Dies to Removal

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If your referring to my post on MTGS in regards to the counter-intuitive nature of Messenger - that was in regards to whacker.deck where your encourages to drop your hand as soon as possible (in the type of decks which I run - dropping your hand isn't as important). Now in regards with Lightning Ber...

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The thing is that Rb Deck I posted on page 2 is AMAZING when everything fall together - the problem is that it can be very inconsistency and clunky (which means you have to mull... except the deck is terrible to mull with). We have two solutions: 1) Go Big (though doing this would turn the deck into...

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I'm having success this list (4-1x2): [deck=MDU's R Aggro] Lands 23 21 Mountain 2 Looming Spires Creatures 24 4 Village Messenger 4 Insolent Neonate 4 Lightning Berserker 4 Abbot of Keral Keep 3 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh 4 Thunderbreak Regent 1 Goldnight Castigator Spells 13 4 Exquisite Firecraft 4 ...

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I'm missing all the blue cards and lands which are worth 50+ tickets (it isn't much true but not worth the price for the limited number games I intend to play with standard). - - - [deck=MDU's R Aggro] Lands 24 20 Mountain 4 Looming Spires Creatures 22 4 Village Messenger 4 Insolent Neonate 4 Lightn...

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I would play Saito's list if I didn't have to buy the cards (I don't think its worth buying this late into the season... esp. with only 4 finishes left). I'm most likely going to work on something which can beat GW slightly more consistently (which I don't believe is possible in mono red), maybe Ako...

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^this: [deck=MDU's R Aggro] Lands 23 21 Mountain 2 Looming Spires Creatures 24 4 Village Messenger 4 Insolent Neonate 4 Lightning Berserker 4 Abbot of Keral Keep 4 Dragon Whisperer 4 Thunderbreak Regent Spells 13 4 Exquisite Firecraft 4 Draconic Roar 3 Titan's Strengh 2 Fiery Temper Sideboard 15 4 F...

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I really need a SCG account T_T - though I'm glad the list is doing well (its tons of fun). - - - Testing "burn heavy" aggro (basically copying Dauntless268 list but with Voices): [deck=MDU's Mad Red]Lands 23 20 Mountain 3 Looming Spires Creatures 22 4 Insolent Neonate 4 Lightning Berserke...

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Bant can be rough (esp. with 2+ Mage draws)...

P.S. I was wrong about UR Fliers having a poor MU with Humans (its actually a lot better then I thought it would be... the deck is legit).

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I actually don't mind the human MU (that much) because its so fair, thus it comes down to slowly grinding them out. My issues is with the dreaded GW Token deck and random early rites into company into abby. Anyhows: (*) I like UR Fliers / Dragons because tempo is quite strong in a slow format (which...

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....WHAT MADNESS IS THIS: UR Fliers <-- So Cheap - is this the GW Killer we need? Can this beat BW or Grxis Control?

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Twin Bolt is many times better T1-7, but the games can be grindy which is what the [card]Chandra's Fury[/card] tech is for (now as the Red deck we really shouldn't be letting the game go on for that long... but its kinda hard to finish matches quick with our current tools). - - - How did your FNM go...

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Chandra isn't horrible in the SB she just gets slightly worst - in regards with Rg Aggro, it slightly improves our worst MUs at the price of REALLY crippling our early and mid games at time - which may or maynot really be worth it (splashing has a price in this current meta). Anyhow I'm having a rea...

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OKAY! I done more testing with MonoR Looming Spires , I agree its solid (esp. combined with Lightning Berserkers - I never got to do combat tricks with it though which is a shame) I think overall though I prefer splashing green for Radiant Flames , [card]Atarka's Command[/card] (hitting flying token...

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[*] Thoughts on Dragon Whisperer vs. Ire Shaman? This is the main difference between our lists. They fulfill similar roles in the deck (2-drop with evasion that has reasonable late game value)[/i] Dragon Whisperer is better vs Midrange, Coco (+Crats but I now count them as Coco) and Tokens because ...

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I'm gonna give the crazy 4x Looming Spires tech a shot (sometime this week or next week at the latest - then I'll go back and work on some Modern) with maybe something like this: [deck=MDU's R Aggro] Lands 23 19 Mountain 4 Looming Spires (*) Creatures 27 4 Village Messenger 4 Insolent Neonate 4 Ligh...

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GAaaaah! I had a HORRIBLE run today losing against my own deck... not even joking I lost against UR Worldbuilder three times (this is not a MU we should be losing that often (though its possible)). I could run more lands but I really shouldn't... 8x sudo draw effects and 22 lands "should" ...

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I know how you feel Dauntless - I like "cute" tricks as well so I try cramming in Madness cards + Discard outlets for CA/Fun shenanigans but at the end of the day it usual just results in running 6-8 sub-optimal cards (which are sometimes AMAZING but most of the time meh). I personally lik...

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@Dauntless: nicely done - Falkenrath Gorger seems rather good combined with Looming Spires and beating Grixis and Eldrazi is impressive (those are really rough MUs) - in regards with Bant Coco I find that the MU usual revolves around how many mages they hit (if its >2 you'll most likely win) same wi...

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As much as I hate [mana]X[/mana] spells - this format is so slow that you maybe right with Burn from Within being acceptable...

How many lands are you running?

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The photos are dead I had to mash the numbers myself D:

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Two reasons: 1) I ran out of space. 2) Out of the 4 acceptable 1-drops, I feel that Zurgo is the weakest - being legendary, not being block and "only" being 2/2 are issues (I'll run him in MonoR though since I won't need to find room to cram in Atarkas). - - - - Why I think "skullcrac...

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vs Eldrazi: Twin bolts... lots of Twin bolts... followed by flying, burn and menace (its a rough MU but still better then GW imo) I don't like Village Messenger but I think he is necessary (he could be replaced by Ire Shaman but it just makes sweepers worst for you) - esp. against annoying MUs like ...

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I don't have a SB plan for my current build yet but vs Coco and GW I tend to board out most of my one drops (I try and leave as many Insolent Neonate as possible) then fill in the gaps with whatever SB I think will help (vs GW and 4C Rites this include 1-2x Goldnight Castigator because we can't real...

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I like impulse vs all version of Coco esp. 4C Rites - the game are grindy as hell anyways so hitting Spell Mastery after boarding isn't that hard (I think I have 20 spells postboard). Hmmm... I generally prefer Castigator as well but running 8 4-Drops kinda worries me (esp. with Abbot and 22 lands) ...

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I gave up on it before testing the GDD list - it just looked like a poor mans Rw Burn list to me (I think if we want to go Rb midrange we need more bodies like you suggested and that Rb Command for extra gas). p.s. Yes... I do really HATE the Human MU, though impulses are mainly for 4C Company which...

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Cheers Dauntless I can't tell you how much I appreciate extra testing! I kinda gave up on my midrange 'burn' list, I also like tricks a lot I didn't test it much since I want to give that list Pedros posted ago (I ended up disliking it due to throwing games against half the meta). In regards to tric...

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I swear this card really represents Red Aggro right now:

So little **** given - its wonderful

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@Pedros: For Rw Goggles: ( link ) it kinda folds to discard but its solid vs everything else. For that Rg deck - I tested it in 3 leagues, its quite good at what it does (beating control) my only issues are that you will ALWAYS lose G1 vs aggro + creature based midrange (like token) but 4x Magmatic ...

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[deck= MDU's R Chandra Aggro] Lands 22 20 Mountain 2 Looming Spires Creatures 26 4 Village Messenger 4 Insolent Neonate 3 Zurgo Bellstriker 4 Abbot of Keral Keep 4 Dragon Whisperer 3 Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh 4 Thunderbreak Regent Spells 12 4 Draconic Roar 4 Exquisite Firecraft 2 Titan's Strength 2 ...

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Cheers Pedros~ I think dauntless is correct for the deck direction as well - splashing for that third color OR going big for languish and Goblin Dark-Dwellers sounds quite powerful. ...I need to get over my Midrange/Control bias - right now I think Grixis Control is really well positioned. - - - - [...

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Depends on the MU - in that league I played Bant Coco, Bant Humans, Wr Humans, Goblins and Sultai Control. Vs Midrange, Ramp and Control I normally just play Shaman early when I can and then morph it late/mid game Vs Aggro and Creature/Token Based Midrange the game becomes all about hitting key card...

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Well I just 5-0 a league running Red list which basically attempts to mash every "combo" / "trick" red has (beside pump). [deck=MDU's Red Tricks]Lands 21 21 Mountain Creatures 23 3 Zurgo Bellstriker 4 Insolent Neonate 4 Lightning Berserker 4 Abbot of Keral Keep 4 Ire Shaman 4 Thu...

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@dauntless: Not sure I kinda built that list on the fly while on a caffeine high - bloodseeker was good vs aggro (as a blocker) I basically sided it out vs everything else (I'm not overall keen on the deck though). @All: Is it crazy to run 3-4x Avaricious Dragon in the SB for Atarka Red? Seem like p...

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Thanks for the comments guys (they sustain me). @Pedrobear: Cheers, the 2-drops are quite good though I think i over did it with them in my last few list. (p.s. if you just leave my videos playing on loop while you go to work i collect add money (tiny tiny amounts but it pleases me ego). @Lazer: I t...

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I tested this abomination today: [deck= MDU's Exiled Red]Lands 21 21x Mountain Creatures 23 4x Village Messenger 4x Insolent Neonate 4x Ire Shaman 4x Dragon Whisperer 2x Abbot of Keral Keep 3x Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh 2x Goldnight Castigator Spells 16 4x Titan's Strength 4x Exquisite Firecraft 4x F...

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Dragons are great (when they work) and are most likely the best MonoR configurations (at least it has been testing well for the most part) - it just that I hate how sometime you either hit a hand filled with gas and then draw into 2-dragons but never see 4-lands and then other time you hit a hand wi...

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Rg Aggro Top 32 Tokyo GP (its the best result red has so far, app. it had over 3000 people).

It took the going wide approach - which I previously declared wouldn't work in the current meta, seem like I was wrong.

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I'm not a huge fan of Kessig Forgemaster mainly because the decks where we like him in are mainly the deck in which we're unlikely to attack in anyways. In regards to hands - I'm not sure I find the hand where I'm clogged with 4-drops to be do nothing hands, I prefer casting 1-drops and spells for a...

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Looks interesting - I like how everything hits face :D - - - - BTW I decided to test Larkblue's deck card for card since my earlier test with the deck included my so called improvements: [deck=Lackblue's R Aggro] Lands 22 21 Mountain 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon Creatures 24 4 Village Messenger 3 Zu...

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@dauntless: Looming Spires is ok and it has won me a game before vs Esper Dragons, it has also messed with me in a number of occasions (same with Haven of the Spirit Dragon). @Lazer: List looks solid, kinda want 1x Roast MD but Firecraft hits the same targets so its the logical cut - 3rd Impulse is ...

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