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About the Deck
Today's deck is a great option against Burn, one of the most played archetypes since Double Masters 200 came out — but before I talk about that, I want to make some considerations about our deck.
First let's discuss the name of the deck: here I'm calling it GW Auras, but many people know it as Bogles or Hexproof, which doesn't make any difference, but I wanted to say of course they're all the same deck.
For those who know me and watch me live, you must have heard me talk about GW Auras, which is a very luck-based deck. I always joke that if you woke up feeling good and everything is going well, it's time to play with that deck — otherwise, it's better to choose another one.
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Currently, I can even say that this improved, as we had the addition of 2 new "draw" cards to the deck, which we previously only had with copies of Abundant Growth, but now we can count on Spirited Companion and Commune with Spirits:
The main reason I played Bogles this week was because of this matchup, I think this game is excellent for us and I even reinforced it to be better in the post-side.
Here, basically, it's a race of who deals the most damage first, with 0 interactions with each other. The difference is that we manage to gain life, and often, just enchanting our creature with an aura that grants Lifelink is enough reason for the opponent to concede.
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vs. Boros Bully
This is an annoying matchup because of one card, Prismatic Strands. The ideal is to have an enchanted creature with good power and the main thing is to have Trample with Rancor or Armadillo Cloak because the opponent's deck makes many blockers and, without running over them, they end up having a lot of time to find answers and more blocks.
Post-side I think it improves, we manage to have cards to respond to Prismatic Strands. We start using Ram Through and especially Flaring Pain.
An important observation is that when we use cards to interact with the opponent, we end up changing the deck strategy a little, and it's always good to be careful with this because our deck still needs to work to win.
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vs. Elves
Here we have another very complicated matchup for our deck, as our opponent manages to gain life and often gains more than we can attack. We can only try to be very fast before they build a huge board.
Our lack of interaction in this matchup makes our opponent play very comfortable. Anyone familiar with Elves knows the damage it can do if played freely.
On the sideboard we have some cards to try to help us, but it's still complicated since, as I said, we put many cards, and it can happen to disrupt our game plan.
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vs. Dimir Faeries
With the increase in Mono Red Burn and Mono Red Blitz decks, it is natural for blue decks to increase as well. With that, I've seen many Faeries lists and I think it's a good game for us, but among the matchups I've mentioned so far, this is the only one where the opponent has a sacrifice spell.
This game can change from good to bad in one move: one sacrifice is enough for our entire game is lost. But playing around it, the game is good for our deck - always try to have some token or other creature to prevent sacrifices.
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vs. Bogles
Of course, we always have the mirror, and in this one, the game is almost 100% based on luck. If you already know you are on a mirror and know how to mulligan, this can help a lot, but here whoever draws the auras in the best sequence first wins.
On the sideboard we have the best card for the mirror, Standard Bearer, which whoever does it and enchants it first will probably win the game.
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Conclusion
Ending another article, I say that if you are having a lucky day, this is the right deck! It's great for store tournaments, ideal for beginners and those who like fast-paced games.
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Any questions or suggestions, just leave it here in the comments, and I'll come back to talk about it!
Thanks for reading!
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