So I still have the Golgari Midrange deck, but it can still get smacked by tokens, RDW and control if it goes too long. So I went back to Abzan for the sideboard.

Now I never put duress in there. I guess I would against control. Most of the time I just add in Seal Away, Settle the Wreckage for aggro decks maybe an extra Find and Carnage against control.

I really just needed more exile options. Too many threats that I either have hexproof, recur or have some graveyard effect. The deck does well on it's own, but the SB makes it shine. I just don't use half the cards in the SB. And I don't know what to take out. Any principles on Sideboarding?



1 Vivien Reid (M19) 208
2 Forest (RIX) 196
1 Vraska, Relic Seeker (XLN) 232
2 Swamp (RIX) 194
3 Merfolk Branchwalker (XLN) 197
4 Seekers' Squire (XLN) 121
4 Wildgrowth Walker (XLN) 216
4 Jadelight Ranger (RIX) 136
2 Knight of Autumn (GRN) 183
3 Ravenous Chupacabra (RIX) 82
3 Golgari Findbroker (GRN) 175
2 Find // Finality (GRN) 225
2 The Eldest Reborn (DAR) 90
2 Assassin's Trophy (GRN) 152
2 Isolated Chapel (DAR) 241
4 Overgrown Tomb (GRN) 253
4 Sunpetal Grove (XLN) 257
4 Temple Garden (GRN) 258
4 Woodland Cemetery (DAR) 248
1 Vraska, Golgari Queen (GRN) GR8
1 Cast Down (DAR) 81
3 Vraska's Contempt (XLN) 129
2 Isareth the Awakener (M19) 104

Sideboard

2 Settle the Wreckage (XLN) 34
3 Seal Away (DAR) 31
2 Ixalan's Binding (XLN) 17
3 Duress (XLN) 105
2 Carnage Tyrant (XLN) 179
1 Golgari Findbroker (GRN) 175
2 Find // Finality (GRN) 225

I'm also trying to build a decent Abzan deck, it looks pretty similar but has some differences. I mainly play Bo1-events though so I adapted it to beat the red/white/blue aggro decks there. I tried this with the explore and Wildgrowth Walker/lifegain-package before, but it consistently under performed for me because the T2 Walkers just get removed most of the time. Then before I get them back with Findbroker, or draw a 2nd copy, I'm way below 10 life and often die next turn.

So what I tried instead is use 4x Moment of Craving and 4x Knight of Autumn. This seems to perform pretty well, though Craving is of course dead vs. most control. Knight of Autumn is really awesome though, so versatile in any match up. I would never go back to less than 4 right now in Abzan. 4 life is pretty meaningful, also being able to remove any enchantment (like Curious Obsession) or artifact, or just simply put down a body (to stop Vine Mare), is awesome to me.

Here's my deck in case you want to take a peek (it's by no means a done deal though):

4 Merfolk Branchwalker (XLN) 197
3 Find // Finality (GRN) 225
4 Jadelight Ranger (RIX) 136
4 Knight of Autumn (GRN) 183
3 Ravenous Chupacabra (RIX) 82
3 Vraska's Contempt (XLN) 129
2 Golgari Findbroker (GRN) 175
2 Vivien Reid (M19) 208
3 Isolated Chapel (DAR) 241
2 Sunpetal Grove (XLN) 257
4 Temple Garden (GRN) 258
4 Overgrown Tomb (GRN) 253
4 Woodland Cemetery (DAR) 248
2 Forest (RIX) 196
2 Swamp (RIX) 194
3 Assassin's Trophy (GRN) 152
2 Carnage Tyrant (XLN) 179
2 The Eldest Reborn (DAR) 90
2 Memorial to Folly (DAR) 242
4 Moment of Craving (RIX) 79
1 Golgari Guildgate (GRN) 248


If I would build a sideboard (I will eventually), I would think of cards like:

- Remorseful Cleric
- Tocatli Honor Guard
- Carnage Tyrant as a 2-off if not in main
- Maybe Shield Mare