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Tier IX: Club Superstars
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CrustaceanCrusader - 105
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Tier VIII: Club Stars
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Tier VII: Demicenturions
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Oculus - 69
AsianInvasion - 68
Sir Aureus - 61
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Tier VI: The Panth30n
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PanchoPonceN - 47
k-rad - 40
avatarz - 38
Cythare - 36
Megiddo - 35
Prophylaxis - 31
Small Child - 30
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Tier V: Titans of Twenty
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Stapler - 28
swishh - 27
Mdenham - 24
Ninja Caterpie - 24
MOON-E - 23
Emocakes - 22
Gerrard's Mom - 22
pstmdrn - 21
void_nothing - 21
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Tier IV: Tenfold Champions
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arbitraryarmor - 19
Cardz5000 - 17
The_Cooler - 17
Atogaholic - 15
Rithaniel - 15
ced395 - 14
The Most Curious Thing - 14
Lanxal - 13
Sir Karn - 13
Winterspring - 13
Piar - 11
Icarael - 10
Ink-Treader - 10
MirrorEntity - 10
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Tier III: The Pentarch Elite
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JohnFuryZacharias - 9
Rudyard - 9
Socrates - 9
bloodyspasm - 8
Brofaux - 8
MagicBrains - 8
TacticalCelebrant - 8
Volrath the Risen - 8
Prospero314 - 7
reebtoor - 7
Summon_Legend - 7
FoxxyEDarko - 6
MoonLeaf - 6
Vishamon - 6
Alabran - 5
CodaPDX - 5
FoshM - 5
Krey - 5
Lapson2 - 5
Maokun - 5
Marco - 5
Phyrexian Editor - 5
Rimeshade - 5
spaceyjdjames - 5
Tranquilo - 5
willows - 5
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Tier II: Repeat Victors
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Asrama - 4
CrazyMatt - 4
Diefi00 - 4
Eskimo_Rage - 4
KoolKoal - 4
TransmutionOrchestra - 4
AmShegar - 3
DeusOfCalamity - 3
Egak - 3
indigni - 3
KageHamusuta - 3
Klejs - 3
Polendino - 3
Takaline - 3
Timothy, Mimeslayer - 3
TwilightKiwi - 3
Wobbles - 3
Brushwagg - 2
caiaphas - 2
Clockwork Gamer - 2
Ehzak, Master of Magics - 2
Enoch - 2
Eventide Sojourner - 2
Flabort - 2
FreshMeat - 2
Fungus - 2
GideonJur@ - 2
Green Opal - 2
Jace_The_Mind_Sculptor - 2
KHANanaphone - 2 WARNING - Deleting posts is uncool
Kyspikes - 2
Luusydh - 2
Marr965 - 2
Maxim2735 - 2
Mirari - 2
Nick_Sharp - 2
NotoriousLynx - 2
SelesnyaNewLife - 2
Shinen - 2
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Tier I: Initiates
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8buffalo - 1
Aminor - 1
Antny223 - 1
Atrius - 1
BladewingX - 1
Bpy6 - 1
Brenag - 1
CrimsonCrossfire - 1
Crusader_8 - 1
destinytrigger - 1
emeries - 1
ertaisfamiliar - 1
fasciron - 1
Froxbite - 1
Gallus - 1
gamermk - 1
GregarFalzar - 1
Gurst - 1
HomaridHoney - 1
hoyerhan - 1
Id_Ego - 1
ImpulsiveKnowledge - 1
LnGrrrR - 1
Mitt Romney - 1
misosoup - 1
Mockingbird - 1
MrMitra - 1
Mubutu - 1
Nikoa - 1
OmegaLegacy - 1
Rhand - 1
RogueNewb - 1
RyuumiGaroukuni - 1
Sagharri - 1
SClone - 1
SecretInfiltrator - 1
Slowking - 1
Soul2400 - 1
Snow Creature - Penguin - 1
SuperSonik - 1
SushiOtter - 1
Trapped Hawk - 1
turkey23 - 1
unbrokencircle - 1
wingedcoyote - 1
WizzPig - 1
Xoqolatl - 1
zelgadismcmuffin - 1
Zoomba - 1
MDenham - +2
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Well, if that's where you'd have ended up, I can see saving the 20 minutes. The decklists are of more use rather than effectively stating that the format contains both removal and creatures. Of the decklists, I'm not a huge fan of either because I'm not sure either has a big enough pay off for being completely based around sacrificing, though I won't deny that they have a lot of synergy with Bloodbriar. The second deck does come marginally closer to a value deck and that is slightly closer to what I'm interested in.
Yeah, I'm definitely learning towards gr for a start. In fact, I don't see a way around that.
As for the Chromatic Star effects, Affinity plays them because they are free. To my knowledge, Tron plays them because the mana is a bit weak, Fangren Marauder, and the cantripping doesn't hurt. That would effectively be the same reasons I'd play them in this deck, provided it did end up 3 colors, but with the additional reason of Bloodbriar. Basically, saying that there is a reason it's not done when talking about a new card or archetype is a little reductive for my taste. All that said, I don't disagree that they are a minor dip in tempo but I wouldn't say Vessel passes that test either. Of course, Vessel is a great card in a vacuum, especially for a threshold build, which is why it will be considered alongside other cards despite possible negligible setbacks.
Barring minor hyperbole in Pauper, I had a similar initial reaction to the card. For Pauper's purposes, I'd say that a 3 mana, build-specific Tarmogoyf impersonator will never truly be terrible because it can quickly get out of range of much removal and when it doesn't, oh well, play another creature and continue.
If people want to continue to discuss the possibilities here, I'm game. Specific deck lists and any testing on my end will likely be a ways off, unfortunately, as I am out of the country for a bit and away from my PC.
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Indeed.
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What kind of camping allows you internet access? Personally, I like to be weeks away from rescue when I camp. You head out with a small tarp, some twine, and a machete and maybe you come back with one less person.
That's camping.
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Legendary Artifact [R]
Spells your opponents cast cost 1 more to cast.
When an opponent casts their second spell of the turn, sacrifice Shard of Balokos.
IIW: man made monsters
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You're a cutie.
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Yeah, I guess that probably is the cleanest fix, but I'm still not in love with adding another line to the card. Hmm, I wonder how bad it really is if you can reuse this dude? Need mana open...I don't know.
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Well, that sounds like a lube.
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Didn't stop me.