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Quote from The Fluff »

Have noticed that the goyf stocks at SCG have been slow to sell. And a goyf is only 67 dollars now for SP of the 2017. Perhaps the slow sales are making the price drop??

Hopefully, it will go down even lower next month.

At the current printing rate I think 50 dollar Goyfs are coming are way. Tarmogoyf isn't as specially as it used to be, Cheap vanilla beaters are more common now. I need to pick up 3 more myself but I'm going to wait to pick them up.

Quote from Fincown »

@The Fluff, I asked a friend to switch up their deck a little and played against a Grixis Shadow list with Nights Whisper and Ancestral Visions slotted in. It was in fact tougher to play against than the regular version in my opinion. Still, I think that I've figured out why your match experience seems to differ compared to mine. We played five games in total, of which I won four. Aggression, and persistent threats was key. Kitchen Finks, Gideon of the Trails, Eldrazi Displacer, Restoration Angel, and Sun Titan were MVP. The only real difference between our games and your play by play was that it seemed my friend had to commit more removal which tied up their mana and slowed down their overall gameplan. When I did cast Wrath of God to clean away the board, they were able to restock effectively but Gideon, of the Trails or Eldrazi Displacer kept Death's Shadow, Tasagir, and Angler in check while still present a clock and coutning down to Emeria, that or Sun Titan. My opponent did play through an active Emeria at my promoting and I was surprised. The game did not immediately end as I thought it would but rather I was usually in position of reanimating Lone Misionary for the first few turns before committing to real threats like Flickerwisp or Restoration Angel.

In conclusion I think that resiliency of the creatures and aggression that I was provided tied up my opponents resources by making them commit multiple removal spells a turn instead of advancing their own board state. Gideon, Sun Titan, and Eldrazi Displacer would often also force my opponent into committing multiple threats to the board which would be cleaned up by a Wrath of God.

I'm not sure if that helps at all but I hope so. If your still having trouble, I would suggest asking to swap decks and play with the one that you were losing too. It helps get a feel of how the deck plays overall. Along with the strengths and weaknesses and what kinds of cards are most difficult to deal in Emeria.

Quote from ElAzar »

First, the Holostamp is already being faked. There are 3 different ways of doing so (which i encountered), which (for the time being) all can be spotted, nonetheless, if you think holostamps are save, you delude yourself.
If you go for the Holostamp, always inspect them closly, but don´t forget to test the actually card as well.

Second, it seems to be a common practice nowadays to give the fake cards some wear and tear, because a lot of people belive the same jackad does.
Although i encounted it some times, it was always on reserved list cards (that otherwise very easy failed inspection).

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Quote from The Fluff »

Does the deck have another card that makes use of high toughness , in case Doran is not drawn?

I know I'm quoting an old post here, but I would LOVE to see a deck that used high-toughness creatures and Phenax, God of Deception. It should be possible to build a deck capable of winning the turn Phenax drops, in combination with toughness-boosting instants (much cheaper to boost toughness than power, this should be easy) and possibly instants that untap all creatures you control. I attempted this in Standard when Phenax was legal, for 2 FNMs. I won one game, I think. Maybe with the larger pool of cards in Modern it would be stronger.

Quote from D90Dennis14 »

^^
Here is a Phenax deck with Walls as a Mill win condition.
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/much-abrew-wall-mill-modern