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Jul 22, 2010
Here has been a little side project I have been working on in between my projects on both Landstill and Zoo.
Kira glass spinner with goyf has been the cards that has been stealing games for me against both zoo and new horizons. Some people have considered kira glass for mono blue merfolks for a long time. However, I think running kira glass with tarmogoyf can give you more of the same leverage against other aggro decks in the format.
As you can tell the sideboard is meant for mostly zoo as I think zoo will be on the constant rise in legacy. Although, I'd recommend playing something else if you expect to play zoo alot of the time.
I do need to test the New horizons and zoo matchups more with my list but so far the list has been fairly promising.
Posted in: Introducing Kira Glass Spinner to UG Merfolks
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Jun 26, 2010
Hi everyone! Well, I just came back from a rise of eldrazi draft local event. There were around 20ish players I believe.
I made top 4 with this list:
Deck Lands
17
Mountain
Creatures
2
Runed Servitor
2
Goblin Arsonist
2
Grotag Siege-Runner
4
Goblin Tunneler
1
Magmaw
3
Emrakul's Hatcher
1
Battle-Rattle Shaman
2
Lagac Lizard
Enchantments
2
Raid Bombardment
Equipment
1
Ogre's Cleaver
Control
1
Traitorous Instinct
1
Heat Ray
1
Forked Bolt
I had a sideboard which had 3
Hand of Emrakul,
Penon Blade, and
Spawning Breath. I didn't really use much of my board though so I decided to leave that out.
I went undefeated in the swiss of 4 rounds while drawing in round 4 to the top 4. Then the top 4 players decided to split 4 packs each which was good since it was getting pretty late. Me and my opponent decided to play for 4th/3rd for fun though and I won 2-0 against his green deck which was actually quite fast and it was strong. I won against one of the top players in my area that plays several T2 decks that are viable for Pro tour circuits and drafts a ton. I didn't really wanted to be a jerk so I agreed to do the top 4 split among the other three players.
My deck worked pretty well. I felt it was one of the best decks there. It could punish players that can't draw what they need to win. Also, the most broken cards in my deck were
Raid Bombardment,
Magmaw and
Emrakul's Hatcher. Hatcher enabled me to cloud the ground with a bunch of tokens so I can be on the defensive and also on the offensive. I shouldn't of passed on the other Magmaw but it's alright. Magmaw was my most valueble card since he can do a few points of damage each turn especially when I have tokens in play.
Overall, I had a blast playing and I was pretty happy with my deck.
Posted in: Top 4 split out of 20-something players for Rise of Eldrazi Draft on Friday Night
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Feb 6, 2010
Hi everyone, I went to a prerelease of worldwake last weekend. There were about 35 players at the event which is pretty good for this small town I live in.
My friend pretty much paid for me and so only got to keep the packs that I won which is still pretty good. I got 20 dollars worth of packs.
I decided to play UB persecutor control because I cracked open an abyssal persecutor, 3 into the roils, and a bunch of other good blue and black cards.
I lost the first round but I ended up winning my next six rounds to make top 4. It's a shame that I don't really remember my deck by heart and that I didn't win. Oh well, there is always next time.
I wish I could of gone to the Release that's going on right now but oh well it's cool.
Posted in: Top 4 out of 35+ players at the Worldwake prerelease
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Feb 6, 2010
Hi everyone, a couple of months ago I participated in a magic league Legacy trial with 42 players. Magic league overall is pretty competitive for any Magic format. At least in my honest opinion anyway.
I was playing Vial Mono Red Goblins and I end up winning the whole tournament.
Here is what I played against.
Round 1: Survival BGW Rock- Played by one of the top rating players in Legacy on there. 2-0
Round 2: GW Enchantress-Could of been a bad matchup for me. 2-0
Round 3: Mono Blue Merfolks. Would of been intense since he played with multiple umezawa's jitte. 2-0
Round 4: Ugr Countertop. I was actually surprised I won this because pyroclasm and blue blasts could of been a beating on me. 2-1
Round 5: Bye. I was surprised to get a bye but it's cool.
Round 6: RGb Aggro Loam 2-0. Would of been a pretty rough matchup for me but glad I was able to pull it through in two games.
You can check out the results and my deck list here:
http://www.magic-league.com/tournament/info.php?id=57449&view=decks
Overall, the tournament was fun and it was good to have some solid experience. It was a pretty competitive tournament with players that know how to play well.
Posted in: First place out of 42 players in a magic league Legacy trial.
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Dec 12, 2009
Hi everyone, I would like to share with you guys a casual control deck that I have been working on and playing for fun.
I definitely like the draw package, control, and countermagic suites for this deck. I think it's well balanced and since it's casual I usually just like to sit back disrupting my opponent then drop something big.
Posted in: Mono Blue Control for Casual
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Aug 18, 2009
Kevinliu published the article
UWGr Countertop
Here is my current list of UWgr Countertop for Legacy.
I threw this deck together right around when GP Chicago was taking place. The deck was testing well against merfolks, the countertop mirror, Ichorid, and even against zoo.
The deck also does well against randomness because of shackles, sowers, and the aforementioned counterbalance.
A couple of months later, I looked back at the decklists that made day 2 at GP Chicago and stumble cross a build that was quite similiar to mine.
Here is the list:
The deck list above was piloted by Robbie Cordell to a 60th place finish out of 1200+ players at GP Chicago and his place awarded him with 200 dollars.
Now for some matchup Analysis comparisons:
I could see both lists doing good against AD Nauseam Tendrils but obviously Robbie's list would have a slight advantage postboard with 4 Mages in the board. However, Robbie's list does only play with 2 tops and 3 CB in the maindeck so it probably could be more of a toss up actually. Considering, AD Nauseam folds much more to countertop as opposed to Meddling mage.
Against blue control, I think both lists would do about the same preboard. But, postboard Robbie's list seems to have a bit more tools but then again I run red blasts; while Robbie does not run any.
Against Countertop, my list would probably have the distinct edge because of Krosan Grip, Engineered Explosives, and Red Blasts(board). I also play with one more daze and a playset of top and counterbalance.
Against Ichorid, Robbie's list might have more of an edge with one more trinketmage --> crypt/relic while he also plays meddling mage. However, Ichorid can easily play around meddling mage and relic of progenitus just seems more precise at dealing with Ichorid compared to tormod's crypt.
Overall, a decent deckbuilding workout for me.
Posted in: UWGr Countertop
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Nov 17, 2008
Anyway I had this deck for awhile now for casual play only. Its quite fun and reminds me of the good old super gro decks that were highly competitive in legacy of 2005. Anyway here is the list that I play on and off just for fun and kicks.
The deck can actually get quite explosive since it plays alot of cheap threats with cantrips. Also just about every spell supplements quirion dryads too.
Ponder, Portent, and brainstorm are all quite good in a deck like this. Cantrips always helps since the deck overall runs on a low count of lands. Also it has a pretty good late game with ajani goldmane which is also quite cool in the mid game as well. Also playing all of my threats a turn faster with werebear's activate mana ability helps too.
Posted in: SuperGrow Weenie
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Nov 27, 2007
Here is my elder dragon deck i use alot in casual play.
This deck is awesome in my casual metagame since most of my friends play aggro decks like slivers and cats. Enjoy everyone!
Posted in: elder dragon deck i use alot in casual play.
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Apr 6, 2007
Well just a month ago i applied as a courtesy clerk at Vons which is a grocery store and its owned by Safeway which is a huge company. I have really enjoyed working at my new job everyday i work here and I am looking forward to moving up in position after a year of working as a courtesy clerk but sooner sounds nice as well.
The atmosphere is pretty friendly and i like all of the people i work there with. Although one of these days I am planning on going back to the x-ray program and this time finishing the program just to prove to everyone in that field that I can do it.
Well I hope you all had a good week and see you all in the coffeehouse soon! *hugs and blows kisses*
Love,
Cecilia
Posted in: Starting on the right track again. :)
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Feb 20, 2007
Me and my best friend Matt have been discussing somewhat about me moving back to my home town which is in washington state to finish up the x-ray program back there. Once i worked for awhile and have more people skill experience of course will certainly help me in the long run. I might not be able to get back into the x-ray program here in Las vegas so I'll probably do my x-ray school in Richland if they provide a program over there though. Matt has told me that they have a program there so we will see how it goes. Well See you all soon! *hugs and blows kisses to everyone*
Love,
Cecilia
Posted in: Is X-ray still possible for me? part 3
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Feb 20, 2007
I have been talking to my mom and something amazing happened to me this morning I was listening to the Bible on CD and it made me realize something that I didn't realize before. I talked to my mom about that I basically skipped a few steps before going into the x-ray program thats why i couldn't finish. I realize that now that i need to get a job to interact with other people in general to have that fundamental people skill first before I work in the hospital thats a more advance people skill. I realize I need the fundamentals first before stepping onto the next stone. I should listen to the bible everyday for now on audio CD it'll help clear the mind and make me a much better person overall too. I'll be returning to the coffeehouse within a month from now. I will always be on aol and msn if anyone wants to talk to me. See you all later! *hugs and blows kisses*
Love,
Cecilia(will always be cecilia and also Kevin too)
Posted in: Is X-ray still possible for me? Part 2
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Feb 16, 2007
I still ask myself if I will be able to return to the x-ray program down the road. This is how I am going to return to the x-ray program. First I need to apply and start working at the hospital again as a patient transporter so I can have loads of experience to interact with patients. After I do that for about a year or so I am planning on going back to the x-ray program either starting over or starting what I left off and this time finish with the x-ray program. I am pretty sure I will be able to gain the confidence needed after working as a patient transporter to finish the program. This is just a matter of time and just a draw back for me but I will continue moving forward. At worse case I might have to go back to my home town in washington state to finish up my x-ray education over there but no biggie. We will see what the future holds for me. Thank you all for reading and see you all later! *hugs and blows kisses to everyone*
Love,
Cecilia/Kevin
Posted in: Still possible for me to return to x-ray?
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Feb 11, 2007
Many times especially when i was living by myself in my condo I would feel pretty lonely. I have been really thinking lately that I want to share my life with somebody. Someone that I can trust and share my inner feelings with. I have often felt that I would never find the right person for me to be with. It probably doesn't really matter right now since I am looking for a job and trying to get back into school but either way I don't want to be lonely for the rest of my life. I'll keep my chin up and think optimisically about it though because it is not healthy to always feel deppressed and lonely and I never want to go through that route again so we will see. See you all soon!
Love,
Kevin
Posted in: Have I ever felt alone?
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Feb 11, 2007
Just about a month ago one of my good legacy friends fom San Diego gave me the nick name of Yoda of Legacy. The reasons for it is because I would provide great insight on his funkbrew deck to make it able to compete and do really well in a varied metagame of legacy. He also gave me the nick name because I do not play in competitive big legacy tournaments anymore but I still know the Legacy format really well. He also said I am a pretty good playtester when I would play with several deck archetypes against his funkbrew which provided him with really accurate deck analysis matchups for funkbrew.
I am still planning on moving away from Legacy this coming December though because I feel that I had my fair share at the format and I want to move on maybe play standard or extended.
Well i hope you guys had an enjoying read but if not thats cool. See you all soon in the coffeehouse!
*hugs and blows kisses to everyone*
Love,
Cecilia/Kevin
Posted in: How did I get my Yoda of legacy name?
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Feb 10, 2007
Hello everyone I am still currently unemployed at the moment. I should be hearing from the recruiters about the patient transport job soon though. I will have alot of fun working as a patient transporter especially its going to be at the same hospital I did my clinicals for x-ray at. I am sure everything will be fine for now on. I will just keep my chin up and move on. I will always be optimistic about getting an job and also acheiving my future goals in life. See you all soon! *hugs and blows kisses to everyone*
Love,
Cecilia
Posted in: Applying for the Job I want to work at.