"There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from one dream into another dream."
---Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Illusions"









I took my 4-color Wolf Run deck to the Friday Night Magic tournament at Guardian Games yesterday, hoping to win another Acidic Slime. Alas, I scored only 3-2, placing 10th. What happened?

I won rounds 1,  3, and 5 against RUG Pod,  Esper Control, and U/W Delver respectively, but I lost rounds 2 and 4 to U/W Delver. Yes, for those of you keeping track, that means I played U/W Delver three out of the five rounds. Seriously, this is getting old, people.

I never once got color screwed, but I did notice that my deck is weaker against Delver than it used to be. Specifically, the R/G version's had access to Inferno Titan and Slagstorm, which are more pertinent against U/W Delver than Grave Titan and Day of Judgment. You would think Grave Titan would be better against Delver, but Delver's ability to copy the Grave Titan with a Phantasmal Image is quite annoying.

I'm considering replacing Grave Titan with Inferno Titan for this very reason, or just going back to R/G Wolf Run altogether. I dunno. As I've said before, the R/G version is weaker against Solar Flare and Control, but it appears to be better against U/W Delver. If I'm facing U/W Delver three times per tournament, the decision seems clear.

On a side note, I think I've finally figured out how to enable comments on my blog, so anyone should be able to post a comment anonymously. I'd appreciate it if someone would try to post a comment so I can see if it works. Thanks!