There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
But hey, if you love to cast Through the Breach I can help you out with my love and frustrations trying to carry the fun torch of an alien or a whatchamaDrazi breaching through the portal!
UR Breach Control Lately I have been trying something different from Primeval Titan and Valakut. I’ve been playing a decent amount of UR Breach, which utilizes cheap card draw to smooth out the first few turns as well as having early removal against creature decks with Lightning Bolt and Snapcaster Mages. This version of this breach deck can also win games solely with Blood Moon.
The Strength of Blood Moon I do feel Blood Moon is very well positioned in this current modern metagame. You also gain a huge edge every game one having Blood Moon when your opponent doesn’t play around it. Blood Moon in combination with Spreading Seas can also just close out games if your opponents are trying to play around the “bloody enchantment”. I would try and save your Spreading Seas for an optimal target if you feel like Blood Moon is going to be back breaking in the matchup. After sideboard you can easily board down on Blood Moon knowing your opponent will make an effort to prevent getting locked out.
Sideboard & Matchup Analysis Affinity:
In: +2 Abrade +2 Anger of Gods +1 Izzet Staticaster
Out: -1 Blood Moon -3 Cryptic Command
Jeskai Control In: +3 Dispel +1 Vendilion Clique +1 Anger of the Gods
Out:
-2 Blood Moon -1 Opt -1 Lightning Bolt -1 Through the Breach
UR Gift Storm In: +1 Vendilion Clique +3 Dispel +2 Anger of the Gods +1 Izzet Staticaster +2 Abrade
Out: -1 Opt -1 Cryptic Command -2 Electrolyze -2 Spreading Seas -3 Blood Moon
5 Color Humans In: +3 Anger of the Gods +1 Izzet Staticaster +2 Abrade
Out: -2 Cryptic Command -4 Remand
Grixis Death’s Shadow In: +2 Dispel +1 Vendilion Clique
Out: -1 Pull from Tomorrow -2 Electrolyze
Final Thoughts I’m leaning towards cutting the Madcap Experiment + Platinum Emperion package. Most of the matches that this combo is good against they already know it’s coming so they board in artifact removal and you can lose games solely on relying on the combo sticking. Tapping four mana only to get hit by Ancient Grudge is really bad. We can use those six open sideboard cards help out other matchups like Affinity, Dredge/graveyard decks or Blue control shells.
If you are wanting to cut the Platinum Emperion combo I would suggest adding a couple Young Pyromancers, Relic of Progenitus, or Engineered Explosives. I am a huge fan of Engineered Explosives based on how versatile the card is. It’s great against Death’s Shadow, Tarmogoyfs, Lantern Control, Humans and even Empty the Warrens Tokens. I feel like we could shave an Anger of the Gods for an Engineered Explosives if we are taking out the Emperion package to give us more game against a wider spread of the format. I do like the idea of Young Pyromancer out of the board since most matchups our opponents will take out early removal and we can punish them pretty hard with an early Young Peezy.
I am most likely going to run a list very similar to this at Grand Prix Oklahoma City. If you are intrigued or interested in playing UR Breach at your local store events or even the Grand Prix feel free to post in the comments below or contact me on Twitter.
This is Modern, almost anything is playable. The most important thing for myself or I believe for anyone traveling to Magic events is to have a fun time and treat your opponents with respect. This type of outlook will make you enjoy the greatest game in the world! Much Love, Scott “Spanky” Lipp
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