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  • posted a message on Grand Prix Vancouver
    Quote from rangerwickett
    For the love of God, ban people for doing that obnoxious, constant shuffling of cards in their hands. Ugh.


    Much overreaction, such wow.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on Big Naya
    Aurelia seems like so much work to cast. Wouldn't you just want moar Advents? Also, does big naya also mean you cant Voice? The new Coarser of Kurphix might really help the deck smooth out its lands. Also, replace all non-Domri planewalkers w/ 4 Domri Rades lol.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on I am quitting Standard
    Quote from Goldmane77
    I will probably just suck it up and accept getting 50% results with RDW. I am really considering G/R Monsters, but once again, after rotation a lot of those expensive cards will just be useless (although there are quite a few pieces that I use in my Modern Zoo deck).


    Modern Zoo could be changing to really use Domri if Nacatl is let loose.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on Grand Prix Vancouver
    Quote from Venomous72
    Ruric Thar gives MBD a rough time though


    Yea it's a shame you can only play like 2 realistically.

    Witchstalker might be fun w/ Xenagod. 6/3 hexproofs w/ text. Just dodge LBZ.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on Grand Prix Vancouver
    Gruul Devotion managed 9-0 with a legally blind pilot. It doesn't seem terrible against anything but black.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on G/R Monsters?
    Xenagod just seems better than Nylea for the devotion list. Trample on Nylea is a little redundant in a nearly mono g list. Xenagod raises the explosiveness of top decks like crazy, if they werent large enough. Ruric Thar top decks vs black would be like an atom bomb. No removal? Take 12. Removal? Still 6. Not shabby.

    My one concern is if its just a "win more" sorta card, but it really looks like it will up GR's kill you from nowhere fun plan.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on SCG Open Baltimore
    Quote from Narvuntien
    :S... well that beat down my theroy of a diverse standard.

    yep mono black is the best deck and BNG only makes it better.


    And it's honestly still not that expensive. It remains probably the cheapest of the tier 1 decks. It's got it all lol.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on Grand Prix Vancouver
    My buddy Travis is 9-0 going into day 2. Go Travis! Grin
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on [[BNG]] Release Notes (40-odd new cards)
    Acolyte's Reward is gonna make combat fun vs White Weenie/W Dev
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • posted a message on [[BNG]] New Mechanics!
    Tribute could really be good with some strong etb effects for not "recognizin'"
    Posted in: New Card Discussion
  • posted a message on Domri Jund
    Been using a modified version of JVL's Jund list on CFB a few weeks ago. It's a very interesting deck to play with. http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/valuable-lessons-reaping-the-wilds-jund-midrange/. He called it a Jund Midrange but it's main list is far more in line w/ a Jund "Monsters" list, w/ a relative creature size similar to GR Devo.

    Reaper/Underworld Jund


    It's a strange combo of green ramp w/ removal, w/ a lot of resilience to sweepers to pressure the hell out of esper. The biggest differences between my list and the original are the removal of Sire of Insanity and the adding of Lotleth Troll. Basically you're never happy to see Sire in your hand; it's only value comes as a very desperate play when you're behind. It's like drawing a suicide vest from your deck. The troll is quite the charming creature; a resilient blocker, naturally immune to much removal and can regen to go immune to the rest of it, and can eat additional mystics, caryatids, and even other trolls to get bigger and troll your opponent. Chances are if it doesn't kill your opponent, your Cerberus will be bringing back all Lotleth's food. You definitely want to slow roll a Cerberus versus a deck w/ Downfalls or Dreadbores to get the most value out of its effect; Reaper, Demon, Polukranos, and Troll are very capable of killing opponents on their own though. Ooze is very flexible, grizzly bear to late game janitor bear; clean out your opponents graveyard before taking them on a ride through Cerberus town.

    It sides to more midrang-y versus some slower matchups.

    p.s. I hate Dreg Mangler. It doesn't actually help versus any matchup, unlike Troll. Plus scavenge is a clunky and largely irrelevant ability.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on [Primer] U/W Control
    Quote from ddillon
    Well Zero UW/X Control in the top 8....kind of dissapointing


    Only one mono red, too. People came prepared to stomp them.
    Posted in: UW/x Control
  • posted a message on Mythic Midrange (WBR)
    Quote from ddillon
    Yep 2 of them on opposite sides of the bracket. One is going against Naya the other against GW


    They put the wrong info up, only Hien has Dega. Morrow is straight Orzhov, saw him play earlier. (unless there is a tiny tiny red splash, saw 3 games of nothing but black/white sources)
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on Mythic Midrange (WBR)
    BWR in today's top 8. They're about to play out the quarterfinals.
    Posted in: Standard Archives
  • posted a message on [Primer] - Red Deck Wins
    Quote from t-mac
    Dude got lucky, his curve was all over the place. Deck that came in 8th was much better constructed.


    A dude who hadn't played a tournament past FNM previously beating the snot out of people to finish first is not just luck.
    Posted in: Rx Aggro
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