This week the SPDC 29.07 was won by the talented DrChrisBakerDC playing Mono Blue Control and MPDC 29.07 runner-up was davbricar with Bad Aggro Boros (Boros Tokens).
We discussed the result and the deck lists on the MagicGatheringStrat show ep 14
I personally felt that the Mono Blue Control deck could not really handle a deck like Boros Tokens. The conventional choice is to play Izzet Control in Standard Pauper right now as you need removal and the Mono Blue list has a real lack for removal. So the question this week is "How does Mono Blue Control handle Boros Tokens?"
In fact, DrChrisBakerDC defeated davbricars Boros Tokens deck in his 6-0 run as davbricar played both tournaments.
Lets have a look at the decks.
| MONO BLUE CONTROL |
Standard · 
Control |
 1st
by DrChrisBakerDC in
SPDC 29.07
(6-0) |
| MAINDECK | |
| Creatures | |
| 4 Jeskai Sage | |
| 4 Whirlwind Adept | |
| 1 Nimbus Naiad | |
| 1 Palace Familiar | |
| Spells | |
| 4 Divination | |
| 4 Griptide | |
| 4 Nullify | |
| 4 Treasure Cruise | |
| 3 Rise of Eagles | |
| 2 Anticipate | |
| 2 Negate | |
| 1 Cancel | |
| 1 Voyage's End | |
| 1 Whisk Away | |
| Lands | |
| 16 Island | |
| 4 Evolving Wilds | |
| 4 Radiant Fountain | |
| SIDEBOARD |
| 4 Sidisi's Faithful |
| 4 Coral Barrier |
| 3 Disdainful Stroke |
| 2 Voyage's End |
| 2 Negate |
The basic idea with this deck is the classic Mono Blue Control idea. Counter whatever your bounce and creatures can not handle. Win through Card Advantage.
| BAD AGGRO BOROS |
Standard ·  
Aggro-Combo |
 2nd
by davbricar in MPDC 29.07
(4-2) |
| MAINDECK | |
| Creatures | |
| 4 Mardu Hordechief | |
| 4 Sandsteppe Outcast | |
| 4 Selfless Cathar | |
| Spells | |
| 4 Collateral Damage | |
| 4 Dragon Fodder | |
| 4 Raise the Alarm | |
| 4 Tormenting Voice | |
| 4 Triplicate Spirits | |
| 4 Trumpet Blast | |
| Lands | |
| 10 Mountain | |
| 10 Plains | |
| 4 Wind-Scarred Crag | |
| SIDEBOARD |
| 4 Impact Tremors |
| 4 Borderland Marauder |
| 4 Kinsbaile Skirmisher |
| 3 Flurry
of Horns Many tokens. Big tokens. Tokens smash! How do you sideboard with the Mono Blue Control deck in this matchup? My initial idea was something like - 1 Rise of Eagles (too expensive) - 1 Cancel (keeping up three mana is hard) - 4 Nullify (too few targets) - 2 Divination (too slow) +4 Coral Barrier (we need blockers) +2 Voyage's End (we will get card disadvantage this way but at least we can kill a token) +2 Negate (it seems absolutely necessary to counter those Triplicate Spirits and Trumpet Blasts) What do you think? Testing the matchupI did a test run against ShiftingShadwos. I was playing the Mono Blue Control deck and he was playing Boros Tokens. I struggled in this matchup and I am sure I made plenty of mistakes. Please point them all out. When you do, give me the min:sec for the situation you are commenting so I can quickly review it, please. |
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