keeblerdrow
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Except for his intention mispronunciation of card names. Like nails on a chalkboard.
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Magic: the Gathering |OT10| Aether Revolt - That shit that make your Soul Burn slow
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Except for his intention mispronunciation of card names. Like nails on a chalkboard.
Tangent: Update on Fat Pack Sealed from last night
I Played against a bunch of Kaladesh and Aether Revolt decks...and only had one Shatter in the 9 packs I opened. I had plenty of removal otherwise (Throttle, Utter End, Arc Lightning, Suspension Field), decent late game bombs (Ponyback Brigade, Ankle Shanker, Avalanche Tusker and Surrak Dragonclaw) and Sorin, Solmn Visitor in for good measure...but the deck just couldn't pull together a win. Vehicles made combat really tricky with Tusker. When choosing a creature to block him the opponent would then crew a vehicle with it. In general, I just couldn't get wide enough. The other deck I played against was from RTR. That went much better aside from that my opponent literally top-decked Angel of Serenity in two games which absolutely destroyed my board.
Tons of fun was had, would do it again and wonder what it would be like if I focused on a wedge rather than doing 5 color good stuff (which I did have decent fixing for).
I Played against a bunch of Kaladesh and Aether Revolt decks...and only had one Shatter in the 9 packs I opened. I had plenty of removal otherwise (Throttle, Utter End, Arc Lightning, Suspension Field), decent late game bombs (Ponyback Brigade, Ankle Shanker, Avalanche Tusker and Surrak Dragonclaw) and Sorin, Solmn Visitor in for good measure...but the deck just couldn't pull together a win. Vehicles made combat really tricky with Tusker. When choosing a creature to block him the opponent would then crew a vehicle with it. In general, I just couldn't get wide enough. The other deck I played against was from RTR. That went much better aside from that my opponent literally top-decked Angel of Serenity in two games which absolutely destroyed my board.
Tons of fun was had, would do it again and wonder what it would be like if I focused on a wedge rather than doing 5 color good stuff (which I did have decent fixing for).
Familienoberhauptvogel
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and getting destroyed because if God awful draws.
Yeah, he could not beat a rest in peace.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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stony silence. Didn't help that he drew 3 lands that produced no mana.
Yeah, that one. I always get them mixed up in my head.
Actually at GP San Antonio, but only for the side events that they still haven't opened up. At the very least, I was able to trade away $150 worth of bulks and another $500 in cards I don't care for. If only I knew some places took foils. I ruined all of mines trying to deck out my proxies lol.
SigmasonicX
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Perfection
EDIT: MaRo April Fools responses I liked:
Squirrel farm
Playables
Bicycles
Bolas' horn egg
Linked underworld
Removal
Tibalt
Sand
Infinite Stars
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When in doubt, Bonfire it out?
That's just amazing.
That's just amazing.
Joe Molotov
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I did the 10am Modern event. Went 2-2 with Skred that I built this morning at the event, after trading about $250 of Standard and EDH crap.
shrapnelmagnet
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Kinda random but I just learned about this card:
I mean, nothing "crazy", but a neat effect even if it's kinda already what Green does. Anyway, picked some up to play around with.
I mean, nothing "crazy", but a neat effect even if it's kinda already what Green does. Anyway, picked some up to play around with.
He was amazing all day long. I hope they bring him to cast more events from now on.
Kinda random but I just learned about this card:
I mean, nothing "crazy", but a neat effect even if it's kinda already what Green does. Anyway, picked some up to play around with.
I was eyeing this for my Mina and Denn deck. Love it.
Kinda random but I just learned about this card:
I mean, nothing "crazy", but a neat effect even if it's kinda already what Green does. Anyway, picked some up to play around with.
plus crucible of worlds is some good shit.
SigmasonicX
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Final call on thread titles. At the moment, I'm favoring "Have you ever had decks with a Pharaoh?"
I feel like I've met someone who enjoyed Joe Morgan.
The event must be tough. Only one team out of all my friends that entered made it through to day 2.
I did the MM17 sealed event and went 3-0 and drew final round. 11 MM17 prize packs is actually pretty sweet. I went RB aggro. My synergy was pretty sweet with 3 Mortician Beetle, 2 Vampire Aristocrat, 2 Kathari Bomber, 3 Falkenrath Noble, Lilian, etc. Mortician Beetle does work in the right shell.
divisionbyzorro
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Team events are extraordinarily tough. In 1v1, even the best players in the world rarely boast better than 2/3 win rate. But in 3v3, the best team wins closer to 90%.
I second this one
SigmasonicX
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Let's make the new thread after the GP ends.
As for the thread title, I'm still at an impasse, since the pharaoh decks one and the pyramid scheme one have roughly the same number of votes over the past two rounds. Note that if we left it up to charlequin, he'd probably go with the first, since it's his title.
I could insert a pyramid scheme reference into the OP, while it would be harder to directly quote a song in that way, if that influences things.
As for the thread title, I'm still at an impasse, since the pharaoh decks one and the pyramid scheme one have roughly the same number of votes over the past two rounds. Note that if we left it up to charlequin, he'd probably go with the first, since it's his title.
I could insert a pyramid scheme reference into the OP, while it would be harder to directly quote a song in that way, if that influences things.
I think it's better to keep to the the hiphop references for the sake of consistency.
+1 to decks with a Pharaoh
SigmasonicX
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I included it in the OP itself for the Invocations section.
keeblerdrow
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I like the simpler "A Pyramid Scheme" rather than the long-winded Bolas reference.
But that's the goal. More people in here the better.
Infinite Stars
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Decks with a Pharoah for this OT, but Pyramid Scheme for next? That could work..
Yeah, that was a fantastic game.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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I just realized that Mom and Dad win the game on the spot with infinite mana in EDH.
PingShock P&K hold priority pingshock opponent.
The difficulty is just in acquiring infinite red mana. Colourless is as easy as rings of Brighthearth and basalt or grim monolith.
I'm brainstorming eggs right now. Junk Diver, Myr Retriever, Scrap Trawler + KCI shouldn't be too difficult to assemble. Foundry Inspector is another new piece to the puzzle.
Maybe put in Paradox Engine.
The difficulty is just in acquiring infinite red mana. Colourless is as easy as rings of Brighthearth and basalt or grim monolith.
I'm brainstorming eggs right now. Junk Diver, Myr Retriever, Scrap Trawler + KCI shouldn't be too difficult to assemble. Foundry Inspector is another new piece to the puzzle.
Maybe put in Paradox Engine.
Giant Panda
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I don't get it. How does pinging Pia help? Don't you also need a way to make infinite artifacts?
Familienoberhauptvogel
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They kill themselves and can be recast, they provide the fodder themselves on ETB as well making them non integral to the combo. Should have said shock.
That's usually how Breya wins.
charlequin
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Never hurts to suck up to the boss.
SigmasonicX
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I was really surprised when there appeared to be multiple matches going on during the finals, but then I remembered, "Oh right, Team Modern".
That final game was crazy, after that whole match. Duke's team started out winning all three first games. The match continued to 1-1, they were on game 3 for all the marbles. Turn 1 Inquisition turn 2 Stony Silence, and the Affinity deck still managed to squeak out the win. So good.
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