I think it’s relevant to continue talking about the defining deck of our metagame: W/U Delver. Here, I go through Game 1 of the SCG Open Detroit finals and showcase exactly how and why the Delver player gets himself into trouble against Zombies. I hope the video isn’t too hard to follow.

For reference, here are the decklists:

"W/U Delver"

• Creatures (16)
• 4 Delver of Secrets
• 4 Restoration Angel
• 4 Snapcaster Mage
• 4 Geist of Saint Traft

• Spells (22)
• 1 Dismember
• 1 Gut Shot
• 1 Mental Misstep
• 2 Thought Scour
• 4 Mana Leak
• 4 Vapor Snag
• 3 Gitaxian Probe
• 4 Ponder
• 2 Sword of War and Peace

• Lands (22)
• 1 Plains
• 8 Island
• 2 Moorland Haunt
• 3 Cavern of Souls
• 4 Glacial Fortress
• 4 Seachrome Coast

• Sideboard (15)
• 2 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 2 Phantasmal Image
• 1 Dismember
• 3 Hero of Bladehold
• 1 Sun Titan
• 3 Celestial Purge
• 2 Dissipate
• 1 Divine Offering

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"U/B Zombies"

• Creatures (24)
• 2 Bloodline Keeper
• 2 Highborn Ghoul
• 4 Blood Artist
• 4 Diregraf Ghoul
• 4 Geralf's Messenger
• 4 Gravecrawler
• 4 Phantasmal Image

• Spells (16)
• 1 Act of Aggression
• 3 Geth's Verdict
• 3 Tragic Slip
• 2 Killing Wave
• 4 Ponder
• 3 Mortarpod

• Lands (21)
• 9 Swamp
• 4 Cavern of Souls
• 4 Darkslick Shores
• 4 Drowned Catacomb

• Sideboard (15)
• 3 Appetite for Brains
• 2 Undying Evil
• 3 Skirsdag High Priest
• 2 Steel Sabotage
• 3 Fume Spitter
• 2 Nihil Spellbomb

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