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Magic: the Gathering |OT8| Eldritch Moon - It's only a paper (and digital) moon
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That's my modern deck! Happy to see it performing well.
A PONZA deck in 2016?!?
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=106326
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=106326
blindrocket
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It's already taken over MTGO.
dredge is probably higher on the most hated archetypes than infect
SigmasonicX
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Interesting that Learn from the Past, Orbs of Warding, and Peace of Mind saw play in Grand Prix Rimini.
Cat Pact is playing Clash of Will. I don't recall the deck list, but maybe Cat Pact also has Negate/discard spells in the sideboard? Dromoka's Command is a problem, but you can work around it to some extent. It's a lot worse if the opponent has a Negate or a Spell Queller for the Harmless Offering.
SigmasonicX
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The former, at least, plays Oaths to have something else to sacrifice. I'm not sure how the deck would handle the opponent using Dromoka's Command to sacrifice the Pact after they're given it.
blindrocket
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Pretty much
blindrocket
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Joe Molotov
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Which would be funny.
Ban Troll. Unban Troll. Oops. Ban Troll.
Golgari Ban-Troll
You might call it....the ultimate troll.
SigmasonicX
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Interesting that a Black-White Planeswalker deck that relies a lot on Oath of Liliana is doing well.
Earlier, the commentators made the point that people are removing Dromoka's Command from their Bant Company decks in order to act more quickly against Emrakul decks, which seems to be leading into the rise of these enchantment decks.
Earlier, the commentators made the point that people are removing Dromoka's Command from their Bant Company decks in order to act more quickly against Emrakul decks, which seems to be leading into the rise of these enchantment decks.
blindrocket
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So Dredge wins. It's funny though because by following Twitch streams, those particular MTGO players adapted what seems to be much quicker to the Dredge meta.
Cards like Nihil Spellbomb and others were already being added into sideboards over the last couple of weeks.
Cards like Nihil Spellbomb and others were already being added into sideboards over the last couple of weeks.
blindrocket
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Ross Merriam, the Dredge winner, says in his winner interview that he admits he is not playing the deck very well and it is not a very tuned deck list. He says that the ceiling on how well this Dredge deck can be has not been met.
"God's Beard!"
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I miss Travis Woo.
Joe Molotov
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He was missing triggers in Game 3 of the finals, smh.
cooltrainer
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where are you guys watching tournament coverage?
SigmasonicX
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Naming four-color decks after the Nephilim? The four-color commander decks can't come fast enough. Though just calling it "not white" would be better.
blindrocket
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There were two, the SCG Modern tournament is now over.
A Serious Man
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Go Paul!
SigmasonicX
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OK, Chris is finally going to use Grixis Cat Pact against a Bant Company deck with mainboard Dromoka's Command. Let's see what happens.
EDIT: Max didn't have the white mana open to use Dromoka's Command when the Pact was given to him.
EDIT: Max didn't have the white mana open to use Dromoka's Command when the Pact was given to him.
A Serious Man
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Why oh why did he tap his only white source?
SigmasonicX
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It seems like he mistakenly thought he could respond to the trigger and sacrifice it to avoid the effect.
Joe Molotov
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blindrocket
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Wow, is this Standard swingy or what?
It kind of makes it exciting but also kind of frustrating.
It kind of makes it exciting but also kind of frustrating.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Because it was time for a
and another one. Trying to prevent Oath of Chandra's damage with DCommand... He's 14 though I played like a complete moron at that age.
SigmasonicX
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The dream is dead!
SigmasonicX
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Didn't expect Dragonmaster Outcast from the Jund Delirium deck.
EDIT: Ishkanah ability activation!
EDIT: Or not.
EDIT: Ishkanah ability activation!
EDIT: Or not.
That deck seems to want Oath somewhere in the 75 naturally because of how many PWs it plays.
A Serious Man
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Fucking Emrakul.
cooltrainer
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Emrakul may be a little too good. I didn't really expect Delirium to get so strong but Eldritch Moon brought some powerful enablers. People are casting it for 6-7 mana no problem. Just completely turns the tide in some games. Way more fun than Collected Company though.
SigmasonicX
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Summary Dismissal exiling Elder Deep Fiend, its trigger, and Kozilek's Return graveyard trigger. And his own Dromoka's Command.
Built 4 decks for game days: Jundelirium, Bant Company, Thermo-Thing and Mono white humans. I played 1 and lent out the other 3. On Saturday, all 4 of my decks ended up in the Top 4. I played Jundelirium, but got eliminated in the semifinals. UR spells ended up taking it.
Today, 3 of my decks ended up in the top 4 (with a Gc Ramp deck in the 4th slot). I played UR spells and took it only thanks to a misplay on my opponent's end in game 3 of the final. He was at 4 with 4 cards in hand. He played a tracker then a land. Then cracked the clue, forgetting about my fevered visions. End step i ping him with my Alchemist and he took 2 off the visions. If he hadn't misplayed, my draw for the turn was a mountain and I had no gas in my hand (just lands and a dispel) and no way to filter, so I would have lost.
Overall, between the pro tour, what I've seen in casual play and game day, i think standard is in a pretty good place right now. I think the coolest homebrew deck i saw was a Sultai delirium deck that used Gitrog, Noose Constrictor and Splendid Reclamation to do some silly things.
Today, 3 of my decks ended up in the top 4 (with a Gc Ramp deck in the 4th slot). I played UR spells and took it only thanks to a misplay on my opponent's end in game 3 of the final. He was at 4 with 4 cards in hand. He played a tracker then a land. Then cracked the clue, forgetting about my fevered visions. End step i ping him with my Alchemist and he took 2 off the visions. If he hadn't misplayed, my draw for the turn was a mountain and I had no gas in my hand (just lands and a dispel) and no way to filter, so I would have lost.
Overall, between the pro tour, what I've seen in casual play and game day, i think standard is in a pretty good place right now. I think the coolest homebrew deck i saw was a Sultai delirium deck that used Gitrog, Noose Constrictor and Splendid Reclamation to do some silly things.
I was running Learn from the Past in my sideboard for Bant Company. It's really good at keeping the opponent off Emrakul and Delirium in general. It' sespecially good just after they've resolved a Mindwrack Demon.
SolidSnakeUS
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Bought three packs of Eldritch Moon and pulled a Liliana from one 
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.blindrocket
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Bought three packs of Eldritch Moon and pulled a Liliana from one
Score! I pulled one from my FNM prize and quickly traded her for two Kalitas for my Jund deck.
Company is way more fun than Return at least. You can counter or wipe a Company.
"God's Beard!"
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I don't want to live in a world where Painful Truths is an unplayable maindeck standard card.
Mega Spooky
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Someone answer this.
cooltrainer
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