Need Help for White Sideboards for a Burn/Sligh deck
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on Feb. 1, 2017, 9:29 a.m. by Rohml
Hello, I am currently using a Mono-Red Sligh/Burn deck. I'm working on the sideboard and I wanted to have defenses against Enchantments and Artifacts. I don't have Copperline Gorge, but I do have Inspiring Vantage and Sacred Foundry, so I can splash white to my deck.
What are good choices for Enc/Art removal aside from Disenchant?
Are there other good white cards to add for a Sligh/Burn mono-red deck?
I'm currently worried about Worship, Leyline of Sanctity and life-gaining decks like Soul Sisters. I'm a Modern Newbie and have not faced many decks in the format, so I'm very unsure of what cards to add as sideboard.
shaistyone says... #3
Depending on how big of a white splash you have, Duergar Hedge-Mage seems fairly spot on.
Haven't tried it, but Everlasting Torment seems like a nice answer for lifegain decks.
February 1, 2017 4:08 p.m.
Everlasting Torment is not what a Burn or Sligh deck wants. It doesn't do anything for getting your opponent to zero, so it's pretty much the perfect example of a wasted draw.
As was already mentioned, use Wear / Tear for enchantment and artifact removal if you're not on Green. Go for Skullcrack and, if you were to splash for Green, Atarka's Command versus lifegain. The latter two cards help you get damage in while preventing lifegain effects which is why they're superior to Everlasting Torment.
February 1, 2017 10:22 p.m.
I already have Skullcrack and I prefer using it than Leyline of Punishment for exactly the reasons stated by Omeros.
How about Paraselene or Tempest of Light, I seem to fear enchantments more than artifacts. Also, how do I beat a deck that plays Chalice of the Void, seems most red artifact destruction spells are CMC 2 and the opponent would mostly do a chalice for 2, which would effectively shut my artifact-hate down, what are red's (or white's) option for these situation?
February 2, 2017 11:06 a.m.
If you're worried about Chalice on 2 you could consider a mix of Wear/Tear and any of the following for your artifact hate:
bijschjdbcd says... #2
Wear and Tear is a solid start.
Acquisition of a proper Green splash makes thsee matchups significantly better.
February 1, 2017 9:37 a.m.