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["God's Beard!"]

This tournament is showing the full power of Hedron Crawler.

 

[traveler]

Nvm. Thought Brad took declaration in stone not reflector mage.

 

[Infinite Stars]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";200575786]Modern BW Tokens with SOI:

I recommend Languish over Flaying Tendrils. The creatures grow out of x/2 range pretty quick.[/QUOTE]

True, but the major perk for Flaying Tendrils IMO vs WW is that it avoids fueling Sigarda's ability, who I'm still convinced is the top end for GW Weenies. She can rebuild if given the Graveyard, so Exile v Graveyard matters some.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Glad that Gitrog Monster is doing so well.

 

[Infinite Stars]

Glad that Gitrog Monster is doing so well.

Gitrog is a beast of a card. Almost Makes me wish I had the funds to build a deck with him

 

["God's Beard!"]

Gitrog is a beast of a card. Almost Makes me wish I had the funds to build a deck with him

Gitrog's definitely not one of the more expensive cards in Standard. I don't think any of the cards in a GB deck would cost more than ten bucks, and I traded for everything that costs more than 2.


It's certainly not Jace deck stupid.

 

[Giant Panda]

I ended up running a variant of R/W Equipment deck based on Ashodin's deck at FNM last night, and I did poorly against the white weenie decks I faced. Sadly, I think the deck might be missing enough good equipment still. My enablers of Stone Haven, Weapons Trainer, and even Relic Seeker all worked well, but outside of Captain's Claws, the equipment was only ok.

 

[Angry Grimace]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";200585524]Gitrog's definitely not one of the more expensive cards in Standard. I don't think any of the cards in a GB deck would cost more than ten bucks, and I traded for everything that costs more than 2.


It's certainly not Jace deck stupid.[/QUOTE]

I think Jace is gonna crash soon enough. It's not actually all that broken in a standard without fetchlands and the ability to cast ridiculous shit like Cracking Doom.

 

["God's Beard!"]

I think Jace is gonna crash soon enough. It's not actually all that broken in a standard without fetchlands and the ability to cast ridiculous shit like Cracking Doom.

Speaking of Jace, this made me feel really clever:

 

[Angry Grimace]

In fact I have a 5th Jace from my Origins box I should probably dump right now.

 

[kirblar]

In fact I have a 5th Jace from my Origins box I should probably dump right now.

Shoulda done that a month ago, lol.

 

["God's Beard!"]

In fact I have a 5th Jace from my Origins box I should probably dump right now.

You should donate it to the TsundeGB "It's..it's not like I gonna play control anyway, bakka!" charity.

I won't say it's a good cause, but it's definitely a cause.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Jace is still unchanged in price in EU. Never got as high as in NA though, didn't even reach JtMS price.

 

[pelicansurf]

I know he's doing well, but for whatever reason Hoogland's G/B list seems weird.

 

[keeblerdrow]

I know he's doing well, but for whatever reason Hoogland's G/B list seems weird.

That uneasy feeling you get is from seeing so many 1 and 2-ofs. It's just an untuned list that is trying to catch solutions to as many threat types as possible. As the meta smooths out and opponents become more predictable, I suspect that list will get refined to 4-ofs and toolbox cards to start looking more coherent.

 

[pelicansurf]

That uneasy feeling you get is from seeing so many 1 and 2-ofs. It's just an untuned list that is trying to catch solutions to as many threat types as possible. As the meta smooths out and opponents become more predictable, I suspect that list will get refined to 4-ofs and toolbox cards to start looking more coherent.

You're right. That's probably it. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for 1 and 2-of's, but a 1-of den protector, 1 world breaker, just 2 random ramp dudes, pulse of murasas and stuff seem kinda jank.

 

[The Technomancer]

Where are people seeing lists?

 

[Ashodin]

I ended up running a variant of R/W Equipment deck based on Ashodin's deck at FNM last night, and I did poorly against the white weenie decks I faced. Sadly, I think the deck might be missing enough good equipment still. My enablers of Stone Haven, Weapons Trainer, and even Relic Seeker all worked well, but outside of Captain's Claws, the equipment was only ok.

Sorry, I know our games showed that the deck looked interesting, but I hadn't tested it against White Weenie yet (UNTIL TODAY)

I fought it earlier in the day, came home, made that angray post, then dropped in 4 FT 4 LA. That White Weenie is fucking brutal, it swarms quick and if you're NOT playing any sort of removal (even FT/LA does work, since they can get out of x/2 range REAL quick with Always Watching) it just sucks.. After I went back and dropped in the burn, I definitely took one game off of him afterward which was very satisfying. My opponent basically preordered everything he needed for the deck before SOI release, so he was sitting there with 4x everything, 4x Declaration, 4x Always Watching, 4x Thalia's Lieutenant... ugh. Getting that win was definitely great.

This is what the deck ended up looking like after changes:

Not seen in the deck: Two Westvale Abbey because why the fuck not, and swap 2 spidersilk net for 2 Captain's Claws.

My opponent showed a really gross strategy that I want to do once I get my own 4x Always Watching: +1 Gideon, attack for 6 vigilance??? Like the fuck. And his dudes stayed as blockers to protect Gideon after. Shit is fucking gross.

WB Seems like it's going to be one of the strongest archetypes.

I just came back from a sealed event, I went 2-1 and got two packs out of it, so that was nice. Pulled yet another Anguished Unmaking, and rocked WB except for round 2 (it's always round 2!) where I got overwhelmed by wolves.

 

[Yeef]

The more I play with Rabid Bite, the more I dislike it. It just feels like a burn spell too often. Moonlight Hunt and Nissa's Judgment bother me less for some reason. I think because they require a certain subset of creatures.

 

[phazedplasma]

painful truths? too painful

 

[Angry Grimace]

Shoulda done that a month ago, lol.

I opened it like a week ago

and its gone from like 87 to like 84 its not exactly crashing

 

[Infinite Stars]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";200585524]Gitrog's definitely not one of the more expensive cards in Standard. I don't think any of the cards in a GB deck would cost more than ten bucks, and I traded for everything that costs more than 2.


It's certainly not Jace deck stupid.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, he's not that pricey, but I'm a poor University Student. Half of my pricey cards in decks I make spiked after I bought them (See Archangel, Kytheon, Voice of Resurgence). I could afford it, but the manabase/everything wouldn't be worth it unless I open like a Foil Avacyn and a regular Avacyn while cracking packs. I'm in GW because it's the Mana base I had last season, and I buy GW lands because I already have half of the Mana base. It's a vicious cycle.

 

[WanderingWind]

I'm going to like this standard. So many fun toys.

Anybody have any Kytheons up for trade, btw?

 

[Firemind]

is rdw still a deck?

 

[Joe Molotov]

is rdw still a deck?

In Modern.

 

[WanderingWind]

is rdw still a deck?

In standard? I don't think so. The best version is Eldrazi Red, which is mostly colorless with the Vile Aggregate and Cozy's Comeback.

EDIT: Ulvenwald Hydra? Why? Let people forget that Ultimate Price is in the format, please. My UW human brew needs that to continue.

 

[Firemind]

worst standard since mirrodin

get this colorless shit out of the game

fuck you ugin it's all your fault

 

[WanderingWind]

worst standard since mirrodin

get this colorless shit out of the game

fuck you ugin it's all your fault

I hope Jace kills Niv. Off screen.

 

[Firemind]

i hope become immense gets banned in modern just to spite you

 

[WanderingWind]

i hope become immense gets banned in modern just to spite you

That's not funny.

 

[Firemind]

luckily, modern is as it's become a five year long joke.

ah well, i'll just play limited for another year and enjoy the salt that standard inevitably produces.

 

[Santiako]

Westvale Abbey / Ormendahl is crazy good, damn.

 

[kirblar]

Ulvenwald's a good finisher in the midrange lists.

edit: I like SCG letting all the 6-3s in for the inaugural tournament of the season.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Since it wasn't posted yesterday, link to the SCG Live stream.

 

[WanderingWind]

New standard smell. ahhhhhhh. Man, I missed the UR deck tech. So salty right now. Anybody know what deck he was talking about?

 

[SigmasonicX]

New standard smell. ahhhhhhh. Man, I missed the UR deck tech. So salty right now. Anybody know what deck he was talking about?

It was probably the one that plays Pyromancer's Goggles to copy Tormenting Voice / Magmatic Insight, given the references to the latter at the end.

 

[WanderingWind]

It was probably the one that plays Pyromancer's Goggles to copy Tormenting Voice / Magmatic Insight, given the references to the latter at the end.

Ah, cool thanks.

 

[Santiako]

Ah, cool thanks.

Link with list

 

[A Serious Man]

Basically just splooged over how awesome casting Lightning Axe or Fall of the Titans is with the Goggles. Also went over sideboarding out his creatures for Fevered Visions and control against decks loaded with removal.

 

[Santiako]

That deck is hilarious in that it's UR yet all the card draw spells are red.

 

[WanderingWind]

Link with list

Hahahaha what? I need to see this on stream. Crazy that you'd go with this deck and not have Stormchaser, but I've never see this deck coming at all. And if one of you tries to be like "Oh, nah, I totally saw Pyromancer's Goggles and Magmatic Insight.dec" you're a liar pants.

Also, Cedric pulling this dude's card is lol

 

[f0rk]

Modern is good again, except for Boggles. Fuck Boggles

 

[A Serious Man]

I've seen a lot of Fevered Visions control decks around but Todd's list is probably the best so far. Visions is good against some matchups and atrocious against others, pushing it to the sideboard is smart.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Hahahaha what? I need to see this on stream. Crazy that you'd go with this deck and not have Stormchaser, but I've never see this deck coming at all. And if one of you tries to be like "Oh, nah, I totally saw Pyromancer's Goggles and Magmatic Insight.dec" you're a liar pants.

Also, Cedric pulling this dude's card is lol

the deck already has 8 2 drops as is.

 

[WanderingWind]

Declaration is going to be the card we're all sick of in 6 months.

EDIT: Also, Avacyn is everywhere.

 

[keeblerdrow]

Declaration is going to be the card we're all sick of in 6 months.

STILL better than Crackling Doom.

Spoiler

fuckcracklingdoom

I've been spending the last 2 days trying to find someone to trade my Arlinn Kords to around here. Everyone wants them, but doesn't "have their trades together yet". And then she'll be $12 by the time I find someone ready to take her off my hands.

 

[Hero]

Wow when did Archangel of Tithes spike up so much?

Kudos to Kirblar for suggesting to pick up a playset some months ago when they seemingly bottomed out.

 

[SigmasonicX]

I'm surprised by how much work Tireless Tracker is doing.

 

[WanderingWind]

I'm surprised by how much work Tireless Tracker is doing.

It's a sexy card. Investigate is the truth, after all.

 

[kirblar]

Arlinn Kord is bad.

I hope you all bought your $2 Declarations when I told you to.