Dies to Removal

Valdarith

Start with the main... Why not 12 fetches, and 1 more sacred foundry? Why 4 skullcrack, but zero lightning helix? Flame Javelin over Shard Volley? (isnt firecraft better :D) 1) Might be fine. I really only need WW for Firewalker and Burn won't typically be siding in ways to destroy our Foundry. May...

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If they see it game two and it goes to a third game, siding in Revelry is totally reasonable since it also hits Eidolon (though you may be siding those out if you're on the draw). I have a PPTQ this Saturday. I'm leaning toward Grixis Control but Burn is my fallback. This is where I'm at with that l...

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Was your pptq last weekend or this weekend?

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The one that doesn't die to Destructive Revelry and triggers off your red spells.

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I thought that was obvious at this point, but I posited it was Sally.

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It reminds me of my time with Drownyard control except I don't get to play Snapcaster Mage and my wincon can be countered.

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I've totally been playing it online too.

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OMG a mill deck won the GP. Call the cops!

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UR Artifacts I can see having even an iota of hope for remaining under wraps, but the RDW build is pretty obvious. It's also actually a red deck I can endorse. The creatures, for the most part, aren't boring pieces of shit. Most of the spells are interesting. I love everything about Exquisite Firec...

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1) would ruin Death and Taxes, 2) would make it ridiculously good.

I think the legendary rule is fine, but I like the approach you took in your argument.

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Yeah even Kait was able to build the Thopter deck within 2 cards. Jeez...

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Watching others play Nacatl, I have not been impressed at all.

I've always been on RW splashing green for Revelry in the board.

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Back to Sally!

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i meant this site

It can't get much more barren than it already is.

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No! I just sent my buylist items to them!

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Suck it up budgecaj!

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I figured this was the case. I noticed the low stock last night and threw up a PSA on reddit and there were some wondering if it was demand - driven (myself included). Thanks!

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jsilv - is CFB really out of stock on Ensoul Artifact or did you guys pull your stock away in anticipation of a price increase?

I'm not asking to demonize, I just want to know if there is a buyout going on. You guys, TCGPlayer, eBay, and SCG are all out.

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Yeah, at least 3 Dispel in the 75 and quite possibly all 4 depending on the expected meta. It's pivotal in blue matchups and vs Burn.

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I've been reliving my childhood as my three year old twin boys are really into old-school TMNT.

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Dies to Removal died to removal.

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Tested this today at the LGS vs Grixis Twin. [deck] Creatures (10) 4 snapcaster mage 1 vendilion clique 2 tasigur, the golden fang 3 gurmag angler Spells (29) 4 serum visions 4 thought scour 4 lightning bolt 1 dispel 2 spell snare 1 shadow of doubt 4 terminate 2 mana leak 2 remand 2 kolaghan's comma...

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Tested this today at the LGS vs Grixis Twin. [deck] Creatures (10) 4 snapcaster mage 1 vendilion clique 2 tasigur, the golden fang 3 gurmag angler Spells (29) 4 serum visions 4 thought scour 4 lightning bolt 1 dispel 2 spell snare 1 shadow of doubt 4 terminate 2 mana leak 2 remand 2 kolaghan's comma...

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I was all over it at 11 AM Eastern, 10 AM Central.

I don't understand why he thinks Grixis Control is a dog to Grixis Twin. Everyone else feels the opposite, especially Chapin.

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There is currently no Grixis Control thread in the Modern section. Shall I make one or post discussion in the Grixis Delver thread? Are the two similar enough to discuss in one thread?

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Went back to 3 Kiki.

2-0 vs Living End
2-0 vs Storm

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I recall listening to that podcast. I reviewed it and he mentioned a few things: 1) Keranos and Batterskull were unnecessary. 2) He wanted more against CoCo. 3) Spellskite was actually bad vs Burn and Twin. 4) He would have dropped a Cryptic for a 22nd land because he had a lot of Tar Pit + land han...

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I can see running Anger in the board for sure. Is the 21st land necessary if you're not running 4 Cryptic like he was? Was this the Top Level Podcast or a different podcast?

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Here's what I'm thinking for Grixis. [deck] Creatures (10) 4 snapcaster mage 1 vendilion clique 2 tasigur, the golden fang 3 gurmag angler Spells (30) 4 serum visions 4 thought scour 4 lightning bolt 1 dispel 2 spell snare 1 shadow of doubt 4 terminate 2 mana leak 3 remand 2 kolaghan's command 1 ele...

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My only reservation is how bad Grixis is against CoCo, and spikes at my LGS have an unhealthy fascination with that card.

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Thanks guys. I'm leaning toward Grixis myself, though I do love flashing in Resto Angels and throwing around Lightning Helix. If I did play control, it would be similar to Chapin's list, but without all 4 Cryptic and one less land. I think something between his list and Delver is what I want. I don'...

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I need substantive comments from the peanut gallery. I have a Modern PPTQ in two weeks. I've narrowed my choices down to Grixis Control or Jeskai Control. I have played a lot of Grixis Delver so I have experience with Grixis in general, but no experience at all attacking with Colonnades. In an open ...

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Actually it's a "budget" issue.

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Only for this year.

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Abbot + Bob + goodstuff.

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I kinda feel like he wants to be in Mardu alongside hand disruption.

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Could be better than Defector in the long run with a different build. Abbot pushes you toward a more spell heavy deck though.

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I've been playing with Abbot of Keral Keep today and I like him quite a bit. There's always been a strange tension in the deck where I want to maximize the number of creatures to synergize with Kiki, Flickerwisp and Restoration Angel, and resist playing otherwise good non-creature spells. There's j...

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Maybe I was approaching the matchup wrong, but every time I dealt with the Titan, I got Hive Minded out.

I mulligan aggressively until I find Thalia or Flickerwisp. If they kill me on turn two, whatever, but it doesn't happen often.

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I've been playing around with the deck a lot today (mostly vs bloom and jeskai control) but I've found that: A) Grand Abolisher is not very good B) Thalia spam seems slightly better but still unexciting C) I don't like the sideboard D) Tunnel Ignus is very good vs Bloom. I expect he's very good aga...

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