[Discussion] GrowATog (GAT) / Tog

[Evenpence]

I think you're right in that regard, however they're different benefits and detriments.  Having a wish board provides for not only running multiple cards at a higher casting cost (Burning Wish+Yawg's Will - Long.dec example), but also has answers in game 1.

You bring up a good point though:  How is GAT's sideboard going?  You could always put Energy Flux in for Stax and counter pyros.

[Cr0v4x]

First of all I have to say that I think the deck really is amazing and I will try it out in German metagame this weekend. It has so much potential when playing against Gifts and TPS - momentarily dominating decks in Germany - which makes it a great metagame-deck atm. The deck author reported that the Stax matchup is really bad he was right. I believe that this is a horrible matchup which isn't really improved by playing 3 Oxidize, 2 Naturalize and 2 Darkblast + probably a Rushing River (i prefer this card over Echoing Truth as it can bounce both Oath-Creatures) after sideboarding. Probably you only board in 3 Oxidize and 1 Naturalize to keep up the sb tool box. Playing 3 Energy Flux seems to me to be a pretty solid attempt to improve this matchup. SB might then actually look sth like this:

3 Energy Flux
2 Gilded Drake
2 Oxidize
2 Naturalize
1 Rushing River
1 Berserk
1 Mana Drain
1 Skeletal Scyring
1 Darkblast
1 Duress


This sideboard now lacks the 3 Ground Seals which I personally don't play as there really isn't any of Dragon.dec in Germany at all for some reason (probably because everyone owning power either plays Stax, Gifts or TPS and everyone semi- and unpowered plays Fish in every color-combination or simply Oath).

[G-A-T 177]

First of all I have to say that I think the deck really is amazing and I will try it out in German metagame this weekend. It has so much potential when playing against Gifts and TPS - momentarily dominating decks in Germany - which makes it a great metagame-deck atm. The deck author reported that the Stax matchup is really bad he was right. 3 Energy Flux
2 Gilded Drake
2 Oxidize
2 Naturalize
1 Rushing River
1 Berserk
1 Mana Drain
1 Skeletal Scyring
1 Darkblast
1 Duress

This sideboard now lacks the 3 Ground Seals which I personally don't play as there really isn't any of Dragon.dec in Germany at all for some reason (probably because everyone owning power either plays Stax, Gifts or TPS and everyone semi- and unpowered plays Fish in every color-combination or simply Oath).

Hey Cr0v4x- Your new and improved sideboard looks fine, but also remember that the ground seals are major in the control slaver matchup (which I mistakenly expected to see the most of at Waterbury).  Also, when boarding against stax, side in ALL of the sb cards and take out the wishes, along with some of the higher cc cards like 1 gifts, 1 tog, etc.  Additionally, you might replace one sb card with a hurkyl's recall (I hear thats good against artifacts  )

-Josh

[Cr0v4x]

hi, thanks for the fast answer.

certainly the ground seals are pretty incredible against slaver as well though i actually believe that playing 2 darkblasts is completely sufficient to deal with this specific problem. thanks for the advice of boarding in all cards and disregarding the cunning wishes.

hurkyl's recall sounds neat but what card should be removed from the sideboard to add hurkyl's recall?