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DerWille

How about video lectures instead of articles? That way I can actually demonstrate the ideas with cards. Thoughts?

I think that would be best.

DerWille

lol

"...the Global and Admin teams are here to listen to any concerns you may have!"

*closes thread

They even hide it from the innocent

DerWille

I'm looking forward to this. One of the things I liked about your twitch videos is that you would explain why you would make the plays that you do. For example, when you would commit everything to the board or when you would hold back. A great starter for newer players would be basic red sligh mecha...

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I forgot to post it here, but a newer list looks like this Mono-Red BTE Fanatic [deck] Creatures (27) Firedrinker Satyr x4 Rakdos Cackler x4 Burning-Tree Emissary x4 Firefist Striker x4 Gore-House Chainwalker x4 [card]Chandra's Phoenix[/card] x4 Fanatic of Mogis x3 Spells (11) Lightning Strike x4 Ma...

DerWille

Probably needs more land in it. That list is running 9 4 drops and 3 5 drops. I don't think you'll be able to hit your curve on just 21 lands.

DerWille

No love for Fanatic of Mogis? Yet to get a chance to test with it; and I think Chandra is really good in all matchups; Fanatic not so much. Thoughts? If you're able to curve out, the Fanatic can hit hard. In those situations, he comes down for 6 to 7. If the field is empty, he pings for 1 and then ...

DerWille

You basically described how our matches went.

If 50/50 is the norm for a red deck then, this is definitely where it's at. Every other deck I tried sat around 20 ~ 40%.

DerWille

What white cards have protection?

I literally don't know.

Brave the Elements is the number one contender.

DerWille

Hell, post it here if nowhere else. All right then. I was mainly testing what would be better: 4 [card]Chandra's Phoenix[/card]es or 4 Boros Reckoner s as the 3 drop of the deck against a 3/4ths complete mono-green elf ramp deck that's in the current standard. Out of 10 games played, there was an e...

DerWille

About the no brewing in the main forums thing - I did a bit more testing last night with my monored deck in developing. Do you want me to hold onto what I found or just write it in the developing thread?

DerWille

No worries about the Gore-House guy, I thought he was Gore-Clan for the longest time. I can definitely go along with 3 to 4 Fanatic of Mogis . He's a lot stronger than my experimentation with Kessig Malcontents that I did with my W/r humans deck. I often found myself only pinging for 2 - 5 with the ...

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I can go along with that mostly, things I've found: Legion Loyalist - I want to like this card, but I had better success when I took him out. His battalion is an amazing effect, but 8 one drops is usually enough to get 1 in the opening. I think the 4 slots could be better spent somewhere else. Altho...

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So tested a few more variant, first that cute deck from above. It did all right. It definitely didn't have that right mix of spells but the kill combo of red go + assemble the legion never came out. So, for now, it's just cute. Maybe some three color deck can do it (UWR? Naya?) So then I saw Johnny_...

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Now that the full Theros spoilers are released I've been running some test games with my friend's current mono-green standard deck. The results... not so hot so far. Here's a few things I've tried. Monored BTE Fanatic [deck] Creatures (30) Firedrinker Satyr x4 Rakdos Cackler x4 Legion Loyalist x2 Bu...

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So... uh... I'm gonna newb it up here and ask... why for this card http://mythicspoiler.com/ths/cards/soldierofpantheon.jpg be 2/1 for 1 with 2 upsides and this card... http://mythicspoiler.com/ths/cards/firedrinkersatyr.jpg be 2/1 for 1 that hurts you when it gets hurt and hurts you when it pumps? ...

DerWille

I'm a little late to this, but great article Alex. You basically described what my friend and I are doing with standard. Granted, we were just starting out so we didn't realize how much cheaper and easier it is to simply buy commons/uncommons/bulk rares directly nor did we the best deck building ski...

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I'm liking the new Theros cards for red as well. Now that we've got Searing Spear , Lightning Strike we've got our staple burn spell. I'm thinking 2 drops might be big for red coming up, BTE chains, Lightning Strike, and Magma Jet. Sorry, completely misread what you said about the red god. Yeah, he ...

DerWille

Dear Online Diary, I played in FNM the last two days, I won both FNM and Gamesday. I went 4-1-1 in FNM and I went 5-0 during Gamesday not losing a single (recorded) match. This was the deck I used Boros Humans White [deck] Creatures (30) Boros Elite x4 Champion of the Parish x4 Precinct Captain x1 E...

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I figured I should talk about another Boros Humans White deck that isn't mine, but is better than what I came up with, Craig Wescoe's top 8 finisher. You can read about it here: http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=11309 Craig Wescoe's Boros Humans White [deck] Creatures (29) Champion of the...

DerWille

Honestly, looking at that deck, it seems confused. Kinda sort wants to be a burn deck and it kinda sort of wants to be an aggro deck. I personally the aggro creature mono-red lists. However, I have an idea for a more spell based one. I'll post that one second. Mono-Red Creature Aggro [deck] Creature...

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Another week, another FNM. I didn't do quite so well this time, I ended up in 4th place. Surprisingly, Brave the Elements was not so good this week. Match 1 vs Junk Midrange This was a hard match and the only source of losses for the night. I hadn't seen this deck archetype before so I was unsure ho...

DerWille

Bro, do you even test?

I think you're one funny picture away from making a new meme.

DerWille

Just think of Emma working out a lot as compensation for being the worst card in the set. Yarpus, what I think they're trying to say is that Thundermaw Hellkite can consistently get in for damage because it has flying and can tap all fliers when it enters the battle field. So unless they have instan...

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So, I went to a modern FNM to win packs. I ended up going 3-1 for the night and grabbing 2nd place. The list of what I took is a little different than what is above. That one is where I plan on going. Anyway, Brave the Elements was amazing yet again. Match 1 vs B/W Orzhov stuff I played against a gu...

DerWille

No problem man. Have you tried running a deck based on this? I've been wanting to test out 4 Hellrider , but I don't have the cards for it. Also, would you be interested if I write out some of the lines of play this deck is built around? Anyway, I went to a Standard tournament last night, going 2-2....

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http://mythicspoiler.com/m14/cards/bravetheelements.jpg I've been testing this card and it's a huge boon to the deck. It adds so much stability and allows the non-hasted creatures to survive long enough to become relevant. It's rarely a dead card as well. It's best in midrange or control match ups ...

DerWille

I'm split on how I feel about this card. I really want to like this card and I can see where it has potential, but I don't think it's good for a W/x aggro deck because the deck has better plays for turn 3, mainly Frontline Medic or Silverblade Paladin . The first lets you push through damage without...

DerWille

Thanks for the answer and the link. After checking the recent RTR block constructed events and the all in monored thread, an updated aggro deck would look more like this: Monored Aggro [deck] Creatures ( 36 ) Rakdos Cackler x4 Legion Loyalist x4 Ash Zealot x4 Burning-Tree Emissary x4 Firefist Strike...

DerWille

It's a 5 drop, masquerading as a 4-drop. With Doom Blade running around, there's also the chance of losing the land it enchants. If you want to try it, then run it with Legion Loyalist to give it first strike and trample. Otherwise, it's embarrassing when a 7/7 gets chumped by a 1/1 token. Thanks f...

DerWille

So, with rotation coming up, I'm losing over half the cards in my Boros Humans deck, which means I need to come up with something new. I want to get started on making the deck I'll be using for post rotation so I can make the trades I need. I've got a couple ideas. I know that we have no clue what T...

DerWille

Red, sorry man, but that joke went right over my head.

Not constructed playable.

Thanks Zman. Is it because it lacks trample, evasion, or some game changing ETB effect? A large body isn't enough to qualify a curve topper in constructed, right?

DerWille

Mods if we're not allowed to talk about this yet, go ahead and move it. http://mythicspoiler.com/m14/cards/awakentheancient.jpg So what's everyone's opinion on this card? Is it good? Is it bad? Is it a trap? Pros - 7/7 Haste Creature - 4 CMC - Tough enough to dodge burn Cons - He requires 5 mana to ...

DerWille

I did some experimenting with the deck for a couple weeks that I'll get into later. Anyway, I went 5-0 at the last FNM, losing only a single game. I rotate between 2 stores, and this was the aggro heavy store. So I put Pillar of Flame main board instead of Boros Charm . Thalia, Guardian of Thraben w...

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Went to a few more events lately. Last week, I went 1-1-2 at a FNM. I was having a bad deck day. I think I mulled to 5 every single game that night. I went 3-1 at the last FNM, but um, I only went against one real deck and lost 0-2. It was RDW with something I hadn't seen before. Anyway this deck ma...

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The store I go to the most basically presold almost everything he had and kept a box or two to sell as boosters. He was able to get another few boxes in, presold most of those, kept 1 for a draft deck, and I think kept one to open for the store so he could sell the singles. What's interesting though...

DerWille

Zman, could you explain why that deck is only running 2 Putrefy, 2 Selensya Charm, and 2 Midnight Haunting? Wouldn't cutting one and bumping another up to 4 make the deck more consistent?

DerWille

I went to one of my LGSs' FNM last night with this deck. Boros Humans White (current) [deck] Creatures (30) Boros Elite x4 Champion of the Parish x2 War Falcon x2 Daring Skyjek x3 Truefire Paladin x2 Lightning Mauler x3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben x2 Silverblade Paladin x1 Skyknight Legionnaire x3 F...

DerWille

So you're thinking something more like this Boros Humans White [deck] Creatures (29) Boros Elite x4 Champion of the Parish x4 Stonewright x2 Some Two Drop x4 Lightning Mauler x4 Silverblade Paladin x4 Frontline Medic x4 Firemane Avenger x2 Riders of Gavony x2 Spells (8) Searing Spear x4 Boros Charm ...

DerWille

I've still been playing this deck. At the LGS it's been doing well, usually going 3-1, 3-2, or 4-1, my loses coming to more competitive decks. Played against a few modern decks for the hell of it. Anyway, a few buddies of mine were talking and thinking about this: Boros Humans White [deck] Creatures...

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Let's make this a triple post. Boros Battalion [deck] Creatures (28) Boros Elite x4 War Falcon x4 Daring Skyjek x4 Truefire Paladin x2 Lightning Mauler x2 Skyknight Legionnaire x4 Frontline Medic x4 Firemane Avenger x3 Tajic, Blade of the Legion x1 Spells (9) Searing Spear x4 Boros Charm x3 Oblivion...

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