Hey everyone,
So this week was my first ever weekend rank played completely in mythic. After 3 weeks of de-ranking I decided to try it out un mythic this time and it did go that well due to many factors.
Although this week was kind of harsh, I will still try to improve myself and my deck and try again next week hoping for better results.
So in this post I will be sharing with you the deck that I used for the whole 25 games and what I learned from this bad experience.
The deck
So as you can notice, I used a very basic nature beast deck, nothing too fancy just all about board control and early to mid game dominance and then finish it off late game with the strong beefy creatures that you have!
The matches were tough and I was winning one, then losing one and also some technical and power issue costed me 3 games which could have got me a bit more win but overall it was not that amazing.
Also the cards drawing and the starting hand were not so lucky in a lot of matchups in addition to the confusion missing a lot for me!
Matchups Breakdown:
| Matchup | Wins/Matches | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 1/2 | |
| Nature | 6/12 | |
| Magic | 2/3 | |
| Death | 0/0 | |
| War | 3/6 | |
| Deception | 1/2 | |
| Overall | 13/25 | 52% |
So as we can see, I faced a hefty amount of war and nature and a lot of the defeats I received were because of unlucky starting hand and because of 1 small bad decision made!
Since starting hand is so important, let's talk about what best to start with!
Starting hand going first:
Usually with nature decks, if you are going first, it is best to start with a 1 mana creature, another 2 mana creatures or spell and a third one for 3 or 4 mana or a late game creature to play directly when you reach it's cost and use the cards you draw to get there.
So the main focus is to at least have 2 creatures to play for the next couple of turns and a spell.
This is a perfect starting hand if you are going first.
Starting hand if going second
In this situation, you mostly have a slight disadvantage before the game even starts. Going second is bad most of the times so you usually need reactive card to answer your opponent directly and not give him a sleight advantage of attacks.
So in this case, 2 spells and 1 creature or 1 spell, 1 blitz relic like Fae Flame for example and a 2 mana creature is a decent starting hand I would say.
This is a decent starting hand if going second with the hope of getting good creatures as the game goes on!
What I would change in my deck
There are several cards that I felt can be replaced and would give better results at least for my gameplay. So I am going to show first what cards I would replace with ones that I own.
Revivification for Vanguard Axewoman:
Revivification for me was not that game changing or useful in a lot of matchups. So I figured switching it for another Vanguard Axewoman which got me out of a lot of tight spots especially when going second can help the deck a bit more.
Black Jaguar for Canopy Barrage:
I figured that this deck has enough early game creatures, so switching the Black Jaguar for a Canopy Barrage can help a lot especially since this spell can help in a lot of tight spots also especially when going second!
Faeflame Blade for Staff of Roots:
Although this switch might sound stupid or useless, I figured that with how I play, I usually do not need the 4 hits from the Faeflame and sometimes go overboard with taking damage from it and hitting unnecessary or bad targets to be hit.
So switching it for the Staff of Roots would be good for me especially that it also heals you back for a little bit.
Cards I would add if I had them:
Now I will talk about cards I would have added to the deck if I had them.
Finnian Fruitbearer:
Who would not want this card in his deck? It can provide insane pressure and value with its ability if played at a good time as well as being able to take a hit from most of 1 or 2 mana creatures!
Rabid Bear:
Basically a strong mid game creature. Same amount of mana as the Hunt Warden but can take more stats for being confused. So it is definitely and improve if it was added instead!
Moon-Crazed Cyclops:
Definitely a game changer if you had early game control, this card can scale insanely and help you seal the deal so I would definitely switch one of the Bladefly for it!
There are several more cards worth adding but that depends on the type of player you are or the type of deck you want to run!
Conclusion:
Even though my first weekend rank in mythic did not go well, I will not stop trying and I will try again next week with improvement and more practice!
Because this game and everything in life is all about keeping on trying until you get to the point you want!
So hopefully with the improvement on the deck and on myself, some luck from the RNG gods I will be able to snatch more and more wins next weekend!
Congratulations for everyone who did well this week and for those who did not do not give up and keep trying!
Let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions or advice and I hope you like this post because I wanted to share my bad experience with you all hoping that anyone might learn anything from it!
Make sure to drop a follow I would appreciate that and thank you for reading!
Mad love, Peace out <3
That's a bummer, brother; I did write an article about why mythic isn't worth it. That said, You can fine-tune your deck a little bit; I would take out revivification, Valewarden Minotaur, and Vanguard Axewoman, add another Canopy Barrage, Nefarious Briar and Guild Enforcer. If you need a Canopy Barrage, I can transfer you one, as I bought a bunch from the star store just need to forge them. Also, I can't entirely agree with your assessment of taking out bladefly for moon-crazed cyclops; I would rather take out the Overgrown Rhinos instead. Bladeflys create wide pressure on the board, and it gives you 6/6 instead of 5/5. I had my doubt about Nefarious Briar, but against death and war decks having that card pays off big time.
Nefarious Briar is a good addition I don't know why I did not know about it especially since I faced several relic using deck. I am kinds bias towards the rhino because It hits where I want a lot of times surprisingly :p and yes totally agree with the second canopy is a must that's a mistake on my end! Hopefully next week will be better and I do agree mythic is not worth it unless you get 17+ wins which is almost like a gamble.
Getting to Mythic isn't that hard but staying there is.
52% win rate isn't good but I guess you hab bad luck with starting hand and drawings. Happens to me too. RNG Gods aren't always on our side. God damned! 😂
Your selection for card to switch seems reasonable and on point. I would do the same. Since I reach Mythic more often now I check the top card decks on GUdecks to see how are the Meta changes.
Keep up the work and good luck in the matches.
May the RNG Gods be with you!
Yeah exactly I had like 10 very very unlucky matches with 3 of them getting disconnected cause of power problems! I can hold my position in mythic 52% is positive win rate but yes not enough to get the wins I wanted! Hopefully next week is gonna be better. Good luck to you too mate!
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I just got to Mythic recently and figured out the battles are gonna be tough here. Thanks for the heads-up haha! Keep trying and I hope it will work out nicely for you eventually!
Thanks brother! Good luck in your matches too! Just be sure to know the deck you're using very well and you should be fine I had a lot of unlucky situations this week as well it could have been better but hopefully next week we kick ass!
Getting to Mythic alone is a win itself, don't beat yourself up. Keep trying
Thanks for the kind words mate <3 Hopefully next week in gonna be better we'll see
Congratulations my man on reaching mythic! For sure is difficult to stand there though (I’ve been battling with it) though we gotta keep pushing foward. I like your deck man :).
Thanks brother! Good luck to you too