MTG Salvation

In my local meta, I'm seeing a lot of Maverick and I don't know what to do. Sometimes it feels like they're just a stronger version of our deck. They have a lot of things that blow up equipment and vials. Which cards are strong against Maverick? How do I play this matchup? What do I board in?

I think one thing that could help this thread is a section that details the advantages and disadvantages of going straight RG instead of Zoo. You went into it a little bit with this line: "Do I use Wild Nacatl and go Naya colors, or do I go pure GR for greedy, but powerful GG and RR spells and a much more stable and not painful mana base?" But I feel like you could elaborate upon this a bit more.

Do cards increase in value over time? Can Magic be considered an "investment''? The answer is probably not.

I guess this is why Wizards was dragging its heels when you asked them for data. They don't want anyone thinking this sort of thought.

If I Threaten an opponent's creature then use Bazaar Trader's ability targeting me, what happens at end of turn? Does my opponent get their dude back?

I think it's okay to do this among friends and acquaintances, but it shouldn't be encouraged in stores. One of the major selling points of MTG to new players is that they can get lucky, pull some god-card and be the envy of everyone else. New players love this sort of thing, it keeps them coming back for more, eventually turning them into regulars. Re-drafting rares discourages new players, because the rare that was is their hands is suddenly in the hands of the experienced player who crafted a superior deck and took down the tournament.

Is Shrapnel Blast ignored because it opens you up to Wasteland and getting 2-for-1ed by countermagic? Is the latter reason also why Shard Volley is omitted?

Redrafting is fine if there isn't enough product to support prize packs, but in any other situation it's a rip off.

Dark Temper should be put in the sideboard, it's only good in matchups against White Knight and Chameleon Colossus.

I think the card would be fine if it taxed instead of hard-countering. It'd be interesting if it was a Force Spike, because the blue player would have to sacrifice an early land drop to counter an early spell.

What's the catch? No such thing as a free lunch. Or pack.

Why aren't you playing with Artifact lands and Shrapnel blast? And possibly Scepter? I've always wondered why burn decks don't play them.

I lost 1-2 to Jinxx.

Confirming that I won. I kept a real bad hand first game -- no countermagic at all! I got lucky and blew him out with a Daze game 2, and game 3 my 3 1/1 dorks were able to race his Juggernaut. All in all, fun games.

It's at Seattle Center like it usually is. I gotta get some cash, but when I do me and my buddy are gonna hit the 2HG tables!

Well, consider that Premium also gives you access to the entire archive of all the old strategy stuff they've posted too. The archive can't all just be relevant-at-the-time tournament reports, can it?