The Rack vs Sligh - Premodern MTG Tournament - Round 2

It's Round 2 of the 2024 January Portland Monthly Premodern Paper Magic Afternoon tournament. It's a Pit-less/Pox-less version of mono black rack vs the very fiery mono red Sligh, let's go!
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[@erickcarjes2738]

Gotta love someone that plays a sligh deck like that! So shinny!

[@rossmcgleish7523]

Nice to see quicksand in a list

[@Heavy_Play]

It's such a great card for mono black, I'm surprised I don't see a 1-of in more lists.

[@wimdeboer4184]

​@@Heavy_Play the Mishra's Factory and Wasteland are better colorless lands and most (black) decks cannot afford more colorless lands especially with a lot of double black mana cost.

[@Heavy_Play]

@wimdeboer4184 I should of been more specific, more Pit Rack (Or even Pox) lists should be running a 1-of Quicksand. For the more aggro lists running lots of double-pip creatures I agree it doesn't make sense to include. Also, I've been liking Rishadan Ports more than Wastelands in the discard decks lately.

[@oldschoolmtgchile]

no beers?

[@Heavy_Play]

Oh there’s always beers around, we were playing at a brewery!

[@giorgiodalmasso9288]

​@@Heavy_PlayIs this the heaven? 😂❤🍺

[@muchabelleza4691]

Rack is my loved deck, but honestly, is it at a semifinal power level? I don't think so, too slow and not very flexible

[@Heavy_Play]

Not quite sure what you mean by "semifinal" power level, but I consistently make top 8 in our monthlies (18-28 people) with various flavors and color splash experiments of Pit Rack. It isn't a Tier 1 deck by any means though.

[@jugglervr]

watching that GY get shuffled around makes me uncomfortable.