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Obsoletely Fabulous posted:Just went 3-0 in the Legacy Cube with mono-Green splash Vraska and Abrupt Decay. Thrun, Phantom Centaur, Rancor, and Curse of Predation were gross together. green decks are pretty easy to pull together in cube, for some reason nobody ever seems to try it.
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Jan 25, 2015 18:41
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Count Bleck posted:But the card is so garbage why even play it? I still think it's terrible...
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Jan 25, 2015 18:50
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jassi007 posted:green decks are pretty easy to pull together in cube, for some reason nobody ever seems to try it. Yeah, green was pretty much wide open. The only cards I didn't end up with that may have been nice was Woodfall Primus and Acidic Slime. I played the guy with the Primus and just crashed Thrun in to it over and over with Rancor. Which he kept blowing up for some reason instead of going after lands.
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Jan 25, 2015 18:53
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Watching Fabiano play, I'm really pleased control isn't the standard UW wrath/big draw, some win con. I like the variety we're getting with UB control, Sultai control Abzan midrange/control.
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Jan 25, 2015 19:00
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I'm really enjoying Gerard's Sultai Cards I Own deck. Silumgar is awful for Elspeth to face down.
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Jan 25, 2015 19:01
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jassi007 posted:green decks are pretty easy to pull together in cube, for some reason nobody ever seems to try it. Green is the second-most contested color in cube. GU tempo/ramp/combo and GW midrange all fight over mana dorks aggressively, and if you're playing any of those a Master of the Wild Hunt or a Thrun are easy includes even if they're not exactly how your deck wants to win. Contrast this with Hero of Oxid Ridge -- the only deck that would run that is one that's extremely dedicated to red aggro, which means you're likely to see it if that's what you're building. Mono-green aggro/midrange usually just gets eaten by people doing other things.
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Jan 25, 2015 19:02
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Never thought I'd see a board with two Rakshasa Deathdealers on each side, but here we are.
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Jan 25, 2015 19:26
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I can't get a handle on this version of the cube. Anyone write anything decent about it ?
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Jan 25, 2015 19:38
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jassi007 posted:Watching Fabiano play, I'm really pleased control isn't the standard UW wrath/big draw, some win con. I like the variety we're getting with UB control, Sultai control Abzan midrange/control. I really like the Mardu tokens deck vs this meta. I think being able to go under Ugin is going to be huge in this standard...
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Jan 25, 2015 19:41
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And here's Hunter "You Can Do That Twice?" Nance staring down the 13/13 Trample Lifelink Warden of the First Tree. Nice.
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Jan 25, 2015 19:46
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Andrew Boswell uses the 6-mana ability on Warden of the First Tree twice. Opponent has to read the card again, and loses. 
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Jan 25, 2015 19:46
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Always read the card... I mean he wasn't winning that game but still
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Jan 25, 2015 19:46
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forbidden lesbian posted:Always read the card... How does someone not know what Warden does? Everyone I know who saw it immediately asked or realized about activating the last ability multiple times. Oh well, Magic. 
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Jan 25, 2015 19:48
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Rip_Van_Winkle posted:How does someone not know what Warden does? He probably looked at the card when it was first spoiled and thought, "Oh, a green Figure of Destiny."
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Jan 25, 2015 20:21
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That near-win on a Manifest'd Siege Rhino was beautiful. Goddamn ninja rhinos. 
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Jan 25, 2015 20:22
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bhsman posted:That near-win on a Manifest'd Siege Rhino was beautiful. I'm adoring the twitch chat right now, they're all saying Dan should've won because, and I quote "He didn't take the damage from caves tapping for white, URBORG IS ON THE BOARD!" 
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Jan 25, 2015 20:24
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Rip_Van_Winkle posted:How does someone not know what Warden does? 
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Jan 25, 2015 20:25
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Count Bleck posted:I'm adoring the twitch chat right now, they're all saying Dan should've won because, and I quote "He didn't take the damage from caves tapping for white, URBORG IS ON THE BOARD!" Twitch chat went nuts earlier and were incorrect about urborg being in play, so when the dude actually did tap caves for white instead of black and didn't pay life nobody cared. At the same time the dude had a triland anyway and just didn't tap that instead.
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Jan 25, 2015 20:58
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Got wrecked at a PPTQ in sealed format. Slumdog Dragonnaire feels almost stone unbeatable in sealed.
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Jan 25, 2015 21:58
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Huh. I didn't realize you pick the color for Gods Willing upon resolution. I've definitely lost creatures by not knowing that.
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Jan 25, 2015 22:31
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Man, is there a format Fabiano won't play Rakshasa's Secret in?
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Jan 25, 2015 22:53
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Fabiano is another player I dislike, because he plays slow as hell.
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Jan 25, 2015 22:59
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qbert posted:Fabiano is another player I dislike, because he plays slow as hell. He probably just forgets what his cards do cause he plays so much jank...
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Jan 25, 2015 23:00
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Wow, just noticed that the Twitch stream for the SCG Open has over 17k current viewers, versus 1400 viewers on Magic's own channel.
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Jan 25, 2015 23:04
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qbert posted:Wow, just noticed that the Twitch stream for the SCG Open has over 17k current viewers, versus 1400 viewers on Magic's own channel. The production values pretty much dictate that.
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Jan 25, 2015 23:06
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Yeah I'm sure its that and not the fact that one stream is in the middle of a Top 8 and the other is on a lunch break.
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Jan 25, 2015 23:12
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qbert posted:Wow, just noticed that the Twitch stream for the SCG Open has over 17k current viewers, versus 1400 viewers on Magic's own channel. magics stream looked like it is taking place in a community college classroom the last time i looked at it
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Jan 25, 2015 23:13
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Fabiano posted his entire 75 on the website and he's still crushing this tournament. The guy is an awesomely good player.
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Jan 25, 2015 23:40
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Equilibrium posted:http://www.starcitygames.com/events/coverage/temur_ascendancy_combo_deck_te.html I wish I played enough Standard to warrant building this deck, it looks rad. I feel like you'd want four Acolytes though, even if you only need one to combo off.
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Jan 26, 2015 00:12
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Count Bleck posted:And here's Hunter "You Can Do That Twice?" Nance staring down the 13/13 Trample Lifelink Warden of the First Tree. Hunter plays at my store. He's known for not reading cards. It's like his thing. Well, that and trolling.
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Jan 26, 2015 00:22
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Who ended up winning the Open?
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Gfab on Sultai Control. Dude has been crushing it. Didn't he just win a GP?
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Jan 26, 2015 01:04
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Rinkles posted:Who ended up winning the Open? Congratulations to Gerard Fabiano for winning the #SCGDC Standard Open! http://www.starcitygames.com/events/240115_washingtondc.html Having not watched/played magic in a while, this really got the itch back in me.
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Jan 26, 2015 01:04
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Cool cool, unlike some in this thread I enjoy Fabiano's deck choices. (And am an obnoxiously slow player as well)
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Jan 26, 2015 01:07
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Alaan posted:Gfab on Sultai Control. Dude has been crushing it. Didn't he just win a GP? He won GP Baltimore back in mid-December, and GP Montreal last March.
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Jan 26, 2015 01:11
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Rinkles posted:Cool cool, unlike some in this thread I enjoy Fabiano's deck choices. (And am an obnoxiously slow player as well) I think his deck looks super hard to pilot. It's just removal, dig and inevitability through planeswalkers. You really have to know your own deck and the meta to play it effectively. Bravo to him for being able to pull it off.
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Dungeon Ecology posted:I think his deck looks super hard to pilot. It's just removal, dig and inevitability through planeswalkers. You forgot the Feed the Clan.
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I will say that whenever I watch Gerard Fabiano play he always looks like he hates his life - the dude has an absolutely morose poker face.
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I'll be curious how the new Jeskai decks shake out once the figure out the new numbers. Monastery Master + Jeskai Ascendancy was TERRIFYING. G1 of round 15 Tom Ross went from basically no board to good game over two turns. Couldn't get it to come together all the way the next two games over crushing Abzan pressure though. T2 3/3, T3 3/3, T4 Rhino is rough beats for Jeskai to take down.
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