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We need to pack at least three copies of SGO to deploy one of them in the first stage of the game - something which would require using several slots in the mainboard.",[22,88,89,93,94,98],{},[48,90],{"image":91,"name":92},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F3\u002Fa3e6784b-78e8-4f0b-8d27-d49c7cea9252.webp?1783935545","Mnemonic Wall",": I play only two copies of our favourite Wall because, in a Delver metagame, we don't have time to build the fog lock or a counter\u002Fremoval lock. Also: we usually spend the early and midgame answering the opponent's threats. I replaced the third wall for a ",[48,95],{"image":96,"name":97},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F2\u002Fa247ab59-7749-4d37-87f6-f90f44cd54f4.webp?1783907108","Compulsive Research",", which gives the deck some card advantage and is more versatile overall.",[63,100,102],{"id":101},"spells","Spells",[22,104,105,106,108],{},"The right amount of counterspells depends on the metagame and also on how you want to play the deck. If you want to have a \"full-combo\" gameplan and using ",[48,107],{"image":72,"name":73}," to lock the opponent, two or three counterspells are a fine option. As for me, I prefer a more interactive approach because I value flexibility (also due to playing in paper tournaments, which don't have a very defined metagame).",[22,110,111,112,116,117,121,122,124,125,129],{},"My favourite split is two ",[48,113],{"image":114,"name":115},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002Fa\u002F0ae544bf-7229-4b82-99ad-32c3af36e30f.webp?1783933138","Prohibit","s, one ",[48,118],{"image":119,"name":120},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F5\u002F75c4b4d6-2230-4fb0-b127-b9e820d56048.webp?1783942233","Remove Soul"," effect, one generic counterspell and one or two multi-purpose ones. In a field filled with Delver decks, I'd reccomend three or four counterspells (e.g. Two ",[48,123],{"image":114,"name":115}," and one ",[48,126],{"image":127,"name":128},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002F1\u002F014bc5a5-4483-42e9-9c14-1ad229b28eb7.webp?1783915700","Exclude",", 1 counter of your choice).",[22,131,132,134],{},[48,133],{"image":114,"name":115}," is the best maindeck counterspell available thanks to the wide range of two or less-cmc spells played in Pauper. We can play up to two copies of it.",[22,136,137,138,142],{},"Unlike you what might think, ",[48,139],{"image":140,"name":141},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Fb\u002F5ba16c0f-dd42-4a2a-8f08-bc8c8478952b.webp?1783935550","Condescend"," is probably the worst counter, so I gave it the boot. It is the perfect answer on the stack in the late game thanks to the Urza lands, but does poorly in the early game. 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Creatures like ",[48,156],{"image":157,"name":158},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002Fc\u002F6c0bbbe0-e6cf-43df-9c44-b6bbfa9c9af7.webp?1783915715","Palace Sentinels",", ",[48,161],{"image":162,"name":163},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002Fd\u002F3de308cc-14ac-407e-99e7-568572ecd0e7.webp?1783904564","Mulldrifter"," or ",[48,166],{"image":91,"name":92}," are problematic and the card is the closest maindeckable thing to ",[48,169],{"image":170,"name":171},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002F0\u002Fb029eb9a-dd7a-40c2-96c4-0063d9cc002c.webp?1783937576","Pyroblast",".",[22,174,175,179,180,184,185,164,187,190,191,193],{},[48,176],{"image":177,"name":178},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F7\u002F97da6607-9131-4f8b-8af3-63439a59b78b.webp?1783935018","Unwind"," went in instead of the maindeck ",[48,181],{"image":182,"name":183},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002Fc\u002Fbceab6b3-6b64-4964-a501-ce806a6c13ad.webp?1783938209","Dispel",". It is a good countermeasure in a field filled with Boros Monarch, besides being one the best protection spells when I deploy a huge treath (i.e. ",[48,186],{"image":91,"name":92},[48,188],{"image":189,"name":14},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002Fd\u002F7da93bf0-2075-4e36-b69b-3db3d4288e7a.webp?1783930346","). Untapping enough colored mana allows to play another card (oftentimes ",[48,192],{"image":72,"name":73},") to get even more advantage.",[22,195,196,200,201,205,206,208,209,213,214,218],{},[48,197],{"image":198,"name":199},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002F2\u002F523414cb-f8db-407a-808a-01454e03d8b9.webp?1783918448","Crop Rotation"," allows to have a tutorable Urzaland via Mistical Teachings. It is also an instant-speed ",[48,202],{"image":203,"name":204},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002F5\u002F55b5b094-9d2d-4d96-b90c-78fecdae725a.webp?1783903734","Bojuka Bog",", which is crucial tin removing ",[48,207],{"image":91,"name":92}," targets or cards with Flashback (e.g. ",[48,210],{"image":211,"name":212},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002Ff\u002Fefd85985-abc1-430a-9210-63109c90a82d.webp?1783932788","Prismatic Strands",") or Retrace (e.g. ",[48,215],{"image":216,"name":217},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F2\u002F7271436b-897a-4b24-a5d2-d29dbea8c1bf.webp?1783939987","Raven's Crime",").",[22,220,221,223,224,159,228,164,232,236,237,241,242,246,247,251,252,172],{},[48,222],{"image":50,"name":51}," is the best maindeckable answer against Elves and Faeries, some the decks' worst match-ups. Dealing with an early ",[48,225],{"image":226,"name":227},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002F8\u002F38807f17-1cf2-4736-ad10-df6c8b1a9f55.webp?1783928309","Timberwatch Elf",[48,229],{"image":230,"name":231},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F2\u002F8\u002F28aa0337-94bd-4274-b2ee-6f43747c77b3.webp?1783933012","Faerie Miscreant",[48,233],{"image":234,"name":235},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Ff\u002F5fea7980-55e1-47c1-ab18-a89c976b55fc.webp?1783934309","Ninja of the Deep Hours"," is very relevant, but ",[48,238],{"image":239,"name":240},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002F8\u002F688d8e93-d071-4089-9ef9-565ac4ae9ae0.webp?1783907351","Twin Bolt"," isn't equally good against, for example, the mirror match or Boros Monarch (despite the presence of ",[48,243],{"image":244,"name":245},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F0\u002F90301f8c-f7af-4179-8faf-9901931bba8d.webp?1783915727","Battle Screech","). The option to cycle a card that would otherwise be dead is definitely relevant: tapping the opponent's mana (in upkeep or in the end step) or a creature before the combat (",[48,248],{"image":249,"name":250},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fc\u002Fe\u002Fcedd44eb-f381-46e1-bcb0-88416b4ce33d.webp?1783933821","Gurmag Angler","?) equals to tempo advantage. Alternatively, tapping the opponent's Island might be key to resolve a ",[48,253],{"image":162,"name":163},[22,255,256,260,261,159,265,159,269,164,271,275,276,164,280,284,285,287],{},[48,257],{"image":258,"name":259},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Fd\u002F5dcd0c4e-4047-47a2-8969-c62616d457c2.webp?1783903090","Doom Blade"," is the card that solves key problematic creatures such as ",[48,262],{"image":263,"name":264},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002Fd\u002Fadf3bd18-d9c1-4f18-86c0-579db8ea37c7.webp?1783941437","Atog",[48,266],{"image":267,"name":268},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F1\u002Fd\u002F1d23e47a-21d5-4d7e-8aa0-3b3064da5967.webp?1783945271","Tireless Tribe",[48,270],{"image":226,"name":227},[48,272],{"image":273,"name":274},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002F6\u002Ff6abe6ca-9345-41bc-9acd-b17ac887cb9d.webp?1783936572","Nivix Cyclops",". Why not Rend Flash, ",[48,277],{"image":278,"name":279},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F0\u002F90911c79-24c3-4566-b72c-02ccde083f1b.webp?1783908116","Lightning Axe",[48,281],{"image":282,"name":283},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F4\u002F94db72a8-57f7-4f17-9f09-cae90ef50304.webp?1783933440","Ob Nixilis's Cruelty",", you might ask? In my opinion, Dimir Delver is a more favorable matchup in game one than the decks playing the threats above, so I prefer relegating cards like ",[48,286],{"image":278,"name":279}," in postboard games.",[22,289,290,291,295,296,300,301,172],{},"Lastly, ",[48,292],{"image":293,"name":294},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002Fd\u002F0df50703-5655-4bc4-adc9-d719c2da3bfd.webp?1783933977","Rolling Thunder"," is one of the most important cards you can play in a long games deck. The worst thing for a control deck is not having a clock or a finisher and RT is a better version of ",[48,297],{"image":298,"name":299},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F2\u002Fe\u002F2e0fffc6-4395-441e-95a9-c9cf33af7907.webp?1783936286","Evincar's Justice",", so ",[302,303,304],"em",{},"gotta roll'em all",[63,306,308],{"id":307},"sideboard","Sideboard",[22,310,311,315,316,320,321,325,326,159,330,164,334,172],{},[48,312],{"image":313,"name":314},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Ff\u002F5f28d4a2-6c75-44c2-93ac-e7159c1c623f.webp?1783927805","Ancient Grudge",": the main purpose of this card is to destroy ",[48,317],{"image":318,"name":319},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002F3\u002F436cd66c-0622-43cd-8748-af4d21a2db3f.webp?1783937543","Relic of Progenitus"," and ",[48,322],{"image":323,"name":324},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002F5\u002Fe5892a23-efae-4731-9b8f-41c87960fe93.webp?1783935110","Nihil Spellbomb",". Somentimes we board it in just to have another removal spell against ",[48,327],{"image":328,"name":329},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fd\u002Ff\u002Fdff51ae7-4b68-4770-915b-fb6bcf9ca1ed.webp?1783938381","Myr Enforcer",[48,331],{"image":332,"name":333},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002F9\u002F690972a8-72df-4050-a353-16e45589167c.webp?1783928693","Bonesplitter",[48,335],{"image":336,"name":337},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002F2\u002Fb299c599-1a10-4122-ac0b-8f52a9cec7b6.webp?1783938744","Spire Golem",[22,339,340,344,345,349],{},[48,341],{"image":342,"name":343},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fc\u002F3\u002Fc3797f7f-489d-4735-af56-6359e0fa0a6b.webp?1783941097","Stonehorn Dignitary"," is a better version of ",[48,346],{"image":347,"name":348},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002F0\u002F40ebe935-ccf9-435e-8fe8-53bcbf3526e7.webp?1783945215","Moment's Peace",", I play it just to have four to five fog effects against Aggro.",[22,351,352,356],{},[48,353],{"image":354,"name":355},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002F9\u002F699c0f6f-b26b-4741-8140-8a6030cad127.webp?1783915730","Ulamog's Crusher"," is a one-card sideboard plan against Boros Monarch, Flicker Tron (not Fangren Tron) and sometimes against Izzet Midrange and Control. I kept it in my latest list because the current meta is light in the amount of Flicker Tron and Boros sometimes don't play conservatives and isn't very good if they push the Aggro side of the deck. (non ho capito cosa intendi)",[22,358,359,363,364,366,367,372],{},[48,360],{"image":361,"name":362},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F8\u002F6\u002F868efcee-bb13-4b6f-b81b-99408685e4c4.webp?1783945715","Obsidian Acolyte"," is, in my opinion, the best thing we can play against Dimir Delver to deal with ",[48,365],{"image":249,"name":250},". I came up to this conclusion based on the fact that we can easily play around ",[48,368],{"image":369,"name":370,"back-image":371},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002F9\u002F6904ea20-e504-47da-95a0-08739fdde260.webp?1783908173","Delver of Secrets","https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Fback\u002F6\u002F9\u002F6904ea20-e504-47da-95a0-08739fdde260.webp?1783908173",", but there doesn't seem to be an ideal hate card to destroy or lock the black Zombie fish.",[374,375,376,388,404,428],"ul",{},[377,378,379,380,382,383,387],"li",{},"Lightnning Axe: discarding a card is problematic in early, plus they board in ",[48,381],{"image":182,"name":183}," and often ",[48,384],{"image":385,"name":386},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002Fc\u002F4c9c9b16-5567-4473-95e6-622292f77336.webp?1783937613","Hydroblast"," against us.",[377,389,390,394,395,399,400,172],{},[48,391],{"image":392,"name":393},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F9\u002F5\u002F95681c43-ba2e-41a5-8a51-e66db8ec6cb9.webp?1783930453","Narcolepsy"," \u002F ",[48,396],{"image":397,"name":398},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F2\u002F6\u002F26146dec-135b-4b4e-9d85-dcc1df9b5a09.webp?1783912523","Curse of Chains",": a two-mana sorcery speed spell that only stops a single creature. Plus, it gets foiled by ",[48,401],{"image":402,"name":403},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002Ff\u002F4feeebea-aa55-4599-ab5a-4e41a54d0dfd.webp?1783905985","Annul",[377,405,406,159,410,414,415,419,420,422,423,320,425,427],{},[48,407],{"image":408,"name":409},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002Fd\u002F4d6220b4-a5b8-45c8-9422-fab9eb32322c.webp?1783940938","Harvest Pyre",[48,411],{"image":412,"name":413},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002Fa\u002F3ae07900-e07e-47d3-b8a1-f69cec94864b.webp?1783908155","Spontaneous Mutation",": an instant-speed answer is surely sweet (given ",[48,416],{"image":417,"name":418},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002Ff\u002F3f88eacf-5c7b-4a35-86f0-af3b0516d4c2.webp?1783908933","Mystical Teachings","), but these cards require graveyard presence and ",[48,421],{"image":318,"name":319}," is a sideboard staple. Also: ",[48,424],{"image":182,"name":183},[48,426],{"image":402,"name":403},", once again.",[377,429,430,434,435,172],{},[48,431],{"image":432,"name":433},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002Fd\u002Fedab2933-5970-4a17-ac00-abcd2c048fdc.webp?1783944114","Circle of Protection: Black"," needs white mana, but it is one of the better answers to a vanilla 5\u002F5 black creature. There are two problems: we can't take back it from the graveyard and - you'll have figured that out by now - ",[48,436],{"image":402,"name":403},[22,438,439,441,442,446,447,320,451,455,456,460],{},[48,440],{"image":361,"name":362}," is very versatile. We can Pulse it back (even after having milled it with ",[48,443],{"image":444,"name":445},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002F4\u002F04def7e3-10e4-4733-8c19-8fa6e4469086.webp?1783907107","Forbidden Alchemy","). It can counter ",[48,448],{"image":449,"name":450},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F5\u002F75bbe89f-09af-494e-b58e-271f64bde4b5.webp?1783938751","Snuff Out",[48,452],{"image":453,"name":454},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002F2\u002Fe2a129e2-bed5-4ee7-b223-851452f72682.webp?1783942686","Soul Reap",". In the late game, we don't have problems paying white mana to provide pro: black to other creatures to block the others Anglers on the board. In my opinion, an important thing is that the opponent can't counter the Acolyte with a one-mana counter, so it gets down to ",[48,457],{"image":458,"name":459},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F4\u002Ff\u002F4f616706-ec97-4923-bb1e-11a69fbaa1f8.webp?1783909630","Counterspell"," or a Foil.",[63,462,464],{"id":463},"some-side-in-out-tips","Some side-in\u002F-out tips",[22,466,467],{},"The outcome of many match-ups depend, among other things, on what of kind of player you are and how you want play the deck.",[469,470,472],"h4",{"id":471},"dimir-delver-tied","Dimir Delver: tied",[22,474,475,476,478],{},"The match up depends on how skilled out opponent is and on what they boarded in the post-side game. In g2 and g3 it's difficult to win via the ",[48,477],{"image":72,"name":73}," loop, so it is more profitable trying to kill Delvers and Anglers. You don't want to rely on the Flicker part of the deck, I'll suggest this side-out:",[22,480,481,482,159,484,159,486,159,488,490,491,493,494,159,496,498,499,218],{},"Side-out: overcosted counterspells (",[48,483],{"image":127,"name":128},[48,485],{"image":177,"name":178},[48,487],{"image":140,"name":141},[48,489],{"image":114,"name":115},"), 1 ",[48,492],{"image":72,"name":73},", 1 ",[48,495],{"image":347,"name":348},[48,497],{"image":258,"name":259}," (or the second ",[48,500],{"image":347,"name":348},[22,502,503,504,159,506,159,508,510,511,172],{},"Side-in: ",[48,505],{"image":182,"name":183},[48,507],{"image":170,"name":171},[48,509],{"image":313,"name":314}," (probably they have Relic), ",[48,512],{"image":361,"name":362},[22,514,515,516,164,518,522,523,525],{},"Alternatively, you can just switch the counters and rely more on the fog lock aspect (Dimir Delver isn't good in the long game), but post-board they try to win as fast they can, usually disrupting our manabase with ",[48,517],{"image":402,"name":403},[48,519],{"image":520,"name":521},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002F0\u002Ff05e9a3e-8a35-4687-85cb-e31b3927a5e2.webp?1783937617","Daze"," and putting a fast threat. Obviously, ",[48,524],{"image":520,"name":521}," isn't typically a good card against Tron, but we need to play keeping in mind that they probably might have kept it in.",[22,527,528,529,159,531,533],{},"Problematic cards: ",[48,530],{"image":458,"name":459},[48,532],{"image":182,"name":183},", Foil. Foil, in particular, can generate a lot of tempo advantage and they might tempo us out very well when they have several of them in their hand.",[469,535,537],{"id":536},"burn-favorable-or-at-least-tied","Burn: favorable or at least tied",[22,539,540,541,545,546,548,549,553,554,556],{},"How it's possibile? And whitout playing ",[48,542],{"image":543,"name":544},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fd\u002F7\u002Fd7920b6d-ff71-4802-9589-e1df0c58b9ff.webp?1783944112","Circle of Protection: Red","?",[26,547],{},"\nWell, Burn is a ",[48,550],{"image":551,"name":552},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F9\u002F79c21c1f-eaa4-454d-a1c7-b41466d0a428.webp?1783933803","Lava Spike"," Combo, that means that's needs a critical amount of spell to win. In this matchup, we don't play like an Urzatron deck; rather, we play as a blue-red control and the gameplan revolves around slowing them down by countering burn spells in the dead turns and to run away with the match in the late game.",[26,555],{},"\nBasically we win thanks to a critical amount of counterspells. In the lategame, they'll likely have no cards left in their hand, and we have 10 or more lifepoints left.",[22,558,559,560,159,564,159,568],{},"Problematic cards (pre-side): ",[48,561],{"image":562,"name":563},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F8\u002F78b194b3-108a-4152-bd37-52c302e25ad6.webp?1783908110","Thermo-Alchemist",[48,565],{"image":566,"name":567},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F1\u002F71010182-c004-4d18-adab-80319cd1e625.webp?1783940940","Curse of the Pierced Heart",[48,569],{"image":570,"name":571},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F0\u002Fa0ab67cc-b553-4451-9cda-0e5fe3303940.webp?1783918463","Fireblast",[22,573,574,575,579,580,172],{},"Problematic cards (post-side): ",[48,576],{"image":577,"name":578},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002Fc\u002Fecdd414b-3d9d-4347-acce-289209d09fc4.webp?1783936642","Molten Rain"," on the draw, ",[48,581],{"image":582,"name":583},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F6\u002F5\u002F655c489f-bffb-45a4-8e7c-2d1a35220197.webp?1783938326","Smash to Smithereens",[22,585,503,586,159,588,590],{},[48,587],{"image":182,"name":183},[48,589],{"image":385,"name":386},", removal spells, Circle of protection: red if you have it.",[22,592,593,594,159,596,159,598,600,601,603],{},"Side-out: ",[48,595],{"image":293,"name":294},[48,597],{"image":347,"name":348},[48,599],{"image":127,"name":128}," (often a dead card) and ",[48,602],{"image":189,"name":14}," if we need another or two slots.",[22,605,606,607,609,610,320,612,614],{},"A tip: aim to prioritize colored lands and play around ",[48,608],{"image":577,"name":578}," and Smash to Smitherens with ",[48,611],{"image":72,"name":73},[48,613],{"image":198,"name":199}," if possible.",[469,616,618],{"id":617},"boros-monarch-favorable","Boros Monarch: favorable",[22,620,528,621,159,623,625,626,218],{},[48,622],{"image":157,"name":158},[48,624],{"image":203,"name":204},", burn spells (sometimes ",[48,627],{"image":628,"name":629},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002F9\u002Fe9e3cb28-d318-4d5d-b5bf-1ea7c6249a89.webp?1783921927","Seeker of the Way",[22,631,632,633,635,636,638,639,641,642,646,647,650],{},"Make sure to not let ",[48,634],{"image":157,"name":158}," resolve in the early stage of the game if you can't steal the Monarch back right away. ",[48,637],{"image":50,"name":51}," is good in game 1 to tap a land (maybe a bounceland), which can prevent the four-drop from being landed. Another good thing is playing ",[48,640],{"image":189,"name":14}," on turn four if we are on the play and the opponent can't kill it right away with a ",[48,643],{"image":644,"name":645},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F0\u002Fc\u002F0cf8cb1e-314a-4894-82df-f9812825f52e.webp?1783930164","Galvanic Blast",", because we set the opponent's development back ",[302,648,649],{},"and"," they can't deploy the Monarch card.",[22,652,653,654,164,658,660,661,164,663,665,666,172],{},"Post side MVPs are cards like ",[48,655],{"image":656,"name":657},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002F5\u002Ff5cf62a2-d03a-495d-924a-bf79524175fa.webp?1783941375","Fangren Marauder",[48,659],{"image":354,"name":355},", which require different answers than ",[48,662],{"image":170,"name":171},[48,664],{"image":318,"name":319},". They may keep Journeys in, but that's a shaky solution due to the presence of ",[48,667],{"image":189,"name":14},[22,669,670,671,673,674,676,677,679,680,682,683,159,685,320,687,689,690,320,692,694,695,159,697,164,699,701],{},"The sideboard plan in this match-up depends on how aggressively the opponent plays.",[26,672],{},"\nIf they go for the card advantage ruote and rely on ",[48,675],{"image":318,"name":319}," and other hate cards, we usually don't need ",[48,678],{"image":258,"name":259}," or a large number of ",[48,681],{"image":50,"name":51}," and the Wall+Flicker value plan is the best (or even the Dinrova plan if they don't have enough creatures or removal spells to kill us). Against this kind of gameplan, the ideal side-in cards are ",[48,684],{"image":313,"name":314},[48,686],{"image":354,"name":355},[48,688],{"image":656,"name":657},". I don't really appreciate ",[48,691],{"image":182,"name":183},[48,693],{"image":385,"name":386},", they can't answer ",[48,696],{"image":318,"name":319},[48,698],{"image":244,"name":245},[48,700],{"image":157,"name":158},[302,702,172],{},[22,704,705,706,320,710,712],{},"If the opponent plays very greedily, skipping on card draw and land-drops (e.g. by bouncing lands back to their hand with Skyfishers and Hawks), the best choice is playing more removal spells to slow them down until they reach topdeck mode and are left with no creatures. Alternative side-in cards, in this case, might be ",[48,707],{"image":708,"name":709},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F5\u002Fe\u002F5ed81ee8-d5e4-4127-876e-9bff81f9c726.webp?1783940356","Electrickery",[48,711],{"image":258,"name":259}," effects.",[469,714,716],{"id":715},"izzet-delver-unfavorable","Izzet Delver: unfavorable",[22,718,528,719,159,721,172],{},[48,720],{"image":234,"name":235},[48,722],{"image":723,"name":724},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F3\u002F8\u002F3899605d-2203-4ab6-9ff5-69490382eea4.webp?1783939994","Spellstutter Sprite",[22,726,727,729,730,734],{},[48,728],{"image":162,"name":163}," is the best card here. You'll often win by recurring Drifters with ",[48,731],{"image":732,"name":733},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fa\u002F4\u002Fa4b9f8f4-d704-4f16-8495-cf8185285859.webp?1783927531","Pulse of Murasa"," and chumpblocking the opponent's threats over and over again.",[22,736,737,738,742,743,745],{},"Prioritize destroying Faeries and Ninja. Countering ",[48,739],{"image":740,"name":741},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fd\u002F1\u002Fd19fbfe6-69bb-452a-be3c-b9c625e23193.webp?1783933469","Augur of Bolas"," is a good thing to prevent Ninja from entering the battlefield. Don't fall into ",[48,744],{"image":723,"name":724}," unless you can't play around it.",[22,747,748],{},"Colored lands are more relevant than Urzalands: we need at least 2 or 3 blue mana to play our game well.",[22,750,503,751,753,754,756,757,759,760,762],{},[48,752],{"image":708,"name":709}," and other removals, ",[48,755],{"image":313,"name":314}," (they often have ",[48,758],{"image":318,"name":319},"), ",[48,761],{"image":170,"name":171},"s.",[22,764,593,765,767,768,770,771,773,774,776],{},[48,766],{"image":347,"name":348}," (not very helpful - removal spells are better), ",[48,769],{"image":198,"name":199}," (due to ",[48,772],{"image":723,"name":724},"), overcosted counterspells, ",[48,775],{"image":189,"name":14}," (not many valid targets and it costs lots of colored mana).",[469,778,780],{"id":779},"mono-u-delver-unfavorable","Mono U Delver: unfavorable",[22,782,783],{},"Same considerations and side-in\u002F-outs as for UR Delver and, but a worse match-up.",[22,785,786,787,789,790,792,793,320,795,797],{},"Try to play around ",[48,788],{"image":520,"name":521},". Also note that ",[48,791],{"image":313,"name":314}," can be brought in to destroy ",[48,794],{"image":336,"name":337},[48,796],{"image":332,"name":333}," if they play it\u002Fthem.",[469,799,801],{"id":800},"boros-bully-favorable","Boros Bully: favorable",[22,803,528,804,159,806],{},[48,805],{"image":628,"name":629},[48,807],{"image":157,"name":158},[22,809,810,811,813,814,816],{},"Usually they have close to no reach (i.e. burn spells), so it is a better matchup than Boros Monarch.",[26,812],{},"\nDue to their more aggressive nature, cards like ",[48,815],{"image":347,"name":348}," are more valuable.",[22,818,819,820,822,823,825],{},"The big problem here lies in understanding what to side out. They play different kind of threats: an aggro gameplan with Seeker, ",[48,821],{"image":244,"name":245}," and Rally the Peasant and a grindy one with ",[48,824],{"image":157,"name":158},". The better thing is probably cutting some situational cards to bring in more answers to the aggro gameplan.",[22,827,828],{},"Side-out: I still need to figure it out.",[22,830,503,831,159,833,835,836,838,839,843,844,846],{},[48,832],{"image":313,"name":314},[48,834],{"image":258,"name":259}," (for Seeker) and maybe ",[48,837],{"image":342,"name":343}," (they sometimes play ",[48,840],{"image":841,"name":842},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fe\u002Fe\u002Feeb5c96a-1d16-459d-9968-ced9a8f1c520.webp?1783945118","Flaring Pain","). Be sure to not cut ",[48,845],{"image":189,"name":14},", because they usually keep the Journeys in.",[469,848,850],{"id":849},"aura-hexproof-tied-because-theyre-mad-horses","Aura Hexproof: tied, because they're mad horses",[22,852,853],{},"Jokes aside, the MU depends on how fast they start.",[22,855,856,857,859],{},"The better gameplan is to have a huge number of effects to stop their combats, so that's one of the reasons to play cards like ",[48,858],{"image":342,"name":343}," in the sideboard.",[22,861,503,862,159,864,159,866],{},[48,863],{"image":708,"name":709},[48,865],{"image":347,"name":348},[48,867],{"image":342,"name":343},[22,869,593,870,159,872,159,874,493,876],{},[48,871],{"image":293,"name":294},[48,873],{"image":127,"name":128},[48,875],{"image":258,"name":259},[48,877],{"image":114,"name":115},[22,879,880,882,883,885,887,888,892,893,897,898,900,901,905,906,908],{},[48,881],{"image":50,"name":51}," is more helpful than I thought- tapping an enchanted land in their upkeep in the first turns gives us an extra turn to set the Urza Tron or to dig in the library by delaying their haymaker Auras from landing.",[26,884],{},[48,886],{"image":189,"name":14}," is a valid finisher. Recoiling an ",[48,889],{"image":890,"name":891},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fc\u002F7\u002Fc7a19fc5-20f3-48d2-8c12-e012d3b302e7.webp?1783937570","Ancestral Mask"," or an ",[48,894],{"image":895,"name":896},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Ff\u002Fd\u002Ffd0e8a82-0201-483e-a976-5f29764b35a4.webp?1783909513","Ethereal Armor"," during the combat step is something similar to a lifegain\u002Ffog effect (or sometimes a straight up one-for-one trade with their Bogle).",[26,899],{},"\nOne or two counterspells are required post-board due to the ",[48,902],{"image":903,"name":904},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F8\u002Ff\u002F8f42d773-c742-4465-b6d5-31feaba49146.webp?1783930394","Fling","s, Relics and\u002For ",[48,907],{"image":182,"name":183},"s they might be playing.",[469,910,912],{"id":911},"flicker-tron","Flicker Tron",[22,914,915],{},"An interesting matchup. You need some practice to learn how to play it, base you'll have a different approach according to the situation at hand- which is stimulating (at least for me).",[22,917,503,918,159,920,159,922,924,925,164,927,929,930,932,934,935,939,940,942,944,945,947],{},[48,919],{"image":182,"name":183},[48,921],{"image":170,"name":171},[48,923],{"image":258,"name":259}," (to kill ",[48,926],{"image":354,"name":355},[48,928],{"image":91,"name":92}," from starting the Flicker engine).",[26,931],{},[48,933],{"image":313,"name":314}," to destroy ",[48,936],{"image":937,"name":938},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F1\u002Ff\u002F1fae351c-b918-4648-a361-d5239ae63156.webp?1783915058","Prophetic Prism"," or other mana rocks is too situational for my taste.",[26,941],{},[48,943],{"image":385,"name":386}," is a counter to their counters (aka ",[48,946],{"image":170,"name":171},"), so I prefer to skip on it.",[22,949,950,951,953,954,956,957,959,960,962],{},"Side-out: fogs, ",[48,952],{"image":50,"name":51}," (tapping a land or a Prism isn't relevant and we have more hellpfull cards post-side, ",[48,955],{"image":182,"name":183}," for example), ",[48,958],{"image":293,"name":294}," (if you don't have ",[48,961],{"image":354,"name":355}," and are under time you may think to kept in, but it's an overcosted finisher in this MU, so it's difficult having an open window).",[469,964,966],{"id":965},"other-aggro-decks-generally-favorable","Other Aggro decks: (generally) favorable",[22,968,969],{},"As a general blueprint I suggest the following:",[22,971,972,973,975],{},"Side-in: fogs",[26,974],{},"\nSide-out: slow counterspells.",[22,977,978,979,981],{},"Affinity is a toss-up, as it can land very fast starts and ",[48,980],{"image":263,"name":264}," is a problematic threat.",[22,983,984,985,164,987,991],{},"RDW is a negative matchup: a lot of 2\u002F2 creatures, burn spells and pump spells. They just put a lot of hasty creatures that are difficult to deal with without one-mana removal spells. Cards like ",[48,986],{"image":570,"name":571},[48,988],{"image":989,"name":990},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002F7\u002F6\u002F7673784e-db4b-43a1-8d55-1bb9fc1e284f.webp?1783903008","Lightning Bolt"," mess up the life count.",[469,993,995],{"id":994},"izzet-kiln-uw-tribe-unfavorable","Izzet Kiln, UW Tribe: unfavorable",[22,997,998],{},"Probably the worst match-ups of all. We need to prioritize interaction, so be sure to have a fair amount of answers and colored mana to play the game.",[22,1000,1001],{},"I usually prefer to not go overboard with fog effects, as playing removal spells is a safer route and it gives us more time.",[22,1003,1004,1006,1007,1011],{},[48,1005],{"image":177,"name":178}," is the best answer to ",[48,1008],{"image":1009,"name":1010},"https:\u002F\u002Fcards.scryfall.io\u002Fgrid\u002Ffront\u002Fb\u002Ff\u002Fbf9f85b3-eb8c-43de-aaac-8a887e9c58da.webp?1783943520","Gigadrowse",", so keep that in mind.",[22,1013,1014],{},"If you want to discuss any specific matchup, feel free to hit me up!",[22,1016,1017],{},[302,1018,1019],{},"Article by Alessandro Moretti and Picelli89",{"title":1021,"searchDepth":1022,"depth":1023,"links":1024},"",2,3,[1025,1026,1027,1028,1029],{"id":65,"depth":1022,"text":66},{"id":77,"depth":1022,"text":78},{"id":101,"depth":1022,"text":102},{"id":307,"depth":1022,"text":308},{"id":463,"depth":1022,"text":464,"children":1030},[1031,1033,1034,1035,1036,1037,1038,1039,1040,1041],{"id":471,"depth":1032,"text":472},4,{"id":536,"depth":1032,"text":537},{"id":617,"depth":1032,"text":618},{"id":715,"depth":1032,"text":716},{"id":779,"depth":1032,"text":780},{"id":800,"depth":1032,"text":801},{"id":849,"depth":1032,"text":850},{"id":911,"depth":1032,"text":912},{"id":965,"depth":1032,"text":966},{"id":994,"depth":1032,"text":995},"article","2019-05-18",[57],"A Temur Dinrova Tron list with Fire \u002F\u002F Ice, with the reasoning behind every card choice and matchup-by-matchup side-in and side-out tips.","md","english",{"_decks":1049},[1050],{"name":57,"player":60,"anchorId":56},true,"\u002Farticles\u002F2019-05-18-playing-tron-with-fire-ice",{"text":1054,"minutes":1055,"time":1056,"words":1057},"12 min read",11.63,697800,2326,{"title":5,"description":1045},{"loc":1052,"lastmod":1043},"articles\u002F2019-05-18-playing-tron-with-fire-ice",[1062],"Archive","\u002Farts\u002Fmkm-264-meticulous-archive.webp","2Hftf7Wk873sYFv_DJ86GPbFBV3s9aOiqhP_wJiNzuU",[1066,1071],{"title":1067,"path":1068,"stem":1069,"description":1070,"published":1051,"children":-1},"Road to Paupergeddon Pisa 2019: analisi del meta italiano","\u002Farticles\u002F2019-05-13-road-to-paupergeddon-pisa-2019-analisi-del-meta-italiano","articles\u002F2019-05-13-road-to-paupergeddon-pisa-2019-analisi-del-meta-italiano","Meta italiano cartaceo a confronto con MTGO in vista del Paupergeddon di Pisa 2019, tra B&R List e Modern Horizons: cosa giocare e perché.",{"title":1072,"path":1073,"stem":1074,"description":1075,"published":1051,"children":-1},"Analisi del ban di Daze, Gush, Gitaxian Probe","\u002Farticles\u002F2019-05-23-analisi-del-ban-di-daze-gush-gitaxian-probe","articles\u002F2019-05-23-analisi-del-ban-di-daze-gush-gitaxian-probe","20 maggio 2019, un ban era preannunciato da tempo, ma non è arrivato da solo: Gush, Daze e Gitaxian Probe non sono più legali. E conosciamo il mazzo colpevole.",[1077],{"id":1078,"avatar":1079,"bio":1080,"description":1081,"extension":1082,"meta":1083,"name":6,"nickname":1084,"socials":1085,"stem":1089,"url":1090,"__hash__":1091},"authors\u002Fauthors\u002Fmoretti-alessandro.yml","\u002Fassets\u002Favatars\u002Falessandro-moretti.webp","Alessandro Moretti aka A_AdeptoTerra, una vera e propria istituzione nel panorama pauper italiano. 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":1086,"youtube":1087,"twitch":1088},"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":1093,"globalNormalizedLocationValues":1129,"relatedAuthors":1178},[1094,1108,1120],{"path":1095,"title":1096,"description":1097,"date":1098,"tags":1099,"decks":1101,"location":1021,"author":1102,"thumbnail":1063,"published":1051,"category":1103,"language":1104,"readingTime":1105},"\u002Farticles\u002F2026-03-22-paupergeddon-spring-2026","Paupergeddon Spring 2026","Decklists Top 32","2026-03-22",[1100,1062],"Top 32",[],"Pietro Bragioto","decklist","italiano",{"text":1106,"minutes":1107,"time":1107,"words":1107},"0 min read",0,{"path":1109,"title":1110,"description":1021,"date":1111,"tags":1112,"decks":1113,"location":1021,"author":6,"thumbnail":1063,"published":1051,"category":1114,"language":1104,"readingTime":1115},"\u002Farticles\u002F2026-01-13-pauper-team-trio-della-befana-2026","Report Pauper Team Trio della Befana 2026","2026-01-13",[1062],[],"report",{"text":1116,"minutes":1117,"time":1118,"words":1119},"11 min read",10.885,653100,2177,{"path":1121,"title":1122,"description":1123,"date":1124,"tags":1125,"decks":1127,"location":1021,"author":1102,"thumbnail":1063,"published":1051,"category":1103,"language":1104,"readingTime":1128},"\u002Farticles\u002F2026-01-12-o-pauperiello-ipt-napoli","'O Pauperiello (IPT Napoli)","Decklists Top 8","2026-01-12",[1126,1062],"Top 8",[],{"text":1106,"minutes":1107,"time":1107,"words":1107},[1130,1131,1132,1133,1134,1135,1136,1137,1138,1139,1140,1141,1142,1143,1144,1145,1146,1147,1148,1149,1150,1151,1152,1153,1154,1155,1156,1157,1158,1159,1160,1161,1162,1163,1164,1165,1166,1167,1168,1169,1170,1171,1172,1173,1174,1175,1176,1177],"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",[1179,1191],{"id":1180,"avatar":1181,"bio":1182,"description":1183,"extension":1082,"meta":1184,"name":1102,"nickname":1185,"socials":1186,"stem":1188,"url":1189,"__hash__":1190},"authors\u002Fauthors\u002Fbragioto-pietro.yml","\u002Fassets\u002Favatars\u002Fpietro-bragioto.webp","Scribacchino di liste e report vari, saltuariamente scrivo qualche articolo interessante. 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