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mcmagic posted:Back to back PPTQ losses in the finals saturday and sunday this weekend after steamrolling game 1... Feels bad man! What were you on?
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DangerDongs posted:What were you on? Mono Red. Deck is great. I had the best deck in the rooms both days.
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May 7, 2018 01:16
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mcmagic posted:Mono Red. Deck is great. I had the best deck in the rooms both days. Was this Standard or some crazy rear end sealed pool? If Standard, how are you getting through the 5 toughness on Lyra's reliably?
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May 7, 2018 01:18
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DangerDongs posted:Was this Standard or some crazy rear end sealed pool? Standard. Lyra isn't a relevant card in any matchup. It's the finisher after the game is over. If they tap out and play Lyra on turn 5 they just die. The way you lose is if they draw like 3 Fatal Push or 3 cast out. (thats literally how I lost.)
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May 7, 2018 01:21
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mcmagic posted:Standard. Lyra isn't a relevant card in any matchup. It's the finisher after the game is over. If they tap out and play Lyra on turn 5 they just die. The way you lose is if they draw like 3 Fatal Push or 3 cast out. (thats literally how I lost.) Would you rather see your opponent play a Lyra as opposed to Regal Coracle?
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May 7, 2018 01:26
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DangerDongs posted:Would you rather see your opponent play a Lyra as opposed to Regal Coracle? yeah probably. the cat is better since it makes 3 bodies that block.I Tend to think that the creature packages that control decks bring in against Red are pretty bad universally though.
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May 7, 2018 01:27
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mcmagic posted:yeah probably. the cat is better since it makes 3 bodies that block.I Tend to think that the creature packages that control decks bring in against Red are pretty bad universally though. Is mono red still running 4x phoenix? Or something more like this? https://www.mtggoldfish.com/archetype/standard-mono-red-aggro-46320#paper
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May 7, 2018 01:38
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Sickening posted:Is mono red still running 4x phoenix? 0 Phoenix in the 75. My list is a lot like that one you linked. 22 lands though.
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May 7, 2018 01:40
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mcmagic posted:0 Phoenix in the 75. My list is a lot like that one you linked. 22 lands though. Looks like I actually own a standard deck in paper then.
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May 7, 2018 01:41
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Wow, the challenger deck covers a lot of that...
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May 7, 2018 01:42
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so this guy in the top 8 of the limited GP targeted his opponent with Homarid Explorer for some reason, his opponent milled 3(instead of 4), and they've gone a full turn since and have been trying to figure out what to do about it for like the last 5 minutes
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May 7, 2018 01:45
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If I flicker a Sun Titan with an Animate Dead on it, would I be able to target the Animate Dead in the grave when putting the ETB effect on the stack?
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May 7, 2018 01:55
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Elyv posted:so this guy in the top 8 of the limited GP targeted his opponent with Homarid Explorer for some reason, his opponent milled 3(instead of 4), and they've gone a full turn since and have been trying to figure out what to do about it for like the last 5 minutes Presuming the deck was shuffled properly, one random card from it is as good as any other. It would be a reasonable "fix" to just mill the fourth card now. Alternatively, just leave it as-is after handing out warnings. Is someone making a big deal about having to mill the "correct" card or something?
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May 7, 2018 02:21
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AlternateNu posted:If I flicker a Sun Titan with an Animate Dead on it, would I be able to target the Animate Dead in the grave when putting the ETB effect on the stack? Yes. After whatever is doing the flicker resolves, first state-based effects are checked, see an aura that's not attached to anything, and put it in the graveyard. Then you put triggered abilities in the stack and choose a target for Sun Titan's ability.
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May 7, 2018 02:23
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Jabor posted:Presuming the deck was shuffled properly, one random card from it is as good as any other. It would be a reasonable "fix" to just mill the fourth card now. Alternatively, just leave it as-is after handing out warnings. I'm not sure why it took so long(we could only hear the commentators), but ultimately what happened was they left it as is. It didn't really matter since the guy who played the Explorer had also played a Dread Shade on T3 and the other guy didn't really do anything and just died to those two within a few turns.
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May 7, 2018 02:28
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Hey, so PSA, mashing shift-enter during your attack phase in Arena actually makes you swing with everything into your oppoonent's full board instead of passing priority like in every other phase  edit: still went 7-1 in any case and got another Huatli, my 4th Muldrotha and a Yawgmoth's Vile Offering. What dumb sultai reanimatory things can I do in arena? Hauki fucked around with this message at 03:11 on May 7, 2018 |
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May 7, 2018 02:28
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Top 16 from the standard SCG open. http://www.starcitygames.com/decks/StarCityGamescom_Classic/2018-05-06_standard_Baltimore_MD_US/1/ Rip Scarab God 
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May 7, 2018 04:00
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Tainen posted:Top 16 from the standard SCG open. Nice, the first place deck is rocking 16 expensive mythics. Nice. Only 540+ bucks if you buy it tonight! (It will be more tomorrow) Sickening fucked around with this message at 04:21 on May 7, 2018 |
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May 7, 2018 04:18
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Sickening posted:Nice, the first place deck is rocking 16 expensive mythics. Nice. 12. Heart of Kiran is only around $2.
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May 7, 2018 04:21
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Tainen posted:12. Heart of Kiran is only around $2. It makes up for that online where it's almost $20 because there's no challenger decks.
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May 7, 2018 04:24
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I can't wait until Kaladesh rotates so I can play cool standard decks on MTGA... its like, oh they have some cool ideas... wait no, theres kaladesh cards in there. Lately I've just been playing 5 color good stuff and killing people with Teferi and Darigaaz and God Pharaoh Bolas.
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May 7, 2018 04:37
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I think I'm gonna pull the trigger on the challenge deck and build the UR Wizards deck. That way I have a gateway into monored if I really want to delve deeper into it. When rotation comes around, what's leaving standard? Is it just Kaladesh block, or is Amonkhet block going too?
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May 7, 2018 04:52
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Kaladesh and Amonkhet blocks are both leaving.
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May 7, 2018 04:53
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Good. Lets me keep my priorities straight. Don't really want to invest a lot into either of those for now. I think I'll stick with a budget deck until rotation and then maybe get a little more serious with it.
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May 7, 2018 04:55
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A Moose posted:I can't wait until Kaladesh rotates so I can play cool standard decks on MTGA... its like, oh they have some cool ideas... wait no, theres kaladesh cards in there. Lately I've just been playing 5 color good stuff and killing people with Teferi and Darigaaz and God Pharaoh Bolas. They are adding Kaladesh next month according to rumors so this weirdo meta isn't gonna be around for much longer
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May 7, 2018 04:57
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Tainen posted:Top 16 from the standard SCG open. Four copies of History of Benalia in the first place finisher. Maybe now I can get rid of my foil copy. I'd really like to pick up some Walking Ballistas instead.
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May 7, 2018 04:59
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mcmagic posted:0 Phoenix in the 75. My list is a lot like that one you linked. 22 lands though. What's your list? 'll be playing Monored at GP Birmingham next week because I've been playing it for half a year and can't be assed to gather all the WB cards from various friends. I've been teching out my list on MTGO; right now it seems like the lower to the ground you can go, the better. I've dropped the Phoenixes as well but I am still on 23 lands due to 2 Chandra maindeck, with 2 Glorybringers and 2 Siege-Gang commanders in my sideboard as my most expensive cards. Katana Gomai fucked around with this message at 07:22 on May 7, 2018 |
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May 7, 2018 07:18
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Tainen posted:Top 16 from the standard SCG open. I got a chuckle out of Sperling saying how loving dumb it was for Aaron Forsythe to actively root against people playing a stupid loving card he oversaw WOTC printing. A Moose posted:I can't wait until Kaladesh rotates so I can play cool standard decks on MTGA... its like, oh they have some cool ideas... wait no, theres kaladesh cards in there. Lately I've just been playing 5 color good stuff and killing people with Teferi and Darigaaz and God Pharaoh Bolas. They're adding Kaladesh at some point. They already have the cards going back to SOI on there, they just haven't bothered to implement them.
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May 7, 2018 07:40
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  I think something went wrong with the AI this draft. I can't wait to go 3-3 with this!  e: 7-2, lost in round 1 to a bw zombie deck that was even more nuts than mine and then in round 5 to a crash. mirage mirroring a mastery for lethal was fun A big flaming stink fucked around with this message at 08:48 on May 7, 2018 |
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May 7, 2018 07:44
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Wording aside, Teferi, Hero of Dominaria is a loving stupid card. 1) He can't target lands with his -3 ability even though his entire character is wrapped up in him using an ability like that on a land. 2) He untaps lands, which makes no sense since his inability to recover the previously mentioned land is why he's wandering around looking like a hobo. 3) His ultimate is dumb and doesn't do anything all that great for a ultimate that takes forever to reach (I think 5 turns to activate it is the most of any PW) given that he's never getting to 8 without your opponent being effectively dead, but not actual dead. It should just win the game on the spot in some manner to save time in the event you have an opponent who refuses to concede to control (there are a lot of players like this).
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May 7, 2018 09:07
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Angry Grimace posted:3) His ultimate is dumb and doesn't do anything all that great for a ultimate that takes forever to reach (I think 5 turns to activate it is the most of any PW) given that he's never getting to 8 without your opponent being effectively dead, but not actual dead. It should just win the game on the spot in some manner to save time in the event you have an opponent who refuses to concede to control (there are a lot of players like this).  flavor aside, teferi's ultimate is the most relevant ultimate I have seen in years. It is "I win the game" over a few turns like you said, and it's mere presence means teferi demands an answer. He's control's trump card against various midrange decks, and the opponent will either be forced to attack into him over and over again or just lose straight up. Also trying to get teferi off the board and playing around settle the wreckage at the same time is basically impossible.
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May 7, 2018 09:15
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Twice now, I've been able to resolve Nissa against a newly cast Teferi, and run a hasty forest into him. It's the best feeling.
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May 7, 2018 10:09
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I bought some Dragon Shield matte black sleeves and some clear inners. I'm facing the same problem the Prof did in his video where the inner peeks up off of the bottom of the card, and it's maddening. What's especially odd is that I got some Dragon Shield clear matte sleeves (to protect the cards in an old board game) recently and I had no trouble at all. This deck has some beat up cards, so just using the clears isn't an option. Has anyone had any luck with different inners with Dragon Shields? I don't want to spend literal hours trying to get these to behave, but I also don't want to drive around and waste money on inners that don't fit either.
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May 7, 2018 11:33
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AnEdgelord posted:They are adding Kaladesh next month according to rumors so this weirdo meta isn't gonna be around for much longer So once Aether Revolt is printed and Arena is Actual Standard will they give you Vault progress for all the banned cards?
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May 7, 2018 12:22
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Magnetic North posted:I bought some Dragon Shield matte black sleeves and some clear inners. I'm facing the same problem the Prof did in his video where the inner peeks up off of the bottom of the card, and it's maddening. What's especially odd is that I got some Dragon Shield clear matte sleeves (to protect the cards in an old board game) recently and I had no trouble at all. This deck has some beat up cards, so just using the clears isn't an option. what inner sleeves do you use? i've never had any problems with kmc perfect fits.
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May 7, 2018 12:23
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Lone Goat posted:So once Aether Revolt is printed and Arena is Actual Standard will they give you Vault progress for all the banned cards? And then it will rotate out again. I don't know if I buy them adding older sets. I'm not even sure it will support proper standard.
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May 7, 2018 12:28
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Lone Goat posted:So once Aether Revolt is printed and Arena is Actual Standard will they give you Vault progress for all the banned cards? They said the current plan is to turn cards that are banned into wildcards.
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May 7, 2018 12:38
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Angry Grimace posted:Wording aside, Teferi, Hero of Dominaria is a loving stupid card. There's a good chance his story is gonna involve getting that place back this time so I assume the untap lands is a reference to that
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May 7, 2018 13:23
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Katana Gomai posted:What's your list? 'll be playing Monored at GP Birmingham next week because I've been playing it for half a year and can't be assed to gather all the WB cards from various friends. I've been teching out my list on MTGO; right now it seems like the lower to the ground you can go, the better. I've dropped the Phoenixes as well but I am still on 23 lands due to 2 Chandra maindeck, with 2 Glorybringers and 2 Siege-Gang commanders in my sideboard as my most expensive cards. I don't have the Chandra's main because they are too bad on the draw. My list is the same creatures as the list Sickening posted with 4x Strike 4x Shock. Saturday I played 3x fight with fire main and sunday I played 1x Fight and 2x Abrade because I lost to GPG Saturday in Swiss but I didn't end up playing against it... I'm also on 2 Glorybringer in the board and that isn't changing. Siege Gang is interesting. I couldn't find room for them but they might be correct. What matchups are they really great in? Maybe as a finisher against GB? They seem situational against WU since they are terrible if they have fumigate and awesome if they have a bunch of settle's and cast outs... I'm sure I will run this back next weekend so I will probably run it through a few leagues on MTGO this week and see if I like them.
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Angry Grimace posted:Wording aside, Teferi, Hero of Dominaria is a loving stupid card. I have yet to have an opponent not instantly scoop when ulting him and flashing back Memory.
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