Just fire up the stream. the cards look like they are cut short in the sleeve, especially when there are close-ups
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Just fire up the stream. the cards look like they are cut short in the sleeve, especially when there are close-ups
divisionbyzorro
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Edel's deck looked sick when he drafted it. But Wafo-Tapa's deck is insane.
At work man can't fire it up. Thanks for the grab
I had to shut the chat off. In his Theros pack, everyone was screaming when he took Arena Athelete over a hate draft/money draft of Anger of the Gods when his deck had no 2 drops.
As am I, which is the reason the aspect ratio of that image is so bad, lol. Can't have sound on though
divisionbyzorro
Member
I'm watching it at home (staying up way too late here in Perth), and I just have it on my TV. After a couple minutes of chat, I had to make the video full screen.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I'm kind of surprised this took so long to be honest.
Although, this seems kind of dumb. Can I not use my Star Wars LCG Han Solo sleeves anymore? What about generic MLP sleeves now that that is a CCG?
You're on the Pro Tour?
I'm trying to invoke a slippery slope argument ssssshhhhhhhhhhh
Given the philosophy of the color wheel and how it thoroughly influences all aspects of Magic, players would have screamed bloody murder if there were no multi-color Gods as it would have betrayed expectations. Also needed for the block's story.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
800 bucks is what my MTGO account is worth.
To sell, or not to sell, that is the question.
To sell, or not to sell, that is the question.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
For the record, Saito's G/W Enchantress deck fucking sucks to play against. Its win condition is boring you to tears.
Play FoundOmega's Guardians of the Galaxy bant.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
My biggest problem with the deck is that its entire play scheme is just drawing a billion cards, but the cards it draws rarely do anything other than draw more cards. So you just sit there while they draw more Eidolons of Card Draw and don't attack you because all they have are 2/2s and mana dorks.
That's where you have Ajani turn into Rita Repulsa and make a monster grow.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Oh yeah, Burning Tree turns on devotion with the quickness
They've said the big problem was reprinting Mutavault. It made mono-decks way too strong.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I'm not opposed to a monocolor-dominant Standard season, but it's really a failure of design when it happens in one where one of the blocks is a Ravnica block. B/g devotion is almost like an Ancien Regime Standard deck in its construction.
And if it hadn't followed a Ravnica block, the designers might not have felt as compelled to have a full set of gods in all allied and enemy color pairings (along with complimenting nonbasic lands), to go back to the earlier discussion.
narcosis219
Member
That reminds me, I need 5 squirrel tokens for my cube
platypotamus
Member
It was for me an hour or two ago, but it's been fine lately.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
Dr. Phil Deck Sesh Needed
So. I've tried rocking a constructed casual deck around Sundial of the Infinite (edit!) / Eon Hub. I scrapped Eon Hub due to mana cost and integrated Nacatl War-Pride with Sundial in a scrubby Green-Blue deck. I'm not looking for maximum efficiency or anything, but I want something that's semi-reliable. I've noticed that the War-Pride is so vulnerable at 3 toughness and 6 mana...
Anyway, I bought some Hecatombs because I love the card and I think it synergizes with Sundial so well. Also, I love the idea of tapping swamps for damage. I'm partial to keeping Blue for counterspells and keeping Sundial / Hecatomb safe, but I don't know if I should abandon Green / War-Pride because of its splashless mana cost (3 forests is no joke).
Any thoughts on an upkeep/etb-friendly or ETB-nullifying deck that would use Hecatomb / Sundial? I love the idea of Sundial / War-Pride, but I've never been able to get it going and it's the only the thing keeping me in Green... I think Black-Blue is probably the way to go.
EDIT: I also have 4 Glacial Chasms
I think those can help.. Maybe an Eon Hub or two would be alright if / when the game goes late... Just fishing for ideas, really
So. I've tried rocking a constructed casual deck around Sundial of the Infinite (edit!) / Eon Hub. I scrapped Eon Hub due to mana cost and integrated Nacatl War-Pride with Sundial in a scrubby Green-Blue deck. I'm not looking for maximum efficiency or anything, but I want something that's semi-reliable. I've noticed that the War-Pride is so vulnerable at 3 toughness and 6 mana...
Anyway, I bought some Hecatombs because I love the card and I think it synergizes with Sundial so well. Also, I love the idea of tapping swamps for damage. I'm partial to keeping Blue for counterspells and keeping Sundial / Hecatomb safe, but I don't know if I should abandon Green / War-Pride because of its splashless mana cost (3 forests is no joke).
Any thoughts on an upkeep/etb-friendly or ETB-nullifying deck that would use Hecatomb / Sundial? I love the idea of Sundial / War-Pride, but I've never been able to get it going and it's the only the thing keeping me in Green... I think Black-Blue is probably the way to go.
EDIT: I also have 4 Glacial Chasms
I think those can help.. Maybe an Eon Hub or two would be alright if / when the game goes late... Just fishing for ideas, really Format is full of x/x+2s, PWs and removal. It's really dumb.
I understand why he's doing it like that- the color requirements are pretty intensive in this format, and it makes him have to think about it when he casts something.
Did Darwin even look at a Theros Block card before today? It doesn't seem like it the way he played (and he STILL WON)
It's annoying but its good for the camera so that's probably his rationale
"God's Beard!"
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How much you want for it?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
:lol
lmao
I keep meaning to buy the G/W hexproof aura deck that's hanging around in the Pauper metagame atm and play it just for you, but I'm morally opposed to paying 15 U.S. dollars for a playset of Ancestral Mask.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Is the "pro" section really much more than just luck of whatever you draw? I feel like there has to be some kind of cap on skill at some point since the game is 50% luck in the first place.
No the professionals just get very lucky all the time
There's much less luck than that.
divisionbyzorro
Member
If that were the case, how do you explain players like Kai Budde who have a 68% win rate in professional-level events with over 1000 matches recorded?
The skill ceiling to this game is far higher than it appears. It's not like chess, where you have absolutely no hope of beating someone who is tiers of skill above you. But "50% luck" is a gross exaggeration.
The other thing that should be considered beyond play skill is talent at deck building and testing and knowing how to choose the right deck for the tournament. Especially in a tournament like this with a format that hasn't been played significantly.
Obviously all the pro teams that exist help their members a ton in this regard.
Obviously all the pro teams that exist help their members a ton in this regard.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Speaking of "this format;" I'm finally catching up on the constructed part of the PT.
This format looks awful. Please say not every match is Thoughtseize.Mirror
This format looks awful. Please say not every match is Thoughtseize.Mirror
Frankie Williamson
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Standard right now is God damn dreadful. Playing some guy who plays a full set of Thoughseize, Duress and brain maggots is about as much fun as having someone hammer a nail through your scrotum.
Sounds on par with Duress / Cabal Therapy / Persecute or Mind Sludge Standard.
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