Magic: The Gathering,GO TEAM MS!

SensFan · Post Post #57 (isolation #0) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:21 am

sensfan33 on MODO. I mostly play Pauper and Standard, but am looking forward to Cubing once the Cube drafts start firing.

SensFan · Post Post #60 (isolation #1) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:07 am

I've been having some fun messing around with RG Werewolf beats in casual games.

Thanks for the tip, Shea. I haven't been on in a couple of weeks or so.

SensFan · Post Post #66 (isolation #2) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:12 pm

Surprisingly enough, that's not actually a great card for Constructed Magic.

SensFan · Post Post #119 (isolation #3) » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:09 am

In post 118, xRECKONERx wrote:When is it okay to go for those rare cards like Sorin or Garruk or Lilana? I likely won't be building a deck around them in draft play, but they're kind of worth it, right?

A decent rule of thumb is to just snap-take any card worth enough money to pay for your draft.

SensFan · Post Post #156 (isolation #4) » Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:56 am

In post 153, Haze wrote:
In post 151, redFF wrote:If I wanted to learn, what would be the easiest way? I don't really wanna spend $10 off the bat, is there a good free place to play online, or would it be best to just buy an account.

Probably fastest is to grab a friend who knows how and play IRL.

Next best is to go on to Magic Workstation or Cockatrice and get someone here to teach.

Or play Elements as Reck suggests. I played a friend I met on Kongregate who was an Elements pro and he raped me the 2nd time I played him on cockatrice. Apparently they're really similar and if you're good at one you're good at the other.

TSQ Have you gone infinite or something? I've been thinking about getting onto MTGO since none of my friends play that much anymore...but isn't it really expensive to play in tourneys/make decks to keep up with the standard rotations every time?

Unless you have some Modern deck you have to donate? lol I prefer playing eternals.

Pauper is a really cheap format to get into (obviously), and you can get some very high winrates if you know the format well. I really enjoy playing it, too (except for against URPost, but that's mostly due to deckchoice).

SensFan · Post Post #161 (isolation #5) » Mon Apr 09, 2012 3:27 am

In post 160, Haze wrote:lol Someone give me a breakdown on the new sets and what they do.

I feel so old when It comes to MTG.

Also @Sensfan: do pauper tourneys require tickets too? Or is it just a casual room where you go around playing randoms for no prize?

There are Casual and Tournament Practice rooms where you can play people with no stakes. But I was talking about the 2-man Pauper queues that cost 2 tix and pay out a pack; I think it's M12, but don't quote me on that.

SensFan · Post Post #198 (isolation #6) » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:07 am

Time Walk is a powerful card.
Auto-mull to 6 is a terrible side-effect.

The very top players tend to go out of the way to minimize luck and increase consistency. Having cards that go from very strong to completely dead is in direct contrast with that.

SensFan · Post Post #212 (isolation #7) » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:29 pm

In post 208, Haze wrote:Didn't see #81.

Someone help me build a zombie deck. It's my favorite. I've had it since Legions but as a tribe it's generally been outclassed. (Eg Goblins/Elves in Legions cycle & Vampires in later sets...)

Is U/B Neccisarily better than Monoblack? Also just how many lords should I cram into it? lol

Do you play casual, or should the deck be legal in a specific sanctioned format?

SensFan · Post Post #310 (isolation #8) » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:53 am

Depends on the format, but I'm /in for Netdraft at some point. Haven't done any drafting of DII though.

SensFan · Post Post #328 (isolation #9) » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:06 pm

Emrakul doesn't need Haste to end the game if it resolves. Hell, you probably win from the time you hardcast it

before

it resolves.

SensFan · Post Post #331 (isolation #10) » Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:15 pm

Have neither of you played Emrakul? The game ends before your opponent ever gets to untap.

SensFan · Post Post #334 (isolation #11) » Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:43 pm

In post 332, GreyICE wrote:Like Emrakul ever doesn't resolve. What are they going to do, Mana Leak it?

Fun fact: I have had Emrakul mana leaked twice in rated games.

Modern Tron?

SensFan · Post Post #423 (isolation #12) » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:05 am

In post 422, GreyICE wrote:They were fixed in the same rules update. Give mutavault -1/-1. Okay, cool. Opponent goes to give it another -1/-1. Reactivate mutavault. It rebecomes a 2/2, then gets -1/-1.

That was an example of a legitimately stupid rules hole that needed to be closed, unlike combat damage on stack, which had real uses.

Are you sure that no longer applies? As far as I know, if I Giant Growth my Mutavault and then re-activate the ability on Mutavault, I have a 2/2.

SensFan · Post Post #443 (isolation #13) » Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:20 am

I believe if you draw your cards before deciding to play or draw you auto-play. I don't know of any rule about it stopping you from being able to mulligan, though.

SensFan · Post Post #450 (isolation #14) » Thu May 03, 2012 2:02 pm

In post 449, xRECKONERx wrote:downloaded MTGO, did my first draft (swiss DII) and went 1-2. ugh. i got boned in the draft, too... literally every pack i opened was shit

what's the best format to play in order to try and break even/play for free?

Most Constructed formats will allow good players to freeroll.
Even the pros generally have a hard time making tix off Drafts.

SensFan · Post Post #477 (isolation #15) » Wed May 09, 2012 1:29 am

Protection from Everything.

SensFan · Post Post #7277 (isolation #16) » Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:08 am

Good luck.