Dies to Removal

Definitely Grixis but a more standard list. There's some really cool ideas in Chapin's list that I'd love to try out, but they won't work out in your Affinity meta (eg: 4 Cryptic).

I'm going to be streaming my Hearthstone legend matches from next week, will be at twitch.tv/zemanjaski. Will post more info in a few days when I've confirmed the details.

If someone wants to diminish their chances of winning a GP to speculate on the market then all the more power to him. It's terrible magic, terrific business.

Cool will check it out. In not adverse to casting a Pyromancer.

At a higher level it's changed very little in two years, though there's a few adjustments to suit the current meta at least

Legacy this weekend, feedback?

I feel like playing Legacy again. Discuss.

[deck]Legacy UB Control[/deck]
Planeswalkers
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Liliana of the Veil

Spells
4 Brainstorm
2 Counterspell
1 Crucible of Worlds
4 Dig Through Time
4 Force of Will
4 Innocent Blood
1 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Ponder
2 Spell Pierce
2 Spell Snare
4 Thoughtseize
2 Toxic Deluge

Lands
2 Creeping Tar Pit
2 Island
2 Marsh Flats
3 Misty Rainforest
4 Polluted Delta
2 Swamp
4 Underground Sea
4 Wasteland

Sideboard
3 Baleful Strix
2 Engineered Plague
3 Flusterstorm
2 Hymn to Tourach
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Notion Thief
1 Null Rod
1 Pithing Needle
[/deck]

Not short of opportunities to play and people to work with.

Just found out
Suspended until 4 Nov 2016 (18 months)

Posted my current deck in the Tiny Leaders subforum, it's Shu Yun control.

Another day, another abomination from Zem's mind. Whereas others are plagued by the pointlessness of the daily struggle, my burden is endless bad deck ideas.

[deck]BUG Gifts[/deck]
Creatures
2 Snapcaster Mage
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 Thragtusk

Planeswalkers
4 Liliana of the Veil

Spells
3 Abrupt Decay
1 Compulsive Research
1 Engineered Explosives
4 Gifts Ungiven
1 Go for the Throat
1 Golgari Charm
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Life from the Loam
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Murderous Cut
1 Raven's Crime
4 Serum Visions
1 Sultai Charm

Lands
1 Alchemist's Refuge
1 Breeding Pool
1 Creeping Tar Pit
2 Drowned Catacomb
1 Forest
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Island
3 Misty Rainforest
1 Overgrown Tomb
3 Polluted Delta
2 Swamp
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3 Verdant Catacombs
1 Watery Grave
2 Woodland Cemetery

Sideboard
1 Darkblast
3 Drown in Sorrow
2 Duress
2 Feed the Clans
2 Negate
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Vraska the Unseen*
[/deck]

* Japanese foil.

Lucas is gas.

List for next modern league, feedback appreciated trying for 3rd win in a row!

[deck]Gifts Rock[/deck]
Creatures
2 Snapcaster Mage
2 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 Thragtusk
1 Lapped Whisperwood Elemental

Planeswalkers
4 Liliana of the Veil

Artifacts
1 Engineered Explosives

Instants
3 Abrupt Decay
4 Gifts Ungiven
1 Go for the Throat
1 Golgari Charm
3 Murderous Cut

Sorceries
1 Compulsive Research
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
1 Life from the Loam
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Raven's Crime
4 Serum Visions

Lands
1 Alchemists Refuge
1 Breeding Pool
1 Creeping Tar Pit
2 Drowned Caracombs
1 Forest
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Island
3 Misty Rainforest
1 Overgrown Tomb
3 Polluted Delta
2 Swamp
1 Tectonic Edge
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3 Verdant Catacombs
1 Watery Grave
2 Woodland Cemetery

Sideboard
1 Darkblast
3 Drown in Sorrow
2 Duress
2 Feed the Clans
4 Fulminator Mage
1 Natures Claim
2 Negate
[/deck]

I won't know for another month but I'm taking the position of acting like I'm suspended already. The level 3a and 4s I know think 18-24 months but there might be some leniency for community work and mental health but best to wait and see.

If I wasn't a suspended cheater I'd play the fuck out of Shota's deck. The only problem is that it's hard to reveal Dragonlord Silumgar from your lap.

Nothing exciting out of this PT

Atarka, Silumgar, Atarka, Silumgar

Come on Shota!

Need to test:
- Ancient Tomb
- Cloudstone Curio

Updated Mono U High Tide

[deck]1 Brainfreeze
1 Brainstorm
1 Call to Mind
1 Compulsive Research
1 Dizzy Spell
1 Frantic Search
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ghostly Flicker
1 High Tide
1 Ideas Unbound
1 Impulse
1 Meditate
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Muddle the Mixture *
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Opt *
1 Peer Through Depths
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Relearn
1 Remand
1 Serum Visions
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Thirst for Knowledge

1 Candleabra of Tawnos
1 Chromatic Star
1 Chromatic Sphere *
1 Helm of Awakening
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Opal
1 Mox Diamond
1 Sapphire Medallion

1 Cloud of Faeries
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Trinket Mage

10 Island
1 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
[/deck]
* = potential cut if better option found

Input welcome, it's a lot of turn 4 kills now

I'm interesting in seeing any lists (it's hard to find content).

I mean, you can play UR or UB for storm but I don't think they're actually any better, given that weakens high tide which is your best engine.

What did you have in mind specifically.

10th SB card is a Flusterstorm, sorry!

[deck]Tiny Leader, Mono U Storm[/deck]
Tiny Leader
1 Thassa, God of the Sea

Creatures
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Trinket Mage

Artifacts
1 Candelabra of Tawnos
1 Chromatic Sphere
1 Chromatic Star
1 Chrome Mox
1 Helm of Awakening
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Sapphire Medallion

Spells
1 Brainfreze
1 Brainstorm
1 Call to Mind
1 Compulsive Research
1 Dizzy Spell
1 Frantic Search
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 High Tide
1 Ideas Unbound
1 Impulse
1 Meditate
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Opt
1 Peer Through Depths
1 Ponder
1 Preordain
1 Relearn
1 Remand
1 Repeal
1 Serum Visions
1 Sleight of Hand
1 Thirst for Knowledge

Lands
1 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Scalding Tarn
10 Island

Sideboard
1 Ancestral Vision
1 Back to Basics
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Chill
1 Elixir of Immortality
1 Hibernation
1 Jace Beleren
1 Pithing Needle
1 Pact of Negation
[/deck]

Sudeboard is very rough, probably needs Blue or Hydroblast.

Ty!

I'm not playing Anticipate or Telling Time, they're worth testing. I'm replacing Beseech the Queen in my timevault deck which does tap out a bunch; BBB was too strict on the mana.

Careful Consideration, my mistake (not AK, got muddled up in my head).

Any opinion on what's generally more powerful in a control-combo shell (singleton formats), Accumulated Knowledge or Forsee?

Thanks Purp

Could I get a link? I don't know the art on most of the new cards.

If it's Japanese and kawaii I'm obligated to try it.

Can you show me the esper aggro list?

We we're working through my underlying issues in therapy and I've been referred to a second person for independent assessment.

I might have borderline personality disorder.

The sub Disdainful Stroke was because of the composition of the top 8; would not take into a regular event.

Pretty stock Splinter Twin, I think my list is a bit worse than what is in vogue on mtgo right now but it was submitted for the top 8 three weeks ago:

[deck]UR Twin[/deck]
Creatures
3 Deceiver Exarch
3 Pestermite
4 Snapcaster Mage
2 Vendilion Clique

Spells
2 Cryptic Command
2 Electrolyze
2 Gitaxian Probe
4 Lightning Bolt
1 Logic Knot
4 Remand
4 Serum Visions
2 Spell Snare
4 Splinter Twin

Lands
1 Breeding Pool
1 Desolate Lighthouse
3 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Mountain
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Steam Vents
4 Sulfur Falls
2 Tectonic Edge

Sideboard
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Batterskull
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Dispel
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Grim Lavamancer
1 Keranos, God of Storms
3 Molten Rain
1 Negate
2 Threads of Disloyalty
[/deck]

I think the stick list (md Dispel and Lavamancers, sb Sowers) is a pretty good improvement even if the ideas were the same.

Made it through to the final of the modern league; my opponent will be on Tron

Hey cool kids, I've got the modern league semi-final this Sunday and I'm playing against a pretty standard Abzan list, wanted some feedback on sideboarding.

[deck]UR Twin[/deck]
Creatures
3 Deceiver Exarch
3 Pestermite
4 Snapcaster Mage
2 Vendilion Clique

Spells
2 Cryptic Command
2 Electrolyze
2 Gitaxian Probe
4 Lightning Bolt
1 Logic Knot
4 Remand
4 Serum Visions
2 Spell Snare
4 Splinter Twin

Lands
1 Breeding Pool
1 Desolate Lighthouse
3 Island
4 Misty Rainforest
1 Mountain
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Stream Vents
4 Sulfur Falls
2 Tectonic Edge

Sideboard
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Batterskull
1 Combust
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Engineered Explosives
2 Grim Lavamancer
1 Keranos, God of Storms
3 Molten Rain
1 Negate
2 Threads of Disloyalty
[/deck]

I'm thinking
Out: 3 Deceiver Exarch, 3 Pestermite, 4 Splinter Twin
In: 1 Batterskull, 1 Engineered Explosives, 2 Grim Lavamancer, 1 Keranos God of Storms, 3 Molten Rain, 2 Threads of Disloyalty

You're a huge dog game 1 but have real chances after board

[deck]Updated UR Moon[/deck]
Creatures
3 Snapcaster Mage
3 Vendilion Clique

Spells
1 Batterskull
3 Blood Moon
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
4 Cryptic Command
2 Electrolyze
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Logic Knot
4 Remand
2 Roast
4 Serum Visions
2 Spell Snare
2 Vedalken Shackles

Lands
1 Desolate Lighthouse
4 Flooded Strand
1 Hallowed Fountain
8 Island
1 Mountain
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Steam Vents
1 Sulfur Falls

Sideboard
2 Dispel
1 Engineered Explosives
3 Geist of St Traft
1 Keranos, God of Storms
2 Negate
1 Roast
3 Timely Reinforcements
2 Wear // Tear
[/deck]

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"If you don't like the tuck rule, just House Rule around it". My house rule is 60 card decks no commanders 4x per card, standard legal only.