Need Sideboard Help for current Meta playing Zoo HELP

AkYo · Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 222

I haven't played Zoo last Extended PTQ season I played Next Level Blue so basically I haven't Tested the deck and its bad matchups or any matchup to be honest.. I was looking for some help or guidance to understand what to sideboard vs my worst matchups already I figured Red All-In can be 50/50 if i mess up on the fetch land or 1st turn Blood Moon.. but I dont expect too much of that because of Path and what should I bring in for Red Deck Wins? I think that is Zoos worst matchup here is my list tell me what needs to be fixed and If i really need those Red Enchantments for this list and why..

Mainboard:
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Wild Nacatl
4 Keldon Marauders
4 Kird Ape
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Lightning Helix
4 Incinerate
2 Seal of Fire
2 Tarfire
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Woolly Thoctar
3 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Windswept Heath
3 Bloodstained Mire
1 Wooded Foothills
3 Stomping Ground
3 Sacred Foundry
2 Mutavault
2 Forest
2 Plains
2 Mountain

Sideboard:
3 Ethersworn Canonist
3 Circle of Protection: Red
3 Path to Exile
3 Ancient Grudge
3 Kataki, War's Wage

Jacois · Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 721

well, step 1 would be taking out 3 Bloodstained Mires for 3 Wooded Foothills.

Karim_ · Joined: 24 Oct 2008 Posts: 21

a list that finished t8 in hannover .. storm isnt a great match up so ur gonna need some sb slots for that .. vs burn just try to kill him faster than he does .. get a one drop , two drop and hope that you can bring ha helix through cause the 3 life will usually win it then.. the other match ups are pretty good anyways. Vs faeries its important to start the game :p and vs rock u need to bring him into burn range and hope he has no finks before u bring in a vortex

4 Bloodstained Mire
1 Forest
3 Mountain
2 Sacred Foundry
3 Stomping Ground
1 Temple Garden
3 Windswept Heath
4 Wooded Foothills
21 lands

4 Hellspark Elemental
4 Kird Ape
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Wild Nacatl
2 Woolly Thoctar
22 creatures 4 Incinerate
4 Lightning Helix
2 Path to Exile
3 Sulfuric Vortex
4 Tarfire
17 other spells

Sideboard

2 Ancient Grudge
3 Duergar Hedge-Mage
2 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Gaddock Teeg
2 Path to Exile
2 Pyrostatic Pillar
2 Umezawa's Jitte
15 sideboard cards

AkYo · Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 222

see i'm still iffy on the Pyrostatic Pillar and Sulfuric Vortex are they really necessary? and why? in specific matchups

marulo · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 5

I don´t play a lot of extended but my guess is that the rock plays bigger threats than you do, and also gains life, so Karim_´s post-sb game plan seems just about right. Play early creatures and beatdown until in burn range, drop early sulfuric to prevent them from lifegaining with Finks and burn ftw.
Pyrostatic should be good against Elves!, and probably some other combo deck.
Also he/she is right about the storm matchup, is probably the worst for zoo given that there is no way to stop it from going off in pre-sb games.

EMA · Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 53

In my experience sulfuric vortex tends to win games if unopposed, just test it and u'll see... it's only bad in the mirror and only if u're on the draw so I'll include 3 or 4 maindeck somewhere, prolly in the place of o-rings and something else...

The deck's worst matchups should be Elves! and TEPS (basicly any combo deck that can win by turn 4-5) so yes, pillar and canonist help a lot here and should deserve 4-6 slots in the SB.

COP:red seems too narrow but I didn't test it, so I don't really know... If it was good for u in the mirror match I'll keep it, otherwise I'd add kitchen finks.(may I suggest thrill of the hunt super secret tech:))

hope this helped

Need Sideboard Help for current Meta playing Zoo *HELP*

Need Sideboard Help for current Meta playing Zoo HELP