Sideboarding truly is an art. I'll give a good tip I learned from Jeff Hoogland: once you've decided on a sideboard, practice what you'll take in and out before you play it. So, for example, decide what cards you'll take out against a given archetype, and what you'll put in. Start generically with Control, Midrange, Combo, and Aggro. Don't get too bogged down with specific matchups to start. For example: against generic control decks, take out your sweepers and removal, and add your hand disruption, threats, and/or counterspells, making a note what cards are replacing what for each archetype. The more you do this, the cleaner and faster your sideboarding will be between games, and you'll cut out second guesses and questionable sideboard swaps more often. Of course, this is generic and simple, and you'll still have moments of pause when you want to get spicy with a sideboard juke, but it is applicable across every format. You'll of course need to sideboard for meta decks accordingly, but when you do run into a weird match-up you weren't expecting, you'll have less mistakes and second guessing.
Yep amazing advice, I follow the same. I'd love to see Jim's rational while sideboarding because I find it's one of the most "expressive" things to do in competitive magic besides brewing
I put the blinky legendary mount in this shell to free up and reuse both extraction specialist, gumdrop, and etb life gain triggers. Trade off was even less removal in a removal lite version, but flashy triggers make my mtg monkey brain go brrrrrrrr
All 10 fast lands are in standard right? Maybe 2 fast lands should be in the mana base with such a low curve to the deck? Instead of maybe 1 sanctum and 1 barrens?
"I just like it and want to play it again." Best reason to play a deck in all of magic
"Sideboarding 101" would be an amazing video. Your 1st game was *chef's kiss*
Sideboarding truly is an art. I'll give a good tip I learned from Jeff Hoogland: once you've decided on a sideboard, practice what you'll take in and out before you play it.
So, for example, decide what cards you'll take out against a given archetype, and what you'll put in. Start generically with Control, Midrange, Combo, and Aggro. Don't get too bogged down with specific matchups to start. For example: against generic control decks, take out your sweepers and removal, and add your hand disruption, threats, and/or counterspells, making a note what cards are replacing what for each archetype. The more you do this, the cleaner and faster your sideboarding will be between games, and you'll cut out second guesses and questionable sideboard swaps more often.
Of course, this is generic and simple, and you'll still have moments of pause when you want to get spicy with a sideboard juke, but it is applicable across every format. You'll of course need to sideboard for meta decks accordingly, but when you do run into a weird match-up you weren't expecting, you'll have less mistakes and second guessing.
Yep amazing advice, I follow the same. I'd love to see Jim's rational while sideboarding because I find it's one of the most "expressive" things to do in competitive magic besides brewing
@@maxxlanglois For sure! Hearing some tips from a pro would go a long way.
Nice Nat Geo style mini documentary about Deep-Cavern Bat.
Gumdrop Poisoner is a very underrated card.
I like the deck but you really need to swap in concealed courtyard to have less early tap lands
at 34 mins, drawing that many lands from Amallia is insane. If you drew lands 7 turns in a row you’d have lost for sure
Also some sick complaint equity
I put the blinky legendary mount in this shell to free up and reuse both extraction specialist, gumdrop, and etb life gain triggers. Trade off was even less removal in a removal lite version, but flashy triggers make my mtg monkey brain go brrrrrrrr
That match 2 g1 land run off Amalia was absurd
Great vid. Always love your videos.
Jim Davis why aren't you trying out the Simic Cookies Deck by Ashlizzlle yet? Looking forward to you trying out the deck!
Love the shirt!
Shuffler's TOTALLY FINE idk what we're all complaining about :P
Deck is sweet, amalia and voice huge lynchpins for soul sisters.
Love these types of decks
Cool deck.
All 10 fast lands are in standard right? Maybe 2 fast lands should be in the mana base with such a low curve to the deck? Instead of maybe 1 sanctum and 1 barrens?
Oh yeah
Skrelv guves Hexproof from a colour, not protection. I've made the same mistake too many times to count and killed my own creature in the process.
Delney is good to this deck also
He's good with small creatures, not with 8/8 amalia/voice
Scientists don't know!
Mono red aggro players are in shambles rn