yeah legacy legal pyro ascension just for fun

I'm a big fan of extremely fluid sideboard strategies. A corollary to that is I don't follow rigid sideboarding rules. Being on the play or the draw or being up a game, even, or down can all have an effect. The amount of time left in the round can have an effect as well!

Though for an answer that's not completely useless, I've been leaving all four Pyromancer Ascensions in every time. Deprive, Into the Roil, Foresee, (sometimes) See Beyond, Burst Lightning, and Pyroclasm are typically options for the chopping block.

I wish I could be more help – hence why I focused on building the sideboard itself rather than what to do with it! 🙂 I would recommend Noah Whinston's Friday article "Sideboarding with Pyromancer Ascension" for a few matchup-specific suggestions.

Hope that helps! I'll be making it a point to respond to any comment left here to the best of my ability.

Dylan

James,

My Gatherer search for "Counter target spell" completely omitted Mindbreak Trap. That was a total oversight on my part. Mindbreak Trap is an exceptional option to go over the top in a Counter war, and it's definitely something to consider to replace Spell Pierce and/or some number of (probably) Negate.

Thank for the correction – you're absolutely right!

Dylan

Hi John,

Thanks! It's cooler than I can find words for to see readers from The Brewery follow me here 🙂 I fully intend to help QS (along with especially the Spike team) be everything The Brewery simply could not be by myself 🙂

When you say a Legacy legal version, do you mean of Pyromancer?

And speaking of Extended… the Brewfest has already begun! I'm excited to learn the ins-and-outs of that format as I have Standard.

Thanks again and please never shy away from leaving feedback of any kind!

Dylan

I am wondering wich cards you would normaly board out when bringing in creatures?

Do you board out all 4 Pyromancer Ascension or do you leave some in the main?

And would you consider an additional Negate over Spell Pierce? Both have their advantages, but typically Negate outclasses Spell Pierce, and playing 4 instead of 3 Negate makes activating Ascension easier.

And yes, Trigun rocks! Hope the movie becomes availble on DVD with english or german subs. (but german is unlikely, as they even stopped publishing the manga here. >:( )

Anyways, greetings and thanks for answering.

torerotutor,

Fair point on the lands, but I find that in the Control matchups I want those lands so badly that getting to 6 on turn 6 is a given if the game is going to go well otherwise.

I just hate how the deck is almost completely cold to a resolved Titan (Into the Roil is a band-aid fix at best) without Frost Titan as an answer.

Dylan

Hi DionesotesRex,

I think part of the value of Frost Titan though is that, with so few "big" threats you can go over-the-top with, Frost Titan answers any of the other big threats as well as attack for 6.

Sphinx of Jwar Isle and Wurmcoil Engine are great for being resilient threats, but what happens if you're staring down an enemy Titan or a Wurmcoil?

It can also play as mana denial, and in tandem Mana Leak, its pseudoshroud becomes a little more useful.

All that being said, I may be a bigger fan of Inferno Titan > Frost Titan here. I'm not too sure either way yet.

Dylan

Hi Mark,

I don't think they're on the same topic at all!

One of the things you'll notice about Spike content, especially higher-level content, is that the topics can get very narrow. Noah's column this week has both a slightly different take on this deck (and sideboard) and focuses on matchup-specific sideboarding instructions.

My article however covers how to build the sideboard from the ground up. Both are important topics in my opinion. I was thrilled to see the topic of his article, and more than happy to run them his and mine alongside each other.

Thanks,

Dylan