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I HATE infinite turn decks —Oct. 5, 2018

This is the first time I've used a completed version of my deck. The only substitutions I made were replacing two of the Maximize Velocity with two Gird for Battle and the two Ajani, Adversary of Tyrants with two Integrity / Intervention because I did not have the two I needed.

Pre-tournament I played against a Jeskai control deck, winning five of the six games before forfeiting the last game due to their 18+ counterspells, and [card: Teferi, Hero of Dominaria]. This would set the tone for the rest of the night.

Round 1 was against a Dimir deck focused around Etrata, the Silencer. Thankfully I was able to outwit my opponent and take both games for myself.

Round 2 was against the same person playing Jeskai control. Unfortunately, despite my earlier attempts, I lost to the deck both times thanks to Settle the Wreckage, which not only kept me from swinging out several times, it slowed my ability to deal damage to the point that Teferi was able to get his emblem in both games.

Round 3 was bant control with a focus on stopping combat damage, and a nasty twist with a playset of Nexus of Fate. He was able to get infinite turns to the point I had to bow out because I couldn't stand just not being able to do anything.

Round 4 was against a fairly standard Selesnya deck but I was so tilted by my first two rounds that I wasn't able to think straight, let alone play to the best of my abilities.

Needless to say, I'm going to adjust the deck to add more damage instants, and look into The Immortal Sun as a way to counter Teferi and other planeswalker nonsense.