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Yeah, 18 lands and shoving in like 8 morphs is going to help, I know it seems like cards like Ainok Tracker and Canyon Lurkers are horrible (even in they're day they were bad cards from an objective standpoint) but they're appropriate for the format. Glacial Stalker, Sagu Archer, War Behemoth, they all "suck" but they more than pull their weight in the format. Witness of the Ages is way above average even as insanely vanilla as it is because you can never get color screwed using it.
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Is there a keyboard shortcut for Decline? I am playing Dimir Pact in Timeless and the deck is good but it takes forever to exile your deck when you go to win.
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Weird Pumpkin posted:I'd love to play BO3, but I don't have the wildcards for the good sideboard cards
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Weird Pumpkin posted:Crackling drake is kind of a nonbo with cruise though.
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C-Euro posted:I doubt it hangs but most of the GW Knight of the Reliquary Midrange deck from 2018 Modern is on Arena now. Sub in Swords to Plowshares for Path to Exile, Deathrite Shaman for Noble Hierarch, and Gilded Goose for Birds of Paradise. It had great game against Death's Shadow back then, but maybe less good game about Shadow with Lurrus lol
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40 lbs to freedom posted:i just played a jail deck for the first time in like 5 years
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Midweek Magic is Historic Artisan, and the only card that wasn't legal from my regular Historic Affinity deck was Hallowed Fountain so I just put basics in instead. For some reason Treasure Cruise is allowed though, so the best deck is almost certainly UR Spells with Young Pyromancer and the 5/5 serpent.
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Lone Goat posted:I played this bullshit from a Sam Black stream like a year ago, with no changes
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It’s almost always a Forest-typed dual or tri land. Same thing people do more often with Troll of Khazad-Dum
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Discovered thanks to 17lands that the KTK Quick bot draft IS ranked, even though there are no graphics in the mode or after the match indicating this. Had two good runs and went from Platinum 4 to Platinum 2 without noticing.
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drainpipe posted:Another KTK Premier after a week off. P1P3 I would have speculated on the Jeskai Charm P1P4 Smite over Rite keeps you more open P1P8 Guide over Smite is good but I'm not taking that as any kind of signal at this point P1P14 By this pick I've got the Jeskai Charm and the two lands and now two Weaponmasters so I'm feeling good about Jeskai P2P1 from a Jeskai seat I'd have taken the land but your pick is good if you're black P2P5 not sure there's a world where I'm ever taking Hateblade over Skullhunter or Scavenger P2P6 17lands says Chief is better than Hordechief but I don't think your deck at this point is aggressive enough for me to take it over Hordechief At the end of pack 2 I didn't actually see that much good Jeskai stuff in that pack other than lands, so at this point I'm not sure my choices would have had me in a particularly better spot than you anyway, you got those good Abzan cards P3P4 I would have taken Feat here Watching back the tape knowing how it ended up, P2P1 Sands is the only pick you missed an Abzan land, I'm guessing they were eating those on both sides of you. Even from an "I know I'm getting Sagu Mauler P3P1 so I'm forcing Temur from the start" angle the deck doesn't seem like it's that good, though your mana is great. You end up having to run a lot of Canyon Lurkers and Ainok Trackers. This is a really weird collection of packs.
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I haven't played the games yet, but I am confident that this is the best deck I have ever drafted in my 10 or whatever years of playing Magic https://www.17lands.com/draft/1e707e71a0684a3c9289b5d61002ce8a
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Can confirm that I just opened the app and bought it for 200 gold
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Red alert, the Urza's Saga lands are in the shop today
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Speaking of, here is the calendar update with the info we currently have: Kaladesh flashback ends Tuesday morning 1/9 Rivals for Ixalan flashback then goes for a week 1/9-1/16 (RIX-RIX-XLN format) Khans Premier and Traditional end on 1/16 Next week's Midweek Magic is Lost Caverns of Ixalan Phantom Sealed
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I was stuck on the border of Diamond 2 and Diamond 1 for a long time, but it just takes one good deck to get over the hump and I've now seen the lowest number I'll probably ever see https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1744080848159129732
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I re-joined the Lords of Limited Discord and the first thing I saw was a screenshot from the WotC Discord that the RIX Premier Draft that starts in an hour will be triple RIX (triple small set) instead of the actual format of the time, RIX-RIX-XLN. If this is true, these people cannot stop being stupid.
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CatstropheWaitress posted:Look, I'm just happy they're doing two flashback drafts back to back here. Only reasonable way to build a collection of the older cards. RIX only has 65 rares/mythics, and the only borderline playables I kinda see are: Champion of Dusk (Vampires), Deeproot Elite (Merfolk), Etali Primal Storm (Dinos), Ghalta (Green/Dinos), Jadelight Ranger (Value/Explore), Wayward Swordtooth (Ramp), Zacama Primal Calamity (Brawl) By leaving out XLN, people are not able to try and draft copies of: Carnage Tyrant (Dinos), Allied Check Lands (Drowned Catacomb etc), Gishath Sun's Avatar (Brawl), Hostage Taker (Pirates), Legion's Landing (White Aggro / Vampires), Rampaging Ferocidon (anti-life gain sideboard), Regisaur Alpha (Dinos), Search for Azcanta (Control), Settle the Wreckage (Control), Shapers' Sanctuary (anti-control sideboard) Not being able to even have a chance to draft those rare allied lands that are actually useful in Historic/Explorer/Timeless/Brawl sucks.
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CatstropheWaitress posted:Oh hey the draft is also Unranked - which so far seems to be mean the first three wins are pretty easy to pick up.
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$1500 Timeless Open will be streaming here starting in a few minutes https://www.twitch.tv/anzidmtg 92 entrants paid $20 each, looks like
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Midweek Magic starts in a few hours and this week's mode is Historic Pauper, the all-commons format. I was bored last week so I looked through a lot of commons and made a few brews, if you want to try something fun. Imgur Gallery Here: https://imgur.com/gallery/UQWZHGz Hexproof - NEO added a two-mana hexproof common to go with the previous three- and four-mana merfolk, so get one in play and stack all your auras on it. Squire's Devotion is the only aura at common that gives lifelink.  Deck 4 Jungleborn Pioneer (RIX) 137 4 Jade Guardian (XLN) 194 4 Saiba Cryptomancer (MOM) 76 3 Arcane Flight (DAR) 43 4 Ancestral Mask (MMQ) 229 4 Cartouche of Knowledge (AKR) 51 4 Setessan Training (THB) 201 4 Ethereal Armor (RTR) 9 2 Nylea's Presence (THS) 169 4 Brokers Hideout (SNC) 248 4 Quandrix Campus (STX) 271 4 Botanical Plaza (SNC) 247 4 Skybridge Towers (SNC) 256 1 Plains (USG) 333 3 Island (USG) 336 3 Forest (USG) 348 4 Squire's Devotion (RIX) 25 Red Sweepers - There aren't any sweepers in this format besides "deal 1 damage," so nobody will be playing around them. Take advantage of this by casting two or three at once to Plague Wind your opponent's board. Kiln Fiend + Barrage of Boulders will allow you to get a one-hit kill to finish them off.  Deck 4 Blazing Volley (IKO) 107 4 Tectonic Hazard (LCI) 169 4 End the Festivities (VOW) 155 2 Barrage of Boulders (KTK) 100 4 Firebrand Archer (AKR) 154 4 Kessig Flamebreather (VOW) 164 4 Smash to Dust (DMU) 144 4 Forgotten Cave (ONS) 317 2 Dwarven Mine (ELD) 243 16 Mountain (JMP) 63 4 Reckless Impulse (VOW) 174 4 Wrenn's Resolve (MOM) 173 4 Kiln Fiend (ROE) 153 Soul Sisters - The classic archetype, gain a bunch of life and use the triggers to kill your opponent. There is a three-mana Ajani's Pridemate Unicorn at common, plus several "when you gain life, they lose life" creatures, and also several cheap Unearths that you can use to get your dead combo pieces back out of the graveyard.  Deck 4 Soul Warden (M10) 34 4 Lunarch Veteran (MID) 27 3 Impassioned Orator (RNA) 12 4 Celestial Unicorn (AFR) 5 4 Marauding Blight-Priest (ZNR) 112 3 Epicure of Blood (M20) 99 4 Unearth (2X2) 96 2 Raise the Draugr (KHM) 105 4 Recommission (BRO) 22 2 Borrowed Grace (SIR) 15 4 Silverquill Campus (STX) 273 4 Scoured Barrens (KTK) 242 1 Secluded Steppe (ONS) 324 1 Barren Moor (ONS) 312 1 Witch's Cottage (ELD) 249 1 Idyllic Grange (ELD) 246 4 Swamp (SNC) 276 6 Plains (SNC) 273 4 Final Payment (RNA) 171 Slivers - The deck that I'm least convinced will work, there's plenty of Sliver synergy at common and very good Changelings too, but also a lot of potential for the deck to be clunky. Might end up really needing the reach that Bladeback Sliver gives you. I'm interested in trying this out.  Deck 2 Plains (USG) 333 3 Hive Stirrings (J21) 15 4 Sentinel Sliver (J21) 23 4 Cabaretti Courtyard (SNC) 249 4 Striking Sliver (J21) 88 4 Bladeback Sliver (MH1) 119 3 Blur Sliver (J21) 69 3 Cleaving Sliver (MH1) 121 4 Predatory Sliver (J21) 104 4 Botanical Plaza (SNC) 247 4 Racers' Ring (SNC) 253 3 Universal Automaton (MH1) 235 2 Masked Vandal (KHM) 184 4 Lorehold Campus (STX) 268 4 Faceless Agent (J21) 1 2 Mountain (USG) 343 2 Forest (USG) 348 1 Family Reunion (LCI) 13 1 Borrowed Grace (SIR) 15 1 Heroic Charge (DMU) 20 1 Barrage of Boulders (KTK) 100 Boco_T fucked around with this message at 15:17 on Jan 16, 2024 |
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I had never played BRO before but after 12 bot drafts I have 5 trophies and a record of 53-29, moving me from around 1000th Mythic up to the top 500. As such, I cannot recommend the format enough. The deckbuilding is so fun. Here's four of my 7-win decks https://twitter.com/Boco_T/status/1748133314492338256
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Johnny Truant posted:is there a way to turn off the dumbass little spark that flies up into the tutorial or whatever book in the upper right? it pops up every. time. i. go. home.
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500 free gold in the shop today, plus a bunch of money pun cards (Blood Money, Big Spender, Vault Robber, etc)
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Hooplah posted:during the midweek pauper my last game was against a deck that was literally just removal, counterspells, and draw, with a set of the common that shuffles your yard into library. they didn't play a single card that hit the board outside of wishing well.
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Looks fine to me, you don't have any good cards in your sideboard except Ichor Drinker, and since black is a splash color you shouldn't put it in.
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You have two ranks - one for "Constructed" and one for "Limited". Your "Constructed" rank is affected by ranked games. While your "Limited" rank is tied to draft and sealed events. And this is where you'll find options on how to customize your look. You can also choose your avatar and more.
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I have no insights to offer on MKM draft. I have done 13 drafts and my record is 31-39, stuck in Platinum 4 the entire time. Best record is 5-3, only 3 out of 13 with a winning record. It feels like a coinflip to me, and one that I mostly lose. Pretty demoralizing considering I am playing in the Arena Championship Qualifier next weekend after finishing Mythic #72 in January. I feel like I fundamentally don't know how to play Magic somehow.
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Murders at Karlov Manor Limited Tips Background Have done 17 Bo1 Premier drafts in 3 days, plus two Bo3 Sealed events to start off the event. Record is bad: 38-51 in draft. Have also reviewed a lot of trophy decks across Bo1 and Bo3 draft and sealed. Finished Mythic #72 last season only to start this set out with that horrible 42% winrate. Best Cards Must-Play Mythics MKM Aurelia’s Vindicator, Intrude on the Mind, Massacre Girl Known Killer, Vein Ripper, Incinerator of the Guilty, Agrus Kor Spirit of Justice, Alquist Proft Master Sleuth, Anzrag the Quake-Mole, Etrata Deadly Fugitive, Kaya Spirits’ Justice, Rakdos Patron of Chaos, Trostani Three Whispers, Vannifar Evolved Enigma, Tomik Wielder of Law SPG Ghostly Prison, Victimize, Crashing Footfalls, Tireless Tracker Must-Play Rares Wojek Investigator, Cryptic Coat, Lost in the Maze, Steamcore Scholar, Krenko Baron of Tin Street, Krenko’s Buzzcrusher, Lamplight Phoenix, Axebane Ferox, Case of the Locked Hothouse, Aurelia the Law Above, Doppelgang, Ezrim Agency Chief, Ill-Time Explosion, Izoni Center of the Web, Kellan Inquisitive Prodigy, Teysa Opulent Oligarch, Tolsimir Midnight’s Light, Warleader’s Call Mythic Uncommons Neighborhood Guardian, Long Goodbye, Reckless Detective, Torch the Witness, Flourishing Bloom-Kin, Buried in the Garden, Detective’s Satchel, Lightning Helix, Private Eye, Repulsive Mutation Great Uncommons Call a Surprise Witness, Case of the Gateway Express, Karlov Watchdog, Perimeter Enforcer, Exit Specialist, Leering Onlooker, Soul Enervation, Undercity Eliminator, Case of the Burning Masks, Glint Weaver, Greenbelt Radical, A Killer Among Us, Coerced to Kill, Fuss // Bother, Hustle // Bustle “Play as many as you can get” Commons Inside Source, Makeshift Binding, Marketwatch Phantom, Novice Inspector, Projektor Inspector, Person of Interest, Shock, Loxodon Eavesdropper, Tunnel Tipster, Dog Walker, Granite Witness “Don’t want to be in this color without at least one” Commons Haazda Vigilante, Museum Nightwatch, Seasoned Consultant, Cold Case Cracker, Dramatic Accusation, Unauthorized Exit, Murder, Snarling Gorehound, Unscrupulous Agent, Galvanize, Red Herring, Bite Down on Crime, Nervous Gardener, Crowd-Control Warden, Gadget Technician, Escape Tunnel “Surprisingly pull their weight” Commons Defenestrated Phantom, Extract a Confession, Toxin Analysis, The Chase is On, Felonious Rage, Fanatical Strength, Sanguine Savior, Gravestone Strider, Sanitation Automaton Format Tips -Bomb rares and mythics are the #1 way to succeed in the format. If you get one of the must-play cards above, you should go out of you way to put it in your deck and build your deck around it. Chances are if you get one early, you can get another one or two later in the draft to go with it. -You can fix for your bombs, take Escape Tunnels highly, one Public Thoroughfare is not too bad, Gravestone Strider is also premium because it filters and blocks 2/2s. -If you don’t get a bomb, you simply must be in WR or WG if you want a chance of getting a trophy. You can also get very lucky with a great WU Detectives build, but basically all the trophy decks I saw that didn’t have a huge bomb like Izoni or Krenko or Case of the Locked Hothouse or Kellan or Doppelgang were all decks with like 3 Shocks and 4 Dog Walkers and Inside Sources buffed by Fuss // Bother or On the Job -Best of One is not worth it in this format, it is bad EV. Because you have like a 30%+ chance of not getting a bomb, you’re going to almost always end up with a bad record with those decks. At least in Best of Three you have a chance to try again when your opponent goes Neighborhood Guardian into Trostani into Inside Source. -The “two power or less” cards are all good because basically every card in the set has 2 power or less. That one’s obvious, but it really will own you in many games when you play. -Black is really bad in the set outside of bombs. Murder at common ends up not mattering because there are not enough other playable cards below rare to fill up a deck. -Cheap combat tricks are extremely important and you will get people and they will get you with them. 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I think you're pretty close. Since you're leaning aggressive, I'd probably cut the Hotshot Investigators and one Faerie Snoop and replace them with Sanitation Automaton and Offender at Large. Offender has been performing above where you'd expect considering how clunky it looks. Oh wait, Concealed Weapon is not very good, you can put the Hotshot Investigators back in. P2P5 I wish you'd have gotten the Shock, but your picks were right on with my pick order.
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drainpipe posted:Would concealed weapon really be that bad? I was thinking it could work well with the fliers (although taking out a snoop would drop down the count).
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thespaceinvader posted:Is this a deck? Any cuts? Either of the splash colours not worth splashing (R for Yarus, B for Assassin's Trophy, 2x Izoni)? Fixing is decent but not incredible. (Also assuming Hull Clade isn't worth playing, as it would mostly just be a 15 toughness wall which is... not nothing but I'm not gonna be swinging with it)
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Here's a no-rare Roots deck that is very fun Deck 4 Insidious Roots (MKM) 208 10 Forest (ANA) 18 8 Swamp (ANA) 28 4 Gravestone Strider (MKM) 252 4 Rubblebelt Maverick (MKM) 174 3 Pick Your Poison (MKM) 170 3 Extract a Confession (MKM) 84 4 Vitu-Ghazi Inspector (MKM) 183 2 Polygraph Orb (MKM) 99 3 Bite Down on Crime (MKM) 154 4 Aftermath Analyst (MKM) 148 4 Festerleech (MKM) 85 2 Chalk Outline (MKM) 157 1 Soul Enervation (MKM) 106 4 Escape Tunnel (MKM) 261
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It also highlights the lands it's going to use when you pick the card you're gonna cast, so you can have the best of both worlds if you take a moment in the more questionable situations. This is a reminder for myself just as much as anyone else.
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Horace Kinch posted:I play a lot of Explorer and have seen Slimes Against Humanity working its way in and if anyone likes to run counterspells, now is a fantastic time to sideboard in Test of Talents.
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Hooplah posted:just wanted to say i crafted this one and it has been just abysmally bad. 1 win where i actually did the thing and like 8 losses or some poo poo
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Fritzler posted:
Other cuts: Case, Make Your Move, Airtight Alibi, They Went This Way (you have no splash), probably don't need 2 On the Job since you have Greenbelt Radical, okay to just run one.
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Simply Simon posted:Got a puzzle here. I'm sure I missed a line somewhere in this game and thus I lost, but maybe there was just no out. Let's try together to figure something out. Here is the board state:
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