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jassi007 posted:So I went 2-3 with my affinity build, but Affinity in the finals assures me that it is still relevant and I just need to be a better player hehe. Affinity will always be relevant because it's a pretty fast aggro deck, no matter what. I forgot how your sideboard list was, were the Illness in the ranks good against some of the Twin variants?
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Boxn posted:Affinity will always be relevant because it's a pretty fast aggro deck, no matter what. I forgot how your sideboard list was, were the Illness in the ranks good against some of the Twin variants? Pulled them. This was my final list http://deckbox.org/sets/610085 My matches were round 1 Gr Tron. Won in 3, he misplayed some, he firespouted for green only when I didn't have any fliers out. round 2 UWR control. Lost in 2. Drew a defense grid, tried to play out threats to get him to tap out but it is so hard. He had one mana open, I went for it, he of course had the spell snare. That deck has so many answers and I need to practice against it more. Round 3 Melira Pod. I don't think he was very good. He also didn't seem to find pods. Game 2 I dropped a grafdigger's cage on t1, so a few turns later he put out recap, shocked a guy. I untap and burn it, he tried to persist, reminded him that it did not come back. 2 turns later he is facing leathal, has a bird and an elf, taps out to Chord. I say "sure it resolves, nothing comes into play due to cage." He just looked at me and said "I had other plays if I had realized." Sorry guy Round 4 Storm lost in 3. He was faster, I couldn't pull off the explosive start. G2 got the grafdigger's out again, again it was relavent. He went to combo off, did his thing for a bit, tried to flashback ravings. Reminded him he couldn't, he thought for 30 seconds then conceded that game. Round 5 Merfolk. Turns out not being able to block them when they spreading seas you is rough. Game 3 was horrible, he mulled to 5 and kept a rough hand. I had a good one. He went t1 mutavault, t2 mutavault aethervial, I spell pierced it. His shoulders slumped, I swore I had the game in the bag I knew he didn't have any islands. Well turns out that I had like 2 creatures to attack with 1 and 2 with, and he was able to stabalize in the 8 turns I didn't draw one god drat burn spell, arcbound ravager, steel overseer, or cranial plating. I think so changes will be in order. Grafdigger's was the star of my sideboard, spell pierce was good when it came up. I really need to decide how I want to continue, I'd like to have a lot more games under my belt before I did something like this again, and that is hard unless I buy into modo. I could sell some things to do that, but I'm not sure if I want to. jassi007 fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Mar 10, 2014 |
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Mar 10, 2014 00:34
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BaronVonVaderham posted:Seconded. I wonder how hosed up these things get in Chinese or French. Do they sort of shoehorn these names into that language's phonetic constructions or is it a totally different made up word for them? Like if I said "Polukranos" to a Japanese player never exposed to an English copy of the card, would they know what I was talking about? I know actual English words get translated (see: everyone's favorite foreign card, Retard), but I've never thought about the made up names before. Bit late answering, but if anyone's interested in the Chinese translations, here's what I've noticed... The simplified Chinese for Polukranos is 吞世客波禄诺斯 ( tun shi ke bo lu nuo si). The first three characters mean (roughly) 'Swallow of Worlds'. The last three are a transliteration of Polukranos (bo lu nuo shi). Transliterating the proper noun is normal for Chinese, unless it has some independent meaning that can be translated. For another mixed transliteration/translation example, Courser of Kruphix is 克罗芬斯的骏马. 克罗芬斯 is a transliteration of Kruphix (Ke luo fen si) and 骏马 means a good horse, or something. 的 is a grammatical particle that indicates possession. So if you Google Translated a couple of times, you'd probably end up with 'Keluofensi's Good Horse'. On the other hand Chromanticore is 五彩翼狮, 'Five Colour Griffin' rather than a transliteration (which would be something like 客慢特括, or ke man te kuo). It has a name which is intended to convey a certain meaning, and that meaning can be translated.
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Mar 10, 2014 00:35
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Applebees posted:Their solution is that those people that are 13-2 or better but don't make top 8 still get Pro Tour invitations. A Grand Prix is really long, and they don't want to add another round. Also not this level of invite is NOT the same as winning a ptq. No flight, no hotel, just the right to play. Better than nothing though! Tiebreakers were very odd as mentioned. IT's because they did a 'new' tournament on day 2 as day 1's games were three separate events. Wotc software unscalable? Well I never!
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Mar 10, 2014 00:36
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The most kick-in-the-stones Shatterstorm, just played on camera.
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Mar 10, 2014 00:37
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"Grand Prix Richmond Champion Brian Liu used Shatterstorm. It's super effective!" Chapin for commentary for life.
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Mar 10, 2014 00:37
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Boxman posted:"Grand Prix Richmond Champion Brian Liu used Shatterstorm. It's super effective!" Chapin and Cedric might replace Cedric and Patrick Sullivan as the best commentary duo. That Shatterstorm was filthy.
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Mar 10, 2014 00:38
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"He can get anything. Even a boat." "What's the casting cost of a boat?" I love these guys.
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Mar 10, 2014 00:39
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Kiki Pod wins! Was hoping for Affinity but that's still better than Melira Pod/Twin winning.
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Mar 10, 2014 00:40
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I'm watching round 6 and Patrick Chapin said "He's scried it to the bottom now we're here" hahaha this guy is the best
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Mar 10, 2014 00:44
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I'm still catching up. I can't be the first person to notice the missed pact trigger in round 14 right? http://www.twitch.tv/scglive/b/509548409 ~6:25:00 (the second pact, Josh's one) 
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Fuzzy Mammal posted:I'm still catching up. I can't be the first person to notice the missed pact trigger in round 14 right? 
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Mar 10, 2014 02:23
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Korak posted:Sadly the only people that missed it was the commentators, floor judges, spectators, and players themselves. Same thing with the Azusa misplay during the Pro Tour. It happens, regrettably.
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Mar 10, 2014 02:44
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It's been a good weekend.  
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Mar 10, 2014 02:50
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I was trying to find you this weekend to trade you my stuff
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Fuzzy Mammal posted:I'm still catching up. I can't be the first person to notice the missed pact trigger in round 14 right? I also posted about it, but yeah, those two turns were a poo poo-show for pacts. From "it looks like you missed it, but you'd already paid and actually untapped by accident" to "what pact, I drew and here's Ranger of Eos for turn". I'm glad that Josh at least didn't end up winning, because that makes the whole "missing game loss trigger" and then making a critical potentially game-winning play way less of an issue. I still side on it just being an accidental miss, but it's still awkward to be watching while it happens and goes unnoticed.
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Mar 10, 2014 03:03
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Was LSV's Top 8 match on the coverage? I'm reading the recap and paused at the very first line:quote:Darksteel Citadel, Memnite, Mox Opal, and Etched Champion were the turn-one plays from Sigrist. It was a decent start, I guess.
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Mar 10, 2014 04:22
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Yeah I think the first champion was down on Turn 2. Can't remember what actual the fourth card was though. Vault skirge?
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Mar 10, 2014 04:31
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Yup. And there it goes, Kiki Pod wins GP Richmond and boom, the prices spike. Could've bought the Pods at 13 and now they're 20. Lovely.
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Mar 10, 2014 04:44
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MiddleEastBeast posted:Was LSV's Top 8 match on the coverage? I'm reading the recap and paused at the very first line: It was on coverage and it was turn one. Sigrist went citadel, Memnite, Mox Opal tapped citadel and Mox Opal for 2 then played a second Mox Opal untapped and legend ruled away the tapped one for the third mana.
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Mar 10, 2014 04:48
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Here's a better representation my weekend at Richmond.
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Mar 10, 2014 04:56
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What's the W, is that a misprinted card back?
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Mar 10, 2014 04:58
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UberJew posted:It was on coverage and it was turn one. Sigrist went citadel, Memnite, Mox Opal tapped citadel and Mox Opal for 2 then played a second Mox Opal untapped and legend ruled away the tapped one for the third mana. Cool, thanks. Had a feeling that might have been what happened but it's a noteworthy enough play that you'd think coverage wouldn't just gloss over that nuance of him playing 2 Mox Opals to pull it off.
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Mar 10, 2014 05:00
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vOv posted:What's the W, is that a misprinted card back? Yeah, it's a card with a Wyvern back. http://www.eternal-central.com/?p=2353
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Mar 10, 2014 05:01
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I've finally bought back in to this stupid hobby after not playing since Planeshift, so I picked up the Theros and BotG event decks to kitchen table at home - do either of these go anywhere decent? The Theros event deck looks very different to most UW control decks I've seen (but I'm not going to spend $100 on Revelations) If I add a couple of Pack Rats and another Desecration Demon or 2, does the BotG deck go ok? Maybe a couple of Gray Merchants and some more card draw? Speaking of - is Read the Bones or Sanguimancy worth it or should I stick with Underworld Connections?
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Mar 10, 2014 05:02
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What a Judas posted:Here's a better representation my weekend at Richmond. Something about Relentless Rats and Mox Sapphire sharing camera time
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Mar 10, 2014 05:04
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What a Judas posted:Here's a better representation my weekend at Richmond. I know this will impress most people because it looks amazing but the Misprinted Foil Brainstorm from Masques is just INSANE, what a gem that is.
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Mar 10, 2014 05:11
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Stinky Pit posted:I know this will impress most people because it looks amazing but the Misprinted Foil Brainstorm from Masques is just INSANE, what a gem that is. No joke, it was an astounding find.
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Mar 10, 2014 05:15
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Please tell me you found it in someones binder instead of a retailer, that would make it so much cooler.
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Mar 10, 2014 05:16
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Stinky Pit posted:Please tell me you found it in someones binder instead of a retailer, that would make it so much cooler. It wasn't in his binder, but I got it from another player, yes.
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Mar 10, 2014 05:17
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What do you mean Akroma's Memorial is worth actual money?! 
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Mar 10, 2014 05:17
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I don't mean this in a bad way, but how does someone like you end up with four foil heartless summonings in a trade haul? They just seem so random. Like, when it comes to stuff that isn't an awesome misprint or a staple/bling staple that you're looking to play with, do you just randomly see it and go  ?
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JerryLee posted:I don't mean this in a bad way, but how does someone like you end up with four foil heartless summonings in a trade haul? They just seem so random. Like, when it comes to stuff that isn't an awesome misprint or a staple/bling staple that you're looking to play with, do you just randomly see it and go My buddy had them, and I want to pretend there's some sick Modern deck waiting to happen.
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Count Bleck posted:Yup. And there it goes, Kiki Pod wins GP Richmond and boom, the prices spike. It's a Modern staple in multiple decks from a set that's only getting older, and the Phyrexian mana mechanic also means it's probably not ever getting a reprint outside of something like MMA. Unless those reprintings happen to be much bigger than expected, it can't really do much else but rise from here. Tarmo, Bob, and the fetches have shown that there really isn't a ceiling for Modern staples. If you want them, $20 is still a fine long term price.
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Promoted Pawn posted:It's a Modern staple in multiple decks from a set that's only getting older, and the Phyrexian mana mechanic also means it's probably not ever getting a reprint outside of something like MMA. Unless those reprintings happen to be much bigger than expected, it can't really do much else but rise from here. Tarmo, Bob, and the fetches have shown that there really isn't a ceiling for Modern staples. If you want them, $20 is still a fine long term price. Oh, of course, I'm just saying about 4 hours ago I still could've got them for around 60 and change.
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What a Judas posted:Here's a better representation my weekend at Richmond. I would feel really uncomfortable carrying all that stuff around, or even bringing stuff to trade for a pile that big and rich. I know it wasn't all from one trade but still, how the hell do you even set up trades for some stuff that valuable? What do you trade to get a piece of Power 9?
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I bought my first pod as a one-of for EDH when nobody had really made it work in Constructed yet. $2.50. Then the deck took off in Standard and Pod went up to $12+ and I kicked myself. Finished the playset (with foreign ones even) when Delver took over the spotlight and I could get them for $4. Have no idea when I'll use them. 
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C-Euro posted:I would feel really uncomfortable carrying all that stuff around, or even bringing stuff to trade for a pile that big and rich. I know it wasn't all from one trade but still, how the hell do you even set up trades for some stuff that valuable? What do you trade to get a piece of Power 9? I traded in random crap to SCG and got credit, so I picked up the Mox, Delta, and Drain. I get so much stuff in random trades it's actually profitable to do this.
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If you make some effort its pretty easy to rack up that value. I almost empty-quoted What a Judas's picture with one of a giant drug dealer wad of cash, I took the opposite approach to him and walked out of GP Richmond with more than half as much money in cash as I made last year. (and I didn't sell any of my playsets) EDIT: Mind you I'm a jobless college student and make so little I don't even bother paying taxes but it was enough money to buy a WB Black Lotus in decent shape and maybe a pair of Moxen if I was so inclined. Ciprian Maricon fucked around with this message at 05:40 on Mar 10, 2014 |
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What a Judas posted:I traded in random crap to SCG and got credit, so I picked up the Mox, Delta, and Drain. I get so much stuff in random trades it's actually profitable to do this. lol what constitutes $1,000 of "random crap"
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