Sideboarding with Living End

Welcome back to part two of my Living End series, today I will be talking about some of my sideboard choices. My current sideboard looks like this.

2 Ricochet Trap

2 Shriekmaw

3 Faerie Macabre

3 Ingot Chewer

2 Jund Charm

2 Gnaw to the Bone

1 Brindle Boar

Ricochet Trap- Blue deck are not Particularly good right now but these are hear especially to help sure up your U/W Eldrazi matchup, the current boogieman of the format. You are much happier to get your cascade spells countered than you are your Living End.

Shriekmaw- I was originally on more Dismember but recently have fallen in love with Shriekmaw, that card is so good in this deck, it kills any early threats and then when you resolve a Living End it will keep what your opponent gets back in check. I sideboard these in against the Eldrazi and the fair decks of the format like Jund/Abzan. They are also fine against Zoo.

Faerie Macabre- These are great against Company, the mirror, storm, and any deck that actually cares about the graveyard.

Ingot Chewer- These are great against Affinity, arguably the next best deck in the format after the Eldrazi menace. Something to note in that matchup is that Ravager is a beating for us, you always want to target those when you can.

Jund Charm- This card does stone cold everything, it is back breaking in the mirror match, is fantastic against Affinity, Infect, Elves, and any other deck that tryings to get away with winning with tiny one and two drop creatures. I have also won a game using this card as a combat trick.

Gnaw to the Bone and Brindle Boar- These two keep burn in check. Burn can be an incredibly tough match up without these. Even with these it is difficult to sneak one through a Atarka’s Command or Brindle Board.