1-2 (But It Isn't So Bad)

Last Friday's results:

Rd 1 vs Dennis on Lands/Field of the Dead version

Game 1: I started with a Dark Confidant then a Dauthi Voidwalker. I was then able to triple Bowmaster to whittle down the three zombies he made and that left me with a surprising army on my side of the board instead of his. 

Game 2: Voidwalker, then Confidant again, then I drew into a land to play turn Blood Moon on turn 3. He had a Forest out to play Explore, Mulch, and more but he didn’t draw into the Boseju he needed and I quickly got in while the getting was good.

Rd 2 vs Trevor on Ad Nauseum storm

Game 1: With a Confidant and then a Buccaneer, I put just enough pressure that when he missed by turn 3, that was it.

Game 2: I’d sideboarded in Meltdown and a Kolaghan's Command; they did not arrive in time for him to Burning Wish and Tendrils me out.

Game 3: He was able to remove my early pressure of Voidwalker and went off with Ad Nauseam before I could get a second draw off a Dark Confidant.

Tough matchup is tough: I’m not sure I’ve got much for this one. That said, I kept a land-heavy hand in the third game, expecting to have turn two plays to get me going and perhaps more action would’ve been the order for the day.

Rd 3 vs Ty on Grixis Delver

Game 1: I mulligan to 5, and wasn’t able to come back to his card selection & advantage. When the 6/6 Murktide arrived, I scooped it up.

Game 2: I made a critical mistake here, listening for Braintorm to cast Bowmasters in response to, instead of just what card was being played. As a result, I missed casting it during the two Ponders.

When I did cast it, Ty was kind enough to suggest he rewind things so I could respond, but I am taking this as a lesson: I need to be patient and practice. As it was, that cost me the game and the match, because my next play was a Burning Inquiry, which did 3 damage to him, and allowed me to swing for 8, bringing him to 3.

I was then double bolted from 5. The response to Ponder would have changed things. Next time. 

However, as a bonus Ty asked to look at my deck and suggested adding in some of the BR Scam package. He could see some of the spice cards and wasn't disparaging, and he even said he liked what I was doing with the deck. (Which was very kind, I know I'm in the wilderness a bit here). 

But he has a point, and adding in some copies of Grief with ways to get my creatures back from the graveyard might be the buttress I need to help Trash Truck perform a little better. 

Here's the new plan:

2 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

2 Tourach, Dread Cantor

1 Glint-Horn Buccaneer

4 Orcish Bowmasters

4 Dauthi Voidwalker

3 Dark Confidant

2 Grief

3 Dream Salvage

4 Sudden Edict

2 Sheoldred's Edict

2 Kolaghan's Command

4 Mountain

4 Swamp

2 Bojuka Bog

4 Bloodstained Mire

4 Blood Crypt

4 Badlands

1 Wasteland

3 Liliana of the Veil

1 Reforge the Soul

4 Burning Inquiry

Sideboard

SB: 4 Plague Engineer

SB: 3 Blood Moon

SB: 4 Pyroblast

SB: 4 Meltdown