Dies to Removal

Toddington

LSV Playing an Updated Jeskai Deck. I'll probably edit this post with the list later...or someone who watches the video can do it, whichever comes first. http://www.channelfireball.com/videos/channel-lsv-standard-jeskai-skies/ [deck=LSV's Jeskai Skies] Land (24) 2 Battlefield Forge 4 Flooded Strand...

Toddington

Here's Frank Karsten's sideboard thoughts; http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/frank-analysis-standard-at-pro-tour-khans-of-tarkir/ Abzan Midrange Out - 4 Magma Jet , 1 Jeskai Charm , 1 Stoke the Flames , 1 Lightning Strike , Ashcloud Phoenix In - 3 Disdainful Stroke , 2 Prognostic Sphinx , 3 Su...

Toddington

Cruise > Dig here?? If you are going to Dig for 2 bolts, why not Cruise for 3 bolts :sherlock: In all seriousness, Dig is twice as expensive, and thus harder to splash. Just because you can get double blue easy, doesn't mean it won't cost 2/3 life for the privilege. It's not quite as enticing when ...

Toddington

Land 20 4 Arid Mesa 4 Scalding Tarn 2 Wooded Foothills 2 Steam Vents 8 Mountain Creatures 12 4 Goblin Guide 4 Monastery Swiftspear 4 Eidolon of the Great Revel Spells 28 4 Treasure Cruise 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Lava Spike 4 Rift Bolt 4 Shard Volley 4 Searing Blaze 4 Skullcrack Looking good, I had the s...

Toddington

Thinking in playing Stratskys list in Saturday, but I don't know if I can get the 3 Flooded Strand at time, or what number I can get in the store in time. Can anyone give me some help to some alternative mana base, please. How about... -3 Flooded Strand , -1 Temple of Triumph , -1 Temple of Epiphan...

Toddington

2 Quickling 4 Mantis Rider 4 Hushwing Gryff 4 Ashcloud Phoenix 2 Stormbreath Dragon 1 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker 1 Chandra, Pyromaster 4 Chained to the Rocks 4 Lightning Strike 4 Jeskai Charm 4 Stoke the Flames 2 Dig Through Time 4 Mystic Monastery 4 Evolving Wilds 2 Flooded Strand 2 Temple of Epip...

Toddington

Strasky has posted some more on reddit (username = straca3) Q. How were stormbreaths for you? With an expected rise in Wingmate Rocs, would you consider going up to 3/4? A. They are great, but you probably don't want more than 2, because they are really expensive. Q. How many times did you cast Phoe...

Toddington

Found a post from Strasky on reddit:

Does he say anything more about the Sphinxes?

Toddington

Instant speed enchantment removal is kinda relevant nowadays...

Toddington

Anax and Cymede seems like it could be great in Brad Nelson's list, or any other list with Hordeling Outburst. [card]Titan's Strength[/card] and Gods Willing aren't embarrassing to play as Heroic enablers.

Toddington

Looking forward to that! Sounds very thorough.

Toddington

I like the list a lot, I feel it's where I would have ended up once I stopped messing around with bad creatures and Evolving Wilds...

Toddington

Wow... ok now we also have Todd Anderson's List

This deck looks sweet!

Toddington

Doubt it. I think it's good enough to maindeck, so you don't have to spend all your sideboard slots on it. I guess that's meta dependent ultimately.

Toddington

The best cheap (CMC) replacements for Chained appear to be Singing Bell Strike and Suspension Field , along with Banishing Light . Strike stands out in particular, as it is still a tempo play even if they enchantment removal, and it won't trigger ETB blow outs. It would also allow the mana base to b...

Toddington

Cool, nice to know someone else was thinking about it too! I wasn't too worried about mantis rider, because it gets hit with lightning strike as well as all the other removal. Pump spells a la Jadine's list?

Toddington

Yeah totally, I was just trying to keep the curve low. I'm not sure Chained is worth the hoops you have to jump through. Vk and WT are fine when you are curving out, but bad topdecks, just like any early drop aggro creature. Apart from the mirror, it seems to me that not a lot of decks are utilising...

Toddington

Hey guys, thought I'd hijack this thread to tell you about my brew. I've been playing around with Jeskai until some more "stock" Tempo/Burn lists are developed. I really summoned the spirit of Skyknight Legionaire Pyroskies with this one, to mixed results... Land (25) 4x Evolving Wilds 3x ...

Toddington

Against tokens (specifically Xenagos) or small creatures, sometimes Desecration Demon never got to untap, and opponents went straight around it. Giving your opponents a choice whether your creature can do creature things is not upside. Master attacks for 5 each turn, it's as simple as that. I'm not ...

Toddington

No downside, except your 3 drop hitting for 5 in the air each turn.

What was the upside of Desecration Demon exactly?

Toddington

That's interesting. I agree on the double red, Rabblemaster seems like an unreliable red source. Herald bestowing Rabblemaster seems like the dream though! Where does Hoogland post his brews, tappedout?

Toddington

Exactly, and Master of the Feast is a similarly large undercosted creature.

My post is ambigous, I was talking about Master in the second sentence.

Toddington

I had Desecration Demon in the sideboard for Monster decks earlier this year, and it was the blade. Definitely to be considered, it's the biggest flier in the format?

Toddington

Going down that rabbit hole... I had to take a look at the lands, but that Manamorphose looks like a stroke of genius. I would love to know if this deck can accomplish more than killing itself with lands, the list looks sweet. I know Tribal Zoo is a thing, but has a similar Burn list ever put in a ...

Toddington

Source: http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/legacy-weapon-mastering-rabbles/ Land (22) 2x Scrying Sheets 20x Snow-Covered Mountain Creature (19) 4x Goblin Rabblemaster 4x Greater Gargadon 4x Mogg War Marshal 1x Murderous Redcap 2x Siege-Gang Commander 2x Simian Spirit Guide 2x Spellskite Instant...

Toddington

Rakdos Charm?

Toddington

Nissa is such a 4-of. She creates a subgame like Pack Rat, you kill the Nissa and lands or lose in 3 turns, tops.

Toddington

All of their interaction is 3 or less, if they aren't casting removal spells, they aren't taking damage off Eidolon. I guess they start Duress'ing after board? I like Eidolon out of Rabble Red against Jund Walkers, but isn't their strategy against Burn to race with Nissa and Xenagos?

Toddington

Source: http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/legacy-weapon-godlike-tech/ [deck=Caleb Durwood's BR Rabble, Dos Rabbles?] Land (25) 4x Blood Crypt 1x Mana Confluence 4x Mountain 4x Mutavault 5x Swamp 4x Temple of Malice 2x Temple of Silence 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Creature (17) 4x Desecration D...

Toddington

Wow, Shrine would be so good in standard burn! Probably wouldn't need to play white in Modern though, unless you want Path? Would you still jam Pyromancer?

Toddington

At what point does Kiki get cut? Or is he in for as long as splicer and resto are?

Toddington

If the plan is to go deep down Flamespeaker's rabbit hole, isn't Elspeth, Knight-Errant the stone cold nuts?

Seems like a reasonable card to just run anyway, especially with (Wall,) Splicer, Finks, and Brimaz etc. on defense.

Toddington

http://www.starcitygames.com/article/29084_Everything-You-Need-To-Know-About-Rabble-Red.html Creatures (31) 3 Ash Zealot 4 Burning-Tree Emissary 4 Firedrinker Satyr 2 Firefist Striker 4 Foundry Street Denizen 4 Goblin Rabblemaster 3 Legion Loyalist 4 Rakdos Cackler 3 Rubblebelt Maaka Lands (21) 18 ...

Toddington

What changed to make this deck viable? Llanowar Wastes? Pierre Mondon wasn't even playing Garruk and Nissa. It's weird how all the cards have been legal, then this deck pops up in the last few months. Not complaining, Planeswalkers are sweet!

Toddington

http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/frank-analysis-standard-preparation-for-pro-tour-m15/ Creatures 4 x Rakdos Cackler 4 x Firedrinker Satyr 2 x Frenzied Goblin 4 x Foundry Street Denizen 1 x Legion Loyalist 4 x Burning-Tree Emissary 4 x Firefist Striker 4 x Goblin Rabblemaster 1 x Chandra's Ph...

Toddington

Desecration Demon seems like a great creature for a midrangey list that plays more black than just a splash. I guess Mogis is too cute.

Rakdos Burn actually looks pretty solid...

Toddington

I've sideboarded blazes in a fetchless builds. In matches where it's good, it's good at sorcery speed.

Toddington

Sword of Feast and Famine

Prophetic Flamespeaker

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Toddington

I understand why going fetchless can be an advantage, but if you are playing fetches, why not the black splash? Did Bump stop being good?

Toddington

Gut Shot with legs has his uses.

Why has it never been described as this before? I just had a total epiphany about this card!

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