Trying to figure out the SB for Control Slaver, stuck

[jshields]

I am in an environment where the most common decks that I will see are WTF-R, Oath, Welder based artifact decks, as well as possibly 4CC.  I was satisfied with control slaver, but am stumped on what to do about the sideboard.  If anyone knows what may be in it, let me know


Current Sideboard?
3 Tormods Crypt
1 Sundering Titan
1 Triskellion
3 Seasinger (i do not have old man of the sea money)
3 Chalice of the Void
4 Lava Dart

[Dante]

not sure if Seasinger is really a good choice/substitute vs WTF/r because unlike Old Man (and his 3 toughness) Seasinger can't survive Grim Lavamancer, Fire/Ice, or Lava Dart (commonly sided in vs Control Slaver).

You have no artifact destruction, how about a couple Rack and Ruins (Shattering Pulse is also good to get board control with) ?.

Bill

[Mixing Mike]

AEther Spellbomb for Oath, Suq'Ata Firewalker for Fish, and Red Elemental Blast for the mirror/Keeper.

[rvs]

AEther Spellbomb for Oath, Suq'Ata Firewalker for Fish, and Red Elemental Blast for the mirror/Keeper.

I'm sorry Mike, but you are the unfortunate target of my ramblings:

What the hell are all you people thinking when you keep boarding in REBs against Keeper (or even the mirror!)! It doesn't even stop ANY of their key spells :/

[Mixing Mike]

It's not that they stop theirs, it's more how it helps your key spells to resolve.

Also, for the record, I board in 3 Lava Darts and 2 Coffin Purges for the Slaver mirror.

[glenchuy]

aether spellbomb is very good against oath as it comes down on turn 1, and can save your welders if they board in helion on game 2 (to nuke welder + platinum) - also does collateral damage to dragon-

i run 2 lava darts against the control slaver mirror, but run 3 viahino heretic in the sideboard instead of RnR/pulse because it the damage it deals makes it another threat instead of just slowing the game down- (against stax)

ReB can be used in the slaver mirror- they counter your opponent's TfK's and FoW's/mana drain- which can be huge-  even if you board in only 2, the mind games one open volcanic island can do to your opponent can be staggering if he knows you're packing ReBs.

[M.Solymossy]

the sideboard i have run in the past seams to be very effective.


2 engineered explosives
1 sundering titan
1 duplicant
3 sphere of resistance
3 Flametongue Kavu
2 spawning pit
2 rack and ruin
1 minds eye


it's very effective (if you're playing 3 colors for explosives).          I may switch the  mind's eye and a ftk for tormod's x2 basically because of the comeback of tog...

[the Luke]

I run Goth Slaver with 2 Engineered Explosives maindeck (so good!)

Here's my board:

4 Chalice of the Void
1 Sundering Titan
2 Rack and Ruin
2 Lava Dart
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Blood Moon
2 Claws of Gix (was AEther Spellbomb)

I side in the Blood Moon and Claws of Gix for AKs against Oath, leaving EE in which takes care of Oaths AND Ground Seals.

I don't like AEther Spellbomb because it only deals with ONE Oath activation, it only deals with two if you're lucky enough to have Welder as well.  I like the Claws because they cost nothing and are artifacts.  Goblin Bombardment is also a nice card to run.

-Luke

[Yokomoto]

I've been playing slaver for a little over 3 months now and its rly wut u feel most comfortable with and the general meta, my board, right now, consist of:

3 FTK
3 Duress
3 Lava Dart
2 REB
2 R&R
2 Energy Flux (I hate workshop decks...)

Its been moved around a bit but what u always need are the FTKs, Darts, and Rack and ruins.

[M.Solymossy]

lava dart is a good choice too, but i mainboard 2 fire/ice.