He totally sold me on Woodland Wanderers. Just ordered a set.
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Magic: the Gathering - Battle for Zendikar |OT| Lands matter (but nothing else does)
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He totally sold me on Woodland Wanderers. Just ordered a set.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Temurai isn't gonna work. It's Ink-Treader Ramp!
SigmasonicX
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Oh, the blue-black Aristocrats variant won its match.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Hard to get excited about U/B Aristocrats when I have no idea what it is, even from the few minutes we saw on camera
SigmasonicX
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It's just because the deck focuses on sacrificing a lot of creatures to boost one creature and drain life using another, like Innistrad Aristocrats.
And also maybe a sideways reference to the Aristocrats joke.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Just because the sac deck is similar to the Innistrad Aristocrats deck (that had aristocrats obviously).
Joe Molotov
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And then at the end, your opponent asks what you call this deck, and you go "The Aristocrats!"
SigmasonicX
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"God's Beard!"
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My Dragonmaster arrived but I still might not go to the PPTQ tomorrow. Don't really want to buy Ojutai's Commands when I've got three on the way, and I don't have the sideboard cards I really want(like Surge). That $600 for first place, though...
Stop seeing a deck once then going into snap depression all the time -_-
Just like the time you got mad that Abzan was the "best deck" again after I beat you like once and complained that GW sucked right before it was a mirror match in the finals at an open.
And then you complained again anyway because of how expensive GW was. :-|
It's the correct choice.
I was testing with my roommate with the PT on at our table, and Efro starts talking so long that I was like, "Is he gonna propose to his girlfriend right now?" And then he calls her up lol
Stop seeing a deck once then going into snap depression all the time -_-
Just like the time you got mad that Abzan was the "best deck" again after I beat you like once and complained that GW sucked right before it was a mirror match in the finals at an open.
And then you complained again anyway because of how expensive GW was. :-|
It's the correct choice.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I typed out the Aristocrats joke with Sultai Emissary and Zulaport Cutthroat, and then thought better lol
"God's Beard!"
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Let's go NorCal! 5-1 hype
SigmasonicX
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Still weirded out that this is a Standard where Silkwrap is actually a very good card. (Since it can exile Hangarback Walker)
"God's Beard!"
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Man this guy on reddit saved me, I keep complaining about not having a token for my Dark Depths.
divisionbyzorro
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I'm really not impressed with these Esper lists we've seen so far today. Am I wrong?
SigmasonicX
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Is that the first Fathom Feeder we've seen?
at the moment I'm just wondering if a turn 2 Mesmeric Orb or a Keening Stone in play basically says "kill me" to everyone
"God's Beard!"
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Reid Duke and Ross Merriam are playing Miracles versus Elves right now.
This is great.
This is great.
"God's Beard!"
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Yeah, I've had it in my board since the beginning of the format. I've tested with Exert Influence instead, but stealing Gideon is so good.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I don't know why Ross kept using the 0 instead of the Emblem, especially when it killed him the first game.
SigmasonicX
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I'm surprised that Dragonmaster Outcast is seeing mainboard play.
SigmasonicX
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Whirler Rogue with Nantuko Husk is interesting. You can tap the thopters to make Husk unblockable and sacrifice the thopters to boost it.
"God's Beard!"
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It's really good as a 1-2-of paired with Ojutai's Command.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Just came back from Drafting, went 2-1 with a RW deck.Wanted to go allies but someone else was drafting all of them away.
Ended up Landfall (3 Makindi Sliderunners) + the Menace Ally (which is insane) and half a dozen combat tricks.
Serpentine Spike was the MVP.
In my opening pack I was very tempted to just take the foil island, but took a Gideon's Reproach instead (which is insane with the Sliderunner) only to get passed a 2nd foil island which I also didn't pick. Feelsbadman
Topdecked a blighted gorge one game. Once again didn't play a single Eldrazi but the one round I lost was against an UB Eldrazi deck.
Ended up with a nice FNM "Äußester Preis"
In the Prizepacks I got a 4th Zada hedron grinder.
Ended up Landfall (3 Makindi Sliderunners) + the Menace Ally (which is insane) and half a dozen combat tricks.
Serpentine Spike was the MVP.
In my opening pack I was very tempted to just take the foil island, but took a Gideon's Reproach instead (which is insane with the Sliderunner) only to get passed a 2nd foil island which I also didn't pick. Feelsbadman
Topdecked a blighted gorge one game. Once again didn't play a single Eldrazi but the one round I lost was against an UB Eldrazi deck.
Ended up with a nice FNM "Äußester Preis"
In the Prizepacks I got a 4th Zada hedron grinder.
Why is no one playing Espered?
I'm playing Light Grixis tomorrow for states
http://decks.deckedbuilder.com/d/120168
The splash for Ojutai didn't fuck my manabase at all so why not.
Gimme Dat Gideon.
I've had literally 0 testing done (outside of goldfishing hands), so I'll take all the luck I can get.
"God's Beard!"
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All but one of my maindeck cards arrived(the second prairie stream), and I worked out the numbers for my sideboard plans so I've decided to go to the 2k tomorrow after all.
My final list for the tournament:
My final list for the tournament:
blindrocket
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Yeah that menace ability seemed strong on allies to me. havent seen it in play yet tho
AbortedWalrusFetus
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Got this in the Booster box me and my friends are doing a sealed draft with tonight. So awesome!
shrapnelmagnet
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Still catching up on the thread, but this list is legit gross, lol.
So is this, hahah- congrats, man!
Wow.
Pretty sick.
Going to my second sealed tmrw as i have been working during fmn drafts. Ive amounted lots of little questions so going to post em up tmrw morning and let you guys rip after i see if i can find some answers from google, but some are sunjective to opinion.
Either way excited to go with at least the knowledge of what im walking into under my belt so i that i can focus on playing and having fun
Pretty sick.
Going to my second sealed tmrw as i have been working during fmn drafts. Ive amounted lots of little questions so going to post em up tmrw morning and let you guys rip after i see if i can find some answers from google, but some are sunjective to opinion.
Either way excited to go with at least the knowledge of what im walking into under my belt so i that i can focus on playing and having fun
Infinite Stars
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Playing against GW Megamorph is like watching the opponent masturbating. No matter what you do, they get pleasure.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Completely Disregard them.
divisionbyzorro
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*shrug* I like cards that win games!
"God's Beard!"
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lol Paul Cheon 3-0'd his draft with double transgress the mind in the main.
Infinite Stars
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I'd love to, but I'm Mono White Weenie Ft Dromoka's Command. I had good hate when Devouring Light was still in Standard, but none of this new stuff works.
charlequin
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Which is exactly why shitty people use it to steal from less skilled players.
Both Rath and Mirrodin were planes populated entirely with critters stolen from other planes so they always have "the origin of...!" in their back pocket as a random bit of spot color for a new plane (the way they had Kor show up in Zendikar.)
That said, all current indications are that the slivers are originally from Shandalar. I'm more interested in where the Soltari and Dauthi came from.
<thing that makes mirror matches vaguely more annoying and literally cannot come up any other time> is never actually interesting. Shit like this is exactly why R&D (rightfully) don't listen to old crabby players about anything.
So many tech/sb choices. Need to make some decisions for the deck soon and get to bed for states. I saw Majors was running Avatars of the Resolute in megamorph now to shore up the Jeskai matchup, but I haven't tested it out at all and he doesn't seem to be doing so well in the PT.
I'm not sure why new players would play limited in the first place to build their collection. Drafts typically have a higher buyin than the cost of your product, so if new, crappy players are trying to obtain great cards, they should just straight up buy product instead of competing in drafts, if we're assuming they won't win at all.
Secondly, not rare redrafting sends a signal to players to rare draft, instead of trying to improve their skillset by always evaluating the best pick for their draft, meaning you're actively hampering their skill development.
I hate players who take advantage of new guys (or anyone, really) as much or more than the next guy, but I think this preaching against rare redraft is misguided.
I'm not sure why new players would play limited in the first place to build their collection. Drafts typically have a higher buyin than the cost of your product, so if new, crappy players are trying to obtain great cards, they should just straight up buy product instead of competing in drafts, if we're assuming they won't win at all.
Secondly, not rare redrafting sends a signal to players to rare draft, instead of trying to improve their skillset by always evaluating the best pick for their draft, meaning you're actively hampering their skill development.
I hate players who take advantage of new guys (or anyone, really) as much or more than the next guy, but I think this preaching against rare redraft is misguided.
SigmasonicX
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I, for one, think rare redrafting sounds stupid. What if I feel like leaving before the tournament ends?
Joe Molotov
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Hope you pulled a foil Monastery Swiftspear.
I mean, theoretically new players might play limited because it's a fun way to play Magic and one that stores and experienced players do often? You can't assume that newbies are going to make economically rational decisions all the time. They're newbies. It's a good idea, then, to eliminate decisions that are basically unfair to them.
I don't think much of this argument -- as Pascal Maynard will tell you, even high-level pros rare draft on occasion. But even if we allow it, those players who rare draft significantly will just lose more. That's an educational feedback loop!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
My buddy got one pity pack. Scalding Tarn. I got 5 packs and nothing but full art lands lol.
I can't be the only one who is not feeling Ojutai's Command at all in the Jeskai Black deck. Utter End has performed really well in its place plus 2 Soulfire in pace of the Dragonmasters. Liking the one-of Sorin in place of one Gideon. I beat a guy on Sigil of the Empty Throne(!) with Sorin's emblem and Soulfire recurring Crackling Doom to pick up stragglers and get him really slowly to 0.
I can't be the only one who is not feeling Ojutai's Command at all in the Jeskai Black deck. Utter End has performed really well in its place plus 2 Soulfire in pace of the Dragonmasters. Liking the one-of Sorin in place of one Gideon. I beat a guy on Sigil of the Empty Throne(!) with Sorin's emblem and Soulfire recurring Crackling Doom to pick up stragglers and get him really slowly to 0.
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