
+2 Dark Betrayal
+2 Gainsay
After playing, I like Duskmantle, but definitely not main, and probably not in this exact shell. Too many high CMC things for me to hurt myself with. 3rd Demon main is the right number, and with all the black decks at my local shop, moving the Doom Blades was the right call. Last week someone pointed out that I was heavily slanting my sideboard against Esper control, so I attempted to balance it out a little. I think I used everything in the board this time, so that's good. After the event was over, I traded for a 3rd Thoughtseize, replacing my promo Dimir Charm and "completing" the deck. For now. :D
