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Magic: the Gathering |OT9| Kaladesh - Cruisin' Down the Street in my 6/4
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Never stop banting.
I don't think splashing a 4th color would be hard, so that makes sense. The few games I lost were due to RW Vehicles, so that's why I put in so many removals. The one R really comes into play, especially if lands are coming in tapped. I may be able to move some into the sb though depending on the amount of control decks that pops up in my meta.
Bant Spirits is so much fun though.
Infinite Stars
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Fair enough, I blanked on the later cards. There's no argument that white is the weakest in Modern though, even Blue at least has Snapcaster as an iconic creature, which sees more play then any white creature*
*Finks is white, but he's also green/gold/hybrid, but even after him we have to drop 16 to get Displacer at 22, then Fiewalker at 36 and Thalia GoT at 45 in terms of creatures in modern.
blindrocket
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Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Today I did something degenerate in EDH
Turn 1
Turn 1
Turn 2 played Narset equipped and she exiles
Wulfric
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The local game day seemed so lonely today; they only had 10(!) players thanks to the SCG Open being 20 minutes down the road. Anyways, I proceeded to to get slaughtered in my first legacy event after I arrived downtown. There was no parking, of course.
R1: Maverick
R2: Dredge
R3: Eldrazi
I talked with my opponents after the match, found out I wasn't using Rishadan Port correctly and could have saved Thalia with Karakas more than once. The only one I really knew how to beat was dredge (board Rest In Peace/Cage). Maverick was an awkward semi-mirror, and Eldrazi was wicked fast with Eye/Cavern.
It was a fun learning experience, but I'm not exactly ready to plop down $40 for the legacy classic tomorrow. On a positive note, I turned two fat packs worth of Theros/BFZ bulk rares into two MP FoW.
R1: Maverick
R2: Dredge
R3: Eldrazi
I talked with my opponents after the match, found out I wasn't using Rishadan Port correctly and could have saved Thalia with Karakas more than once. The only one I really knew how to beat was dredge (board Rest In Peace/Cage). Maverick was an awkward semi-mirror, and Eldrazi was wicked fast with Eye/Cavern.
It was a fun learning experience, but I'm not exactly ready to plop down $40 for the legacy classic tomorrow. On a positive note, I turned two fat packs worth of Theros/BFZ bulk rares into two MP FoW.
Mega Spooky
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Saturday's Game Day was sparse, only 10 people showed up, no local events that I know of. Got 6th (7th? Didn't get the mat, does it matter?) running a RW vehicles deck with no sideboard. I'm going to try again tomorrow with a UR emerge deck at a different shop, hopefully I'll do better.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
I've not had too many CIPT issues personally and I only played against 1 RW aggro build and he had forgotten his sideboard.
I wonder if taking out the Metallurgic Summonings, or at least a couple, against BG aggro might be a thing considering they side in multiple appetite of the untamed and you never want to tap out on 5 anyways.
This is what I'm going to try next but I'm gonna need to get my hands on 2 Gearhulks first.
Glint-Eye Summonings said:
The local game day seemed so lonely today; they only had 10(!) players thanks to the SCG Open being 20 minutes down the road. Anyways, I proceeded to to get slaughtered in my first legacy event after I arrived downtown. There was no parking, of course.
R1: Maverick
R2: Dredge
R3: Eldrazi
I talked with my opponents after the match, found out I wasn't using Rishadan Port correctly and could have saved Thalia with Karakas more than once. The only one I really knew how to beat was dredge (board Rest In Peace/Cage). Maverick was an awkward semi-mirror, and Eldrazi was wicked fast with Eye/Cavern.
It was a fun learning experience, but I'm not exactly ready to plop down $40 for the legacy classic tomorrow. On a positive note, I turned two fat packs worth of Theros/BFZ bulk rares into two MP FoW.
Maverick matchup is all about your flyers. Eldrazi seems miserable with mom being so worthless. Port can be a tricky card but usually you want to upkeep them off whatever color is the worst for you. Or end of turn if you want to lock their mana for your turn.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Is flashback giving semi evergreen now? In the last year and a half they made 4 cards at rare and up that had it as an effect.
It's more that they know players love the effect.
GP Kuala Lumpur Top 8 Decklists
6 UW Flash
2 Mardu Vehicles
0 Green Cards
0 Forests
0 Swamps
32 Thraben Inspectors
32 Smugler's Copters
31 Gideons, Ally of Zendikar
EDIT1: After the PT and this, we clearly have a best deck in the format, and it still plays Spell Quellers and Reflector Mages lololololol
EDIT2: One of the Mardu Vehicles lists takes the GP.
EDIT3: You have to go all the way to the 45th placed player for the first one to not play Copters.
6 UW Flash
2 Mardu Vehicles
0 Green Cards
0 Forests
0 Swamps
32 Thraben Inspectors
32 Smugler's Copters
31 Gideons, Ally of Zendikar
EDIT1: After the PT and this, we clearly have a best deck in the format, and it still plays Spell Quellers and Reflector Mages lololololol
EDIT2: One of the Mardu Vehicles lists takes the GP.
EDIT3: You have to go all the way to the 45th placed player for the first one to not play Copters.
lol been there before. Have a T4 premier iq maverick list online that didn't run Containment Priest because they were $20 at the time and I didn't feel like buying them.
blindrocket
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Gideon has always been good, but it kind of sucks for me that I sold all of mine off. Now they make the changes to Standard and he gets played even more.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Doesn't UW Flash punish decks trying to punish vehicles but still loses to vehicles?
I should get myself a westvale abbey. for Summonings.
I should get myself a westvale abbey. for Summonings.
blindrocket
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Any help or tips for this super budget standard deck I threw together?
I'm not expecting to go first place or anything but a lot of my friends want me to play Standard and I don't really want to invest anything. It's mostly to just be there socially.
I do have some rares and mythics from Draft and prize packs but nothing I think I can build a deck around. Like I have one Smugglers Copter I may as well trade off.
I was going for an artifact / Fabricate theme.
I'm not expecting to go first place or anything but a lot of my friends want me to play Standard and I don't really want to invest anything. It's mostly to just be there socially.
I do have some rares and mythics from Draft and prize packs but nothing I think I can build a deck around. Like I have one Smugglers Copter I may as well trade off.
I was going for an artifact / Fabricate theme.
"God's Beard!"
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But I was told this was a bad idea.
At least it's just a tournament that doesn't mean too much unless you don't already have a playmat. I made top 8 of the last 4 PPTQs I entered with two 2nd place finishes and no wins. That's where the salt is at.
phazedplasma
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So white blue flash is crazy in std.
SigmasonicX
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Honestly, you might as well plug that Smuggler's Copter in. If you don't want to do that, then your current weakness is that you're too slow to outrace other aggro decks and don't have a great way to handle a longer game. If you don't want to splash another color, the perhaps look into Master Trinketeer for an additional lord and Bygone Bishop for card flow. Lantern Scout could be good in the sideboard.
Stealth brag post?
phazedplasma
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they top 8 looks the same as the PT top standard decks. 7 UW flash and 1 other lucky deck.
6 UW flash and 2 Mardu Cars, with one of them winning the GP, I posted more detailed stats a few posts back.
SigmasonicX
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I don't think so. Unlike Collected Company, it doesn't push just one kind of deck, and it's "merely" a good attacker.
phazedplasma
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Ah cool, debating unloading my gear hulks for avacyns and gideoons.
You cannot have a card showing up at this frequency and have a healthy format.
You think they can sneak some good artifact hate reprints (Rec sage/smelt) into Aether Revolt first before taking that step?
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
After going against BG delirium decks 3 times on Gameday I really enjoy watching then lose.
History says no. Especially since they are actively making artifact removal awkward, just like there's no GY hate for Innistrad block.
But it's clearly a mistake in this case.
The fact that NATURALIZE isn't legal for the fist time in 14 years is insane.
blindrocket
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Hey, I appreciate your input. I actually already included a play set of Master Trinketeer.
Yeah, it's pretty gimpy, but it did basically win me a draft. lol
What is, the card, or them taking away all the safety valves?
Safety Valves. I don't agree with them getting rid of them.
"God's Beard!"
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I finally figured out what was missing from my Abbey deck. Finally pushed it over the edge.
5 COLOR GOLGARI BABY
I tried Reckless Bushwacker but I dump my hand too fast generally and I don't like making one attack without the option to repeat it in this deck. Rather have counters or a repeatable effect like a walker.
5 COLOR GOLGARI BABY
I tried Reckless Bushwacker but I dump my hand too fast generally and I don't like making one attack without the option to repeat it in this deck. Rather have counters or a repeatable effect like a walker.
SigmasonicX
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Hey, I appreciate your input. I actually already included a play set of Master Trinketeer.
Yeah, it's pretty gimpy, but it did basically win me a draft. lol
Whoops, somehow missed that.
Infinite Stars
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Counterpoint is that Collected Company at least had some deck building restrictions: No/Few Creatures above 3 CMC, needed Green reliably on Turn 4, and little room for non creature spells. Smuggler's Copter can fit in any deck, be crewed by basically any creature(Token or otherwise) in Standard, and has the built in functionality of looting AND being a creature primarily on your turn when nearly every removal spell is Sorcery.
The only "Creatures" I can think of that can't pilot Smuggler's Copter that are still relevant is Nissa, VoZ's 0/1 Plants. Servos, Inspectors, Knight Tokens can all crew it. It's a card that feels reminiscent of Twin in UR decks in Modern, where any deck not running it is weaker then those running it. The big difference is Smuggler's Copter goes in literally any deck.
Infinite Stars
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I mean, looking at the day 2 Metagame:
http://www.starcitygames.com/events/coverage/3891_day_2_metagame_breakdown_.html
Tier 1(Any deck above 3?) is Dredge, Burn, Infect, Affinity, Bant Eldrazi, Jund, and Elves. That's not good by any stretch of the Imagination.
charlequin
Banned
Blossoming Defense and Cathartic Reunion make both decks more consistent and faster.
charlequin
Banned
They won't even consider it for the Aether Revolt B&R, do you think it'll stay dominant for six months?
Infinite Stars
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In that it's all Aggro minus Jund? That's not a good thing, considering that most of these decks are linear/hyperaggro.
Turns out giving Dredge a better Tormenting Voice and Infect another "Target Creature gets a pump and Hexproof" is a bit too good.
SigmasonicX
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Huh. What are people who were watching saying?
Actual link to the article, BTW, instead of a Tweet with a link.
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