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Seems correct. Augury is actually not very good.
Functional reprint, non-land ability. How's that
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Wait, doesn't stifle not hit mana abilities anyway? Are there that many utility land effects that Stifle completely wrecks strategies that employ them?
Yeah, it can't hit those since they don't go on the stack. But it does hit a fetch land fetching, hence the land destruction part.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Gotcha. Yeah, I can see that being nasty
Modern does have Squelch already. I understand that 1U is a lot more mana than U, but it does replace itself too... It might not be horrendous.
Shadow of Doubt gets run for that purpose, right?
Also because of Pod and Chord, but yeah, its not like this isn't something already going on.
I disagree, this format is all about fatties. Combined with green ramp, game over.
divisionbyzorro
Member
The format is actually quite deep. If there's a "best" color or strategy, we haven't come close to discovering it yet.
blindrocket
Member
I watched some games streamed live today at the SCG tournament.
It was nice to see a couple of the decks I have do well.
It was nice to see a couple of the decks I have do well.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
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This is the blog my friends and I have put together for our weekly deckbuilding experiment. I'm NCC-Alex, top two posts are me discussing my games and all of us discussing our decks. Let me know any comments you have on it
This is the blog my friends and I have put together for our weekly deckbuilding experiment. I'm NCC-Alex, top two posts are me discussing my games and all of us discussing our decks. Let me know any comments you have on it
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Finally playing some standard.
Holy hell has the entire game just changed. I sort of hate scry right now. It slows down every game to a crawl.
Holy hell has the entire game just changed. I sort of hate scry right now. It slows down every game to a crawl.
These types of mechanics make playing bad players miserable.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I know in my head it's going to get better when everybody becomes familiar with the cards, but holy hell is it annoying to watch somebody stare at two cards for minutes on end only to put them on the bottom of their deck.
It's good.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Also holy shit Strangleroot Geist is sick, I've been tearing apart every match I play
divisionbyzorro
Member
I gave into temptation and tried a Theros draft online. Picked up two white heroic weenies with picks one and two and decided now was as good of a time as any to try the Wx heroic aggressive deck.
Yeah, I don't suggest going all-in on the white weenie plan. I didn't expect that it would work, but I needed to see it for myself. There's a deck there, if enough if the right pieces fall into your hands. But you have to draw everything in just the right order for it to work. When I had the dream curve, it was magical. But I had way too many unkeepable sevens and losses to decks that just curved out for my tastes.
Going all-in on an Ordeal is a strong (if a bit ballsy) play. Going all-in on heroic aggro isn't. I needed to see that for myself to know for sure, and now I do.
Yeah, I don't suggest going all-in on the white weenie plan. I didn't expect that it would work, but I needed to see it for myself. There's a deck there, if enough if the right pieces fall into your hands. But you have to draw everything in just the right order for it to work. When I had the dream curve, it was magical. But I had way too many unkeepable sevens and losses to decks that just curved out for my tastes.
Going all-in on an Ordeal is a strong (if a bit ballsy) play. Going all-in on heroic aggro isn't. I needed to see that for myself to know for sure, and now I do.
Might want to look at the latest SCG event.
Mono-Red IS a gatekeeper deck right now though.
I do this all the time now with my leftover cards from drafts and prize packs. Already have too much nerd shit laying around between magic cards, comics, plastic gaming instruments, and more.
BlewHedgehog
Member
Might want to look at the latest SCG event.
Mono-Red IS a gatekeeper deck right now though.
I took back my negativity from last week after tuning in just in time to see a guy Boon Satyr into Prime Speaker. Standard showed some serious potential for fun today.
Hot damn, GR Tron finally top 8-ed a Modern Grand Prix, and with two different players. They dont have the top 16 up yet, so not sure how things looked there, but the top 8 looks like this:
2 Junk (GBW)
2 G/R Tron
1 Kiki-Pod
2 Affinity
1 Jund
Quarterfinals:
Jund beat Affinity
Affinity beat Tron
Junk beat Tron
Pod beat Junk
Semis (currently going):
Jund vs Affinity
Junk vs Pod
God I wish this was being streamed.
2 Junk (GBW)
2 G/R Tron
1 Kiki-Pod
2 Affinity
1 Jund
Quarterfinals:
Jund beat Affinity
Affinity beat Tron
Junk beat Tron
Pod beat Junk
Semis (currently going):
Jund vs Affinity
Junk vs Pod
God I wish this was being streamed.
And qualified no one.
Unwin beat Tudman (Junk beat Pod) and Robb beat Cheung (Affinity beat Jund), so we've got Junk vs Affinity in the finals.
Haha, hadn't noticed that.
And qualified no one.
Haha, hadn't noticed that.
crimsonspider89
Banned
SCG has a mono green deck in the top 4 that looks kinda fun.
Then has a GW token deck as well.
Then typical Naya and an interesting Junk deck.
But the mono green looks fun.
Ramp baby ramp.
Then has a GW token deck as well.
Then typical Naya and an interesting Junk deck.
But the mono green looks fun.
Ramp baby ramp.
Owlowiscious
Member
so cards 1-5 should be banned too?
Blue Green ramp is the best archetype in Theros draft just sayin. Horizon Chimera is bomb status.
Haha this format is fucking awesome. So many options to build super powerful decks! Makes Ravnica feel like shit in comparison imo (even though I was on the losing end of that match :b)
Haha this format is fucking awesome. So many options to build super powerful decks! Makes Ravnica feel like shit in comparison imo (even though I was on the losing end of that match :b)
divisionbyzorro
Member
Yeah, that's the kinda thing I was talking about earlier. If you get the right pieces and draw them in the right order, you can do some sick stuff. But it seems like it's going to be really hard to get that kind of deck and consistently pull it off.
I dunno. For example a favoured hoplite only needs any spells that target it for it to become insane. The cards are very powerful on their own, even small stuff like warriors lesson, triton tactics and coordinated assault. One mana spells that are total blowouts if not played around. Scry further improves the games and prevents floods. Rares and mythics contain bomb after bomb and your normal dudes are always competetively priced. A hill giant has trample and monstrosity. A 5 mana 3/4 flier lets you scry off of all instants and sorceries.
Tons of power.
Cards 1-5 aren't legal.
With MODO out, I can finally deckbuild!
I really like Bident so I made this:
CREATURES (23)
4 Judge's Familiar
4 Cloudfin Raptor
4 Frostburn Weird
4 Tidebinder Mage
4 Nightveil Specter
3 Master of Waves
OTHER (13)
2 Magma Jet
2 Izzet Charm
2 Dissolve
2 Cyclonic Rift
2 Turn/Burn
3 Bident of Thassa
LANDS (24)
3 Mutavault
9 Island
8 Mountain
4 Steam Vents
SIDEBOARD
3 Anger of the Gods
2 Gainsay
2 Burning Earth
2 Peak Eruption
1 Pithing Needle
3 Thassa, God of the Sea
2 Cyclonic Rift
It's not going to win any dailies or anything but it's really fun. Going to keep testing it to see if it's worth building at all.
I really like Bident so I made this:
CREATURES (23)
4 Judge's Familiar
4 Cloudfin Raptor
4 Frostburn Weird
4 Tidebinder Mage
4 Nightveil Specter
3 Master of Waves
OTHER (13)
2 Magma Jet
2 Izzet Charm
2 Dissolve
2 Cyclonic Rift
2 Turn/Burn
3 Bident of Thassa
LANDS (24)
3 Mutavault
9 Island
8 Mountain
4 Steam Vents
SIDEBOARD
3 Anger of the Gods
2 Gainsay
2 Burning Earth
2 Peak Eruption
1 Pithing Needle
3 Thassa, God of the Sea
2 Cyclonic Rift
It's not going to win any dailies or anything but it's really fun. Going to keep testing it to see if it's worth building at all.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Agent of the Fates + Desecration Demon are a great backbone for B/G. In one turn you can very often have them sac two creatures, which considering the lack of blitz type decks is pretty nice.
blindrocket
Member
Cool. Based on your post I just whipped up a deck with that idea.
http://deckbox.org/sets/496583?v=v
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I like your take on the B/W shell. I prefer B/G but I think yours gets more mileage out of the Heroic trigger.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Hm, my brother just pointed out that the YMTC card is going to overlap in Standard with Thoughtseize if it comes out next block
blindrocket
Member
That would give it some extra oomph for sure.
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