I wish I had time to do more than one prerelease. Unfortunately I have to work Saturday morning so I can't do midnight Friday or 1 PM Satuday... the store I go to is 50 minutes away so I probably won't drive back Sunday for 2HG (I wouldn't have a partner anyways). So it is just one for me
I would play Orzhov all weekend. When I signed up for my prerelease I was #45ish and I was the only one who picked Orzhov. Gruul and Boros were sold out.
I think people are under the impression that aggro will dominate because Rakdos did in RTR prerelease... but they fail to realize that it was all the common removal ontop of the common fast cheap creatures that made Rakdos the best prerelease guild.
I think people are under the impression that aggro will dominate because Rakdos did in RTR prerelease... but they fail to realize that it was all the common removal ontop of the common fast cheap creatures that made Rakdos the best prerelease guild.
Act of treason will be the card to steal games for Boros, I won 5 RTR drafts and got 4th at the prerelease on the back of Traitorous Instinct because people allways dismiss evasion, and Boros/Gruul have quite some easive cards.
Orzov-Dimir and Boros-Gruul will be the strongest combos in RTR
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Act of treason will be the card to steal games for Boros, I won 5 RTR drafts and got 4th at the prerelease on the back of Traitorous Instinct because people allways dismiss evasion, and Boros/Gruul have quite some easive cards.
Orzov-Dimir and Boros-Gruul will be the strongest combos in RTR
Boros splashing the good stuff of Gruul is likely, but Dimir simply looks bad and every singel pool i made with a Sealed Generator produced quite bad decks.
Removal in Dimir is not good, only the 2BB one is really usefull, other stuff is kind of bad. Milling is difficult as you need a ton of the cards to make that matter (otherwise you win with damage faster pretty much allways, especially with unblockable guys).
Really difficult to judge Dimir, they simply look bad and have much less "real" removal compared to white/red which has quite a lot actual (while half is for defence) and adds the reach from Extort and burn spells. I mean the Blaze creature at uncommon will easily kill you with Extort in the mix 10 damage is nothing. Hitting you for 1 damage for each creature and all that stuff makes 10 life a dangerous area, you simply die that quick, also 1 creature not blocked quickly results in +5/+1 bloodrush and such, which hits like a truck.
Will see if i might be wrong, but right now, Dimir looks simply much much worse compared to what Boros offers.
I agree. Extort seems amazing. However I feel Dimirs promo is just simply better. My plan is to go Dimir and most likely splash white. I mean with Dimirs promo out on the field...you can simply cast removal and mill them out if need be.
Orzhov pool is good. Though I lost my last game to a Dimir deck that had the good cards! Eventually the only reason I lost is all my removal got milled.
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My Orzhov guild pack had 13 commons, 1 uncommon (the charm), a guildgate, and a promo. No rare. I was very, very disappointed and my TO didn't think it was a big enough issue to let me exchange my pack :/
My Orzhov guild pack had 13 commons, 1 uncommon (the charm), a guildgate, and a promo. No rare. I was very, very disappointed and my TO didn't think it was a big enough issue to let me exchange my pack :/
Ouch. I understand that they're working with limited supplies, but you think they'd let you crack an extra pack and just take the rare out.
Then again, there are almost certainly arcane layers of rules surrounding this sort of thing. All I can do is offer you my sincerest condolences, while I secretly hope that your misfortune does not repeat itself for me.
Realistically he should only be unblockable without equipment
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Received Lazav out of my Promo Guild pack as well as got another Lazav out of one of the boosters. (As well as lord of the Void in another) Fun night lol
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As a person who typically plays very creature oriented decks, I HATE when an opponent has Devouring Light. It is infuriating to finally get through with a creature on to have it exiled.
I've come to hate White in general now because it gets everything to the point where it is almost unfair. White has boardwipes (Wrath of God, End Hostilities), targeted exile and removal (Devouring Light, Banishing Light, Last Breath), lifegain spells, lifelink, low cost/high power enchantments and auras, flying creatures; my goodness what don't they get!?
Rubblehulk
Gruul Guildgate
Borborygmos Enraged
Hellraiser Goblin
Frenzied Tilling
Serene Remembrance
Ember Beast
Primal Visitation
Disciple of the Old Ways
Mugging
Predator's Rapport
Riot Gear
Greenside Watcher
Pit Fight
Act of Treason
Ivy Lane Denizen
Simic:
Fathom Mage
Simic Guildgate
Gyre Sage
Elusive Krasis
Hindervines
Mindeye Drake
Greenside Watcher
Way of the Thief
Burst of Strength
Cloudfin Raptor
Shambleshark
Totally Lost
Wildwood Rebirth
Leyline Phantom
Bioshift
Keymaster Rogue
I would play Orzhov all weekend. When I signed up for my prerelease I was #45ish and I was the only one who picked Orzhov. Gruul and Boros were sold out.
I think people are under the impression that aggro will dominate because Rakdos did in RTR prerelease... but they fail to realize that it was all the common removal ontop of the common fast cheap creatures that made Rakdos the best prerelease guild.
Act of treason will be the card to steal games for Boros, I won 5 RTR drafts and got 4th at the prerelease on the back of Traitorous Instinct because people allways dismiss evasion, and Boros/Gruul have quite some easive cards.
Orzov-Dimir and Boros-Gruul will be the strongest combos in RTR
Boros splashing the good stuff of Gruul is likely, but Dimir simply looks bad and every singel pool i made with a Sealed Generator produced quite bad decks.
Removal in Dimir is not good, only the 2BB one is really usefull, other stuff is kind of bad. Milling is difficult as you need a ton of the cards to make that matter (otherwise you win with damage faster pretty much allways, especially with unblockable guys).
Really difficult to judge Dimir, they simply look bad and have much less "real" removal compared to white/red which has quite a lot actual (while half is for defence) and adds the reach from Extort and burn spells. I mean the Blaze creature at uncommon will easily kill you with Extort in the mix 10 damage is nothing. Hitting you for 1 damage for each creature and all that stuff makes 10 life a dangerous area, you simply die that quick, also 1 creature not blocked quickly results in +5/+1 bloodrush and such, which hits like a truck.
Will see if i might be wrong, but right now, Dimir looks simply much much worse compared to what Boros offers.
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Ouch. I understand that they're working with limited supplies, but you think they'd let you crack an extra pack and just take the rare out.
Then again, there are almost certainly arcane layers of rules surrounding this sort of thing. All I can do is offer you my sincerest condolences, while I secretly hope that your misfortune does not repeat itself for me.
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DIMIR:
Consuming Aberration
Dimir Guildgate
SOUL RANSOM
Mental Vapors
Mindeye Drake
Coerced Confession
Corpse Blockade
Mortus Strider
Hands of Binding
Midnight Recovery
Deathcult Rogue
Shadow Lice
Sky Games
Balustrade Spy
Razortip Whip
Death's Approach
GRUUL:
Rubblehulk
Gruul Guildgate
SYLVAN PRIMORDIAL
Gruul Charm
Cinder Elemental
Crowned Ceratok
Pit Fight
Act of Treason
Skybinder Staff
Scorchwalker
Scab-Clan Charger
Primal Visitation
Foundry Street Denizen
Wildwood Rebirth
Structural Collapse
Slaughterhorn
I had that same pack. Playing in another event shortly, I'll get the contents from that guild pack as well.
Promo
Treasury Thrull
High Priest of Penance
Vizkopa Confessor
Smog Elemental
Righteous Charm
Orzov Guildgate
Kingpin's Pet
Syndic of Tithes
Angelic Edict
Devour Flesh
Grisly Spectacle
Slate Street Ruffian
Syndicate Enforcer
Zarichi Tiger
Dutiful Thrull
Basilica Guards
Foundry Champion (promo)
Boros Guildgate
Spark Trooper
Hellraiser Goblin
Fortress Cyclops
Guardian of the Gateless
Foundry Street Denizen
Shattering Blow
Furious Resistance
Guildscorn Ward
Warmind Infantry
Assault Griffin
Structural Collapse
Wojeck Halberdiers
Angelic Edict
Armored Transport
L5R or MTG, if it's got Samurai, Knights or Soldiers, it's all good as far as I'm concerned.
Rubblehulk
Gruul Guildgate
Borborygmos Enraged
Hellraiser Goblin
Frenzied Tilling
Serene Remembrance
Ember Beast
Primal Visitation
Disciple of the Old Ways
Mugging
Predator's Rapport
Riot Gear
Greenside Watcher
Pit Fight
Act of Treason
Ivy Lane Denizen
Simic:
Fathom Mage
Simic Guildgate
Gyre Sage
Elusive Krasis
Hindervines
Mindeye Drake
Greenside Watcher
Way of the Thief
Burst of Strength
Cloudfin Raptor
Shambleshark
Totally Lost
Wildwood Rebirth
Leyline Phantom
Bioshift
Keymaster Rogue
Dimir:
Consuming Aberration
Dimir Guildgate
Nightveil Specter
Agoraphobia
Killing Glare
Duskmantle Guildmage
Last Thoughts
Midnight Recovery
Deathcult Rogue
Scatter Arc
Slate Street Ruffian
Psychic Strike
Metropolis Sprite
Corpse Blockade
Skygames
Shadow Alley Denizen
Awkward Squirtle's Simic pack (with Mystic Genesis) also matches one of mine.
We're at 29/40 packs completed!
What's missing as of this post:
DIMIR:
Mind Grind
Lasav
Whispering Madness
Stolen Identity
ORZHOV:
Alms Beast
Crypt Ghast
Blind Obedience
Luminate Primordial
BOROS:
Legion Loyalist
Firemane Avenger
GRUUL
Skarrg Goliath
Likewise, I was thoroughly disappointed.