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dpaine88

Purp clearly has something better than Google translate cause all I can do is laugh at the translations and how silly they sound. So many good decks out there...so hard to choose what to even test. I thinnk the RW Decks with Dictate are onto something, both the Jap one and the SCG CHI list. Gotta ag...

dpaine88

Sitting 2-0, I really want the 22nd land. Seen to many 1 landers, and not hitting a turn 3 land as much as I'd like.

You running LP's deck?

dpaine88

Ok I trust you about the mana. I will have to give LP's list a shot on cockatrice tonight.

dpaine88

Did some research on the pilot of the 16th place Big Red deck, Shane Campbell. Turns out the guy top8'd a 5k two months ago with almost the same exact deck. I think he might be on to something for those of us looking to go a little bigger. I was thinking maybe cut some Dragon Fodder for Hangerback W...

dpaine88

Wow 4 Lightning bezerker huh, any special reason behind that? Higher than normal Remember when we started running 2 Stonewright in RTR/INN RDW, then went to 3, then later 4? Well, turns out Lightning Berserker is actually better. He doesn't require Soulbond to pump (though this was sometimes actual...

dpaine88

Wow 4 Lightning bezerker huh, any special reason behind that? Higher than normal

dpaine88

So I've been testing on Cockatrice a lot of the decks we mentioned in here and the one that really stuck out to me was this RW Aggro deck that got 11th at SCG CHI. Might not qualify as RDW but this is the only active thread on here and its a deck I think many of us would be interested in. One last g...

dpaine88

Good job and thanks for the report. Really interesting how you almost always sided out 2 Zurgo, 2 bezerker and 3 Eidolon. My instinct has me go creature heavy and take out the bad burn like Wild Slash and Searing Blood against Junk Control. Taking out the 1 drops is something I almost never do. Grea...

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As a note on decks looking bad(not a shot at Val), its week 1 , a lot of new decks will look bad on the surface or need some tweaking. Lets keep in mind any of these top32 decks we are looking it, no matter how bad they look, won A LOT of magic games over the weekend. Could have been 1 win from the ...

dpaine88

RE Purps Deck: Now that I've looked at it again, I can see it is most definitely full-assed, but I still disagree with large chunks of it. All the wonky cards in the list are basically there to justify each other and I see that as a weakness. For instance magma jet. That card is BAD. Any card that ...

dpaine88

Sure thing. Regarding 16th-place list: I don't understand why someone would make a conscious decision to pilot that deck in a format filled with GR Dragons/Devotion. It's basically attempting a similar strategy while refusing to play Dragonlord Atarka and mana dorks. It has no relevant turn two pla...

dpaine88

Yeah I wasnt a big fan of the old Atarka Red deck , a little too all in rush for me but Exquisite Firecraft changes that just enough to have my attention. Actually used Atarka Red at the Regional PTQ but the land never ever worked...always flood in that deck and hit my first 6 land drops, I'm cursed...

dpaine88

Also what did we establish for required mountains for Chained MDU?

I swear it was like 10 minimum but that WR deck that did well only running 4 Mountain 4 Evolving wilds.

Just seems like too little mountains.

dpaine88

I like that RG burn deck the more I look at it...

I wanted to swap some creatures for more tokens and I also wanted to stop lifegain, Command just ties that together so well.

Are you guys just waiting for MTGO? Or have you been testing online with Xmage or cockatrice?

dpaine88

Gotta respond when I get to a computer but wow this is the most discussion for a deck I've seen in a long time on this site.

Let's keep it going!!

dpaine88

Would be nice if you includes some reasoning behind such direct and brief opinions.

dpaine88

What looks bad about it exactly? It looks pretty good to me and clearly was good enough to top16 the 700 person open. Chandra's parents really solidify the mid range red threat lineup. Also the 20th place list that you said was suboptimal, care to elaborate? Most new decks are suboptimal week 1 of a...

dpaine88

Do you think the splash for Green in necessary? It is a lot of damage and some inconsistency. Good list though, I think I'd swap 1 Zurgo for 1 Lightning Bezerker though. I guess without green it would look a lot like the middle list I posted. Any thoughts on if running Chains is viable again with Ju...

dpaine88

This deck is pretty interesting too, seems a bit clunky tho. 16th place SCGCHI [deck] Creatures (15) 4 Goblin Rabblemaster 3 Stormbreath Dragon 4 Thunderbreak Regent 4 Pia and Kiran Nalaar Planeswalkers (2) 2 Chandra, Pyromaster Lands (26) 20 Mountain 2 Foundry of the Consuls 4 Haven of the Spirit D...

dpaine88

Oh man how I miss Boros Burn...I really hope Exquisite Firecraft lets us run a good burn deck. The thopter idea is pretty interesting as Shrapnel Blast is pretty strong. Ive been testing various lists myself lately, mostly this list that someone got 48th with. Must be someone here or friend of Purp....

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I played a 35 person PPTQ this weekend and lost in the top4 to a kid I smoked in the top8. Cards just didnt line up well despite him making mistakes like forgetting to cast Boon Satyr eot... Basically ran the GP Toronto deck except 3/3 Seeker and Soulfire and a few other changes. I played 1 Cut, 1 C...

dpaine88

Good fuckin job Jasper!!!! You the man

dpaine88

Just listened to the podcast on the Mardu deck.

Chapin read off the deck and the missing land is a Nomad Outpost.

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Land: 2 Battlefield Forge 4 Bloodstaine Mire 2 Caves of Koilos 2 Nomad Outpost 3 Mountain 2 Plains 1 Swamp 1 Temple of Malice 3 Temple of Silence 3 Temple of Triumph Creatures: 1 Soulfire Grand Master 4 Goblin Rabblemaster 4 Butcher of the Horde Spells: 4 Crackling Doom 2 Mardu Charm 4 Dragon Fodde...

dpaine88

@NME- Mind posting the link to the podcast where they discuss the Mardu list?

dpaine88

I've been dismissing Mardu even though they are my fav colors because the lists are too midrangey for my style and I suck playing them. This one feels JUST aggresive enough.. How has control Mardu tested? I feel like you wouldnt have the tools to fight the other control decks because you have no ear...

dpaine88

Wow that Mardu Tokens list looks pretty sweet actually. Tokens are great vs the Mono Red decks full of X-1's and efficient burn and pretty good vs Control with all their spot removal and sacrifice effects - especially Raise the Alarm as an instant. Crackling Doom is obv insane right now. I might ser...

dpaine88

Wow won 14 of 15 games played today while testing for the Regional PTQ. Atarka Charm too strong.

I come home all settled on Atarka Red but man that Mardu list posted above is fricken sweeeeet!!

dpaine88

Had to pop in and say Dos Rakis was the funnest deck I've yet to say(with Boros Burn a close second). Man, the thread was so booming then too, we would metagame every week. I think I won 65% of all the FNM's we had that season. I pissed everyone the fuck off since they were running Tier 1 decks and ...

dpaine88

Was just going to post that article. ""I basically just cut the Dragon Whisperers and the Roasts, added some different creatures, and moved black to the main deck," said Lévy. The new additions in the creature department included two morphs, Ire Shaman and Jeering Instigator, which ha...

dpaine88

If I had the cards, I'd play Junk Aggro in a second.

dpaine88

Eh I tested Atarka red all last week and ran it at States and I just hate the deck. Granted I was eliminated(0-2) without keeping a single 7 card hand but all week the deck didnt feel that great but I had limited options so I played it anyways. Deck is good in theory and obv ran well at the PT but i...

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Loved this deck that went 7-3 in Standard at the Pro Tour and thought you guys would like it over here too. Its a sledgehammer type deck. [deck]Planeswalker (2) 2 Chandra, Pyromaster Creature (10) 4 Thunderbreak Regent 4 Stormbreath Dragon 2 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury Sorcery (8) 3 Read the Bones 4 ...

dpaine88

Purp, mind sharing what tweaks you made to improve the RG matchup?

dpaine88

I was running his updated version after the SCG Invitational. I think only 2 Twin Bolt in the SB.

Really torn between this and Mono Red for States on Saturday..

Deck actually felt really clunky at times and I felt like I only top8'd because my opponents were shitty.

dpaine88

Couldn't build a version of jeskai that could beat GR variants consistently. Switched to a tweaked version of Hooglands UR list, and it feels great! 3-1 vs abzan control, 5-1 vs GR variants, 2-0 vs UB, and 1-1 vs esper. What tweaks did you make? I lost in top8 at a PPTQ last weekend with Hooglands ...

dpaine88

Just went over the past 2 pages and clearly I missed it the first time around. I did look over the past 2 pages of posts before I posted but was on my phone and didnt see it

My bad.

dpaine88

Thanks dick, I only really am on the deck threads frequently n in here time to time. Figured it would be here if anywhere.

dpaine88

So Zemanjaski just got DQd for cheating at the Grand Prix in Australia, anyone know Wtf happened?

I'm assuming he fucked up his deck again with not all cards in same orientation since he never plays paper magic

dpaine88

http://www.starcitygames.com/article/30 ... Mardu.html

Great article

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