After some discussion among the Market Street staff, we've decided to give this a trial run. So, without further ado:
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Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
@Sparki- what made you decide to become a mod VS remaining an active trader? Just curious.
Josh
I actually stopped trading for a while because of school and work.
Which doesn't quite make sense because I'm now working more than ever before, yet I re-opened my trade/sales a month ago and I've been trading like mad.
What are you playing in Legacy right now? I try to tell by your trade/sales threads, seemed like sneak and show for a while... that and W/B pox (Them tabernacles!
My favorite deck is LANDS! I'm currently trying to foil/pimp it out in the best way my non-existant budget affords! I may or may not need a foil Dark Depths now...
I play the Legacy decks listed in my signature. Right now, I'm really focused on Zombies and Miracles, though Enchantress can be a lot of fun. Of course, I find that it's usually fun for me, and about as fun as a sharp stick in the eye for my opponents.
I enjoy it. But it seems like it doesn't adhere to the Wizards-approved definition of "fun".
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I play the Legacy decks listed in my signature. Right now, I'm really focused on Zombies and Miracles, though Enchantress can be a lot of fun. Of course, I find that it's usually fun for me, and about as fun as a sharp stick in the eye for my opponents.
I enjoy it. But it seems like it doesn't adhere to the Wizards-approved definition of "fun".
I love miracles! I'm currently playing the R.I.P. version with the red splash for maindeck'ed blood moon. RIP curb stomps deathrites and goyfs alike. It's really good.
Speaking of fun for opponents, lands is about the same enjoyability. I decked some dude the other day recurring a Mox Diamond over and over with 'caddy ruins. He didn't seem too happy.
BRG- Jund
BU- Reanimator
BWU- Esper countertop
UWR- Miracles
BWU- Esper stoneblade
BUG- Team America
BU- Tezz control
BURw- ANT
BURGW- Dredge
BGW- Junk
I'd have to say that my Team deck is my favorite right now. It's a bit of a homebrew-twist on your average BUG aggro
Josh
Dang man. I remember when you came back to trading and stuff you literally had very few staple cards in your arsenal. I see things have changed greatly.
Is your Tezz control the one with signets and transmute artifacts? Almost like superfriends?
Y'all a bunch of night owls I'm like Josh - here to join tradaholics anonymous.
Night owls!? I just got home from work!
Also, I remember first getting into the market street area and looking at your trades/sales and just thinking about the massive collection you have. Great job, man. I'm really jealous.
Dang man. I remember when you came back to trading and stuff you literally had very few staple cards in your arsenal. I see things have changed greatly.
Is your Tezz control the one with signets and transmute artifacts? Almost like superfriends?
Haha yeah I had to rebuild my collection from scratch for the third time. I'm such a moron sometimes
Yup, that's exactly the version I run. There's an emphasis on the Thopter combo with chalice/FoW/Jace backup. It's a lot of fun but I struggle against RUG and patriot delver cause they're so quick to establish board control. My saving grace is a chalice at 1
Haha yeah I had to rebuild my collection from scratch for the third time. I'm such a moron sometimes
Yup, that's exactly the version I run. There's an emphasis on the Thopter combo with chalice/FoW/Jace backup. It's a lot of fun but I struggle against RUG and patriot delver cause they're so quick to establish board control. My saving grace is a chalice at 1
Josh
I used to play the esper version with enlightened tutors (Close to "A Shot in the Dark"). It really does get trashed by delver though.
Y'all a bunch of night owls I'm like Josh - here to join tradaholics anonymous.
I don't know about "night owls" - I live in Arizona, as my profile says, so it's only 10:00 PM. But I'm a university student, so 10 is still pretty dang early.
I love miracles! I'm currently playing the R.I.P. version with the red splash for maindeck'ed blood moon. RIP curb stomps deathrites and goyfs alike. It's really good.
I'm playing the same, but I'm not so sure I like the variant of the deck - I feel like I don't have enough card advantage to grind out the more fair decks in the format, and I have trouble finding one of my 3 Terminuses (or is that Termini? - My browser says the latter).
I may need to play 4 main.
I want to put in some CA engine besides Jace, but I'm not sure what that would be...
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I don't know about "night owls" - I live in Arizona, as my profile says, so it's only 10:00 PM. But I'm a university student, so 10 is still pretty dang early.
I'm playing the same, but I'm not so sure I like the deck - I feel like I don't have enough card advantage to grind out the more fair decks in the format, and I have trouble finding one of my 3 Terminuses (or is that Termini? - My browser says the latter).
I may need to play 4 main.
That's interesting, I find it the opposite for me. I always have too much dead removal, and I only run 3 StP and 3 Terminus main.
Against decks like Jund, you may opt to run more Entreat the Angels. If you can resolve one for about 3-4, you pretty much win.
Aloha. I used to trade a bunch, went broke, got a new job, and now I'm too tired to do much of anything outside of just playing the game. Shrunk my stock down to 1 EDH deck and 2 Legacy decks and a personal collection. About 2 weeks ago I decided to finally take apart my Affinity and now I just play The Walking Dead. I watch you all post from my phone and chime when I feel it's needed.
Aloha. I used to trade a bunch, went broke, got a new job, and now I'm too tired to do much of anything outside of just playing the game. Shrunk my stock down to 1 EDH deck and 2 Legacy decks. About 2 weeks ago I decided to finally take apart my Affinity and now I just play The Walking Dead. I watch you all post from my phone and chime when I feel it's needed.
Well it's needed now. Post more!
Also, were you at the last eudo tourney or did you not make it? We've been in the bay area group together for quite a while yet I don't think we've ever met!
Yeah, I'm only running 1 Entreat at the moment because I have 3 StP, 3 Terminus, and 1 Verdict along with RIP, Helm, Blood Moon, and a D-Sphere. I just don't have room for more than 1. I think I'm going to try go up to 3 though, since it's insanely powerful and an EoT Entreat off a Top is very nearly GG.
Best part of Miracles is that I get to run both REB and BEB for all the counterspell fun.
@Drifting:
Now playing - Standard: Too poor. <- Hah nice, I need to add this to my sig, that's me too.
It's true in the long run. I'd rather spend $1,600 for a Tier 1 Legacy deck that'll be worth $2,200 in two years than to spend $600 over a season for a Tier 1 Standard deck that'll be destroyed by rotation and be worth $200 in parts two years down the road.
I don't like the Reserve List and wish they would abolish it as much as the rest of us, but it actually makes Legacy a better long-term option.
Also, were you at the last eudo tourney or did you not make it? We've been in the bay area group together for quite a while yet I don't think we've ever met!
I didn't attend the latest one, but one before it. The one Eudo claimed it was the last of the season. I lol'd when I found out about the one you attended. I would have gone, but I spent all of my money at the gun range instead. Bullets have gotten expensive and hard to find!
X_X
I was hoping for Thoughtseize is Modern Masters, but I've been let down. Now I'm hoping for it's release in a Standard set so I don't have to break fingers for my final 2. I want to draft the set. I want to step into that world to increase my skill. As of right now, I feel like I'm a total crap shoot of a player.
I think that I was an 1820 Constructed player and a 1620 Limited player under the old Elo rating system. That still sounds about right, but my Constructed rating might be a bit closer to 1840, if I were to guesstimate. Limited is even more expensive than Standard in the long haul, and I can't afford even that much, so...
I probably won't be able to get any Modern Masters, but I'm still focusing on picking up the second half the 40 Legacy duals I am attempting to acquire (I'm at 22 right now.).
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Welcome to the Market Street Cafe Off-Topic Community Thread! This is a place where you can chat with fellow Cafe posters in a more relaxed and easygoing environment. Feel free to chat about sports, video games, family, school/work, etc. Have fun, and get to know your fellow traders. We ask only that you follow a few rules:
- Be considerate of your fellow posters. This is a community thread, not a clan or exclusive club, and everyone is invited to participate. While we welcome and encourage community-building and general conversation, aggressive spam, flaming, and trolling are still not allowed.
- Keep business in the Trades and Sales threads. Solicitation is not allowed here, and violators will be infracted as judged appropriate.
- MTGS Forum Rules remain in effect.
- Have fun. This thread is meant to have a relaxed atmosphere. Please don't set fire to it.
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
BURN THE WITCHES!
But really, I'm excited to see how this turns out.
WGURBLands!WGURB
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Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
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My name is Josh and I have a trading/selling problem
Josh
Same here. Here's to hoping that everyone enjoys this too.
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
Oh introductions ey?
I'm Zack, I have an MTGS problem. I'm on here too much! (Hence the mod status... :rolleyes:)
I'm mostly a legacy player, dabble in EDH, might get into modern once I get enough staple stuff, and don't even touch standard.
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
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I'm also on here too much. This MTGS problem must be contagious.
I'm mostly a Legacy player, play some modern on occasion, don't really enjoy EDH all that much, and I avoid $$$tandard like the plague.
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
Just hire a witch hunter. That'll teach em!
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
Helpdesk
My Cube on CubeTutor
@Sparki- what made you decide to become a mod VS remaining an active trader? Just curious.
Josh
I actually stopped trading for a while because of school and work.
Which doesn't quite make sense because I'm now working more than ever before, yet I re-opened my trade/sales a month ago and I've been trading like mad.
What are you playing in Legacy right now? I try to tell by your trade/sales threads, seemed like sneak and show for a while... that and W/B pox (Them tabernacles!
My favorite deck is LANDS! I'm currently trying to foil/pimp it out in the best way my non-existant budget affords! I may or may not need a foil Dark Depths now...
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
Helpdesk
My Cube on CubeTutor
I enjoy it. But it seems like it doesn't adhere to the Wizards-approved definition of "fun".
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
BRG- Jund
BU- Reanimator
BWU- Esper countertop
UWR- Miracles
BWU- Esper stoneblade
BUG- Team America
BU- Tezz control
BURw- ANT
BURGW- Dredge
BGW- Junk
I'd have to say that my Team deck is my favorite right now. It's a bit of a homebrew-twist on your average BUG aggro
EDIT- I dropped sneak/show because I found I didn't enjoy playing it at all.
Josh
I love miracles! I'm currently playing the R.I.P. version with the red splash for maindeck'ed blood moon. RIP curb stomps deathrites and goyfs alike. It's really good.
Speaking of fun for opponents, lands is about the same enjoyability. I decked some dude the other day recurring a Mox Diamond over and over with 'caddy ruins. He didn't seem too happy.
Dang man. I remember when you came back to trading and stuff you literally had very few staple cards in your arsenal. I see things have changed greatly.
Is your Tezz control the one with signets and transmute artifacts? Almost like superfriends?
Night owls!? I just got home from work!
Also, I remember first getting into the market street area and looking at your trades/sales and just thinking about the massive collection you have. Great job, man. I'm really jealous.
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
Helpdesk
My Cube on CubeTutor
Haha yeah I had to rebuild my collection from scratch for the third time. I'm such a moron sometimes
Yup, that's exactly the version I run. There's an emphasis on the Thopter combo with chalice/FoW/Jace backup. It's a lot of fun but I struggle against RUG and patriot delver cause they're so quick to establish board control. My saving grace is a chalice at 1
Josh
I don't see 7 people posting! Get to it! Community effort!
EDIT:
I used to play the esper version with enlightened tutors (Close to "A Shot in the Dark"). It really does get trashed by delver though.
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
Helpdesk
My Cube on CubeTutor
I don't know about "night owls" - I live in Arizona, as my profile says, so it's only 10:00 PM. But I'm a university student, so 10 is still pretty dang early.
I'm playing the same, but I'm not so sure I like the variant of the deck - I feel like I don't have enough card advantage to grind out the more fair decks in the format, and I have trouble finding one of my 3 Terminuses (or is that Termini? - My browser says the latter).
I may need to play 4 main.
I want to put in some CA engine besides Jace, but I'm not sure what that would be...
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
That's interesting, I find it the opposite for me. I always have too much dead removal, and I only run 3 StP and 3 Terminus main.
Against decks like Jund, you may opt to run more Entreat the Angels. If you can resolve one for about 3-4, you pretty much win.
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
Helpdesk
My Cube on CubeTutor
Now playing - Standard: Too poor. <- Hah nice, I need to add this to my sig, that's me too.
@jlm: Show&Tell ftw!!
@Sparki, thanks man - still working on it. Looks like it's going to take awhile too...
Well it's needed now. Post more!
Also, were you at the last eudo tourney or did you not make it? We've been in the bay area group together for quite a while yet I don't think we've ever met!
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
Helpdesk
My Cube on CubeTutor
Best part of Miracles is that I get to run both REB and BEB for all the counterspell fun.
It's true in the long run. I'd rather spend $1,600 for a Tier 1 Legacy deck that'll be worth $2,200 in two years than to spend $600 over a season for a Tier 1 Standard deck that'll be destroyed by rotation and be worth $200 in parts two years down the road.
I don't like the Reserve List and wish they would abolish it as much as the rest of us, but it actually makes Legacy a better long-term option.
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
I didn't attend the latest one, but one before it. The one Eudo claimed it was the last of the season. I lol'd when I found out about the one you attended. I would have gone, but I spent all of my money at the gun range instead. Bullets have gotten expensive and hard to find!
X_X
It also releases two days before my birthday..
@Krimson - You should've just sold a few cards for entry fee! It was a lot of fun.
WGURBLands!WGURB
WGUInfectWGU
Legacy Lands Primer
Top 8 SCG Oakland 2014
Helpdesk
My Cube on CubeTutor
I was hoping for Thoughtseize is Modern Masters, but I've been let down. Now I'm hoping for it's release in a Standard set so I don't have to break fingers for my final 2. I want to draft the set. I want to step into that world to increase my skill. As of right now, I feel like I'm a total crap shoot of a player.
I probably won't be able to get any Modern Masters, but I'm still focusing on picking up the second half the 40 Legacy duals I am attempting to acquire (I'm at 22 right now.).
Went to a new shop from a friend's recommendation, DQ'ed for willful violation of CR 100.6b.
Have played duals? I have PucaPoints for them!
(Credit to DarkNightCavalier)
$tandard: Too poor.
Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver