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P1P1 - I think Stinger is more flexible here, even if Sigiled Paladin is likely far more explosive.

P2P1 - I really wasn't sure what to do with this pick so I decided to take another Battlemage and hopefully table the Thorn-Thrash Viashino.
P2P6 - Roar is probably right here, but I was feeling fiesty with double Jund Battlemage.
P2p7 - I considered the Elder but decided a two-drop was more important at this point.

P3P3 - Like I said, Bull Cerodon is massively underrated.
P3P9 - No way Blessing was making it as I'm heavier in GR.

I wasn't super excited to build or play this deck because the mana was likely going to be awful, and the deck seemed very confused overall.

2 Rakeclaw Gargantuan
1 Bull Cerodon
1 Soul's Fire
1 Naya Charm
1 Mosstodon
1 Thorn-Thrash Viashino
1 Cylian Elf
1 Cavern Thoctar
1 Wild Nacatl
2 Sanctum Gargoyle
1 Vithian Stinger
1 Titanic Ultimatum
2 Jund Battlemage
1 Mycoloth
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Knight of the Skyward Eye
1 Realm Razer
1 Obelisk of Naya
1 Jungle Weaver
1 Obelisk of Bant
5 Plains
5 Mountain
7 Forest

Sideboard
1 Filigree Sages
1 Obelisk of Grixis
1 Sighted-Caste Sorcerer
1 Rakeclaw Gargantuan
1 Plains
1 Courier's Capsule
1 Swamp
1 Cancel
1 Marble Chalice
1 Deathgreeter
1 Thorn-Thrash Viashino
1 Agony Warp
1 Forest
1 Excommunicate
1 Exuberant Firestoker
1 Cathartic Adept
1 Jhessian Lookout
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Vectis Silencers
1 Spell Snip
1 Behemoth's Herald
1 Volcanic Submersion

Usually when I'm in Naya I want either aggro or power-five-or-greater, and it seems this deck is going in a ton of directions at once.

Round 1 was against UBR. Game 1 he got an amazing draw including double Goblin Deathraiders, Fleshbag Marauder, and a couple other removal spells. I played out Bull Cerodon but he just had every answer to what I did. Game 2 was very similar to game 1 in that I played Mycoloth as a 6/6, it got bounced, and then a few turns later I replayed it as an 8/8 and he had Fleshbag Marauder and Bone Splinters to kill my side. Then I drew Realm Razer when all he had on board was Kederkt Creeper and we were back to square one. I had two lands in my hand which helped, and I also drew a couple off of the top to steal the win before he could cast anything else. Game 3 I had Nacatl but he countered with Goblin Deathraiders. I played out some guys against his two Fire-Filed Ogres, and things were looking up until he Cruel Ultimatum'd on turn 7 and knocked out my whole hand which included Realm Razer that was coming out on the following turn. Frowner. I tried my best to win after the Ultimatum, but he apparently drew the goods off it as well as emptying my hand, and I had no real chance.

This deck played out better than I thought it would during the draft, so I was happy about that, and my opponent's draws were insane against me all three games.

See you Monday!

Nick