my article on iCB should be coming soon. i also may be moderating 3CB from now on, so if you'd like to take over the reins, please apply in the thread.
one thing i noticed about this week: the decks that won dominated. there didn't seem to be much competition for the top six. it drops down by 18 pts after 5th place... three wholly dominated matches! my own deck had a magnificent gap once more of 12 pts, TWO dominated matchups. i'm beginning to wonder about the health of the format; is it just that the new meta hasn't been fully grasped yet, or is there some change to the banned list in order? what do you think? tell us all in the thread! for now, i've put the two legal counterspells on the watch list, since they're the most significant difference from GB's version (this would also unban Door).
but enough with the boring stuff. you probably aren't even reading this now, are you? go ahead, scroll down.
1. feuerdrache (1)- "The insect-ninja of the Burning Death!" (75 pts)
2. Alfred (3)- "I'm pretty sure it's broken." (70 pts)
3. Chimpanzee (10)- "Um... Uh... Wurms?" (69 pts)
4. jcsuperstar (11)- "Urza's Anger Management and Repressed Memory Workshop" (67 pts)
5. aquaone (6)- "Welsh Burnination" (61 pts)
6. dasheiff (16)- "No Whammie, No Whammie, Stop!" (56 pts)
7. r_x_ (15)- "Enchantments are good.dec" (42 pts)
8. Beaker (4)- "darksteelcontrol" (39 pts)
9. AJFirst (8)- "Metagame THIS:evillol::fingers::evillol::apirate:" (36 pts)
10. spuzzem king (9)- "Colossal Beeting" (33 pts)
11. Trojan (5)- "Remember this" (29 pts)
11. Xyre (14)- "If it's on the Watch List, it's probably good." (29 pts)
12. carrion pigeons (7)- "Prison.dec" (28 pts)
12. Wanderer359 (13)- "BOSH SMASH!" (28 pts)
13. WhammWhamme (12)- "[Prisoner in my own mind]" (26 pts)
14. Dusk_ (2)- "Enchanted.dec" (18 pts)
Congratulations to myself AGAIN for winning iCB #4!
Wanderer359 for Coolest Deck Name (+5 PotM)
jcsuperstar for Coolest Deck Idea (+5 PotM)
feuerdrache - 151 pts
jcsuperstar - 99 pts
r_x_ - 89 pts
Dusk_ - 72 pts
Alfred - 70 pts
SorryGuy - 69 pts
Chimpanzee - 69 pts
WhammWhamme - 68 pts
dasheiff - 68 pts
Xyre - 61 pts
aquaone - 61 pts
Feyd_Ruin - 46 pts
Jobie - 40 pts
Beaker - 39 pts
AJFirst - 36 pts
Wanderer359 - 33 pts
Hivemaster - 32 pts
Shadowlord - 30 pts
Trojan - 29 pts
carrion pigeons - 28 pts
Tahn - 24 pts
spuzzem king - 57 pts
NEXT WEEK:
next week is a special format. in honor of Thanksgiving occurring in two weeks (i don't even want to hear it, Europe), each player begins the game with 1000 life. our bellies are fatter.
submissions are due Friday, November 18 before midnight. results will be posted on Monday, November 21.
Yeah basicly they make it so that you can win before the other player plays a spell, which goes against the whole win before your opponentts first main phase which could be rephased win before you opponent has the ability to resolve a spell. Either ban them or change the rules that the opponent must be able to resolve a spell before winning.
Edit: I also thinhk Nullstone Gargoyleshould also be banned on the basis of the one spell per turn restriction. Also what the hell is the defence for the beacon? I guess something like jesters cap or Cranial Extraction.
I should 2-2 Dasheif's deck, because I can simply Lapse whatever he plays first, then play Nullstone Gargoyle, which has flying and 5 toughness, which can block his Platz. It also rules out the possibility of him casting anything but Platinum Angel.
I should 2-2 Dasheif's deck, because I can simply Lapse whatever he plays first, then play Nullstone Gargoyle, which has flying and 5 toughness, which can block his Platz. It also rules out the possibility of him casting anything but Platinum Angel.
also, i would like to claim cheatery. the head-guy's third card last week was glarecaster, but as soon as i come out with an awsome three enchantment control (the forskaen transcendence combo with a priveliged position to make latar's light worthless), his extra card turns into enchantment hate.
hmm...i doubt he could have meta-ed that before hand and i think it stinks that he gets to see everyone's deck and can meta his own. eh, whatever, i doubt it would change too much anyway. onto next week!
i alternated Nullstone tech and non-Nullstone tech. either way, the point of the past three decks i've made has been to have game against Nully. Glarecaster does that, just not as effectively as Vigilante or the change in archetype.
i alternated Nullstone tech and non-Nullstone tech.
Proof in point about the banning of Nullstone. :wink2: If even the organizer is either playing it or attempting metagame against it, it stands as proof that the card is overpowered in this format (It's the sole reason I ran my deck this week: I mean seriously, I ran Obliterate and two creatures to protect myself from losing to large quantities of gargoyles. Well that and to call my deck BOSH SMASH, but that's besides the point.).
yeah, the downtime killed me. without that they'd be up in a matter of minutes. right now i have to download the submitted decks and post it later tonight.
i'm sorry everyone. i'm guessing we're just going to miss a week, here.
it's more like a coma, from which it will return. i just haven't been able to find the time to finish the calculations, i literally fell asleep halfway through and haven't had a decent block to devote to doing them. i'll get working on it right now, but i can't guarantee results tonight. i'm really sorry, guys.
one thing i noticed about this week: the decks that won dominated. there didn't seem to be much competition for the top six. it drops down by 18 pts after 5th place... three wholly dominated matches! my own deck had a magnificent gap once more of 12 pts, TWO dominated matchups. i'm beginning to wonder about the health of the format; is it just that the new meta hasn't been fully grasped yet, or is there some change to the banned list in order? what do you think? tell us all in the thread! for now, i've put the two legal counterspells on the watch list, since they're the most significant difference from GB's version (this would also unban Door).
but enough with the boring stuff. you probably aren't even reading this now, are you? go ahead, scroll down.
1. feuerdrache - Beacon of Destruction, Altar's Light, Nantuko Vigilante
The insect-ninja of the Burning Death!
2. Dusk_ - Form of the Dragon, Sterling Grove, Null Chamber
Enchanted
3. Alfred - Memory Lapse, Nullstone Gargoyle, Darksteel Colossus
I'm pretty sure it's broken.
4. Beaker - Darksteel Colossus, Remand, Remand
darksteelcontrol
5. Trojan - Eternal Witness, Recoil, Worldgorger Dragon
Remember this
6. aquaone - Beacon of Destruction, Altar's Light, Arboria
Welsh Burnination
7. carrion pigeons - True Believer, Privileged Position, Blazing Archon
Prison.dec
8. AJFirst - Privileged Position, Transcendence, Forsaken Wastes
Metagame THIS:evillol::fingers::evillol::apirate:
9. spuzzem king - Delaying Shield, Darksteel Colossus, Darksteel Colossus
Colossal Beeting
10. Chimpanzee - Memory Lapse, Memory Lapse, Crush of Wurms
Um... Uh... Wurms?
11. jcsuperstar - Urza's Rage, Reito Lantern, Memory Lapse
Urza's Anger Management and Repressed Memory Workshop
12. WhammWhamme - Solitary Confinement, Hammer of Bogardan, Aladdin's Ring
[Prisoner in my own mind]
13. Wanderer359 - Obliterate, Darksteel Colossus, Bosh, Iron Golem
BOSH SMASH!
14. Xyre - Harsh Judgment, Myojin of Infinite Rage, Nullstone Gargoyle
If it's on the Watch List, it's probably good.
15. r_x_ - Squee, Goblin Nabob, Solitary Confinement, Subversion
Enchantments are good.dec
16. dasheiff - Platinum Angel, Darksteel Forge, Nevinyrral's Disk
No Whammie, No Whammie, Stop!
X|1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 #T
-|---------------------------------
1|X 6 6 6 6 3 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 6=75
2|0 X 0 6 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 0=18
3|0 6 X 6 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 2=70
4|0 3 0 X 6 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 6 3 3=39
5|0 6 0 0 X 0 2 6 0 0 0 6 0 3 6 0=29
6|3 6 0 6 6 X 6 3 6 0 0 6 6 1 6 6=61
7|0 3 6 3 2 0 X 0 2 3 0 0 3 6 0 0=28
8|0 3 0 3 0 3 6 X 6 0 0 6 3 0 6 0=36
9|0 2 0 3 6 0 2 0 X 3 3 2 6 6 0 0=33
0|6 6 6 6 6 6 3 6 3 X 0 3 6 6 3 3=69
1|6 4 0 3 6 6 6 6 3 6 X 3 6 3 3 6=67
2|0 2 0 3 0 0 6 0 2 3 3 X 6 1 0 0=26
3|0 4 0 3 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 X 6 0 3=28
4|0 3 0 0 3 4 0 6 0 0 3 4 0 X 3 3=29
5|0 6 0 3 0 0 6 0 6 3 3 6 6 3 X 0=42
6|0 6 2 3 6 0 6 6 6 3 0 6 3 3 6 X=56
1. feuerdrache (1)- "The insect-ninja of the Burning Death!" (75 pts)
2. Alfred (3)- "I'm pretty sure it's broken." (70 pts)
3. Chimpanzee (10)- "Um... Uh... Wurms?" (69 pts)
4. jcsuperstar (11)- "Urza's Anger Management and Repressed Memory Workshop" (67 pts)
5. aquaone (6)- "Welsh Burnination" (61 pts)
6. dasheiff (16)- "No Whammie, No Whammie, Stop!" (56 pts)
7. r_x_ (15)- "Enchantments are good.dec" (42 pts)
8. Beaker (4)- "darksteelcontrol" (39 pts)
9. AJFirst (8)- "Metagame THIS:evillol::fingers::evillol::apirate:" (36 pts)
10. spuzzem king (9)- "Colossal Beeting" (33 pts)
11. Trojan (5)- "Remember this" (29 pts)
11. Xyre (14)- "If it's on the Watch List, it's probably good." (29 pts)
12. carrion pigeons (7)- "Prison.dec" (28 pts)
12. Wanderer359 (13)- "BOSH SMASH!" (28 pts)
13. WhammWhamme (12)- "[Prisoner in my own mind]" (26 pts)
14. Dusk_ (2)- "Enchanted.dec" (18 pts)
Congratulations to myself AGAIN for winning iCB #4!
Wanderer359 for Coolest Deck Name (+5 PotM)
jcsuperstar for Coolest Deck Idea (+5 PotM)
NEXT WEEK:
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current score: a-b
suggested score: x-y
[REASON]
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'Ol well, time for another copy this week!
Nevermind, I can't.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpgjnU7C3Aw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe7kkZixasc
Edit: I also thinhk Nullstone Gargoyle should also be banned on the basis of the one spell per turn restriction. Also what the hell is the defence for the beacon? I guess something like jesters cap or Cranial Extraction.
11. jcsuperstar - Urza's Rage, Reito Lantern, Memory Lapse
vs
1. feuerdrache - Beacon of Destruction, Altar's Light, Nantuko Vigilante
Basically, I can always play rage twice, faster than you can play Beacon four times. Your artifact hate does not stop me from playing the lantern and activating it on the same turn.
I had it all written out yesterday, but the post didn't get through for some reason.
A deck with neither seemed to get through fine.
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you're both right, but please try to submit corrections in the proper format next time.
your matchups are updated.
also, i would like to claim cheatery. the head-guy's third card last week was glarecaster, but as soon as i come out with an awsome three enchantment control (the forskaen transcendence combo with a priveliged position to make latar's light worthless), his extra card turns into enchantment hate.
hmm...i doubt he could have meta-ed that before hand and i think it stinks that he gets to see everyone's deck and can meta his own. eh, whatever, i doubt it would change too much anyway. onto next week!
eh.
/me shrugs.
next time, my deck's going to be Boseiju, Who Shelters All, Nantuko Vigilante, and Nullstone Gargoyle. metagame against me if you wish. =/
Proof in point about the banning of Nullstone. :wink2: If even the organizer is either playing it or attempting metagame against it, it stands as proof that the card is overpowered in this format (It's the sole reason I ran my deck this week: I mean seriously, I ran Obliterate and two creatures to protect myself from losing to large quantities of gargoyles. Well that and to call my deck BOSH SMASH, but that's besides the point.).
yeah, the downtime killed me. without that they'd be up in a matter of minutes. right now i have to download the submitted decks and post it later tonight.
i'm sorry everyone. i'm guessing we're just going to miss a week, here.