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That was very helpful, thanks!
It's not finalized yet, but at 1PM on Friday to probably 7-8PM (assuming you don't get a first round loss), there's a cube draft with over $1000 in prizes.... Limited to 64 people, but free to enter.
I'd just like to announce ahead of time that I am going to win.
Look for the guy with the pink/purple hair. Pass him swords.
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/932
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/events.aspx?x=mtg/event/paxeast2012
I'm quite bummed I'm not going this year. Guess I'll just have to wait till GenCon for my playing Magic at a convention fun.
Keru_Shiri
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Try proxy-ing up and playing around with a deck that's won a major tournament. I used to do this a long time ago, and it's helped me get a feel for why some cards are better than others, and it can help you see why pros make the choices they make. You can search for winning decks on starcitygames or tcgplayer.
"God's Beard!"
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Fixed my deck(mostly), what do you think? ^_^
There were cards I wanted a lot(4 Birds of Paradise) but were too expensive :-(
I don't know any cheap 1-mana cards that help me build lands or whatever.
Oops, forgot to order 2 more Captured Sunlight. Oh well, maybe on my next fix when I save up for some good 1-mana things.
There were cards I wanted a lot(4 Birds of Paradise) but were too expensive :-(
I don't know any cheap 1-mana cards that help me build lands or whatever.
Oops, forgot to order 2 more Captured Sunlight. Oh well, maybe on my next fix when I save up for some good 1-mana things.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Looks good! Is this an MTGO deck?
A friend of mine posed an interesting theory the other day. The problem isn't counterspell itself, but that there are too many counterspells in general. He posits that eliminating everything but vanilla counterspell would be a good fix. It's too late for that now, but it's an interesting thought
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Yeah, this becomes clear when playin online. There are people who run 4 creatures, 20 lands and 36 counters. One counter would be a great fix.
Avacyn's Pilgrim might be what you need.
"God's Beard!"
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Zaraki_Kenpachi
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I think I would agree with that. 2 mana hard counter is really too cheap but if you can only get 4 I think it's a lot different than the current state of mana leak, stoic rebuttal, etc., etc.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Alright, as promised, my tradelist. If you have one, post it up and let's get this thread moving again!
http://deckbox.org/sets/148910
http://deckbox.org/sets/148910
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
My latest in the line of ultra annoying standard decks:
Tried it out tonight and went 5-0, won 3 with a flipped test subject. Such a frustrating deck to play against.
Looks pretty awesome. Got to wonder, why Sheoldred and not Messanger? I mean, if you're going to annoy...
Geralf's messenger? I don't have any yet, also why I don't have go for the throats as well.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Ah. Just playing those in a normal deck seems to annoy people who rely on removal (plus the guaranteed 4 points of damage per Messenger). Gravecrawler is a great annoyance against counters too.
I would concede playing your deck so quick though..heh
Sweet! I'll take a look once I get home.
My latest in the line of ultra annoying standard decks:
Tried it out tonight and went 5-0, won 3 with a flipped test subject. Such a frustrating deck to play against.
Man, that looks annoying to play against! Replace Grasp of Darkness with Dismembers if you can and it seems like you know this but remove a Doomblade or two for Go For the Throat. Also, with no duolands, I wouldn't dare run Geralf's Messanger. Not only that, you are heavy on blue spells so even with duolands I wouldn't run Geralf's Messanger in this deck. I'd replace some of the counterspells for Gitaxion Probes. Pay the two lives if necessary, take a look at their hand, then you know which counterspell you can best use next turn, and you draw a card.
Going to a tournament in Orlando in April, and this is the list I'll probably be bringing along with me:
Creatures
4x Champion of the Parish
3x Avacyn's Pilgrim
3x Elite Inquisitor
3x Loyal Cathar
3x Mayor of Avabruck
4x Mirran Crusader
3x Fiend Hunter
2x Angelic Overseer
Spells
4x Honor of the Pure
4x Oblivion Ring
3x Gather the Townsfolk
2x Lead the Stampede
Mana
4x Sunpetal Grove
4x Razorverge Thicket
2x Gavony Township
8x Plains
4x Forest
Side-board
3x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3x Marrow Shards
3x Gut Shot
3x Divine Offering
3x Day of Judgement
I can foresee a large number of token builds, as well as lots of delvers, so that's the reasoning for the Marrow Shards and Gut Shots in the sideboard. I would love to main-deck Thalia, probably over Loyal Cathar, though I've recently upped the number of non-creature spells in the main-board so I had to relegate her to the side-board.
I've been debating in my head whether or not to bring this deck (one I've been working on since the beginning of INN, and loving) or to put together a R/G Wolf Run type of deck since I just opened my 4th Huntmaster of the Fells, problem is I only have 2x Primeval Titans and I'm not super willing to throw down the money for two more right now (I'll try to trade for them in time, but if not...G/W Humans it is). Nor do I have any Green Sun's Zeniths...Wolf Run would be pricey for me, basically, as much as I love that archetype.
EDIT:
So if anyone has 1-2 Primeval Titans for trade, let me know! I'll put together a trade list of what I have at the moment.
Creatures
4x Champion of the Parish
3x Avacyn's Pilgrim
3x Elite Inquisitor
3x Loyal Cathar
3x Mayor of Avabruck
4x Mirran Crusader
3x Fiend Hunter
2x Angelic Overseer
Spells
4x Honor of the Pure
4x Oblivion Ring
3x Gather the Townsfolk
2x Lead the Stampede
Mana
4x Sunpetal Grove
4x Razorverge Thicket
2x Gavony Township
8x Plains
4x Forest
Side-board
3x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3x Marrow Shards
3x Gut Shot
3x Divine Offering
3x Day of Judgement
I can foresee a large number of token builds, as well as lots of delvers, so that's the reasoning for the Marrow Shards and Gut Shots in the sideboard. I would love to main-deck Thalia, probably over Loyal Cathar, though I've recently upped the number of non-creature spells in the main-board so I had to relegate her to the side-board.
I've been debating in my head whether or not to bring this deck (one I've been working on since the beginning of INN, and loving) or to put together a R/G Wolf Run type of deck since I just opened my 4th Huntmaster of the Fells, problem is I only have 2x Primeval Titans and I'm not super willing to throw down the money for two more right now (I'll try to trade for them in time, but if not...G/W Humans it is). Nor do I have any Green Sun's Zeniths...Wolf Run would be pricey for me, basically, as much as I love that archetype.
EDIT:
So if anyone has 1-2 Primeval Titans for trade, let me know! I'll put together a trade list of what I have at the moment.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I might have a couple Primeval Titans up for trade.
Some stuff I'm looking for are fairy legacy cards like Zephyr Sprite, scion of oona, the gelendora knight (can't recall exact name) and bitter blossom.
Some stuff I'm looking for are fairy legacy cards like Zephyr Sprite, scion of oona, the gelendora knight (can't recall exact name) and bitter blossom.
Best to play a deck you know inside and out. If you know this deck better than one you haven't built yet (and chances are you do) then you should stick with what you know. It's so much easier to make misplays when you're uncomfortable with a deck.
Definitely. I have a Wolf Run-ish deck, and I've been a fan of the archetype since it's been around so I'm not a stranger to the way it plays, but yes I agree. I will more than likely be taking my humans with me for the event.
@WanderingWind:
I don't have any of those, sorry man :/
Started playing in original Mirrodin block, quit just after original Mirrodin ended, and then picked the game back up during Worldwake so my collection of older cards is extremely thin.
Sigh, you don't know how bad I want an Angelic Destiny.
My girlfriend has 4, one of which is foil. Her W/U spirits are hard to beat :/
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Booo. Come on Zendikar 2.0!
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I didn't say Eldrazi!
It will be drafted separately from DA/INN since it is a big set.
Oh? Interesting.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
That's pretty cool. I wish they hadn't moved away from DFC so quickly though, and I hope the INN/DKA flavor remains mostly intact.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I want a return to Lorwyn at some point, but not soon. I want some crazy new setting after Avacyn. Like, some really weird tripped out place.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Tell me it wouldn't be cool.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Yeah, they seem to go back and forth these days between doing blocks as Large-Small-Small and Large-Small-Large. I do wish they could revisit the Lorwyn model, but with the yearly core set that's not possible
Yes! Yes!
I'm really hoping for a return to Lorwyn. I wasn't playing during Lorwyn, but it's my favorite block (started venturing into older blocks after getting back into the game during WWK).
I wouldn't mind a return to Alara, though I'm sure that would be even further away than a return to either Lorwyn or Ravnica.
echoshifting
Banned
What plane was Weatherlight/Tempest/Stronghold? And does the Mirage/Visions plane have a name? That was probably my favorite block aside from maybe Ravnica...though I haven't touched anything between RAV and INN yet.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
Those were all Dominaria.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Which reminds me, we're due for another visit to Dominaria. Things weren't looking so rosy as of Time Spiral
Mirage visions weatherlight were dominaria. Tempest stronghold exodus was rath.
I also want to see a return to dominaria
I'd love to see them return to Dominaria, hopefully in the desolate areas that were nearly destroyed from the Phyrexian invasion and not otaria where Odyssey took place.
I've heard the next set is going to be a whole new plane though. I like the Innistrad plane a lot but a new high fantasy plane will be great as well.
I've heard the next set is going to be a whole new plane though. I like the Innistrad plane a lot but a new high fantasy plane will be great as well.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
They already did, it was the Time Spiral block. They did some fantastic post-apocalyptic art.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I would like them to keep as far away from anything resembling reality as possible, personally. But I think that's how they come up with a lot of their artifacts... by going "How can we MTG-ify steampunk?"
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I would love for them to do a steampunk style set if they were doing it based on what I feel was the aesthetic and feel of steampunk five years ago, not what it's become today. Although Ravnica is certainly close enough for me to be satisfied.
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