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Various Sideboarding Strategies for Modern Jund

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Image Credit: Chris Rahn & WoTC. Sideboarding is a science and an art. The science part is playing the right cards. Useful, effective, and easy to utilize cards are at a premium in sideboard slots. The art part is predicting what the meta will be at your particular tournament...or at least the decks that you  will face. This part is obviously harder. There is some sideboarding advice that is eternal, and well established. If you can't take my word for it, you can read the pros talk about it too. These laws  of sideboarding (building and  boarding) are: ALWAYS sideboard, or at least fake it. Remember to hide the number of cards you switch out. Board against their sideboarded deck, not their main deck.^ Board based on the opponent's play, not just their deck.^ Consider whether you are on the play or the draw.^ Don't over sideboard. Your deck still needs to work.^ Consider whether sideboarding a land or two out is worth it.^ Favor value over synergy pos...