Sideboard cards against 8 rack while playing Naya Zoo
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Posted on Feb. 23, 2015, 3:18 a.m. by TheCeltic814
I learned that my Naya zoo deck is really bad against 8 rack after losing couple matches. Any ideas what to add into sideboard?
Unforgivn_II says... #3
Loxodon Smiter? Maybe Wilt-Leaf Liege? I don't know how much things can really cost to be effective in Zoo, but those wreck discard strategies
February 23, 2015 3:24 a.m.
Smiter and Liege are decent cards in the side right now with Junk running around, so thats a place to start. Qasali Pridemage and Ancient Grudge work wonders too.
February 23, 2015 3:25 a.m.
Fictions_Reality says... #5
Leyline of Sanctity they start using there discard spells on themselves to get ensnaring bridge online [at least in personal experience]. Only thing you have to worry about is liliana so long as you keep your hand size big. [also deploying 2 threats and keeping 2-3 threats in play is generally good so you don't just play out your entire hand but at the same time makes them waste resources trying to handle your stuff efficiently.
February 23, 2015 5:39 a.m.
Leyline of Sanctity and Wear / Tear or Destructive Revelry are good cards to have in your SB no matter the meta your playing against and both are great against 8-Rack.
One stops the discard spells and the other will kill of any Ensnaring Bridge or rack-effect they might have.
They are also good against Burn, Twin, robots and random "combo" elements in some decks like Amulet of Vigor or Auras ect.
February 23, 2015 5:47 a.m.
Run leyline because it hits burn, 8rack and a few others.
February 23, 2015 7:04 a.m.
DarkMagician says... #8
Personally I'd go with Qasali Pridemage as he can deal with both artifacts and enchantments and can buff a guy if need be. For the discard side go with Obstinate Baloth since he can put in work against burn and other aggro decks as well. Lock stock and barrel (aka Loxodon Smiter is another fantastic option for the discard problem solution with the advantage of being far more aggressive than Baloth due to his lower cmc).
bijschjdbcd says... #2
Bad because of Ensnaring Bridge?
If so some sort of Artifact hate like Ancient Grudge.
General hand destruction? Loxodon Smiter or Obstinate Baloth
February 23, 2015 3:22 a.m.