Yeah my expectation is not that I'll remove every threat, just that I'll be able to interact enough to not get domed for 40. Realistically I should be able to stabilize from 10 or less (especially since I'm not fetching so much should give me a small extra life buffer).RowanKeltizar wrote: ↑2 years agoSo, just speaking from experience with Niv-Mizzet: even though a third of my deck is draw, i still struggle to deal with all the aggro that comes my way. You can't counter or spot remove every single relevant threat. It's why I've been considering something like Ensnaring Bridge , Propaganda, or Crawlspace in that deck also because they end up having an efficient interaction vs card advantage ratio.
But yes, testing will be the best way to know what steps to take to hone the deck.
In some ways I envy the simplicity of Niv just getting to jam Blasphemous Act Chain Reaction etc. since niv doesn't care if creatures are there to get slugs off of, but that UUURRR mana cost creates its own deckbuilding challenges