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in\u002Fout",[16,157,158],{},"Playing defense against Monarch is often wrong given we play a limited amount of removal and virtually no answers to a Monarch emblem.",[16,160,161,162,166,167,169,170,37],{},"We take for granted that out opponent will play something like 4 ",[111,163],{"image":164,"name":165},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002F0\u002Fb029eb9a-dd7a-40c2-96c4-0063d9cc002c.webp?1783937576","Pyroblast"," and 2 ",[111,168],{"image":120,"name":121}," to limit our sources of Card Advantage and counter-magic for ",[111,171],{"image":113,"name":114},[16,173,174],{},"Since Boros doesn't usually start off very aggressive, I like to dilute the answers to aggro and play some aggressive cards myself.",[63,176,177,185,205,215,228,241],{},[66,178,179,180,184],{},"-2 ",[111,181],{"image":182,"name":183},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F1\u002F8\u002F18303862-4726-4136-814f-157aa7006579.webp?1783918420","Fire \u002F\u002F Ice",": a pretty mediocre card since most of his dudes have 2+ toughness",[66,186,187,188,192,193,195,196,200,201],{},"-1 ",[111,189],{"image":190,"name":191},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Fd\u002F5dcd0c4e-4047-47a2-8969-c62616d457c2.webp?1783903090","Doom Blade",": since it's only really useful against ",[111,194],{"image":136,"name":137},", I'd rather have something else while keeping ",[111,197],{"image":198,"name":199},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002F8\u002Ff8e688e7-8350-4b78-bd49-a6ffdedad556.webp?1783944444","Echoing Decay"," for ",[111,202],{"image":203,"name":204},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F0\u002F90301f8c-f7af-4179-8faf-9901931bba8d.webp?1783915727","Battle Screech",[66,206,187,207,211,212,214],{},[111,208],{"image":209,"name":210},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fd\u002Fc\u002Fdc143ba3-2a58-4980-9fa0-a05a9e9ed082.webp?1783915697","Ghostly Flicker",": not really an amazing cards on its own, drawing multiples isn't really good especially after a resolved ",[111,213],{"image":120,"name":121}," that will force us to play around it.",[66,216,217,218,222,223,227],{},"+2 ",[111,219],{"image":220,"name":221},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002F9\u002F699c0f6f-b26b-4741-8140-8a6030cad127.webp?1783915730","Ulamog's Crusher",": one of the aggressive cards I was talking about. I play 2 copies to deal with exile effects on their part if they Journey or ",[111,224],{"image":225,"name":226},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002Ff\u002Fbff31eba-8ab3-403e-8d82-37a18b279bec.webp?1783938424","Oblivion Ring"," it early, while also hoping to play one in the first few turns off a quick Tron.",[66,229,230,231,235,236,240],{},"+1 ",[111,232],{"image":233,"name":234},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Ff\u002F5f28d4a2-6c75-44c2-93ac-e7159c1c623f.webp?1783927805","Ancient Grudge",": Relic is still an issue. I'll hardly ever target lands: only when I get the ",[111,237],{"image":238,"name":239},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002Fd\u002F7da93bf0-2075-4e36-b69b-3db3d4288e7a.webp?1783930346","Dinrova Horror"," loop going to speed up the process.",[66,242,230,243,247],{},[111,244],{"image":245,"name":246},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002F5\u002Ff5cf62a2-d03a-495d-924a-bf79524175fa.webp?1783941375","Fangren Marauder",": it helps with slowing them down gaining 5 life for every card they draw off a Clue token or at the very least will eat a couple burn spells that aren't going to my face.",[127,249,251],{"id":250},"game-2","Game 2",[16,253,254,255,257,258,37],{},"I start the game pretty well with an early Tron and double ",[111,256],{"image":238,"name":239}," with ",[111,259],{"image":149,"name":150},[16,261,262,263,267,268,272,273,275,276,280,281,283],{},"The first Horror will be dealt with by a ",[111,264],{"image":265,"name":266},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002F6\u002F4686b51c-e02b-48c1-bafe-e8d08a5407b9.webp?1783941252","Journey to Nowhere"," after bouncing a ",[111,269],{"image":270,"name":271},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F6\u002F76ec3366-98f3-4903-8f7b-cfcdd60e3be1.webp?1783912508","Boros Garrison",", the second one will target that Journey while I keep his aggression at bay with trading, ",[111,274],{"image":198,"name":199}," and the game will soon end after I ",[111,277],{"image":278,"name":279},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002Ff\u002F3f88eacf-5c7b-4a35-86f0-af3b0516d4c2.webp?1783908933","Mystical Teachings"," for a ",[111,282],{"image":209,"name":210}," to keep him out of mana.",[127,285,287],{"id":286},"mvp","MVP",[63,289,290,310,318],{},[66,291,292,296,297,301,302,306,307,309],{},[111,293],{"image":294,"name":295},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F7\u002F97da6607-9131-4f8b-8af3-63439a59b78b.webp?1783935018","Unwind",": it's an answer to problematic cards like ",[111,298],{"image":299,"name":300},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002Fd\u002F0df50703-5655-4bc4-adc9-d719c2da3bfd.webp?1783933977","Rolling Thunder"," and generates some tempo advantage when it allows me to play a ",[111,303],{"image":304,"name":305},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002F4\u002F04def7e3-10e4-4733-8c19-8fa6e4469086.webp?1783907107","Forbidden Alchemy"," or ",[111,308],{"image":278,"name":279}," in the same turn.",[66,311,312,314,315,317],{},[111,313],{"image":238,"name":239},": mainly a finisher in the deck, but also comes with a variety of uses like dealing with ",[111,316],{"image":265,"name":266}," and delaying our opponent's game plan.",[66,319,320,322],{},[111,321],{"image":220,"name":221},": see above",[11,324,326],{"id":325},"match-2-izzet-kiln-fiend","Match 2: Izzet Kiln Fiend",[16,328,329],{},"One of the historically worse match-ups for Tron.",[16,331,332],{},"The deck is too fast and we lack early answers to his game plan and game 1 is always lost even if played well.",[16,334,335],{},"This time tho my opponent is really unlucky.",[127,337,130],{"id":338},"game-1-1",[16,340,341],{},"I keep 6 or 7 while he mulls down to 5.",[16,343,344,345,349,350,354],{},"All I see is a few cantrips, a ",[111,346],{"image":347,"name":348},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F9\u002F995486ce-58bb-4753-a812-0ca73ef1a235.webp?1783941320","Gitaxian Probe"," and once I ",[111,351],{"image":352,"name":353},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Fb\u002F5ba16c0f-dd42-4a2a-8f08-bc8c8478952b.webp?1783935550","Condescend"," one to keep him out of the game he concedes without showing me the second color.",[127,356,155],{"id":357},"side-inout-1",[16,359,360],{},"Since I don't know what my opponent is actually playing, I'm guessing either UW Tribe, UB Delver or Kiln. I opt for an hybrid sideboard plan, keeping in mind UB Delver because it is the most likely deck given the recent evolution of the meta-game",[16,362,363,364,368,369,373,374,37],{},"I don't recall the card-for-card sideboard, but I was playing ",[111,365],{"image":366,"name":367},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002Fc\u002Fbceab6b3-6b64-4964-a501-ce806a6c13ad.webp?1783938209","Dispel",", ",[111,370],{"image":371,"name":372},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F0\u002F90911c79-24c3-4566-b72c-02ccde083f1b.webp?1783908116","Lightning Axe"," and ",[111,375],{"image":164,"name":165},[16,377,378,379,368,383,368,387,389,390,394],{},"Out goes ",[111,380],{"image":381,"name":382},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002F0\u002F40ebe935-ccf9-435e-8fe8-53bcbf3526e7.webp?1783945215","Moment's Peace",[111,384],{"image":385,"name":386},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002F1\u002F014bc5a5-4483-42e9-9c14-1ad229b28eb7.webp?1783915700","Exclude",[111,388],{"image":294,"name":295}," and maybe ",[111,391],{"image":392,"name":393},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002Fa\u002F0ae544bf-7229-4b82-99ad-32c3af36e30f.webp?1783933138","Prohibit"," (3 mana cmc counters are bad and have been subbed for more efficient answers).",[127,396,251],{"id":397},"game-2-1",[16,399,400],{},"I keep a decent hand with a couple of answers and mana to play them.",[16,402,403],{},"When I see the red mana I turn pale.",[16,405,406,407,409],{},"On his 3rd end step an Alchemy of mine eats a ",[111,408],{"image":164,"name":165}," but my opponent isn't too sure about the play.",[16,411,412,413,417,418,420],{},"He then goes for a ",[111,414],{"image":415,"name":416},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002F6\u002Ff6abe6ca-9345-41bc-9acd-b17ac887cb9d.webp?1783936572","Nivix Cyclops"," that I let trough having 2 ",[111,419],{"image":164,"name":165}," in hand.",[16,422,423,424,426,427,431,432,37],{},"On my turn a ",[111,425],{"image":164,"name":165}," resolves and the Cyclops is gone, then comes a ",[111,428],{"image":429,"name":430},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002Fc\u002F6c957c94-3d2d-4b98-8990-cd8909462081.webp?1783930386","Kiln Fiend"," that will probably kill me but I draw a ",[111,433],{"image":371,"name":372},[16,435,436,437,368,441,368,443,37],{},"At that point my board is Power Plant, Mine, Gainland, Island, Shores and my hand ",[111,438],{"image":439,"name":440},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002F2\u002F523414cb-f8db-407a-808a-01454e03d8b9.webp?1783918448","Crop Rotation",[111,442],{"image":371,"name":372},[111,444],{"image":164,"name":165},[16,446,447,448,450,451,453,454,456],{},"I can either discard ",[111,449],{"image":439,"name":440}," to ",[111,452],{"image":371,"name":372}," with Pyro backup or Crop for Tower, ",[111,455],{"image":371,"name":372}," with 6 mana, the problem is if Crop gets Dispelled, I'm done.",[16,458,459],{},"I opt for the second choice and turns out in my favor.",[16,461,462,463,467],{},"Then comes and unexpected ",[111,464],{"image":465,"name":466},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F8\u002F78b194b3-108a-4152-bd37-52c302e25ad6.webp?1783908110","Thermo-Alchemist"," that doesn't do much, despite my opponent having a full grip.",[16,469,470,471,473],{},"I save a ",[111,472],{"image":190,"name":191}," for more threatening creatures that won't come, since he keeps doing nothing and concedes soon after killed by mana flood.",[127,475,287],{"id":476},"mvp-1",[16,478,479,480,368,484,368,486,373,488,37],{},"While this kind of matches against them is NOT the norm, our best cards are ",[111,481],{"image":482,"name":483},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002Fc\u002F4c9c9b16-5567-4473-95e6-622292f77336.webp?1783937613","Hydroblast",[111,485],{"image":164,"name":165},[111,487],{"image":190,"name":191},[111,489],{"image":371,"name":372},[16,491,492],{},"The match-up verges on surviving by playing as many removals and as much colored mana as possible.",[16,494,495],{},"Completing the Urzatron isn't a priority unless we need to speed the game up via mana and card advantage.",[16,497,498,499,501,502,504,505,509],{},"The worse cards are for sure ",[111,500],{"image":238,"name":239},"s and costly counter-magic and to a certain extent ",[111,503],{"image":381,"name":382}," too since our opponents will most likely side some amount of ",[111,506],{"image":507,"name":508},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002Fe\u002Feeb5c96a-1d16-459d-9968-ced9a8f1c520.webp?1783945118","Flaring Pain","s in.",[11,511,513],{"id":512},"match-3-dimir-alchemy","Match 3: Dimir Alchemy",[16,515,516],{},"The match-up usually favors the Tron player already and I'm playing an higher amount of counter-magic which is a good place to be in to avoid a draw due to time constraints.",[16,518,519],{},"Not entirely sure of the matches, I might have details wrong.",[127,521,130],{"id":522},"game-1-2",[16,524,525],{},"The game stales for quite some time as expected for the match-up until I manage to loop Horrors to delete his mana base.",[127,527,155],{"id":528},"side-inout-2",[16,530,531,532,536],{},"Having no actual race nor burn spells Alchemy will rely mostly on ",[111,533],{"image":534,"name":535},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fc\u002Fe\u002Fcedd44eb-f381-46e1-bcb0-88416b4ce33d.webp?1783933821","Gurmag Angler","s to close the game along with a mix of card advantage and removal. Which is fine for me, since the engine of Flicker Tron is much better.",[16,538,539],{},"With that in mind, anti-aggro cards will go in favor of additional counter-magic and answers to Gurmag.",[63,541,542,549,564,568,572,577,581,586,598],{},[66,543,179,544,546,547],{},[111,545],{"image":381,"name":382},": Angler will be dealt with via Horror, Pulse or ",[111,548],{"image":371,"name":372},[66,550,187,551,553,554,558,559,563],{},[111,552],{"image":190,"name":191},": ",[111,555],{"image":556,"name":557},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002Fd\u002F3de308cc-14ac-407e-99e7-568572ecd0e7.webp?1783904564","Mulldrifter"," needs to be solved on the stack and unless they plays ",[111,560],{"image":561,"name":562},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002F4\u002F040eddb0-fca2-41eb-ab07-c48d49385973.webp?1783940836","Stormbound Geist"," he has no actual race that needs to be stopped early",[66,565,187,566,322],{},[111,567],{"image":198,"name":199},[66,569,179,570,322],{},[111,571],{"image":182,"name":183},[66,573,187,574,576],{},[111,575],{"image":392,"name":393},": the only real target are counterspells.",[66,578,217,579],{},[111,580],{"image":366,"name":367},[66,582,583,584],{},"+3 ",[111,585],{"image":164,"name":165},[66,587,230,588,590,591,373,595,597],{},[111,589],{"image":233,"name":234},": always side this in, because ",[111,592],{"image":593,"name":594},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002F5\u002Fe5892a23-efae-4731-9b8f-41c87960fe93.webp?1783935110","Nihil Spellbomb",[111,596],{"image":120,"name":121}," can be played by anyone.",[66,599,230,600,602],{},[111,601],{"image":371,"name":372},": answers Gurmag quite well.",[127,604,251],{"id":605},"game-2-2",[16,607,608,609,613,614,616],{},"Nothing happens barring a turn 2 (or 3?) ",[111,610],{"image":611,"name":612},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002F4\u002F34c3a894-ee75-4db9-a69f-711bb3cc150a.webp?1783908930","Duress"," from him, followed by a ",[111,615],{"image":556,"name":557}," on both sides that trade in combat.",[16,618,619,620,624,625,368,629,631,632,634,635,637],{},"A couple ",[111,621],{"image":622,"name":623},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fd\u002F1\u002Fd19fbfe6-69bb-452a-be3c-b9c625e23193.webp?1783933469","Augur of Bolas"," show up but ",[111,626],{"image":627,"name":628},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F4\u002Fa4b9f8f4-d704-4f16-8495-cf8185285859.webp?1783927531","Pulse of Murasa",[111,630],{"image":149,"name":150}," and recursive ",[111,633],{"image":556,"name":557}," keep me ahead and he concedes when I ",[111,636],{"image":238,"name":239}," his Gurmag to his empty hand.",[127,639,287],{"id":640},"mvp-2",[16,642,643],{},"In this match-up we are always the control deck and have a shell better suited to do so, having more mana, better engine and better late game.",[63,645,646,654,667],{},[66,647,648,650,651,653],{},[111,649],{"image":385,"name":386},": not going down cards to answer a ",[111,652],{"image":556,"name":557}," or Gurmag is huge.",[66,655,656,658,659,661,662,666],{},[111,657],{"image":164,"name":165},": answering with 1 mana to his 5 mana sorcery (",[111,660],{"image":556,"name":557},"s or ",[111,663],{"image":664,"name":665},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F2\u002Fa2a58d18-3d52-4178-86b2-7590d4164e76.webp?1783945706","Probe",") is also huge.",[66,668,669,671],{},[111,670],{"image":294,"name":295},": another match where being able to use counter-magic and then Teachings or Alchemy is key to keep ahead.",[11,673,675],{"id":674},"match-4-burn","Match 4: Burn",[16,677,678],{},"With Dinrova Tron or Murasa Tron, Burn is quite an easy match if played correctly.",[16,680,681,682,368,684,373,688,692],{},"Having no removal will put you at a disadvantage, but playing as little as 4 will make the games much better being able to deal with ",[111,683],{"image":465,"name":466},[111,685],{"image":686,"name":687},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002Fe\u002Ffe0312f1-4c98-4b7f-8a34-0059ea80edef.webp?1783909067","Firebrand Archer",[111,689],{"image":690,"name":691},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F8\u002F9\u002F8940d76d-c09f-4d72-a037-439c70ee8d9d.webp?1783908923","Ghitu Lavarunner"," although the latter isn't particularly good against Flicker Tron.",[16,694,695],{},"In all 3 game we both keep very good hands showing why both decks are at the top of the meta-game.",[127,697,130],{"id":698},"game-1-3",[16,700,701,702,704],{},"His ",[111,703],{"image":347,"name":348}," on turn 1 depresses me a bit because I thought I'd have to play against another blue-based decks but I cheer when I see him Lava Spiking me.",[16,706,707],{},"I keep with 2 out of 3 Tron lands and naturally draw the 3rd one.",[16,709,710,711,257,715,717],{},"My line of play is Mine-Plant-Prism and Tower on my 3rd turn. I then crack Map for ",[111,712],{"image":713,"name":714},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F3\u002Fa340af37-c0a7-4f26-974b-95397b5c32f7.webp?1783918401","Remote Isle",[111,716],{"image":278,"name":279}," in had.",[16,719,720,721,37],{},"On the other side just Lavarunner and double ",[111,722],{"image":723,"name":724},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F1\u002F71010182-c004-4d18-adab-80319cd1e625.webp?1783940940","Curse of the Pierced Heart",[16,726,727,728,730],{},"On my 4th turn I'm at 6 life and my only line of play is to Teachings for Pulse to recover ",[111,729],{"image":713,"name":714}," in my turn, hoping none of his 3 cards in hand is instant speed burn.",[16,732,733,734,738,739,37],{},"When I attempt the play, they burn me with ",[111,735],{"image":736,"name":737},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F6\u002F7673784e-db4b-43a1-8d55-1bb9fc1e284f.webp?1783903008","Lightning Bolt"," + ",[111,740],{"image":741,"name":742},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F0\u002Fa0ab67cc-b553-4451-9cda-0e5fe3303940.webp?1783918463","Fireblast",[127,744,155],{"id":745},"side-inout-3",[16,747,748,749,751],{},"Post side we need to slow him down as much as possible to reach a mid to late game where we can ",[111,750],{"image":627,"name":628}," back to a comfortable life total.",[16,753,754],{},"An early Urzatron is irrelevant in the match-up since we need colored mana to interact with them",[63,756,757,762,772,779,783,787,791],{},[66,758,179,759,761],{},[111,760],{"image":381,"name":382},": their most deadly creatures don't need to take combat steps.",[66,763,187,764,766,767,769,770,37],{},[111,765],{"image":299,"name":300},", -2 ",[111,768],{"image":238,"name":239},": don't want to draw over-costed spells, Horrors might be decent playing less removal but other than that they just deal with ",[111,771],{"image":723,"name":724},[66,773,187,774,776,777],{},[111,775],{"image":198,"name":199},": it only kills ",[111,778],{"image":690,"name":691},[66,780,230,781],{},[111,782],{"image":366,"name":367},[66,784,217,785],{},[111,786],{"image":482,"name":483},[66,788,230,789],{},[111,790],{"image":190,"name":191},[66,792,230,793],{},[111,794],{"image":371,"name":372},[127,796,251],{"id":797},"game-2-3",[16,799,800,801,373,803,37],{},"I god-hand him with natural Tron on 4th turn with evoked ",[111,802],{"image":556,"name":557},[111,804],{"image":627,"name":628},[16,806,807],{},"I Pulsed at least three times this game while removing all his Curses with no problems.",[127,809,811],{"id":810},"game-3","Game 3",[16,813,814,815,817,818,368,822,368,824,368,826,37],{},"I keep with ",[111,816],{"image":556,"name":557},", Gainland, ",[111,819],{"image":820,"name":821},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F1\u002Fe\u002F1e9f09b3-dd2d-4ba9-a57e-4f3c1793f752.webp?1783915371","Urza's Tower",[111,823],{"image":482,"name":483},[111,825],{"image":366,"name":367},[111,827],{"image":190,"name":191},[16,829,830],{},"Proceed to draw the missing Urza Lands.",[16,832,833],{},"Same as the previous game, I have a pretty good hand with double coloured mana by turn 4.",[16,835,836,837,839],{},"After trading spells and creatures for a few turns I end up with a low life total but I'm able to Teachings for a ",[111,838],{"image":627,"name":628}," to seal the deal.",[127,841,287],{"id":842},"mvp-3",[63,844,845,852],{},[66,846,847,368,849,851],{},[111,848],{"image":713,"name":714},[111,850],{"image":556,"name":557},": enabling Pulse for no cost is incredibly valuable.",[66,853,854,856,857,862,863,373,867],{},[111,855],{"image":209,"name":210},"\u002F:MagicCardTooltip{name=\"Crop Rotation\" image=\"",[31,858,861],{"href":859,"rel":860},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002F2\u002F523414cb-f8db-407a-808a-01454e03d8b9.webp?1783918448%22%7D",[35],"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002F2\u002F523414cb-f8db-407a-808a-01454e03d8b9.webp?1783918448\"}",": often overlooked as an actual answer to ",[111,864],{"image":865,"name":866},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002F5\u002F655c489f-bffb-45a4-8e7c-2d1a35220197.webp?1783938326","Smash to Smithereens",[111,868],{"image":869,"name":870},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002Fc\u002Fecdd414b-3d9d-4347-acce-289209d09fc4.webp?1783936642","Molten Rain",[11,872,874],{"id":873},"match-5-elves","Match 5: Elves",[16,876,877,878,368,882,373,884,888],{},"The match-up is usually unwinnable barring incredibly lucky draws or playing a different setup with ",[111,879],{"image":880,"name":881},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F1\u002F5\u002F15affc1b-2ebb-4934-87a2-10e89eafe894.webp?1783937304","Flame Slash",[111,883],{"image":736,"name":737},[111,885],{"image":886,"name":887},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Fe\u002F5ed81ee8-d5e4-4127-876e-9bff81f9c726.webp?1783940356","Electrickery"," since it's a race to who can go bigger the fastest but Tron is just too slow.",[16,890,891],{},"The removals I play are geared tot he Delver and Boros match-up but I can luck out and draw as many as I can.",[127,893,130],{"id":894},"game-1-4",[16,896,897,898,900,901,905,906,910],{},"Another god hand with natural Tron and Prism, to fuel a ",[111,899],{"image":299,"name":300}," cleaning ",[111,902],{"image":903,"name":904},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002Fb\u002Feb11921b-1b28-483f-a707-4de21a6daa31.webp?1783911212","Priest of Titania",", Birchlore Ranger and ",[111,907],{"image":908,"name":909},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002F2\u002F320fdf89-e158-41c5-b0bf-fee9dec36a75.webp?1783926781","Quirion Ranger"," that looks like the safest line of play.",[16,912,913,914,916,917,37],{},"On the next turn I ",[111,915],{"image":190,"name":191}," a ",[111,918],{"image":919,"name":920},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002F8\u002F0849f67b-da5d-49f7-840f-f87f48518156.webp?1783928313","Lys Alana Huntmaster",[16,922,923,924,37],{},"My opponent folds when I counter his last card in hand: ",[111,925],{"image":926,"name":927},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002Fe\u002F9e76b676-c7a3-4de6-a78d-3059a0df83f2.webp?1783931034","Lead the Stampede",[127,929,155],{"id":930},"side-inout-4",[16,932,933,934,936],{},"Siding is pretty easy: get rid of all the counter-magic and cram as many removals and ",[111,935],{"image":381,"name":382}," in there.",[16,938,939,940,368,944,948,949,368,953,306,957,37],{},"We also need to account for ",[111,941],{"image":942,"name":943},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002F4\u002Ff4607634-6206-4c6c-b389-abcbfe969b65.webp?1783926165","Viridian Longbow",[111,945],{"image":946,"name":947},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002F5\u002Fe55202a1-c246-4b5b-94d6-43c86a69d61a.webp?1783941343","Spidersilk Armor"," and cards like ",[111,950],{"image":951,"name":952},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002F7\u002Fb790d789-bb21-4119-a0e3-43af9bef8acc.webp?1783946554","Mob Justice",[111,954],{"image":955,"name":956},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002F1\u002F611e1c69-1343-48ad-a669-8ccd1c1efe24.webp?1783933979","Gruesome Fate",[111,958],{"image":959,"name":960},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F7\u002F770d60a0-23fc-4224-873c-2e5549b3a816.webp?1783938674","Harsh Sustenance",[16,962,963,967],{},[111,964],{"image":965,"name":966},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F1\u002F9\u002F19dbbecb-b4d0-49d2-b36e-58279e051c5c.webp?1783936238","Wellwisher"," isn't a problem in real life like it's on MTGO since it won't stop you from winning quickly.",[63,969,970,980,985,996],{},[66,971,187,972,974,975,974,977,979],{},[111,973],{"image":352,"name":353},", -1 ",[111,976],{"image":385,"name":386},[111,978],{"image":294,"name":295},": none is mana efficient despite us playing Tron lands.",[66,981,179,982,984],{},[111,983],{"image":238,"name":239},": over-costed and slow, doesn't do enough for 6 mana.",[66,986,230,987,989,990,989,992,989,994],{},[111,988],{"image":190,"name":191},", +1 ",[111,991],{"image":886,"name":887},[111,993],{"image":371,"name":372},[111,995],{"image":381,"name":382},[66,997,230,998,1000],{},[111,999],{"image":233,"name":234}," for the eventual Longbow",[127,1002,251],{"id":1003},"game-2-4",[16,1005,1006,1007,373,1009,1011],{},"I keep a greedy hand with Gainland, natural Tron, ",[111,1008],{"image":713,"name":714},[111,1010],{"image":381,"name":382}," but nothing else relevant.",[16,1013,1014,1015,1017],{},"I proceed to forfeit around turn 7 when an unanswered ",[111,1016],{"image":220,"name":221}," has the best of me and my board.",[16,1019,1020,1021,368,1023,1027,1028,1030],{},"I only draw ",[111,1022],{"image":190,"name":191},[111,1024],{"image":1025,"name":1026},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002F8\u002F08e66835-c228-48fa-bcaa-eb96edbd4f5a.webp?1783908888","Expedition Map"," and a ",[111,1029],{"image":149,"name":150}," in the whole game.",[127,1032,811],{"id":1033},"game-3-1",[16,1035,1036,1037,37],{},"This has been the worse of the 3 games, never finding the 3rd Urza land nor answers for ",[111,1038],{"image":220,"name":221},[16,1040,1041,1042,1044],{},"I kept with ",[111,1043],{"image":381,"name":382}," but didn't draw the right answers to fight Elves.",[127,1046,287],{"id":1047},"mvp-4",[63,1049,1050,1057],{},[66,1051,1052,373,1054,1056],{},[111,1053],{"image":299,"name":300},[111,1055],{"image":886,"name":887},": they're the only way the deck has to solve a compromised board.",[66,1058,1059,553,1061,373,1065,1069],{},[111,1060],{"image":190,"name":191},[111,1062],{"image":1063,"name":1064},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002F8\u002F38807f17-1cf2-4736-ad10-df6c8b1a9f55.webp?1783928309","Timberwatch Elf",[111,1066],{"image":1067,"name":1068},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F8\u002F3\u002F838a8d40-5268-467e-8d14-d9fd72253df6.webp?1783935090","Elvish Vanguard"," can become terrifying really fast.",[11,1071,1073],{"id":1072},"match-6-burn","Match 6: Burn",[16,1075,1076],{},"Another easy match-up",[127,1078,130],{"id":1079},"game-1-5",[16,1081,1082,1083,1085],{},"It's over on turn 4 due to natural Tron that allows me to Teachings for ",[111,1084],{"image":627,"name":628}," and win off that.",[127,1087,251],{"id":1088},"game-2-5",[16,1090,1091,1092,1096],{},"I keep with 2 lands, ",[111,1093],{"image":1094,"name":1095},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002F8\u002F0862060d-3198-4eeb-af8c-efeb27f42a99.webp?1789599833","Dimir Signet"," and multiple answers.",[16,1098,1099,1100,1102,1103,738,1105,1107],{},"2nd turn Thermo Alchemist survives so I can play ",[111,1101],{"image":1094,"name":1095}," and is followed by a 2nd Alchemist that will meet ",[111,1104],{"image":482,"name":483},[111,1106],{"image":190,"name":191}," on my 3rd turn but with no land drop on my side.",[16,1109,1110],{},"The game continues with me finding more lands (no Tron) in the classic URx Control vs Burn match-up where I trade counter-magic for his damage while drawing cards whenever possible.",[16,1112,1113,1114,1116],{},"I tap low to play a ",[111,1115],{"image":556,"name":557}," while on a safe life total that will net me something like 10-12 damage over the next few turns.",[16,1118,1119,1120,1122,1123,1125],{},"We reach a point where my opponent is top-decking and I let 2 ",[111,1121],{"image":723,"name":724}," resolve because I can keep up with ",[111,1124],{"image":627,"name":628}," and gainlands.",[16,1127,1128,1129,1131,1132,1134],{},"I close the game with triple ",[111,1130],{"image":556,"name":557}," beat down and a ",[111,1133],{"image":182,"name":183}," to finish him off.",[11,1136,1138],{"id":1137},"match-7-ub-delver","Match 7: UB Delver",[16,1140,1141],{},"I know what he's on since we played close the turns before.",[16,1143,1144],{},"I think my UB match-up is good.",[16,1146,1147],{},"He thinks his Tron match-up is good.",[16,1149,1150],{},"Let's see who's right!",[127,1152,130],{"id":1153},"game-1-6",[16,1155,1156],{},"I keep a good hand with card-draw and at least two lands, while he wastes the first couple turns with cantrips.",[16,1158,1159,1160,257,1164,368,1166,373,1168,420],{},"On the 3rd turn I have two different Urza lands, untapped ",[111,1161],{"image":1162,"name":1163},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002Fb\u002Febb502c2-5fd0-46a9-b77d-010f4a942056.webp?1783907271","Thornwood Falls",[111,1165],{"image":439,"name":440},[111,1167],{"image":556,"name":557},[111,1169],{"image":1170,"name":1171},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F1\u002Ff\u002F1fae351c-b918-4648-a361-d5239ae63156.webp?1783915058","Prophetic Prism",[16,1173,1174,1175,1177,1178,37],{},"I reckon that leaving him more time to set up a race while I do nothing won't be optimal so I risk the ",[111,1176],{"image":439,"name":440}," that resolves, followed by Prism and ",[111,1179],{"image":556,"name":557},[16,1181,1182],{},"This quickly puts me in the driver's seat and my opponent realizes quickly that I'm too far ahead and concedes.",[127,1184,155],{"id":1185},"side-inout-5",[16,1187,1188,1189,1191,1192,1194],{},"I'd usually side in ",[111,1190],{"image":233,"name":234}," but this time I want to focus on removal and counter-magic for this match-up, adding a second ",[111,1193],{"image":190,"name":191}," since an early Delver is their best win condition",[63,1196,1197,1213,1220,1230,1235],{},[66,1198,583,1199,1201,1202,1204,1205,368,1207,368,1209,373,1211],{},[111,1200],{"image":164,"name":165},", +2 ",[111,1203],{"image":366,"name":367},": better overall counter-magic in this match-up than ",[111,1206],{"image":385,"name":386},[111,1208],{"image":294,"name":295},[111,1210],{"image":392,"name":393},[111,1212],{"image":352,"name":353},[66,1214,230,1215,989,1217,1219],{},[111,1216],{"image":371,"name":372},[111,1218],{"image":190,"name":191},": Gurmag and Delver are problematic.",[66,1221,187,1222,974,1224,974,1226,974,1228],{},[111,1223],{"image":385,"name":386},[111,1225],{"image":294,"name":295},[111,1227],{"image":392,"name":393},[111,1229],{"image":352,"name":353},[66,1231,179,1232,1234],{},[111,1233],{"image":381,"name":382},": the fog lock is too slow to come online and leaves me vulnerable in the early game if I don't resolve threats for good.",[66,1236,187,1237,1239],{},[111,1238],{"image":209,"name":210},": Flicker lock is slow too and my opponent won't easily let me achieve that.",[127,1241,251],{"id":1242},"game-2-6",[16,1244,1245,1246,1250],{},"I keep my 7 with a few gainlands and some card draw, giving my opponent some credit and knowing he most likely sided ",[111,1247],{"image":1248,"name":1249},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002F0\u002Ff05e9a3e-8a35-4687-85cb-e31b3927a5e2.webp?1783937617","Daze"," out.",[16,1252,1253],{},"Urzatron is far to come, around 7th turn, but I can quickly solve Delvers and set up my game plan.",[16,1255,1256,1257,1259,1260,1262,1263,37],{},"The first ",[111,1258],{"image":534,"name":535}," is dealt with via ",[111,1261],{"image":371,"name":372},", the second one with ",[111,1264],{"image":238,"name":239},[16,1266,1267,1268,1270],{},"During all this, my opponent is on 10 due to ",[111,1269],{"image":556,"name":557}," beats.",[16,1272,1273,1274,1276,1277,1279],{},"I misplay trying to trade a Gurmag that I try and ",[111,1275],{"image":198,"name":199}," after blocks, but my opponent has double counter-magic and I just lose the Horror. After this, my opponent plays a ",[111,1278],{"image":120,"name":121}," with me out of mana.",[16,1281,1282,1283,1285],{},"Since I wanted to kill Gurmag because I was afraid of going too low on life total I should've played that differently and Echoing Decayed before blockers, that led me to forget about the possibility of a ",[111,1284],{"image":120,"name":121}," that late into the game.",[16,1287,1288,1289,1027,1291,1293],{},"Relic will basically be the card that wins him the game on the spot since when he untaps with it in play, it exiles 2 ",[111,1290],{"image":304,"name":305},[111,1292],{"image":278,"name":279}," that made me die to a bit of flood and no ways to generate any answer or card advantage.",[127,1295,811],{"id":1296},"game-3-2",[16,1298,1299],{},"The 3rd game starts with only 10 minutes left on the clock which means I'll probably draw this one out.",[16,1301,1302,1303,1305],{},"I'm forced to keep at 6 due to time constraints with a single land and ",[111,1304],{"image":1094,"name":1095}," but luckily the Scry shows me a land on top.",[16,1307,1308],{},"He goes double Delver, I answer with double removal.",[16,1310,1311,1312,1314,1315,37],{},"The game goes on for a while with weak hands on both sides until a ",[111,1313],{"image":534,"name":535}," is answered with a ",[111,1316],{"image":238,"name":239},[16,1318,1319],{},"When time is over I'm at 5 and I just block and remove creatures and chimp like a madman.",[16,1321,1322,1323,1325],{},"On the last possible turn he's on 2 Angler and I'm with Dinrova, ",[111,1324],{"image":149,"name":150}," and another piece I don't remember.",[16,1327,1328,1329,1333,1334,1336],{},"He needs a ",[111,1330],{"image":1331,"name":1332},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F5\u002F75bbe89f-09af-494e-b58e-271f64bde4b5.webp?1783938751","Snuff Out"," to get trough with a ",[111,1335],{"image":534,"name":535}," but both the draw for the turn and for cracking a Relic give him nothing useful and the game ends in a draw.",[127,1338,287],{"id":1339},"mvp-5",[16,1341,1342],{},"The match-up isn't one-sided as some may think.",[16,1344,1345],{},"It's a very interactive game focused around trades of resources, where Tron aims to generate card advantage and buy time while UB Delver needs a quick race.",[16,1347,1348],{},"The most threatening card in the match-up is probably Delver since it attacks one of Tron's weakest point in the game: the first few turns where we set up.",[16,1350,1351,1352,1354],{},"Which in turns makes ",[111,1353],{"image":534,"name":535}," much more threatening.",[63,1356,1357,1362,1367],{},[66,1358,1359,1361],{},[111,1360],{"image":371,"name":372},": the cheapest answer to Gurmag that doesn't force me into another color",[66,1363,1364,1366],{},[111,1365],{"image":238,"name":239},": UB Delver doesn't have answers to it and it always buys us a bit of time by slowing their race",[66,1368,1369,1371],{},[111,1370],{"image":182,"name":183},": tapping mana in upkeep against a deck that plays with 2-3 lands at most can be quite backbreaking. Fun fact: I once killed double Delver in another event.",[11,1373,1375],{"id":1374},"tournament","Tournament",[1377,1378,1380],"h4",{"id":1379},"round-8-rakdos-monarch","Round 8: Rakdos Monarch",[1382,1383],"magic-card-art-crop",{":crop":1384,"card":137,"image":1385},"{\"height\":\"xl\",\"position\":\"top\"}","https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fart\u002Ffront\u002Fd\u002F7\u002Fd7501662-1216-4e08-bd2b-e0a459057942.webp?1783936681",[16,1387,1388,1389,37],{},"This midrange deck is designed to prey on Tron archetypes because it keeps attacking the hand and graveyard, but I played the match-up extensively on both sides and know that my best bet is overkill card advantage and ",[111,1390],{"image":299,"name":300},[127,1392,130],{"id":1393},"game-1-7",[16,1395,1396,1397,368,1401,368,1405,373,1409,37],{},"I keep with 2 lands, Map, Prism but my Map gets Duressed, followed by double ",[111,1398],{"image":1399,"name":1400},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F8\u002F980135d5-dfaa-4beb-b4b3-1e256bb46e61.webp?1783944446","Chittering Rats",[111,1402],{"image":1403,"name":1404},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F2\u002F7271436b-897a-4b24-a5d2-d29dbea8c1bf.webp?1783939987","Raven's Crime",[111,1406],{"image":1407,"name":1408},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fc\u002Fc\u002Fccf0f075-4401-41da-a17f-a209d6a03782.webp?1783935119","Blightning",[111,1410],{"image":1411,"name":1412},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002F4\u002F549089f4-1359-49c3-9560-6fe49d1598d0.webp?1783936836","Liliana's Specter",[16,1414,1415,1416,1418,1419,1421],{},"While this happens, I keep on building my Urzatron and chain ",[111,1417],{"image":627,"name":628}," into ",[111,1420],{"image":149,"name":150}," to keep me safe for a while.",[16,1423,1424,1425,1429,1430,1432],{},"The game turns on its head after my opponent plays a ",[111,1426],{"image":1427,"name":1428},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002F5\u002F55b5b094-9d2d-4d96-b90c-78fecdae725a.webp?1783903734","Bojuka Bog"," that exiles ",[111,1431],{"image":299,"name":300},", a Pulse and the second Wall.",[16,1434,1435,1436,368,1438,373,1440,1442,1443,1447],{},"I manage to keep a ",[111,1437],{"image":627,"name":628},[111,1439],{"image":209,"name":210},[111,1441],{"image":392,"name":393}," in hand that allows me to avoid him playing a ",[111,1444],{"image":1445,"name":1446},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002F4\u002Fb4b266e2-1cad-40df-bc0e-3e1464b299b3.webp?1783915664","Thorn of the Black Rose"," while I draw multiple cards a turn with Flicker on Wall and Prism.",[16,1449,1450],{},"He quickly concedes soon after.",[127,1452,155],{"id":1453},"side-inout-6",[16,1455,1456,1457,1459],{},"I will only win if I either put too much pressure on him or if I chain too many ",[111,1458],{"image":556,"name":557},"s.",[16,1461,1462,1463,368,1465,368,1467,1469,1470,1474,1475,1479],{},"Post board he'll probably be on ",[111,1464],{"image":120,"name":121},[111,1466],{"image":593,"name":594},[111,1468],{"image":164,"name":165}," and\u002For ",[111,1471],{"image":1472,"name":1473},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F2\u002F3\u002F23d07a96-85ba-4714-94a5-4a8125954f58.webp?1783945152","Rancid Earth"," (and eventually the real threat: ",[111,1476],{"image":1477,"name":1478},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002F0\u002F402bbbd8-b490-4a5c-9083-f0103c8712cb.webp?1783936836","Okiba-Gang Shinobi",").",[63,1481,1482,1490,1498,1502,1512,1517],{},[66,1483,217,1484,1486,1487,1489],{},[111,1485],{"image":220,"name":221},": not the best card in the match-up but something they can't kill with ",[111,1488],{"image":164,"name":165}," and has chances to live more than a single turn.",[66,1491,217,1492,1494,1495,1497],{},[111,1493],{"image":482,"name":483},": I need some more countermagic for ",[111,1496],{"image":1407,"name":1408}," that really hurts early on.",[66,1499,179,1500],{},[111,1501],{"image":381,"name":382},[66,1503,179,1504,1506,1507,1509,1510],{},[111,1505],{"image":182,"name":183},": I could've kept these in but they just tap ",[111,1508],{"image":534,"name":535}," and can't kill ",[111,1511],{"image":1445,"name":1446},[66,1513,187,1514,1516],{},[111,1515],{"image":209,"name":210},": my board will most likely be empty so I won't really have many uses for it.",[66,1518,187,1519,37],{},[111,1520],{"image":190,"name":191},[127,1522,251],{"id":1523},"game-2-7",[16,1525,1526,1527,257,1529,1531],{},"5th turn ",[111,1528],{"image":1445,"name":1446},[111,1530],{"image":164,"name":165}," backup.",[16,1533,1534],{},"'Nuff said.",[16,1536,1537],{},"I concede quickly after.",[127,1539,811],{"id":1540},"game-3-3",[16,1542,1543],{},"Shame this game wasn't streamed because it was kind of unbelievable.",[16,1545,1546],{},"I get hit by:",[16,1548,1549,1550],{},"5 ",[111,1551],{"image":1403,"name":1404},[16,1553,1554,1555],{},"3 ",[111,1556],{"image":1407,"name":1408},[16,1558,1554,1559],{},[111,1560],{"image":1399,"name":1400},[16,1562,1563,1564],{},"2 ",[111,1565],{"image":1411,"name":1412},[16,1567,1563,1568],{},[111,1569],{"image":611,"name":612},[16,1571,1572],{},"I end up with an early Urzatron but my hands is already empty, I end up stealing his Monarchy somehow and keeping his board as empty as I can.",[16,1574,1575,1576,1578],{},"The first Crusher comes when he's on only 1 ",[111,1577],{"image":1399,"name":1400},", I'm ready to move it to the graveyard but weirdly enough it survives.",[16,1580,1581,1582,1584],{},"I tell him «Now I'm expecting a ",[111,1583],{"image":1445,"name":1446},"».",[16,1586,1587,1588,1592,1593,1595],{},"And here we go: ",[111,1589],{"image":1590,"name":1591},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F8\u002Fc\u002F8c8f954b-0da2-412c-ad7a-86225bb330ea.webp?1793197480","Night's Whisper"," first, ",[111,1594],{"image":1445,"name":1446},", go.",[16,1597,1598,1599,1601,1602],{},"My turn: I play ",[111,1600],{"image":556,"name":557}," and I draw the second ",[111,1603],{"image":220,"name":221},[16,1605,1606,1607,1609],{},"The first eldrazi just die on thorn, he second went discarded via ",[111,1608],{"image":1407,"name":1408},". :'(",[16,1611,1612,1613,1615,1616,1618],{},"I get out of that with a couple ",[111,1614],{"image":556,"name":557},"s, ",[111,1617],{"image":149,"name":150}," and becoming the monarch in quick succession.",[16,1620,1621,1622,420],{},"Shortly after my opponent is on 14 life, I have 13 mana with Power Plant and ",[111,1623],{"image":299,"name":300},[16,1625,1626,1627,1629],{},"I can either clear the board and deal some damage to him, keep both in hand, got to 3 life from his attack and hoping for a good top deck even when my opponent has ",[111,1628],{"image":1403,"name":1404}," in the graveyard.",[16,1631,1632,1633,1635,1636,420],{},"I decide to luck it out by going to 3 life, he plays ",[111,1634],{"image":1403,"name":1404}," once and I discard Urza's Power-Plant keeping only ",[111,1637],{"image":299,"name":300},[16,1639,1640,1641,37],{},"My only out tot he game is ",[111,1642],{"image":820,"name":821},[16,1644,1645,1646,1648],{},"Promptly I draw one and ",[111,1647],{"image":299,"name":300}," him for 14. Sweet victory.",[127,1650,287],{"id":1651},"mvp-6",[63,1653,1654,1657],{},[66,1655,1656],{},"Anything that generates card advantage is key in the match-up",[66,1658,1659,1661,1662,37],{},[111,1660],{"image":1427,"name":1428}," because ",[111,1663],{"image":1403,"name":1404},[11,1665,57],{"id":1666},"top-8",[16,1668,1669],{},"Awesome! Brand new play mat for me!",[16,1671,1672],{},"I really hope to face Burn or some other decent match-ups in this quarter final.",[16,1674,1675],{},"Instead I face RDW which is probably the worst match-up I could find in this Top 8.",[16,1677,1678,1679,1681,1682,1684],{},"Hoping for some quick ",[111,1680],{"image":198,"name":199},"s and ",[111,1683],{"image":381,"name":382},", I shuffle up.",[1377,1686,1688],{"id":1687},"quarterfinals-rdw","Quarterfinals: RDW",[1382,1690],{":crop":1384,"card":742,"image":1691},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fart\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F0\u002Fa0ab67cc-b553-4451-9cda-0e5fe3303940.webp?1783918463",[127,1693,130],{"id":1694},"game-1-8",[16,1696,1697],{},"Unknowing of what my opponent's playing, I keep a slow hand with just some card draw and a couple counters with 3 lands.",[16,1699,1700,1701,1705,1706,1708],{},"He goes turn 1 ",[111,1702],{"image":1703,"name":1704},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002Fa\u002Ffaa652d7-16d3-400f-9ba4-7ba8078d4a08.webp?1783938767","Goblin Cohort",", turn 2 ",[111,1707],{"image":1703,"name":1704}," with no land drops, nothing on turn 3.",[16,1710,1711,1712,1714,1715,373,1719,1723],{},"I opt not to keep mana up for ",[111,1713],{"image":352,"name":353}," and play a mana rock, but he draw the second land and goes ",[111,1716],{"image":1717,"name":1718},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002Fa\u002Fba327a5e-bd57-4e24-b4b4-062202df30e1.webp?1783921848","Burning-Tree Emissary",[111,1720],{"image":1721,"name":1722},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F8\u002F5\u002F8543adbd-0dd1-47d3-ac41-2ec72d6a5d35.webp?1783939069","Valley Dasher"," and I lose soon after.",[127,1725,155],{"id":1726},"side-inout-7",[63,1728,1729,1739],{},[66,1730,230,1731,989,1733,1201,1735,989,1737],{},[111,1732],{"image":190,"name":191},[111,1734],{"image":371,"name":372},[111,1736],{"image":482,"name":483},[111,1738],{"image":381,"name":382},[66,1740,179,1741,974,1743,974,1745,974,1747],{},[111,1742],{"image":238,"name":239},[111,1744],{"image":385,"name":386},[111,1746],{"image":294,"name":295},[111,1748],{"image":352,"name":353},[16,1750,1751],{},"I just need cheap, quick answers to aggro and that's it.",[127,1753,251],{"id":1754},"game-2-8",[16,1756,1757,1758,1760,1761,1763],{},"I keep 6 cards with ",[111,1759],{"image":482,"name":483},", natural Tron, ",[111,1762],{"image":1162,"name":1163},", card draw.",[16,1765,1766,1767,1769,1770,1772],{},"He starts with 1 drop into ",[111,1768],{"image":1721,"name":1722},", I ",[111,1771],{"image":482,"name":483}," the Dasher.",[16,1774,1775,1776,368,1778,1780],{},"I follow it up with ",[111,1777],{"image":190,"name":191},[111,1779],{"image":198,"name":199}," and some lands but no black mana.",[16,1782,1783],{},"Swift dead.",[127,1785,287],{"id":1786},"mvp-7",[16,1788,1789,1790,373,1792,1794,1795,1799,1800,1802],{},"Not sure if there are cards that can effectively swing the match-up much other than ",[111,1791],{"image":381,"name":382},[111,1793],{"image":482,"name":483},", the best option would be ",[111,1796],{"image":1797,"name":1798},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fc\u002F3\u002Fc3797f7f-489d-4735-af56-6359e0fa0a6b.webp?1783941097","Stonehorn Dignitary"," because it circumvents the ",[111,1801],{"image":507,"name":508},"s they probably play.",[16,1804,1805],{},"Other than that, just hope they draw badly.",[11,1807,1809],{"id":1808},"conclusions","Conclusions",[16,1811,1812],{},"One last paragraph to give my last impressions about the whole tournament: the environment is growing bigger and bigger and while I played forward and won more games I clearly felt the players getting better and better.",[16,1814,1815],{},"Even Burn players were pretty good, for as much as one can be playing Burn.",[16,1817,1818],{},"Despite that people were calm and friendly, like every other Italian tournament.",[16,1820,1821],{},"I was pretty happy to see old and new faces and knowing interesting people.",[16,1823,1824],{},"I guess I can now go back and try to achieve my bachelor.",[127,1826,1828],{"id":1827},"original-article-by-alessandro-moretti-adeptoterra",[1829,1830,1831,1832],"em",{},"Original article"," by Alessandro Moretti (AdeptoTerra)",[127,1834,1836],{"id":1835},"translation-by-niko-leporati-jiaozy",[1829,1837,1838],{},"Translation by Niko Leporati 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Si diletta un sacco con la sua piattaforma preferita, ovvero twitch, dove periodicamente si cimenta in leghe con mazzi innovativi. Potete vedere tutto sul suo canale youtube, dove carica i video delle sue dirette.","Presidente Pauperwave","yml",{},"AdeptoTerra",{"twitter":1903,"youtube":1904,"twitch":1905},"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002FA_AdeptoTerra","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002F@alessandromoretti1177","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.twitch.tv\u002Fadeptoterra","authors\u002Fmoretti-alessandro","\u002Fauthors\u002Falessandro-moretti","Jml0rUasFLr75PmCaDLFRGbOZWOLQvTVYRrdJXyMRog",{"links":1910,"globalNormalizedLocationValues":1949,"relatedAuthors":1998},[1911,1924,1935],{"path":1912,"title":1913,"description":1840,"date":1914,"tags":1915,"decks":1916,"location":1840,"author":1918,"thumbnail":1882,"published":1869,"category":1861,"language":1865,"readingTime":1919},"\u002Farticles\u002F2025-07-09-top-8-paupergeddon-summer-edition-2025-rg-monsters-by-tommaso-punis","Report Top 8 - Paupergeddon Summer Edition 2025 - RG Monsters by Tommaso Punis","2025-07-09",[1880,57,1881],[1917],"RG Monsters","Pietro Bragioto",{"text":1920,"minutes":1921,"time":1922,"words":1923},"16 min read",15.57,934200,3114,{"path":1925,"title":1926,"description":1840,"date":1927,"tags":1928,"decks":1929,"location":1840,"author":1918,"thumbnail":1882,"published":1869,"category":1861,"language":1865,"readingTime":1930},"\u002Farticles\u002F2024-12-05-top-8-questions-with-skura-top-4-geddon-rome-2024-colosseum-polish-national-champion","Top 8 Questions with Skura: Top 4 Geddon Rome 2024, Colosseum & Polish National Champion","2024-12-05",[1880,57,1881],[],{"text":1931,"minutes":1932,"time":1933,"words":1934},"10 min read",9.745,584700,1949,{"path":1936,"title":1937,"description":1840,"date":1938,"tags":1939,"decks":1940,"location":1942,"author":1918,"thumbnail":1882,"published":1869,"category":1861,"language":1943,"readingTime":1944},"\u002Farticles\u002F2024-06-26-top-8-paupergeddon-pisa-2024-andrea-imborgia-con-rakdos-burn","Report Top 8 Paupergeddon Pisa 2024: Andrea Imborgia con Rakdos Burn","2024-06-26",[1880,57,1881],[1941],"Rakdos Burn","Pisa","italiano",{"text":1945,"minutes":1946,"time":1947,"words":1948},"9 min read",8.835,530100,1767,[1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997],"pisa","roma","milano","bologna","firenze","mori, rovereto","mediavalle e garfagnana","brescia","piacenza","lecco","livorno","caserta","genova","ravenna","la spezia","riccione","ferrara","albissola marina, savona","versilia","modena","aquila","vicenza","l'aquila","torino","lucca","sarzana","rivoli","amsterdam","cento","castellanza","alto adige","cuneo","senigallia","lodi","japan","adria","asti","vittorio veneto","sanremo","messina","novara","treviso","gaeta","lecce","rovigo","colonia","villa busetto, giarabassa (pd)","empoli",[1999],{"id":2000,"avatar":2001,"bio":2002,"description":2003,"extension":1899,"meta":2004,"name":1918,"nickname":2005,"socials":2006,"stem":2008,"url":2009,"__hash__":2010},"authors\u002Fauthors\u002Fbragioto-pietro.yml","\u002Fassets\u002Favatars\u002Fpietro-bragioto.webp","Scribacchino di liste e report vari, saltuariamente scrivo qualche articolo interessante. Due volte l'anno provo la conquista dei Paupergeddon di Milano\u002FLecco e Firenze\u002FPisa, finora con discreti risultati.","Scribacchino di liste",{},"crila-peoty",{"twitter":2007},"https:\u002F\u002Fx.com\u002Fbragioto","authors\u002Fbragioto-pietro","\u002Fauthors\u002Fpietro-bragioto","BkyusduP09QnlPABLhEFJSvCe7CxWum0gYhgSzQRcu8",1793375369695]