Worship the Legends
Modern
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Modern FNM 2-2 —April 23, 2016
First run with the deck, ended on a 2-2. Fun learning.
Match 1 - Jeskai Control 0-2
Two games filled with mistakes. First one lost to a lack of Worship (which got consistently countered), normal control took over the game. Game 2 was lost to a huge failure to foresee the sideboarding: Opponent brought in Supreme Verdict, and I failed to keep mana up for the regenerate.
Match 2 - Jund Aggro 0-2
First game lost to a timely Maelstrom Pulse. Other than that, deck acted as planned, with Sigarda on the air one turn before his saving draw. Second game was just a bad top deck. After failing to find creatures to hold the early game and a Worship (including with the use of two communes), my opponent simply got his goyfs and oozes running.
Match 3 - Abzan Aggro 2-0
First game was light. After blowing two Siege Rhinos with one Dsphere, his deck lost steam, ended by a Troll Ascetic and an Ojutai with Gavony pumps each turn. Second game was a battle against life gain. Although I was able to maintain an Ojutai on board, his life gain and Lingering Souls simple threw me back on the damage I passed, with my non-flying creatures being stopped by his Voices and Ooze. After a badly planned Damnation I was able to finish him with a second Ojutai, already in hand.
Match 4 - Abzan Flicker 2 - 0
Both games were pretty straight forward. After drawing all four Dspheres on both games and getting Worship online on turn 3, my opponent had no answer and no flying blocker.
Conclusion: I felt that mainboard Eternal Witness didn't help me at all: The best targets for them are those that make me go dead when hitting the graveyard. So, I've experimented with Negate on the mainboard and it seems that proactive protection is better than reactive recovery.
These games also helped me understand better my game plan: It's not aggro at all. Every time I tried to go full aggro from the start, I got destroyed (Jeskai and Jund games). It might seem obvious, but it's hard to resist casting a turn 4 Ojutai.
Overall, this deck has been rewarding: It is able to face the challenges of a diverse meta. It is extremely solid (ignoring top decking too many lands and other inexorable poofs).
The objective now is to rework the sideboard, which seems to need a major overall.