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[Santiako]

If anyone wants to watch GP Kobe on Nico Nico here's the link http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv298568740?ref=top&zroute=index&kind=top_onair&row=1

Thank you.

You need to sign up for Nico Nico premium to use *Fullscreen* on their video player.

Why is this shit popular

It's stuck in the past, just an awful service. It keeps kicking me out to make room for premiums and redirecting me to a new page to upgrade to premium, interrupting the video.


EDIT:
GP Kobe GP Trial Winning decks:
3 Affinity
3 Living End
2 White-Green Tron
2 Boros Burn
2 Abzan Midrange
2 Abzan Company
1 Eight Moon
1 White-Blue Menfolk
1 Red-Green Titanshift
1 White-Red Control
1 Eldrazi Tron
1 Dredge
1 Grixis Shadow

http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpkob17/grand-prix-trial-winning-decklists-2017-05-26

 

[traveler]

So with all the monocolor gods out of the way and an unbalanced number left, what would the three be? Bicolor gods in the Grixis colors? (BR, UB, RU)

 

[Royal_Flush]

I just put together my first constructed deck and was wondering if one of you experienced players could take a look and let me know if I am going in the correct direction

Note: I just started playing during Amonkhet so 90% of the cards are from that set and are all from packs I have opened in the last few weeks.

I tried to build the deck with goals
1) Use cheap control and damage spells to make enigma drake really big
2) Slow the game down long enough to get Hazoret or Glorybringer out

My main question right now is should I trade out the blue cartouches for a 4th magma spray and a 3rd shock or is that overkill?

http://deck.tk/6Blt8Niv

Lands
1 Highland Lake
10 Island
10 Mountain

Spells
3 Cancel
2 Cartouche of Knowledge
1 Disallow
3 Essence Scatter
1 Insult // Injury
3 Magma Spray
2 Reduce // Rubble
2 Shock

Creatures
1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
1 Bloodrage Brawler
1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
1 Cryptic Serpent
1 Curator of Mysteries
3 Enigma Drake
2 Flameblade Adept
1 Glorybringer
2 Harsh Mentor
2 Hazoret the Fervent
2 Labyrinth Guardian
1 Seeker of Insight
3 Thresher Lizard
1 Vizier of Tumbling Sands

At a quick glance from somebody who mainly plays casual and therefore maybe isn't the greatest advisor: You're in a weird spot with this deck right now: in a control deck you ideally want (instant speed) card advantage, i.e. to have ways to get more cards than your opponents. That is a) to always have an answer in hand (or because you might need 2 shocks to get rid of one creature) and b) to find your wincon faster. All your discard synergies and enablers counteract that. On the other hand if you want to go full on U/R spells in yard, you generally don't want to have that many counterspells, I think.

Also, in both cases I would include more shocks and magma sprays but go down something that is not the cartouche.

 

[Santiako]

So with all the monocolor gods out of the way and an unbalanced number left, what would the three be? Bicolor gods in the Grixis colors? (BR, UB, RU)

Shards probably. We'll get Samut (Naya), Bolas (Grixis), and three remaining shards as gods.

 

[Violet_0]

So with all the monocolor gods out of the way and an unbalanced number left, what would the three be? Bicolor gods in the Grixis colors? (BR, UB, RU)

Bolas is Grixis, if anything they'd probably be opposite colors

 

[Infinite Stars]

So with all the monocolor gods out of the way and an unbalanced number left, what would the three be? Bicolor gods in the Grixis colors? (BR, UB, RU)

They're gods that Bolas deemed enough of a hassle to remove. Considering we know Bolas is Grixis, and all signs point to Samut sparking and being Naya, it makes sense that Wizards would aim for a cycle of Mythics that are shards, so Bant/Esper/Jund are my bets. I'd imagine Wizards wants HoD to be a set where Bolas is pushed and you can't just push Bolas by himself.

Also, my bold prediction for Ixalan/Spring 2018: we're getting Fetches back in Standard, because they easily allow for 3 colorbases and the current lands work while not being anywhere near as stupid as Battle lands. You'd ideally not want to fetch them all.

 

[y2dvd]

I had a guy mad that he lost to my Izzet control deck, when he's playing Temur Marvel lol. He was complaining that my deck wasn't magic. I didn't make a big deal outta it, but I'm like, you play Temur Marvel. You and I know how degenerate that deck can be lol.

 

[Violet_0]

He was complaining that my deck wasn't magic

it runs counter to what magic should be

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

I had a guy mad that he lost to my Izzet control deck, when he's playing Temur Marvel lol. He was complaining that my deck wasn't magic. I didn't make a big deal outta it, but I'm like, you play Temur Marvel. You and I know how degenerate that deck can be lol.

shoulda disallowed his whining.

 

[Santiako]

Grand Prix Copenhagen - Day One - Modern is starting now, first round will begin streaming in 15 minutes according to Rich Hagon

https://www.twitch.tv/magic

 

[Santiako]

Round 1 streaming now

Elves vs Living End

EDIT: Knightfall vs Seimic Swans! as well. I love the first rounds when we get weird deck like this.

 

[traveler]

Some sort of seismic assault/swans? deck on stream right now.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

modern is a turn 4 format lul.

 

[Santiako]

Turn 3 kill with the vizier combo in elves.

Some sort of seismic assault/swans? deck on stream right now.

I love seismic swans. Such a dumb deck.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

elves is already on the upswing in modern, this white splash for the combo win is obnoxious.

Isn't the first rule for seismic swans to wait for the removal and then try to go off? He wasn't dead on the next turn.

 

[Santiako]

elves is already on the upswing in modern, this white splash for the combo win is obnoxious.

Isn't the first rule for seismic swans to wait for the removal and then try to go off? He wasn't dead on the next turn.

Yeah, the swans guy was a bit too eager to get the swans down.



You don't see elves winning against living end often. White splash was huge there.

EDIT: Humans Coco vs Tron. Go humans!

 

[Santiako]

Round 2 is on

Bant Eldrazi vs Abzan Humans?

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

This fish player tilts me. He vialed in a master of waves for no reason on his turn, could have cost him the game.
Commentators were going on and on how it pumped a mutavault when the mutavault still ended dying w/o trading.

 

[Santiako]

Those human decks wrecking.

This fish player tilts me. He vialed in a master of waves for no reason on his turn, could have cost him the game.
Commentators were going on and on how it pumped a mutavault when the mutavault still ended dying w/o trading.

Both players were misplaying badly there.

 

[Santiako]

Man, Living End got such a big boost now that their cycles are real threats instead of garbage creatures.

Another turn 3 win.

And another turn 3 win!

 

[Violet_0]

was wondering how that deck worked but then I noticed the cascade. You can just do too many dumb things in modern

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Yeah, your entire deck but the living end just needs to be over 2 cmc.

Oh right had a 1v1 EDH game recently I don't think I could have stacked my deck any better.

Turn 1 Land > Chrome Mox > Azorius Signet > Mox Opal

Cyclonic Rift on opponents Turn 1 Sol Ring EOT

Turn 2 Draw Helm of Obedience > Land > Play Zur

Turn 3 Draw Pact of Negation > Attack with Zur fetch RIP > Helm kill Opp

 

[Violet_0]

Yeah, your entire deck but the living death just needs to be over 2 cmc.

that's what you get when you combine two broken mechanics. At least suspend is a fun, they just designed it wrong by giving the cards no mana-cost

 

[Santiako]

Alright, now the people with 3 byes start playing, we should see less egregious misplays from now on.

Yeah, your entire deck but the living end just needs to be over 2 cmc.

Oh right had a 1v1 EDH game recently I don't think I could have stacked my deck any better.

Turn 1 Land > Chrome Mox > Azorius Signet > Mox Opal

Cyclonic Rift on opponents Turn 1 Sol Ring EOT

Turn 2 Draw Helm of Obedience > Land > Play Zur

Turn 3 Draw Pact of Negation > Attack with Zur fetch RIP > Helm kill Opp

Damn. Straight up savage.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Damn. Straight up savage.

It gets better the next game I played a turn 0 Spell Pierce to counter my opponent's Sol Ring.

 

[Santiako]

It gets better the next game I played a turn 0 Spell Pierce to counter my opponent's Sol Ring.

With what? Gemstone Caverns?

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Yeah, I lost that game tho. Gemstone Caverns is so underappreciated in EDH.

 

[Santiako]

This UR As Foretold Turns deck is sweet.

Yeah, I lost that game tho. Gemstone Caverns is so underappreciated in EDH.

It seems underplayed in general.

 

[Imperfected]

Time Magic is a blue deck I can get behind.

 

[Santiako]

Ha! Gemstone Caverns is in play in the stream right now.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

I put it into any deck my general can make up the loss of card equity and is not that reliant on coloured mana. Same with Chrome Mox really.

 

[Imperfected]

I almost wonder if this As Foretold deck wouldn't want to sideboard in a couple of copies of Displacement Wave for Death's Shadow and the assorted go-wide creature match-ups.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

I was thinking of adding a white splash for a couple restore balance

 

[Santiako]

I was thinking of adding a white splash for a couple restore balance

I don't think you want to be sacrificing lands in that deck.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Good point.

I'm curious about a Flash interaction, when I use it to put Bladewing the Risen into play does Bladewing die before I place his ETB trigger on the stack? Because if it's after I can use the etb trigger to resurrect itself.

 

[Santiako]

Good point.

I'm curious about a Flash interaction, when I use it to put Bladewing the Risen into play does Bladewing die before I place his ETB trigger on the stack? Because if it's after I can use the etb trigger to resurrect itself.

No, the creature comes into play and gets sacrificed, so you can't target itself.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

No, the creature comes into play and gets sacrificed, so you can't target itself.

Bladewing returns a dragon from the graveyard to the battlefield. That's why the timing of when the ETB trigger goes on the stack is important.

 

[Santiako]

Bladewing returns a dragon from the graveyard to the battlefield. That's why the timing of when the ETB trigger goes on the stack is important.

The timing is always the same. It triggers when it enters the battlefield. You resolve any etbs befor the creature gets sacrificed.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

The timing is always the same. It triggers when it enters the battlefield. You resolve any etbs befor the creature gets sacrificed.

I don't think that's the case because if so you could flash in venser to return flash to your hand.

 

[Santiako]

You might be right, Flash is weird.

I don't think that's the case because if so you could flash in venser to return flash to your hand.

I just asked the the judges at http://chat.magicjudges.org/mtgrules/ and they told me you can indeed reanimate it with its own ability. You were right

 

[Santiako]

Holy shit I've never seen anyone throw away a game like that.

 

[Tunoku]

A buddy is 4-1 in Copenhagen wit Bant Eldrazi. Wish him luck! He's grinding Planeswalker points this weekend to get a second bye for next season and he's super close I think. Just one more win.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

I just asked the the judges at http://chat.magicjudges.org/mtgrules/ and they told me you can indeed reanimate it with its own ability. You were right

thanks for asking, gotta remember that site for the future.

I'll have to reevaluate my Scion deck now since Ur Dragon really makes me want to put omniscience into the deck which in turn makes academy rector great which brings me to flash. It clashes with Scion wanting dragons that do something static or none etb triggered abilities on the other hand.

 

[Santiako]

thanks for asking, gotta remember that site for the future.

I'll have to reevaluate my Scion deck now since Ur Dragon really makes me want to put omniscience into the deck which in turn makes academy rector great which brings me to flash.

Ah, yes. The good old I will just add this one card to my edh deck that ends up being like 10 cards.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Wasn't that a pretty big misplay by shahar?

He wins on the next turn with Emrakul so flashback on cryptic then chump with snapcaster holding the cryptic for counter, plays around lightning bolt.

 

[Son1x]

My brother is in Japan currently and attending GP Kobe. He went 6-3 so he is on for Day 2.

I, on the other hand, played in FNM modern yesterday and tied for first place, awarding me with 4 boosters. Opened an Invocation Containment Priest and foil Oketra. Fish did good.

 

[traveler]

Anyone else playing in the MOCS this morning? Apparently I'm destined to go GR Samut in higher stakes Amonkhet sealed... could be worse I guess.

 

[Santiako]

Vizier Elves looking real good.

 

[Daedardus]

Damn that Elves deck is brutal. Just won the game with only 2 life left with the combo.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

1 life, Juuza had to pay 1 life for Canopy