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Magic: the Gathering |OT12| Hour of Devastation - Hour of Jace getting dunked on
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GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
Flow I wouldn't call a miss. They have talked about how they thought Servo Exhibition would be a huge player this standard. I bet they were very happy after the Pro Tour Kaladesh when someone was in first place after Day 2 with it.
So the last FNM promo will be Rallier? Funny how they kill it after finally hitting a good spot with promos in the summer (I don't think anyone is complaining about Revolt Promos or Hub.)
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Does that mean no censor fnm promo?
SigmasonicX
Member
Wow @ the mono-red deck not drawing any Mountains, while the four color deck has a perfect land combination.
Last promo is Push, they switched them even though Push is 08 and Rallier 09.
blindrocket
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Hey, check out my jank Modern mill deck!
Really, my friend loves Mill and I was just brewing up an idea for him with Fraying Sanity...
He likes to cast Consuming Aberration after milling a bunch of cards for his finisher. But a Terminate, Path, LotV or whatever ruins his day if he can't fully mill their deck.
I don't think this will work but I just had to try to make a list.
Really, my friend loves Mill and I was just brewing up an idea for him with Fraying Sanity...
He likes to cast Consuming Aberration after milling a bunch of cards for his finisher. But a Terminate, Path, LotV or whatever ruins his day if he can't fully mill their deck.
I don't think this will work but I just had to try to make a list.
SigmasonicX
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Is the Twitch stream not working for anyone else?
Talent of the Telepath is worth considering. Mills 7 for 4 mana and you get up to two free sorceries and instants out of it. And I think you'll want an enchantment/aura tutor because you really need a turn 3 Fraying Sanity
seems to be down
e: works again now
it's a repeat of the match 9, heh
SigmasonicX
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Working now.
The final match? It's Rosum's W/U Monument vs. Hamilton's 4-Color Control
The final match? It's Rosum's W/U Monument vs. Hamilton's 4-Color Control
Ha! I knew Rosum would go the distance. He was in the match I mentioned yesterday.
blindrocket
Member
That's a very interesting card, I didn't even know of it. Thanks
SigmasonicX
Member
I missed it, how did Hamilton clear the board and get rid of the Oketra's Monument?
Cast Out on Monument, then Fumigate
I'm at work so I can't see the top 8 but I'll catch it tomorrow since it sounds interesting.
Here are the top 64 decks, lots of variety. Took a ton of bans but right now standard looks sweet.
TOP 64 LISTS
Here are the top 64 decks, lots of variety. Took a ton of bans but right now standard looks sweet.
TOP 64 LISTS
blindrocket
Member
SigmasonicX
Member
Bolas was sixth from the bottom, lol
EDIT: 45 minute game 1, Hamilton wins with 2 cards left in the library.
EDIT: 45 minute game 1, Hamilton wins with 2 cards left in the library.
Imperfected
Member
I can appreciate a man who pluses his Bolas.
I feel like he should be running a 1-of something juicy for when Nahiri gets that big, though.
I feel like he should be running a 1-of something juicy for when Nahiri gets that big, though.
SigmasonicX
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And a two minute game 2.
blindrocket
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Exactly my thought. Where's Emrakul when you need her?
And I remember everyone saying Dovin was bad.
SigmasonicX
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The last round was close without getting dragged out, with Hamilton winning after shifting his 4-Color Control to a midrange deck based on Glorybringer.
Glorybringer > Angel of Sanctions
Dovin is still badAnd I remember everyone saying Dovin was bad.
blindrocket
Member
And Glorybringer ain't no Thundermaw Hellkite but they both did some work! haha What a crazy match.
So Rosum lost? That's gotta suck going two days undefeated and then coming down to the last game. As someone else already mentioned the amount of different lists that showed up and performed has got to be exciting for the format. People hyped up the U/W monument deck and it certainly performed but it wasn't as dominating as the recent frontrunning decks coming into an event
Infinite Stars
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Exactly my thought. Where's Emrakul when you need her?
And I remember everyone saying Dovin was bad.
Dovin is still bad, because for a 4 Mana Walker you really want some ult better then "Shitty Winter Orb".
Format still way up in the air. I want to see mill win a Pro Tour.
Joe Molotov
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Seems like that would just be way worse than Always Watching if all you wanna do is exert some dudes.
Yep, never saw that card before but you are correct.
His vocal pitch changes with every syllable he pronounces.
I find that oddly endearing. But 'bogurdun' Hellkite and Mystic 'Matriarch' make me crazy haha
Roronoa Zoro
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just came in here to see if I could make sense of any of this. I am more lost than ever. This game seems like it should offer a college course or something for us who have merely observed sometimes
SigmasonicX
Member
Try watching Spellslingers. Day[9] battled various geek celebrities, often losing, using simple and easy to follow decks.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
pretty sure that's deliberate.
Wulfric
Member
Oof, this is a bad idea all around. My LGS only gives out the FNM promo prizes for standard, I can easily see people leaving if those go away. We used to get 40 in the Theros days, now it's more like 15 on a good day. It's not like people left either, it's just that people switched to draft and EDH.
I kinda like having Game Day early. Usually there's only one or two major tournaments before it happens, so the decks are a bit more creative. Sunday is absolutely not the day for this however. People have other stuff to do that day.
The lands are pretty awesome though. Hopefully they are printed in enough quantity to be affordable for Guay fans.
clearly does it for the kids
Wulfric
Member
What are you wondering about? There tends to be several different conversation going on in this thread at any given time. No worries.
That said, Magic Duels is a good way to learn the game. It allows you to get the basics down.
Big Icarus
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I haven't encountered a store that I've played at in the past two years that even does Standard for FNM. As someone who plays draft exclusively on Fridays I kinda hope to open better than the monthly promo, but I definitely will miss them. I know I'm going to do what I can to get those Fatal Pushes (which only got more valuable with this announcement). I remember grinding games to make sure I got the Stoke the Flames, and Serum Visions promos too, and I can't imagine much incentive to play constructed at these FNM events when your prize is a pointless token card.
Wizards just seems to consistently keep making these bafflingly arbitrary changes in their management of Standard that have completely soured me on the format. Unless they want to make Modern even cheaper to buy into, I can't imagine how they are planning to incentivize new players to get into the game if they keep hindering the appeal of what's supposed to be the entry level format.
If they just came out and said "We are going to make FNM a more beginner/casual event and moving the promos to the showdown events for intermediate players" would there be as much of a backlash?
I witnessed some things at the draft event this weekend that leads me to believe it would be best to separate those who are new/casual from those who are in the hunt for promos/prize packs. I think if they framed it that way it would've gone over much better.
I witnessed some things at the draft event this weekend that leads me to believe it would be best to separate those who are new/casual from those who are in the hunt for promos/prize packs. I think if they framed it that way it would've gone over much better.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
who knows friday is much more convenient than on the weekends imo.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Struggle // Survive is an unbeatable sideboard card against mill, though.
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