The thing about plays that stick with me forever, they're usually the one's where I lose by the thinnest margin. I'm not sure if I have the details on all these exact, but I know how I lost.
The most memorable play will always be "go to kill you with Memnite?" "Tragic Slip, not even morbid."
In one game, I had Mind Over Matter quantities of mana, I had Warstorm Surge, Zedruu the Greathearted, and Academy Rector in play, and I had Memnite in my hand. So all I need to perform my dumb Memnite combo and win the game is to kill Academy Rector and fetch out Dissipation Field. But I couldn't find a way to kill Academy Rector. I had Venser, the Sojourner as well, so I could flicker Zedruu to come back and Warstorm Surge Academy Rector to death, but it would be at end of turn, and I didn't have flash, and I wasn't getting another untap. I sat there for like 10 minutes before conceding and going to class. And then a couple hours later I found the line I was missing: Exile Zedruu with Venser, choose to send to the command zone, then recast her from there.
One time I thought it reasonable to cut Shimmer Myr from Zedruu to try out new cards (I have since cut Shimmer Myr, but only cause it got swapped for Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage). My selesnya opponent has a super wide board from a Monastery Mentor, and plays The Great Aurora. In response, I cast a few creatures, then Mirrorweave the mentor, then cast a few noncreatures, and by the time the Aurora resolved, I shuffled in and drew 70. The card I was playing instead of Shimmer Myr was right there in my hand, and while I could cast my actual instants, they were little more than minor interaction, so I'm sitting there with my whole deck waiting for my turn, and they prepare to kill me asap. I do get a turn though, and on my upkeep the boros angels player pings me for 1 with Aurelia's Fury. I can't cast things at instant speed cause my flash enablers are in hand but sorcery speed. I can't cast my no maximum hand size spells cause they're also artifacts. I can cast a couple dopey creatures and pass the turn, discarding 60 cards to hand size. And then they murdered me before my next turn anyways not trusting I wouldn't still come back somehow.
And I guess I'll throw in a winner cause I'm not letting arrogantAxolotl out-Mirror of Fate me: I had an opponent manage to gravestorm his Bitter Ordeal enough to exile every other deck at the table. On my upkeep I flash in Shimmer Myr and then flash in Mirror of Fate , and thank him for sacrificing all his creatures, killing the other players, and then letting me cast Doomsday.
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The most memorable play will always be "go to kill you with Memnite?" "Tragic Slip, not even morbid."
In one game, I had Mind Over Matter quantities of mana, I had Warstorm Surge, Zedruu the Greathearted, and Academy Rector in play, and I had Memnite in my hand. So all I need to perform my dumb Memnite combo and win the game is to kill Academy Rector and fetch out Dissipation Field. But I couldn't find a way to kill Academy Rector. I had Venser, the Sojourner as well, so I could flicker Zedruu to come back and Warstorm Surge Academy Rector to death, but it would be at end of turn, and I didn't have flash, and I wasn't getting another untap. I sat there for like 10 minutes before conceding and going to class. And then a couple hours later I found the line I was missing: Exile Zedruu with Venser, choose to send to the command zone, then recast her from there.
One time I thought it reasonable to cut Shimmer Myr from Zedruu to try out new cards (I have since cut Shimmer Myr, but only cause it got swapped for Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage). My selesnya opponent has a super wide board from a Monastery Mentor, and plays The Great Aurora. In response, I cast a few creatures, then Mirrorweave the mentor, then cast a few noncreatures, and by the time the Aurora resolved, I shuffled in and drew 70. The card I was playing instead of Shimmer Myr was right there in my hand, and while I could cast my actual instants, they were little more than minor interaction, so I'm sitting there with my whole deck waiting for my turn, and they prepare to kill me asap. I do get a turn though, and on my upkeep the boros angels player pings me for 1 with Aurelia's Fury. I can't cast things at instant speed cause my flash enablers are in hand but sorcery speed. I can't cast my no maximum hand size spells cause they're also artifacts. I can cast a couple dopey creatures and pass the turn, discarding 60 cards to hand size. And then they murdered me before my next turn anyways not trusting I wouldn't still come back somehow.
And I guess I'll throw in a winner cause I'm not letting arrogantAxolotl out-Mirror of Fate me: I had an opponent manage to gravestorm his Bitter Ordeal enough to exile every other deck at the table. On my upkeep I flash in Shimmer Myr and then flash in Mirror of Fate , and thank him for sacrificing all his creatures, killing the other players, and then letting me cast Doomsday.