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TheKingofSprings posted:You're not likely to draw 2 Duress early and you brought in Transgress expecting it to be a big player against a deck where the defining feature was being CMC 3 or less? I mean, the best cards in Bant Company are all 3+. You snag a Company, avacyn, Reflector Mage, and it was worth it.
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A grindy GB deck with a win-con of inevitability if you survive the first four turns is my kind of deck. I'm sad to abandon WB Control, but I can't resist a deck with that much card advantage.
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Apr 23, 2016 17:49
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Xaerael posted:Yep. He was screwed and flooded against LSV. The deck is INSANE.
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LSV wins another game out of nowhere. LSV at 3, opponent at 18. LSV rips Collected Company for his second Zulaport Cutthroat and a Catacomb Sifter, sacs 5 to Westvale Abbey to drain 10, transform Abbey and swing for lethal. I love this deck I love LSV
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Apr 23, 2016 18:00
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The fact that there were no intentional draws in the last round of this PT is really cool.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:00
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Irony Be My Shield posted:I suspect Jon Finkel's incredible skill as a pilot is also a factor, you get a lot of lines once you're firing off Dark Petitions left and right. Yeah, the rest of the team are doing pretty average
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Apr 23, 2016 18:01
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Devor posted:LSV wins another game out of nowhere. LSV at 3, opponent at 18. LSV rips Collected Company for his second Zulaport Cutthroat and a Catacomb Sifter, sacs 5 to Westvale Abbey to drain 10, transform Abbey and swing for lethal. He had a Dragon Hunter to block, I don't know if he forgot it had reach or he was just scooping because LSV was going back up to 20
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Barry Shitpeas posted:He had a Dragon Hunter to block, I don't know if he forgot it had reach or he was just scooping because LSV was going back up to 20 Also it's possible that Luis had enough other things to sacrifice to kill anyway. I couldn't count in time.
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Barry Shitpeas posted:He had a Dragon Hunter to block, I don't know if he forgot it had reach or he was just scooping because LSV was going back up to 20 Ormendahl is not a dragon
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Irony Be My Shield posted:I suspect Jon Finkel's incredible skill as a pilot is also a factor, you get a lot of lines once you're firing off Dark Petitions left and right. I'll be honest, I'm ultra biased when it comes to Finkel, I've been a fan since the 90s, and I pretty much give him credit for moulding the way I play.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:15
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Hail Nantuko Husk. Hail Satan.
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LSV WINS! LSV WINS! LSV WINS!
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Xaerael posted:I'll be honest, I'm ultra biased when it comes to Finkel, I've been a fan since the 90s, and I pretty much give him credit for moulding the way I play. as a big jon finkel fan, i stopped growing hair on part of my head and scowl all the time like i ate something really gross
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Apr 23, 2016 18:16
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All these weird grindy combo-ish decks may be leading to a pretty skill-testing format. The top 8 is looking insanely stacked.
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Shota  Edit: Why is David-Marshall doing these sideline reporter gigs instead of Gaby? GoutPatrol fucked around with this message at 18:29 on Apr 23, 2016 |
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Apr 23, 2016 18:22
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I love Aristocrats and I love me some LSV, but even I have to question what they were thinking with the interaction between Cryptolith Rite and Collected Company. Nice ramp deck, IDIOT, i'm gonna play 10 mana worth of things on turn 4 on the play and kill you.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:23
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Good lord, that Shota match was ridiculous.
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This is going to be the most absurd T8 in a long time. 3+ Hall of Famers, if Seth gets in previous Player of the Year, Brad was player of the year.
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Some Numbers posted:Good lord, that Shota match was ridiculous. He's always great to watch
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Alaan posted:This is going to be the most absurd T8 in a long time. 3+ Hall of Famers, if Seth gets in previous Player of the Year, Brad was player of the year. Yeah this Top 8 is goddamn insane. Good indicator of a skill-intensive format.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:26
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Finkel, Nelson, LSV, Steve Ruben, Shouta Yasooka, Seth Mansfield so far
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Apr 23, 2016 18:28
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Okay, so I live in PST. How early does the Top 8 start tomorrow?
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Seth Manfield is really impressive. His last top 8 was Modern and now Standard with the intervening World Championship.Some Numbers posted:Okay, so I live in PST. How early does the Top 8 start tomorrow? They've been starting at midnight for us. Not sure about tomorrow.
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Alaan posted:Finkel, Nelson, LSV, Steve Ruben, Shouta Yasooka, Seth Mansfield so far Any of them on Company?
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Apr 23, 2016 18:31
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This might be the worst camerawork I've ever seen for a nominally professional event
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Apr 23, 2016 18:36
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This is kind of fun and kind of bad. I'm glad they are trying to get video for these matches, but its hard to follow.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:36
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The decks represented in the T8 so far include Esper Dragons, GB Control, GB Cryptolith Rites/Aristocrats, GR Goggles and Esper Control. The aristocrats deck involves CoCo but the bant deck has been thumped pretty hard over the weekend.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:42
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Am I crazy or was the Tragic Arrogance awful for Mengucci?
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Apr 23, 2016 18:44
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Rinkles posted:Any of them on Company? Lsv has collected company in his deck if that counts Shouta is on Esper Dragons because he's Shouta and can win with decks that no one else can
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Apr 23, 2016 18:44
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qbert posted:Am I crazy or was the Tragic Arrogance awful for Mengucci? It certainly looked like a hilarious way to kill a single Krasis.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:46
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I mentioned LSV's Blister pods as there was a running bit on Limited Resources because he advised against BFZ GB sacrifice and picking Blisterpod before doing that himself within days. Is the list somewhere? I've been building BW midrange but I might give it a go, I love Aristocrats.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:46
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The intermittent whispering and hushed laughs are lovely
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Apr 23, 2016 18:48
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I like that the GB sacrifice theme that didn't work in draft at all has made it into constructed
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I think both players are on the same team so I could see one of them conceding to the other for a chance at T8.
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Apr 23, 2016 18:53
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qbert posted:I think both players are on the same team so I could see one of them conceding to the other for a chance at T8. I think they're trying to negotiate who concedes
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Rinkles posted:The intermittent whispering and hushed laughs are lovely The fast blinking of the camera is better!
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Apr 23, 2016 18:56
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Draw you bastards, this is what Company deserves. Edit: what a whiny baby
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