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BizarroAzrael posted:Well you can fix it that after you draw you flip a land, but to do so nothing is dropped in the yard, since you would need to put the other card on the land and draw it. It's not a nonbo and let's you get what you want at the time, and gets some card advantage by putting land in the right places, you just can't load the yard at the same time. When flipping 2 spells, you can ditch one of them for delve and a shot at flipping a land. If you flip 2 lands, just toss them both if you don't need them. Also courser probably won't be out all that often, but having either will smooth your draws. Another tactic to deploy when both are out are being able to see 5 cards (can't draw the 5th naturally) off the top if you really need to, with a fetch available. E: you could do the same thing if you replace fetch with dig through time using thr cards you just ditched. Tonetta fucked around with this message at 02:59 on Nov 19, 2014 |
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I missed the bathroom puns? Aw poop.
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Nov 19, 2014 04:02
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I have been playing a version of sidisi whip in standard but I need sylvan caryatids and coursers. Anyone going to the San Antonio GP that I can borrow them from? I don't mind letting someone hold one to cards of equal value as collateral.
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Nov 19, 2014 06:00
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SGDoc is doing Brewsday Tuesday, this week it's Grixis Control! Edit: Nevermind we're revoting 
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Nov 19, 2014 06:06
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The problem with Sultai Ascendancy is that it doesn't do anything. Courser already reads "flip a coin every turn. If you win the flip, draw a card." As it turns out, that's good enough!
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Nov 19, 2014 07:04
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I Love You! posted:The problem with Sultai Ascendancy is that it doesn't do anything. It definitely doesn't affect the board at all, but it basically says, "At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 2". It's ok, it's just probably not worth a whole card.
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Nov 19, 2014 07:16
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There's also the clause of running more delve spells, because of it.
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Nov 19, 2014 07:22
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I Love You! posted:The problem with Sultai Ascendancy is that it doesn't do anything. No, it does nothing.
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Nov 19, 2014 07:29
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If Control was as well represented as in the last block, Sultai Ascendancy would give you serious inevitability in the mirror because you're both running land-heavier decks but you're drawing more live cards AND making Dig Through Time cheaper so you can more easily play it with counter backup. It's seriously a strong effect. You just don't have time to be playing long-game inevitability cards that have no effect on board status right now.
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Nov 19, 2014 08:09
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Dr. Stab posted:No, it does nothing. No, it doesn't do anything. Null Rod does nothing because it actively prevents something.
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Nov 19, 2014 09:43
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Sultai Ascendancy has done quite well in the sealed and draft events I've used it in or seen it used in, especially if you've got the delve to back it up (hell, it contributed to several of my wins at the PTQ Sunday). Part of me wants to play it in standard, but there's just too much competing for your third turn plus your mana draws need to be right on. I think it's a fairly powerful card but I do agree with Nehru that it's just not that great in these particular blocks.
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Nov 19, 2014 09:50
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Reene posted:Sultai Ascendancy has done quite well in the sealed and draft events I've used it in or seen it used in, especially if you've got the delve to back it up (hell, it contributed to several of my wins at the PTQ Sunday). Part of me wants to play it in standard, but there's just too much competing for your third turn plus your mana draws need to be right on. I think it's a fairly powerful card but I do agree with Nehru that it's just not that great in these particular blocks. Sultai Ascendancy is just too small of a play on turn three when you can go Mystic => Courser, or Caryatid => Sidisi Right now, any non-aggro green deck should be running at least some parts of the Holy Trinity...
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Nov 19, 2014 10:28
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Nehru the Damaja posted:If Control was as well represented as in the last block, Sultai Ascendancy would give you serious inevitability in the mirror because you're both running land-heavier decks but you're drawing more live cards AND making Dig Through Time cheaper so you can more easily play it with counter backup. It's seriously a strong effect. You just don't have time to be playing long-game inevitability cards that have no effect on board status right now. Yeah it seems like it's at least a decent sideboard option in Sultai decks to bring in for the mirror/UB control/other slower matchups where the tempo loss doesn't matter as much and the inevitability boost is a nice trump.
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Nov 19, 2014 14:58
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Fish Of Doom posted:It definitely doesn't affect the board at all, but it basically says, "At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 2". It's ok, it's just probably not worth a whole card.
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Nov 19, 2014 15:00
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The Wonder Weapon posted:Worth pointing out that the most dangerous part of Thassa was likely the scry 1 every upkeep. It was a very good part, but would she have even been run in monoblue if she wasnt also a conditional 5/5?
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Nov 19, 2014 15:13
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What time does the cube go up today on MTGO?
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Nov 19, 2014 15:17
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inSTAALed posted:What time does the cube go up today on MTGO? Not soon enough. I'm traveling today and won't be able to play until tomorrow anyway ffffffff
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Nov 19, 2014 15:31
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Does MTGO still suck? I haven't played on MTGO for almost a year.
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Nov 19, 2014 15:47
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Funkstar Deluxe posted:Does MTGO still suck? I haven't played on MTGO for almost a year. You already know the answer in your heart.
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Nov 19, 2014 15:50
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Funkstar Deluxe posted:Does MTGO still suck? I haven't played on MTGO for almost a year. Yes. If you were playing the last version, it's arguably even worse now.
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Nov 19, 2014 15:51
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Funkstar Deluxe posted:Does MTGO still suck? I haven't played on MTGO for almost a year. Someone should set up doesMTGOstillsuck.com. As I understand, the answer remains yes.
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Nov 19, 2014 15:51
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BizarroAzrael posted:Someone should set up doesMTGOstillsuck.com. As I understand, the answer remains yes. But those websites are helpful in telling me information I don't already know?
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Nov 19, 2014 15:56
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Welp. Consensus reached. Conclusion; stay the gently caress away from MTGO. Cheers guys
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Nov 19, 2014 15:58
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Funkstar Deluxe posted:Welp. Consensus reached. Conclusion; stay the gently caress away from MTGO. I still play pretty much exclusively on MTGO, so I'm not going to say stay away from it, but I'm not going to sugar coat it: it sucks to use and it's a big piece of poo poo. The good news is it seems to be slowly but steadily improving ever since they took the old client offline.
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Nov 19, 2014 15:59
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It's totally worth noting that there are some people who experience zero issues and can draft literally all day with the only inconvenience being opponents who take way too long to do anything.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:02
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Honestly the problem I've run into most often is having opponents who time out or get disconnected.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:08
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meanolmrcloud posted:It's totally worth noting that there are some people who experience zero issues and can draft literally all day with the only inconvenience being opponents who take way too long to do anything. I'm one of those people. My only real beef is how clunky the entire thing feels, honestly. MiddleEastBeast posted:This is me. MTGO is fine imho and accomplishes the task it's set out to acceptably: allowing me to 2-1 swiss drafts when I want to. I should probably start doing this instead of getting mad when I 0-2 round 1 in the 8-4s. Count Bleck fucked around with this message at 16:16 on Nov 19, 2014 |
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Nov 19, 2014 16:09
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meanolmrcloud posted:It's totally worth noting that there are some people who experience zero issues and can draft literally all day with the only inconvenience being opponents who take way too long to do anything. This is me. MTGO is fine imho and accomplishes the task it's set out to acceptably: allowing me to 2-1 swiss drafts when I want to.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:14
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Modo is fine and vastly preferable to playing magic in person.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:34
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Yes but if you don't play in person you don't get to see cool alters like my land tax.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:39
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Chill la Chill posted:Yes but if you don't play in person you don't get to see cool alters like my land tax. Maybe one day there will be a good alter that isn't him jerking off some dude.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:41
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Uh, he has a vice like grip on it, representing the oppression of the card, but I suppose if he was grabbing the balls it'd make more sense.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:52
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Speaking of oppression, Abzan midrange will dominate the meta for 1000 years, inshallah
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Chill la Chill posted:Uh, he has a vice like grip on it, representing the oppression of the card, but I suppose if he was grabbing the balls it'd make more sense. I still want to buy this.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:55
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I seriously love Abzan midrange ... I have gone a more aggro route with mine with 4 Fleecemane and 3 Heir to the Wild. All of the cards pretty much are the best ones, and it feels fun to have a playstyle that is enhanced by all the good cards! In short, I am okay with this!
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Nov 19, 2014 17:00
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Chill la Chill posted:Uh, he has a vice like grip on it, representing the oppression of the card, but I suppose if he was grabbing the balls it'd make more sense.
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Nov 19, 2014 17:06
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I believe the correct label for sultai ascendancy's role in limited is that it is a skill tester. Y'know, in the same way that Lens of Clarity is a skill tester.
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I'm p sure I've posted it here before. I don't have the card with me ATM and I lost the original imgur link. Maybe I should've made an account there but lol who does that? Pussy Snorkel posted:I still want to buy this. A balls one would be great!
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inSTAALed posted:What time does the cube go up today on MTGO? It should be up at 5pm EST for anyone wondering.
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inSTAALed posted:It should be up at 5pm EST for anyone wondering. So, 10PM EST.
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