Keru_Shiri
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Noteworthy pulls for me after a draft, and winning a few packs! Life from the Loam, Spell Snare, 2 Kitchen Finks (1 foil!), Figure of Desitny, Path to Exile, Doubling Season & Aether Vial.
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Voice is really easy to get for $40-45 on ebay, as it's a large set rare that's likely to fall
1: Once the first wave of redemptions ship out (very small dip though)
2: Post-rotation, assuming manabases are weakened at that point. Shocks+checks make 3-4 color strategies dominant, and green and white are extremely powerful in Standard right now. Nearly every deck running both colors should be running 4x voice -- it's very strong in this meta. This causes short-term supply issues, leading to a $60 price seeming somewhat reasonable considering it's a small-set mythic.
If theros is monocolor focused (or simply has a weak set of duals,) VoR will remain expensive, but correct itself to a $35-40 SCG price.
Bought a $10 pack of Modern Masters from LGS and got a Kokusho.
Fuck this game!
Edit: Wait, is this actually worth something? wut
Won FNM with Black/Red aggro. Spike Jester is legit nuts. Took down Grixis Control, B/R aggro, Jund twice, and Junk Aristocrats. Wonder if I can get a set of this foily Izzet Charm.
Fuck this game!
Edit: Wait, is this actually worth something? wut
Won FNM with Black/Red aggro. Spike Jester is legit nuts. Took down Grixis Control, B/R aggro, Jund twice, and Junk Aristocrats. Wonder if I can get a set of this foily Izzet Charm.
I haven't paid attention to it's prices, so when someone told me 60 on Thursday I snap-replied "bullshit". I couldn't believe it. Playables in Standard should never be that high (or be mythic at all).
Yeah, LSV is like the only person who always drafts "correctly" - i.e., you always moneydraft in an 8 man barring a larger event like a GP or PTQ top 8.)
Mythics are great (because they make manabases much more affordable.) But Voice's GY trigger was a huge mistake.
FieryBalrog
Member
? It's a small set mythic, not a large set rare.
FreedomFrisbee
Member
Did a midnight modern masters draft after FNM yesterday. Probably the only MM draft I'll ever do, so I made the most of it.
People were talking some heavy smack about not being able to draft storm. This fellow drafted 2 grinning ignus's, a manamorphose, a desperate ritual, a grapeshot, and an empty the warrens. I through it in an affinity shell. So stormfinity. I made 10 goblins in 4 out of 8 games that I played. Also managed sneak attacks with Greater Gargodon. Only lost to a dude who drafted a Clique and a Fire and Ice...
Ignus was the real storm enabler though. I knew ahead of time, but the other stuff was almost unnecessary.
Also, how many elspeth emblems are floating around? Between my friends and I, we opened 0 in 8 boxes. Then I drafted and there were 2 in the same box...
People were talking some heavy smack about not being able to draft storm. This fellow drafted 2 grinning ignus's, a manamorphose, a desperate ritual, a grapeshot, and an empty the warrens. I through it in an affinity shell. So stormfinity. I made 10 goblins in 4 out of 8 games that I played. Also managed sneak attacks with Greater Gargodon. Only lost to a dude who drafted a Clique and a Fire and Ice...
Ignus was the real storm enabler though. I knew ahead of time, but the other stuff was almost unnecessary.
Also, how many elspeth emblems are floating around? Between my friends and I, we opened 0 in 8 boxes. Then I drafted and there were 2 in the same box...
Is the one constant in Magic that everyone had an Elf deck at some point? Played with a friend today who just had their old decks and their first play was Forest, mana elf followed by Gaeas Cradle. Always fun when I just had a random casual standard deck I'd made for another friend who is learning.
Gatekeeper
Member
Who in GAF clan has voices i can use on modo?
ThLunarian
Member
Hey everyone, I've been out of constructed tournament Magic for a while. I'm thinking about building my first Modern deck, and I could use some input from people who are more experienced with the format. Here's my current list (built for post-M14, when Scavenging Ooze becomes legal):
4 Deathrite Shaman
3 Noble Hierarch
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Aven Mindcensor
4 Scavenging Ooze
2 Darkblast
2 Sun Titan
4 Voice of Resurgence
3 Kitchen Finks
3 Abrupt Decay
4 Dark Confidant
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Swamp
6 Fetchland
7 Shockland
2 Tectonic Edge or Ghost Quarter
3 Stirring Wildwood
1 Treetop Village
1 Sejiri Steppe
Thanks in advance!
4 Deathrite Shaman
3 Noble Hierarch
4 Knight of the Reliquary
4 Aven Mindcensor
4 Scavenging Ooze
2 Darkblast
2 Sun Titan
4 Voice of Resurgence
3 Kitchen Finks
3 Abrupt Decay
4 Dark Confidant
1 Forest
1 Plains
1 Swamp
6 Fetchland
7 Shockland
2 Tectonic Edge or Ghost Quarter
3 Stirring Wildwood
1 Treetop Village
1 Sejiri Steppe
Thanks in advance!
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I dream of having Voices to play with. Alas.
Hell ya! Congrats. What deck?
I love the creature selection, not sure about the mana being so spread out, especially with so few fetches to make Knight a win con. Other than that, looks super awesome
I would make a lot of changes to this list. This deck doesn't know if it wants to be Junk (Rock) or Junk (Jund) if you know what I mean. The first thing to decide is if you want to play a Junk deck with Bobs or not, that decision will drastically decide how you would build your deck because right now this is list is a mess.
ThLunarian
Member
I actually don't know what you mean
I just built this from scratch, with the intent of running interference to screw with peoples' attempts to set up (Mindcensor, Shaman, Tec Edge, Darkblast, Decay, and Ooze) while pounding on them with large value creatures (Knight, Voice, and Ooze). Sun Titan is there to put the nail in the coffin, being able to regrow either the biggest threat or a Tec Edge/Ghost Quarter to lock someone out.If you could give me some examples of Jund strategies vs Rock strategies (as far as how their game plans differ; not necessarily deck lists), that might help me figure out what you mean. And thanks for the reply.
I actually don't know what you mean
If you could give me some examples of Jund strategies vs Rock strategies (as far as how their game plans differ; not necessarily lists), that might help me figure out what you mean. And thanks for the reply.
Rock - Midrange creatures, Loxodon Smiter, Obstinate Baloth, Wilt-Leaf Liege, Quasali Pridemage, Linvala, Baneslayer, DRS, Voice, Gaddock Teeg, Lingering Souls, Paths, etc.
Junk deck in the mold of Jund would be similar, but you just don't have the red. You'd need Goyfs, Lilianas, and Thoughtseizes though.
Darkblast in your list seems out of place and Sun Titan isn't too great with Bob. Your list also needs Lingering Souls and Path to Exiles. You also want to cut down on shocklands (Like cut down to 4) and up the fetchland count up to at least 8-10. You don't want to be shocking yourself too much in Modern because of Affinity and Gruul. You also don't want to go down to 18 life against Scapeshift too often.
ThLunarian
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Darkblast is probably not as good as Path to Exile, especially since I already have Abrupt Decay to efficiently deal with opposing Bobs (I didn't have it in my original list). That seems like an easy switch.
I also agree that Sun Titan hurts if Bob reveals it, but I wanted some way to break midgames wide open if they get that long. Maybe there's a better choice for that. Or maybe I just give in and play Liliana in that slot.
I don't really understand Lingering Souls, though. It seems like a waste of a turn (or two).
As for Goyf, I think Scavenging Ooze is an acceptable substitute, since it usually wins wars with opposing Goyfs and can potentially get much bigger, while simultaneously hosing any strategy that tries to use the graveyard and gaining back life that's been lost to Bobs and lands.
Lingering Souls:
+ Gives you chump blockers against aggro
+ A card to pitch if you or the opponent has Liliana
+ Makes opponent's Liliana's -2 very underwhelming, may force to +1 or don't do anything instead if they play around Smiter/Baloth.
+ Insanely good against Vendilion Clique
+ Lets you put pressure against control without needing to overextend.
The card is just very versatile. It's only really bad against Thundermaw but very few Jund and UWR decks play that card.
My condolences.
(I've been there.)WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
NAYA BLITZ TOOK IT.
I don't know why I was ever against taking advice from people who have teams to test with and who play the game for a living. Winning feels much better than coming up with some clever brew that goes .500.
Anybody want to trade some Aristocrats on MTGO?
I don't know why I was ever against taking advice from people who have teams to test with and who play the game for a living. Winning feels much better than coming up with some clever brew that goes .500.
Anybody want to trade some Aristocrats on MTGO?
Story from an RTR block draft earlier today:
Mulliganed to six on the draw.
Kept a one land hand.
Thought the land in my hand was a gate. In reality it was a Transguild Promenande.
Missed my first two land drops...........
Won the game and match #LIKEABOSS
MTG you so cray cray.
Mulliganed to six on the draw.
Kept a one land hand.
Thought the land in my hand was a gate. In reality it was a Transguild Promenande.
Missed my first two land drops...........
Won the game and match #LIKEABOSS
MTG you so cray cray.
Took what?
My Modern comeback vs Harry Corvese was Guile Theme material.Story from an RTR block draft earlier today:
Mulliganed to six on the draw.
Kept a one land hand.
Thought the land in my hand was a gate. In reality it was a Transguild Promenande.
Missed my first two land drops...........
Won the game and match #LIKEABOSS
MTG you so cray cray.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Story from an RTR block draft earlier today:
Mulliganed to six on the draw.
Kept a one land hand.
Thought the land in my hand was a gate. In reality it was a Transguild Promenande.
Missed my first two land drops...........
Won the game and match #LIKEABOSS
MTG you so cray cray.
#neverscoop
USA control. It got kind of dicey at times because I sacrificed more counters for burn instead. Overall I was happy with the deck and with how I piloted it. It's pretty much rotation ready too which is nice.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
What's your list?
I've got the Providence stream playing in the background, and it's doing the WOTC videos on design or PT's while we wait for the next round, and I noticed a friend of mine from college, Dan Emmons, talking. I had no idea he was on the DGM design team. We graduated together in 2010, him with an Electrical Engineering degree, and he said 'fuck this, I'm making Magic cards'. He had always dreamed of doing this, really glad he made it.
Added you (Sinatar on mtgo as well). Maybe we can can an invite to this mythical GAF clan that I hear about from time to time.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
First time I've been in, I don't even know how to leave a clan on this crazy interface.
Can I get an invite to the clan as well? I'm 'Rhadras' on mtgo.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Invited!
Ah, musta been somebody else. Still, you are a cheeky bastard and no amount of gifs (HARD G MUTHAFUCKAS) will hide that
Got 2nd at a MM draft. Got blown out by a W/R Giants deck in the finals. He had too many answers and synergy. Dude pulled played that 2/1 that gets plus 1/plus 1 on T2, that one create that makes Giants 2 mana less to cast on T3, then played Cloudgoat Ranger for the next 2 turns. GG. :[
Below was my deck:
1xWar-Spike Changeling
1xArchbound Stinger
2xArchbound Worker
1xBrute Force
1xRift Bolt
1xRuned Stalactite
2xCourt Homunculus
2xVeteran Armorer
1xTest of Faith
1xTorrent of Stone
1xHammerheim Deadeye
1xAvian Changeling
1xMogg War Marshal
1xIvory Giant
1xSanctum Gargoyle
1xFiery Fall
1xEthersworn Canonist
1xRelic of Progenitus
1xShrapnel Blast
1xStringscourger
1xHillcomber Giant
1xGleam of Resistance
1xVivid Meadow
1xGlimmervoid
5xMountain
8xPlains
The rares I pulled were:
Ethersworn Canonist (Foil)-$9.99
Glimmervoid-$11.99
Knight of the Reliquary-$7.99
Guess I made my money back. Now I just gotta find someone willing to trade for them. MM draft was fun, especially since all these cards are new to me. I won a match with 1 life left which is about the greatest feeling in the world! Only got 2 packs, but Im going to hold on to it until I find a place thatll let me use it to draft with. Someone opened a Dark Confidant and another person pulled a Tarmogoyf. Makes me sad. Hope the packs Im holding onto has both lol.
Below was my deck:
1xWar-Spike Changeling
1xArchbound Stinger
2xArchbound Worker
1xBrute Force
1xRift Bolt
1xRuned Stalactite
2xCourt Homunculus
2xVeteran Armorer
1xTest of Faith
1xTorrent of Stone
1xHammerheim Deadeye
1xAvian Changeling
1xMogg War Marshal
1xIvory Giant
1xSanctum Gargoyle
1xFiery Fall
1xEthersworn Canonist
1xRelic of Progenitus
1xShrapnel Blast
1xStringscourger
1xHillcomber Giant
1xGleam of Resistance
1xVivid Meadow
1xGlimmervoid
5xMountain
8xPlains
The rares I pulled were:
Ethersworn Canonist (Foil)-$9.99
Glimmervoid-$11.99
Knight of the Reliquary-$7.99
Guess I made my money back. Now I just gotta find someone willing to trade for them. MM draft was fun, especially since all these cards are new to me. I won a match with 1 life left which is about the greatest feeling in the world! Only got 2 packs, but Im going to hold on to it until I find a place thatll let me use it to draft with. Someone opened a Dark Confidant and another person pulled a Tarmogoyf. Makes me sad. Hope the packs Im holding onto has both lol.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Seems like everytime I've drafted I've lost to that damn guild mage. With Advent, I wonder if it's constructed playable
Trostani is better for constructed then Guild Mage for that effect. I was playing the G/W populate deck that kirblar was posting about a while back and was replacing the voices I was missing with guildmages and they worked quite well there.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
You see that Trostani + Obzedat list? That shit is brutal. I can't even figure how to beat it, save the perfect draw of 2x instant speed removals.
Nope haven't seen that, got a link?
divisionbyzorro
Member
I've screwed around with a bunch of practice drafts online, and I'm pretty sure WR Giants is the strongest deck in the format. GB Rock/Dredge seems really good too (if you have the Worm Harvest), and UG Suspend/Goodstuff also looks really good.
Alchemist refuge/Verdict maybe?
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Looks like this, with Garruk, Beast Token Maker Who Also Draws Cards in place of Vraska, the Useless.The sideboard on this is all fucked up and there are some adjustments needed (Where the Restos at?) But this is the general idea.
http://www.mtgvault.com/poetmasterx/decks/council-of-voices/
I've heard of this happening, but I don't think I've ever seen anybody successfully pull it off...lol. Sounds good though
Interesting list, looks like the G/W deck I was talking about with some black splashed in for the obzedat and removal.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I can say that unless you get the exact removal you need at the exact time, trying to combat a 9 point swing for zero spent resources after landing every round is very, very difficult. I got lucky once and pulled my own Obzedat, but shit, in a month even that won't mean jackshit.
I'm not surprised. It curves out well and you have access to all the burn and control spells. I already know it's what I want to draft next time. Oh and the 2 Changeling creatures in WR means you'll more likely to have a giant on the field.
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