This is getting excessive but I blame waking up at 6am. I'm pretty sure Sean McKeown posted his most relevant article ever here. Basically it cuts land and spells in faeries for Ponder. I was against Ponder in general but it seems a great way to get the mirror edge (more-so in g1). Read the article, it is not conclusive but seems very relevant. I don't have time to test on MODO so unclear if I will Ponder tonight at FNM. If I do I'll run this list:
4x Bitterblossom
4x Ancestral
4x Scion
4x Mistbind Clique
4x Spellstutter
4x Cryptic Command
4x Rune Snag
4x Terror
4x Ponder
4x Glen
4x River of Tears
4x Underground River
4x Mutavault
2x Conclave
1x Pendelhaven
5x Island
Changes from current list:
-2 Nameless Inversion
-2 Faerie Conclave
-1 Pendelhaven
+4 Ponder
+1 Island
I'm unsure on the one Pendelhaven but I know at FNM there are few faerie players and I have a HUGE playskill advantage on them. Ponder really excites me by helping draw sideboard cards.
Sideboard with Ponder:
3x Flashfreeze
3x Thoughtseize
3x Nameless Inversion
4x Bottle Gnomes
2x Razormane Masticore
The 3x Thoughtseize are another concession to local metagame, odds I play faeries are low and I don't want 4x for anything but mirror. 2x Razormane with Ponder seems perfect as I never like running 3x but with 2x it is hard to find one when you need it.
I'm so excited by this list I think I have to run it. Could cut Bottle Gnomes for stuff to help other matchups but whatever. Loosing two mana lands might be the biggest hit but not much can be done about that. Turn one Ponder beats tapped Faerie Conclave. If I run this at FNM will post on how it went.
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