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I've been kicking the idea of selling my collection to buy a convertible Corvette. I love the game, but I have tens of thousands in cardboard, and it's getting harder to justify it.
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And whenever I start to think "I should slim down my collection" I see dumbass decks like this and think to myself "hmmm I only need to pick up these playsets and then I can run this!" Magic: the Gathering: It's dumb as hell (and I love it)
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Dec 1, 2017 00:18
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EvilBeard posted:I've been kicking the idea of selling my collection to buy a convertible Corvette. I love the game, but I have tens of thousands in cardboard, and it's getting harder to justify it. I sold out of standard and used that money as earnest money for a house. Best decision ever. I’m now thinking about selling most of my modern and legacy stuff. It isn’t corvette money but it is remodel a bathroom money.
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Dec 1, 2017 00:58
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C-Euro posted:And whenever I start to think "I should slim down my collection" I see dumbass decks like this and think to myself "hmmm I only need to pick up these playsets and then I can run this!" I've played against Grixis Control alot. If you don't have the tar pits, don't bother. It really lives or dies on them.
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Dec 1, 2017 01:15
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GoutPatrol posted:I've played against Grixis Control alot. If you don't have the tar pits, don't bother. It really lives or dies on them. Got two Tar Pits already, I'm more concerned about the Cryptics and Tarns that I don't have  Maybe I should sell off my Valakut deck, I can't remember the last time I went over .500 with it and I can get the Cryptics and Tarns I need to finally build that UR Breach deck I keep checking out.
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Dec 1, 2017 03:51
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C-Euro posted:Got two Tar Pits already, I'm more concerned about the Cryptics and Tarns that I don't have Do it. UR Breach is so much more fun than Modern Lands
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Dec 1, 2017 04:02
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Walked posted:Do it. UR Breach is so much more fun than Modern Lands Got a list you can use to convince me? I watched Frank Lepore stream the deck for a few matches and was thinking of starting off from his list. C-Euro fucked around with this message at 14:24 on Dec 1, 2017 |
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Dec 1, 2017 04:21
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C-Euro posted:Got a list you can use to convince me? I watched Frank Lepore stream the deck for a few matches and was thinking of starting off from his list. His list is VERY close to mine. I go down 2 Izzit Charm for 2 Supreme Will; and cut a Snapcaster for a Clique. I also run Opt instead of Spell Snare; but have considered going the other way there.
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Dec 1, 2017 16:46
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Walked posted:His list is VERY close to mine. Thanks. He laments the bad Tron matchup in his video, did you change the SB at all for that?
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Dec 1, 2017 17:21
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C-Euro posted:Thanks. He laments the bad Tron matchup in his video, did you change the SB at all for that? I've had little in the way of issue with Tron except the BG Variant. Mainboard Blood Moons are really nice. Post SB I'm running the Madcap Combo + Ceremonious Rejection; plus keeping in Blood Moons. Mono U is a crapshoot too; but I rarely run into it.
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Dec 1, 2017 18:32
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How badly does Modern Elves lose to UR Storm on a scale of "try to be on the play" to "play another deck"?
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Dec 2, 2017 00:06
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Star Man posted:How badly does Modern Elves lose to UR Storm on a scale of "try to be on the play" to "play another deck"? The former, especially if you have the devoted druid combo. Pack some sideboard hate (hatebears/rest in peace if you're in white, hand disruption if you're in black) and you'll be fine.
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Dec 2, 2017 00:17
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uninverted posted:The former, especially if you have the devoted druid combo. Pack some sideboard hate (hatebears/rest in peace if you're in white, hand disruption if you're in black) and you'll be fine. I'm looking to take a GWB Elves deck to Modern tonight because I want to play with Shaman of the Pack.
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Dec 2, 2017 01:15
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Star Man posted:I'm looking to take a GWB Elves deck to Modern tonight because I want to play with Shaman of the Pack. How many times do you expect to play storm? I think GW elves with no shaman is a much better deck, it also has good SB to fight storm.
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Dec 2, 2017 02:18
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TwistedNails posted:How many times do you expect to play storm? I think GW elves with no shaman is a much better deck, it also has good SB to fight storm. I dunno. Probably just once.
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Dec 2, 2017 02:23
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Star Man posted:I dunno. Probably just once. Go for it, I wouldn't let a single matchup keep me from playing a deck. Like what was said earlier back some gy hate white hatebears or black discard.
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Dec 2, 2017 02:25
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Walked posted:I've had little in the way of issue with Tron except the BG Variant. Mainboard Blood Moons are really nice. I was planning to stick to just Breach + Emrakul because I think all I want to do in Modern right now is cheat Emrakuls into play. I only have three and for a moment I was considering running a Combustible Gearhulk as Emrakul #4 on the off-chance I can pitch an Emrakul to it for 15 damage but I think something like Pull From Tomorrow to draw into Emrakul is better. Thinking I might drop a Rejection in the board for a third Blood Moon, it just seems like it would be annoying as hell for a lot of decks and it's also good against the Tron decks that Rejection beats.
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Dec 2, 2017 02:31
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Seeing Cryptics around $17, what are the chances they go lower?
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Dec 2, 2017 02:43
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My first modern deck was BG elves with four shaman of the pack and it treated me really well. SOTP lets you play like a red deck: you get in some damage with the initial swarm, then you zap the opponent in the face if they can stabilize. It's a different enough angle than attacking for 100 with Ezuri that opponents would often be prepared for one and lose to the other, although they're both countered by sweepers.
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Dec 2, 2017 04:17
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I'm 0-2 so far against storm and Living End. Should of played RW Prison.
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Dec 2, 2017 04:53
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Casually 4-0’d modern fnm tonght with swans lol
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Dec 2, 2017 06:29
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I finished 1-2. My only win was against a goblin deck that seemed to only have Goblin Rabblemaster, Goblin Arsonist, Raging Goblin, Krenko's Command, Lightning Bolt, Magma Spray, and Goblin Grenade.
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Dec 2, 2017 07:02
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3 people showed up for legacy and I went something like 8/0 against them in games with Death and Taxes then beat them in commander.
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Dec 2, 2017 09:56
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Ended up losing a match against workshops with inferno oath last night. They dropped a ballista with me at 4 life the turn after I used Dack's second ability on a tapped 5/5 flyer from hangarback walker that was supposed to win me the game. Lesson learned, next time take the untapped flyer to block 
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Dec 2, 2017 17:12
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Well I got a playset of Cryptics at $17.10 I expect them to dip down a little more before they stabilize, but I’m gonna be busy with finals  There are a ton more cards from Iconic I’d like to have playsets of, mad decent masters set!
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Dec 2, 2017 19:37
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I'm still bummed Tarns didn't really move down after MM17.
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Dec 2, 2017 20:20
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Soul Glo posted:I'm still bummed Tarns didn't really move down after MM17. They went down by almost half when MM3 released. I preordered a set from Channel Fireball for $45 each and the HAUMPH discount for 5% off cut them down to $42.75. It was just a matter of time before they went back up.
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Dec 2, 2017 20:25
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Mezzanon posted:Casually 4-0’d modern fnm tonght with swans lol What's your list?
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Dec 2, 2017 20:39
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Network42 posted:What's your list? Land (42) 7x Island 1x Izzet Guildgate 20x Mountain 4x Shivan Reef 1x Steam Vents 4x Swiftwater Cliffs 4x Temple of Epiphany 1x Wandering Fumarole Sorcery (8) 1x Day's Undoing 3x Serum Visions 4x Treasure Hunt Enchantment (6) 2x Molten Vortex 4x Seismic Assault Creature (4) 4x Swans of Bryn Argoll Sideboard (15) 3x Anger of the Gods 1x Laboratory Maniac 1x Lightning Bolt 1x Molten Vortex 1x Glorious End 2x shattering spree 3x Spell Pierce 1x Sphinx's Tutelage 2x Relic of Progenitus R1 g/b infect lose the die roll Win 2-1 G1 I combo out G2 he combos out T3 G3 I get stuck on 3 land for a while as I kill every creature he plays and eventually I get that land 4 while he is zero creatures R2: g/w value lose die roll Win 2-0 G1: opponent does not gain infinite life so I kill them T4 G2: first seismic assault gets rec sage’d. I combo out with two paths on the stack (I had 4 land in hand) R3 g/b rock lose the die roll Win 2-0 G1 opponent thoughtseizes a seismic assault and leaves a swans, I serum visions a second assault so that I draw it the turn I have 3 mana, then combo out T4 G2 my opponent opens with thoughtseize, takes swans, and then surgical the swans on my draw step. Then plays a bob into tireless tracker. I get a seismic assault after triple treasure hunting and just throw lands for lethal R4: naya burn lose die roll Win 2-0 G1 opponent plays a T1 goblin guide which lets me cast a T3 seismic assault with 8 lands in hand. G2 I combo out T6 after spell piercing 2 lightning bolts.
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Dec 3, 2017 02:09
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suicidesteve posted:3 people showed up for legacy and I went something like 8/0 against them in games with Death and Taxes then beat them in commander. legacy is truly dead
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Johnny Five-Jaces posted:legacy is truly dead Turns out Reanimator is REALLY bad against Death and Taxes and Miracles is just bad.
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Dec 3, 2017 03:20
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suicidesteve posted:Turns out Reanimator is REALLY bad against Death and Taxes and Miracles is just bad. First round of Legacy at GP Atlanta my Reanimator opponent had what's usually a god hand: Chancellor reveal, Unmask exiling an Animate Dead to take my Swords to Plowshares, land, Dark Ritual, Entomb, Exhume. At first I was like, "Yay, I got to play so much Magic, that was fun," but Karakas off the top? Same problem Lands has with their combo, we can deal with their big flashy poo poo without even spending a card. She punted hard, though. Seeing my hand was all little white creatures, she Entombed Elesh Norn. No matter what she chose, I bounce with Karakas, but if she had gotten Griselbrand or Sire of Insanity, she could have gotten some kind of value. She was pretty pissed at the time, but we bumped into each other the next day and did a pretty decent-sized trade.
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BaronVonVaderham posted:First round of Legacy at GP Atlanta my Reanimator opponent had what's usually a god hand: Chancellor reveal, Unmask exiling an Animate Dead to take my Swords to Plowshares, land, Dark Ritual, Entomb, Exhume. At first I was like, "Yay, I got to play so much Magic, that was fun," but Karakas off the top? Same problem Lands has with their combo, we can deal with their big flashy poo poo without even spending a card. Our first game was turn 1 Thoughtseize, turn 1 Vial, turn 2 Reanimate Elesh Norn, turn 2 "I guess I'll fetch a land and play another Vial" *draws card* *flips a Karakas into play instead* "Skill game." That kinda set the tone for the night.
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Yeah it's usually a pretty open and shut game on one side of the table or the other, and Karakas is just unbeatable if they don't have Wastelands to deal with it. On the other hand, my round 3 mirror match was absolute insanity and really rewarded good play. Game 2 I was stuck on 2 land and he exiled my Vial, and he even had a Port so I was really out of it. It was actually a crazy back and forth that I was eventually able to pull out of at 3 life and win. My opponent was super pissed but had made a few misplays I think, most notably naming Mother of Runes on a Council's Judgment when there was a Sword of War and Peace sitting on the battlefield. It took another 5 turns, but when I finally got to equip that on a Thalia it was just game over; he can chump block with a Revoker or find a Jitte or another Judgment, otherwise pro-white leaves him zero ways to interact so why waste the ONE way you had to remove the equipment? I thought it was a really good game, though (if a bit tedious, especially coming off playing against a Pox/Abyss deck....another surprisingly good set of games).
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The first time I played the mirror, I won game 1 and we went to time shuffling for game 2. The mirror is so miserable.
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BaronVonVaderham posted:First round of Legacy at GP Atlanta my Reanimator opponent had what's usually a god hand: Chancellor reveal, Unmask exiling an Animate Dead to take my Swords to Plowshares, land, Dark Ritual, Entomb, Exhume. At first I was like, "Yay, I got to play so much Magic, that was fun," but Karakas off the top? Same problem Lands has with their combo, we can deal with their big flashy poo poo without even spending a card. Sire of Insanity can't get bounced
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yeah her getting sire of insanity is one thousand percent correct there because they get wrecked by the white source->STP series of draws no matter what, is immune to karakas, and there are no goyfs on your side to feed with the Sire's ability. in her defense, vial, mom, thalia, and port are all cards that should be banned
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Dec 3, 2017 21:40
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Johnny Five-Jaces posted:in her defense, vial, mom, thalia, and port are all cards that should be banned Don't you get my homes up like this. I could finally sell out of this bad, dumb game and never play again!  Also my games were against UB so Karakas is 10x better than Swords there.
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suicidesteve posted:The first time I played the mirror, I won game 1 and we went to time shuffling for game 2. The mirror is so miserable. The D&T mirror is great.
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Aston posted:The D&T mirror is great. "Oh look I got the first Jitte hit, guess I can't ever lose. That said I've only ever lost it once so I guess I'm ok with it. Turns out when your opponent draws 11 copies of Swords in a match and 7 copies of Flickerwisp in the 2 games he wins it doesn't matter how badly he plays (and it was really bad.)
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