![]() ![]() When I played against Death and Taxes, I noticed that I was glutted on ways to destroy artifacts, which would allow the creatures to take over the game. When I chose to include it, I didn’t know what I needed help with so adding in a Jace seemed relatively harmless, but after being confronted with what my deck was lacking (namely, removal), I’m not looking to return to Jace any time soon. Jace just helps it do it a bit better, but that’s not what I needed help with. While it does help in the Control matchups as a means of taking over a late-game, this deck isn’t actually lacking in that ability as it stands. It isn’t functioning as a solution to a specific problem, but is more acting as an extension of the primary gameplan. The issue is that Jace is taking up a spot in the sideboard that I actually don’t like in deckbuilding. Jace not only fits that space perfectly, it doubles as a potential answer to Marit Lage, which was a good enough reason for me to play it. This version of Temur tends to hit its land drops more often due to Wrenn, but needs a way to close the game when you get into the mid-to-late game. I love Jace, so it didn’t take much convincing for me to fit it into my sideboard. With the Humans pairing in round 3, I was certain I misbuilt my deck and spent some time thinking about potential changes. Round 1 was the wake-up call I needed to see that I was misguided and Thalia decks could still be a serious problem. This would free up valuable space to include more answers to Marit Lage, which is a creature I wanted to be prepared for. ![]() I trusted that 5 removal spells, Wrenn and Six, and Dreadhorde Arcanist would be enough to handle most creature match-ups. This led to overconfidence in my deckbuilding: My sideboard had next to no Red removal to bring in. This led me to the conclusion that it would not be very popular and was likely not well-positioned as a result of Wrenn and Six decks being over-represented. ![]() I played against exactly 1 Death and Taxes deck in my 3 or 4 weeks of testing and I lost that match. ![]() This event perfectly illustrates why online testing isn’t comprehensive. It didn’t take long for me to learn that I was woefully unprepared for Aether Vial/Thalia decks. Here is the breakdown of how the Open went: ![]()
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