![]() Now, every Modern player does this periodically. Make a mistake and it will cost you, either because your strategy was wrong or because you ignored a matchup that you shouldn't have. The same cannot be said of the sideboard. And that can be figured out through the deck testing process and adjusted based on your playstyle without harming your deck. Generally speaking, a given deck has certain cards that you need to play all the time, the only question being proportions. Maindecks are already challenging enough to build because small changes can have enormous consequences, but it is a solvable puzzle. The later struggles can usually be traced back to deckbuilding errors, especially sideboard decisions. There is a learning curve and it can be quite steep. It's entirely another to figure out for yourself how to navigate a removal-light hand against Infect, or how to correctly sequence your shocklands against Burn when under attack by a Goblin Guide so you don't just lose. It's one thing to playtest and to watch Modern coverage to figure out how a deck plays and what you can expect from other decks. The first few come down to unfamiliarity and inexperience. In my experience, players moving from playing Standard exclusively to try out Modern struggle to win a game for their first half-dozen tournaments. This week we discuss sideboarding, easily the hardest and most essential part of Modern. Two weeks ago I talked about the importance of choosing and then mastering your deck. Welcome to the second edition of Beginner's Guide, the article series where we help Standard players make the transition to Modern.
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