Game 1 vs sweep
I have a real bad start and have to mull down to 3 in this game to find land, I start with a mountain, forest and a Lightning Bolt.

Sweep kick's off with a Lonely Sandbar, I was lucky on my first draw and get handed a Virulent Sliver. 

Grixis Grimblade enters on sweep's side which I Lightning Bolt, I draw another mountain and attack with my Virulent Sliver getting in a poison counter.

Sweep passes and I draw a plains and send in the sliver again.  Turn 4 sweep plays a tapped Barren Moor. I draw a Terramorphic Expanse and send in my sliver again, sweep is now on 3 poison counters.

This turn sweep plays Rendclaw Trow, I hope I draw something good as persist could be a problem. I draw Two-Headed Sliver that was lucky and up goes the poison count to 4.

There's no play by sweep this turn, I draw another Two-Headed Sliver and play it and send in my other two, sweep plays Agony Warptaking out the Two-Headed Sliver and Virulent Sliver deals no damage so no poison counter this turn. 

Gravedigger comes into play on sweep’s side returning the Grixis Grimblade to his hand, two creatures is going to be hard to get rid of I hope I draw some removal . I draw a forest but don’t play it and pass.

In sweep’s turn he sends in the Trow and the Gravedigger and Ninjutsu’s the Gravedigger for Okiba-Gang Shinobi making me discard my forest.  I draw and play Muscle Sliver and send in my other two for 4 damage and 2 poison counters raising the total to 6.

The Muscle Sliver is taken out by Consume Spirit in sweeps turn. I draw and play Lightning Bolt taking out Okiba-Gang Shinobi and attacking raising the poison total to 8, 2 more and it’s game over.

I never get an attack in again after this as I’m out powered by creatures and card advantage and it didn’t help that I was only drawing lands.

I didn’t do that bad from a mulligan to 3, only 2 more poison counters and I would have won.
 

Win 0
 

Lost 1
 

Game 2 vs Tanen
My starting hand has some land's this game, 1 mountain, 2 Terramorphic Expanse, 2 Muscle Slivers, Ghostfire and Qasali Pridemage.

I start off with Terramorphic Expanse into a forest, followed by a mountain and a Muscle Sliver which gets Lightning Bolted.  

Tanen is playing Red/Blue and plays Keldon Marauders. I play my second Muscle Sliver and Terramorphic Expanse.

Tanen plays an island and passes without attacking with the Keldon Marauders. I use the Expanse to search for a plains at the end of Tanen’s turn. I draw another mountain and play Two-Headed Sliver and Qasali Pridemage, then attack with the Muscle Sliver which is boosted by Exalted from the Pridemage. The Two-Headed Sliver  is Lightning Bolted and the Muscle Sliver can now be blocked by the Keldon Marauders killing both.  Tanen plays Words of Wisdom at the end of my turn handing me a Bonesplitter Sliver nice.

I get hit by Lava Spike in Tanen's turn. I attack with the Qasali Pridemage and play Bonesplitter Sliver but its countered by Mana Leak.

Nothing from Tanen this turn. I send in the Pridemage again and cast Evolution Charm bringing back my Bonesplitter Sliver, Tanen casts Spellstutter Sprite and then a second while the first is on the stack I Lightning Bolt the one in play so my spell isn’t countered.

Tanen’s turn sees the Spellstutter Sprite attacking and Ninjutsuing into Ninja of the Deep Hours. I continue my attack with the Pridemage but he’s Lightning Bolted and then Ghostfire the ninja.

I draw and play Muscle Sliver rather than the Bonesplitter in case Tanen draws some direct damage next turn and Tanen plays a Spellstutter Sprite.

Tanen casts Karplusan Wolverine and attacks with the Sprite. I play Bonesplitter Sliver and Canopy Spider and Tanen concedes.

Win 1

Lost 1

Game 3 vs Avier
I start out with 3 Terramorphic Expanse’s Canopy Spider, Ghostfire and Muscle Sliver.

The first play of the game is by Avier’s Zephyr Sprite, Ninjitsuing into Ninja of the Deep Hours on turn two.

Avier’s turn 3 sees the ninja attack again but this time I have some mana in play that I can use and Lightning Bolt it, Avier replays the Zephyr Sprite. In my turn I play my Muscle Sliver

I get attacked by the sprite and Avier plays Looter il-Kor. In my turn I cast Qasali Pridemage and attack with the Muscle Sliver exalting it and follow up by playing Canopy Spider to stop the sprite.

The Looter il-Kor attacks in Avier’s turn and he passes. In my turn Avier plays Pestermite tapping my plains, I’m not sure what he feared I was going to cast. I cast Ghostfire on the Pestermite and attack with all my creatures taking Avier down to 12 life.

Avier returns with an all out attack taking me down to 14 life and casts Spire Golem. I cast Sinew Sliver and a second Muscle Sliver which is Counterspelld and send in my exalted Muscle Sliver which is sent back to my hand by AEther Burst.

In goe's Avier's his Looter and does the Ninjutsu trick with Ninja of the Deep Hours. In my turn I play my muscle Sliver again and sacrifice the Pridemage to take out the Spire Golem, Avier casts another AEther Burst sending the golem and my Sinew Sliver back to our hands. I replay the sliver and send in the spider for one damage. At this point Avier is on 11 life and I’m on 12.

Down comes the Golem again in Avier’s turn, then in mine he casts Pestermite tapping my Sinew Sliver in response to me casting Two-Headed Sliver so I pass.

Avier plays Looter and passes. I draw into Ghostfire and take out the ninja and send everything at Avier. I lose the Two-Headed Sliver and take Avier down to 4 life.

The Looter attacks and Avier passes. I cast Bonesplitter Sliver and attack with both of the sliver's (Muscle and Sinew) and the Canopy Spider, Avier plays Sentinels of Glen Elendra. I lose both the Muscle and Sinew Slivers in the attack and leave Avier with a lone Looter. 

A few turns later I win with the Canopy Spider, Bonesplitter Sliver and a Ghostfire to the head.

Win 2

Lost 1

Game 4 vs Darquecyde
I have in my starting hand 1 mountain, 1 forest, 3 Ghostfire, Virulent Sliver and Sinew Sliver.

I start out with Virulent Sliver and then Evolution Charm into my 3rd coloured land to play next turn.

Darquecyde is playing Zombies I wait a while leaving him to build up until he has 2 Dregscape Zombie’s and Carrion Feeder in play and start the fires. I take out his Carrion Feeder first with Ghostfire so it can’t be pumped above 3.

I continue to burn my way through his creatures until he has a Festering Goblin and Infectious Host in play and then attack with my two Virulent Slivers and Sinew Sliver. I lose one of the Virulent Sliver’s and Darquecyde loses all of his creatures, I continue the beat down from there with a lot of fire support from Lightning Bolt’s and my last Ghostfire for the win.

Win 3

Lost 1

Game 5 vs BogonTheBored
I start out with a nice hand 2 plains, 1 forest, 2 Terramorphic Expanse and 2 Muscle Sliver’s.

I start the beat down with the Muscle Sliver and a Sinew Sliver although Sinew gets Oblivion Ringed. So I play my other Muscle Sliver which is Oblivion Ringed as well.

I draw a Bonesplitter Sliver and continue beating down with my original Muscle Sliver who gets Recumbent Blissed and the Bonesplitter is Unmaked or should that be Unmade hmm.

At this point I have to start using my own Oblivion Ring’s to set my slivers free. Bogon has started to cast some creatures as well now in the form of Knight of Sursi.

The next point I know Bogon has 3 Knight of Sursi’s in play and is still Oblivion Ringing my slivers and casting Arrest my poor slivers are popping in and out of reality like no one’s business.

Eventually I win with a well placed Bonesplitter Sliver and 2 life remaining.

That was a very close game Bogon was packing so much removal it was hard to keep up but my slivers didn’t disappoint.

Win 4

Lost 1

Game 1 vs Darquecyde
The first game with the 2nd deck of the article and I’m playing Darquecyde again with the same deck as before.
I start with 3 plains, Elite Javelineer, Akrasan Squire, Veteran Swordsmith and Brainstorm.

Darquecyde plays first with a swamp into Carrion Feeder. I play my Akrasan Squire.

Next turn I’m attacked by the Carrion Feeder and don’t block but I may as well as my Squire is taken out by Doom Blade. My turn and I play plains and pass.

Another swamp from Darquecyde and Infectious Host, which is sacrificed to the Carrion Feeder when it attacks. I Oblivion Ring the Carrion Feeder in my turn as it’s a big threat.

Darquecyde plays Dregscape Zombie and I play Elite Javelineers, I’m looking forward to using them they look quite good as they can block and use their trigger ability on a different creature.

A few turbs later and Darquecyde only has his Dregscape Zombie in play and I have the Elite Javelineer, Ballynock Cohort, Goldmeadow Harrier, Veteran Swordsmith and a Bonesplitter. 

I lose the Cohort to Tendrils of Corruption and cycle Gempalm Avenger giving my soldier’s +1/+1 until end of turn and attack taking Darquecyde from 23 life to 11. Darquecyde comes back with Carrion Feeder and another Dregscape Zombie.

I don’t attack and in Darquecyde’s turn he plays Cruel Revival destroying my Veteran Swordsmith and returns the Infectious Host back to his hand.  I draw and play Leonin Den-Guard and equip her with the Bonesplitter making her a 4/4 with Vigilance.

My Leonine is Doom Bladed  and I draw another Leonin and equip and keep up the attacks for a few turns for the win.  

Win 1

Lost 0

Game 2 vs vikc
I start with a mulligan to 6 cards 2 plains, Bonesplitter, Gempalm Avenger, Guardian of the Guildpact and Disenchant.

I play my Bonesplitter followed by Leonin Den-Guard and then another Bonesplitter. I equip them all to the Leonin and attack. Vikc plays Peer Through Depths and splices Psychic Puppetry tapping my cat.

The splicing of Psychic Puppetry goes on for a few turns stopping my cat from attacking, eventually I have enough mana to play Guardian of the Guildpact and equip him with one of the Bonesplitter’s and make contact for 4 damage.   

Vikc continues the splicing and also starts playing a few Glacial Ray’s as well and then plays Ire of Kaminari dropping me to 10 life, that hurt! Vikc passes the next turn and I finish him off.

I was looking at using Ire of Kaminari as one of the cards to build round for this article but choose slivers instead, maybe I’ll come back to that for another article I was going to run Green/Red though.

Win 2

Lost 0

Game 3 vs joeyjoey
My starting hand is very full of lands this game but I decide to keep it 2 islands, 3 plains, Oblivion Ring and Ballynock Cohort

Joeyjoey kicks off first with Dragon Fodder and Mudbrawler Cohort before I can cast anything.

I play my Ballynock Cohort and joeyjoey responds with Rip-Clan Crasher this is a mega fast deck. I block and take out the Mudbrawler Cohort to try and slow down his deck. 

My next turn I manage to play Elite Javelineer and Akrasan Squire and pass. joeyjoey plays Violent Outburst cascading into another Rip-Clan Crasher. joeyjoey attacks Ballynock takes out a Rip-Clan and the Javelineer takes out 2 goblins by blocking one and using his ability to take out the other, that is a nice card. I’m now down to 8 life and I haven’t attacked yet!

I play my second Ballynock Cohort and pass. joeyjoey plays Giantbaiting with conspire and send them both at me I double block one with both of my Cohorts taking it out and go down to 4 life.

It’s really looking bad for me know, I draw and play Guardian of the Guildpact and attack back with a Cohort for the first points of damage against joeyjoey this game.  Joeyjoey’s turn and the Keldon Marauders vanish leaving me at 3 points of life and joeyjoey with 16 life and a Rip-clan Crasher in play. Joeyjoey plays Dragon Fodder and passes.

The Rip-Clan is removed with Oblivion Ring and I start attacking with Guardian of the Guildpact, the next turn and I draw a Bonesplitter for him boosting his power to 5.

Joeyjoey has run out of steam at this point and casts a Raging Goblin but I have enough creatures to stop any sort of attack, Guardian of the Guildpact continues his quest and takes out joeyjoey without a scratch. 

I finished with 3 points of life, I was so lucky I didn’t see a Lightning Bolt 

Win 3

Lost 0

Game 4 vs McKayburr
Not a bad starting hand this game 1 plains, 2 islands, Ballynock Cohort, Akrasan Squire, Disenchant and Guardian of the Guildpact.

I start out with the Squire and McKayburr plays Tidehollow Strix which I Disenchant in my next turn. I’m so glad I’m running Disenchant’s.

Over the next few turns I play Ballynock Cohort and then a second Squire and attack into Agony Warp losing the Cohort, before he’s exalted. I then play Leonin Den-Guard.

McKayburr plays Sanctum Gargoyle returning the strix to his hand. I send in the Leonin and play Guardian of the Guildpact McKayburr is now at 13 life.

In McKayburr’s turn he plays the Tidehollow Strix again and Parasitic Strix which deals me 2 damage and send’s in the Gargoyle which I can’t block, dropping me down to 16 life.

I manage to play a Veteran Swordsmith which meets an untimely end from Oblivion Ring and just can’t hold back all of the flyers coming in. I manage to take McKayburr down to 2 life before I die so it wasn’t too bad a lose.

Win 3

Lost 1

Game 5 vs Raziau
My starting hand this game is 2 plains, 2 Oblivion Ring’s, Ballynock Cohort, Brainstorm and Akrasan Squire

I start out with the Squire and Raziau plays a Tidehollow Strix which I Disenchant in my next turn.

Raziau plays a Screeching Sliver so I know it’s going to be mill deck, this means I need to put everything into my attacks and not hold any creatures in my hand. I play Ballynock Cohort and start attacking with my squire, next turn I Oblivion Ring the sliver and my cohort is taken out by Last Gasp.

I’m made to discard 2 cards when Raziau casts Consult the Necrosages. I draw Raise the Alarm and attack, while Raziau plays Vedalken Entrancer this guy is a problem due to his high toughness.

My turn comes round and I Oblivion Ring the Entrancer and send in my three taking Raziau down to 11 life. Raziau plays Screeching Sliver and Cathartic Adept both milling creatures.

I attack in my turn again with the two soldier tokens from Raise the Alarm. Raziau plays Memory Sluice and conspires it so I lose the top 8 cards of my library and then follows up with Tome Scour just to rub it in. I’m now down to 36 cards in my library.

Next turn I draw a plains and send in my 3, the Akrasan Squire is Last Gasped and I only hit for 2 damage. Raziau passes without doing anything.

In go the soldier’s again Raziau blocks and we both lose are creatures. Raziau comes back in his turn with a second Vedalken Entrancer.

I draw a Brainstorm and pass as I have no islands at this point in time. Raziau also passes as well.
Ballynock Cohort is the next from the top of my deck, followed the turn after by Gempalm Avenger which I hard cast to increase my attacking capability’s. Raziau plays another Tidehollow Strix.

I draw into Veteran Swordsmith and attack with the Cohort and Avenger losing the Avenger to the Strix, this takes Raziau down to 3 life. Next turn I go in with the Swordsmith and Cohort for the win.

At the end of the game I had 13 cards remaining in my library.

Win 4

Lost 1