I thought about the TEPS matchup a lot (before ultimatly giving up on it.)

There is one plan I had come up with but hadn’t really tested. It involved the card BitterOrdeal. Basically I would sideboard 1 Swamp and 4 Bitter Ordeal and add one Godless Shrine to the main deck. The idea being you hold off on your sac lands and/or Ghost Quarters and Edge of Autumns until turn 3 and cast a Bitter Ordeal for hopefully 2-3. The fact that it has storm and is only 3 mana make it an optimal play before they can realistically go off. It gets arouns remand and it’s a proactive card that can steal wins from them.

That being said, it requires a lot of sideboard space and won’t always work so it really depends on how much desire is in your area and how commited you are to playing Slide.

Witness is great against GB Loam and Bant decks

That aside, I don’t know if you’re monitoring this, but I’m in VA and the field seems at least moderately heavy with desire so far this year. Is there anything to help the matchup? I had runed halo which auto wins game 1 if it sticks, and gilded light, but with no real clock; game 2 and 3 seem unwinnable when echoing truth comes in. Is angel’s grace an option?

Also, I understand most of the sideboard, but what do the 2 witnesses come in against, and why?

Thanks if you have any time to help,
Todd

In related news, I’m coming home at the end of March. Let’s get something going.

-Patrick