Comments on: Clawed Our Way Up: The ’22 Counter-Cat Reboot, Pt. 2 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/clawed-our-way-up-the-22-counter-cat-reboot-pt-2%ef%bf%bc/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jordan Boisvert https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/clawed-our-way-up-the-22-counter-cat-reboot-pt-2%ef%bf%bc/#comment-2130424 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:46 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=115620#comment-2130424 In reply to Leighton Proctor.

Hey great question. The plan is to land some guys early and start watching out for Omnath and other bombs as of turn 4. You can hold up Heat to roast it (or Path) in response to their fetch. Bolt + Wrenn is also fine even if they net some value. And of course Muta lets Nacatl and DRS on defense (or offense with tricky delirium plays) outgrow it at 5/5 (Raga trades). It’s absolutely okay to 2-for-1 yourself to deal with Omnath! The very best way though is to counter it with Mystical Dispute from the sb.

All this about Omnath itself because the rest of the deck is pretty easy to beat. You can race them easily as their removal can’t keep up with our threat density and our creatures are really strong. EI and Archmage’s Charm are great targets for Pierce also, and Muta can counter burn spells. Coming out ahead in small exchanges like these along the way is really key in winning the race

Lately I’ve been playing a more midrange-leaning thresh shell that drops Nacatl for a Goyf-centric approach featuring Urza’s Saga. The plan for that deck is largely the same.

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By: Leighton Proctor https://www.quietspeculation.com/2022/06/clawed-our-way-up-the-22-counter-cat-reboot-pt-2%ef%bf%bc/#comment-2130418 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 22:29:55 +0000 https://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=115620#comment-2130418 Hey Jordan, what is your approach to the 4c omnath/blink matchup with thresh decks? What specifically are you looking to interact with with this deck?

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