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Re: Ridiculous decklists Sam Black posted some videos of him using Amulet Combo in MODO, losing game 4 to a Narset combo deck that seems utterly insane. Spoils of the Vault, Goryo's Vengeance, the Esper Ultimatum, and so forth.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:That post literally contains the words "I'm telling you guys". Yeah, literally coming after the word "lol". This is a comedy website for jokes and stuff, after all
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Feb 20, 2015 01:27
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Konstantin posted:While I doubt they will bring Storm back, I don't think it would be too broken in Standard since there aren't any rituals. If Grapeshot was Standard legal it wouldn't see competitive play. Considering that there are 2 combo decks running around that can generate infinite mana, let's not count on it.
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Feb 20, 2015 01:47
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MiddleEastBeast posted:Yeah, literally coming after the word "lol". This is a comedy website for jokes and stuff, after all But like...There are people on this site at that level of  who do that sincerely... It's hard to be mad at nerds about their opinions on virtual Wizard Poker ._.
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Feb 20, 2015 01:50
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Konstantin posted:While I doubt they will bring Storm back, I don't think it would be too broken in Standard since there aren't any rituals. If Grapeshot was Standard legal it wouldn't see competitive play. Grapeshot isn't broken in any extant format unless one is using "broken" as a dogwhistle for "dirty combo deck." e: poo poo, didn't realize I was replying to something from 3 pages ago.
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Feb 20, 2015 01:51
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Gensuki posted:But like...There are people on this site at that level of I would never make fun of a "well, actually" in my entire life.
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Feb 20, 2015 02:15
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bhsman posted:Re: Ridiculous decklists That's another Woo Brew. Posted here: http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/woo-brews-health-of-paper-magic-and-omnarscience/ Deck is kind of sweet, if ultimately too goofy to give any serious consideration to.
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Feb 20, 2015 02:18
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Myriad Truths posted:That's another Woo Brew. Posted here: http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/woo-brews-health-of-paper-magic-and-omnarscience/ The version Sam's opponent ran didn't have Omniscence/Enter the Infinite from what I remembered, FWIW, just reams of extra Combat Phase spells. But yeah, I'd love to play that deck at an FNM and then never again.
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Feb 20, 2015 02:23
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bhsman posted:The version Sam's opponent ran didn't have Omniscence/Enter the Infinite from what I remembered, FWIW, just reams of extra Combat Phase spells. Someone at our store built it, it is as you would expect stupid. Sometimes you just cast serum visions then they win the game. Sometimes they just have no gas and you whip their rear end while they play draw-go.
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Feb 20, 2015 02:56
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AceClown posted:79' bitches suck it you youngsters. '77, you child. Game, set, match. Now where did I put my spectacles.
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Feb 20, 2015 03:10
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Sarcastro posted:'77, you child. Game, set, match. drat I thought I was gonna win at '78. I'm such a loser.
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Feb 20, 2015 03:23
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1879, you hobbadehoys. Now shut yer bone-boxes before I give you all a right anointing. 
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Feb 20, 2015 04:18
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Finally found my old Ninth Edition Fat Pack player's guide, and here's proof that Baneslayer's art was originally intended for Serra Angel: Also with bonus unused second draft.
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Feb 20, 2015 04:35
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Zonekeeper posted:Finally found my old Ninth Edition Fat Pack player's guide, and here's proof that Baneslayer's art was originally intended for Serra Angel: Do you still have the matching boxes with Serra Angel and Hypnotic Spectre? I do and they still serve me well to this day.
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Feb 20, 2015 04:39
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Balon posted:Do you still have the matching boxes with Serra Angel and Hypnotic Spectre? I do and they still serve me well to this day. I do indeed! I use them as storage for my commander stuff. They also have awesome art: 
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Feb 20, 2015 04:41
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Zonekeeper posted:I do indeed! I use them as storage for my commander stuff. They also have awesome art: That's the stuff. People still ask me where I got them to this day. I use them to carry my cube! I also have the Ravnica one with all the guild leaders on it.
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Feb 20, 2015 04:45
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Zonekeeper posted:I do indeed! I use them as storage for my commander stuff. They also have awesome art: I have these as well and they own own own
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Feb 20, 2015 04:53
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tonetta if you wanna see a real knee-slapper go watch Tom Martell learning to play Amulet Combo. He totally doesn't realize you can Transmute for lands and it costs him more than once. E: "All I can do is transmute for Summoner's Pact and Titan since I forgot to tutor my double strike land!" /  E2: And his land sequencing, god. He keeps holding Garrison in his hand for days, always remembering (too late) that if it's not in his deck he can't get it out easily. It's so painful to watch all these mistakes (that I probably made when I started playing the deck over a year ago). E3: Thinks Spellskite is bad against him, and that Summoner's Pact can fetch any creatures. Tragic. Mikujin fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Feb 20, 2015 |
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Feb 20, 2015 05:42
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Mikujin posted:tonetta if you wanna see a real knee-slapper go watch Tom Martell learning to play Amulet Combo. He totally doesn't realize you can Transmute for lands and it costs him more than once. Amulet combo is not a deck to worry about unless someone who is actually good shows up with it. I'd guess the vast majority of people who try it ship it because it requires a depth of knowledge that most other decks don't. I'm pretty sure we could hand any average player on SA UR Twin and Amulet Combo and they'd do far far better with Twin. The fact that even pro's stink with it doesn't surprise me.
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Feb 20, 2015 06:05
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For those of you who have ever been on, qualified, and/or ran deep at a PT. Or have had deep runs in big events, how would you rank the factors that made you successful? I'm thinking things that are big parts are: I don't suck at magic My deck was positioned well in the meta I made few mistakes than my opponent I drew hot fire all weekend The reason I'm asking is that while I feel that I am pretty talented in limited formats, my standard constructed is lacking. I can do fine at FNM or what not and go 4-0 or 3-1 but I feel in bigger stages I can't? I'm not sure what the reason is. I don't feel like I make playing mistakes, maybe a few timing ones due to being new back to magic after a hiatus that started in Mirage. How detrimental to my success is "not knowing how to mulligan vs certain decks?"
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Feb 20, 2015 06:20
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jassi007 posted:Amulet combo is not a deck to worry about unless someone who is actually good shows up with it. I'd guess the vast majority of people who try it ship it because it requires a depth of knowledge that most other decks don't. I'm pretty sure we could hand any average player on SA UR Twin and Amulet Combo and they'd do far far better with Twin. The fact that even pro's stink with it doesn't surprise me.
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Feb 20, 2015 06:49
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Mikujin posted:tonetta if you wanna see a real knee-slapper go watch Tom Martell learning to play Amulet Combo. He totally doesn't realize you can Transmute for lands and it costs him more than once. Did no one in the stream chat correct him the first time he missed, say, the transmute for lands line? Or was it a case of the blind leading the blind and no one knowing what the gently caress. I'm sad I missed it, that sounds entertaining as hell regardless edit: nevermind! just saw it's posted as a video on CFB. *grabs popcorn* MiddleEastBeast fucked around with this message at 07:51 on Feb 20, 2015 |
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Feb 20, 2015 07:48
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MiddleEastBeast posted:Did no one in the stream chat correct him the first time he missed, say, the transmute for lands line? Or was it a case of the blind leading the blind and no one knowing what the gently caress. I'm sad I missed it, that sounds entertaining as hell regardless
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Feb 20, 2015 07:51
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A cool thing I learned from watching at least -- which may have been obvious or just widely known since Martell got it right immediately -- was that having multiple Amulets allows the triggers to stack so you can get multiple uses out of freshly played bouncelands. That's cool. edit: I guess it is obvious when you realize the card's effect is a triggered ability and not a replacement effect which I guess I'd shortcutted myself into thinking.
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Feb 20, 2015 08:33
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MiddleEastBeast posted:A cool thing I learned from watching at least -- which may have been obvious or just widely known since Martell got it right immediately -- was that having multiple Amulets allows the triggers to stack so you can get multiple uses out of freshly played bouncelands. That's cool. Yeah, on the aforementioned Sam Black video his opponent conceded once Sam cast Primeval Titan with two Amulets out, and he pointed out that had the game continued he could have cast a second Titan, given them both haste and Double Strike, and then swung for the win. Double Amulets leads to some insane poo poo with that deck.
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Feb 20, 2015 09:26
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Sarcastro posted:'77, you child. Game, set, match. August 77... I am going to win this by a hair!
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Feb 20, 2015 09:31
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DoctorOozy posted:August 77... January 75. Magic came out my Freshman year of College...
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Feb 20, 2015 13:47
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Sarcastro posted:'77, you child. Game, set, match.  78 here, so I'm hardly younger by much. I started playing right as The Dark was ending and Fallen Empires was starting.
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Pinwiz11 posted:January 75. Magic came out my Freshman year of College... Holy gently caress, you're that old weirdo people look at funny at FNM.
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Feb 20, 2015 15:37
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jassi007 posted:Holy gently caress, you're that old weirdo people look at funny at FNM. Yeah, and how many people in this thread are destined to be that old gently caress playing Magic in their Depends at the FLGS.
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Feb 20, 2015 15:53
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bhsman posted:Yeah, on the aforementioned Sam Black video his opponent conceded once Sam cast Primeval Titan with two Amulets out, and he pointed out that had the game continued he could have cast a second Titan, given them both haste and Double Strike, and then swung for the win. Double Amulets leads to some insane poo poo with that deck. Double Amulet has allowed me to get four 8/6 hasty Titans on turn two. It's pretty sweet.
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Feb 20, 2015 15:58
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Madmarker posted:Yeah, and how many people in this thread are destined to be that old gently caress playing Magic in their Depends at the FLGS. I just wanna die before i grow old
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Feb 20, 2015 16:16
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forbidden lesbian posted:I just wanna die before i grow old Keep it up and you might, you young turk. (I'm imagining what the old dude at the FLGS would say. Apparently in my head he was born in 1930.)
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Feb 20, 2015 16:19
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At my FLGS there are at least 4 of us who have kids & are over 40. The other three of the guys kids are even playing in events there, and placing! Losing to a nine year old who you lent $400 worth of cards to is tough, especially when it's your own card that finishes you off.
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Feb 20, 2015 16:38
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I was kidding about the age thing I'm 35 and have 2 kids.
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Feb 20, 2015 16:53
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Jorath posted:At my FLGS there are at least 4 of us who have kids & are over 40. The other three of the guys kids are even playing in events there, and placing! Losing to a nine year old who you lent $400 worth of cards to is tough, especially when it's your own card that finishes you off. My favorite magic thing I ever saw was some 8 year old girl beating a super-grog magic player at the RTR prerelease, and then her chastising him for only running 15 lands in his sealed deck. I about poo poo myself with happiness.
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Madmarker posted:My favorite magic thing I ever saw was some 8 year old girl beating a super-grog magic player at the RTR prerelease, and then her chastising him for only running 15 lands in his sealed deck. There's a kid at one of my LGSs that's about 12 and in a wheelchair. I saw him beat a control deck that had Tamiyo emblem and Supreme Verdict in hand by just bashing with Archwing Dragon , it was the best thing.
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Feb 20, 2015 17:03
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Madmarker posted:I about poo poo myself I believe you, grandpa
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Feb 20, 2015 17:10
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One guy had been paired against his son in the first round of the last two pre-releases. 60+ players and he loses to his son in round 1, then gets the bye in round 2. Thanks WER!
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TheKingofSprings posted:I believe you, grandpa Back in mah day, you young whippersnapper, we had hard counterspells that cost 2 mana, none of that namby pamby conditional stuff and manaburn....manaburn as far as the eye could see, and you would 4th pick that 3 grey ogre in limited, and you would like it. You drat kids with your Planeswalkers and your creatures...."
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