Week 4 of the DMV league

After grinding mono-red Stompy for what felt like an eternity, I knew it was time for a change. I needed something that could give me more agency against certain decks. *cough* Oops *cough*

I’d been watching some league games featuring Sneak Attack with Stock Up, and I thought, why not? The idea of swapping it in was tempting, though I was still a little hesitant to sleeve it up. But I made some tweaks to the sideboard to suit my needs, and off I went to Level Up.

And I know, I know... I previously said Show and Tell was in time out.

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Match 1 vs Dredge

Okay, I really felt bad for the Dredge player. I don’t think I could have been any more brutal if I tried.

• Game 2: Turn 1 Cage, and they literally had nothing. I mean, nothing to answer it. It was like I was watching a car crash in slow motion—just painful.

Chris W told me after round 2 that he pre-gamed a Leyline for the second game, and that was pretty much it for my opponent. That's the thing with pet decks sometimes—love 'em, but if your sideboard doesn't have a way to deal with hate, you’re just asking for trouble. RIP Dredge.

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Match 2 vs Kevin King (Delver expert)

• Game 1: Kevin worked his Delver magic and barely squeezed out a win. This game was tighter than a drum. A timely Wasteland caught me off guard, and that was all it took.
• Game 2: Oh, now this felt good. Ran him out of cards—just drained him dry. Dropped a Sneak Attack, and bam, Atraxa hit the board. Found my Fury, pitched a second Sneak Attack to clear most of his board, replayed the first one, and that was that. House job.
• Game 3: Same story as Game 2. Ran him out of cards again, Atraxa came down, and he had to attack with DRC, which I gobbled up. Dropped an Emrakul, and, well, his life total was looking real low. No hope left.

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Match 3 vs Dan

• Game 1: Yeah, I made a rookie mistake. No Force of Will in my opener to deal with his Karn. Of course, he slaps down Ensnaring Bridge and Lattice, and well... game over. Chalice of the Void on 1 didn’t do much, but you know, it is what it is.
• Game 2: I did some dumb things, but it worked out. He mulligans, and my keep feels pretty solid. Didn’t even care about his Trinisphere. I Show and Tell’d, kept my Island and Sol Land up, and just attacked. Ready for anything he tried to throw at me.
• Game 3: Basically a repeat of Game 2. He had more threats, but eventually ran out of steam. Never saw Karn or Ring, which was huge. Kept my counters up, Fury’d his Goblin Shaman after I got Atraxa out, and he scooped when I dropped Show and Tell #2 for Omniscience. Felt like a boss.

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Deck Thoughts:

I’m telling you, the synergy between Atraxa and Stock Up is INSANE. This deck feels so much better than the old A+B with Griselbrand. Griselbrand had its moments, but drawing cards in a world full of Bowmasters? Hard pass. Atraxa and Stock Up? Not even draws—they're straight-up game-changers. It's stupid how good this feels. Honestly, I’m in love.

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MVP: No contest—Atraxa. She’s the star, hands down.

Sideboard MVP: Fury, of course. With Atraxa and Stock Up filtering through cards like nobody’s business, Fury has been absolutely clutch. When it’s good, it’s really good.

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And that’s a wrap. Another week in the books. What a ride.