Pierakor.. Kindness kills. Try to be a little nicer to people for a change. I know you get mean with me sometimes for no reason. =)
But you are not always correct. I don't understand why you are so against 2 slavers. Clearly, and I do mean CLEARLY 2 is 100% correct all the time. Maybe board one out on the draw against decks that have no way to make you exile it or have you discard it.
2 Wurmcoil engines is also fine. As pierakor mentions its good against burn, deathshadow, and other random aggro. For me, it just eats a path to exile and ramps me into more mana for slaver. SLAVER IS HOW YOU WIN MOST GAMES. I fact checked this statement and it checks out.
I am not against 2 Slavers. 2nd Slaver increases winrate against a few decks and it's definitely worth it. But WCE is definitely better than it was a few years ago, Kolaghans Command and Fatal Push made it a lot better and everything else worse. I am also not randomly mean to you, if I ever was I apologize. I may make fun sometimes but it is never ill-intentioned. I am very happy there is another U Tron streamer who can almost reach my winrate.
Pierakor.. Kindness kills. Try to be a little nicer to people for a change. I know you get mean with me sometimes for no reason. =)
But you are not always correct. I don't understand why you are so against 2 slavers. Clearly, and I do mean CLEARLY 2 is 100% correct all the time. Maybe board one out on the draw against decks that have no way to make you exile it or have you discard it.
2 Wurmcoil engines is also fine. As pierakor mentions its good against burn, deathshadow, and other random aggro. For me, it just eats a path to exile and ramps me into more mana for slaver. SLAVER IS HOW YOU WIN MOST GAMES. I fact checked this statement and it checks out.
I've been playing with blue tron for about a month now; while I've been enjoying it, the one deck I have yet to win a game against is grixis shadow. In fact, it's been such an unwinnable matchup I'm afraid I built the deck wrong. Here's my list for reference:
It's an upgrade to squelch. 3 mana being able to hit triggers and uncounterable is huge. But I don't think I will play either this or Squelch... what for? I like my 2 of Dismissal more.
Personally I love being able to turn u tron into a tempo deck in certain matches. 3 power is good. Never dead. 1 main. Maybe 1 side. Who knows!
That's why I like playing tks too, although I haven't recently.
Any paper players play with foils? I don't run any foils but I can get a Sundering Titan Masterpiece for a good price. Im worried I'll get it and it starts to bend after a short time playing.
So I have been on U tron for maybe the past 7 months. I am about to take it to the largest tournament yet. I'm just not 100% happy about the configuration. So the most recent changes that I have made with it have been this
6/17 - Replaced Solemn Simulacrum & Thirst For Knowledge with Walking Ballista and Gifts Ungiven. I haven't really tested these cards very much since putting them in.
Gifts Ungiven helps you find a wincon when you need one. Even having synergy with Academy Ruins to recur an artifact that might get dropped in the bin. I thought Walking Ballista would help boost the already favorable Counters Company matchup, as well as getting a few points on Dredge. Since you can pick off their Bloodghasts and Narcomeabasm, so far he has been lackluster against that matchup
5/17 - Replaced 2 Islands with 2 Gemstone Caverns. Then took out 2 Squelches, 1 Engineered Explosives, and 1 Spreading Seas out of the sideboard to make room for 1 Island, 2 Surgical Extractions, and 1 Tectonic Ed. Thought that the Caverns would work really well with the Chalices and Condescends. They've mostly felt meh to me. Really thinking about moving the Tec Edge and Island to main and just dropping the Gemstone Caverns all together, drawing two of them just feels bad. The sideboard switchup felt much needed. Though I really missed the second Spreading Seas, everything else I was fine with losing.
Going forward to Roanoke. I am thinking about cutting the following cards
Cmon guys, we need to pick up our game a bit. Shoktroopa is the only one even keeping this deck on the map in regards to statistics on things like mtg goldfish.
Any paper players play with foils? I don't run any foils but I can get a Sundering Titan Masterpiece for a good price. Im worried I'll get it and it starts to bend after a short time playing.
Buy them! My deck is all masterpieces and foil promos and double sleeved really protects them. Mine are all NM after at least 200 games while shuffling like playing cards. The art and cards stand out nicely and should not lose you any value ever if you are picking it up cheap. I bought all 4 chalice at 80 and look at them now.
One day I'll get good enough at cube I'll be able to build the deck online for free, have to stick to paper for now
Okay, imo cards which should not (never) be cut from the 60;
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon - Okay if your meta is 80% affinity I might be wrong.
TFK number 1
Pangle; You force the opponent to have a direct answer to this one card or they lose - this is more than slightly different than an 'I win' button.
TFK 2
The last Explosives or Ostone. Yes budgets are bollocks but some people have them, you can cope with one of any of these and a tutor (Trinket>Fabricate>Tolaria)
TFK 3
Condescends 1-3 - I think decks can cope with 3, In the past I would have rathered switch a repeal for a spellburst (If I was playing it) not the 4 condescend, but given the pace of the format right now 1U bounce shadow draw a card is too good.
TFK 4
1x Treasure Mage
TFK 5 (Well, I mean, check with the Head Judge first... they might insist you take this one out )
Singleton Cyclonic Rift, I think this is one people forget about, but it's the nuts.
Alright, that is fair. I just wanted to try it out. i was pretty hesitant about the extra mana requirement, and giving my opponent a choice. But I thought the upside to the card would make up for it.
I tried that the months after Ugin was printed and it was mediocre. If you have to play Noxious Revival to make Gifts Ungiven decent just don't run either, it's not worth it.
But you are not always correct. I don't understand why you are so against 2 slavers. Clearly, and I do mean CLEARLY 2 is 100% correct all the time. Maybe board one out on the draw against decks that have no way to make you exile it or have you discard it.
2 Wurmcoil engines is also fine. As pierakor mentions its good against burn, deathshadow, and other random aggro. For me, it just eats a path to exile and ramps me into more mana for slaver. SLAVER IS HOW YOU WIN MOST GAMES. I fact checked this statement and it checks out.
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My stream:
www.twitch.tv/pierakor
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But you are not always correct. I don't understand why you are so against 2 slavers. Clearly, and I do mean CLEARLY 2 is 100% correct all the time. Maybe board one out on the draw against decks that have no way to make you exile it or have you discard it.
2 Wurmcoil engines is also fine. As pierakor mentions its good against burn, deathshadow, and other random aggro. For me, it just eats a path to exile and ramps me into more mana for slaver. SLAVER IS HOW YOU WIN MOST GAMES. I fact checked this statement and it checks out.
I've been playing with blue tron for about a month now; while I've been enjoying it, the one deck I have yet to win a game against is grixis shadow. In fact, it's been such an unwinnable matchup I'm afraid I built the deck wrong. Here's my list for reference:
10x island
1x academy ruins
1x gemstone caverns
4x expedition map
2x chalice of the void
1x oblivion stone
2x mindslaver
4x condescend
4x remand
2x repeal
2x spatial contortion
1x cyclonic rift
1x epiphany at the drownyard
4x thirst for knowledge
1x spell burst
1x fabricate
1x treasure mage
2x wurmcoil engine
1x torrential gearhulk
1x platinum angel
2x ugin, the spirit dragon
3x leyline of sanctity
3x grafdigger's cage
2x hurkyl's recall
2x dismember
2x engineered explosives
2x chalice of the void
1x gemstone caverns
is there anything I should change to shore up my grixis death's shadow matchup, or are there things I'm doing horrendously wrong vs them?
Youtube Channel
My stream:
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My Disco:
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Youtube Channel
My stream:
www.twitch.tv/pierakor
My Disco:
https://discord.gg/gTt6xHd
Personally I love being able to turn u tron into a tempo deck in certain matches. 3 power is good. Never dead. 1 main. Maybe 1 side. Who knows!
That's why I like playing tks too, although I haven't recently.
2 ugin is ok if you want. (I'd say one) but it should be 1 main 1 side if you play two.
Trade grafdiggera cage for relics.
Youtube Channel
My stream:
www.twitch.tv/pierakor
My Disco:
https://discord.gg/gTt6xHd
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Platinum Angel
1 Mindslaver
1 Ugin, The Spirit Dragon
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Walking Ballista
1 Thought-Knot Seer
1 Emrakul, the Promised End
2 Gemstone Cavern
4 Urza's Tower
4 Urza's Mine
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Mine
7 Island
1 Ghost Quarter
1 River of Tears
1 Academy Ruins
1 Oboro, Palace of Clouds
2 Snapcaster Mage
1 Treasure Mage
3 Repeal
4 Condescend
4 Expedition Map
3 Spatial COntortion
4 Remand
3 Thirst For Knowledge
3 Chalice of the Void
2 Spell Snare
1 Spatial COntortion
2 NEgate
1 Tectonic Edge
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Spreading Seas
1 Island
So I have been on U tron for maybe the past 7 months. I am about to take it to the largest tournament yet. I'm just not 100% happy about the configuration. So the most recent changes that I have made with it have been this
6/17 - Replaced Solemn Simulacrum & Thirst For Knowledge with Walking Ballista and Gifts Ungiven. I haven't really tested these cards very much since putting them in.
Gifts Ungiven helps you find a wincon when you need one. Even having synergy with Academy Ruins to recur an artifact that might get dropped in the bin. I thought Walking Ballista would help boost the already favorable Counters Company matchup, as well as getting a few points on Dredge. Since you can pick off their Bloodghasts and Narcomeabasm, so far he has been lackluster against that matchup
5/17 - Replaced 2 Islands with 2 Gemstone Caverns. Then took out 2 Squelches, 1 Engineered Explosives, and 1 Spreading Seas out of the sideboard to make room for 1 Island, 2 Surgical Extractions, and 1 Tectonic Ed. Thought that the Caverns would work really well with the Chalices and Condescends. They've mostly felt meh to me. Really thinking about moving the Tec Edge and Island to main and just dropping the Gemstone Caverns all together, drawing two of them just feels bad. The sideboard switchup felt much needed. Though I really missed the second Spreading Seas, everything else I was fine with losing.
Going forward to Roanoke. I am thinking about cutting the following cards
And replacing them with
What do you guys think?
Youtube Channel
My stream:
www.twitch.tv/pierakor
My Disco:
https://discord.gg/gTt6xHd
Buy them! My deck is all masterpieces and foil promos and double sleeved really protects them. Mine are all NM after at least 200 games while shuffling like playing cards. The art and cards stand out nicely and should not lose you any value ever if you are picking it up cheap. I bought all 4 chalice at 80 and look at them now.
Okay, imo cards which should not (never) be cut from the 60;
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon - Okay if your meta is 80% affinity I might be wrong.
TFK number 1
Pangle; You force the opponent to have a direct answer to this one card or they lose - this is more than slightly different than an 'I win' button.
TFK 2
The last Explosives or Ostone. Yes budgets are bollocks but some people have them, you can cope with one of any of these and a tutor (Trinket>Fabricate>Tolaria)
TFK 3
Condescends 1-3 - I think decks can cope with 3, In the past I would have rathered switch a repeal for a spellburst (If I was playing it) not the 4 condescend, but given the pace of the format right now 1U bounce shadow draw a card is too good.
TFK 4
1x Treasure Mage
TFK 5 (Well, I mean, check with the Head Judge first... they might insist you take this one out )
Singleton Cyclonic Rift, I think this is one people forget about, but it's the nuts.
Alright, that is fair. I just wanted to try it out. i was pretty hesitant about the extra mana requirement, and giving my opponent a choice. But I thought the upside to the card would make up for it.
Youtube Channel
My stream:
www.twitch.tv/pierakor
My Disco:
https://discord.gg/gTt6xHd