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by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:35 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [SCD] Mutavault is not as good as you think it is.
Replies: 77
Views: 18550

So i've been sac'ing mutavaults to my hammer lately. I makes it a bigger creature, and doesn't throw off colored sources. It came about as a vault was getting doombladed, and I had 3 open for a lightning bolt and a cackeler, intead I sac'd it for a token. Since they re supposed to become creature, m...
by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:01 am
Forum: Fires of Salvation
Topic: [Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT
Replies: 59962
Views: 8362162

Also, things went south relationship wise for me. I've been real busy and haven't been able to make time for her besides texting, and she couldn't accept that. The lady and I talked and we decided there was no way to salvage what we had left, so we should just end it before anyone said anything the...
by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 8:48 am
Forum: Fires of Salvation
Topic: [Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT
Replies: 59962
Views: 8362162

Not too shabby lp. Currently 2-1 in the DE and 3-0 in 2-man queues. Punted a game to rapid fire misclicks (activated mutavault twice instead of casting spells....) That's why I only play pauper on mtgo, I am not exactly patient enough to do it right. I also have issues with setting stops on phases, ...
by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 6:39 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] Devotion Red
Replies: 812
Views: 166844

I am running a slightly different take on roughly the same deck. I don't have fnm results, mostly because the people in my area are pretty gung-ho on draft at the moment, not that I am complaining too much, I am better at draft than constructed anyway, so I'm pullin' packs and putt'n' up points. Hon...
by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 5:45 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

I'm mostly facing red mirrors and UW control and FFS is horrible there. That's probably explains the difference in what you are using compared to what's been working for me. The only red mirror i've tested against with any frequency is big red midrange usually with (m)ember swallower, the most comm...
by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 5:33 am
Forum: Tranquil Cove (Limited - Sealed and Draft)
Topic: Draft Brags
Replies: 11
Views: 35475

Drafted a 3 round 18 man today. In the 10 pod, newbs on either side. First pack was mostly crap, battlewise hoplite is the best card, followed by favored hoplite, and the rare was the dumb 10/10 indestuctable wall. Grabbed the battlewise, the next pack has divine verdict and various crappy dudes. I ...
by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 2:35 am
Forum: Fires of Salvation
Topic: [Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT
Replies: 59962
Views: 8362162

Oh I missed it earlier, happy birthday lp. I wish I could find some standard play. I've just been drafting my backside off. That being said the number of packs I've pulled that way is pretty good. Last 2 drafts have been 3-0 and 3-1, and the environment is great, but I really want to play my devotio...
by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 2:16 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

My deck really needs those. Also god, my deck is so techy as it's filled with shitty cards like Barrage of Expendables, Goblin Diplomats and Shocks. I love it. I just love it so much. I feel that my inner MTG hipster is just happy. And what's the worst - those cards just work. Don't be too proud of...
by DarthStabber
Sun Oct 06, 2013 2:03 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

Yeah, peak eruptions are okay tech against aotg, but not against mirrors, or even mono red. In those matchups it's stonerain+lava spike, which isn' great (it might manascrew AIR with their low land count, and against BAI I can hit their sacred foundries which is viscious, it's still golden against b...
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Fires of Salvation
Topic: [Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT
Replies: 59962
Views: 8362162

Actualy I disagree with this for strategic reasons. If you run multiple arts of the same card you're giving away free information. You give away the number of a card you're playing (I saw him play shock twice game 1, and game 2, but saw 4 different art so therefore I know he plays 4 and likely didn...
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:23 pm
Forum: Magic General
Topic: Sharking
Replies: 71
Views: 246919

But whatever the reason, you can only just be a good example and protect yourself from getting taking advantage of by one of these types of players. I completely agree with your whole post but the quoted section is most important. As annoying a phone checking is, it's the best way to avoid getting ...
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:16 pm
Forum: Magic General
Topic: Sleeves
Replies: 64
Views: 242328

[Whisper]don't explain the joke[/whisper]
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:14 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

I feel like weird is a board card (and likely not a bad one), but shred freak is great for speed. Figure out if you are going to go balls out on speed or prepare for the chance going control a little more. Basically it's a "guess the meta" scenario.
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:07 pm
Forum: Fires of Salvation
Topic: [Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT
Replies: 59962
Views: 8362162

Which card should be included in the PyroRed Lists? There are only 2 acceptable answers. The first is the obvious dr. Teeth shock (clearly the best shock), and the second, slightly better, option is one of each. Any time you can run 4 different arts for the same card you should. It's just the same ...
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:11 am
Forum: Fires of Salvation
Topic: [Fedoras of Salvation] - White Knights ITT
Replies: 59962
Views: 8362162

PurgethePurphoros.dec
Reminds me of the R/B/w "rally the rakdos" deck I ran in rav/tsp.
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 7:05 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [SCD] Mutavault is not as good as you think it is.
Replies: 77
Views: 18550

I aim please (usually on the lower back).
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:29 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

Yea, not sure if I want Freak or Striker in devotion list. Tough ass decision I just realized you were main decking reckoners where as I had strikers, so more different than I thought. My list basically assumes matchupe vs. Control or slower midrange, with striker and burn there to keep the avenues...
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:14 am
Forum: Magic General
Topic: Sleeves
Replies: 64
Views: 242328

It's funny because I had some dude one time tell me my cube "wasn't protected enough" because I wasn't using Dragonshields, and I was like "Bro stop being a nerd, it's a foil peasant cube, who even cares?" I totally meant it that way. It's kind of like Louis CK's faggot rant. I ...
by DarthStabber
Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:43 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

Not sure if Rakdos Shred Freak is the right call but we will see... Figure I had to add the 4th Fanatic since this is really "all in" on devotion You are not that far of what I am running (-2 chandra, -1 fanatic, +1 hammer, +1 mutavault, +1 shred-freak), and my testing has shown freak to ...
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:40 pm
Forum: Command Tower (EDH/Commander)
Topic: Best Underrated EDH Tech
Replies: 47
Views: 15038

I'm still conviced that kumano is a good commander though. I don't get it. What does he even do that you couldn't do better with someone else? Most notably Heartless Hidetsugu ? Hidetsugu does nothing to creatures, and kmy offers repeatable burn to creatures, and that burn is exile burn, and is eve...
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 9:24 pm
Forum: Magic General
Topic: Sleeves
Replies: 64
Views: 242328

it's no more nerdy to use good sleeves than it is to play mtg, so nobody earns any bonus nerd points in this discussion. You are assuming he is using the term nerd derisively, which is far from clear. It could have been roughly the same as "I will never get people who spend a lot of money on s...
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 9:17 pm
Forum: Command Tower (EDH/Commander)
Topic: Best Underrated EDH Tech
Replies: 47
Views: 15038

All of these cards are known to be good. Shows how little EDH I play. Honestly no one in my area plays, so I effectively have 100 card highlander decks that have ultimately become tuned for regular play and would probably perform terribly in any actual game of the formt for which they were created....
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 9:11 pm
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

(I started typing this a few hours ago and just came back to it). I still want to sit down and test Nykthos. This is the best test I can think of to find out. Argument: Mutavault is better than Nykthos Hypothesis: Nykthos' activated ability does more damage than mutavault's. Control Test: Instead o...
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:34 pm
Forum: Magic General
Topic: Sleeves
Replies: 64
Views: 242328

I riffle underground seas

/drops mic
You got me there, best i've done is badland.
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 12:07 pm
Forum: Humor
Topic: How much to buy MTGS?
Replies: 129
Views: 44155

To be fair, there are a lot of magic sites where the userbase is very bad at magic. I am on 4chan's /tg/ board from time to time for the 40k and D&D stuff which is usually pretty good, but boy are fa/tg/uys bad at magic. Fa/tg/uys may get shit done, but it's never mtg stuff. Essential magic was ...
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:51 am
Forum: Humor
Topic: who wants to read n_s's 400-word gutter application essay
Replies: 30
Views: 13161

There are no women on the Internet. It is a rule of the Internet.
Unless it's a fanfic site, in which case the rule reverses.
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:40 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

Why not firefist striker as anti-reckoner tech? Striker falters something every turn, as opposed to once.
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:36 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [SCD] Mutavault is not as good as you think it is.
Replies: 77
Views: 18550

1 >implying that implications should not begin with ">" and be green. 2 pendulum has it dead on, don't fix what isn't broke, but do try to figure out why it's working, because it might be applicable to something else. 3 Playing more than one color is for sissies. And 4 of the colors are fo...
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:50 am
Forum: Command Tower (EDH/Commander)
Topic: Best Underrated EDH Tech
Replies: 47
Views: 15038

In my mono red kumono, master yamabushi deck I had really good luck with price of progress . Likewise my aboshan deck rocked back to basics for great justice. Finally hinder : the ultimate answer to your opponent's general (along with spin into myth, but hinder is actually good on it's own merits).
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:23 am
Forum: Make an Entrance
Topic: greeting lads and lasses!
Replies: 6
Views: 3191

Glad you have you.

I actually recognize you from MtGS and, if I remember correctly, you're not terrible.
You probably remember correctly, though my constructed experience is limited, my limited experience is not.

At any rate thanks for the warm welcome everyone!
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:10 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

So I have had some good results testing with rakdos shred-freak as "ash zealot 5-8", and I wondered if any one else has done anything with it? For the record I am specifically avoiding BTE for reasons of consistency, thus the double hybrid cost is not disadvantageous.
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:33 am
Forum: Magic General
Topic: Sleeves
Replies: 64
Views: 242328

I bet I can make all of you cringe. I've been using UltraPros for like a decade. I STILL use them. Why? Because they're functional, and if they break they literally cost like nothing to replace. I will never understand nerds that need to spend like twenty bucks to sleeve a deck that can be sleeved ...
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:12 am
Forum: Magic General
Topic: Sharking
Replies: 71
Views: 246919

I have a hard time forcing myself not to be the M:tG SEC. I will unabashedly use tcgplayer on my phone to ensure that the trade is on the up and up. Sometimes I will overoffer for something not valuable, but difficult to find, and if someone wants to overoffer me I won't be able to sleep at night un...
by DarthStabber
Fri Oct 04, 2013 12:46 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: [Primer] RDW
Replies: 1239
Views: 267023

So I have been poking around with this list for a while, trying to keep my deck more consistent by focusing on haste, as opposed to BTE who's explosive but has risks with over extension and anti-synergy with ash zealot, and young pyromancer who demands more instants and sorceries than I want to run ...
by DarthStabber
Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:53 am
Forum: Make an Entrance
Topic: greeting lads and lasses!
Replies: 6
Views: 3191

greeting lads and lasses!

I am darthstabber, the name came from a hour long fight with giant in the playground forums trying to get a unique rememberable username without numbers. At any rate I joined to learn from and contribute to this knowledge base.

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