Well, one question I have is about the Thoughtseizes vs Duress and when to side those in/out. I'm also not sure when I should cycle Manamorphose or just keep it, and finally the balance between Tormenting Voice vs Night's Whisper, as I find myself without a way to discard Griselbrand without 3-4 Tormenting Voice.
Just went 4-0 in a modern daily first time running the shoal version of the deck, I really like it! I'm running 4 of Tormenting Voice 0 Nights Whisper though. Also I did have a turn 2 win in the last match, as well as a Rakdos Charm vs Splinter Twin. Something sort of unique to MTGO is it's a pain in the ass to make a ton of Deceiver Exarch copies, thus it's sort of mean but with Shoal you can survive another turn if they're unsuspecting.
Edit: Also, I saw a RB version of the deck running 2 Lilianna of the Veil, which seems like it could be pretty good.
With the green splash for Atarka's Command and all the fetchlands for a green source why aren't people adding Tarmogoyf's? IMO they should easily replace Swiftspear.
I assume that you cast it with breach or goryo's at their end step, causing them to discard their entire hand, hoping that the next seven you draw give you enough of an edge to win the game. I have run into the trouble of being unable to bring back two Griselbrands, so maybe as a one of vs control? I honestly don't see how Emrakul isn't winning you games.
Really? I've sort of had the opposite experience, lol, seven or even fourteen or twenty one damage isn't enough, I need to cripple the opponent by having them sac permanents instead. It usually is a kill for me too! I was reading previous posts and Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur looked cool.
Edit: I may have had bad experience not drawing anything with Griselbrand in the few games I've played too.
Yeah I was considering initially playing a list like this one but with a different land base, and a different sideboard and tormenting voice instead of wild guess. Could both wild guess and tormenting be potentially played somehow with through the breach?
Is Batterskull at all a viable sideboard card vs aggro decks, or is it just too expensive? Are there other creatures that might work? I'm now thinking that I have nothing against infect...
Edit: Also what's a good sideboard card/plan for death and taxes?
Alright, thanks a lot, found what I needed! Also, I'm trying to figure out a good sideboard now, for MTGO at least. It looks like most of the meta is Delver, Affinity, Scapeshift, Melira Pod and Burn. Here's what I was thinking (I'm running a black red version) and certain cards like Leyline of Sanctity and Shatter Spree are stupid expensive:
4x Rakdos Charm Cheaper version of shattering spree? More versatile? Also graveyard/token hate.
3x Pyroclasm (Red Deck Wins, Delver, Affinity?)
2x Boseiju, Who Shelters All (Control/decks with really cheap counterspells? Not sure when to use these)
3x Slaughter Games (Scapeshift, Pod, Splinter twin)
2x Ghost Quarter (Tectonic edge?)
Another Slaughter Games? Torpor Orb? Another Thoughtseize? (Probably running 2 mainboard.) Maybe I really do need to just buy leylines for Burn...
Hey I was interested on playing this deck on MTGO, but am unable to find a few cards like Fury of the Horde or Simian Spirit Guide. Does anyone know why this is or if there's somewhere I can find them? ALso, there hasn't been much discussion about how you can play the new fetches.
Edit: Also, I saw a RB version of the deck running 2 Lilianna of the Veil, which seems like it could be pretty good.
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/woo-brews-modern-ur-emrakul-cheat/
Edit: I may have had bad experience not drawing anything with Griselbrand in the few games I've played too.
Edit: I practiced it some in open play of course.
Yeah I was considering initially playing a list like this one but with a different land base, and a different sideboard and tormenting voice instead of wild guess. Could both wild guess and tormenting be potentially played somehow with through the breach?
Edit: Also what's a good sideboard card/plan for death and taxes?
4x Rakdos Charm Cheaper version of shattering spree? More versatile? Also graveyard/token hate.
3x Pyroclasm (Red Deck Wins, Delver, Affinity?)
2x Boseiju, Who Shelters All (Control/decks with really cheap counterspells? Not sure when to use these)
3x Slaughter Games (Scapeshift, Pod, Splinter twin)
2x Ghost Quarter (Tectonic edge?)
Another Slaughter Games? Torpor Orb? Another Thoughtseize? (Probably running 2 mainboard.) Maybe I really do need to just buy leylines for Burn...