The recent look of the enchantment deck post-Theros block can be found on my previous blog post and with that, let us discuss its potential sideboard build as based on the current Standard metagame. Below is the current sideboard list:
3 Archangel of Tithes
3 Arashin Cleric
1 Hallowed Moonlight
2 Planar Outburst
2 Surge of Righteousness
2 Wingmate Roc
2 Valorous Stance
Vs Abzan Aggro
Dromoka’s command can be a problem here and recently they have removed Hangarback Walker in their lineup. We can have the in-and-outs as the following:
-1 Silkwrap, -1 Citadel Siege, -3 Sigil of the Empty Throne
+2 Planar Outburst, +2 Wingmate Roc, +1 Valorous Stance
Sigil is kind of slow in this matchup and will be replaced by the Roc as we try out aggro them while outburst is for cases where they overcommit on the board. We still have our walker’s tokens and retreat that are not that affected by the sweep spell.
Vs Jeskai Black
They can Negate and Utter End some of our enchantments and can kill off most of our creatures. Mastery and Sigil is your main weapon here for the steady flow of threats. Emeria Shepherd can be useful at times and just cast it when they are below Ojutai’s Command mana. They might board in additional Duress and Negates so we can switch to the creature plan.
-2 Planar Outburst, -2 Citadel Siege, -1 Silkwrap
+3 Archangel of Tithes, +2 Wingmate Roc
Vs Atarka Red
The boarding plan here is pretty much simple as we just cut all of our expensive enchantments and replace them with clerics, Archangels and Surge of Righteousness.
-3 Citadel Siege, -3 Sigil of the Empty Throne, -1 Planar Outburst, -1 Quarantine Field
+3 Archangel of Tithes, +3 Arashin Cleric, +2 Surge of Righteousness
To be continued…