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Have not posted in a while having a job and getting my ass kicked by allergies can do that. MODO had more PE tests today I didn't get into one which is sucky but after waiting 45 minutes an 8 man fired. Beat RG mana ramp round one and waiting on round two. With Flashfreeze in the board the matchup is basically a bye. They put zero pressure on you while they ramp up their mana. The problem is your spells are better than theirs and cheaper. Game one I drew very few counters and he drew tons of sweepers so I had to beat him down with man lands. Eventually he went for the Skred on a Mutavault which let me play my Scion that had been in my hand the past twelve turns for the win. Game two he drew lots of stuff but I had counters, Bitterblossom, and Rune Snag.

RG mana ramp sideboarding: -4 Scion -2 Nameless Inversion +3 Thoughtseize +3 Flashfreeze

Waiting for round two will post on it when done. I love the 5-3-2-2s because with that quick 2-0 I've already made a profit.

Well my opponent decided to show up nine minutes into the round and then do nothing but run his clock down some more.

He was playing RDW. Game one he draws more lands than me which is an issue for both of us. He runs out of gas with me on three life only problem being I have a hand of double Mistbind, four Terror, and one Rune Snag. I mistbind him two turns in a row, second turn he Sulf Blasts putting me to one. He then gets greedy on Gargadon which eats a Terror and his one land left turns on my Rune Snage to stop a Mogg Fanatic the turn before I win.

RDW Sideboarding (varies): -4 Scion -4 Bitterblossom -1 Nameless Inversion +2 Masticore +3 Flashfreeze +4 Peppersmoke

Game two he has a very strong creature heavy draw and I see only one removal spell.

-1 Mistbind Clique +1 Nameless Inversion

Game three my hand is 2x Mutavault, River of Tears, Island, Nameless Inversion, Rune Snag, Masticore. This is not what I'm looking for but will do. He then proceeds to shoot my face for a ton while I draw all removal and no counters. Thankfully he has to kill my Masticore which keeps me alive for Mutavault beats to get him. He did play a Countryside Crusher with a suspended Gargadon and three lands. I decided Invert it because my hand was Inversion, Terror, Snag, and the Gargadon still had 6 or 7 counters on it. He sacced a land to save it which meant Snag hits anything but a Gargadon with floated mana. Next turn I draw another Terror and use one on the Crusher.

Finals is the mirror match. Game one I have Ancestral+BB to start but draw no lands. The bigger problem is he drew 3 Spellstutter Sprites and Pendelhaven so I was pretty much blown out. Game two we go back and forth and I manage to counter his Ancestral and draw my own. Many turns later things are pretty much wrapped up. Game three I mulligan into a bad triple Thoughtsize hand. He suspends Ancestral turn one which screws me, more so when I draw no counterspells before it goes off. I end up drawing lots of Bitterblossoms and few removal spells and die to triple Mutavault beats.