Turn 2 invisible stalker/turn 1 gladecover scout. I hate the deck so much how little it interacts. When I see these plays I know my match just devolved to a glorified coin flip.
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When does lightning bolt kill Emrakul? When your opponent's at three.
Although I've won a high percentage to RDW type decks in many Standards, they have also caused my toughest (hardest to swallow) losses.
Also since my favorite color is Blue, Red has a natural upper hand to it.
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Legacy - Sneak Show, BR Reanimator, Miracles, UW Stoneblade
Premodern - Trix, RecSur, Enchantress, Reanimator, Elves https://www.facebook.com/groups/PremodernUSA/ Modern - Neobrand, Hogaak Vine, Elves
Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander - Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build) (dead format for me)
Though I have to admit, I'm starting to get more into control lately. In fact, I recently created a decent Grixis control deck to try out this Friday at my LGS.
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EDH/Commander
UBR Sedris RG Omnath, Locus of Rage UB The Scarab God RUG Maelstrom Wanderer WU Dragonlord Ojutai
Supreme verdict is super annoying.. particularly when playing a blue creature based deck.. you have this negate in hand and you can't counter it :(.
Voice of resurgance this is going to take two removal spells and it might kill me between the first and second one. You turn 4 board wipe against thier two voices.. they untap play and flash back lingering souls and kill you....:( feels so unfair. (although I have adapted to it... just have 1- power 3+ toughness guys and block it forever)
I have gotten use to thrag.. its the resto targeting thragtusk (or reanimated thrag) that makes me groan.
nephalia drownyard... esper is sooo boring to play against. They take 15+ turns to kill you (without an aetherling), then just sandbag game two so it goes to time.
Acidic slime. Please rotate already. I don't actually think it's a good card, since if you're ramped up to 5 mana on the play, anything you play is going to be pretty good. Instead of spending the next 4 turns durdling with slime + resto angel, just kill me with all the extra mana you have. I've played against it more times than I can count, and I don't think it's ever been the difference between a decisive win or loss. If slime makes the difference between a win or a loss, I've probably lost already the game before it comes out. I'm just glad that it seems to fall in and out of favor every few weeks, hoping to catch people off guard.
It has to be having a shock land next to a check land of different color combinations, 3-color decks are good stuff decks and it makes playing control an extreme chore and is easier for aggro decks. Go away check lands and I am not unhappy at all to see farseek gone.
snapcaster mage or Aetherling - I run aetherling in my dimir mill and oh I love to see people cry so this works well but when it's played against me when I'm running my other decks it makes me groan and grumble unless someone is silly enough to play it with only 6 mana hehehe.
When a Thragtusk hits the board its not TOO big of a groan, because you can deal with it. When that restoration angel drops turn after I groan because I know i'm in for a long, drawn out PoS Annoying match
Watch out! I'm playing the Naya Blitz!
Modern: Eldrazi Tron, UW Tron, GR Tron, BW Tokens, WU Death and Taxes
Grisly Salvage
Mulch
Unburial Rites
Angel of Serenity (given the previous, otherwise it's fine)
Though I'll put it in a small font.
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Seconded.
Although I've won a high percentage to RDW type decks in many Standards, they have also caused my toughest (hardest to swallow) losses.
Also since my favorite color is Blue, Red has a natural upper hand to it.
Premodern - Trix, RecSur, Enchantress, Reanimator, Elves https://www.facebook.com/groups/PremodernUSA/
Modern - Neobrand, Hogaak Vine, Elves
Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander -
Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)Though I have to admit, I'm starting to get more into control lately. In fact, I recently created a decent Grixis control deck to try out this Friday at my LGS.
UBR Sedris
RG Omnath, Locus of Rage
UB The Scarab God
RUG Maelstrom Wanderer
WU Dragonlord Ojutai
It just feels less and less like a card and more like a game state. It'll just be nice to see it go away and see what takes it's place.
Supreme verdict is super annoying.. particularly when playing a blue creature based deck.. you have this negate in hand and you can't counter it :(.
Voice of resurgance this is going to take two removal spells and it might kill me between the first and second one. You turn 4 board wipe against thier two voices.. they untap play and flash back lingering souls and kill you....:( feels so unfair. (although I have adapted to it... just have 1- power 3+ toughness guys and block it forever)
I have gotten use to thrag.. its the resto targeting thragtusk (or reanimated thrag) that makes me groan.
Pioneer:UR Pheonix
Modern:U Mono U Tron
EDH
GB Glissa, the traitor: Army of Cans
UW Dragonlord Ojutai: Dragonlord NOjutai
UWGDerevi, Empyrial Tactician "you cannot fight the storm"
R Zirilan of the claw. The solution to every problem is dragons
UB Etrata, the Silencer Cloning assassination
Peasant cube: Cards I own
Rakdos's Return in a close second.
BSkithiryx, the Blight DragonB
GAzusa, Lost but SeekingG
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Acidic slime. Please rotate already. I don't actually think it's a good card, since if you're ramped up to 5 mana on the play, anything you play is going to be pretty good. Instead of spending the next 4 turns durdling with slime + resto angel, just kill me with all the extra mana you have. I've played against it more times than I can count, and I don't think it's ever been the difference between a decisive win or loss. If slime makes the difference between a win or a loss, I've probably lost already the game before it comes out. I'm just glad that it seems to fall in and out of favor every few weeks, hoping to catch people off guard.
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Standard Deck:
BUPirates
Modern Deck:
B8-Rack
All of the above make playing control a nightmare, unless you have your own copies or manage to counter them.
My DCI ELO Ratings - May they rest in peace :'(
to a lesser degree boros reckoner and rakdos' return.
Oh and Ruric Thar.
Actually, not even Pithing Needle can deal with it. Your best hopes against an Aethering are something like Council of the Absolute or Slaughter Games.