Need help with a Transformative Side Board
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Posted on Jan. 13, 2018, 7:27 p.m. by Sunbrosoulaire
The deck is here Gideon's friends Magic Aids -I know transformative side boards are not the most practical thing a deck can go for ;however, I really cannot help trying it at least with this deck. The deck is a B/W control shell with a ridiculous amount of walkers in it that support a huge token sub-theme. So I want to see if suddenly switching mid-match to more traditional B/W tokens list would be an effective strategy as the deck already has many components of a W/B token list. Even if it is not the most practical thing in the world, it sure seems like a really fun plan that will surely surprise my opponents.
Sunbrosoulaire says... #3
CharonSquared thank you for telling me the holes in my plan. It seems that the transformative side-board plan really wont work out- however, it seems that you have knowledge on the subject...could you assist me in constructing a more useful regular sideboard?
CharonSquared says... #2
Usually, the main purpose of a transformational sideboard is to change your deck's gameplan so that your opponent's answers are less effective. For example, if you run a storm deck, your opponents will likely sideboard out most of their removal. If you sideboard into Splinter Twin + Pestermite, you have a decent chance of comboing off unopposed because they don't have their kill spells. The problem with the plan you're suggesting is that it is too similar to your original deck; when your opponent sees a bunch of planeswalkers and tokens, they'll take out spot removal and bring in Illness in the Ranks/Virulent Plague and flexible removal such as Oblivion Ring, Detention Sphere, and Maelstrom Pulse. So they'll still be well prepared against a more traditional WB Tokens deck.
January 14, 2018 1:37 a.m.