Just played this against the aforementioned monoRed aggro, won 3/4 games and managed to combo
Tamiyo's Journal ->
Briarbridge Patrol -> Emrakul for 2 wins and pump a single
Blood Briar to 11 for the last. So really pleased the strategies payed off!
In this meta-game, if I can't respond to early threats by turn 5 then my game is really stunted by player damage and instants targeting creatures. Not sure what I'll be able to do improve early game removal, would increasing
Dispel/
Turn Aside help this?
Any clangers I may not have potted also (we're both relatively recent to magic, last 6 months or so)?
Cheers