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bv310 · Post Post #1400 (ISO) » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:26 am

Mmmhmm. I've cracked a Pack Rat in pack 3 while heavily in WU before. You splash Black for that SOB and win.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #1401 (ISO) » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:48 am

In post 1399, Thestatusquo wrote:Yeah, pack rat is bonkers. You basically have a one turn window to answer it or you lose.

Did you beat Pack Rat?

ISO · Post Post #1402 (ISO) » Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:35 pm

He never played it.

kdowns · Post Post #1403 (ISO) » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:43 pm

... I am nervous about this upcoming saturday, going to Star City Games Dallas... yay... xD

AGar · Post Post #1404 (ISO) » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:46 pm

In post 1403, kdowns wrote:... I am nervous about this upcoming saturday, going to Star City Games Dallas... yay... xD

Let me know how it goes, I've been toying around with the idea of going to an SCG Open.

TheButtonmen · Post Post #1405 (ISO) » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:48 pm

Remember to only cheat when you're not being streamed.

bv310 · Post Post #1406 (ISO) » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:49 pm

PJ. · Post Post #1407 (ISO) » Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:54 pm

In post 1398, esuriospiritus wrote:
In post 1396, Thestatusquo wrote:
In post 1394, hasdgfas wrote:Pack Rat is very, very good in Limited. If you open a Pack Rat, you're in black now.

I don't think there is a magic player in existence who does not know this.

I didn't, but I'm new at this.

Also TIL I hate rancor.

Rancor is pretty legit, it used to be pretty decent in legacy, I think it might of even made a comeback with Infect.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #1408 (ISO) » Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:48 pm

WHAT THE HELL DO I PLAY IN NEW STANDARD

ISO · Post Post #1409 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 2:58 am

that is a question that is almost 100% of the time better answered after we already know what new standard IS.

Sudo_Nym · Post Post #1410 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:37 am

Been getting back into MTGO, since I don't have time to get to the shop much. Twoo's Stinkweed Zombies has been doing well for me, against everything but Cloudpost. I' m thinking of running something like Choking Sands or Evil Presence, but wouldn't mind advice.

@reck: Usually, RDW puts up good results while everyone else is busy experimenting, if you just want a deck until it settles down again.

Nuwen · Post Post #1411 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:46 am

Fate and I registered for GATECRASH release at our local gaming haus. We're doing a midnight sealed event + sealed two-headed giant event on the following afternoon. I'm picking up guild sets in blue/black and black/white colors, Fate is doing red/green and green/blue. Reaaaaallly excited for my first real events.

also: I just played a REAL guttersnipe + chandra + increasing vengeance GOBLIN RAPE deck with missing cards written on slips of paper. I really like the mana curve and playstyle against Fate's Rakdos deck, but I dunno if it's worth buying ~$40 cards to fill out

Nuwen · Post Post #1412 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:48 am

Oh Pie I might be interested in buying Jace from you for blue/black milling goodness. We'll see what's what.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #1413 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:16 am

In post 1410, Sudo_Nym wrote:Been getting back into MTGO, since I don't have time to get to the shop much. Twoo's Stinkweed Zombies has been doing well for me, against everything but Cloudpost. I' m thinking of running something like Choking Sands or Evil Presence, but wouldn't mind advice.

@reck: Usually, RDW puts up good results while everyone else is busy experimenting, if you just want a deck until it settles down again.

I do still have my RDW...nothing spoiled so far seems great for RDW though except maybe the 5 Alarm Fire enchantment (aka new Shrine of Burning Rage)

InflatablePie · Post Post #1414 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:10 am

@Nuwen: I traded my Jace ._.

ISO · Post Post #1415 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:42 am

That Jace is like a 20 dollar card atm, isn't it?

InflatablePie · Post Post #1416 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:49 am

Looks like it's about 15-17 right now, up from like 7-8 about a month ago. Figured I'd get rid of it before the price dropped again.

InflatablePie · Post Post #1417 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:51 am

In post 1413, xRECKONERx wrote:
In post 1410, Sudo_Nym wrote:Been getting back into MTGO, since I don't have time to get to the shop much. Twoo's Stinkweed Zombies has been doing well for me, against everything but Cloudpost. I' m thinking of running something like Choking Sands or Evil Presence, but wouldn't mind advice.

@reck: Usually, RDW puts up good results while everyone else is busy experimenting, if you just want a deck until it settles down again.

I do still have my RDW...nothing spoiled so far seems great for RDW though except maybe the 5 Alarm Fire enchantment (aka new Shrine of Burning Rage)

Nuwen · Post Post #1418 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:34 am

In post 1414, InflatablePie wrote:@Nuwen: I traded my Jace ._.

;_;

Sudo_Nym · Post Post #1419 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:49 am

There's also Skullcrack. And possibly more- Aurelia's Fury could be very nice as a sweeper/finisher if you splash white.

InflatablePie · Post Post #1420 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:55 am

In post 1411, Nuwen wrote:also: I just played a REAL guttersnipe + chandra + increasing vengeance GOBLIN RAPE deck with missing cards written on slips of paper. I really like the mana curve and playstyle against Fate's Rakdos deck, but I dunno if it's worth buying ~$40 cards to fill out

Look for the deck I linked to a few days ago; it's the Blue/Red Guttersnipe combo deck I was trying to build when you guys were here. Won me 2nd place at Constructed, it's super fun, and costs about $10 to build. Sideboard needs work, though.

hitogoroshi · Post Post #1421 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:24 am

I'm going to link to an article that isn't actually about Magic the Gathering. It's about Android: Netrunner. Netrunner was an old CCG developed by Richard Garfield, who designed Magic. Garfield actually said he preferred Netrunner to Magic, but Netrunner came out in that dark time of Too Many God Damn CCGs and it bubbled into obscurity.

But now there's a living card game reboot of Netrunner called Android:Netrunner. Living card games are cool. They come out with set expansions of fixed cards instead of random booster packs, so it's way cheaper than Magic to get all the cards and play with all the cards. (Currently the core set you can find for around $25-30, expansions are $15 each, there are currently 2 of them.)

I'm probably gonna make a Netrunner thread and start running teaching games on OCTGN (which is free!) in the next few days. For now I'm just linking this article because it's specifically addressed to Magic players so this is a good place to leave it.

http://magiclampoon.com/blog/2012/09/16 ... c-players/

esuriospiritus · Post Post #1422 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:29 am

Did you say freeeeeee? Free is good.

Also getting into magic makes me want to get back into this again really badly:

I don't think I own the cartridge anymore, sadly, but there's always emulators...

mykonian · Post Post #1423 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 12:02 pm

I'd be interested hito. Having trouble to get into magic anyway (games are just more fun with people you know etc.)

xRECKONERx · Post Post #1424 (ISO) » Mon Jan 14, 2013 12:16 pm

I've been wanting to play Android:Netrunner for awhile, never had the chance.

In other news, I've put together a temporary decklist for the Boros Humans deck I want to run:

Boros Humans

CREATURES

4x Boros Elite
4x Champion of the Parish
4x Lightning Mauler
3x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4x Silverblade Paladin
4x Hellrider
3x Zealous Conscripts

SPELLS

2x Aurelia's Fury
4x Boros Charm
4x Searing Spear
2x Skullcrack

LANDS

4x Clifftop Retreat
4x Sacred Foundry
2x Slayers' Stronghold
4x Mountain
8x Plains

First off...holy shit Boros Charm is GOOD.

Second off... the sideboard would probably include some Bonfires/Pillars/O-Rings, not too sure yet.