First off, I'd like to thank judge Matt again for lending me his deck!
Round 1 vs BR Madness, 2-0.
SB: none
Round 2 vs GU Ramp Combo, 1-2.
SB +4 Mystical Dispute, +2 Geistlight Snare. -4 Witness Protection, -1 Brazen Borrower, -1 Otawara, Soaring City.
-I moved the legendary land from the main to the board b/c there's no late game.
-Game 1, I got combo'd out. I didn't know what he was running and my Witness Protection had no targets.
-Game 2, My early Curious Obsession + counterspells and more creatures got me the "W."
-Game 3, I aggressively mulliganed to 5. I decided I needed at least 1 Curious Obsession and 1 counterspell to have a chance. Not enough.
-There were 3 ppl running this deck tonight but this opponent was the best pilot so he deservingly won the event.
Summary: I suggested to judge Matt to change his SB counters, based off my round 2 opponent. He ramped a lot, so my mana-based counterspells were worthless mid-late game. I suggested making space for 2 Negate, 2 Essence Capture and 2 Dissipate.
Of the cards I had access to (I added no cards from the outside, just swapped main and SB cards around) I should've main'd +2 Geistlight Snare, -1 Brazen Borrower, -1 Otawara, Soaring City. I only got mana screwed once the entire night. I never needed Brazen Borrower but it's flexible and I was paranoid about removing all copies (idk the meta.) I also felt uncomfortable having redundant mana counters. If the opponent plays around mana counters, ALL of my counters are dead cards.
Both U and UB Spirits are one reason why I am not playing Pioneer right now. Far too consistent a tribe chasing all the other tribes I may be interested in out of competitive play.
Again not your fault of course. Well played.
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Playing since 1994: Currently MAGS (HomeBrew),Standard & Pauper (Pioneer and Modern are degenerate trash formats)
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Test vs 4c Superfriends, 1-1.
No SB (we mutually agreed not to board.)
Round 1 vs *bye* 2-0 games.
Round 2 vs White Heroic, 2-1 games.
SB +4 Annul, +3 Brazen Borrower. -4 Spell Pierce, -3 Force of Negation.
-Game 1, my specialized counters weren't effective as he drew cards just for casting auras.
-Games 2 & 3, I Annul'd threatening auras and bounced heavily aura'd creatures w/Brazen Borrower.
-Witness Protection shut down his few card draw and tutoring creatures.
Round 3 vs Bant Spirits, 0-2 games.
SB +3 Brazen Borrower, +1 Annul (going first vs Aether Vial.) -4 Spell Pierce.
-My specialized counters weren't effective vs his heavy creature base.
-He seems to grind out long games better than me.
Conclusion: It's weird how I boarded out Brazen Borrower 2/3 matches in Pioneer but I boarded it in 2/3 matches in Modern. I should actually study the meta if I want to win...
Mono Blue Spirits
18 Snow-Covered Island
4 Faceless Haven
1 Otawara, Soaring City (moved from SB to main b/c I worry about mana screw)
(24) Spirits:
4 Ascendant Spirit
4 Mausoleum Wanderer
4 Rattlechains
4 Shacklegeist
4 Spectral Sailor
4 Supreme Phantom
4 Curious Obsession
4 Witness Protection (expected aggro)
3 Lofty Denial
1 Brazen Borrower
1 Geistlight Snare
4 Mystical Dispute
3 Aether Gust
3 Dive Down
3 Geistlight Snare
2 Brazen Borrower
First off, I'd like to thank judge Matt again for lending me his deck!
Round 1 vs BR Madness, 2-0.
SB: none
Round 2 vs GU Ramp Combo, 1-2.
SB +4 Mystical Dispute, +2 Geistlight Snare. -4 Witness Protection, -1 Brazen Borrower, -1 Otawara, Soaring City.
-I moved the legendary land from the main to the board b/c there's no late game.
-Game 1, I got combo'd out. I didn't know what he was running and my Witness Protection had no targets.
-Game 2, My early Curious Obsession + counterspells and more creatures got me the "W."
-Game 3, I aggressively mulliganed to 5. I decided I needed at least 1 Curious Obsession and 1 counterspell to have a chance. Not enough.
-There were 3 ppl running this deck tonight but this opponent was the best pilot so he deservingly won the event.
Round 3 vs UR Spells, 2-0.
SB +1 Geistlight Snare, -1 Brazen Borrower.
-Witness Protection shut down Guttersnipe and Thermo-Alchemist.
Summary: I suggested to judge Matt to change his SB counters, based off my round 2 opponent. He ramped a lot, so my mana-based counterspells were worthless mid-late game. I suggested making space for 2 Negate, 2 Essence Capture and 2 Dissipate.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
Of the cards I had access to (I added no cards from the outside, just swapped main and SB cards around) I should've main'd +2 Geistlight Snare, -1 Brazen Borrower, -1 Otawara, Soaring City. I only got mana screwed once the entire night. I never needed Brazen Borrower but it's flexible and I was paranoid about removing all copies (idk the meta.) I also felt uncomfortable having redundant mana counters. If the opponent plays around mana counters, ALL of my counters are dead cards.
Also, Lofty Denial > Geistlight Snare imo. Forcing 1 extra mana out of the opponent is a big deal.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
Both U and UB Spirits are one reason why I am not playing Pioneer right now. Far too consistent a tribe chasing all the other tribes I may be interested in out of competitive play.
Again not your fault of course. Well played.
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
Margaret Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
"Pioneer Legal Spirits" (my version)
4 Ascendant Spirit
4 Mausoleum Wanderer
4 Rattlechains
4 Spectral Sailor
4 Supreme Phantom
4 Curious Obsession
4 Force of Negation
4 Opt
4 Spell Pierce
4 Witness Protection
20 Snow-Covered Island
4 Aether Gust
4 Annul
4 Ceremonious Rejection (no Eldrazi Tron tonight)
3 Brazen Borrower
Test vs 4c Superfriends, 1-1.
No SB (we mutually agreed not to board.)
Round 1 vs *bye* 2-0 games.
Round 2 vs White Heroic, 2-1 games.
SB +4 Annul, +3 Brazen Borrower. -4 Spell Pierce, -3 Force of Negation.
-Game 1, my specialized counters weren't effective as he drew cards just for casting auras.
-Games 2 & 3, I Annul'd threatening auras and bounced heavily aura'd creatures w/Brazen Borrower.
-Witness Protection shut down his few card draw and tutoring creatures.
Round 3 vs Bant Spirits, 0-2 games.
SB +3 Brazen Borrower, +1 Annul (going first vs Aether Vial.) -4 Spell Pierce.
-My specialized counters weren't effective vs his heavy creature base.
-He seems to grind out long games better than me.
Conclusion: It's weird how I boarded out Brazen Borrower 2/3 matches in Pioneer but I boarded it in 2/3 matches in Modern. I should actually study the meta if I want to win...
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
8 players, 3 rounds, 3-0 matches, 6-2 games, 1st place.
4 Ascendant Spirit
4 Mausoleum Wanderer
4 Rattlechains
4 Spectral Sailor
4 Supreme Phantom
4 Curious Obsession (pioneer)
4 Force of Negation (pioneer)
4 Force of Will (legacy)
4 Preordain (legacy)
4 Witness Protection (pioneer)
20 Snow-Covered Island
4 Brazen Borrower (pioneer)
4 Ceremonious Rejection (pioneer)
4 Submerge (legacy)
3 Llawan, Cephalid Empress (legacy)
Test vs U/W Spirits, 1-0-1 games.
SB: none (no time.)
Round 1 vs Elf Boggles, 2-1 games.
SB +4 Brazen Borrower (for auras.) -4 Witness Protection (hexproof creatures.)
Round 2 vs U/W Spirits, 2-1 games.
SB: +3 Llawan, Cephalid Empress, -3 Force of Negation.
Game 1, I mulled to 5 but Curious Obsession kept me competitive. When he played blockers, my Curious Obsession fell off and that was my end.
Game 2, 4 Ascendant Spirit showed up during a stalemate and they grew too big for his blockers.
Game 3, He tapped out so Llawan, Cephalid Empress cinched me the game and match.
Round 3 vs Mono Black Zombies, 2-0 games.
No SB: I was unprepared. Grave hate seems appropriate tho.
Conclusion: Basically judge Matt's pioneer list w/legacy upgrades. Ceremonious Rejection was for Eldrazi.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo
4 Ascendant Spirit
4 Mausoleum Wanderer
4 Rattlechains
4 Spectral Sailor
4 Supreme Phantom
4 Consider
4 Curious Obsession
4 Lofty Denial*
4 Opt
4 Witness Protection
20 Snow-Covered Island
4 Aether Gust
4 Essence Capture
4 Soul-Guide Lantern
3 Brazen Borrower
*Everyone plays around 3 mana counters (Geistlight Snare/Mystical Dispute.) Lofty Denial (4 mana) should throw them off.
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkfx2kA8gok&feature=emb_logo
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3RYiZJFCK0
limited - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j18HlKybrm8&feature=emb_logo
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiAEzfAgpbI
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNr_4ubfMg
standard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcwpxraL-g
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MyVNLVYNw
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-M5ffoArnY
modern - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_yQEBOPi_w&feature=emb_logo
extended - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpUB9zpyr4&feature=emb_logo