Mono Blue Pioneer Sideboard Help
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Posted on Dec. 15, 2019, 9:10 a.m. by capriom85
I took my mono Blue deck out for a spin this week, and I was overall happy with the results. After 4 rounds of Swiss I only lost 2 games. Unfortunately they were to the same player, who was 2-1’d me with that 5 color Superfriends build. I won game one with almost perfect draws and starting hand. Had him game two, but misplayed and made my Brazen Borrower unblockable instead of Thassa, God of the Sea , herself. Then he used the Bolas “lose unless you control a legendary” ability, and that was all she wrote. Game three, I never had a chance. He whacked me with Supreme Verdict and I never came back from it.
I had zero trouble beating Burn, that artifacty Metalwork Colossus thing, and Gruul energy.
Then, during top 4 I got beat 2-1 by the graveyard dredge deck. He always had blockers up to stop my mid-game assaults that are usually the lethal swings. I sided a Jace, Architect of Thought in, but his ultimate ability netted me zero usefulness from his deck, and my own threat got hosed by a kill spell.
So, I obviously need graveyard hate. I am adding Grafdigger's Cage to my side against this match. I just can’t commit to a set of Leyline of the Void with it being a dead card unless it’s in my starting hand. I realize that’s the idea, but no. The cage works fine here I imagine.
What do I do against Superfriends? I suppose I can throw Cyclonic Rift into the side. I can overload the board back to his hand, and he essentially has to start from scratch again. Any better advice?
Grubbernaut says... #3
For walkers, you'll want to include 1-2 Blast Zone MB. SB: Ratchet Bomb, Cyclonic Rift, Aether Gust, Mystical Dispute, Negate, Imprisoned in the Moon (not great, but it works).
capriom85 says... #2
23 Island
4 Siren Stormtamer
4 Cloudfin Raptor
4 Merfolk Trickster
2 Harbinger of the Tides
4 Tempest Djinn
4 Thassa, God of the Sea
4 Master of Waves
4 Curious Obsession
3 Dive Down
2 Spell Pierce
1 Stubborn Denial
1 Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer
December 16, 2019 6:55 p.m.