Yofaycesux
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Okay, that's kind of what I figured. I noticed those and figured that was a key component. I was more concerned about which of the creatures wins the game. Is Karn really important enough to run 4 of?
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Okay, that's kind of what I figured. I noticed those and figured that was a key component. I was more concerned about which of the creatures wins the game. Is Karn really important enough to run 4 of?
Yofaycesux
Neo Member
Alright, I'll figure out a decklist that isn't just a carbon copy of this one. Thanks for the input.
So what are you guys playing on gameday this w/e?
Myself i'm going with a R/G aggro deck consisting of
Arbor Elf
Experiment One
Strangleroot Geist
Burning-Tree Emissary
Flinthoof Boar
Gyre Sage
Domri Rade
Hellrider
Thudermaw Hellkite
Then some other neat stuff(Skullcracks, Gruul Charm etc etc)
Myself i'm going with a R/G aggro deck consisting of
Arbor Elf
Experiment One
Strangleroot Geist
Burning-Tree Emissary
Flinthoof Boar
Gyre Sage
Domri Rade
Hellrider
Thudermaw Hellkite
Then some other neat stuff(Skullcracks, Gruul Charm etc etc)
*scratches the card shaped track marks on his arm* I hate this game lol
CorruptShadow
Member
So that new legends rule, just sent the Gaea's Cradle price through the roof, I may need to sell one.
The price is going to hold to some degree because instead of being a 1-2xer in a deck, it's now a 4x card.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Oh damn yeah, the new Legend rule has some really odd implications
Yeah. Mox Opal got stupid.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Salvation is saying Doom Blade and Shock are back in M14.
divisionbyzorro
Member
So Bitterblossom is at more or less an all-time low on MTGO right now (within a few cents according to Goldfish). I know it's not legal in Modern, and not really played anywhere else, but I'm seriously considering picking up a set. It's almost inevitably getting unbanned, right?
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Plus it's fun in casual play. I think I still have a faeries deck kicking around from my kitchen table only days of like, 15 months ago.
Plus it's fun in casual play. I think I still have a faeries deck kicking around from my kitchen table only days of like, 15 months ago.
Not a lot of casual play on mtgo though. But yea an unban seems likely.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
ahahahahaha
I have 2 Vendillion Cliques that were in that box. What the fuck am I doing sitting on these? TO THE SHOP TO SELL
True.
I have 2 Vendillion Cliques that were in that box. What the fuck am I doing sitting on these? TO THE SHOP TO SELL
True.
A bit back now, working my way back up the mountain
divisionbyzorro
Member
Yeah, I'd almost exclusively be picking it up to either play Faeries when it gets unbanned, or just sell it. I have a couple of Cliques and Cryptics already on MTGO (they're very much at a low point right now, likely in anticipation of Modern Masters), so if Faeries did come back I'd have a lot of the core of the deck.
Also, even if they don't unban it, that card fluctuates wildly in price anyway, so it could be a decent spec target anyway.
The trouble is I've really budgeted my next block of spending money to finish building Scapeshift and draft Modern Masters.
Yeah, I almost grabbed a set at $60 that night, but it was like... am I ever going to play this deck? (answer: no.)
I bought a Karakas instead.
I really should start picking those up at some point.
I suspect this was more due to them not being fans of smaller creatures having pluralized names. (I.E., Grizzly Bears-> Runeclaw Bear.)
Card actually ended up being supremely obnoxious when you didn't draw a forest.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
You guys. I pulled off the Nivix Cyclops win! Hidden Strings and Burn to the face, swingin and Syncopate his Victim of Night - in the last match. The round before I won on a Dragonshifted cyclops.
Jankiest match win ever (against junk...lol)
Jankiest match win ever (against junk...lol)
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Okay, let me preface. This is not going to win a tournament, ever. But if you want a standard deck that's a hell of a lot of fun to play, try this bad boy on for size. Delver is relevant again! Kinda!
Yes, those Guildgates need to be Steam Vents. I never play Izzet, so I'm lacking 2 of 'em. Anybody want to trade for a Temple Garden, lemme know.
Yes, those Guildgates need to be Steam Vents. I never play Izzet, so I'm lacking 2 of 'em. Anybody want to trade for a Temple Garden, lemme know.
Okay, let me preface. This is not going to win a tournament, ever. But if you want a standard deck that's a hell of a lot of fun to play, try this bad boy on for size. Delver is relevant again! Kinda!
Yes, those Guildgates need to be Steam Vents. I never play Izzet, so I'm lacking 2 of 'em. Anybody want to trade for a Temple Garden, lemme know.
You want to make delver relevant again? The secret is to play bant.
Flip your delver off of creatures you say? Don't mind if I do.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Well, I'm out of GTC and RTR packs now. I drafted this:
The split cards are Far // Away and Profit // Loss. Not the best deck ever, but solid creatures, decent removal, and a Pack Rat! It has a Pack Rat! I can't lose, right?
I lose the first match to the most nuts Boros deck I've ever seen. He has an insane curve, and I'm never able to successfully block his creatures because he always has a combat trick. It was insane. I opened game one with Runner's Bane, Far // Away, Deputy of Acquittals, Cluestone, and all three of my colors, and drew into Hussar Patrol, Skymark Roc, Doorkeeper, and Armory Guard. Sounds fantastic! None of my creatures survived combat until I stabilized at 2 life with an active Pack Rat army - before losing to a Skynight Legionnaire three turns later. Every single combat step had some sort of trick from him - it was completely ridiculous. (EDIT: I just went back and checked - he didn't lose a single game in the entire tournament - I'm amazed - I had no idea such a deck was even possible in DGR.)
Sadly, I'm going on vacation next week with family, so no real chance to draft any more DGR - by the time I'm back to MTGO, Modern Masters will be out! I might do triple DGM draft later this weekend just to blow through my DGM packs.
I drafted this:
The split cards are Far // Away and Profit // Loss. Not the best deck ever, but solid creatures, decent removal, and a Pack Rat! It has a Pack Rat! I can't lose, right?
I lose the first match to the most nuts Boros deck I've ever seen. He has an insane curve, and I'm never able to successfully block his creatures because he always has a combat trick. It was insane. I opened game one with Runner's Bane, Far // Away, Deputy of Acquittals, Cluestone, and all three of my colors, and drew into Hussar Patrol, Skymark Roc, Doorkeeper, and Armory Guard. Sounds fantastic! None of my creatures survived combat until I stabilized at 2 life with an active Pack Rat army - before losing to a Skynight Legionnaire three turns later. Every single combat step had some sort of trick from him - it was completely ridiculous. (EDIT: I just went back and checked - he didn't lose a single game in the entire tournament - I'm amazed - I had no idea such a deck was even possible in DGR.)
Sadly, I'm going on vacation next week with family, so no real chance to draft any more DGR - by the time I'm back to MTGO, Modern Masters will be out! I might do triple DGM draft later this weekend just to blow through my DGM packs.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
You want to make delver relevant again? The secret is to play bant.
Flip your delver off of creatures you say? Don't mind if I do.
That's hilarious too. You should see the pauses I get when people realize they just got beat by a walking wall.
divisionbyzorro
Member
If you haven't read Craig Wescoe's Pro Tour tournament report, you should. It's excellent, and a reminder of how much team work really goes into these events.
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=11180
http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=11180
Pretty much as expected for the mythics, Legendary Dragon cycle is a bit sad but the swords and middle row are good. There's still one multicoloured / artifact card missing right?
Could be Ajani Vengeant or Mutavault they seem like pretty good guesses to me.
Also good that Thoughtseize isn't there
divisionbyzorro
Member
It should be Ajani. Mutavault shouldn't be Mythic; it should be Rare.
Highly unlikely...need to see rest of rares/uncommons first. Also got a crazy offer for one of my two MM boxes so that was easy.
Pretty much as expected for the mythics, Legendary Dragon cycle is a bit sad but the swords and middle row are good. There's still one multicoloured / artifact card missing right?
Could be Ajani Vengeant or Mutavault they seem like pretty good guesses to me.
Also good that Thoughtseize isn't there
What's the leftmost card on the 2nd row?
New art for Tarmogoyf
Meh better Mythic than Rare.
It seems someone's opened a case or something, theres no proof but someone posted this list of cards he could remember
Hopefully the lack of Thoughtseize is his memory / didn't get opened.
Looks like a pretty solid list to me. Missing ~20 cards.
They hate free money.
Better the dragons at Mythic than things whose price actually need to be affected for the good of the formats. The few playable cards at mythic, the better.
Beat by the fucking shuffler with the best deck I made so far in DGR draft. So much fucking bullshit, first match to 4, second match to 4 no fucking lands. Still almost beat my opponent because his deck was bad.
Sometimes you just fucking hate MTG and the fact there's so much luck involved in this game. /end steam off
LULZ one hit kill...
Still won his horrible "all the gates and duals.dec", but it was a pain. The last game he had another 10/10 aberration but I made it a 01 weird because karma is a bitch!
Let's see how the finals go my deck is removals.deck but the curve is asstastic.
Sometimes you just fucking hate MTG and the fact there's so much luck involved in this game. /end steam off
LULZ one hit kill...
Still won his horrible "all the gates and duals.dec", but it was a pain. The last game he had another 10/10 aberration but I made it a 01 weird because karma is a bitch!
Let's see how the finals go my deck is removals.deck but the curve is asstastic.
Glimmervoid means no mutavault, hope he is wrong
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Don't think it was, show me the receipts
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
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