It was, once things actually started happening. Those last few of turns were great Magic.That was a great game.
No green
Praise Nivmizzet
Dovin Baan ultimate!
Has an emblem ever been less useful
Never!You gonna get over that fact that Dovin was good enough to make it into a finals deck?
What matches should I watch?
Great match, overall this PT was way more fun to watch than the previous two.
Starting with they let players see a LOT more cards during games- the scrylands led to a NOTICEABLE change in how consistently good players were having high finishes in Standard events.I hope this means WotC is starting to narrow in on what it takes to make the good type of Standard control deck these days. What makes these matches so interesting is just how many of these cards require good strategic tactical decision-making -- what cards to take off of scrys and Anticipates, how to maximize all your conditional counter-magic, how to balance between your powerful sorcery-speed stuff and your instants. I think planeswalkers are really adding something valuable to control decks at this point.
I hope this means WotC is starting to narrow in on what it takes to make the good type of Standard control deck these days. What makes these matches so interesting is just how many of these cards require good strategic tactical decision-making -- what cards to take off of scrys and Anticipates, how to maximize all your conditional counter-magic, how to balance between your powerful sorcery-speed stuff and your instants. I think planeswalkers are really adding something valuable to control decks at this point.
Starting with they let players see a LOT more cards during games- the scrylands led to a NOTICEABLE change in how consistently good players were having high finishes in Standard events.
This is a continuation of that philosophy, they liked what it did.
"Shota, any advice for People who want to play your deck at local tournaments?"
"don't! Its a pro tour deck only!"
"Shota, any advice for People who want to play your deck at local tournaments?"
"don't! Its a pro tour deck only!"
If this deck isn't going to be FNM level, will Gearhulk come back down?
Starting with they let players see a LOT more cards during games- the scrylands led to a NOTICEABLE change in how consistently good players were having high finishes in Standard events.
This is a continuation of that philosophy, they liked what it did.
Because people are bad at evaluating cards in context.How did people get Chandra so wrong?
Also, is the card by any chance playable in Modern?
How did people get Chandra so wrong?
Also, is the card by any chance playable in Modern?
Because people are bad at evaluating cards in context.
A lot of us were cold on it in this thread (and on my facebook feed) but I think this is worse than even our lowered expectations.
Might be better in Modern, yeah.
The better question is why did she get so much hype? So many people were like "the next Jtms" when she doesn't do anything that Jace does. Jace (and Liliana of the veil) are busted planeswalkers because they control both you and your opponents hands. Chandra torch of defiance is like Chandra pyromaster but she has a flame slash ability and a usable ult. She doesn't control your opponents hands like Jace/lili do so she was never that powerful. The ramp ability will rarely be used. She was just an upgrade to pyromaster in the end imho.How did people get Chandra so wrong?
Also, is the card by any chance playable in Modern?
The difference is that koth gives you 2-4 mana from his minus 2 when he drops letting you cast another threat if you are mono red. Garruk lets you untap any two lands so you can ramp like crazy. Chandra is always 2 red mana.I think Chandra is underrated now. I've played enough Koth and Garruk to appreciate Ramp on a walker. In the PT I had her as the flop card from Kaladesh but that's because she just isn't well positioned in it.
And seriously Dovin Baan sucks and no one can convince me otherwise not even a PT finalist.