Izzet Control VS Dimir Murktide - MTGO Modern League

[@pedroneves8485]

Why sideboard flame? Why not bolt or discharge Asking as a fellow izzet control player

[@big_spook]

@@pedroneves8485 First, every list I’ve seen that is not my own runs 4 Flame of Anor in the main board. So I might be wrong, but here is my logic. Here are the reasons I don’t think Flame of Anor is good enough to run 4 of in the main board. Note that it is a given that draw two is good but Flame is only really good if we can make use of the other 2 modes. By deck in the top 10 of mtggoldfish: Boros Energy: Deck goes wide. Doesn’t kill Phlage. Mardu Energy: Same as above but their bowmasters get value when we draw. Dimir Murktide: Doesn’t reliably kill frog or Murktide. Bowmasters. Jeskai Control: Drawing is decent but the other two modes are not really used. Through the Breach: Kills mycospawn for value but it’s still in bolt range and that’s not really a win to celebrate. Kills talisman but similarly not a win. good against thought knot if they run it Ruby storm: kills medallion, that’s good. Ral can still flip in response to a kill. best deck to have it for so far. Eldrazi tron: good against thought knot and possible chalice trinisphere. decent matchup to have it in. Amulet titan: a little slow to kill amulet but maybe it’s enough time. Damage can kill Dryad. Eldrazi Ramp: kills mycospawn for value but if they resolved mycospawn, they got value. talismans arent great hits. Domain Zoo: its decent here. hits their bigger threats. Of the top 10 decks it’s definitely good against: Ruby Storm, Eldrazi Tron, and Domain Zoo. And maybe good against Amulet Titan. And not that good against the remaining 6. Lightning Bolt and Galvanic Discharge are there to handle the turn one Guide of Souls and Ocelot Prides. (Boros + Mardu Energy are 23.7% of the meta right now.)