I use to play 3xNull Rod and 3xWithered Wretch main deck also, but I lot of time I find Null Rods being useless first game against a lot of aggro decks and have to side them out a lot.  I think chalice has more uses than Null Rod main deck, a chalice for 0 can stop 0cc artifacts and powder keg can take care of the rest.  It's also easier to throw down a chalice for 0 first turn than to cast null rod first turn, which can sometime make a huge difference.  A chalice for 1 can stop so many cards that hurt you like lightning bolt and swords to plowshares, and can also stop blue card drawing spells like brainstorm and ancestral recall.  A chalice for 2 can stop Mana Drains, AK's, etc.  Same with Withered Wretch, if you're not facing a deck like Dragon or Tog, it's a pretty weak creature but I do have graveyard hate in the sideboard for these matchups.

What I want to know is what should my sideboarding strategy be for the different matchups with my current build.  Basically I have a tendency to over-sideboard, like against tog I'll try to put in Edicts, Contagion, Planar Void, and Tormod's Crypts, but then I'll take out too many creatures or some other stuff to try to put these cards in, which messes up the synergy of my deck.

Hi,

I'm currently running this version of Legend Black:

CREATURES
4xNantuko Shade
4xPhyrexian Negator
4xHypnotic Specter
2xMasticore

DISRUPTION
4xDuress
4xHymn to Tourach
4xSinkhole

OTHER SPELLS
1xDemonic Tutor
1xDemonic Consultation
1xYawgmoth's Will
2xPowder Keg
2xChalice of the Void
4xDark Ritual

MANA
1xSol Ring
1xStrip Mine
4xWasteland
17xSwamp

SIDEBOARD
2xTormod's Crypt
1xNull Rod
1xPowder Keg
2xContagion
2xPerish
2xDiabolic Edict
2xDystopia
2xPlanar Void
1xChalice of the Void

My question is that I've always have a tendency to over-sideboarding so I was wondering if people can give me suggestions on what is the best sideboarding strategy against the current type 1 decks: Oshawa Stompy, Dragon, Tog, mirror, etc.  Basically, I would like to know what I should side in and what I should side out against each of these matchups.

Thanks.

okay, thanks you guys for clearing that up.  I wondered if the guy was making it up, I believed because he said a judge told it to him.

I know about the icy/assassin thing, I'm not a newbie but sometimes I just need some rules clarified because it has changed a lot since I first started playing Magic, like 10 years ago.  But someone told me Seal of Cleansing can do what I said in the beginning topic on apprentice and he said a judge told him that.  So I am wondering if you can do that, why can't you do the same thing with Disenchant.  That's assuming he was right abou the Seal of Cleansing thing.

Hi,

Me again.  I was once told that if I had Seal of Cleansing in play and someone plays Powder Keg, I can use the Seal of Cleansing to destroy the Powder Keg before he/she can even tap for 0 (to destroy moxes, etc.).  However, if this is true isn't it possible to do the same thing with Disenchant?  Is it possible to play Disenchant in response to someone playing Powder Keg and destroy it before he/she can tap for 0?

Thanks.

Thanks.

Hi,

I was just wondering, if I only have three lands and I tap them all to play Frantic Search and I also have an Arrogant Wurm in my hand.  If I discard Arrogant Wurm for the Frantic Search does the Frantic Search fully resolve before I have to pay madness? Basically I want if I can play the Arrogant Wurm.

Thanks.

Thanks for the help.  I think i'm gonna play Crypt because I'm probably going to play Powder Keg MD.

thanks

Hi,

Here's my question:  Does a spell have to resolve for Quirion Dryad to get a counter?  Does it still get a counter even if the spell gets countered?

Thanks.

Sorry, it was just a general question.

I'm not playing sui or void.  I'm trying to build a black land destruction deck using Sinkhole/Rancid Earth/Braids.  It's a deck I use to play but I tore it apart and now i'm trying to build it again and updating it.

Here's my current decklist (Braids land destruction):

Creatures (12):
3xPhyrexian Scuta (I'll explain this later.)
3xBraids
3xHypnotic Specter (might switch for something else to improve mana curve)
3xWithered Wretch

Land Destruction (7):
4xSinkhole
3xRancid Earth

Hand Disruption (8):
4xDuress
4xHymn to Tourach

Other Spells (5):
2xPowder Keg/2xNull Rod (a group of my friends have power but another group doesn't so I switch depending who I play, for tournaments I'll proabably play Rods)
1xDemonic Tutor
1xDemonic Consultation
1xYawgmoth's Will

Mana (28):
4xDark Ritual
1xLotus Pedal
1xMana Vault
1xSol Ring
1xStrip Mine
4xWasteland
16xSwamp

Current Sideboard (15):
3xPhyrexian War Beast (I don't have Masticores, might cut all together since the only reason I would use them are against Keeper)
1xPowder Keg/1xNull Rod
3xDystopia
3xContagion
3xDiabolic Edict
2xPlanar Void

As you can see this is a budget deck, I don't have moxes or Black Lotus, I don't even have Pernacious Deeds.

First off, you guys are probably saying, "What?  No one plays with Phyrexian Scuta anymore."  But I think in this deck it's a better choice over Phyrexian Negator because I'm playing Braids so I can't afford to lose permanents to the Negator, plus aggro is starting to make a showing again in T1 and Scuta is a lot better against aggro than Negator.  However, using Scuta really destroys my mana curve, that's why I have a Mana Vault and a Lotus Pedal in there, to help cast Braids and Scuta, and if I use Vault to cast Braids I can sack it to Braids next turn.  To help the mana curve I might take out Hypnotic Specter for another lower cast cost creature, if someone have any ideas let me know.  I have Nantuko Shades but I think it's too mana intensive to be much of a use in this deck.

Well, the premise of this deck is pretty simple, using land destruction to slow your opponent down and beat him/her with your creatures.  Braids is key in this deck acting as additional land destruction to keep the pressure on and sometimes it even acts as creature kill if they have no more lands left.

I guess I should mention the original question I was asking, Planar Void or Tormod's Crypt in the sideboard?

Thanks.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I realize if I drop Null Rod down, it'll make my Sol Ring and Mana Vault useless but if I'm also able to stop the opponents moxes and Black Lotus I'm willing to make the sacrifice and I can always sac the ring and vault to Braids if they're useless.

Hi,

I just wanted to get people's opinion on what is better in the current meta-game 2xPlanar Void or 2xTormod's Crypt in the sideboard, i'm already playing 3xWithered Wretch in the MD.

Thanks.