Top8 in today's Challenge. Here's the list:
Matchups:
Scam 2-0
Living End 2-0
Yawgmoth 2-0
Hardened Scales 2-1
5C Rhinos 2-0
Mirror 1-2
Living End 2-0
QF: Scam 0-2
2nd place in the Modern Challenge apparently. The semifinal round was bugged and the challenge was cancelled before the final match could be played.
Matchups:
Mirror 2-0
Crabvine 2-0
Jund Creativity 2-0
Prowess 2-0
Living End 0-2
Living End 2-1
QF: Yawgmoth 2-0
SF: Goryo's 2-0
@FacedMenace Murktide and Scam. You can cast it through Blood Moon, can get rid of Blood Moon/ Magus and you still do so through a Counterspell or discard.
@bastida_mtg The 1st STE has additional value as you can pact for it (which can come up in Dryad/Valakut games) but every extra STE makes it more likely for you to run out of basics to fetch. Idk if it's better or worse than Explore but that's my reasoning for 1 copy.
@ThirdMarshal@Aspiringspike I had no idea what do with the slot and I thought adding Elesh Norn can't be too wrong. It ended up being good vs Amulet in the first round. I'm going to try Nevinyral's Disk or God-Pharaoh's Statue after this.
@w1zardwannabe It's better than Escape the Wilds since you always have the flashback even if you hit nothing relevant. However, I'm not certain if losing Jegantha is worth it.
@mitchellsocks @Joules25907553 In addition to those applications, you can get Tolaria West to effectively convert the Scapeshift into a Titan or Cultivator Colossus. Imo, naturally drawn, it's better than a Colossus, and if you want to pact, you can get the other copy of Colossus anyway