Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Why doesn't goggles control play brutal expulsion?
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Magic: the Gathering - Shadows over Innistrad |OT| Blue's Clues
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That just seems bad tbh
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
bounce up to 2 creatures and/or spells + deal 0 to 4 damage in increments of 2 to up to 2 creatures and/or PWs for 4 mana sounds awesome imo. UR goggles when I saw it struggle was for a lack of counters imo, and it's playing a rather tempo game for a control deck.
7/8 decks have white, so I'm going to assume that they all have Avacyns.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Mono White Humans guy has 0
That makes sense, she cant flip.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
This UR deck has all the trappings of "deck that does well week 1 because nobody knows what it is."
That makes sense, you got me wondering if the WU humans decks and the WG are running them now.
Agreed. Also, white decks interact poorly w TITI.
The card is only decent if you have the goggles out, and if you do I think you'd be rather copying draw spells or fireballs. I really can't see a spot for it.
charlequin
Banned
yesssssss white weenie is real
divisionbyzorro
Member
The UR deck is sweet, but it has so many do-nothings in it - I can't see it being a "real" deck in the format.
Craig Wescoe early favorite to win the PT.
Craig Wescoe early favorite to win the PT.
phazedplasma
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love it, pretty sure i can build 90% of it now too
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I never tried a monowhite version but the UW version seemed a little more resilient for sideboard games.
phazedplasma
Member
agreed, but the mono version is much more explosive
charlequin
Banned
I wish I could find that leaked pre-release blurb that had a different, unused name for the Gatewatch in it.
There's not really that much in the deck that does nothing in a vacuum (worst case is the card rummaging spells, which aren't great), I think the problem is it's just too dependent on one card. There's just a billion ways to hate out the Goggles.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Are any of the humans players using Eerie Interlude? I've been using it as a board-wipe/Declaration counter, sometimes after blocks and its the most hilarious "randomly win" card.
I haven't seen it played yet.
Infinite Stars
Member
I still think MonoWhite isn't the best one, even though I ran it last season. Going either UW or GW makes the deck way more resilient to issues, be it Sigarda as a 2of at the top or Reflector Mage.
Wasn't that leaked name "The Vanguard"? That name sounded so generic
Wasn't that leaked name "The Vanguard"? That name sounded so generic
phazedplasma
Member
I run it in the side.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Bant company looks very strong.
Joe Molotov
Member
Jace in the finals, guess it's time to go back up to $100.
Giant Panda
Member
I'm testing this for RW Equipment now. My thinking is that Neglected Heirloom and Captain's Claws are the two best cheap equipment right now, so the deck is built around utilizing them.
"God's Beard!"
Member
duxstar redeemed
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
I wonder if you could make a deck playing of always watching and cohort effects.
phazedplasma
Member
Not playing blue till he rotates out
Infinite Stars
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holy crap that Game 2 was just straight up murder for Jim Davis.
SigmasonicX
Member
Gryff's Boon?!
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Rally is back!
Joe Molotov
Member
Bant Company, and I can't deny.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The problem isn't Reflector Mage, its that Collected Company is an overpowered Magic card.
"God's Beard!"
Member
I hate collected company because it's hard to steal creatures with ever after when they get flashed in at the end of my turn.
charlequin
Banned
Garfield makes it happen! Coco -> 2x Reflector Mage, whoof.
Oh. God, yeah, the Gatewatch is way better than that.
While they were sideboarding after game one I got up to put away, like, ten shirts from the laundry I was folding, and when I got back game two was already over.
Yep.
Oh. God, yeah, the Gatewatch is way better than that.
While they were sideboarding after game one I got up to put away, like, ten shirts from the laundry I was folding, and when I got back game two was already over.
Yep.
Yeah, it should either be a sorcery or cost 1 more.
I'm usually all in favour of Green, but I have to agree.
charlequin
Banned
what are you talking about, obviously paying four mana to get six mana, draw two cards, and give your creatures flash is totally reasonable
Joe Molotov
Member
But guys, WOTC didn't think it was going to be a playable card. Quit trying to play with cards that you were never supposed to play with.
CoCo is essentially selective double Cascade for creatures. Love it in my modern slivers deck.
I also run it in the side.
I'm testing this for RW Equipment now. My thinking is that Neglected Heirloom and Captain's Claws are the two best cheap equipment right now, so the deck is built around utilizing them.
I attempted this, but feel like the transform creatures and such want you to go full white instead of RW. Look at your list now, almost all the creatures are white, except Weapons Trainer, and you only have 2 sorceries in the main deck, which Roast is much slower than Lightning Axe/Fiery Temper combo.
My build is built more toward clearing the way for your equipped creatures to attack. I feel like Avacynian Missionaries is too slow to make it flip (typically, it will cost 4W on turn five for a 4/4 that stasis snares, which is meh). Neglected Heirloom has promise, but I think I need to see more Eldritch Moon before I can say right now that it's playable. Spidersilk Net allows you avoid Languish when Stone Haven Outfitter is out (dudes become 4/5s and such).
In card acquisition news: I got 2x Always Watching 2x Anguished Unmaking and 3x DiS from the local card shop 30 minutes away (they have better stock than the ones nearby). So I'm fucking solid on removal for the format now.
Random thought of the day. I'd love to see them rotate between the gold uncommon build-arounds, the off-color activation uncommon build-arounds and hybrid cost uncommon build-arounds. Only getting hybrid cards during multicolor blocks is kind of annoying.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOE7pdLhNNY
The goggles deck was bit of a thing during Origins standard. It was never amazing, but it always looked fun. It got pushed out during 4-color goodstuff era, but I'm glad to see it's back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOE7pdLhNNY
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