MTG FNM Report - Mardu Dragons

This past week, I took a slightly different version of my Mardu dragons deck to TopDeck in Sandton. Here's the list I ran:

Mainboard

Sideboard

3x Thoughtseize 2x Valorous Stance 2x Ultimate Price 2x Draconic Roar 3x Hero's Downfall 3x Crackling Doom 1x Kolaghan's Command 4x Seeker of the Way 2x Goblin Rabblemaster 2x Flamewake Phoenix 2x Butcher of the Horde 2x Outpost Siege 4x Thunderbreak Regent 3x Stormbreath Dragon 1x Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury 2x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker 2x Haven of the Spirit Dragon 3x Mana Confluence 1x Nomad Outpost 1x Bloodstained Mire 1x Temple of Silence 1x Temple of Malice 1x Temple of Triumph 2x Caves of Koilos 2x Battlefield Forge 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yorgmoth 5x Mountain 3x Swamp 1x Plains

2x Crux of Fate 2x Utter End 2x Mastery of the Unseen 2x Drown in Sorrow 2x Anger of the Gods 2x Lightning Strike 1x Thoughtseize 1x Goblin Rabblemaster 1x Crackling Doom

This week I took out the two Sarkhan Dragonspeakers for a couple Outpost Sieges and a couple Goblin Rabblemaster's for two Flamewake Phoenix. I decided that Outpost Siege was a definite must in the deck and I've found Rabblemaster mostly underwhelming, so I wanted to try an alternative. 

Round 1: 2-0 vs RW Agro

In the first round I played against an aggressive red/white deck running a lot of combat tricks. It was an unfortunate match-up for my opponent as the Mardu Dragons list has more than enough removal to stem the agro tide and I managed to get multiple 2-for-1's when he tried to use his tricks. 

Round 2: 2-1 vs GW Counters

Managed to get there against this surprisingly solid green/white deck. In the first game my opponent smashed me with an Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit and all four Avatar of the Resolutes... ouch. In games two and three, my removal was able to hold down the fort (or is it the outpost?) until my dragons could win the game.

Round 3: 0-2 vs Abzan Control

Wow, was this a grindy match-up. Flamewake Pheonix seemed great in game 1 (even though it didn't ultimately help). My opponent had Dromoka's Command for my Outpost Sieges and so could take over the late game. This should be the match-up for the Mastery's in the sideboard, but my deck isn't really setup to take any advantage of them and they seemed sub-optimal to bring in when it actually came down to making the choice. 

Round 4: 1-2 vs Mardu Agro 

In the first game my opponent managed to run over my land heavy draw. The second saw a Seeker of the Way put me enough ahead on life to close out the game easily and in the third game I stumbled a bit on mana and had to top-deck a land to play a Stormbreath for the win... unfortunately it didn't happen.

I went 2-2, had a good time and liked all the changes I made to my list this week. However, if I play this deck in future I need to have another look at the sideboard plan against control. I might try something different next week to change it up.

-Odd

"To wield lightning is to tame chaos." - Lightning Strike, Flavour Text