I finally got back to playing in a modern event yesterday. I finished first going 4-0 (8-0 in games) with about 30 people attending.
My matches were:
UW control win 2-0
cards that preformed well: Stubborn Denial, Thoughtseize
under-performing cards: none came up
notes: played against an inexperience pilot. tried not to over-extend myself by just playing one strong threat while keeping up Stubborn Denial for their planeswalkers (specifically Elspeth, Sun's Champion) and have another strong threat in my hand. I was trying to play around wraiths.
UW control win 2-0
notes: played against a very experience pilot. game 2 I used snapcaster to target thoughseize in order to make my death's shadow big enough to swing for lethal. during game 2, I cast a thoughtsieze while holding 2x death's shadow, Anguished Unmaking, and a Geist of Saint Traft. I see that his hand is filled with spot removal, Supreme Verdict, and a gideon. I take the verdict and land geist to close out the game. turn 5 he played gideon and thought he was safe, but anguished unmaking took care of him.
mill win 2-0
cards that preformed well: delve cards, Stubborn Denial, Lingering Souls
under-performing cards: none came up, I sided-out Thought Scour though
notes: game 1 on turn 2 I didn't Stubborn Denial Glimpse the Unthinkable and was able to play Tasigur, the Golden Fang and Gurmag Angler on the same turn. He used Ghost Quarter on my lands and I ended the game with two creatures in play with no lands. game 2 was close but having snapcaster in hand with a full, spell-filled graveyard is a great way to control the game.
**the esper deck with jace, Obzedat, Ghost Council, Goryo's Vengeance, etc. ** win 2-0
cards that preformed well: Stubborn Denial, Liliana, the Last Hope, Surgical Extraction, Path to Exile
under-performing cards: none came up
notes: this deck was fun to play against. I was able to control the game though a combination of Thoughtseize, Liliana, the Last Hope (Lingering Souls is a pain to deal with) and using Surgical Extraction on key cards (such as Lingering Souls). Path to Exile worked wonders against Obzedat, Ghost Council.
Overall, the deck felt great to play. Stubborn Denial was the best card all night and I wouldn't go less than 4 in the 75. I like the 2/2 split between the sideboard and main too. I played pretty conservative all night trying not to over-extend myself. I found that this deck is great at playing more of a control game while sticking one or two large threats and having one in reserve.
