Dies to Removal

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ALWAYS PLAY TO YOUR OUTS. In tournament practice room and faced a pretty typical mono black devotion list. I was running a mono-red pyromancer deck that doesn't have Chandras yet, so 2 Ash Zealots in its place. Other than that a stock PyroRed list. The guy had 2 demons on board and had been removin...

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@zem: Thanks for telling about the deck, and sure like how it works. On the other hand, I believe I see that handle of the streamer before in a 2-man (Can't remember how the game ended up, though).

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Log on to MODO for the first time in nearly two weeks. Promptly 3-0 (6-0) an 8-man queue.

Log off MODO.

Just curious, zem, but what are you running these days? I think I need a wind of change for the time being.

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That is a rather small pool, if let say I recorded all my game today and lose against monoblack 2-3 times would that mean the deck is bad vs monoblack? No, variance and skill level is a factor as well. I personally don't like data which isn't collected from DEs or higher, but that is just me. I sup...

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Given that daily events will be gone for the time being, maybe I'll just put those e-cards down and do something else.

I'd be Robin Mask (Kinnikuman), since we have a lot of things in common.

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There are no statistics, nobody plays this deck. I think it's time for me to remove that bloated signature of mine then. Most must have thought that it's just a tally for some puny tourney practices, and therefore holds no weight to any discussions I have. It seems that every Mono B deck i play aga...

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@Purp, that list is pretty nuts btw. I just went 12-1 online with it, facing only against 3 non-competitive decks. SBD is some serious shit when you can also flood the field with YP. I was completely murdered by GR Ramp though :( I have success including [card]Titan's Strength[/card] against them. ...

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I usually negotiate with the opponent on the third match for a split (Him having more QPs). I haven't came across one that refused, so that's why it's 4 boosters for me after second match.

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What is better: 2-Man (Fee $2) single Match Prize 1-booster (valued $3.60) 8-Man Elimination (Fee $6, should be $4 but wizards are greedy bastards) three matches, 1 match loss = the boot 1 Win = 2-Booster (value $7.20) 2 Wins = 3-Booster and 1 QP (value $10.80) 3 Wins = 5-Booster and 2 QP (value $1...

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Hmm, F.I.A, the Immolator [mana]1RR[/mana] Legendary Creature - Spellshaper [mana]TRR[/mana], Discard two cards: Draw two cards. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery. [mana]TR[/mana], Discard a card: Put a +2/-2 counter on target creature. Activate this ability only any time ...

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@Raida: If Monoblue Devotion is a thing in your meta, then you certainly need the Rod of Ruin . Most of the time, when I'm losing to that deck is with them going double or triple MoWs to form a horrid wave. I'm not sure why you really need BE to begin with. No matter how greedy they are, they will s...

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Why do I get the feeling that I'm being viewed as a Mad Prophet with my posts in general?

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@Raida: Your latest list looks good enough. Since you don't have enough Mutavault , you will need a way to amass board presence, so Emmy is preferred over Ashley. If you really want Rod of Ruin , consider cutting a BE and AoT for two. Personally, BE is more like a win-more card for me, so consider i...

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If you have access to white mana, I think Last Breath is a good bet as a tech against MoW. That 4 life gained is nothing when you can keep your pressure against them. Also hits Tidebinder Mage and Nightveil Specter , so it's not really a dead card. Anyway, some comparison with old results 25 October...

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Actually you can play Pyro as a turn 2 against any deck that won't kill it in response. That excludes red aggro, Big Boros, Esper and MBC. Yes, Chandra is certainly the better card, but you surely need some creatures to protect her with, and Pyro with his tokens is just ideal of the job. Edit: @MDU:...

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Whoever is playing 2 Pyrewild: I tested him some and found him hyperbad in multiples. You pretty much can't get two online, ever. Yeah, he's pretty underwhelming, so I have been using [card]Titan's Strength[/card] in his place. In exchange for inability to recur, I get to: 1) Kill some */5 on defen...

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... You know, guys, you can use [card]Titan's Strength[/card] against hexproof creatures...

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Sad to hear that most major events have been removed from MTGO. While I rarely play on them due to time restriction, it will certainly be a hassle to most.

Not sure why they want to do with that Swiss queue (6 tix for 3 boosters at most?). I'd rather run 2-mans.

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I have some successes beating down an advent wurm with Titan's Strength. You certainly wants to play control against GW. An instant removal will save you a lot of trouble like preventing a Unflinching Courage to be played. They don't run Nylea, God of the Hunt and Arbor Colossus , so both pyro and p...

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Just to eliminate any wrong ideas, Rod of Ruin is a hate card dedicated for MoW. Though I suppose it can help against BR aggro. After some rather embarrassing incidents involving Peak Eruption , I think I might reconsider and cut a Mutavault in place of a mountain. There was one game where the oppon...

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I tried it and it went like this: Him: Cackler, go Me: Cackler, go Him: land, pass Me: go to combat... Him: Magma Jet your Cackler Me: Titan's Strength That's a pretty brutal 1-for-1. I'm starting to like it as a 1-of, maybe a 2-of. It's still not good enough until you lived the dream in pumping up...

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My opponent was at 13 life with a lone Rakdos Cackler. I swung in with 8 power, and cracked my chandra for ultimate.

No burn spotted in top 10 cards (I was at one life).

First time Chandra ever failed her ultimate, and it was freaking hilarious.

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You know what is awesome about [card]Titan's Strength[/card] today? I had Ashley on guard with [mana]r[/mana]. My opponent casted Unflinching Courage on his Centaur Healer, and swung in.

Courage is nothing against the strength of a titanness* (2-0).

* - She insisted

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Draws in a game

Mountain, Mountain, Mountain, Chandra, Mountain, Mountain, Mountain, Lightning Strike

The shuffler sureeeee hates me all right...

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2. I'm not really a fan of 'tech' cards like Titan's Strength or Pyrewild; but I do respect the random blowouts (as I do run a singleton Flames maindeck, but that has a more broad application); I can't imagine running three Titan Strength! So clunky in multiples. I go with three because I want to m...

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Oh hey, Jace. What was that? You just came in turn 4 and went to 5? Okay, during my upkeep, I make my Rakdos Cackler into a monster with [card]Titan's Strength[/card], scry and oh look, Ashley. I play her as well and go straight for you. Go back home, blue mage. @yarpus: Anger is roughly 1 tix in mo...

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Anyway, current 75 [deck]18 Mountain 4 Mutavault 4 Firedrinker Satyr 4 Rakdos Cackler 4 Ash Zealot 4 Young Pyromancer 4 Chandra's Phoenix 2 Chandra, Best Card in Standard 3 Shock 3 Titan's Strength 4 Lightning Strike 4 Magma Jet 2 Flames of the Firebrand Sideboard 1 Shock 2 Hammer of Purphoros 4 Miz...

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I'm playing RW. It has other applications, like going to the dome or wrath protection. The double strike mode can still tear through hexproof plants though. I don't know. Just found [card]Titan's Strength[/card] to be very awkward. You're saying as if you won't be able to connect 3 damage to the do...

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I wonder if Boros Charm might be better? - It costs more, so you cannot do other thing after using it on turn 2. - It keeps the fought creatures alive, but doesn't eliminate the problem at hand (Usually a threat bigger and meaner than your creatures) - It doesn't scry - You cannot play it in a mono...

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I was talking about doing it in response to fight etc. I don't think you're going to save a creature often with +1 Toughness from burn (if the MJ for Cackler / Phoenix I guess) / blockers (your guy still dies probably, you kill theirs, but you 2 for 1 yourself) / fight (they fight X/4 VS anything i...

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It's not a card disadvantage if you get something out of it (A 1/1 token, saving a creature from a burn or fixing your topdeck). You're supposed to save the [card]Titan's Strength[/card] for necessary time instead of just casting it early and hope for the best. It's like throwing that Shock to the d...

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Seems like modo client exploded, so no DE for today.

Oh well, might as well grind more boosters off 2-mans.

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In a standard 2-man, a mono blue played out a Pithing Needle, and named Chandra Ablaze.

Not sure if serious (I had Chandra in hand).

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I suppose you always have removals and untapped mana to make it unfavorable to cast it. Of course, you certainly don't want too many of them, so a 2-of and 3-of sounds good enough for me. I still haven't gotten any counter-interaction against it just yet. (Oh, you Last Breath / Shock that 2/2? Let m...

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MDU is rather accurate about Pyrewild Shaman and [card]Titan's Strength[/card]. While the latter is a one-shot, it's cheaper and you can use it defensively while netting a token with Pyro as well. So my current 75 goes like [deck]18 Mountain 4 Mutavault 4 Firedrinker Satyr 4 Rakdos Cackler 4 Ash Zea...

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I suppose you can play this in a decklist that does not run 4 Mutavault. Muta is already a good manasink that deals 2 damage for [mana]2[/mana], so I don't really see how we can support another one.

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The Cackler won't do you much when you're playing control, so side them out in favor of more burns, if available.

Also, after a few game where I chose to draw and got Peak Eruption, I'm not too keen on playing control when your opponent has the chance to cripple your manabase.

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Didn't bothered myself with that one, though.

Yeah, those stuffs are minimal, but they are there to say, so they are still "+18 games".

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Regarding an earlier topic, Tymaret the Burger King is certainly something I want to try. But eh, I'll wait for the Mogis Scry land before that, though.

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Can't be Tsukihime, the art is too good. That game is like bad photoshop backgrounds, art dawn by a guy who flunked out of high school art class, and seafood . Because these games have a large following enough to have fanarts, even questionable ones, from those with superior skills. Like, these ima...

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