Dies to Removal

I literally can't lose in pauper, 14-0 with this version.

I'm under the impression that burn is terrible in legacy right now 'cause of Show n' Tell/lots of combo decks burn can't interact with

This is accurate. Painted Stone is the red deck of choice atm, largely because it has main-deck S&T hate.

I'm under the impression that burn is terrible in legacy right now 'cause of Show n' Tell/lots of combo decks burn can't interact with

Correct. However, this doesn't prevent people from playing burn in the tournament. If you don't have byes for the first couple of rounds you do have to consider it, since you could very well play against it all three of your first rounds and just get knocked out of the tournament randomly.

Alex, are you saying UB Control needs to nutdraw, or RUG Delver? My experience is that its slightly RUG Delver sided, but they're unlikely to have any
experience against the archetype, which pushes it towards even.

You as a UB player should have to nutdraw, or at least that was my experience when playing basically the same deck. (I played the version that played Chrome Mox instead of one of the Innocent Bloods.) I always felt stupidly soft to the mana tax in the RUG matchup, like I didn't have a chance to get off of the ground unless I stuck the T2 Crucible. If they flip the Delver on you and you're not holding the Blood your only other option is to hope that you can Brainstorm into one quickly through their limited permission.

Turn 1 Delver when I am on the draw without Innocent Blood is:
- on the draw (50%);
- they have Delver in hand (42% x 50%);
- I don't have Innocent Blood (50% x 42% x 50%)

= 12% or about 1 in 8 games. That seems OK.

That might be the difference. I was playing only 2 Innocent Blood.

Its a big deal sure, even then, I am not claiming a good matchup, just a fair one. The UWR matchup is much better (they don't have Stifle, Tarmogoyf; they have 4 maindeck Swords which are blanks).

I might just have to jump on the Alex Bertoncheaty train and play Esper Blade, 'cause I now remember how fucking gay Lingering Souls is after glancing over some recent legacy results. Yuck.

Also there is Notion Thief in this deck. Sorry James, but you can't beat that level of swag.

I used to run one myself. It is inconsistent but very instant-win if it resolves.

Also I just remembered the 2014 GP Batterskull art is coming soon. Oh my god hurry up already 2014.

I literally can't lose in pauper, 14-0 with this version.

Farm 8-Mans Z!!!

I want to see more FoS people in MOCS1 final (I'm 33/35 QPs right now, just need 2 more).

I need to get busy...stupid job.

I have 16 QPs.

Current rating: 1914 :')

Current rating: 1914 :')

Nice, my rating took a plunge two days ago when I was trying to get AiR and Naya to work (1823).

Serves you right!

Gonna get some tix tomorrow and do some preliminary testing for my UB infect list, I sleeved it up but Modern didn't launch tonight so meh. A lot of people are out of town right now, I guess.

Also looking to borrow any of the cards in the list to lighten the blow.

That feel when you repeal a creature to your opponent's hand on their end step and they have to discard it >:)

“When angels are forced out of heaven, they become devils. You agree, don’t you Spike?”

“I'm just watching a bad dream I never wake up from.”

“I’ll wake you up right now.”

Also I just remembered the 2014 GP Batterskull art is coming soon. Oh my god hurry up already 2014.

I get one on Saturday

18-0.

Holy fuck are blue cards overpowered.

Trigun is on Netflix. This is a very good thing.

Show is insane.

Knives Millions, fuck that guy.

Meryl Stryfe <3

Now I have the music in my head.

Fuck it im watching Vash confront Logato again.

"Im feeling a bit down, I could use a pick me up. I know, i'll watch Neon Genesis: Evangelion" said no one ever.

Misato is my fave.

I rate Misato and Preordain about the same.

The humanoid typhoon.

The first man to be classified as a natural disaster.

Vash the Stampede.

The sixty billion double-dollar man.

Ehh...we need a new number: 7 - Doesn't make any sense zem

I don't think I've had a single person play Preordain correctly against me.

zem has clearly gone mad with power.

8 - Speaking in Tongues Zem

To quote a great man "get on my level"

I'm curious as to how to play Preordain correctly

I've used Preordain as an opening play when I keep a sketchy hand. I've also used it to set up my Delver flip. Those are both probably wrong.

Dare I write an article on a blue card?

Briefly:
- preordain + 1 land is a poor keep
- if you're playing a MUC or Kilnclops deck, then yeah, setting up your flip is incorrect. Both decks have a ~50% hit rate anyway, so having good draws is more important. You're not always winning on the back of a Delver.

Confession: I'm actually new to Trigun. My wife, however, has seen it, so we watched six episodes of it last night. Anime titles were difficult to come by. Most rental places didn't have them, and when they did, they'd be missing episodes. My wife was semi-lucky to have a friend who was obsessive about anime, so she has seen quite a bit of it. (I say semi since he's a bit of a tool otherwise.)

To balance it out, though, she hadn't seen The Godfather and quite a few other movies before she met me.

Confession: I think anime is a waste of time.