Magic: The Gathering,GO TEAM MS!

Klazam · Post Post #1146 (isolation #0) » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:43 am

/in for RTR sealed, on cockatrice

Klazam · Post Post #1147 (isolation #1) » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:47 am

Also, the deck I'm working on for now is:

BG Zombies
60 cards
3 Cavern of Souls
4 Overgrown Tomb
10 Swamp
4 Woodland Cemetery
21 lands

4 Diregraf Ghoul
4 Gravecrawler
4 Slitherhead
4 Lothleth Troll
4 Geralf's Messenger
4 Dreg Mangler
24 creatures

4 Rancor
3 Tragic Slip
3 Sign in Blood
3 Abrupt Decay
2 Murder
15 other spells

Rancor on Gravecrawler/Slitherhead seems spicy, and The zombie creature base is already so cost-efficient, not to mention shock lands help out aggro decks massively.

Just curious, anybody else here plays legacy?

I play only paper magic, tho. No mtgo

Klazam · Post Post #1307 (isolation #2) » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:19 pm

3rd place at a 20 man spilt a box tournament with Junk Reanimator. oh god is the deck SO good.

Klazam · Post Post #2286 (isolation #3) » Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:22 am

does anybody play legacy?

Klazam · Post Post #2344 (isolation #4) » Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:09 pm

In post 2331, hasdgfas wrote:I was hoping for a better UW commander for EDH than that for my guild EDH project. Might have to use Isperia

Rasputin Dreamweaver in a blink style deck. SO GOOD

Related: THAT CHAMPION GOES IN THAT DECK. lolol. Perma-detain EVERYTHING FOREVER

Klazam · Post Post #2360 (isolation #5) » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:00 pm

In post 2347, hasdgfas wrote:
In post 2344, Klazam wrote:
In post 2331, hasdgfas wrote:I was hoping for a better UW commander for EDH than that for my guild EDH project. Might have to use Isperia

Rasputin Dreamweaver in a blink style deck. SO GOOD

Related: THAT CHAMPION GOES IN THAT DECK. lolol. Perma-detain EVERYTHING FOREVER

Nope. It's a
guild
EDH project, not a project to build EDH decks in the guild colors.

Go with Grand Arbiter Augstin IV then. Better than both Isperias, but will get you killed faster than either Isperia would

Klazam · Post Post #2362 (isolation #6) » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:42 pm

In post 2361, hasdgfas wrote:
In post 2360, Klazam wrote:
In post 2347, hasdgfas wrote:
In post 2344, Klazam wrote:
In post 2331, hasdgfas wrote:I was hoping for a better UW commander for EDH than that for my guild EDH project. Might have to use Isperia

Rasputin Dreamweaver in a blink style deck. SO GOOD

Related: THAT CHAMPION GOES IN THAT DECK. lolol. Perma-detain EVERYTHING FOREVER

Nope. It's a
guild
EDH project, not a project to build EDH decks in the guild colors.

Go with Grand Arbiter Augstin IV then. Better than both Isperias, but will get you killed faster than either Isperia would

Augustin is too boring, I had already ruled him out. There's not any cool interactions with him.

Then New Isperia it is. too bad theres no red in her color identity. Fumiko the Lowblood would be nice in that deck. Guess Alluring Siren will do.

Klazam · Post Post #2364 (isolation #7) » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:45 pm

In post 2363, Fate wrote:you blue white players make me sick

SICK

In the interest of complete disclosure- i have:

29 EDH decks (2 of which is blue and white)
6 legacy decks(not blue/white)
1 standard deck(not blue/white)
1 modern deck (not blue/white)

So there.

Klazam · Post Post #2374 (isolation #8) » Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:07 pm

i have roughly 30k cards. playing for more than 10 years.

I enjoy the durdle version of edh

Klazam · Post Post #2383 (isolation #9) » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:46 pm

RUG? Looks good.

Stifle's back in favor?

Klazam · Post Post #2402 (isolation #10) » Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:07 am

in my opinion- the only mill decks I've ever seen work is these that blastoff 20+ cards at a time. (lorwyn era sanity Grinding decks) the rest sucks.

Klazam · Post Post #2427 (isolation #11) » Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:47 am

I just played gr aggro, and I liked it so much I traded for the deck on the spot.

aggro IS a viable archetype. so is control. you cannot dismiss one archetype based on words of a "pro". the only thing that can do that is results of tournaments.

Klazam · Post Post #2429 (isolation #12) » Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:46 am

Klazam · Post Post #2443 (isolation #13) » Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:29 pm

YES

SO HAPPY

GRISELBRO IS STILL ALIVE

Klazam · Post Post #2450 (isolation #14) » Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:33 pm

Does anybody happen to have 4 Shallow Grave (Mirage) and 3 Goryo's Vegenance (Betrayers of Kamigawa) that they can trade to me? PM me with infoz.

I need these 7 to finish my Tin Fins deck.

Klazam · Post Post #2452 (isolation #15) » Tue Apr 23, 2013 7:08 pm

No harm in asking.

Klazam · Post Post #2534 (isolation #16) » Tue Apr 30, 2013 3:52 am

In post 2532, Thestatusquo wrote:Here is a list of cards that gave double strike for sorcery speed. Not one of them was playable or played in anything.

Assault Strobe
R
Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Cleaver Riot
4R
All creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.

Runes of the Deus
4 R/G
Enchantment
As long as enchanted creature is red, it gets +1/+1 and has double strike.
As long as enchanted creature is green, it gets +1/+1 and has trample.
(Granted, this one was playable in limited in a very slow format.)

Bonus: Both double cleave (1R/W) and Psychotic Fury (1R) were instants and not constructed playable, though they were both very good in limited because of that instant speed.

The question isn't "Is the effect I'm getting here good" because clearly double strike is a good ability. It's instead "is what I'm getting worth a card slot? By and large, such an effect does not have a large enough impact on the game to justify playing it over something that has a lasting impact (rancor). Pump spells in general are only played in the most aggressive of decks (like mono Green Stompy, or modern Infect) and they are both weak to removal and generally the worst cards in the deck to begin with, making them sorcery speed gets rid of the tiny amount of utility that they have.

But, you're your own player. Feel free to put the card in your decks. I don't think you'll be pleased with the outcome, but, if you are then all the more power to you.

what he said.

Klazam · Post Post #2564 (isolation #17) » Fri May 03, 2013 5:44 pm

4-0 Standard FNM

Gruul ruules.

Klazam · Post Post #2572 (isolation #18) » Sat May 04, 2013 8:21 am

I MAY be able to get you standstills. Will see next week.

Klazam · Post Post #2581 (isolation #19) » Tue May 07, 2013 4:23 am

legacy or modern?

cause that deck is a piece of shit for legacy.

Klazam · Post Post #2583 (isolation #20) » Tue May 07, 2013 7:43 am

I don't know if I like the standstills to be honest. I cut them from my merfolk a long time ago, but again, now that combo is popular again, it might be a good choice. I'll post my list when I get home.

Kira has been underwhelming for me, but I love jitte, so yes, cut Kira for jitte.

Klazam · Post Post #2585 (isolation #21) » Tue May 07, 2013 8:21 am

4 cursecatcher
4 coralhelm commander
4 master of the pearl trident
4 merrow reejerey
4 silvergill adept
4 lord of atlantis
4 Phantasmal Image
4 Spellstutter Sprite (OMGWTF, i know, but this is a replacement for daze, and FUCKING good off a vial. Also, Mutavault, Phantasmal Image plays WELL with this.)

4 AEther Vial
4 Force of Will

4 Mutavault
4 wasteland
12 Island

SB:
2 Relic of Progentius
2 Tormod's Crypt
3 Phyrexian Revoker (Griselwhat?)
1 Seasinger (Lol @ Show+Tell)
3 Submerge
2 Spell Snare
2 Flusterstorm

A bit unorthodox, but very efficient, and catches people out of left field with sprites. More good than you think.

RE: your list- I like dismembers A LOT. I'd switch kira for jitter (kira goes in sideboard).

Klazam · Post Post #2588 (isolation #22) » Tue May 07, 2013 9:06 am

(bastard)

Klazam · Post Post #2596 (isolation #23) » Tue May 07, 2013 3:16 pm

meh
not that good

hes no jace.

Klazam · Post Post #2598 (isolation #24) » Tue May 07, 2013 3:53 pm

....

let me educate you.

This Jace laughs at your mediocre and puny Ral Zarek

Klazam · Post Post #2601 (isolation #25) » Tue May 07, 2013 4:12 pm

yep. 3 of these babies got me a full Gruul deck and more 2 weeks ago. had to pull the trigger once they hit $150... (starcitygames.com)

Klazam · Post Post #2605 (isolation #26) » Wed May 08, 2013 7:35 am

the reason for it hitting 150 was that there were rampant speculation of it being unbanned in modern. which is impossible.

also, I don't really enjoy legacy control decks, and I don't think I'll ever get the goyfs to play any green based control deck, so I just got rid of the jaces for something I'd actually use.

Klazam · Wed May 08, 2013 11:45 am

Which would be pointless cause Goyfs only see play next to jaces.

not to mention i dont have tropicals, and dont plan to get them.

Klazam · Wed May 08, 2013 12:44 pm

I fucking hate RUG.

Klazam · Post Post #2613 (isolation #29) » Fri May 10, 2013 7:06 am

I threw in 1 armed and dangerous in my Gruul deck for testing purposes. Let's see. lol

Klazam · Post Post #2617 (isolation #30) » Fri May 10, 2013 3:18 pm

Klazam · Post Post #2619 (isolation #31) » Fri May 10, 2013 3:24 pm

Well, got one melek. Nowhere to use it in, tho. Not even edh- the decks i have in that colors dont have a use for melek.

Klazam · Post Post #2621 (isolation #32) » Fri May 10, 2013 3:45 pm

For standard?

Uhm. whats your fund level? (Shocklands- got any?)

http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdat ... ckID=55553

For rich players, obvs.

let me look at shit and see f i can cobble together something

Fair warning, i dont really play standard much.

Klazam · Post Post #2629 (isolation #33) » Sat May 11, 2013 5:51 am

In post 2627, Thestatusquo wrote:I'm off to the ptq. Wish me luck!

ooh, with what?

also tournament report?

Klazam · Mon May 13, 2013 11:37 am

ugh. judge errors sucks.

Klazam · Post Post #2639 (isolation #35) » Mon May 13, 2013 7:05 pm

I've literally windmill slammed a mountain for the win before. the winning Thundermaw Hellkite was stranded in hand due to lack of red mana. So fun.

Klazam · Tue May 21, 2013 10:01 am

his decklist's good.

Klazam · Post Post #2707 (isolation #37) » Wed May 22, 2013 3:52 pm

In post 2706, Thestatusquo wrote:I would be shocked if you showed up at the event missing just a couple reckoners and not be able to find some to borrow. I've walked into my store missing an entire mana base and gotten there.

you have a nice store.

My store is CUTTHROAT- which makes no sense because hey, its FNM

Klazam · Wed May 22, 2013 11:09 pm

MEH. Jace is a problem, even bigger a problem, in legacy control mirrors now with this rule change.

I liked the way it worked in the past.

BUT

EDH is awesomer now. No more using clone effects to kill generals. muahaha.

Klazam · Wed May 29, 2013 11:26 am

I may go to scg Baltimore.

not sure if I'm going both days, but

standard: GR aggro
legacy: Dredge

Klazam · Wed May 29, 2013 11:38 pm

In post 2749, chamber wrote:
In post 2744, Klazam wrote:I may go to scg Baltimore.

not sure if I'm going both days, but

standard: GR aggro
legacy: Dredge
There is a mafiascum meet happening in baltimore right now and you choose mtg instead? .

yeah. Not much i can do at the meet.

Klazam · Post Post #2767 (isolation #41) » Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:12 pm

Lighting bolt, Ancestral Recall, Dark Ritual, Giant Growth, and Healing Salve- the original cycle.

Good luck making colors balanced, tbh.

Klazam · Post Post #2780 (isolation #42) » Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:15 am

The most broken card in there is ygritte. shes a Channel on legs.

Maestro- Melisandre and joffrey isnt op. just merely good. Varys is very strong.

(And i agree with TSQ)

EDIT: Actually Ygritte is better than channel. Say Comet storm in hand, or some other instant speed fireball card. Tap her for mana, resolves. Untap her, targeting herself, BUT do not let that resolve. In response to that, tap for mana, and so on for infinite green mana. Blast off the fireball, and win. The damage to you never gets a chance to happen.
(tl;dr: This is why theres a team of people designing cards for years. not random people off the internet)

Klazam · Post Post #2782 (isolation #43) » Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:42 am

In post 2781, InflatablePie wrote:Cersei is pretty strong.

yup

Klazam · Post Post #2785 (isolation #44) » Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:58 pm

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG

Something was bugging me about these, lol

Klazam · Post Post #2802 (isolation #45) » Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:43 am

Pillar's use rotates too, so....

Klazam · Post Post #2806 (isolation #46) » Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:23 am

In post 2804, Fate wrote:
In post 2802, Klazam wrote:Pillar's use rotates too, so....
there's this $80 card that begs to differ I think

WaitWhat..

Voice is $80?

what the hell

Klazam · Post Post #2914 (isolation #47) » Wed Jul 03, 2013 4:13 pm

Uh

It doesnt target, so it'll just kill you. Same thing with players and creatures.

this is basically Twincast on a artifact.

Klazam · Post Post #2931 (isolation #48) » Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:50 am

yeah, mana cost is ugly

Klazam · Post Post #2969 (isolation #49) » Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:04 pm

In post 2968, Natirasha wrote:
In post 2966, Fate wrote:What's so bad about standard exactly?
Infinite mana fixing lets decks do bullshit like going Strangelroot Geist->Geralf's Messenger on curve. While there are a ton of archtypes, they all play rather similarly. Like(I know I'm simplifying a little here, but bear with me). There are really four types of decks--Sphinx's Revelation decks, Thragtusk decks, Blood Artist decks, and Burning-Tree Emissary decks. Revelation decks want to draw millions of cards, counter their opponent's threats and with with Aetherling(Esper/UWR/Bant/UW/Grixis control, Omnidoor), Thragtusk decks win by just playing a bunch of great cards and win by having better cards(all the Green based midrange decks-Jund, Junk, Naya, Prime Speaker Bant, GB Mutilate, even if they don't run Thragtusk like some of the newer Naya shells, the Advent of the Wurm-based flash deck, as well as Rites). Blood Artist decks are the only ones that have any synergy, really, with tons of sacrifice triggers and overwhelming the opponent with 1/1s and 2/2s(RWB Aristocrats, GWB Aristocrats, Zombies), and Burning-Tree Emissary decks are all about flooding the board early and going under the other deck's heads, winning on like turn four/five(All the aggro decks, from RG to Naya Blitz to Jund Aggro, some of these don't run BTE, but it's similar in principle). All the decks win the same fucking way. There are a couple of decks that are outliers, I admit--the UGx tempo and WG token shells beings the most prominent, but they are decidedly, like tier 3 at best.

Pie just listed over a dozen archetypes that are viable, when's the last time that happened? What's the last standard format you enjoyed and why?
Ravnica-Time Spiral is my answer for both, and it was because there were about a thousand archtypes AND they all did different things. There were legit combo decks in Dredge and Dragonstorm, hardcore control shells in Teachings Control & WU(won with Teferi lockdown and Skeletal Vampire), control with a combo finish(Pickles), the OG soul sisters with Martyr-Proc, along with early Death and Taxes variants(Mangara of Corondor+Momentary Blink!), about six variation of red aggro ranging from RDW to Sligh to RG to Land-destruction based, suicide black was a deck with Bob. The thing is, that format had just as much mana fixing(shocks, painlands, storagelands, future sight duals, and farseek were all in the format), but due to Blood Moon/Magus of the Moon and the painland's natural clock made running these 3/4/5 color abominations much more difficult and costly. I mean, they still existed, but it was much more balanced. All these decks also were just very different, had hugely variant gameplans, and won in hugely different ways.

AMEN

Klazam · Post Post #3023 (isolation #50) » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:59 pm

I know how it feels, $300 dredge destroying $3,000 Miracles, Terminator, Stoneblade, whatnot

Klazam · Post Post #3026 (isolation #51) » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:11 pm

It was before it shot up.

GP Indy top 8 with dredge

Not a budget deck too.

Klazam · Post Post #3028 (isolation #52) » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:18 pm

In post 3027, Thestatusquo wrote:I repeat. Legacy is, in the long run, much cheaper than other formats.

QFT

Klazam · Post Post #3033 (isolation #53) » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:35 pm

RUG delver is the deck im most scared of playing against.

So many ways to beat me, regardless of what i use, and i think it has the best sideboard out of all decks.

Klazam · Post Post #3064 (isolation #54) » Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:42 pm

*SKY IS FALLING*

Klazam · Post Post #3212 (isolation #55) » Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:47 am

In post 3210, xRECKONERx wrote:
In post 3205, hasdgfas wrote:
In post 3199, xRECKONERx wrote:Just got back from a sad excuse for a gameday. Got 2nd, and I only lost because I'm an IDIOT and I tapped the wrong amount of mana for Syncopate (tbf I think he should've let me tap an extra one because it's REL and I specifically asked him how much mana he had available but whatever).
Did you say "Syncopate for X" or just "Syncopate"?
I said "Okay, Syncopate for 2"

how much mana did he tell you he had?

if he said 1... JUDGEE

Klazam · Post Post #3214 (isolation #56) » Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:17 am

uh
you shouldve been able to tap the third. X costs is paid after announcement of the spell, and you clearly said 2

Klazam · Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:27 am

what he said

Klazam · Post Post #3464 (isolation #58) » Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:04 am

In post 3462, PJ. wrote:
In post 3461, Thestatusquo wrote:You used the new art for browbeat. How could you?

Klazam · Post Post #3525 (isolation #59) » Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:14 am

That UG seed born muse is gonna be a $20 card in 5 years.

it's a incredible casual card (EDH!)

Klazam · Post Post #4054 (isolation #60) » Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:12 pm

.. yours?

If so i hate you.

Klazam · Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:19 am

Klazam · Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:44 am

Dragonstorm? That was NEVER viable, just saying.

Klazam · Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:12 pm

^^ Agreed

For standard, I'm gonna try and build Orzhov beatdown after the new set. That BW god is an EXCELLENT answer to wraths.

Klazam · Post Post #4243 (isolation #64) » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:36 pm

In post 4242, Burning_Earth wrote:
In post 4240, bv310 wrote:She's not bad, but I don't see a home for her in current Standard
I disagree. I think she is the worst two color god save Karametra.

Athreos, however, is awesome.

Everyone has their place. Pharika is nice in EDH for one. (so is a lot of other crap lol)

Klazam · Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:46 am

le sigh, my only choices are Kyoto Japan, Lille France, and Seattle Washington in November. i guess washington it is. (Legacy)

Klazam · Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:46 am

Aside: I really hate WotC's new website design

Klazam · Post Post #4397 (isolation #67) » Fri Aug 22, 2014 8:19 am

Why not run all the red fetches?

Klazam · Post Post #4453 (isolation #68) » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:01 pm

4c chord for me.

Klazam · Post Post #4605 (isolation #69) » Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:33 am

In post 4604, Thestatusquo wrote:HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHA ugh DEEP BREATH AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA

Klazam · Post Post #4608 (isolation #70) » Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:52 am

justice. utter utter justice

Klazam · Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:57 am

In post 4615, Thestatusquo wrote:Sure there were. Just no one used them because they were fucking stupid. Just like these ones.

what I'm okay with:

Junk (BGW)
Team America (BGU)
Italia (RBW)
RUG (RUG)
hm, there was no WUR, was there?

but these are ew.

Klazam · Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:57 am

In post 4611, bv310 wrote:I don't agree with the cheating, but it couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.

also, this

Klazam · Post Post #4643 (isolation #73) » Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:49 pm

BUG is also an acceptable name.

I play legacy a LOT. Team America was around for a long time there.

Klazam · Post Post #4646 (isolation #74) » Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:46 pm

I don't think its a mistake at all. its strong, yes, but nicely designed and at a good niche

Klazam · Post Post #4785 (isolation #75) » Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:22 pm

In post 4783, Thestatusquo wrote:(10:08:41 PM) Shea: I think MS just locked our first ever Pro Tour top 8 competitor member
(10:08:42 PM) Shea: :-p

Yep!

Who?

Klazam · Post Post #4787 (isolation #76) » Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:48 pm

Hes a mser?!

Awesome

Klazam · Post Post #4790 (isolation #77) » Sat Oct 11, 2014 6:23 pm

I know of armlx

I know of Ari Lax

I never knew they were the same person

Klazam · Post Post #4849 (isolation #78) » Fri Oct 17, 2014 4:29 am

Klazam · Post Post #4855 (isolation #79) » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:08 am

I dont think that wizards can actually balance graveyard cards. Theyre straight up binary- either crap or uberbroke.

Klazam · Post Post #4860 (isolation #80) » Fri Oct 17, 2014 8:16 am

I take back my comment.

Pedit, i domt think so personally. Werebear was such an awesome card. Its a timebased mechanic with counterplay

Pedit2: youre probably right on that.

Klazam · Post Post #4871 (isolation #81) » Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:03 pm

In post 4870, chamber wrote:If we go that route there are way too many (most that don't have you recasting it would leave it open to attack though).

Youre plowing them under starting on the third turn. (Second with mana elf/birds/hierarch) When'll they ever attack?

Klazam · Post Post #4891 (isolation #82) » Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:42 am

Umbrella Revolution

Klazam · Post Post #4898 (isolation #83) » Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:23 pm

Any of youse located in seattle? Whats the best store around there?

Klazam · Post Post #4901 (isolation #84) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:36 am

Scg is in richmond va. A contient away, lol

Ill check out card kingdom

Klazam · Post Post #4911 (isolation #85) » Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:53 am

Noise levels? Heehee not a problem- im deaf.

Ill check out both of those, and meet you sometime. Maybe even this thursday. Ill talk to you more, when im done settling in. The 4 1/2 day 3,200 mile drive is quite taxing lol

Also, what formats are availble at those 2 stores? I play standard/legacy/edh/limited.

Klazam · Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:26 am

Fuckdammit. Legacy is best format

Ah, standard will do i guess.

Card kingdom on leary ave or greenwood? 20 mins from my place, meeple looks like 30ish mins from my place.

Also, casual freeplay- people play edh there?

Klazam · Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:45 am

All righty. Thanks for infos.

Ill shoot you a pm later to discuss shit

Klazam · Post Post #4931 (isolation #88) » Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:12 am

anyone going to GP NJ on Nov 14-16?

Klazam · Post Post #4949 (isolation #89) » Tue Oct 21, 2014 6:29 pm

remember when a underground sea was worth the same as an Island and a Swamp?

Klazam · Post Post #4956 (isolation #90) » Wed Oct 22, 2014 5:53 am

take tarmogoyf

at one point every deck had the "-goyf" appendix- Mergoyf, stormgoyf, goblingoyf, burngoyf.

Klazam · Post Post #4958 (isolation #91) » Wed Oct 22, 2014 7:35 am

In post 4957, GreyICE wrote:When people find a way to stick a 2GR card in a deck with a 1UUU card because it's that good.

Bloodbraid elf/cryptic command?

Klazam · Post Post #4960 (isolation #92) » Wed Oct 22, 2014 7:44 am

Huntmaster is difficult to fit with cryptic. not sure about format though.

Klazam · Post Post #4962 (isolation #93) » Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:46 am

i dislike modern anyway

Klazam · Post Post #4982 (isolation #94) » Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:30 pm

nice pulls. any fetches in the bunch?

Klazam · Post Post #4984 (isolation #95) » Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:51 pm

>.> reading comphrension fail

im a fan of rochester

Klazam · Post Post #4989 (isolation #96) » Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:13 am

Yes. I watched it.

I dabble in card tricks, and thats defintely cheating.

Klazam · Post Post #4991 (isolation #97) » Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:42 am

shanba's right with those, basically. what stands out to me is the pull shuffles and overhands that leave the top card there. it is true that if we could see the head, and especially the eyes, we'd have more proof.

Klazam · Post Post #4994 (isolation #98) » Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:19 am

What seals it to me, is the third video, the first time he shuffles the deck after a fetch- look at that top card, see how badly it wants to move, but its being kept there.

Klazam · Post Post #5019 (isolation #99) » Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:17 pm

3-0-1 at card kingdom with jeskai deck wins. First time playing the deck. Dig through time is just a straight up stupid card.

In other news im in love with that store lol. Sorry greyice

Klazam · Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:25 pm

Played soltaire with my belcher deck, got curious, turns out the absolute max of what i can do (assuming stacked deck, perfect draws) is 278 life drained, 278 life gained, 840 1/1 tokens in play, 2 mana left floating (hit 41 assorted mana at one point), storm of 76 (played 76 spells this turn), with 19 cards left in deck.

On turn one.

Fun exercise in soltaire, really

Klazam · Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:27 pm

In post 5039, hasdgfas wrote:It's a very good card. But I hate it. It just seems
so
much better than most of the other cards.

Uh.

Context?

Klazam · Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:37 pm

limited. k that makes sense.

Klazam · Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:08 am

Treasure Cruise SHOULD go in every brainstorm deck that isn't ANT/related (dear god, flipping a cruise to ad naus...). The same tools make them both good (fetch lands). I think Brainstorm has the edge due to it begin castable on turn one, but that still doesn't take away from Treasure Cruise's sheer CA.

Klazam · Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:51 am

......

WAAAT

wheres that deck list?

Klazam · Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:10 pm

Played legacy

I was wrong. Treasure cruise is better than brainstorm.

I hate delver

Klazam · Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:20 pm

If nothing comes up i will

Klazam · Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:07 am

who'd be up for an edh game on octgn? (stupid infinite combos discouraged)

Klazam · Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:49 am

(of course i am)

Klazam · Tue Oct 28, 2014 1:53 pm

In post 5107, xRECKONERx wrote:SHIT, WURMCOIL ENGINGE.

maybe i can finally start playing modern

?

Klazam · Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:28 pm

Waaat remand is $12

I have like a hundred lying around. K

Klazam · Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:42 pm

can i have a list of the mono blue tron?

Klazam · Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:28 am

the card is stupid

Klazam · Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:39 am

i am glad they're cracking down on cheaters now

Klazam · Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:41 am

i enjoy both jeskai and azban. the big 2 decks of the format atm

Klazam · Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:27 am

3-0-1 with jeskai again. I love the deck

Klazam · Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:42 am

ASSUMING MODERN FORMAT

Turn one birds of paradise
turn two sylvan caryatid
turn 3 cast jeskai ascendancy. cast 1 mana cantrip (draw 1), unto both mana producers, dig 2 in the deck, discard 1, repeat.

lotsa mana, 50/50 birds, all the cards in your hand.

win

IF STANDARD

what bv310 said

win

Klazam · Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:27 am

In post 5158, bv310 wrote:Wizards didn't ban anything, his LGS did. Sounds like a bunch of whiny players got it house-banned.

Is there a provision allowing tournament hosts do this for sanctioned tournaments?

Klazam · Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:39 pm

YESSS

Im so glad i failed to trade for elspeths.

Klazam · Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:12 pm

Klazam · Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:47 pm

In post 5196, Sudo_Nym wrote:I don't think five mana for a wrath is unreasonable, but I wish the would include a no-regeneration clause. How else am I supposed to kill Rakshasha?

wait until they spend 8 mana on it all at once to pump it, then point a magma jet at it. True story, happened last friday. won the game off that

Klazam · Sun Nov 02, 2014 3:57 pm

Well, that was the opposite of what i was told by the judge.

Anyway, yeah, was a pure misplay

Klazam · Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:00 pm

What happened was the guy tapped 8 lands and said "this is a 10/10 now."

I told him while the pumps were on the stack,mi respond with magma jet.

Killed the thing

Klazam · Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:06 pm

Hm. Its been the same since forever idk

Klazam · Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:07 pm

Interesting though.

Klazam · Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:21 pm

These are a pretty nice selection of cards, really.

Pedit: yeah, but my understanding of the shortcut rules is that he would have to explictly describe that he was shortcutting the process. Instead he just tapped and did it all at once.

Klazam · Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:23 pm

I've been always explict in passing priority when performing actions of that natire, personally, because i was burned by the same ruling before (i think it was a senslyna guildmage that i activated twice)

Klazam · Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:27 pm

Well a situation that it makes sense for him to out everything in the stack is because he wanted me to win >.>

But yeah i see your point.

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:51 am

10/10 was lethal

but yeah

i guess i just had 2 judges with like a 7 year gap give the same ruling on that, so...

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:16 am

>.> I'm not making it up....

one was in my favor (the recent one) and one blew me out (the one like 7 years ago)

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:23 am

there you go i guess.
\o/

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:24 am

YES THANK YOU. IT WAS A JITTE THAT I USED TO BLOW MYSELF OUT. not a guildmage. I knew it was a +2+2 of some sort

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:33 am

In post 5229, Thestatusquo wrote:http://www.channelfireball.com/articles ... ees-top-4/

A LEGIT CHORD DECK OMG YES

ill play this eventually lol

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:00 am

yea i get it

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:42 am

you can't shortcut four horsemen-style decks though

I think that you should be able to though

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:35 pm

(Dont worry m, this is delving in arcane ruleslawyery that shouldnt come up that often- it only came up twice for me in what, 12 years that i been playing this game.)

Klazam · Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:47 pm

that is what my wonderful friend named Google is for.

not even gonna try

Klazam · Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:27 pm

Speaking of GP's who's going to New Jersey?

Klazam · Thu Nov 06, 2014 2:29 pm

I think legacy is awesome because the power level of everything has pretty much stayed level (with occasional dips and peaks) and so theres tons of viable decks.
Modern just feels like legacy lite which is kinda of lame to me.

Klazam · Thu Nov 06, 2014 3:40 pm

Nic Fit bro

Klazam · Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:05 am

Jeskai and azban for me

Klazam · Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:25 pm

while on the topic of selling decks- is anyone interested in buying my Abzan Midrange deck? I'll ship it in the mail no problem (not international, probably).

context: I'm having too much fun playing my jeskai deck to play abzan.

Spoiler: Cards in the deck:

if interested pm me and we can work a price out.

EDIT:

I just got curious and priced the whole thing out on starcitygames. $850... jesus. I'd be k with something like $700 for this i guess.

(pretty sure nobody's interested, but no harm in offering)

Klazam · Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:28 pm

anyone wanna play edh with me and maestro on octgn?

Klazam · Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:27 pm

i just finished
ill keep you both in mind for another time

Klazam · Sun Nov 09, 2014 6:28 pm

maybe set a time/date for us to play?

Klazam · Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:16 pm

yay

I can also supply deck lists to people who don't have decks- I have 11 IRL lists right now

Klazam · Mon Nov 10, 2014 7:44 pm

In post 5339, Natirasha wrote:UB is really really good vs green. Like, I legit don't think, say, Abzan, can win if they get down T4 Vault.

dont overextend
hold back threats in hand

pick wise times to cast shit

like all aggro vs control deck dynamics

(I know abzan is midrange, but they're the beatdown in that matchup)

Klazam · Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:22 pm

IM READY TO GO TO GP NJ

WHO ELSE WILL BE THERE

#NOTENOUGHCAPS

Klazam · Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:34 am

Ando Ferguson

I doubt ill make coverage cause im deaf though.

(Also, im playing dredge which tends not to get featured too)

Klazam · Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:52 pm

In post 5354, Thestatusquo wrote:Dredge seems... Like a phenomenally poor choice right now. The main decks in the format are those running dig through time and treasure cruise, and one of the ways decks are combating that is with maindeck graveyard hate, along with more yard hate in the board. I think dredge gets all sorts of splatter damage from delver-cruise hate right now. The main appeal of the deck is that you only have to win 1 game of real magic to win the match since the g1 is typically 90% in your favor. If that shifts to 70%, there is no way the deck is viable.

Also, I just don't think its a good idea to play a cheese deck for a 15 round tournament in general.

Do you have any other options?

Been playing dredge for 4 years, or 5, not sure. I dont think im as badly positioned as you think. We'll find out saturday.

Klazam · Sat Nov 15, 2014 5:08 am

In post 5368, Thestatusquo wrote:There is nothing worse than people who complain post game.

I just want to reach across the table and shake them and say you know what would be a more productive use of your time than complaining about how many lands you drew? Trying to identify the missplays you made that game, because I counted about 20. Or why don't you analyze the gamestate of that game you lost while I was at 2 life and see if you missed damage somewhere?

Honestly, I think there is a very legitimate dividing line between players who complain post match and players who don't skill wise. Magic is a partially luck based game, sure. That means everyone gets bad luck. Bad player seem to think this is unique and bad luck ONLY happens to them. They also seem to think that their losses in magic happen due to luck WAY more often than they actually do. I play a lot of magic. I would say I've lost maybe 30 games to straight up luck in the past year or so? Out of hundreds. Any other game I felt I had lines to win if I could have seen them.

QFT

Although sometimes its fun to bitch about bad beats

Klazam · Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:07 am

http://multitwitch.tv/scglive/magic

Watch both!

Klazam · Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:23 pm

6-3 missed d2, because i went braindead and kept a hand of 2 cephalid coliseum, 3 faithless looting, 1 cabal therapy and 1 ichorid.

Other than that, i had a pretty damn good day

Klazam · Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:20 am

I chose to drive down and visit maestro.

My wallet's too thin for me to risk spending any more time there lol

Klazam · Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:20 am

I also have some absolutely epic pimp i gotta post a pic of, wjen i get computer access

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 6:18 am

Im of the 3 color crowd that wants to splash for the most powerful fourth color

(I plyed sealed in the gp, went azban, splashing blue off 3 lifelands and 1 banner. Deck was asburd enough for me to do that- i played for the super long game though, ao justifying my high mana cost splash.)

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:28 am

Spoiler: Pictures

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:04 am

I know theres differing persecptives re: signatures, so lemme give you context.

It was my 18th birthday, i get a package from my uncle. A cigar box. I open it up to find the black lotus. (Best present ever)

It turns out way back then, my uncle actually opened the lotus from a pack, one of 3 he had. He sold them a couple years later, along with most of his M:tg collection to purchase a house.

Before my 18th birthday, the uncle tracked down the person he sold one to, and asked him if he was willing to give it back to uncle for my bday gift, the person agreed.

I was really throlled about this, naturally. But i do not have the kind of captial to even think about getting a vintage deck, so i framed it. I view it as an artwork.

Then a few weeks ago, when i knew i was going to the gp, and found out chris rush was gonna be there, i had a big internal discussion about wheter or not to get it signed. I finally decided to, for the following reasons:
A) to me its a piece of art, and art should have the artist's signature
B) i personally like signed cards, i think it just adds a extra coolness factor, knowing that the card actually met its illrustator.
C) i knew that a signed black lotus might be deprecated in value to many collectors, but on the other hand, due to its history i was never gonna sell it

So yeah, i got somebody to sharpie my lotus.

PegrineV: that same uncle bought a game store that went under. The big lotus, and a big juzam djinn was included with the other stuff, so he gave me all the mtg related stuff.

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 10:54 am

In post 5424, Thestatusquo wrote:If that makes y'all cringe, here's a piece of power recently purchased by someone on a magic group I'm in

That is truly horrible.

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:10 am

Im a leftist. San jose in which state?

Team meaning draft or sealed? I might be interested

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:22 am

I might be able to do it. Gotta figure out logistics though

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:34 am

And greyice is in seattle near me (ish)

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:27 pm

Its sealed/draft so no actual cards required! Bonus! Lol.

(Teams are 3 or 4?)

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:31 pm

Ddd, how are you planning transportation/lodging?

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:42 pm

Just checked dates and ticket prices, i dont think i can make it

Klazam · Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:42 pm

That changes if i pick up a job between now and then, though

Klazam · Wed Nov 19, 2014 8:09 pm

In post 5464, Thestatusquo wrote:Pick a deck and stick with it. Modern rewards familiarity more than anything else. Honestly my favorite modern strategy is still splinter twin especially the straight UR version. But just pick something and play it forever. You'll get good with it.

This is true for all eternal formats. pick a deck, stick with it forever, you get to be a god at that deck.

Klazam · Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:04 am

You could pick up a fallen empires booster box for 145, and keep on redrafting it.

Klazam · Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:38 pm

In post 5515, diginova wrote:Why Fallen Empires?

Cause its horrible

Klazam · Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:47 am

draw.

Klazam · Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:19 am

In post 5534, Thestatusquo wrote:
There are other considerations also. For instance, suppose your deck has a really bad matchup against UB control. The most likely decks to be in the draw bracket are UB control because UB-UB mirrors are the most likely matches to get draws. By drawing you are essentially making yourself have like a 10x more likely chance of playing against your worst matchup that way, so you should scoop to avoid the draw bracket.

on the flip side- am i more likely to win vs the decks getting draws? I've always wondered if its correct play to play for a draw just for that?

Klazam · Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:57 pm

kiln fiend is the good cut here i think. I'm fine with 16 lands in a aggro oriented deck

Klazam · Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:03 pm

Its still decent as a 4-5 mana play imo

Klazam · Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:50 pm

oh theres the sideboard. hm, yeah you're right

Hyppie instead of procession
dark confidant instead of pain seer
silverblade paladin instead of ranger of eos (you have too few 1 drops)

Klazam · Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:36 am

In post 5631, Natirasha wrote:I'm probably hanging up my Magic cap for pretty much good(for now). The Pittsburgh community are pretty much all xenophobic.

They literally told me to go away to my face. Like, seriously.

thats sad

Klazam · Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:04 pm

eh

I'll trade you 5 islands- Blue is the best color, and 5 is more than 4 so this is clearly the better deal

Klazam · Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:06 pm

oh the gum

fuck your deal is clearly better.

i'll have to let this go

Klazam · Mon Dec 08, 2014 4:17 pm

16 lands is ok sometimes, but DAT CURVE

Klazam · Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:43 pm

huh

Thats actually rather awesome. (looking at pucatrade)

I think I'm just gonna ship out my whole binder at that point heh

Klazam · Sat Dec 13, 2014 2:33 pm

what deck? is there a list

Klazam · Sat Dec 13, 2014 3:46 pm

its a helm-locket-divining top-altar infinite combo for the infinite mill. everything else is to accelerate to that. not sure how LED is being used though

Klazam · Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:19 am

Makes sense

Klazam · Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:37 pm

WHO WANTS TO WATCH ME STREAM MTGO?

just got mtgo so gonna stream it and see

Klazam · Thu Dec 18, 2014 2:20 pm

Twitch.tv/klazam

Woo.

First opponent dcs and afks so 1-0 lol

Klazam · Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:41 pm

streaming holiday cube on twitch atm

sweet BW deck

Klazam · Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:10 pm

new round now

twitch.tv/klazam

Klazam · Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:55 pm

IM BACK

Klazam · Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:55 pm

R3 G3

Klazam · Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:01 pm

well 2-1 not too bad.

just lost to player error

Klazam · Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:08 pm

Klazam · Tue Dec 23, 2014 7:54 am

Not on mine and i couldnt be arsed to check the hotkey for windows. (Im on mac, using boot camp to play mtgo)

Klazam · Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:18 am

YAAAY GRAVE TROLL UNBANNED

Klazam · Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:52 am

I loved the story, personally.

Klazam · Thu Feb 12, 2015 4:25 pm

why is leyline of the void necessary?

Klazam · Thu Feb 12, 2015 6:06 pm

... Lolk
i got it

Klazam · Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:35 pm

I actually think that the fact it isn't the exact same game it was as 2002 (when i started) is a good thing.

ideas, archetypes, paradigms evolved, making the game feel organic.

Yes, they are playing it safe. (wait, are they?)

Treasure Cruise, Thragtusk, Delver of Secrets, Jeskai ascendancy, Mental misstep, Jace the Wallet Sculptor, Walletslayer Angel, Titan cycle (all post Lorwyn, most post ISD) are example of newer really strong cards. Psychatog, Astral Slide, are examples of older strong cards. What I'm getting at is that the game at its core is still the same, with its silly strong cards, and standardized archetypes.

If you're experiencing "disenfranchisement" from this- just find a new hobby, you're burnt out on M:tG. This is a natural thing for a game that has been around since 1993, not everyone can play for that long without feeling bored.

Klazam · Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:37 pm

And i can't say the same about lore. i've been loving the new block-stories.

Klazam · Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:55 pm

uh, i thought the RtR theme was amazeing.

Klazam · Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:21 pm

i loved the Urza v Phyrexian arc (from the Thran, all the way to Future Sight), loved Kamigawa story, loved Old Rav.

Onslaught, scourge was cool but Legions was... interesting at least. Pit fighting, the cabal, Braids was fun

Lorwyn was weird, and Mirrodin stories, both old and new was shit, i agree.

The thing i hate about new lore is the reimagining of planewalkers. while i get why, its still meh. I enjoyed the insane powers that old walkers could employ, and i also enjoyed the creative lengths phyrexia went to, in order to shut down Urza (Brain scrambler was a fun one)

Purifying Fire was decent, but Agents of artifice went a tad too far.

and then they stopped the books, which made me sad

Klazam · Sat Apr 04, 2015 8:30 pm

Old rav block drafts was awesome