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bv310 · Post Post #6100 (ISO) » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:11 pm

In post 6098, PeregrineV wrote:Free Modern tounament tonight. Last week if was All monored burn all the time.

Is there a reason that people play modern?

Because the meta at-large is really fun?

PeregrineV · Post Post #6101 (ISO) » Fri Apr 24, 2015 3:53 am

In post 6100, bv310 wrote:
In post 6098, PeregrineV wrote:Free Modern tounament tonight. Last week if was All monored burn all the time.

Is there a reason that people play modern?

Because the meta at-large is really fun?

Yes, but the more I read about the decks it seems like it's Rock, Paper, Scissors, and anything else kind of gets beaten down by any of the 2, making it...a casual deck?

Espeonage · Post Post #6102 (ISO) » Fri Apr 24, 2015 4:40 am

I've never liked modern. But if your local meta is all burn play a fun brew that beats it and has a bit of game against other decks. You will have more fun.

Natirasha · Post Post #6103 (ISO) » Fri Apr 24, 2015 6:38 am

Play monogreen devotion. Primal command and Ewitness tend to make burn cry.

hasdgfas · Post Post #6104 (ISO) » Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:11 pm

In post 6059, bv310 wrote:I'll put the whole file up and let you pick through. Highlights include most of Modern Burn, all of Standard Atarka Sligh, all of Standard WU Heroic, and Modern Living End (wihtout Fulminators)

In post 6061, hasdgfas wrote:I'm very interested in Standard UW Heroic and Modern Living End right now(depending a little bit on what you're asking for). Both of those are probably the decks I'd put together if I wanted to start putting together an MTGO collection. The lack of Fulminators doesn't bother me at all for Living End, that'll happen over time.

I am still interested in these if you want to discuss something.

Espeonage · Post Post #6105 (ISO) » Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:23 pm

Ya, how much is MBC or Nivix Fiend worth?

bv310 · Post Post #6106 (ISO) » Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:29 pm

Sorry, I didn't hear anything from anyone after I put up the Doc, so I flipped the whole thing to MTGO Traders for $700.

hasdgfas · Post Post #6107 (ISO) » Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:34 pm

In post 6106, bv310 wrote:Sorry, I didn't hear anything from anyone after I put up the Doc, so I flipped the whole thing to MTGO Traders for $700.

I thought I said something before you posted the doc

bv310 · Post Post #6108 (ISO) » Sat Apr 25, 2015 7:44 pm

Shit. I'm sorry.

PeregrineV · Post Post #6109 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:14 am

In post 6095, PeregrineV wrote:
In post 6094, Knight of Cydonia wrote:Sunscorch is just kind of Not Good. It's a great limited card, but stacking +1/+1 counters on it will mean very little if you tap out for it turn 5 and, say, an opponent on Abzan Midrange/Control goes "Ultimate Price your Sunscorch, Anafenza The Foremost/Courser/hold up Downfall, go". Sunscorch is good in Limited because removal is at a premium and most people are relying on damage/fight effects at the moment. Standard decks do not have that issue.

Yes, this is all true.

The only way he really sticks is if there are other, worse threats that have to be dealt with. But then I'm giving up spots for what are probably better cards.

Gave up on this one for now.

But, put the Dragons in the Azban deck (I was already running white....

)

bv310 · Post Post #6110 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:46 am

I'm sporting Temur Dragons right now. Basically RG Ramp, running blue for Kiora, Sarkhan Unbroken, and 2 Icefall Regents. Sarkhan/Kiora have been outstanding against most of the decks I've come up against, but Icefall is just awful in a ton of matches. I'm thinking I want to cut the Icefalls for Stormbreaths in the maindeck, and move them to the side.

PeregrineV · Post Post #6111 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:09 am

In post 6110, bv310 wrote:I'm sporting Temur Dragons right now. Basically RG Ramp, running blue for Kiora, Sarkhan Unbroken, and 2 Icefall Regents. Sarkhan/Kiora have been outstanding against most of the decks I've come up against, but Icefall is just awful in a ton of matches. I'm thinking I want to cut the Icefalls for Stormbreaths in the maindeck, and move them to the side.

Why are the Regents bad? What are they doing/not doing that you expected them to? or is it something else?

Natirasha · Post Post #6112 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:13 am

UU in your RG deck seems rough.

Natirasha · Post Post #6113 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:14 am

I went back to Sultai Courser Control because I felt too lame being on UB dragons.

PeregrineV · Post Post #6114 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:19 am

Another Rules question-

Battlefield Thaumaturge

+

Launch the Fleet

Equal unlimited targets for

??

Sudo_Nym · Post Post #6115 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:52 am

Yes- all cost increases and cost reductions for mana are calculated before they are applied. So that does work.

PeregrineV · Post Post #6116 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:17 am

Then it helps these cards...and probably more.

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Searc ... e]&format=[%22Standard%22]

bv310 · Post Post #6117 (ISO) » Tue Apr 28, 2015 12:22 pm

In post 6111, PeregrineV wrote:
In post 6110, bv310 wrote:I'm sporting Temur Dragons right now. Basically RG Ramp, running blue for Kiora, Sarkhan Unbroken, and 2 Icefall Regents. Sarkhan/Kiora have been outstanding against most of the decks I've come up against, but Icefall is just awful in a ton of matches. I'm thinking I want to cut the Icefalls for Stormbreaths in the maindeck, and move them to the side.

Why are the Regents bad? What are they doing/not doing that you expected them to? or is it something else?

Honestly, they're just not being good. Locking down one creature isn't that great in the matchups I struggle with, and I don't need the extra support in the good matchups.

In post 6112, Natirasha wrote:UU in your RG deck seems rough.

Also partially this. The UU cost isn't that hard to get, but cutting it makes my mana base way less painful.

ISO · Post Post #6118 (ISO) » Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:38 am

Just registered for Grand Prix Vegas.

Roll call. Who else is going? If we have enough it would be cool to have a MS dinner/drinks one of the days. I'll be there Thursday night til monday morning (maybe later on monday. I haven't booked my flights yet.)

ISO · Post Post #6119 (ISO) » Wed Apr 29, 2015 4:35 am

Also, I'll be with 3 other goons who are likely to like games like mafia (my buddy nick even comes to some of our meets here) so maybe we can even get a drunken mafia game going one of the nights.

bv310 · Post Post #6120 (ISO) » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:37 am

In post 6118, Thestatusquo wrote:Just registered for Grand Prix Vegas.

Roll call. Who else is going? If we have enough it would be cool to have a MS dinner/drinks one of the days. I'll be there Thursday night til monday morning (maybe later on monday. I haven't booked my flights yet.)

I wish I could be there. MM2015 looks awesome, and I really want to get to a 2015 GP for the Griselbrand promo for my Reanimator deck. Good luck!

Shanba · Post Post #6121 (ISO) » Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:25 am

I have developed a seriously good strategy for DTK draft.

Open dragonlords. I've 3-0ed 3 of my last 6 8-4s with this astounding strategy.

On the plus side, I do think I'm improving at limited, cause I don't think I 3-0ed very many 8-4s before DTK even

with

insane decks. Playing 8-4s instead of swiss on a more regular basis is I think the reason.

ISO · Post Post #6122 (ISO) » Thu Apr 30, 2015 7:45 am

That was like my strategy for AVR.

Open first pack wolfir silverheart. Open second pack wolfir silverheart.

Worked out really nicely for me.

Natirasha · Post Post #6123 (ISO) » Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:01 am

I agree, in weak formats(which I think DTK counts as), the best strat usually is 'pick the rare'.

bv310 · Post Post #6124 (ISO) » Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:20 am

Man, I really enjoyed AVR Draft, but it's pretty consistently shit on as awful.