Dies to Removal

Interesting note: Three people brought the Tom Ross list to game day. All three went undefeated against Abzan decks but they all couldn't beat green devotion.

I think your best bet vs Gx Devo would be too fill your SB with Impetuous Sunchaser as terrible as it sounds, G Devo isn't really known for dealing with fliers very well.

How about Harness the Force or Act of Treason in the Peak Eruption slot? Would be useful in the Abzan Midrange matchup as well.

I was thinking of Impetuous Sunchaser myself yesterday evening. If it fits in any deck, it is in these Boss decks. Unfortunately, I have only one, but I could try it in the Arena Athlete spot.

What are those Peak Eruption there for? Mirror match? Sure not Jeskai/Mardu/Gr Monsters?

In Ross' article he goes through a SB guide. The only match he brings PE in for is against Mardu Midrange. It's a bit surprising since the Mardu deck only plays 4 mountains and the fetchlands to get them. However, if they know your brining in PE is makes their CttR a big liability.

Yeah, I saw that guide. Still feels like a wasted SB slot. It's a tempo play against Mardu though, before they can drop Butcher. And the sideboard options are fewer in a low curved deck like this.

Tom Ross' States winning list

[deck]
Creatures (20)

4 Akroan Crusader
1 Arena Athlete
4 Firedrinker Satyr
4 Foundry Street Denizen
3 Frenzied Goblin
4 Monastery Swiftspear

Lands (18)

18 Mountain

Spells (22)

4 Dragon Mantle
4 Hammerhand
1 Coordinated Assault
2 Lightning Strike
4 Stoke the Flames
4 Titan's Strength
1 Hall of Triumph
2 Hordeling Outburst

Sideboard
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel
2 Lightning Strike
2 Magma Spray
4 Searing Blood
3 Peak Eruption

[/deck]

What are those Peak Eruption there for? Mirror match? Sure not Jeskai/Mardu/Gr Monsters?

Here's something for LP to chastise me about. I'm going to bring this for the Standard side events at GP Orlando tomorrow.

[deck]
Creatures 22
4 Firedrinker Satyr
4 Monastery Swiftspear
3 Foundry Street Denizen
4 Borderland Marauder
4 Goblin Rabblemaster
2 Ashcloud Phoenix
1 Purphoros, God of the Forge

Spells 17
4 Magma Jet
4 Lightning Strike
4 Hordeling Outburst
4 Stoke the Flames
1 Hall of Triumph

Land 21
21 Mountain

Sideboard 15
2 Stormbreath Dragon
1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
2 Mountain
1 Chandra, Pyromaster
2 Harness by Force
2 Circle of Flame
2 Arc Lightning
3 Magma Spray
[/deck]

So, did you try it out?

A valid point. I can start a Rw thread later today, since I'm a bit interested in that.

Light white splash, please rip it apart:

[deck]Lands (22)
4 Battlefield Forge
4 Temple of Triumph
14 Mountain

Creatures (23)
4 Monastery Swiftspear
3 Foundry Street Denizen
4 Firedrinker Satyr
4 Borderland Marauder
4 Goblin Rabblemaster
2 Ashcloud Phoenix
1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
1 Iroas, God of Victory

Spells (15)
4 Stoke the Flames
4 Lightning Strike
3 Chained to the Rocks
3 Hordeling Outburst
1 Hall of Triumph

Sideboard
1 Hall of Triumph *
2 Harness by Force *
1 Chained to the Rocks
2 Banishing Light
1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
1 Iroas, God of Victory
1 Mountain
1 Ashcloud Phoenix
3 Arc Lightning *
2 Magma Spray *
[/deck]

- White splash for CttR and Iroas. BL in sideboard, maybe Ride Down
- Temples instead of Mana Confluence for budget scrump reasons, but scry helps because no Magma Jet.
- Sideboard is a pile, but * marked ones I really want there.

Any sideboard thoughts for it?

I'm most likely to go with a Mono Red Scrumper deck for GP Stockholm. Unless I find a decent Rw deck...

It's no Electrickery, but might be a good sideboard card anyway. Circle trigger Prowess as well...

Then there's Barrage of Boulders, but it's 3CC and the Ferocious bonus might be hard to get.

Been spending most our lives living in a scrumper's paradise...