. 1CB is a format much like its fellow XCB brethren. Each week, you submit a single card to the moderator. Then, on a specified date, the moderator posts each player along with his/her deck choice.
. Each player and his/her deck is then scored up against each other player, in a special game of Magic. The game consists of two duels, with each player playing once. During the game, you do not lose as a result of not being able to draw a card and once per turn you may play basic land cards from outside of the game.
. Another special rule is that in the case of a draw, if one player has more life than another, the player with more life wins instead.
. For scoring, you receive 2 points for every game that you win and 1 point for every game drawn. If you win both games in a match, you receive 6 points instead (2 for each game won and an additional 2 as a bonus for winning)
. There is no official banned list, since the format changes often so make sure to read if anything is forbidden
Well, Stabwhisker is one hell of a card.
The only match-up I was not sure on was Ajani vs Helix Pinnacle. Not sure if anyone is willing to calculate that.
Next week's format:
Look at Me, I'm the DCI - Choose a card, except a basic land, along with your submission. Whenever you duel against an opponent, ban that card if it is in your opponent's deck.
I'm missing something--how does Ajani win if damage is prevented to players?
By gaining life, then locking down the other deck's win condition causing the game to be a draw. However, with the special rule that whoever has more life win in the case of a draw, it wins.
Look at Me, I'm the DCI - Choose a card, except a basic land, along with your submission. Whenever you duel against an opponent, ban that card if it is in your opponent's deck.
I'm not a big fan of that format. Since each submission only has one card, you're either going to completely miss, or you're going to randomly automatically win. So it's meaningless most of the time, but when it's not, it's completely game-changing. Not my idea of fun.
I have it on good authority that the Phyrexians are going to win. However, Venser is then going to teleport the whole of New Phyrexia inside the Zendikar Hedrons, leaving the Phyrexians and Eldrazi trapped in an eternal struggle of the mechanics that nobody likes.
The next set will feature both infect and annihilator, and be called Maro'sWetDreamia. It will also feature a new Jace, to ensure that it sells well.
For scoring, you receive 6 points if you 2-0 your opponent, 2 points if you win one/lose one, and in the case of drawed games each player receives 1 point for that draw.
2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The best ajani could do, I figured, was draw against excruciator on the draw.
Your scoring rules don't say anything about a win and a tie. I think it would make more sense to just use the regular XCB rules where for each of the two games, you get 3 points for a win, 1 each for a draw, and 0 for a loss, then add the two results together.
Ajani vs Excruciator: Excruciator, both games. Ajani can keep them tapped, but he doesn't tap them. Excruciator gets one hit in, and he wins.
If it would get to that point, Ajani could just wait until Excruciator attacks, then cast Ajani and keep him tapped down. However, under the draw rules, it would still result in a loss.
Superman!! - Prevent all damage that would be dealt to players
Results:
2. WhammWhamme - Excruciator
3. Error1 - Nezumi Shortfang
4. etherealscorpions - [CARD]Helix Pinnacle
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5. Hinotama - Door to Nothingness
6. dasheiff - Helix Pinnacle
7. Feyd_Ruin - Ajani Vengeant
8. Shogun 17 - Nezumi Shortfang
X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 X 6 0 6 2 6 0 0 = 20
2 0 X 0 6 0 6 3 0 = 15
3 6 6 X 6 6 6 6 2 = 38
4 0 0 0 X 0 2 6 0 = 8
5 2 6 0 6 X 6 0 0 = 20
6 0 0 0 2 0 X 6 0 = 8
7 6 1 0 0 6 0 X 0 = 13
8 6 6 2 6 6 6 6 X = 38
Rules:
. Each player and his/her deck is then scored up against each other player, in a special game of Magic. The game consists of two duels, with each player playing once. During the game, you do not lose as a result of not being able to draw a card and once per turn you may play basic land cards from outside of the game.
. Another special rule is that in the case of a draw, if one player has more life than another, the player with more life wins instead.
. For scoring, you receive 2 points for every game that you win and 1 point for every game drawn. If you win both games in a match, you receive 6 points instead (2 for each game won and an additional 2 as a bonus for winning)
. There is no official banned list, since the format changes often so make sure to read if anything is forbidden
Well, Stabwhisker is one hell of a card.
The only match-up I was not sure on was Ajani vs Helix Pinnacle. Not sure if anyone is willing to calculate that.
Next week's format:
Look at Me, I'm the DCI - Choose a card, except a basic land, along with your submission. Whenever you duel against an opponent, ban that card if it is in your opponent's deck.
By gaining life, then locking down the other deck's win condition causing the game to be a draw. However, with the special rule that whoever has more life win in the case of a draw, it wins.
I'm not sure how that's close. Ajani can't do much, and Pinnacle just wins eventually.
Also, how did #7 Ajani get a score of 3 against deck #2? Under the scoring rules, it appears that you can only get a 6, 2 or 1.
I'm not a big fan of that format. Since each submission only has one card, you're either going to completely miss, or you're going to randomly automatically win. So it's meaningless most of the time, but when it's not, it's completely game-changing. Not my idea of fun.
Ah, true. Ajani can't win with life gain alone.
2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The best ajani could do, I figured, was draw against excruciator on the draw.
If Ajani ultimates, he either doesn't do it in time, or he dies in the process, leaving Excruciator free to be cast 8 turns later. GG.
Your scoring rules don't say anything about a win and a tie. I think it would make more sense to just use the regular XCB rules where for each of the two games, you get 3 points for a win, 1 each for a draw, and 0 for a loss, then add the two results together.
If it would get to that point, Ajani could just wait until Excruciator attacks, then cast Ajani and keep him tapped down. However, under the draw rules, it would still result in a loss.
I mistakenly thought that the lands were already tapped, and so Ajani could just keep enough down to prevent Excruciator from being cast.
I will make sure to clarify the scoring rules as well. Sorry for the confusion.