As many of us are now-a-days I'm up to my eyeballs in pure unadulterated busyness (I don't think that's a real word :rolleyes:) Not much to say...the usual. Work, wedding planning, video games, rpg's, Monday Night Magic, social life.
Thanks for the responses everyone. Things got a little derailed though...since I want to make sure that this deck was Standard legal. Which means that some of the suggestions I can't use....at least not now. Maybe if I decide to open up the card pool at a later time.
I did make a few changes...I hope I can remember what I did.
I'll have to give the Crib Swap vs Nameless Inversion some thought. I might add in inversions and keep some of the crib swaps too.
Some good feedback so far. Ok...I was a little put off by the amount of the :symb::symb: and :symw::symw: in the casting costs when I started looking at some of the cards, but I decided to let it roll anyway. With some of the suggestions I might be able to do this a little differently.
I would still like to keep it :symb:/:symw: though.
Ok....dropping all my knights with 2 in the cc. Adding +1 Stromgald Crusader...though I'll have to hit the card shop to buy my 4th.
Added +1 Chageling Hero. Added 2 Mirror Entity (I love this card too...)
I love Haakon.....just love him. So I try to work him into a deck now and then. I haven't seen Extripate in my casual group lately, so now's the time to give him another run
I usually run Vintage decks, but I've decided to take it easier on my group since they don't have the card pool that I have. So right now I'd like to get this Standard legal....at least until someone pisses me off and I decide to bust out the hardcore again
I'll still one card short....can't figure out what to put in. I'm playing a lot of 3 ofs because either a) I only have 3 of them and b)....ummm....see a. I have some that could be 4 ofs....but I kinda like the variety in this build.
Nope, not on honeymoon Well, things have been crazy in the Nemo household. My fiancee got into a car accident and her car rolled 3x. She managed to come away with no serious injuries, but she had a bruised shoulder with limited mobility for a week and some bruised ribs. Car was totaled. So there's been a lot of financial business with buying a new car, Christmas around the bend, marriage expenses and she's not working since the injuries prevent her from doing her job.
And, as much as I know I should not be the one to ask such questions, I feel mysteriously drawn to the dumb ones - What is Entropia Universe?
Note - If this is something that is really rather popular and you are shocked at my not knowing, please regard my location under my avatar...
Not everyone would know about Entropia Universe...it's a MMORPG with a real cash economy..meaning the dollars in-game have a exchange rate with US $$. So you play with real money.....
Why it sucks to be Nemo some days....
Alrighty boys and squirrels. Who's ready for a story. Last night on my way home from work at the corner of 6th Ave and 23rd St where 23rd makes the merge into 6th I managed to get into a car accident. The light was green and, as usual, I quickly checked my left to insure that no traffic was coming...as of course there wasn't any...and when I turned back around...BAM....right into the back of a car that was *hint hint* STOPPED at the green light with NO on-coming traffic.
No damage to our cars since I wasn't moving that fast. None what-so-ever. However, the middle-aged Asian guy that was driving didn't speak much English, was motioning that his back or neck hurt. Hell for all I know the guy bumped his head. Me being the good citizen called 911, since I wanted to make sure that the guy was ok. Although there was no damage and normally I wouldn't have even needed to call the po-po, just exchange info, and the fact that since there was no vehicular damage normally they wouldn't even write up a crash report. Despite all that I got the ticket. Yup. The cop actually looked friggin embarassed. He told me that he would make sure that in his report he would put that this guy was stopped with no on-coming traffic, that there was no damage to the cars, that the guy refused the ambulance and that they couldn't even figure out if the "back pain" was from the accident or from a prior condition (apparently the guy had a prior back problem). Apparently it's a mandatory court appearance if there's a possible injury involved. JFC....Odds are I should be able to get court supervision since I haven't had a speeding ticket in years. But that's beside the point.
I feel a little sore, but that's about it.
Ok....apparently my last post to bump this thread was against the rules. Sorry about that mods!!!
I do want to add that I've played the Dark Light build about a dozen times in some casual games...a few 1v1 decks and some 2HG and 3HG. I seem to do well against just about anything except for weenie decks. I get outpaced very quickly. I'm don't really care about that much though. I never really intended this deck to come out that quick. I suppose that I could add in a few Damnations to handle that. But I'm just not sure what I would want to sub-out (if anything). I think I can handle the thought that weenies are going to be a problem.
I've rarely been able to get the djinn on the table before I win (when I do win). The specters in this deck with some of the other control elements seem to shred most people's decks fairly quickly. I expect that I would probably roll to combo unless I happen to have a counter or two in hand or get lucky with an Extripate and/or Glimpse.
I subbed out the Dimir Dopplegangers for 2 Scalpelexis. Brutal......
Well, if anyone has an further comments then that's great, but otherwise I think that so far I'm happy with the current build. Now I'll have to look at the Lorwyn list and see how I plan on revising this bad boy come Friday
LOL....sorry didn't take a pics of my proposal I will post a pic of me and the fiancee though. I'll have to go through my pics on my home puter and post for ya'll.
@Jaede - If I ever have some problems I'll be sure to...let you know...
I thought that my absent self might stop in and say howdy!!
Guess what folks?!?!?!?!?!?!!? I got engaged on Sept 19th. Looking to get married around this time next year. Trying to find a job a little closer to my home. And looking forward to Lorwyn pre-release this weekend...other than that...same ole, same ole.
Please help me clean this deck up a tad. The only requirements that I have are A) I keep the Djinns, B) the Glimpses stay, and C) the deck is playable w/o the Djinns I don't want a stray Extripate to ruin all my fun.
This is for a casual group with no real restrictions, HOWEVER, aside from the Sol Ring and the duals I would like to stick with an Extended card pool.
The last 7 cards I would like to see creatures of some sort in the 1-4 cc range...but I'm just not coming up with any good ideas.
Jhoira is not solid. I thought that she might be a good idea at first, get her out turn 3 and suspend a djinn on turn 4.....but the more I think about it, the more that I think she's only really useful for the djinns....everything else is low cc enough that she's not needed. So Jhoira is expendable.
That's very impressive. Not too often you get a chance to see luck that bad I hope things pick up for ya soon Shah
Jeez people...where's everyone at? What's everyone doing? I'm working a lot (between 1.5 jobs now) and REALLY enjoying 10th Ed black border cards. This set is going to help me replace a lot of white bordered stuff. Diggin it. I just hope core sets are black bordered in the future too.....
Well, I have 2 tasty foil Reyas!!! In the first release I made it 3-1 with a nice little deck, including Shivan Hellkite, Shivan Dragon, Hunted Wumpus, and Elvish Piper. People had a hard time standing up to it. The guy that beat me was rolling with a 4th turn Sengir Vampire followed up with an Enormous Baloth, plus he had some solid creature removal. I just couldn't get set. I'm sure that if I would have stuck in for the last round I would have been in the packs. But alas...I had to leave to make my 2nd release tourney
I didn't do so hot in the 2nd one. I only was in 2 rounds and went 1-1, but unfortunately I had to leave to get ready for work that night
As many of us are now-a-days I'm up to my eyeballs in pure unadulterated busyness (I don't think that's a real word :rolleyes:) Not much to say...the usual. Work, wedding planning, video games, rpg's, Monday Night Magic, social life.
I just though I'd stop in and say howdy.
Howdy
I did make a few changes...I hope I can remember what I did.
I'll have to give the Crib Swap vs Nameless Inversion some thought. I might add in inversions and keep some of the crib swaps too.
4 Stromgald Crusader
4 Skulking Knight
2 Changeling Hero
2 Mirror Entity
2 Oona's Prowler
2 Damnation
4 Crib Swap
2 Loxodon Warhammer
4 Terramorphic Expanse
9 Swamp
7 Plains
I'll edit this later..maybe this weekend...since I can't remember what I changed in the deck off of the top of my head....will edit later
I would still like to keep it :symb:/:symw: though.
Ok....dropping all my knights with 2 in the cc. Adding +1 Stromgald Crusader...though I'll have to hit the card shop to buy my 4th.
Added +1 Chageling Hero. Added 2 Mirror Entity (I love this card too...)
Subbed Crib Swap for Condemn.
4 Stromgald Crusader
3 Skulking Knight
2 Zhalfirin Commander
2 Changeling Hero
2 Mirror Entity
2 Oona's Prowler
4 Funeral Charm
2 Damnation
4 Crib Swap
3 Loxodon Warhammer
4 Terramorphic Expanse
9 Swamp
7 Plains
I usually run Vintage decks, but I've decided to take it easier on my group since they don't have the card pool that I have. So right now I'd like to get this Standard legal....at least until someone pisses me off and I decide to bust out the hardcore again
So here's my build so far:
3 Hidden Horror
3 Strongald Crusader
3 Paladin en-Vec
3 Knight of Meadowgrain
1 Changeling Hero
1 Cairn Wanderer
2 Oona's Prowler
2 Wrath of God
4 Smallpox
4 Condemn
3 Loxodon Warhammer
4 Caves of Koilos
8 Swamp
8 Plains
I'll still one card short....can't figure out what to put in. I'm playing a lot of 3 ofs because either a) I only have 3 of them and b)....ummm....see a. I have some that could be 4 ofs....but I kinda like the variety in this build.
Any comments on ways to improve it a little?
No worries though..Nemo is plugging away
A little bit of both...just depends on who's there.
Not everyone would know about Entropia Universe...it's a MMORPG with a real cash economy..meaning the dollars in-game have a exchange rate with US $$. So you play with real money.....
Why it sucks to be Nemo some days....
Alrighty boys and squirrels. Who's ready for a story. Last night on my way home from work at the corner of 6th Ave and 23rd St where 23rd makes the merge into 6th I managed to get into a car accident. The light was green and, as usual, I quickly checked my left to insure that no traffic was coming...as of course there wasn't any...and when I turned back around...BAM....right into the back of a car that was *hint hint* STOPPED at the green light with NO on-coming traffic.
No damage to our cars since I wasn't moving that fast. None what-so-ever. However, the middle-aged Asian guy that was driving didn't speak much English, was motioning that his back or neck hurt. Hell for all I know the guy bumped his head. Me being the good citizen called 911, since I wanted to make sure that the guy was ok. Although there was no damage and normally I wouldn't have even needed to call the po-po, just exchange info, and the fact that since there was no vehicular damage normally they wouldn't even write up a crash report. Despite all that I got the ticket. Yup. The cop actually looked friggin embarassed. He told me that he would make sure that in his report he would put that this guy was stopped with no on-coming traffic, that there was no damage to the cars, that the guy refused the ambulance and that they couldn't even figure out if the "back pain" was from the accident or from a prior condition (apparently the guy had a prior back problem). Apparently it's a mandatory court appearance if there's a possible injury involved. JFC....Odds are I should be able to get court supervision since I haven't had a speeding ticket in years. But that's beside the point.
I feel a little sore, but that's about it.
Plus I have a cold and a sore throat.
I need to lay down
Ummmm.....I'm busy prepping for a wedding, playing MtG, and playing Entropia Universe. And somewhere I fit work into the mix.
I need to simplify.....
Seriously.....
btw....if you ever play a deck that has both Congregate and Netherborn Phalanx in it...you get poop thrown at you....its true.
I do want to add that I've played the Dark Light build about a dozen times in some casual games...a few 1v1 decks and some 2HG and 3HG. I seem to do well against just about anything except for weenie decks. I get outpaced very quickly. I'm don't really care about that much though. I never really intended this deck to come out that quick. I suppose that I could add in a few Damnations to handle that. But I'm just not sure what I would want to sub-out (if anything). I think I can handle the thought that weenies are going to be a problem.
I've rarely been able to get the djinn on the table before I win (when I do win). The specters in this deck with some of the other control elements seem to shred most people's decks fairly quickly. I expect that I would probably roll to combo unless I happen to have a counter or two in hand or get lucky with an Extripate and/or Glimpse.
I subbed out the Dimir Dopplegangers for 2 Scalpelexis. Brutal......
Well, if anyone has an further comments then that's great, but otherwise I think that so far I'm happy with the current build. Now I'll have to look at the Lorwyn list and see how I plan on revising this bad boy come Friday
4 Hypnotic Specter
2 Shimian Specter
2 Scalpelexis
1 Circu, Dimir Lobotomist
4 Glimpse the Unthinkable
2 Diabolic Vision
4 Opt
4 Rune Snag
4 Diabolic Edict
2 Slaughter Pact
1 Extripate
2 Coalition Relic
4 Dark Ritual
1 Sol Ring
2 Polluted Delta
2 River of Tears
2 Underground Sea
4 Underground River
4 Watery Grave
5 basics
@Jaede - If I ever have some problems I'll be sure to...let you know...
Guess what folks?!?!?!?!?!?!!? I got engaged on Sept 19th. Looking to get married around this time next year. Trying to find a job a little closer to my home. And looking forward to Lorwyn pre-release this weekend...other than that...same ole, same ole.
Hmmmm....
I'll have to give this some thought....
EDIT
Ok...came up with this.....
4 Hypnotic Specter
2 Shimian Specter
2 Dimir Doppleganger
1 Circu, Dimir Lobotomist
4 Glimpse the Unthinkable
2 Diabolic Vision
4 Opt
4 Rune Snag
4 Diabolic Edict
2 Slaughter Pact
1 Extripate
2 Coalition Relic
4 Dark Ritual
1 Sol Ring
2 Polluted Delta
2 River of Tears
2 Underground Sea
4 Underground River
4 Watery Grave
5 basics
This is for a casual group with no real restrictions, HOWEVER, aside from the Sol Ring and the duals I would like to stick with an Extended card pool.
2 Jhoira of the Ghitu
4 Glimpse the Unthinkable
4 Sudden Shock
4 Incinerate
6 card draw*****
1 Extripate
2 Isochron Scepter
2 Coaltion Relic
1 Shivan Reef
1 Underground River
2 Volcanic Island
2 Underground Sea
4 Steam Vents
4 Watery Grave
**** Some thoughts on this are Accumulated Knowledge, Brainstorm, Opt, and/or Think Twice.
The last 7 cards I would like to see creatures of some sort in the 1-4 cc range...but I'm just not coming up with any good ideas.
Jhoira is not solid. I thought that she might be a good idea at first, get her out turn 3 and suspend a djinn on turn 4.....but the more I think about it, the more that I think she's only really useful for the djinns....everything else is low cc enough that she's not needed. So Jhoira is expendable.
Suggestions?
Thanks a lot
That's very impressive. Not too often you get a chance to see luck that bad I hope things pick up for ya soon Shah
Jeez people...where's everyone at? What's everyone doing? I'm working a lot (between 1.5 jobs now) and REALLY enjoying 10th Ed black border cards. This set is going to help me replace a lot of white bordered stuff. Diggin it. I just hope core sets are black bordered in the future too.....
I didn't do so hot in the 2nd one. I only was in 2 rounds and went 1-1, but unfortunately I had to leave to get ready for work that night