Dies to Removal

I'd just chalk it up to bad luck and move on. You're going to lose a lot of games to Storm. You have to accept that if you're going to play Burn. If you're not comfortable with that, play a blue deck.

I'd rather just play a couple of Pyrostatic Pillar in the board. They're a lot more flexible.

The problem with burn is that it just auto loses to unfair decks like Sneak and Show. People have previously boarded in Ashen Rider just to have a chance. Deflecting Palm is much more flexible since you can bring it in for many more matchups and it makes those matchups more favorable too. It helps that Sneak and Show tends to board out their counters against burn, making the chance of resolving Deflecting Palm much better.

Plus I just want to Deflecting Palm an Emrakul.

Yep, forgot Infect.

None of the decks on that list play Wasteland (except maybe some True-Name decks but it's not a given that we'd want Deflecting Palm there anyway) so the only risk is drawing the one Plateau against the decks that do have it.

Deflecting Palm is for Show and Tell, Belcher, Reanimator, mirror, and maybe True-Name decks depending on their postboard strategy.

[deck]
Creatures (10)
4 goblin guide
2 grim lavamancer
4 eidolon of the great revel

Spells (30)
4 rift bolt
4 lava spike
4 chain lightning
4 lightning bolt
4 price of progress
4 searing blaze
2 sulfuric vortex
4 fireblast

Lands (20)
4 scalding tarn
4 wooded foothills
2 arid mesa
1 plateau
9 mountain

Sideboard (15)
3 tormod's crypt
4 searing blood
3 deflecting palm
2 smash to smithereens
2 pyrostatic pillar
1 sulfuric vortex
[/deck]

I was wondering if MDU got kicked in the head by a kangaroo and slipped into a coma.

And also so my foil Guide retains its exclusivity.

I really need to finish my foil playset.

I just hope if they reprint Guide in MM2 that they decide to use new art so I can look down smugly upon my non-Zendikar owning opponents.

I am a judge. I know all too well how varied their decisions on such things can be. The fact that I double sleeve will provide some insulation from the problem. I probably won't change them out anyway since I have had those Chain Lightnings since I started playing Magic back in the Ice Age era.

If I were this concerned I would ask the judge to look at my deck before the event and make a firm decision on it. If he thinks the cards could be considered marked, he should authorize appropriate proxy measures.

YOU WILL PLAY LAVAMAN AND YOU WILL LIKE IT!

I assume you want to play Swiftspear for faster wins, but what matchups does it help you win that you aren't already favored against? It certainly isn't going to help your combo matchups as those are already bad, so why make your other matchups worse to ever so slightly improve hopeless ones?

The "stock" burn list is stock for a reason. It's the best configuration. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel and play the best configuration.

Insert joke about black dicks.

Elves is a fantastic matchup if you're playing Lavaman alongside Blaze and Blood. That's why PSully's list is the best one out there right now. You just overload on Lavaman and Searing effects and bring in Flame Rift when you need a faster goldfish.

If they're bolting your Lavamancer then your Eidolons and Guides are sticking.

I don't know why you wouldn't run Lavamancer in a field full of Delver and Elves.

Purp - I would run PSully's list card for card with one exception: +1 Smash, -1 Vortex in the board.

http://www.starcitygames.com/article/29 ... ersey.html

Daddy likey the foil Flame Rifts.

Nice!

Well the lead with Mountain in game three on the draw immediately threw a red flag to me. You know he's running Suppression Field, so why would you leave the fetch in your hand?

Using Chain Lightning on the Thalia was just fine. By forcing him to bounce it with Karakas, you've effectively done four damage vs the three from Chain Lightning since he takes two from the Eidolon on the swing and another two by replaying his Thalia, so that was actually the correct play (and you didn't even realize it!).

You're misplaying. A LOT.

I wouldn't be too discouraged with your finishes. The deck is perfectly viable, you just have to start playing better. Not activating fetches before Suppresion Field resolves, playing your Mountain before your fetchland against a deck you know is running the card in game three, and attempting to kill a Thalia with a Karakas on the field are all HUGE mistakes that you cannot afford to make if you're serious about winning an event.

Here's your list.

[deck]
Creatures
3 Goblin Guide
3 Monastery Swiftspear
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel

Spells
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Rift Bolt
4 Chain Lightning
4 Lava Spike
4 Price of Progress
4 Fireblast
2 Flame Rift
3 Searing Blaze
2 Sulfuric Vortex

Lands
10 Mountain
3 Arid Mesa
3 Scalding Tarn
3 Wooded Foothills

Sideboard
3 Tormod's Crypt
3 Smash to Smithereens
3 Ensnaring Bridge
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Searing Blaze
2 Flame Rift
1 Sulfuric Vortex
[/deck]

Maybe something like this would be better?

[deck]
Creatures (10)
4 Goblin Guide
2 Monastery Swiftspear
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel

Spells (31)
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Rift Bolt
4 Chain Lightning
4 Lava Spike
4 Price of Progress
4 Flame Rift
3 Searing Blaze
4 Fireblast

Lands (19)
10 Mountain
3 Arid Mesa
3 Scalding Tarn
3 Wooded Foothills

Sideboard (15)
3 Tormod's Crypt
3 Smash to Smithereens
3 Ensnaring Bridge
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Searing Blaze
3 Sulfuric Vortex
[/deck]

Seems the problems you've been having have revolved around your goldfish not being consistent enough. This aims to address that.

I briefly looked through some of your matches. Tough break on the back to back Storm matchup.

Can you post your most recent list if it's changed?

I recommend it as well. It looks like an awesome deck, and if people actually played Legacy in my area it'd probably be my go-to deck.

YOLO SWAGGINS LIVES ON THE EDGE

Plan B is to just play Dragon Stompy running Chalice.

Well you're saving yourself some damage by not running fetches. You're also seeing these Delver lists running three basic lands tops, making PoP much better than usual.

I've been a huge advocate of Blaze, Blood, and Lavaman for a long time but now I just don't think these cards line up well against Treasure Cruise. They're grindy cards by nature and while Blaze and Blood do a good job of keeping the ground clear, I'm not sure it matters much against a deck running Young Pyromancer and spewing out tokens everywhere.

Yep, just go fucking kill them before they can cast Treasure Cruise.

[deck]
Creatures (11)
3 Monastery Swiftspear
4 Goblin Guide
4 Eidolon of the Great Revel

Spells (30)
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Chain Lightning
4 Lava Spike
4 Flame Rift
4 Price of Progress
4 Rift Bolt
2 Sulfuric Vortex
4 Fireblast

Lands (19)
19 Mountain
[/deck]

I would start here.

Pyrokinesis is a card to consider as well if Pyroclasm isn't getting it done.

Max out on Swiftspear, Flame Rift, and Sulfuric Vortex. I said earlier that Burn should consider moving from Lavaman to Swiftspear and it's becoming even more obvious now. Playing a grindy game is a fool's errand when everyone is playing Treasure Cruise.

RiP + Energy Field? That's hilarious.

Just run a couple of Pyrostatic Pillar in your board to complement the Eidolons and mull aggressively against Storm.

If I'm playing Swiftspear I definitely want Flame Rift in the deck. The two play well together.

I've been a huge Lavaman fan but at the end of the day you really want a fast clock and Swiftspear increases consistency dramatically. I think moving Lavaman to the board for creature matchups like D&T and Elves is fine, or you could just play Searing Blood instead.

It may be time to shelve Lavaman for Swiftspear.

I actually like your 6 Searing effects in the 75. I'd go with 8 but I'm also insane.

Disregard combo.

Acquire more Searing Blaze.

Glad you had success in the DE.

I don't like the Needles either. And I'd swap the one Vexing Devil for the 12th Mountain.

UW Miracles is the tier one deck that comes to mind when I think of decks that PoP is bad against.

You want Vortex for UW Miracles and UWR Delver. It's also not bad against Sneak and Show since it stops lifegain from Griselbrand and can be put into play with Show and Tell, allowing an easier turn three or four kill.

Yeah, I don't think there's a video for it.

Link?