Test vs Boggles, 2-0
No SB (both of us were lazy)
-Game 1, he didn't know what "attach" was and I explained to him how it doesn't "target" his hexproof creatures.
-Game 2, he played around attach and offered no offense.
Round 1 vs BR Direct Damage, 2-0.
SB +4 Lone Missionary, -4 Unmake (his creatures were small.)
-Both games, I got the rebel chain going and gained max life off all 4 Aven Riftwatcher.
-Game 2, I resolved a Lone Missionary on turn 2, Zealot il-Vec turn 3 and 2 searchers turn 4. It went downhill for him after that.
Round 3 vs Mono Black Control, 1-2.
SB +1 Patrician's Scorn (Pestilence), -1 Thermal Glider.
-Game 1, I est. rebel chain and won.
-Games 2 & 3, he used early removal on my creatures and prevented me from searching.
-Idk if I should've boarded out more Gut Shot for more Patrician's Scorn. Depends how many Pestilence he boards in and if my Zealot il-Vec can use Gut Shot to speed up board control. Then again, his Chittering Rats could keep Patrician's Scorn on the top of my library and he could play around it. Gut Shot can always leave my hand in response to Chittering Rats. I think I made the right call.
-Note: There were 2 Mono Black Control players tonight. Tonight's winner knocked off the other MBC player out of title contention in round 1.
-Note 2: Tonight's winner was officially crowned, "The King of Pauper" after our match.
I know I said in post #28 that I was only worried about aggro and mana screw:
Guy who laughed at me 2 weeks ago for playing a Modern card in Pioneer showed up today for tomorrows tournament and even tried to pay $5 for entry fee! He even went 0-1 drop last week. Karma's a balding *****, LOL.
Round 1 vs Mono Black Devotion. 1-2 games.
SB +3 Nightwind Glider, -3 Zealot il-Vec.
Can't seem to win this matchup no matter what I try.
Round 2 vs Mono Green Stompy. 2-0 games.
No SB.
Round 3 vs Red Black Direct Damage. 2-1 games.
SB +4 Lone Missionary, -4 Journey to Nowhere.
-In game one, my opponent thought he could pay RR on Chain Lightning to "fork it," even tho I didn't return it to him. The judge on duty even agreed w/him! I wasn't satisfied so I asked another store employee who explained the card text to the judge…
-I won the next 2 games via massive life gain.
-After our match my opponent asked to play for fun. I agreed. Then he asked if he could play first. I asked him if he was using the same deck. He said he wasn't so I opted for a dice roll instead. When the store closed, I had total board control and my opponent had zero cards in hand. He says, "I guess it's a draw." Whatever dude /rolleyes
Conclusion: I gotta figure out a way to beat Mono Black Devotion. I'm open to suggestions…
I had a heart-to-heart talk w/one of the judges on staff. Told him of the beef I had in post #30:
-I said, "After some thought, if I'm beefing w/multiple ppl, maybe I'M the one who's toxic, not them." Him, "..."
-I said, "Or maybe everyone thinks the same way I do but no one wants to be the bad guy for saying something." Him, *nods*
-I want to apologize to most who read post #30 and got turned off by my complaints. But to the anonymous haters out there, work on your social skills!
8 players, 3 rounds, 2-1 matches, 5-3 games, 3rd place.
4 Amrou Scout
4 Aven Riftwatcher
4 Bound in Silence
4 Defiant Falcon
4 Ramosian Lieutenant
4 Zealot il-Vec
1 Nightwind Glider
1 Thermal Glider
4 Gut Shot
4 Unmake
(26) Lands:
18 Plains
4 Cave of Temptation
4 Idyllic Grange
4 Lone Missionary
4 Patrician's Scorn
4 Ramosian Sergeant
3 Dust to Dust
Test vs Boggles, 2-0
No SB (both of us were lazy)
-Game 1, he didn't know what "attach" was and I explained to him how it doesn't "target" his hexproof creatures.
-Game 2, he played around attach and offered no offense.
Round 1 vs BR Direct Damage, 2-0.
SB +4 Lone Missionary, -4 Unmake (his creatures were small.)
-Both games, I got the rebel chain going and gained max life off all 4 Aven Riftwatcher.
-Game 2, I resolved a Lone Missionary on turn 2, Zealot il-Vec turn 3 and 2 searchers turn 4. It went downhill for him after that.
Round 2 vs White Heroic, 2-1.
SB +4 Patrician's Scorn. -2 Unmake (Benevolent Blessing - pro white), -2 Gliders.
-Games 1 & 3 were textbook rebel chain control.
-Game 2, his Benevolent Blessing on a heroic creature outraced me.
Round 3 vs Mono Black Control, 1-2.
SB +1 Patrician's Scorn (Pestilence), -1 Thermal Glider.
-Game 1, I est. rebel chain and won.
-Games 2 & 3, he used early removal on my creatures and prevented me from searching.
-Idk if I should've boarded out more Gut Shot for more Patrician's Scorn. Depends how many Pestilence he boards in and if my Zealot il-Vec can use Gut Shot to speed up board control. Then again, his Chittering Rats could keep Patrician's Scorn on the top of my library and he could play around it. Gut Shot can always leave my hand in response to Chittering Rats. I think I made the right call.
-Note: There were 2 Mono Black Control players tonight. Tonight's winner knocked off the other MBC player out of title contention in round 1.
-Note 2: Tonight's winner was officially crowned, "The King of Pauper" after our match.
I know I said in post #28 that I was only worried about aggro and mana screw:
But I also said in post #18:
So I only half-lied. Idk how to beat Mono Black Control so I'll just retire Rebels for now and wait for the appropriate meta again.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
10 players, 3 rounds, 2-1 matches, 5-3 games, 5th place.
4 Aven Riftwatcher
4 Bound in Silence
4 Defiant Falcon
4 Ramosian Lieutenant
4 Ramosian Sergeant*
4 Zealot il-Vec
4 Journey to Nowhere
4 Venomous Changeling (credit to Upkeep, post #21)
(28) Mana:
20 Plains
4 Cave of Temptation
4 Mind Stone (ramp)
4 Gut Shot (my LGS metas vs Gut Shot)
4 Lone Missionary
4 Patrician's Scorn (-4 Journey to Nowhere)
3 Nightwind Glider
*Mind Stone compensates for Ramosian Sergeant slow tempo.
Guy who laughed at me 2 weeks ago for playing a Modern card in Pioneer showed up today for tomorrows tournament and even tried to pay $5 for entry fee! He even went 0-1 drop last week. Karma's a balding *****, LOL.
Round 1 vs Mono Black Devotion. 1-2 games.
SB +3 Nightwind Glider, -3 Zealot il-Vec.
Can't seem to win this matchup no matter what I try.
Round 2 vs Mono Green Stompy. 2-0 games.
No SB.
Round 3 vs Red Black Direct Damage. 2-1 games.
SB +4 Lone Missionary, -4 Journey to Nowhere.
-In game one, my opponent thought he could pay RR on Chain Lightning to "fork it," even tho I didn't return it to him. The judge on duty even agreed w/him! I wasn't satisfied so I asked another store employee who explained the card text to the judge…
-I won the next 2 games via massive life gain.
-After our match my opponent asked to play for fun. I agreed. Then he asked if he could play first. I asked him if he was using the same deck. He said he wasn't so I opted for a dice roll instead. When the store closed, I had total board control and my opponent had zero cards in hand. He says, "I guess it's a draw." Whatever dude /rolleyes
Conclusion: I gotta figure out a way to beat Mono Black Devotion. I'm open to suggestions…
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
4 Aven Riftwatcher
4 Bound in Silence
4 Defiant Falcon
4 Ramosian Lieutenant
4 Ramosian Sergeant
4 Zealot il-Vec
4 Swords to Plowshares (uncommon)
4 Venomous Changeling (common)
(28) Mana:
14 Plains (common)
4 Cave of Temptation (rare)
4 Cavern of Souls (rare)
4 Mind Stone (common)
2 Karakas (rare)
4 Karma (uncommon)
4 Patrician's Scorn (common)
4 Warmth (uncommon)
2 Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero (rare)
1 Rebel Informer (rare)
-Pauper Rebels tested too slow for tribal wars.
-Here's the link to the deck I actually played (post #10), https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/other-formats/816407-tribal-wars
I had a heart-to-heart talk w/one of the judges on staff. Told him of the beef I had in post #30:
-I said, "After some thought, if I'm beefing w/multiple ppl, maybe I'M the one who's toxic, not them." Him, "..."
-I said, "Or maybe everyone thinks the same way I do but no one wants to be the bad guy for saying something." Him, *nods*
-I want to apologize to most who read post #30 and got turned off by my complaints. But to the anonymous haters out there, work on your social skills!
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
4 Aven Riftwatcher
4 Bound in Silence
4 Defiant Falcon
4 Ramosian Lieutenant
4 Ramosian Sergeant
4 Zealot il-Vec
4 Journey to Nowhere
4 Mind Stone
4 Mulldrifter*
(24) Land:
16 Plains
4 Cave of Temptation
4 Tranquil Cove
4 Gut Shot
4 Lone Missionary
4 Patrician's Scorn
2 Deep Analysis*
1 Venomous Changeling
*Mulldrifter/Deep Analysis "draw 2" for attrition battles vs Mono Black Devotion.
Pretty sure Rebels just can't beat Mono Black Devotion but I want to test this match up one last time!
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
4 Aven Riftwatcher
4 Bound in Silence
4 Defiant Falcon
4 Ramosian Lieutenant
4 Zealot il-Vec
(16) Non-Rebels:
4 Brainstorm
4 Counterspell
4 Mulldrifter
4 Witness Protection
8 Island
4 Ash Barrens
4 Cave of Temptation
4 Plains
4 Tranquil Cove
4 Lone Missionary
4 Patrician's Scorn
4 Relic of Progenitus
3 Venomous Changeling
07/11/23 SB edit:
+4 Relic of Progenitus, -4 Gut Shot.
09/02/23 Update:
Main: +4 Witness Protection, -4 Journey to Nowhere.
SB: +2 Venomous Changeling, -2 Deep Analysis.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
Decklist on moxfield.com
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Gs8HHN-Xg0-GjnIUDJFUgw
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo