Dies to Removal

My burn list:

What changed your opinion of running YP and Dancer in the same 75? While I'm asking what changed you opinion of Eidolon too please No worries if you don't want to explain but these are quite radical turnabouts for you and my curiousity is killing me

P.S. Well done on 5-0

Lazerburn, I want abs like you, but I fucking love fried food

I am more of a pizza and ice cream man myself

A guy from Sneak and Show just posted this fantastic article to reddit:
https://www.sneakandshow.com/article/biggest-biases
Give it a read.
I stumbled upon it literally right after finishing up an essay for a college application on the lessons I learned from a failure at my first "big" Magic tournament, namely to lose the feeling that I'm entitled to a single goddamn thing I don't work for and to never make excuses for my losses if I'm looking to improve. It's good to see that there's people worth listening to trying to teach Magic players to quit
being such whiners.

Excellent article. I wish he gave some ideas on how to correct them.

Being aware of them is the starting point. Simply reread this article every single day (put it on your phone, reread between rounds at tourneys too) until every single time you fall into one of these patterns of thinking an internal voice kicks in and says "Hang on a minute, you're thinking shit again." Then think what he says in the article

I'm not joking at all - you (and myself and many others) are in the habit of thinking shit to put it bluntly and IMHO "habits are more powerful than momentary desire. Habits are more powerful than information. Habits are more powerful than guilt. And only a conscious, concerted effort will override them."

If you're interested in how much crap we think this is a good summary and this is where to go next (IMHO).

If you are interested in habits and changing them then this is an excellent resource. Sign up and get the download. I don't know the guy at all but it's an EXCELLENT read on the subject.

Get a screenshot of your tix Khaos!

The Shrines have been amazing for me Z. As far as I know LP and Khaos really like 'em too

I couldn't get on at all yesterday or earlier today

Khaospawn your rapidly becoming one of my favorite posters on the Rw Burn thread keep it

I'll second that! Your posts on Modern RDW & Burn & Legacy Burn are also fucking awesome Khaos!

Also

Also, this new front-page is great. In fact, I like it so much that I'm actually going to start writing again. I've had a few topics percolating in my head over the last few days ever since I had some punk ass kid in some Facebook Magic group try to troll me about how Red Decks suck (but it's okay for him to say that because he comes to diestoremoval.com apparently and plays Boros Burn).

Great! You are an excellent writer!

I can't see a new front page though, mine is still the same old blue thing - EDIT - I saw it

I wanted I say I've been loving your contribution too the Modern RDW thread LP - keep it up

Agreed.

Great contributions with the benefit of myself not having to contribute anything.

More agreement - I just thanked LP on the RDW thread for his fine work!

How long should we wait on Mana Confluence for prices to drop online? Or will this be just like the Scry lands when they actually went up in price

They're dropping now - ClanTeam has them for 9.59 tix - the MTGOWiki site has them @ 10 tix

I do believe I need to get back into standard.

Tell me what to play.

Play Burn

Or Esper or MonoB if that's more to your personal taste

Go NBW!!!

Personally speaking Kaits posts makes me smile all the time

All the SBing for the Burn deck is in the thread too Pedros

If anyone wants to hit me with decent gaming mouse suggestions, mine just kicked the bucket.

I hear the Razer Naga is decent.

I love my Logitech MX518

My friend recommended the same brand so it's Logitech for me too

In Pembrokeshire or Cumbria or is there another one? I'm in the UK too, originally from Hull though I'm up in Edinburgh now

I'm halfway expecting Madding to sound like the demon-possessed girl from the Exorcist.

I REALLY hope he does! Kaits if you read this sort out some kind of demonic voice please, on the off-chance you don't already sound like this

Apparently Zem > Hetrick > Conley

Are people insane? Hetrick rules!

Oh and check out the new CFB podcast. Next edition will feature yours truly with Sam Pardee. The one after, I shit you not, may feature Madding, so you can learn what the devil sounds like.

Listen to Zem's wisdom here This is excellent Zem, you come across really well

Congrats Val!

I just saw 300 Rise of an Empire at the IMAX, totally epic, highly recommended if you liked the first one!

Better than mine, I got 614

OK, hit 1123. Now it'll stop.

Lol Good work L_D

Better than mine, I got 614

When do I need to achieve 15 QPs by?

By downtime on March 26th Purp - link is here

Can someone invite my other MTGO Account to clan? Xilez

Sent the invite Purp, welcome aboard

Should my new user name be:

Lava_Spike. Or. Lightning_Dolt. ?

thoughts?

Lightning_Dolt made me laugh but I think Lava_Spike is better

Rather impressive results against GR Jonny Welcome aboard too

This is going to get confusing lol.

I'm going to continue refer to you as J_S and Jonny as, er Jonny I will also make full use of quotations for further clarity

Rather impressive results against GR Jonny Welcome aboard too

I am going to be grinding a lot with this deck, its fucking insane.

Updated sideboard:
2 Blind Obedience
2 Chained to the Rocks
4 Firedrinker Satyr
4 Satyr Firedancer
3 Viashino Firstblade

If you're playing paper and esper control and jund monsters are catching on, find space for 2 burning earth.

I've had offers to test with three local teams today, so I should finally start getting some more paper experience. Already feeling much better about the result. Next time!

Thanks Z, I understand this one

Yay burn! Yay Zem!

Cutting Firedrinker is really interesting, card does a ton of work. Chained to the Rocks main doesn't surprise me, though the move back to 4 Shock disgusts me greatly. I'll give the new SB a shot, looks better than the old one vs. non Mono U creature decks.

The Blind Obedience is really good. I actually like it jammed into the old sideboard. I'm not keen on cutting Firedrinker just yet.

Agreed, I've worked in Blind Obedience but I'm awaiting Zem's wise words on the
rest on the changes 'cos I win nearly all my games with Firedancer and Sparky

In other matters I got my Firstblade stolen by a Lifebane so I'm cutting it for Skullcleaver; until it's 2 toughness upsets me when I will change back

Well done Purp! Good result

Yeah that can happen, LBZ does seem to be seeing more MD play, especially in BW.

@ J_S - Firstblade has been excellent for me against Control and B.

Apologies, I'll rephrase

Basically the changes are more sweeping than I would have expected and remove some of the cards I've been leaning heavily on - Firedancer and Spark -but they are the work of the top players which is why I suspect I may be evaluating the match ups incorrectly.

Why more Shock? I'd have thought less to allow for the MD Chains and make room for Blind Obedience in the SB (which makes perfect sense to me)

Why no Firedancer? Without him the GR match up seems to become more of a one for one trade and we lose the CA generated when burn doubles as creature removal. Weakens the MonoU match up too. With him, Charm and Helix you have 7 outs for SBD, BB, Courser etc now there are just 2 Mortars.

Why Reckoner over Spark Trooper? What has changed to make you re-evaluate the cards? The life swing has won me a lot of games
and Reckoner seems to promote more of a stand off.

Why no FDS? Doesn't this significantly weaken the Control match up?

Im teling you 100% that my sideboard from the GP is not as good as this one.

I believe you but I've still got a thousand and one questions about this new list!

MD I'm shocked to see no Firedancer, he's been amazing for me - against GR I've always kept Charm in so he's still been good post SB and he destroys MonoU. MD Chains make sense but I'm surprised to see 4 Shock (aka 'worst card in the deck') especially at the expense of a Helix.

Blind Obedience is clearly an excellent addition to the SB for the GR match up (even to me ) but I'm surprised to see Reckoner and
Mortars over Sparky and Firedancer. It seems more of a 1-1 exchange now as opposed to the Searing Blaze CA effect of Firedancer and the ridiculous life swings from Sparky. I suspect I am missing some fundamental points about the match up here!

The new list also seems weaker to Control without FDS? Again I may be missing something fundamental!

Well done across the board Z I have nothing but respect and admiration for your preparation, your placing, your conduct surrounding the game loss and your positive attitude looking forward. You should be very proud of yourself

Zem can still win this thing!

Purp is doing well, he's 6-2 in Atlanta.

Purp is 4-0 in Atlanta

SO happy for you Zem, I am buzzing here

Woke up to coffee and the news that Z is 7-0 Happy days!