Keru_Shiri
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BWG is typically refereed to as Junk.
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BWG is typically refereed to as Junk.
EsotericManiac
Banned
BRW is Team Italia, in legacy anyway
BRW just took down a pro tour.
I guess that means BRW is now 'The Aristocrats'
I still think it should be called Newspaper!
Love your deck. Get good lilianas and stream with it!
Awesome play on the Jkory's legacy stream tonight, playing Tin Fins. It's game 3, playing for 1st in the DE, the opponent is on Esper Stoneblade. Jkory Thoughtseizes and takes a Spell Pierce, leaving just a Surgical Extraction as the relevant cards in hand. To play around this, he dark rituals, entombs Emrakul, then in response to the Emrakul trigger Entombs a Griselbrand, then still in response uses Shallow Grave. This leaves the opponent with the choice of taking GB and going to a low life and no permanents in play and giving jkory infinite time to do it again, or taking Emrakul and leaving him to combo out. Ends up doing the latter, and he quickly is facing down a million Tendrils copies to win the event.
Tin Fins is such a blast to watch and to play, especially on streams with the chat devising constant puns on hitting the children (of korlis).
Tin Fins is such a blast to watch and to play, especially on streams with the chat devising constant puns on hitting the children (of korlis).
Game's grown at least 150% sales wise over the past 4 years. (Essentially, post-ZEN/NWO.) Probably can't maintain, but it keeps putting continuous pressure on "last year's" sets because of the steady % rate of increase of 25-30%.
Wow really? I should probably sell mine while the price is that high.
My friend pointed out on Facebook that Melissa DeTora made an illegal play on the PT stream.
http://www.twitch.tv/magicprotour/b/367954193?t=10h2m38s
She ended up playing two lands on the same turn.
Is this even a big deal? I don't know.
http://www.twitch.tv/magicprotour/b/367954193?t=10h2m38s
She ended up playing two lands on the same turn.
Is this even a big deal? I don't know.
EsotericManiac
Banned
Only if they can prove she did it on purpose.
It's not, because this doesn't appear to be intentional.
If it had been caught I think it'd just be a Warning (since it's a Game Play Error - Game Rule Violation in the IPG) and the land would get put back in her hand with no game loss or anything.
The only real "big deal" unintentional violation like that is drawing extra cards, which gets you a game loss.
Gatekeeper
Member
I disagree. It was done so absolutely calmly, coolly, and quickly. I believe it was cheating. More mana to pump in to Wolf Run.
Keru_Shiri
Member
That just shows you how strong Explore is. Bertoncini already proved that Explore is strong enough to defy logic, I guess its not a stretch to believe that you can benefit from it without it even being in your deck.
Time was running out on the round and they were playing fast. Forgetting you played a land is perfectly understandable.
And that's like the worst possible time to cheat ever. Taking the colossal risk of cheating on camera isn't worth going from 13 land to 14 land a turn early.
And that's like the worst possible time to cheat ever. Taking the colossal risk of cheating on camera isn't worth going from 13 land to 14 land a turn early.
EsotericManiac
Banned
This may very well be true. The problem is intent is absolutely impossible to prove without an admission of guilt.
I do find it suspect in that even if you think you might have played a land and you aren't sure it's common decency to ask your opponent if you land dropped already.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Yeah. Plus, she did everything with the same exact facial expression. Using that as a sign that she cheated doesn't hold any weight with me.
It's not like she magic'd a Batterskull. She played an extra land at the end of a very, very long ass day. Definitely worthy of a warning from the DCI or whatever though.
Was very cheap at release, after prerelease hype died off. I think it was 15 on SCG, but in the the ~$10 area everywhere else.
I traded for 3 Huntmasters, but never played them. Not sure if I should hold onto them for future use/value or to just trade them for cards I feel are undervalued at the moment. I have the same misgivings about Geist.
I think I enjoy Magic's speculative metagame as much as I do the cards themselves.
I think I enjoy Magic's speculative metagame as much as I do the cards themselves.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
How did it get that name?
Old school deck called "PT Junk" which played a bunch of "bad" cards. This was the era where green was the worst color (instead of being #2.)
I know, right? First time for everything I guess.
I honestly can't figure out any cuts for hover barrier. I strongly considered it (and know the deck wants it), but it can also beat down with fliers against something slow like golgari.
Probably not worth it. I have enough bombs (although no 5-drops), and I'd want three red sources to be able to comfortably cast it. This deck -never- wants to have a dead card in hand -- playing 18 lands can be risky like that -- so, although it seems odd, I didn't run the hypersonic.
Could be wrong though.
Me too. It's substandard in everything but flier swarm decks, which this certainly isn't. I've been sideboarding it out in every game so far for the barrier.
Even after 100+ drafts, this format is ridiculously complicated. Can't wait to start gatecrash.
...at least this is an easy 3-0.
I'd say my questionable decisions have been:
Vassal soul in MD over Hover Barrier. This was wrong -- dead fuckin' wrong.
Taking hypersonic pack 3 over an on-color guildgate -- also -probably- wrong. Splashing would be bad here.
Fourth trostani's judgment in pack 1 over... something relevant, I forget what -- I had no token producers, and even though the card is insane even if it just makes a 1/1 bird, it's not something you can load up 5-6 of. I saw plenty of them -- I didn't need to take four in the first fucking pack.
I still think green is worst. Elves and Goyf aren't enough to convince me otherwise lol.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
What about it being rampy and thraggy?
EsotericManiac
Banned
Legacy tournament this Saturday for $250 (first prize) $125 for second.
I haven't finished less than second at any of these events and only play one deck (RUG). Hopefully I get the OK from the Mrs and put together another good showing.
I haven't finished less than second at any of these events and only play one deck (RUG). Hopefully I get the OK from the Mrs and put together another good showing.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I've always wanted to win a game by ramping up ridiculous amounts of mana with elves and just fireballing somebody's face.
It's never actually happened though.
It's never actually happened though.
EsotericManiac
Banned
It's really not that much different than ramping up into an Eldrazi and just having them scoop.
Hasn't been the case for a long long time. Black was the worst for a long while but they've been working to improve it lately.
I've always wanted to win a game by ramping up ridiculous amounts of mana with elves and just fireballing somebody's face.
It's never actually happened though.
I played against Travis Woo last night on his stream and he Rakdos Returned me for like 30. Feels bad man.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
What 30 cards did you discard? I'm assuming you're playing your Enter the Infinite/lifegain deck.
Is there a 'worst' color anymore? Red is the narrowest, but it can still do some pretty awesome shit -- RDW is pretty much always the top deck of a new format because it requires less than zero skill to play, and burn is legacy playable to the point that some decks splash red for fire/ice, lightning bolt, and sideboard price of progress.
I'd say that every color has enough insane cards at this point that none can be considered the 'worst'.
Except in EDH.
Red is the worst in EDH.
I'd say that every color has enough insane cards at this point that none can be considered the 'worst'.
Except in EDH.
Red is the worst in EDH.
What was the basis to get to a RR for 30?
Cryptghast.
Hah! Makes sense. Competitive build or just a fun deck?
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I wonder if they'll ever decide to do a "mono-color matters" set Like, you get specific bonuses for playing only one color and/or drawbacks for playing multi-color.
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