Tested out my list at a small event yesterday. It was a rather standard build from the SCG event.
Round 1: Burn
Kitchen Finks + Siege Rhino + Thragtusk basically shutted the guy out
Round 2: UR Burn
He was able to tempo me out and get enough damage through to win the game
Round 3: Hatebear
I had too many misplay in this round. This deck is pretty hard to play, and i think i blew my game away.
Note:
1. 2CMC EVO into Rhino at turn 3 is pretty strong
2. Something is lacking at the 5CMC and 6CMC because there are times where the Pia and Kiran feels weak on the board.
So this is the 75 I've registered for Indy, in testing it has been consistent compared to the chord list I have been trying. Having a game plan that allows for a real turn 3 combo is really nice.
Kinda afraid of Merfolk and Dredge, but mainly because of a lack of testing versus them.
Good luck to people playing Kiki in GPs this weekend!
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Are you the guy who 5-0'd the other day with this list?
Debating the merits of the blue splash vs black splash.
Would we ever consider running sower of temptation? Seems really good in certain matchups.
Also I tested the deck at a fairly big fnm tonight. Made some notes specifically on baloth vs rhino. Decided tonight to play only baloth (x2), and notably in games I lost with Baloth on the field (sometimes blinked once or twice by resto or Kiki) my opponent won with ~6 life. If I'd decided to run rhino tonight and no other changes, no other different plays (the mana was fine I checked each time I cast baloth) i'd have a 4-0 record. That straight swap would have literally made all the difference.
From playing against a pretty wide range of decks now, I feel it's conclusive enough that rhino is a decent upgrade to baloth most of the time, if you're already running black.
Anyway the deck ran well. Crushed infect (again) with a total testing record against Infect something like 6-0. Beat jeskai (voice, right?), drew against abzan (would have been a win if baloth was rhino) and ended up in second place going into the final against gr scapeshift. Even a well-timed mindcensor didn't save me there. Was ultimately 1 mana short of comboing with kiki to win, and opponent was on 4 life at the end (would have been dead if my baloth had been a rhino)
Regarding blue, the mana seems better (easier), and stuff like Glen Elendra is a thing. Sower seems amazing. That's only two. Anything else good that I'm missing?
I've played with both the black and blue splash and they both have merit. I'm back to black for the simple reason that Pontiff has been more effective for me than Staticaster.
Sower seems too fragile for the investment unless there is already an GE Archmage/skite on the field. Most of the things I would want Sower for can also be targeted by Reflector Mage for 1 CMC cheaper.
Pokken is referring to one of the recent matches at GP Indy. It's impossible to post a link to what they were talking about currently as the tourney is happening live. There are better ways to ask for information than demanding it.
Jarvis Yu demonstrates my prediction for the best EE 6-drop...inferno titan. Sweeps affinity, untaps, deals 11 to the face.
What are you talking about? Can you at least post a link?
Yeah there was a match where yu lost game one to affinity then killed him with evo pk into inferno Titan twice running. Evolving into inferno made aggro matches look pretty good.
I'm running a single ethersworn canonist in the side, and have found it good against both ad nauseam and living end (and 1 cheaper to chord for which makes it reliably faster)
Inferno did some work on camera against Affinity (the word "destroyed" was mentioned at the time, while watching the stream). But credit must also be given to orzhov pontiff who made an appearance before titan and kind of led the way for a longer game in at least one of those coverage games.
I'm coming round to the idea that as long as infect and affinity are big, pontiff (and a black splash) are necessarily correct.
As soon as scapeshift and tron become top dogs, blue will be the necessary splash for Glen Elendra
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Pokken is referring to one of the recent matches at GP Indy. It's impossible to post a link to what they were talking about currently as the tourney is happening live. There are better ways to ask for information than demanding it.
I did ask him to post a link, not sure how that constitutes 'demanding' in your book.
Jeff Hoogland also ran the infernal teck. I also think the red titan is ok with nahiri if you do not have room for emrakul. Shooting for 6 while attacking for 6+ and you can play it next turn.
A lot of sweet tecnology. Seing coco evolution in action was very interesting.
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Round 1: Burn
Kitchen Finks + Siege Rhino + Thragtusk basically shutted the guy out
Round 2: UR Burn
He was able to tempo me out and get enough damage through to win the game
Round 3: Hatebear
I had too many misplay in this round. This deck is pretty hard to play, and i think i blew my game away.
Note:
1. 2CMC EVO into Rhino at turn 3 is pretty strong
2. Something is lacking at the 5CMC and 6CMC because there are times where the Pia and Kiran feels weak on the board.
http://www.wizardryfoundry.com
Current Deck:
Sure is the exact same list. Good job if so!
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Would we ever consider running sower of temptation? Seems really good in certain matchups.
Also I tested the deck at a fairly big fnm tonight. Made some notes specifically on baloth vs rhino. Decided tonight to play only baloth (x2), and notably in games I lost with Baloth on the field (sometimes blinked once or twice by resto or Kiki) my opponent won with ~6 life. If I'd decided to run rhino tonight and no other changes, no other different plays (the mana was fine I checked each time I cast baloth) i'd have a 4-0 record. That straight swap would have literally made all the difference.
From playing against a pretty wide range of decks now, I feel it's conclusive enough that rhino is a decent upgrade to baloth most of the time, if you're already running black.
Anyway the deck ran well. Crushed infect (again) with a total testing record against Infect something like 6-0. Beat jeskai (voice, right?), drew against abzan (would have been a win if baloth was rhino) and ended up in second place going into the final against gr scapeshift. Even a well-timed mindcensor didn't save me there. Was ultimately 1 mana short of comboing with kiki to win, and opponent was on 4 life at the end (would have been dead if my baloth had been a rhino)
Regarding blue, the mana seems better (easier), and stuff like Glen Elendra is a thing. Sower seems amazing. That's only two. Anything else good that I'm missing?
...like?
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Sower seems too fragile for the investment unless there is already an GE Archmage/skite on the field. Most of the things I would want Sower for can also be targeted by Reflector Mage for 1 CMC cheaper.
http://www.wizardryfoundry.com
Current Deck:
Unless you're running Eidolon of Rhetoric main, just scoop once you figure out what they're on and don't give them any info.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
They tend to run Laboratory Maniac though, no?
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
UW Ephara Hatebears [Primer], GB Gitrog Lands, BRU Inalla Combo-Control, URG Maelstrom Wanderer Landfall
What are you talking about? Can you at least post a link?
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
Nice man , good luck
If possible , can post decklist later?
Finished the day at 7-2.
Beat:
Bye
Death Shadow
Jund - 3 times (2 Flayer, 1 Traditional Bob)
Bant Eldrazi
Knight Retreat
Lost to:
GR Tron
WR Burn
Congrats on the finish!
I just went 4-5 at the same GP
Not the best but I can't complain it was my first GP and I had a blast playing!
I was using evoless chord with 2 nahiri and 0 emerakul.
Here are my matches:
0-2 eldrazi taxes
1-2 8 rack
0-2 jund
2-0 bant eldrazi
2-0 skred red
2-1 adnauseum
2-1 nahiri harbinger emerakul
0-2 suicide zoo
0-2 infect
Yeah there was a match where yu lost game one to affinity then killed him with evo pk into inferno Titan twice running. Evolving into inferno made aggro matches look pretty good.
UW Ephara Hatebears [Primer], GB Gitrog Lands, BRU Inalla Combo-Control, URG Maelstrom Wanderer Landfall
Inferno did some work on camera against Affinity (the word "destroyed" was mentioned at the time, while watching the stream). But credit must also be given to orzhov pontiff who made an appearance before titan and kind of led the way for a longer game in at least one of those coverage games.
I'm coming round to the idea that as long as infect and affinity are big, pontiff (and a black splash) are necessarily correct.
As soon as scapeshift and tron become top dogs, blue will be the necessary splash for Glen Elendra
I did ask him to post a link, not sure how that constitutes 'demanding' in your book.
Abzan Traverse / Traverse Shadow / UR Kiki
A lot of sweet tecnology. Seing coco evolution in action was very interesting.