MODERN: GW BOGLES

GW BOGLES

Paeng_Paeng

Main deck  

2 Boseiju, Who Endures

1 Forest

1 Plains

1 Brushland

2 Horizon Canopy

4 Razorverge Thicket

4 Temple Garden

1 Marsh Flats

4 Windswept Heath   

4 Ethereal Armor

3 Gryff's Boon

4 Hyena Umbra

2 Sentinel Eye's 

4 Daybreak Coronet

2 All That Glitters

2 Spirit Mantle  

4 Rancor 

1 Audacity

2 Spider Umbra  

4 Gladescout Cover 

4 Light-Paw, Emperor's Voice

4 Slippery Bogle

Sideboard

4 Leyline of Sanctity

2 Force of Vigor

3 Heroic Intervention

2 Solitude

2 Gaddock Teeg 

2 Sanctifier en-Vec

NORTHERN CLASH 2023

Baguio Country Club

7 October 2023

RD 1   Tron W

RD 2   Domain Zoo W

RD 3   RUG Rhino W

RD 4   Creativity L

RD 5   Boros Burn L

RD 6   Tron L

RD 7   Ponza W  

I lost the notepad containing my notes. So, I am writing everything from memory. Here are the things that I can still remember.

There were games where Light-Paw, Emperor's Voice was the MVP of the game. Situations like coming back from behind to establish board control; to able to go toe to toe against the opponent's biggest threat; and swinging a 20/16 trample, first strike, flying with reach white cat on turn three were just some of the situations that I can recall.

The umbras and Heroic Interventions were really great versus mass removals. Sadly, they are not that strong versus Ugin, the Spirit Dragon.  

Before, I like the idea of attacking with a vigilance creature because I'll have a blocker in my opponent's combat. But soon I realized that it is better to hit successfully rather than getting blocked. 

I lost to Burn Boros because I forgot Deflecting Palms exist. 12/12 cat power gone in an instant. 

I drew five straight lands at one point in our game three versus the second Tron. 

I haven't seen a Ponza deck in years. 

DAVAO MAGIC SHOP

Davao City

Regional Championship Qualifier

21 October 2023 

RD 1  Hammer W

RD 2  Rhino L

RD 3  Boros Burn W

RD 4  Infect L

RD 5  Jund W

Q  Mono Black Coffers L

Things that I can still recall from this event are as follows:

The moment Colossus Hammer enters the battlefield, off the Urza's Saga's third ability, it will immediately look for an available target for it to equip itself, this is assuming that there is an active Sigarda's Aid on the table. So animating a man-land after the hammer hits play, the former cannot be the subject of "target".

How many life points will the controller of an 18/18 trample with lifelink construct token gain versus an 11/11 first strike, lifelink, protection from creatures, vigilance, with umbra clauses Light-Paw. The construct token's controller will only gain seven because the eleven damages that it dealt to the cat were prevented. Thus no gain on that part. 

I miscalculated my enchantments' total damage. The opponent was at seventeen. My team dealt sixteen. Sheezz 

 

Game one against Team Burn: I was down to three when I top-decked Daybreak Coronet. The home team never looked back since then. Leyline of Sanctity was in my opening hand in game two. This made it an uphill battle for the opponent. I also made sure that my enchantments were well distributed to three Bogles. This is to avoid a one-hit from Defecting Palm. 

Game three, turn five versus infect, I said take. Then I sang (internally) this chorus line from a famous tagalong song, "... nasa langit naba ako. kayo ho ba si San Pedro  ohhhh bula bibig koooo". 

Hexproof is king versus a match-up that has a lot of spot removals. 

Quarters:

I probably should not have attacked my Gaddock Teeg at one point because he was the only card checking the opponent's key cards. Cards like the wish Karn, One Ring, Damnation, and that gain life gain with x on its casting cost, forgot the name. 

This is how I lost: One Ring has four counters. He tapped it and drew five cards. One of those cards was Damnation. The opponent cast it killing both of my Bogles in the process. Good thing one of them had an umbra attached to it. So the umbra did its job of saving one of my bogles. He then cast Sheoldred's Eddict. 

After cleaning my board, he dropped another copy of One Ring. Sacrificed the one with five counters on it before shipping the turn back. I drew bricks in my next four turns. Eventually, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse hits the table and starts gaining life points for every draw a card the opponent does.   

 

DAVAO MAGIC SHOP

Davao City

Regional Championship Qualifier

22 October 2023 

RD 1  Rhino W

RD 2  Boros Burn W

RD 3  Rakdos Scam L

RD 4  Infect W

RD 5  UR Murktide ID  

I had an 11/9 first strike, lifelink, trample, vigilance, with umbra clause elf. The opponent blocked it with three creatures: two 4/4 rhinos and an Endurance. Since the home team had the first strike, I assigned the damage first by killing a rhino and the Endurance. 

Versus Boros Burn, a turn three Daybreak Coronet won me game one. One swing from my 9/7 first strike, vigilance, lifelink, with umbra clause elf was enough for him to concede. Game two, two copies of Leyline of Sanctity in the opening hand will beat a hand with an opening single hate card. Distribute the enchantments equally to both of my Bogles.  

Two Reflections of Kiki-Jiki plus active Grief and Fury on board, was too much for the home team to handle. 

The majority of team infect have no removal. So I always dropped my Light-Paws on turn two and go crazy by turn three.  

  

Quarters-Semis

Since I was not yet interested in the invite, so I conceded to my opponent. 

Sentinel's Eyes vs Gryff's Boon

Before October 2023, I was a big fan of Sentinel's Eyes. One drop that gives +1 buff and vigilance. You can swing your creature offensively and at the same time, you'll have a defensive blocker during the opponent's combat. 

But, as Fowl Play correctly pointed out, though not the exact words but the same meaning, it is better to hit that get blocked. So I decided to implement the changes from a set of Sentinel's Eyes down to two copies. And up Gryff's Boon's from one to three copies.

Horizon Canopy

I intentionally listed two because of how rampant Orich Bowmaster is in the meta.

Heroic Intervention 

I'll probably decrease its number by one and replace it with Fog, maybe?. I don't know. I find three copies of it too much. 

Canopy Cover

There were times when I wish this card was in the main deck during some of my game ones. I'll probably make room for her if in case I will use Bogles again. 

Spirit Mantle

This card is awesome! If you're running Bogles in modern, this is a must in the main deck. 

I'll end this now. Thank you for reading guys! Long Live Team Bogles!

PS.

Thank you  Bogle mentors: Paulo C. and Fowl Play! 

Paeng_Paeng  

MODERN: BOROS BURN

CONTEMPORARY NOOK

Anonas, Quezon City

Modern Friday

15 September 2023

RD 1 BG Yawgmoth Combo loss

RD 2 Rakdos Scam loss

RD 3 did not play

RD 1

I won game one. I could have won game two but because I aimed all my bolts at his creatures, I didn't. I lost game three because I did not expect Chalice of the Void (for one) from this kind of deck. I had no way of dealing with it due to all my artifact-hates were in the sideboard. 

RD 2

In both games, the opponent had early strong moves. Game one: turn two Fury plus Not Dead After All wiped my mini red army of Goblin Guide and Monastery Swiftspear. Game two: same duo but this time it was executed in his turn one. Lightning Bolt spells were powerless to stop that 4/4 double-strike red MH elemental creature. 

RD 3

There were only eight players. So three rounds. I had to choose between play the last round but I won't be able to catch the last train. Or forget the last round because I am 0-2 anyway and catch the last train. I opt for the latter.   

REGRAN 

Quezon City

Regional Championship Qualifier

24 September 2023

I finished the eliminations with a 5-1-1 mark, second. 

Decks that I beat: UB Control, Mono Black Control, 5c Creativity, BG Yawgmoth, and a bye. My losses: Grix Control and Scam (Quarters). 

Here are some of the things that I can still recall from the seven-round ordeal. 

Round 1 was bye, sweet! 

Turn one Ragavan. Swing the red monkey by turn two. Assuming it hits, it gives a treasure token. In my second main phase, drop a two land - now I have three lands. Then fire three bolts to the opponent.

Since I got paired to decks that have splash black in them, this is how I sideboard: I always remove -4 Guides and -4 Monkey. This is because I anticipated a ton of spot removals for my team. 

Also, those splash-black decks had this single life-gain tech-card. I can remember two, they either had a Cling to Dust or a Virtue of Persistence. Whatever they have for you, Skullcrack is going to be your best friend in this game-one cornerstone situation.   

Hallowed Moonlight was the MVP versus Creativity

If it's game three and you're on the play against a deck that has a possibility of having a turn one Grief or Fury, and in your opening hand you have a one-drop creature and a Lightning Bolt, I suggest you do not summon the creature yet.  

Searing Blaze: Retrieving a land off a fetchland during any phase of your opponent's turn is also considered your landfall for the turn.  

Here are the misplays (I think): (i) I forgot to take out Searing Blazes versus Mono Black Control. (ii) I did not fetch for an early Sacred Foundry. And the next two lands that I got were an Islet and a Mountain. I had two Boros Charms sitting in my hand and the opponent then was down to seven. And (iii) I got impatient and did not think that they had a main deck life gain shinanigans for me. 

 

The Quarter-Final

Game three: The opponent was down to three. On his table, he had this army headed by Fury, a Bow Master, and a zombie token. While my hand: two Searing Blazes. I had two lands (Islet and Sunbaked) on the table and my life point total was down to eight. All I needed to win was either any type of land or any burn spell that had one or two casting costs on it. But alas, the deck gave another Searing Blaze. Good game. 

MOX and LOTUS PH

Magallanes, Makati City

100k Win-a-Mox event

30 September 2023

Everything is from memory because I did not use pen and paper to track things down from the event.

I had a lot of greedy moments. Stuff like firing my bolt spells at my opponent instead of some of their key creatures. Fetching a shockland in front of a deck that has Lightning Bolt too. And not saving enough mana for sideboard cards. 

Meta: Beanstalk, Rakdos variant (scam and mid-range), and Tron were the rampant decks.

Anyway, seventy-five is here in case you're interested. Enjoy.

SONOGEN

Paeng_Paeng 

Main deck

3 Mountain, 1 Fiery Islet, 4 Sunbaked Canyon, 4 Arid Mesa, 2 Scalding Tarn, 3 Wooded Foothills, 3 Sacred Foundry, 4 Goblin Guide, 4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, 4 Monastery Swiftspear, 4 Lightning Bolt, 4 Lava Spike, 4 Rift Bolt, 4 Skewer the Critics, 4 Boros Charm, 4 Skullcrack, and 4 Searing Blaze 

Sideboard

3 Deflecting Palm, 3 Smash to Smithereens, 3 Roiling Vortex, 2 Path to Exile, 2 Wear/Tear, and 2 Hallowed Moonlight

Paeng_Paeng 

One more thing, always bolt the bird.