So once again, I finish 2-1 tonight with a slightly different list than before but wanted to keep things Stompy still. Upon this I decided to cut a Ghost Quarter and added a Dismember, as I didn't feel I need the 24th land given how aggressive I can go. Back at Ivory Goat Games for more Modern and finished 9th out of 21 players tonight. Unfortunate not to make top 8 but weāve all been there.
Eldrazi Tron List (MB Mimic);
4x Urzaās Mine
4x Urzaās Tower
4x Urzaās Power Plant
4x Eldrazi Temple
3x Ghost Quarter
1x Sea-Gate Wreckage
1x Cavern of Souls
2x Wastes
4x Expedition Map
1x Basilisk Collar
2x Relic of Progenitus
2x Warping Wail
1x Karn Liberated
2x All Is Dust
3x Dismember
4x Matter Reshaper
4x Walking Ballista
4x Reality Smasher
4x Thought-Knot Seer
3x Eldrazi Mimic
3x Endbringer
Side;
4x Chalice of the Void
2x Hangarback Walker
2x Ratchet Bomb
2x Relic of Progenitus
1x Surgical Extraction
1x Graftdiggerās Cage
1x Pithing Needle
1x All Is Dust
1x Wurmcoil Engine
So as mentioning in my previous post, I was considering putting Chalice of the Voids into the sideboard. I did this for a few reasons;
- Warping Wail is a greatly underrated card, and wished I had it in my main board last FNM.
- Relic of Progenitus is a great card to have in the main and at worst it draws you a card. Seemed fine.
- Itās a FNM, itās where we try these different builds out right...?
Round 1 - Elves (Won 2-0)
The deck was relatively budget and didn't run the tremendously busted Elves but did enough work to make me sweat. Elves is one of our worst match ups given how quick they can accelerate, while most traditional Eldrazi Tron decks durdle to get Tron online/Temples going in that time. Game 1 I managed to rip a All Is Dust off the top when he had lethal next turn, turned it around with Reality Smasher ft. Basilisk Collar. Couldn't come back from that.
Sided Out;
-2 Relic of ProgenitusĀ
-ā1 Karn LiberatedĀ
-ā1 EndbringerĀ
-1 Dismember
Sided in;
+1 All Is Dust
+ā1 Ratchet Bomb
+ā1 Wurmcoil Engine
+ā2 Hangarback Walker
Wanted more sweepers even though I was aware Reclamation Sage was coming in and itās the reason I sided in Wurmcoil Engine and Hangarback Walker, allows me to potentially go wider than Elves and gain the optimal value. I trimmed a Dismember and Endbringer as a result.
Game 2 I mulled to 5 on the draw, managed to get Tron online naturally on Turn 4 with 2 All Is Dusts in hand, ripping 2 Smashers to finish the job late on. I really enjoy the attrition Eldrazi Tron has, itās pretty great.
Round 2 - Vizier Company (Lost 2-0)
My opponent is a seasoned grinder and finished in the Top 100 at GP Birmingham just gone so he's aĀ very seasoned player and experienced with the deck. Although the match up is slightly favoured to me, the skill of the pilot can reduce that in these cases.
Game 1 I managed to control the board with Ballista killing Druids and Seers, but he Collected Company into the 2/3 of the Combo, and ripping the Vizier off the top when I Thought-Knot Seer'd the one in hand. Super tilt.
Sided Out;
-2 Reality Smasher
-ā1 Dismember
-ā1 Karn Liberated
Sided In;
+ 1 Surgical ExtractionĀ
+ ā1 All Is DustĀ
+ ā1 Ratchet BombĀ
+ ā1 Grafdigger's Cage
Reality Smasher isn't great against Vizier Company as they can just soak the damage and refill their board for days, so went to rip the Combo and bring in more sweepers. I was expecting Kitchen Finks in the build hence me bringing in Grafdigger's Cage, this build didn't run it Finks in the end.
Game 2 was super unfortunate however I did Surgical targeting Devoted Druid to take him off the Combo. Kept a good 6 to only draw 4 Tron Lands and a Temple in the next 5 turns, all the mana but no payoff. Was just super unlucky and it happens to the best of us. He went wide with Linvala, Keeper of Silence (Shuts off Ballista big time..) and the usual suspects to close the win.
Round 3 - Dredge (Won 2-1)
This match was super interesting and grindy, as I've never played against Dredge before. So I had a lot to learn and understand from the match up. Game 1 I lost, he Conflagrate aggressively to remove my Mimics and Matter Reshapers, closing the game out with all 4 Prized Amalgams. He hit some insane Drege in this game. Didn't hit any of my 2 Relics to deal with any of the threats.
Sided Out;
-3 Mimics
-ā1 Karn Liberated
-ā2 Warping Wail
Sided In;
+2 Relic of Progenitus
+ā1 Surgical Extraction
+ā1 Grafdigger's Cage
+ā2 Hangarback Walker
Sideboard was relatively straightforward however it was difficult to remove cards. So I ran the set of Relics in the main as I need to hose that graveyard hard and pick any targets with Surgical as I can. Unsure if I removed the correct cards but felt I could control the Graveyard long enough to seal it, durdle them out as it were. Longer Eldrazi Tron goes on usually the better it gets, so had that game plan in mind.
Game 2 I kept a hand of natural Tron and 2 Walking Ballistas, proceeded to Surgical Conflagrate and close out the game with 2 6/6 Ballistas, pinging Narcomebas and Bloodghasts as when. It helped greatly that I kept drawing into Tron to add counters, and he didn't draw his Ancient Grudge to deal with them.
Game 3 he mulled to 5 and kept a really slow hand, got a Relic out Turn 1 and controlled the graveyard with ease popping it to stop 2 Prized Amalgams returning to the field. Drew into Smasher and Smasher, then another Relic which sealed the deal. Dredge isn't an easy deck to play against and I was seriously in the tank. Genuinely pleased that I could pull the wins back from a match-up I had zero experience with previously. Really happy with the build, Chalice in the sideboard seem to work really well.Ā