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09-01-2013 , 08:38 AM

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Anssi A

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Originally Posted by Fabian

9-1? I'm not convinced.

Any thoughts on the deck? Maybe UG is better? Looks so underpowered.

I hate that build. I think I'd go pure UB (Seacoast Drake is very good btw). Green doesn't really bring much, just Windstorm, some creatures and few ok removal. In exchange you sacrifice your manabase AND Quag Sickness+ Nightmare in sb.

Like you do plenty of playables in the pool, don't really see reason to go 3c.

Thanks, Josem. I'll use them if I have to but still would prefer to get them cheaper

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09-01-2013 , 08:54 AM

#12578

Fabian

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I think you're probably right Anssi, I'll try something like that in sideboarded games.

I don't think Seacoast Drake is very good against the good decks (blue control decks), which is why it's in the sideboard. It might come in against certain deck though, for sure (regardless of if it's UB or UGb)

fwiw I don't feel like "plenty of playables" is good enough in a 10 round lolmodoptq, I feel like you have to have some serious power too, which is why I went with the bad mana base so I could play (almost) all removal. I'll try UB though.

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09-01-2013 , 09:36 AM

#12579

Anssi A

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Originally Posted by Fabian

Yeah Drake is weak-ish vs best decks but it pretty good vs everything else. I guess it is slightly worse in sealed than in draft. Well, even against blue it still stops all creatures that cost less than 5 except water elemental.

If we look at GP Prague undefeated decks, all but one is 2c
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazin...ppra13/day1#17

And most of them aren't full of bombs (well every deck has 1+)

Like your pool is maybe slightly weaker than the top decks, but not by a lot.

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09-01-2013 , 10:57 AM

#12580

Fabian

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Speaking of power level, just lost in round 3 against an RB deck with Chandra, Scourge of Valkas and Shadowborn Demon. Nice mythics!

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09-07-2013 , 05:01 PM

#12581

Xhad

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So this is kind of silly but I need some ridiculous (but real) names of M:tG decks for an analogy. The less they have to do with the contents of the deck, the better.

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09-07-2013 , 05:36 PM

#12582

Cueballmania

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Trix, R&D got hit by a bus, duct tape, Full English Breakfast, the Deck.

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09-07-2013 , 05:39 PM

#12583

Anssi A

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Pickles.
Team USA (it is kinda funny how sometimes it is UWR, which kinda makes sense but is still really silly name, but other times it is some totally random legacy deck)
Deadguy Ale

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09-07-2013 , 05:55 PM

#12584

WalterS

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The Rock

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09-07-2013 , 06:00 PM

#12585

Xhad

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Exactly what I was looking for, thanks

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duct tape

I haven't heard of this one. What is it?

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09-07-2013 , 06:10 PM

#12586

boltyou

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Originally Posted by Xhad

So this is kind of silly but I need some ridiculous (but real) names of M:tG decks for an analogy. The less they have to do with the contents of the deck, the better.

Fruity Pebbles, Frog in a Blender, Quick n'Toast, Solar Flare.

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09-07-2013 , 06:32 PM

#12587

Cueballmania

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Originally Posted by Xhad

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks

I haven't heard of this one. What is it?

It's a Smokestack Tangle Wire lockdown deck.

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09-07-2013 , 06:36 PM

#12588

Xhad

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It's a Smokestack Tangle Wire lockdown deck.

So it's a precursor or predecessor of $T4KS?

EDIT: Ah, google says it's a predecessor.

Last edited by Xhad; 09-07-2013 at 06:43 PM. Reason: btw for how little I play it's almost embarrassing that I immediately recognized the rest of those

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09-07-2013 , 08:18 PM

#12589

watevs

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I see heaps of targets for strionic resonator in that deck

just saying

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09-08-2013 , 12:43 AM

#12590

JimHalpert

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M14 achievement unlocked. Now I can wait for Theros with peace of mind.

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09-08-2013 , 02:46 AM

#12591

Fonkey123

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I am assuming you won that game lol

edit: it's also what he gets for casting opportunity into wild richochet mana. what an idiot

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09-08-2013 , 07:38 AM

#12592

Josem

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do you draw 8 cards there?

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09-08-2013 , 08:18 AM

#12593

Anssi A

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Originally Posted by Josem

do you draw 8 cards there?

Yeah, solid 1-for-9.

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09-08-2013 , 11:17 AM

#12594

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Yeah, solid 1-for-9.

It's actually an 11 for 1.

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09-08-2013 , 12:49 PM

#12595

JimHalpert

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Originally Posted by Fonkey123

I am assuming you won that game lol

edit: it's also what he gets for casting opportunity into wild richochet mana. what an idiot

Yeah, I was able to squeak that one out lol

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09-08-2013 , 08:09 PM

#12596

WalterS

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Originally Posted by ZeeJustin

It's actually an 11 for 1.

It's actually a 1-0

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09-08-2013 , 11:26 PM

#12597

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Originally Posted by ZeeJustin

It's actually an 11 for 1.

Do you really consider counterspell on divination a 2 for 1? I don't, but w/e.

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09-09-2013 , 07:17 AM

#12598

starvingwriter82

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Originally Posted by da_fume

Do you really consider counterspell on divination a 2 for 1? I don't, but w/e.

Semantics really, but if countering divination isn't a 2 for 1, then casting wild ricochet on opportunity isn't a 9 for 1 (or whatever) either. I know you didn't claim it was, but that's the context of the discussion.

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09-09-2013 , 08:19 AM

#12599

bottomset

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Originally Posted by starvingwriter82

it's so amusing that 1 color gets a near monopoly on the 2 most broken mechanics

card draw
counterspells
card filtering is way up there as well

and for ****s and giggles they still get undercosted creatures as often as everyone else