Dies to Removal

Jeskai's just a weird deck to play and can be draw dependant.

My win rate went up substantially when I dropped Mantis riders for Ascendancies fwiw.

Also, why are temples of malady 18 bucks on modo?

Welcome back MDU.

I've actually started playing modo a lot now, mostly losing money on limited but I did qualify for the PTQ with 1 attempt which is nice.

I plan on getting into standard online soonish.

I've spent 0 dollars and have ~10 tickets. I've also not played modo for a total time period of less then a month before unninstalling so take that with a grain of salt.

Talked to Paul Rietzel tonight as he was at my FNM and we had a long conversation about how awful the beta is. It's so bad that he played FNM which hasn't done in ten years because he uninstalled modo.

He's fairly convinced lots of people are getting fired cause it looks like wizards may finally start losing money with people quitting. Magic is a billion dollar industry and half of that is derived from the shitiest program known to man.

Just the temporary stuff like torpor orb.

Black so hard it's not even funny. Unless I'm missing something, there's nothing compelling about the white while black has literally everything you want; removal, pseudo bombs, CA.

Shipwreck singer, gray merchant, whip, bile blight, asphyxiate, thoughtseize, siren of silent song? Sounds like the nut black pool to me.

...FUCK

HOLY FUCKING SHIT DIDN'T KNOW FREE TICKET EVENTS WHERE SHADOMOOR AND MODERN MASTERS!

I will be having pancakes for breakfast on saturday and don't plan on changing out of my pajamas.

If you play twin, play tempo twin. Along with birthing Pod, best deck in the format and despite how complictated it can be to play, Tarmogoyf forgives all misplays.

I need a boondocks gif of someone saying "Eat a dick nigga"

Eventually.

"Life's a bitch and then ya die"

etc. etc.

Good luck. 120 gives you an actual reasonable shot of top 8'ing.

#PTQsareTOObig

If it's open in born, it's safe to draft. If not, err on the side of U or W I'd think. Red really is the best color in BnG though.

Flores is a shinning example of what happens when you rest on your laurels and why you should always be seeking self-improvement.

Random: does brimaz and daring skyjek attacKing together trigger battalion on skyjek?

[quote="[url=viewtopic.php?p=210681#p210681:2jouf34e]Jonnymagic » Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:01 am[/url:2jouf34e]":2jouf34e]So I had a play in an 8 man today that might have been the most fun I've had playing a game of magic. I'm down to 2, with blinkmoth nexus, an open mountain, and springleaf drum. In my GY there is ray of revelation. The opponent has a gladecover suited up with rancor and a coronet. He swings in and says "GG". I respond by activating nexus, blocking, tapping him with springleaf drum for green, cast ray on rancor, coronet falls off, and the nexus/gladecover trade. He puts "..." in trade. I grind out a few more turns and win the game. He ends with "you're so lucky, I should've won". #dontsayggtooearly[/quote:2jouf34e]

You where incredibly lucky to blow him out with on the board tricks

Mdu, I pass the rites to robots onto Johnny.

That's actually disgusting.

I don't consider myself anywhere near important enough to think "manipulation" is at play. I just have noticed a pretty steep increase in these kinds of draws since moving back to the beta client. It makes me wonder if something actually is broken. If I ever get back to the regular client, I can start keeping records and see if there is any difference or if it is just in my head and I am on the worst bad luck streak of my life (in game).

I'm not sure if it has a name, but there's a psychological effect where people remember a negative outcome more strongly than a positive
one. I can't remember a recent game where I hit my outs and won, but I sure remember the ones where I bricked and lost.

I know what your talking about but again, the exact term eludes me. Humans definitely have a negative confirmation bias though, that's for shit sure. Poker players especially are the most delusional beings on the planet.

BNG adds a lot to the set. I mean, there are still plenty of games decided by putting creatures on creautres, but now there's more aggro in the format creating very fast paced interactive games.

Yeah, I think the comparison is accurate. A bunch off bad cards and game winners. The key b is maximizing the bad cards.

kinda salty. Joined a draft, first and second picked a pain seer. DCD.

The key to magic finance is having a general idea of relative card powerlevel(voice of resurgence vs. say, fleecemane lion. Unique affect vs. rehash), potential eternal playability, commander/casual appeal, and "seasons".

Spoiler season, set rotations, and Modern/standard PTQ season are the big ones.

I'd sell everything except death rite and maybe about decay. And socks after course, keep those. Keep your scry lands. The price probably goes up during and soon after the block pro your. Standard cards shouldn't be jumping for a while as ptq season is over so I'd probably unload nightveils and other similar cards.

Relevant to Z's interest for modern: http://www.wizards.com/magic/Digital/Ma ... rn/6834296

5th deck is a pretty spicy UB control list. I know my nigga likes him some UB control.

Agree, most delver decks play 12 creatures, 16 is a stretch. Delver zoo COULD start here though I guess:

4 Delver
4 Wild Nacatl
4 Goyf
2 Snapcaster Mage

That's 14 creatures and I'd look to playing 18/20 lands leaving you at 26/28 spells. Good luck with that manabase.

He's edel of a player. Willy get into the hall of fame this year you think?

willy edel builds a hell of a deck

No can do. Already best friends with a jonathan rivera.

Game 2, he pods into kataki...chumps with his kataki.

How good is Chandra against you Kait?

Chandra's good against control if:

A) You're red deck has a viable mid/long game. In devotion red for instance, active Chandra will win the game as I assemble combo pieces and with things like dragon, purphoros, and hammer, I can easily beat multiple sphinx's revelations.

B) You can get a lot of damage out of her either by drawing cards or threatening ult.

Well, based just off the Pro Tour, scapeshift and Tron both seem unplayable.

If I felt liked shelling out some dough, I'd play either Jund or Obliterock. Affinity is also a deck I love, but I know I'd misclick and go on life tilt.

Hams wallets looking light!

I'll probably start grinding tomorrow after work

You guys are awesome.

RW devoted.

4 Frostburn weird
4 burning tree emissary
4 Ash zealot
4 boros reckoner
4 fanatic of mogis
2 purphoros, god of the forge
4 stormbreath dragon

4 chained to the rocks
2 mizzium mortars
1 Chandra, Pyromaster

2 hammer of purphoros

2 boros guildgate
4 temple of triumph
4 sacred foundry
4 nykthos, shrine to nyx
11 mountain

2 glare of heresy
1 revoke existence
1 wear/tear
2 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
1 hammer of purphoros
2 boros charm
2 satyr-nyx smith(1/1 satyr and last breath if there's a lot of aggro)
2 Anger of the gods
1 mizzium mortars
1 Chandra, Pyromster

Contemplating borrowing cards from MDU to get into this whole QP grinding thing.

Just play RW devotion. SO MANY FREE WINS.

I remember CorpT. The snark is strong in that one.