Mindbreak Trap (and Containment Priest) are both meta calls. Obliterate, Boseiju and infinite combos involving
casting and bouncing palinchron are too common for my tastes in my meta.
What are your thoughts about Crawlspace? Also, what are your experiences with Mobilization?
My friend tried to convince me that it's a bad card that requires too much mana to be useful ever, but I've
seen it on the other side of table quite often and it always seems to be really good if it sticks...
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Mar 14, 2015
Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedI'd probably cut Prison/Propaganda first, since I'd prefer to have an option to protect my PW's.Posted in: Bur
Also, what are your thoughts about Oblivion Ring etc.?
And are 15 Scepter-able instants enough?
... I'm really having trouble with cutting stuff. I still kinda want to add few more counters and removals... -
Mar 14, 2015
Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedMore changes:Posted in: Bur
- Wall of Kelp
- Luminarch Ascension
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Mar 3, 2015
Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedFew changes:Posted in: Bur
- Norn's Annex. It was a artifact and not enchantment.
+ Ophiomancer. Since I'm an idiot.
+ Hero's Downfall. Removal for PW's (and that removal is needed in my meta.)
+ Return to Dust. Since 2-for-1 exile is good.
+ Torpor Orb. Since I don't like EtB-creatures.
Also, the thing that worries me a lot is that I have contamination but no way to play around it myself. I would need to have few more mana rocks that produce coloured mana.
EDIT: Removed Contamination.
Also, not cutting Crawlspace or Containment Priest anytime soon. Crawlspace only states about attacking me while Containment Priest is a meta-call.
Also, I don't like Seals since they let my opponents know that the removal is coming miles ahead... -
Feb 7, 2015
Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedI still left Containment Priest, since reanimation and stuff like Tooth and Nail, GSZ and Chord of Calling are quite common in my meta...Posted in: Bur
But, more suggestions what to cut and what to add? I think I'm little bit over 100 at the moment... -
Feb 7, 2015
Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedThanks.Posted in: Bur
What counterspells would you suggest besides those?
Also, what do you suggest I should cut? I need to cut still quite a few things, any suggestions? -
Oct 20, 2014
Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaPosted in: BurQuote from ISBPathfinder »Personally I went away from Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief a while back because she was just so mana intensive to really utilize. I think she is still decent but you might also test Sheoldred, Whispering One in her place. I was originally against utilizing her but she does some decent work especially when paired with some recursion. Against hexproof voltron is where she really shines but I think she is still a fairly good value engine all around.
Disciple of Bolas goes back and forth for me as well. I ended up cutting him from my list because I rarely had disposable creatures that would give me a good number of cards. Low creature counts + utility based creatures makes him a bit awkward.
Rescue from the Underworld was always awkward for me as well. It exiles itself so you can only use it once and it has a delay which can be incredibly awkward if someone does something on your turn to a creature you want to keep. I ended up cutting it myself due to just odd timing in general with it as well as needing two targets and it exiles itself when it resolves.
Rescue from the Underworld and Bone Dancer are the things I probably won't end up cutting, since they are in the decks just because I like them mechanically (and have a pretty foil of Rescue).
I'll keep Disciple and Drana in mind while I keep on testing. -
Oct 20, 2014
Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaPosted in: BurQuote from ISBPathfinder »It looks like it isn't isolated for me.... I am going to bring that one to Feyd.
Both of those options would be solid picks. Picking up another tutor could also be an option for you such as Diabolic Intent or Beseech the Queen. I don't see anything that looks like it has to make the list that is differing between our lists.
Yeah. I have hard time trying to figure out what to cut, since I haven't had enough chances to properly play test everything (there are some cards I haven't still seen a single time, like Oversold Cemetary and Withering Boon).
But, if you think of something that might not be a good idea (or something that makes you think "why?"), let me know. -
Oct 20, 2014
Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaOkay, that's weird. I see normal deck list with no problems.Posted in: Bur
Also, I've been thinking of cutting Boon of Erebos and something else, but have hard times choosing what. (I'm planning to try Jet Medallion and Word of Command.) -
Oct 20, 2014
Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaWhat do you mean? I don't see anything weird here...Posted in: Bur
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Mar 6, 2014
Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaFirstly, the ISB's list can be found via the the link at the top of the page...Posted in: Bur
Argentum Armor: Even though it is expansive, it is one of the few ways to remove enchantments and artifacts in mono-B.
Burnished Hart: Since ramp is good and it counts as a creature, why not. I like this card more than many other cards that have been released in recent years.
Stinkweed Imp: He's a dredge-enabler (and a good one), but he's no way necessary.
Your suggestions:
Jet Medallion: I thought about it, but ended up cutting it, when I still had few too many cards...
Boseiju: I doubt he'd be that useful in this deck, since at my meta counter-based controls are quite rare (= there is exactly one + few decks with few counters).
Gauntlet/Caged Sun: I don't like Gauntlet, but Caged Sun is actually good... I wonder how that slipped my mind, considering that I run it almost every EDH I have...
Dark Ritual: Since I just don't like mana rituals in EDH. I like them in Legacy, but not in EDH.
Damnation: I considered it, but since the deck has already quite a lot removal, and mutilate usually removes indestructible things, I picked it over Damnation this time.
Grave Pact: I should actually play it in this... But firstly, I need to find 8th version of that, since I dislike the other arts.
Oh, and just so that you know, this deck is not exactly stax. It's more like... UB-control disguised as mono-B deck. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
I don't have any russian foils in my deck. That is the only language I am missing anymore. (I have Korean foil swamps, they count.)
I want Alan Pollack's foil russian swamp(s). That is all I need.
Soon my deck shall be totally pimped out.
We are speaking too much off-topic, meaning we are speaking on-topic. We should speak more on-topic so that we speak off-topic about on-topic speak on off-topic.
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Lifelink is static ability (damage caused by ~ causes you to gain as much life) as in the other one is triggered. Or this is what I believe.
My avatar is digging your grave. /extremely bad pun
Anyways, anyone around what time the banlist update is going to be published?
Depends on several factors: If I am hating the humanity or not at the moment, what food have I eaten and the position of moon compared to Pluto and Saturn. Most likely I'll feel bad, then I feel good, then I feel bad again. Then I may feel good once again.
... but who should it give a seizure to you?
... though my programming fails at eating and drinking too. I can be without food for over 24 hours and I feel nothing. (But usually after 30 hours suddenly start feeling really bad and want to vomit.)
I live on comments on this thread flavoured with literature. Who needs real life anyways?
Also: Party at Galspanic sounds good. Galspanic living in USA doesn't sound good at all.
Let me put it like this: Why would any one want to have sex? Sure, it has been programmed in our brains (sadly) in order to secure the survival of human species, but other than that, I just can't fathom why.
It would be good, but not broken in my opinion. It would be legacy-playable -good for sure, but not broken.
I can't wait to see her Rasputin blink-decks. "Oh, during your upkeep I'm going to Cloudshift Lavinia."
Also, why are people hating new Teysa? Sure, she may not be as good as when she was younger, but I still like her (as part of 99, not as commander). Pro creatures + vigilance + no mercy is still quite appealing to me. Only part of her I am not liking is that white spandex-suit -thingie.
Fixed for you.
Anyways, I am eager to see whether or not the Eggs will get hit by the ban hammer or not. Also, what do you think of Ancestral Visions? Is it really that ban-worthy?
I know. I have trouble getting people believe I am male. May have something to do that I like baking, know how to use make-up, I hate disorder and mess and that I loathe most of the human males.
By the way, the aforementioned friend of mine called me out on this one. She said "that our gender roles have been interchanged". I am the one to talk about emotions and such, while she is the one who "doesn't get this emotional crap".
Also, quoted.
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Tell me about it. I hate it when my body is contradicting my mind. (Aka. My body opposite gender (and sex) desirable while my mind is disgusted by the very thought.)
Woohoo. Someone finally guessed it. Also the reason why I am going to spend the rest of my days alone. Forever alone. /optimism
Guess I should start trying to sleep. It's 3am here, I've woken up at 11am yesterday and I have to be at my friends place around 2pm today. (She's finally going to teach me how to sew!)
Right after Hell freezes over and Jiva starts being nice to everyone.
I shall never surrender myself to this filthiness known as "sex(uality)". I refuse to be tainted.
Anyways, only less than 36 hours till banlist update. I'm itching to find out if Eggs are going to get banned or not. I got the feeling that for other format, nothing happens (or maybe some random un-restriction/ban in Vintage, but who cares?)
Well, your card has one problem: Your opponents just activates the ability before you can even draw a single card, you get a 0/0 token that just dies instantly.
I'd prefer it to be a A/A token (A= some big number) that gets -x/-x, where x = tutor counters.