Applied early clock with threat + counter backup — opponent never stabilized.

Identified the TES line and named Lion's Eye Diamond with Cabal Therapy — they conceded.

Need better instincts for when to go wide vs go tall against Death and Taxes — felt lost in g3.

Held Surgical too long waiting for the 'right' moment — opponent resolved the second Reanimate.

Read the Doomsday pile correctly and held Force for the win-condition card, not the cantrip.

Kept a one-lander vs Reanimator. Should have mulled to a hand with Daze or Force.

Need better instincts for when to go wide vs go tall against Death and Taxes — felt lost in g3.

Played Jace turn 4 with Force backup, but they had Daze + Pyroblast — lost both pieces.

Held back the third threat to play around Terminus — flooded the board after they used the sweeper.

Identified the TES line and named Lion's Eye Diamond with Cabal Therapy — they conceded.

Work on the Doomsday matchup — still unsure which hate pieces are worth the sideboard slot.

Wasted Wasteland on a basic instead of waiting for their fetch to grab Tropical.

Pitched the wrong card to Force — needed the Daze later, used the cantrip instead.

Map out which threats to keep vs which to cut against go-wide creature decks.

Held Force for the second Entomb rather than the cantrip — paid off when Reanimate came.

Cast Ponder before Brainstorm — wasted the Brainstorm shuffle on the same fixed top.

Explore Pyroblast timing in the Delver mirror. Used it too reactively rather than proactively.

Brainstormed without a fetch in play — left two dead cards on top for two turns vs Wasteland deck.

Played Jace turn 4 with Force backup, but they had Daze + Pyroblast — lost both pieces.

Held Force for the second Entomb rather than the cantrip — paid off when Reanimate came.

Practice Miracles games — struggled with Predict vs Terminus sequencing.

Brainstormed on my own turn into a topdeck lock — should have waited for their EOT.

Cast Force pitching a cantrip I still needed. Lost the counter war on their combo turn.

Fetched before drawing to enable Brainstorm shuffle — sculpted the perfect turn-3 hand.