When Lowman summons his Loxodon Smiter, Saskia or Falkenrath Aristocrat, I'm going to do a chewie dance because of all the value I will get from my Phoenix!)
I am getting behind this Phoenix regardless. On the play, it does not even allow the Loxodon Smiter to get in for any damage, and then this owl can ride the value train thereafter.
Finally we have a Phoenix which is worthy of our format: Rekindling Phoenix from Rivals of Ixalan.
Its power level is there in my opinion, especially in a world of walkers(but other than Big Red I am not sure if it has any home).
The fact that it is very mana efficient (requiring no more mana after the 4 mana investment) and is great both on offence or defence makes it great in my view.
Does anyone know how RobZDar (Fish) defeated mathguy (WW) last weekend? How did Robert manage to achieve this feat? Did anyone see the match? Curious to know how Robert emerged victorious from this nightmare matchup.
Thanks Lowman for your thoughts on Captain Sisay. I hope that one day in the future, WoTC gives us another similar creature that costs less or has a giant spider body, because I love what Captain Sisay is trying to do each turn but she is just too fragile at the moment.
Hi Lowman, may I ask if you would play Captain Sisay in any of your decks if she costed only 1GW mana (or if she costed her usual 2GW but had a nicer arse, say a 2/4 instead of a 2/2) and therefore out of Bolt and Trail range)? Is this what is keeping her back from our format?
I would love to play this lady in my decks but she is so fragile that I always end up cutting her.
Can I recommend Trinket Mage in your Fish sideboard (instead of Saprazzan Legate), because the Trinket Mage will give you extra ways to find your graveyard hate in the right matchups, or find Hangarback Walker in grindy matchups or find Seat of Synod if you need to increase your chances of casting that Bribery on curve against the Primeval Titan decks.
Also, would you consider adding Karakas? It will help protect all your legendary creatures, and it will help you hose Lowman's Doran or Fenza or Brimaz or Kytheon or Thalias or Queen Marchesa or Braid or Saffi or Jace Vryn's Prodigy or Nissa Vastwood Seer or Leovold or the Sensei's Edric or Meloku that might come your way, many of which see regular play in our format. Sadly it doesn't deal very well with Titania or Vendillion Clique or Sigarda Host of Herons or Venser, but it can't do everything! Also, it works well with your main-deck Tolaria West coz it turns a random-hoser into a fetchable hoser.
When Lowman summons his Loxodon Smiter, Saskia or Falkenrath Aristocrat, I'm going to do a chewie dance because of all the value I will get from my Phoenix!)
I am getting behind this Phoenix regardless. On the play, it does not even allow the Loxodon Smiter to get in for any damage, and then this owl can ride the value train thereafter.
Its power level is there in my opinion, especially in a world of walkers(but other than Big Red I am not sure if it has any home).
The fact that it is very mana efficient (requiring no more mana after the 4 mana investment) and is great both on offence or defence makes it great in my view.
I fail to see how one year could have passed since stsung became our Christmas massacre champion! Wow 2017 went by quickly?
Attached is the trophy.
I say to you: I look forward to locking horns with you Ben in a future chainsaw tournament.
I must go now and prepare myself for the red mages.
See you next week in the tournament.
I will continue to reflect on whether to sideboard Nodes against Soca and ilk.
May I ask if you would recommend to my Azorius Control mage to bring in the card Porphyry Nodes against 4C Blood (Soca version) post-board?
Interested to know if 4C Blood fears this card post-board. I think a big resounding YES, but I'd be interested to know your view.
You just reminded me. Very happy that Karakas now able to bounce Gideon Planeswalkers (after it activates to turn into a creature).
I would love to play this lady in my decks but she is so fragile that I always end up cutting her.
Can I recommend Trinket Mage in your Fish sideboard (instead of Saprazzan Legate), because the Trinket Mage will give you extra ways to find your graveyard hate in the right matchups, or find Hangarback Walker in grindy matchups or find Seat of Synod if you need to increase your chances of casting that Bribery on curve against the Primeval Titan decks.
Also, would you consider adding Karakas? It will help protect all your legendary creatures, and it will help you hose Lowman's Doran or Fenza or Brimaz or Kytheon or Thalias or Queen Marchesa or Braid or Saffi or Jace Vryn's Prodigy or Nissa Vastwood Seer or Leovold or the Sensei's Edric or Meloku that might come your way, many of which see regular play in our format. Sadly it doesn't deal very well with Titania or Vendillion Clique or Sigarda Host of Herons or Venser, but it can't do everything! Also, it works well with your main-deck Tolaria West coz it turns a random-hoser into a fetchable hoser.