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Magic: the Gathering |OT4| Izzet Me; Izzet You? A Love Story
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P1P1? Wild Instincts.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Maybe I missed the format where Chandra's Outrage was playable before, but it's pretty good with Thopters running around.
There are a bunch of fun decks on stream today. I love the turbo fog here though lol.
"God's Beard!"
Member
that's the troll deck I fought on cockatrice lol
Just watched that match. It's beautiful.
Pack 1 pick 1???
I really like a 2/3 death touch and you know that no one wants to block it so it gets the counter and then avoids most burn.
charlequin
Banned
Liliana was completely uninvolved with Zendikar while every other Origins PW was. Exactly the set of PWs who were involved with Zendikar the first time (or in the backstory) are showing up in BFZ. Any and all speculation about a LotV reprint would have been for the large Spring set since anyone who knew anything knew she wasn't going to appear in this set in any form.
I mean, it's 100% happening, just a question of when. We know that Rosewater made a seven-block plan that started with Innistrad, so the first chance to slot a return would be the eighth block, which would be Barrel (Spring 2017.) That would also be eight blocks, and their standard gap seems to be pretty solidly in the 7-10 range.
They've pretty much made it clear that every PW character they've introduced is going to get a new card at some point if they're still alive. People liked the character design a lot more than the garbagey card.
Wulfric
Member
Did anyone draft Origins at FNM last night? In our pod of six players, there were 5 painlands opened... the mythics ended up in the other pod of six. 
Still got 1st place and Path to Exile, which was nice. Fiery Conclusion + Dragon Fodder/Nalaar Thopters happens to get rid of limited bombs rather well.
Still got 1st place and Path to Exile, which was nice. Fiery Conclusion + Dragon Fodder/Nalaar Thopters happens to get rid of limited bombs rather well.
Did anyone draft Origins at FNM last night? In our pod of six players, there were 5 painlands opened... the mythics ended up in the other pod of six.
Still got 1st place and Path to Exile, which was nice. Fiery Conclusion + Dragon Fodder/Nalaar Thopters happens to get rid of limited bombs rather well.
Been stuck at work all weekend. Wish I could have drafted ORI.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
I missed that one, will catch it on the replay later... but this fucking Rally deck is rad, lol.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Jace already at the 7-0 tables, Grimace on blast
shrapnelmagnet
Member
Always love the tournies when a new set comes out
PS: Any of you going to Pro Tour Origins as a spectator / etc. Is that a thing that people do?
PPS: Psyched for this Turbo Fog match
PS: Any of you going to Pro Tour Origins as a spectator / etc. Is that a thing that people do?
PPS: Psyched for this Turbo Fog match
Joe Molotov
Member
I played "Oops, All Goblins" last night, with my only spells being Stoke the Flames, Atarka's Command, and Obelisk of Urd. It was definitely not optimal, but I still finished 6th. Goblins ftw.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Yeah, this Turbo Fog deck is literally the troll deck I played against on Cockatrice, I wonder if it's the same guy? I can't imagine there were too many people working on the Day's Undoing UG mill fog deck.
blindrocket
Member
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";172312646]Yeah, this Turbo Fog deck is literally the troll deck I played against on Cockatrice, I wonder if it's the same guy? I can't imagine there were too many people working on the Day's Undoing UG mill fog deck.[/QUOTE]
Link for me?
Link for me?
shrapnelmagnet
Member
So much smiles over here with that Aetherspouts.
http://www.twitch.tv/scglive
After this match, they'll replay the whole day of games.
http://www.twitch.tv/scglive
After this match, they'll replay the whole day of games.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
Is this how all Turbo Fog decks traditionally do it? With mill? I've only heard of them, but never really understood what they actually do.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
Standard.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Last season they used Maze's End to win the game. In Modern the Lantern Control deck wins by mill, but more accurately by putting cards in your graveyard back on top to slowly deck your opponent over ~30 turns of denying them topdecks.
blindrocket
Member
Hmm. I have basically all of those cards. That could be interesting just to play some standard.
Did anyone draft Origins at FNM last night? In our pod of six players, there were 5 painlands opened... the mythics ended up in the other pod of six.
Still got 1st place and Path to Exile, which was nice. Fiery Conclusion + Dragon Fodder/Nalaar Thopters happens to get rid of limited bombs rather well.
I opened 2 battlefield forges lol. Drafted U/R with a ton of removal and flyers/thopter producers. Managed 3-1 and got my 4th Path.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Woah wait - can I play a standard legal mill deck right now? Any info on what to look at? Mind Funeral was my favorite deck ever back when it was legal.
charlequin
Banned
blindrocket
Member
I have a spare LotV. What are your trades? PM me if you want.
I believe you had the Mystics, but you may have something else too.
And are those literally the only cards you want?
divisionbyzorro
Member
Just had a disappointing 2-1 with Mana Elf Upheaval. My only loss came to mono-red, and that only because I got horribly land screwed. I had a close call against Storm, but thankfully that deck is generally terrible.
By the way; am I the only one who thinks that this iteration of the Holiday Cube feels less "broken" than previous iterations? You can still certainly get nuts versions of broken decks, but it feels like the "fair" decks are better than they were before.
By the way; am I the only one who thinks that this iteration of the Holiday Cube feels less "broken" than previous iterations? You can still certainly get nuts versions of broken decks, but it feels like the "fair" decks are better than they were before.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
Watched that Round 5 with Turbo Fog against G/R Devotion. Game was honestly hilarious and amazing, lol.
Wild Slash would have ruined Turbo Fog's day. Too bad he didn't have it!
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Those are the big money ones, outside of the Zen fetches, which I'm holding out for trading for at the moment. I do have 4 Mystics up for trade. Honestly, I have too many cards to keep up with a deckbox. What are you looking for? I'm heavy in modern and standard staples, light on Legacy stuff. (Although apparently Entomb is 25 bucks? I have foils of that one. 4, I think).
"God's Beard!"
Member
Pack foils or the Graveborn ones?
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";172337738]Pack foils or the Graveborn ones?[/QUOTE]
Graveborn.
Graveborn.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Yeah I had a set of those but I traded them for... something or another, I dunno. Probably fetches.
Ali Antrazi came up with the turbofog shell. http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=12661&writer=Ali+Aintrazi
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
oh god no turbofog
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I'm seeing that Turbo Fog in action. It's the stuff nightmares is made out of. But Crater's Claw is a nice sideboard card. Or any number of the blue/black control decks. I'm thinking Esper Thopters is going to be pretty strong next week, at least.
Fuck it, I'm jumping on the Jace hype train. I get the feeling he's going to start seeing a lot of play.
$20 for a looter.
i can't.
i can't.
blue gets worse. fair decks thrive. what a surprise.
i miss time vault
Here's a new rule for everyone to follow when a new set comes out for standard.
If you don't know what the meta game is going to be, bring some form of Naturalize effect in your sideboard.
People love graveyards, and janky combos, involving both is like every combo players dream . Does 1 tormods crypt really kill you.
Mono red will probably be a thing, it always is and is one of the easier decks to build. Have a plan.
It literally kills me to see turbo fog, rally the ancestors, and Thopter spy network getting all this hype when cards like Hallowed Moonlight, Hushwing gryff, Back to nature Stubborn Denial, Reclamation Sage, Wild Slash, and Burn away are all cards that are legal in this format.
Reminds me of when Jeskai ascendancy combo was the thing for about a week.
If you don't know what the meta game is going to be, bring some form of Naturalize effect in your sideboard.
People love graveyards, and janky combos, involving both is like every combo players dream . Does 1 tormods crypt really kill you.
Mono red will probably be a thing, it always is and is one of the easier decks to build. Have a plan.
It literally kills me to see turbo fog, rally the ancestors, and Thopter spy network getting all this hype when cards like Hallowed Moonlight, Hushwing gryff, Back to nature Stubborn Denial, Reclamation Sage, Wild Slash, and Burn away are all cards that are legal in this format.
Reminds me of when Jeskai ascendancy combo was the thing for about a week.
charlequin
Banned
It launched half-baked and they pushed back the non-iOS releases to try to get it into shape. Check back in a month.
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