Your creatures are a bit weak; a few Bonesplitters could make life a lot more difficult for your opponent. Alternately, Sylvok Lifestaff can give you life against aggro.
1 Saving Grasp can give you some value against decks with a lot of removal.
Other cards worth considering:
Prismatic Strands
Squadron Hawk
Exclude
Temporal Isolation
Trinket Mage
Leonin Bolas
Mulldrifter
Kor Sanctifiers
10) aurorasparrow : "No Spell Control" Leyline of Singularity / Karakas / Inkmoth Nexus Two thirds of your deck on creature control?! Good call - the meta is indeed full of creatures!
1) bateleur : "The Man With Two Shadows" Death's Shadow / Death's Shadow / Syncopate The plan here was to buy enough tempo with Syncopate that my cheap aggro could get the job done. Looks like I wasn't fast enough.
I agree that the idea of getting mana from your opponent's damaging you is one of the things that made the format cool. Without it, it's just ar egular format with lower life totals and slightly altered methods of getting mana.
Masochism seems like a pretty interesting idea. but assuming we do damage only, damage prevention/redirection can effectively lock your opponent out of mana.
3) Draco9 : "I Have a Ligature and I'm Not Afraid to Use It!" Æther Snap / Maze of Ith / Nettlevine Blight / Dark Depths / Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Not one but two cards I didn't even consider! Looks as though you made the opposite mistake from me and were expecting more countermagic than actually showed up?
10) Mogg : "In Response, Infinite Saprolings" Basking Rootwalla / Foil / Graypelt Refuge / Sprout Swarm / Tundra Rootwalla! Very nice! This comes very close to being an "I broke the format" deck, but several players saw the token swarm thing coming and brought their leylines. Despite this you might still win...
For reference:
4 Leyline of Lifeforce/Cavern of Souls/Quagnoth
3 Black Lotus
3 Iona, Shield of Emeria
3 Leyline of Singularity
2 Karakas
2 Token decks
2 Counterspell on the draw
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
It seems like Karakas and/or Simian Spirit Guide/Artifact Blast might be a good place to start.
8) aurorasparrow : "Emerian Revolution" / ’s Meddling / / / This seems like a good way to build an deck, but it's still quite a bit weaker on the draw, which may be a problem.
1) bateleur : "Death By a Thousand Cutpurses" / / / /
ruins everything. 6-0
2) WhammWhamme : "" / / / /
Leyline/ is pretty insane against me, but I can tie with . 2-2
3) Draco9 : "I Have a Ligature and I'm Not Afraid to Use It!" Æther / / / /
+ Meddling on is fast enough. 6-0
4) CogMonocle : "Leyline of Io" / / / /
Whomever goes first wins. 3-3
5) tomsloger : " Tribal" / / / /
I win on the play.
On the draw, you can either play 1 King, 1 King + Berserker, or 1 King + Berserker + 1 King.
If you play 1 King, I cast and race. is held off by Meddling.
If you play 1 King + Berserker, I for 11. or King gets Meddled. I outrace via swarming.
If you play 1 King + Berserker + 1 King, same as above.
Duskmantle Seer is a liability against RW burn. You give them cards and lower your own life total.
Pain Seer is also bad against RW burn. You probably won't get to draw cards since you'll be on the defensive. And if you do, you're putting yourself closer into burn range.
thoughtseize is weak against RW burn because you're trading a card for life, which advances their game plan.
Going three colors is also bad against RW burn because you're slow to start and have shocklands.
If you want to do well against RW burn and BW midrange I'd suggest some G/x deck. It's cards are much more powerful, and Nylea's Disciple // Mistcutter Hydra are good out of the sideboard.
You wrote that you go to the gym 30 minute everyday. Are you really that swamped that you cannot add an extra 30 minutes and then spend some time learning how to weight-lift properly?
Unless you're working 12+ hour days, I'm hesitant to believe that you really are that squeezed for time.
It's not the time, it's the energy. I can run for half and hour and still do stuff just fine. When I lift I feel mentally exhausted for the rest of the day and part of the next day as well.
Or perhaps that serious problem can only be fixed by laughing at yourself and being more laid-back and not as goal-driven.
I'm come to realize that it's not the amount of time you spend at something, but rather the effort you give to something. You could very well be studying for 8-9 hours a day, but if you're not studying properly/with the proper dedication and focus/vice versa, then the time is wasted.
And, yet, if you give proper effort, then you can probably halve that time and be doing more actual work.
Or perhaps you really are giving proper effort and focus to the things you're doing, and you really just have that much on your plate. However, seeing others and myself complain about how much work they have to do when in fact they devote little actual effort, I am again doubtful.
I don't have any reason thus far to believe that you're above-average, after all.
Well, I can do little to assuage those doubts. For the point of this thread, let's assume I'm being sincere and proceed from there. After all, if you don't believe I'm going to benefit from this advice then there isn't much point in responding in the first place.
In any case, I simply wanted to make the point that the concept of "I am fine as I am, and I don't need to change to fit the expectations of others" and thoughts related to this, are flawed.
What you do with that is up to you.
I don't think I wrote anything that suggested I thought that way; at least, I didn't intend to. Can you point to the post where I might have communicated that message?
you are getting a lot of advice and that is great. here is the route I took. Just Be. for me as I followed this line I found that I am like everyone else. And other people are super funny. and well I'm quite funny, in an everyday life style. laughing is a way of exceptence done in the right way (not being offensive but an understanding type way) I know who I am and I disapoint everyday; and yet no one is really disapointed if that makes sense. Expectations are a large part of life and living. It is part of why people are treated differently in the same situations. Do not force life "Just be".
Amrou Scout (2/1) and Defiant Falcon (1/1 flying) are both better than Ramosian Lieutenant (1/2).
Saltfield Recluse is underrated. Try him out.
Your creatures are a bit weak; a few Bonesplitters could make life a lot more difficult for your opponent. Alternately, Sylvok Lifestaff can give you life against aggro.
1 Saving Grasp can give you some value against decks with a lot of removal.
Other cards worth considering:
Prismatic Strands
Squadron Hawk
Exclude
Temporal Isolation
Trinket Mage
Leonin Bolas
Mulldrifter
Kor Sanctifiers
good luck!
Leyline of Singularity / Karakas / Inkmoth Nexus
Two thirds of your deck on creature control?! Good call - the meta is indeed full of creatures!
Death's Shadow / Death's Shadow / Syncopate
The plan here was to buy enough tempo with Syncopate that my cheap aggro could get the job done. Looks like I wasn't fast enough.
6-0
2) Draco9 : "Ooze Misadventured Piteous Overthrows"
Gelatinous Genesis / Sundering Growth / Wheel of Sun and Moon
0-6
3) tomsloger : "Carpet of Zombies"
Carpet of Flowers / Endless Ranks of the Dead / Arcane Denial
6-0
4) WhammWhamme : "You Gelly?"
Gelatinous Genesis / Gelatinous Genesis / Vindicate
0-6
5) Reyemile : "Quoth the Raven"
Carpet of Flowers / Nevermore / Felidar Sovereign
6-0
6) CogMonocle : "IDK, Black Vise"
Syncopate / Black Sun's Zenith / Black Vise
6-0
7) Feyd Ruin : "Debt Collector"
Debt to the Deathless / Maelstrom Pulse / Wheel of Sun and Moon
0-6
8) Mogg : "Arbitrarily Many More Times, With Feeling"
Carpet of Flowers / Nantuko Shrine / Sprout Swarm
6-0
9) knobbodi : "Fan Service"
Harabaz Druid / Pemmin's Aura / Fanning the Flames
6-0
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Also: Does anywhere mean removed from the game as well?
Also: Does Angel of Jubilation deactivate the emblem?
(pumping a different creature turns on Okk)
I also think Exact turn X is a neat idea.
Which of the following cards does the special rule affect?
For reference, the metagame was:
1) bateleur : "Death By a Thousand Cutpurses"
Black Lotus / Aluren / Cavern Harpy / Stern Proctor / Rishadan Cutpurse
In a format where you can deploy four threats via a single land, surely countermagic won't get played? Oops.
2) WhammWhamme : "Get a Life"
Grove of the Burnwillows / Mistcutter Hydra / Leyline of Singularity / Karakas / Pithing Needle
Very nice design here - looks slightly underpowered at first glance, but interacts well with so many of the key cards in this format.
3) Draco9 : "I Have a Ligature and I'm Not Afraid to Use It!"
Æther Snap / Maze of Ith / Nettlevine Blight / Dark Depths / Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Not one but two cards I didn't even consider! Looks as though you made the opposite mistake from me and were expecting more countermagic than actually showed up?
4) CogMonocle : "Leyline of Io"
Leyline of Lifeforce / Leyline of the Void / Leyline of Singularity / Serra's Sanctum / Iona, Shield of Emeria
Welcome to ABT! Casting Iona seems like a great plan, although as it turned out you might have been better just doing it with a Black Lotus...
5) tomsloger : "Scarecrow Tribal"
Reaper King / Reaper King / Cavern of Souls / Changeling Berserker / Heap Doll
Reaper King is a nice bit of tech, but the power level of the format was high enough that it falls well short of being broken.
6) Reyemile : "Monowhite"
Black Lotus / Pact of Negation / Celestial Dawn / Platinum Angel / Mycosynth Lattice
This deck is a work of art. I love it!
7) piato : "I'll Have Whatever She's Having"
Leyline of Lifeforce / Ancient Den / Phyrexian Metamorph / Phyrexian Metamorph / Iona, Shield of Emeria
Clever! Took me a moment to even understand how you cast Iona here! Metamorph is a nice option to have, but sadly not many players submitted good targets for it.
8) aurorasparrow : "Emerian Revolution"
Island / Ertai’s Meddling / Black Lotus / Iona, Shield of Emeria / Martial Coup
This seems like a good way to build an Emeria deck, but it's still quite a bit weaker on the draw, which may be a problem.
9) Feyd Ruin : "I Have a Quagnoth and I'm Not Afraid to Use It!"
Elvish Spirit Guide / Karakas / Leyline of Singularity / Phyrexian Metamorph / Quagnoth
This looks as though you were anticipating discard? I admit to being puzzled by your choice of threat.
10) Mogg : "In Response, Infinite Saprolings"
Basking Rootwalla / Foil / Graypelt Refuge / Sprout Swarm / Tundra
Rootwalla! Very nice! This comes very close to being an "I broke the format" deck, but several players saw the token swarm thing coming and brought their leylines. Despite this you might still win...
11) knobbodi : "Many burst, such flying spaghetti monster":
Gemstone Cavern / Volcanic Island / Spell Burst / Through the Breach / Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
The potential is there, but this looks a little awkward. Not being able to hold up Spell Burst and send Emrakul at the same time might result in a lot of draws.
For reference:
4 Leyline of Lifeforce/Cavern of Souls/Quagnoth
3 Black Lotus
3 Iona, Shield of Emeria
3 Leyline of Singularity
2 Karakas
2 Token decks
2 Counterspell on the draw
2 Phyrexian Metamorph
It seems like Karakas and/or Simian Spirit Guide/Artifact Blast might be a good place to start.
/ ’s Meddling / / /
This seems like a good way to build an deck, but it's still quite a bit weaker on the draw, which may be a problem.
1) bateleur : "Death By a Thousand Cutpurses"
/ / / /
ruins everything. 6-0
2) WhammWhamme : ""
/ / / /
Leyline/ is pretty insane against me, but I can tie with . 2-2
3) Draco9 : "I Have a Ligature and I'm Not Afraid to Use It!"
Æther / / / /
+ Meddling on is fast enough. 6-0
4) CogMonocle : "Leyline of Io"
/ / / /
Whomever goes first wins. 3-3
5) tomsloger : " Tribal"
/ / / /
I win on the play.
On the draw, you can either play 1 King, 1 King + Berserker, or 1 King + Berserker + 1 King.
If you play 1 King, I cast and race. is held off by Meddling.
If you play 1 King + Berserker, I for 11. or King gets Meddled. I outrace via swarming.
If you play 1 King + Berserker + 1 King, same as above.
6-0
6) Reyemile : "Monowhite"
/ / / /
Whomever goes first wins. 3-3
7) piato : "I'll Have Whatever She's Having"
/ / / /
Whomever goes first wins. 3-3
9) Feyd Ruin : "I Have a and I'm Not Afraid to Use It!"
/ / / /
/Leyline stops my win conditions. stops yours. 2-2
10) Mogg : "In Response, Infinite s
/ Foil / / /
Oh geez. 0-6
11) knobbodi : "Many burst, such flying spaghetti monster":
Gemstone Cavern / / / /
I can force through and win. 6-0
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Pain Seer is also bad against RW burn. You probably won't get to draw cards since you'll be on the defensive. And if you do, you're putting yourself closer into burn range.
thoughtseize is weak against RW burn because you're trading a card for life, which advances their game plan.
Going three colors is also bad against RW burn because you're slow to start and have shocklands.
If you want to do well against RW burn and BW midrange I'd suggest some G/x deck. It's cards are much more powerful, and Nylea's Disciple // Mistcutter Hydra are good out of the sideboard.
3aurorasparrow : mind blightning
increasing confusion / devil’s play / blightning
1tomsloger : metazenith
red sun's zenith / thought hemorrhage / summer bloom
I go first: Blightning, he keeps thought hemorrhage and rips Devil's Play.
He goes first: T3 Hemorrhage on Devil's Play, Zenith for 20.
1-4
2draco9 : memories at the bonfire
bonfire of the damned / serene remembrance / wheel of fortune
I can outrace with Devil's Play.
6-0
4cruelshy : never forget
Mystic Retrieval / Devastating Summons / Serene Remembrance
Can't deal with Devastating Summons twice.
0-6
5mogg : turboinsects
summer bloom / summer bloom / beacon of creation
Ugh.
0-6
6bateleur : plants vs zombies
summer bloom / summer bloom / army of the damned
Ugh.
0-6
7Feyd_Ruin : Banworthy
Mystic Retrieval / Red Sun's Zenith / Wistful Thinking
Outraced by a retrieved Zenith.
0-6
8piato : balanced intrusion
restore balance / hammer of bogardan / psychic intrusion
Outraced by hammer.
0-6
9knobbodi : The boring boogeyman
Red sun's zenith / wistful thinking / mystic retrieval
outraced by returned zenith.
0-6
10reyemile : freud
Red Sun Zenith / Summer Bloom / Identity Crisis
reyemille holds onto crisis and uses it on Devil's Play.
2-2
11psly4mne : hammersnakes
Wistful Thinking / Hammer of Bogardan / Beacon of Creation
Hammer outraces me.
0-6
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It's not the time, it's the energy. I can run for half and hour and still do stuff just fine. When I lift I feel mentally exhausted for the rest of the day and part of the next day as well.
Well, I can do little to assuage those doubts. For the point of this thread, let's assume I'm being sincere and proceed from there. After all, if you don't believe I'm going to benefit from this advice then there isn't much point in responding in the first place.
I don't think I wrote anything that suggested I thought that way; at least, I didn't intend to. Can you point to the post where I might have communicated that message?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts