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AGar · Post Post #50 (ISO) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:42 pm

Now you've all got me re-interested in this. JUST as I was about to get rid of my cards too ...

Elmo TeH AzN · Post Post #51 (ISO) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:46 pm

Blue also has a nice amount of Illusions flying and a lot of card gain and counterspells as far as I know.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #52 (ISO) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:05 pm

Just built two decks. The first is a blue/black zombie deck, the second is a blue and white flyers deck. about to go against pie and his new deck

Nightson · Post Post #53 (ISO) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:37 pm

A significant strength of blue decks is leaving enough mana open to counterspell, and regardless of whether you have a counterspell or not, it makes your opponent hinder themselves by being afraid of getting their nice spells countered.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #54 (ISO) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:00 pm

hmmm

zombie apocalypse is a blast, though it takes JUST the right combo to get going.

my blue/white flyers deck is shit, though. needs lotsa help

ISO · Post Post #55 (ISO) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:10 pm

you probably need help with what is known as your "mana curve."

It's an idea that was pioneered by a deck called sligh. The general idea is that in an aggressive deck you want to be using all your mana every turn, so you should construct your deck to be able to do that.

ISO · Post Post #56 (ISO) » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:21 pm

http://www.essentialmagic.com/Miscellan ... aCurve.asp

SensFan · Post Post #57 (ISO) » 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.

ISO · Post Post #58 (ISO) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:02 am

The cube drafts have already started firing...

xRECKONERx · Post Post #59 (ISO) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:57 am

Favorite decks at the moment? Preferably using INN/DKA cards. I've got my zombie deck how I want it but still have a metric fuck ton of cards left over and wanna see what else I can make with them

SensFan · Post Post #60 (ISO) » 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.

ISO · Post Post #61 (ISO) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:23 am

I don't play much standard, but I like messing around with a URx burning vengeance deck in standard would be fun.

bv310 · Post Post #62 (ISO) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:12 pm

I've been playing various versions of Heartless Summoning decks since Innistrad launched. If you have a 4-set, I highly recommend it. It's the Timmy-est deck in Standard, and all you do is run a bunch of decently costed fatties, and filter cards.

ISO · Post Post #63 (ISO) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:16 pm

So what you're saying is its actually the most boring least interactive deck in the format?

bv310 · Post Post #64 (ISO) » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:42 pm

No, that's RDW.

xRECKONERx · Post Post #65 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:00 pm

that can't be right
i'm getting trolled, right

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

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

TheButtonmen · Post Post #67 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:23 pm

It costs what I would like to describe as eight bajillion mana.

creampuffeater · Post Post #68 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:23 pm

Its on MTGS and the thread is unlocked, so its like 99% real (that and it came from WotC facebook)

In my opinion, the most interesting thing is that Av is the #6th card in the set, at a cost of 8 it doesnt do anything not expected, and honestly, I like akroma and the haste + pro red/black more. I will lose multiple limited games to it though, and thats frustrating.

bv310 · Post Post #69 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:41 pm

I'mma pick her up as a general for my mono-W EDH, but that's about it.

ISO · Post Post #70 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:57 pm

reck, you are falling for one of the most common pitfalls of newer players. Thinking a card is excellent just because it is incredibly powerful, The angel is good, and will probably see a little bit of play in some very heavy control builds as a finisher, but generally you're going to die before you ever have a chance to cast it.

Most constructed magic games just dont last that long, and if they do, then the angel is redundant, because the control deck is already winning the game.

What would you say if I told you this card is actually a much better card than the angel?

bv310 · Post Post #71 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:01 pm

I would tell you that squirrel does look rather OP

ISO · Post Post #72 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:02 pm

hahahahahaahhaha ninja'd

xRECKONERx · Post Post #73 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:12 pm

Shea I love you.

It's a cool effect and I didn't even factor in the mana cost. I actually just built a BR deck that heavily skews towards 2&3 mana monsters just to try out a low mana deck

ISO · Post Post #74 (ISO) » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:29 pm

Yeah, I mean. Nowhere near as cool as this one:

Even that card didn't see heavy play except in decks that tried to cheat it out (like the tooth and nail deck I was talking to you about last night.) because it is so prohibitively expensive to cast. (and its easier because its less mana and colorless at that.)