Decks name is because its a rock deck and I’m the Poptart Kitten! “Pop Rock!”
What’s your goal when you play this deck? To disrupt early fast mana/late game threats (depending on if your hand is more reactive/proactive) and fast mana your way to planeswalkers/efficient threats and mash your opponents face in. All the while accumulating card advantage.
A quick disclaimer is I would not recommend you play this deck in BO1 historic as the sideboarding plays a huge role in some matchups. (Being able to move board wipes to the sideboard for more threats/disruption vs FOTD/Slower decks)
Quick notes because this deck is pretty straight forward:
Llanowar elf & visionary are amazing ways to propel yourself into disgusting openings
Make the most of your castle locthwain to have more cards/options than your opponent
You can sneak some crazy wins with Vivien Reid, Monsters Advocate if you use her -2 ability to sneak in questing beasts, scavenging oozes, or llanowar visionaries if you see a thoughtseize/duress ontop of your library.
What is my deck optimized for at the current moment? Beating FoTD/Creature decks
Sideboard and why:
Necromentia: play off the board (naming FotD/problematic walkers in slower matchups) Ashiok: Alternative wincon/grave hate Kaeverk: Pseudo boardwipe/plague engineer effect (Lurrus decks/Tokens/Goblins) Thragtusk: Any form of aggro where you need the extra life. (red usually) Duress: Classic way to hit noncreature threats in ctrl mirrors Grafdiggers: coco/goblins/citadel/phoenix … you name it. Virulent plague: Field of the dead murderer (if you have a wurm in hand you can hold off on casting this) Languish / Cry: Languish to deal with 4 toughness. Cry for the collected company citadel lists (it literally hoses their entire deck)
How to sideboard for matchups:
Citadel (If they have mayhem devils bring in languish too): OUT: 1 Garruk, 1 Vivien Reid Monsters Advocate, 1 Questing Beast, 1 Murderous Rider, 2 Thoughtseize IN: 2 Grafdigger, 1 Cry, 2 Kaeverk (Aristocrats no can stick on board!), 1 Thragtusk
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