Remember, even creatures that die to Elesh Norn still enter the battlefield from the graveyard and trigger them.

Shoal gives you added clutch value against growing Oozes and Elesh Norn, but with four Faeries, surprise Pharaoh(s) and Prized Amalgams that survive Elesh Norn and enable Dread Return possibilities - Elesh Norn isn't much of a concern (to me anymore, at least). I always eschew the fourth because it's a dead dredge, terrible top-deck, and gives you just enough value at three to be effective in a starting hand without having multiples and potentially double-Walking your opponent.Īs for Contagion and Sickening Shoal, that's up for debate. I also actually play three Leyline of Sanctity in my sideboard.

If you suspect more Rest in Peace and Infernal Tutors, go with three. I've bounced between two and three Shoals, which is really a meta choice. It's one of the best cards in the deck, honestly. I've always been an advocate of running four Faerie Macabres in Manaless, only because of its many synergies, top-deck value and free activation. In which matchups do you board it in where Therapies aren't enough?It's really dependent on how the primary sixty looks. Or should I rather go for 3 Leyline, 3 Faeries and 2 Unmask? I'm not really sure if I really need Unmask since I have FoW/Shoal. What do you guys think of the following sideboard: I have also really liked CotA but I needed to make room for Amalgams and Keller: I never realized that Leyline of Sanctity shuts off Bogs/Crypts/. My thinking with Sickening Shoal instead of Contagion was that I can also kill Ooze after 1+ activation. Thanks guys, that already helped me a which MU do you really want Pharaohs?

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