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Elyv posted:- The 48th place list looks like shardless bug without visions and with ninja of the deep hour instead. It does not look good to me, but I've never T64ed a GP Strix into Ninja for value all day
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AlternateNu posted:And B/W Eldrazi taxes pretty much nukes that deck. It depends on the draw. It's a very swingy matchup.
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Elyv posted:GP Chiba for Legacy apparently was a thing that happened this weekend. Nissa's almost certainly a hedge against Miracles, they have 4 Forces in the deck to counter it but if they can't they have exactly one turn to deal with it before Quirion Ranger can draw them a card every single turn for the rest of the game and it beats down with excess lands pretty well. E: Palace Jailer is also likely a Miracles hedge TheKingofSprings fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Nov 28, 2016 |
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For the GP Chiba video coverage and other tournaments by the same coverage group they have text going over the match periodically - especially for big plays. Is that from the coverage team or is it from some sort of chat room? That'd be a hilarious job to have, whenever someone does an epic play just type "wwwwwwwwww" and however many hundreds / thousands of people watching see it scroll over their screen
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black potus posted:Contextless emptyquote. Did I do it right?
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Dehtraen posted:For the GP Chiba video coverage and other tournaments by the same coverage group they have text going over the match periodically - especially for big plays. Is that from the coverage team or is it from some sort of chat room? That'd be a hilarious job to have, whenever someone does an epic play just type "wwwwwwwwww" and however many hundreds / thousands of people watching see it scroll over their screen It's the chat room. Nico Nico Douga scrolls internet comments over the video in real time, and there's a plugin for twitch.tv that does it as well if you want to subject yourself to twitch chat on top of a stream. "wwwwwwwww" is the Japanese equivalent of "lolololol"
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Nov 28, 2016 22:44
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Walgreens has magic boosters and intro decks for 40% off.
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Bugsy posted:Walgreens has magic boosters and intro decks for 40% off. Does the fact that I thought about this for more than five seconds mean I have a problem?
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C-Euro posted:Does the fact that I thought about this for more than five seconds mean I have a problem? no. almost %50 off on boosters is a steal, especially if they never update to kaladesh and have EMN/ SOI. i might have to grab some after work sometime this week. as long as you don't grab the entire peg off the wall, at least 
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Bugsy posted:Walgreens has magic boosters and intro decks for 40% off. All the Walgreens?
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PenguinKnight posted:no. almost %50 off on boosters is a steal, especially if they never update to kaladesh and have EMN/ SOI. i might have to grab some after work sometime this week. No you're supposed to say "C-Euro don't be an idiot and immediately sweep all the Wal-greens near you" dammit
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Injuryprone posted:All the Walgreens? it should be, yes
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Dehtraen posted:For the GP Chiba video coverage and other tournaments by the same coverage group they have text going over the match periodically - especially for big plays. Is that from the coverage team or is it from some sort of chat room? That'd be a hilarious job to have, whenever someone does an epic play just type "wwwwwwwwww" and however many hundreds / thousands of people watching see it scroll over their screen lmao i had no clue nico nico was streaming the gp, y'all thought that twitch chat was bad
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PenguinKnight posted:
I just grabbed all 6 off the peg they had at my local Walgreens and opened two more Dovin Baans. They rest were bulk but pulling 2 planes walkers in six packs was cool.
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http://www.manaleak.com/mtguk/2016/11/5-reasons-why-rare-redrafts-are-terrible-for-magic-the-gathering/
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Am I the only person who's enjoying this standard format? Paper results have been kinda stagnant, but there's a bunch of decks running around online that can hang with BG, UW and vehicles. RG Aetherworks (which will rapidly become tier 1 imo), Jeskai Control and RB aggro are all totally valid choices along with a slew of other brews that are taking down leagues. You can play whatever style suits you and still be competitive, games tend to be interactive and skill testing (outside of T4 Emrakul from Aetherworks), and it's not as ridiculously expensive as previous standard formats. Attendance is pretty strong where I am, though it doesn't sound as good elsewhere. Would be interesting to see some hard data on the topic, but good luck with that.
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Around my area there's this idea that Standard has been "solved", but if things are as you say then maybe people will find out that it's still open. But then there's the fact that most of the pro level events are all getting taken by the same decks time and again.
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I want 2 blocks of absolute garbage green and white creatures to finally strangle midrange
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Veyrall posted:Around my area there's this idea that Standard has been "solved" Standard is definitely "solved". There are exactly 5 "best decks" which is significantly less than we usually have in Standard because
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Toshimo posted:Standard is definitely "solved". There are exactly 5 "best decks" which is significantly less than we usually have in Standard because If 5 means 2 then sure. What are other 3 besides White/Blue flash and Green/Black Delirium? R/W vehicles, Aetherwork something, and Red/Black aggro?
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Toshimo posted:Standard is definitely "solved". There are exactly 5 "best decks" which is significantly less than we usually have in Standard because There aren't 5 best decks. There are 2. And number 3 isn't close.
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mcmagic posted:There aren't 5 best decks. There are 2. And number 3 isn't close. Hey come on, Aetherworks can beat GB and gets crushed by UW, that's almost rock-paper-scissors if it also didn't have trouble losing to itself and could beat the aggro decks.
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I'm not arguing BG and UW aren't the top 2 decks in the format, just that the gap is not as big as people think. You might lose a few points by going with another deck but you can make that up by knowing the matchups against the top decks better than they may. If you're not playing at a GP/Open level I'd argue that you have an equally good chance to take an event down with the decks that I mentioned. Even if you are playing at a high level I don't think you're giving up much by choosing a different deck.Hellsau posted:Hey come on, Aetherworks can beat GB and gets crushed by UW, that's almost rock-paper-scissors if it also didn't have trouble losing to itself and could beat the aggro decks. RG Aetherworks actually has game against UW and still walks all over BG. I'm not an expert in it but it's crushing leagues and PTQs online.
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Toshimo posted:http://www.manaleak.com/mtguk/2016/11/5-reasons-why-rare-redrafts-are-terrible-for-magic-the-gathering/ I'm glad Thomas wrote this, the original article was garbage.
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Jimmy Jazz posted:I'm not arguing BG and UW aren't the top 2 decks in the format, just that the gap is not as big as people think. You might lose a few points by going with another deck but you can make that up by knowing the matchups against the top decks better than they may. If you're not playing at a GP/Open level I'd argue that you have an equally good chance to take an event down with the decks that I mentioned. Even if you are playing at a high level I don't think you're giving up much by choosing a different deck. I agree, I think RG is the current deck to watch, and shows the evolution of the format.
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mattah posted:I agree, I think RG is the current deck to watch, and shows the evolution of the format. Called it Rinkles posted:I'd suggest more Ishkanahs, since it's a decent hit off Marvel whilst being very castable w/o it. Rinkles posted:Haven't seen many "value" midrange Aetherworks decks (i.e., not all in on cheating in Eldrazi), have we?  (don't take this post too seriously, somebody)
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I'm going to by flying to visit a friend in a few months to hang out and play games. I'm planning on taking a chunk of my collection with me. What's the best way to handle this? I assume I'd want to do it all as carry-on and not checked luggage, so basically a backpack full of BCW boxes?
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Aranan posted:I'm going to by flying to visit a friend in a few months to hang out and play games. I'm planning on taking a chunk of my collection with me. What's the best way to handle this? I assume I'd want to do it all as carry-on and not checked luggage, so basically a backpack full of BCW boxes? Don't. Spend some time deciding what you really need to take and keep it to a minimum.
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I'm not even sure you could carry a bunch of boards games as carry on. You get what, 15 pounds? That's like 3 games, tops. And it's just a whole mess trying to squeeze everything in. Unless you're doing the whole trip with just a carry-on so you don't have to wait at the baggage carousel, I wouldn't bother. I've done a whole bunch of flying with board games in checked baggage though. Pick the games you want to take, condense them down to smaller boxes (for a lot of games, you can fit a whole bunch of them into two boxes by putting all the boards in one box and then bagged-up components in the other), then stick them in your suitcase with some padding around the side. Bubble-wrap if you're paranoid, but honestly just padding with t-shirts and stuff (assuming you don't mind your clothes not being pristinely folded) works fine.
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Jabor posted:I'm not even sure you could carry a bunch of boards games as carry on. You get what, 15 pounds? That's like 3 games, tops. And it's just a whole mess trying to squeeze everything in. Unless you're doing the whole trip with just a carry-on so you don't have to wait at the baggage carousel, I wouldn't bother. Wrong thread, nerd.
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Toshimo posted:Wrong thread, nerd. Magic the gathering and board games. I am the ultra nerd.
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Hellsau posted:Hey come on, Aetherworks can beat GB and gets crushed by UW, that's almost rock-paper-scissors if it also didn't have trouble losing to itself and could beat the aggro decks. But GB is much better able to adapt to it's bad matchups than Aetherworks is.
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Jabor posted:Magic the gathering and board games. I am the ultra nerd. I would say board games are something you definitely can leave in checked luggage as long as you've prepared them with enough padding, but MTG you want to keep on your person so they don't mysteriously disappear. Keep it to a minimum, but I've flown with a couple 800ct boxes, a few fat packs, playmats, and 2-3 binders in my suitcase before. If they're all anime deckboxes and mats, the TSA agent will only handle one box to see what's inside before being too embarrassed to go through them all. 
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Aranan posted:I'm going to by flying to visit a friend in a few months to hang out and play games. I'm planning on taking a chunk of my collection with me. What's the best way to handle this? I assume I'd want to do it all as carry-on and not checked luggage, so basically a backpack full of BCW boxes? Last time I flew with Magic cards back to DC I almost got my starfish searched, you make the call man
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That's what you get when you fly with huge bombs in your decks.
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Me at the airport, on a Saturday: don't talk about my draft, don't talk about my draft....
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Well, I'm not planning on taking 10,000 cards with me. A couple EDH decks, a couple pauper decks, maybe a stack of basics for limited. I don't really trade, so I don't have a trade binder. I figure two 800ct BCW boxes will fit everything I'm bringing and they slide right into a dufflebag or backpack without much issue. I'm already planning to pack away a few board games in my checked baggage--they're not as expensive as my cards, so I don't feel the need to keep them on my person.
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PleasantDirge posted:Last time I flew with Magic cards back to DC I almost got my starfish searched, you make the call man You should probably not pack a starfish in your carry-on luggage, friend. 
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Are you ready for spoilers reddit says that this is what those say: quote:Yahenni's Expertise
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Elyv posted:Are you ready for spoilers That sweeper is loving amazing. Sweep the board and play a lily from hand? gently caress if that isn't modern playable. And the art looks loving rad.
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