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Doltos posted:Yep also when I die I want to ask god how many times I got faked out by a blue player acting like they have a counterspell in their hands, I bet its more times than ive pooped This is how control works. It just gets worse when you are super familiar with the deck; you get analysis paralysis when you see that untapped blue.
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After I went second 8 games in a row I started snap conceding every match to find out how many it would take until I get to go first. Got to 18 games then won going first. Vindicated.
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Jul 20, 2019 05:16
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Got disconnected queueing up to traditional draft game, had to restart the game. I'm freaking out, thinking I got screwed over, and then when I get back I have a win. What happened there exactly, did it just randomly pick someone to give a game win to? He beat me anyway, but I'm sure he wasn't too happy that second game.
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Jul 20, 2019 06:51
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troofs posted:After I went second 8 games in a row I started snap conceding every match to find out how many it would take until I get to go first. In the context of Magic, "Vindicated" means "destroyed", so this checks out
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Jul 20, 2019 07:25
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Went 7-2 in limited, one of my losses was to a guy who curved T3 7/6 Dino into Dread Presence and i didn't have any removal in hand equipped to stop it. Not fun.
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Jul 20, 2019 08:39
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I think simic flash is one of those decks that crushes people lower on the ladder because they don't know how to play against it. Also if you drop a Nightpack Ambusher or Brineborn Cutthroat it's pretty much a case of whether the flash player has enough counters to stop all the removal before they beat their opponent to death with wolves. It plays so badly from behind though, absolutely no ways to catch up or get a 2 for 1 outside of the Ambusher sticking around or a frilled mystic.
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Jul 20, 2019 10:07
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Holy poo poo I just beat a Risen Reef / Wildgrowth Walker deck with B/W Vampires. That game legit lasted like 45 minutes. He finally quit when I had 168 health, and he had something like 380. loving Blight Beetle was doing work.
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Jul 20, 2019 10:13
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troofs posted:After I went second 8 games in a row I started snap conceding every match to find out how many it would take until I get to go first. This may seem crazy, but somehow I think TT company wotc, doesn't actually want their digital variants to succeed.
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Jul 20, 2019 13:02
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man cacaclade just steamrolls all of the greedy "ramp up to big dinos" decks in the giant monsters event, went 5-0 and never was concerned about losing
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Jul 20, 2019 13:03
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I’ve literally never seen or heard this volume of people complaining about having to go second in my entire 20+ years of playing magic. Y’all literally post like it’s impossible to win on the draw, but Magic wouldn’t be so popular or have the longevity if it was that easy. Also it’s not like you’ll ever improve your on-the-draw game if you just snap concede every game you go second. It’s just the most bonkers complaint. I mean it, I had a mothership forums account, I had an MTGSalv account, I worked at and played at the biggest LGS in a giant US city... never really even heard people complain about going second to this degree before this thread (outside of Legacy/Vintage where it actually does matter, or maybe back immuring Lorwyn Standard, when Thoughtsieze was legal)
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Jul 20, 2019 13:27
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Bust Rodd posted:I’ve literally never seen or heard this volume of people complaining about having to go second in my entire 20+ years of playing magic. Its because Arena is literally the only place where people frequently play Bo1.
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Jul 20, 2019 13:56
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I've won my last 8 BO1 games going second so I must be a god of magic. Maybe.
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Jul 20, 2019 14:09
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It's almost as if Bo1 is a lovely way to play magic compared to Bo3 for a multitude of reasons (yes I know not everyone has time to play bo3 don't @ me)
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Jul 20, 2019 14:10
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evilweasel posted:man cacaclade just steamrolls all of the greedy "ramp up to big dinos" decks in the giant monsters event, went 5-0 and never was concerned about losing I just went 4-2 with cavalcade and the only reason I lost the last is because I never got a cavalcade in either game.
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Jul 20, 2019 15:12
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Syano posted:I just went 4-2 with cavalcade and the only reason I lost the last is because I never got a cavalcade in either game. 1-2 and 0-2. Saw two cavs the whole time. infuriating
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Jul 20, 2019 15:19
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The london mulligan is a thing people! Dig for those Cavalcades!
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Jul 20, 2019 15:44
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Thom and the Heads posted:1-2 and 0-2. Saw two cavs the whole time. infuriating Just did a 3-2 run. Its a low risk proposition at only 250 gold but its still a risk because if you don't have cavalcade out by turn 3 you might as well concede
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Jul 20, 2019 15:45
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troofs posted:After I went second 8 games in a row I started snap conceding every match to find out how many it would take until I get to go first. ah yes, it must be something rigging the draw against you, as everyone knows its impossible to get a coin to land on tails 18 times in a row naturally due to the well-known fairness mechanics built into the universe
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Jul 20, 2019 16:12
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Justin_Brett posted:Got disconnected queueing up to traditional draft game, had to restart the game. I'm freaking out, thinking I got screwed over, and then when I get back I have a win. What happened there exactly, did it just randomly pick someone to give a game win to? some times when your opponent concedes you get disconnected
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Jul 20, 2019 16:28
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Everyone running Cavalcade decks in the giant monster 250 gold event with a 500 gold payout to ‘get’ greedy dinosaur decks is, in fact, a huge rear end in a top hat.
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Jul 20, 2019 16:30
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yeah, you should be running Sultai value creatures like Hostage Takers, Frilled Mystics and Chupacabras to "get" the greedy dino decks
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Jul 20, 2019 16:43
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helpful article https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/state-of-the-best-of-three-meta-m20
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Jul 20, 2019 16:51
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every single person i play this morning seems to be roping from the mulligan on, ama
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Jul 20, 2019 16:54
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EVIL Gibson posted:This is how control works. It just gets worse when you are super familiar with the deck; you get analysis paralysis when you see that untapped blue. i just assume its a spell spike and flip the table if im right
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Time posted:vampires is the best deck in standard. I can't promise it will be for very long, but right now it is. It has game against everything and has a proactive, powerful gameplan. sorin and the pump vampire are so strong, they just snowball. all the lifegain means other aggro decks can't race. its good folks. It really is, and so utterly my bag, I'd be playing BW vampires in any format if it were an option even if it sucked. I'm becoming less concerned about losing value on Sorin's post rotation because him with a base of Dire Moon Vampire, Blood Thirsty Aerialist and Knight of the Ebon Order the possibility is there for it to remain viable (or to cease to be viable and return to it before rotation when new cards fill the gaps) I've also started brewing with new Sorin in Modern, because god dammit I want to play Blood Baron of Vizkopa in the format and he will let me! Wanted to make something since Cordial Vampire came out anyway. Here's my list, it's derived from Smi77y's list which was posted here, I think my changes are all improvements. I think a lot of people, even people brewing vampires, are sleeping on how good Aerialist is, and for now I can do silly things with Sanctum Seeker, who is also a good candidate for lil' Sorin's -3.  Need to fiddle with the sideboard, I think access to Gideon and Vona would be good. BizarroAzrael fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Jul 20, 2019 |
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Bust Rodd posted:Everyone running Cavalcade decks in the giant monster 250 gold event with a 500 gold payout to ‘get’ greedy dinosaur decks is, in fact, a huge rear end in a top hat. Or super smart. Ive made about 10k profit so far today. No, I won't in fact play magic like you want me to
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Jul 20, 2019 18:28
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"Way to go 0-and-2 in the event. Here's your reward."
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after a couple of disappointing M20 drafts I 5-x'd my last two. the secret is: play blue. blue is bonkers and good with everything, even white, which is otherwise a very underwhelming color. i went risen reef into cloudkin seer into cloudkin seer which was just backbreaking for poor oppo
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Jul 20, 2019 18:44
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I will be so glad when Curious Obsession rotates out
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Jul 20, 2019 19:02
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BizarroAzrael posted:It really is, and so utterly my bag, I'd be playing BW vampires in any format if it were an option even if it sucked. I'm becoming less concerned about losing value on Sorin's post rotation because him with a base of Dire Moon Vampire, Blood Thirsty Aerialist and Knight of the Ebon Order the possibility is there for it to remain viable (or to cease to be viable and return to it before rotation when new cards fill the gaps) I've also started brewing with new Sorin in Modern, because god dammit I want to play Blood Baron of Vizkopa in the format and he will let me! Wanted to make something since Cordial Vampire came out anyway. I thought the consensus on Sorin4 is that he's pretty bad? I guess if you're running aerialist maybe less so?
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Syano posted:Or super smart. Ive made about 10k profit so far today. No, I won't in fact play magic like you want me to Are you somehow calculating in the rares you got? Because otherwise, the maximum profit you can realize per run is 50 gold which (a) is pretty inefficient and (b) makes it hard to believe you've played the event 200 times so far today. That said, like all/most of the special events, this is a fun twist for knocking out my first 4+ daily wins. And yes, I am crushing with Cavalcade. e: Completely unrelated, but I wish they'd just make all the daily quests worth 625 gold (or whatever the weighted average of the current possibilities would be). Having a choice between gaming the system or losing noticeable amounts of value is... not great. JerryLee fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Jul 20, 2019 |
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Just went 7-1 with a draft deck that had Gargos, Voracious Hydra, Ajani, Wakeroot Elemental, Nightpack Ambusher and Loxodon Lifechanter in it. Plus I also drafted 3 mana Chandra but didn't play her Sometimes the bots are just in a good mood I guess! 
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Jul 20, 2019 19:38
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JerryLee posted:Are you somehow calculating in the rares you got? Because otherwise, the maximum profit you can realize per run is 50 gold which (a) is pretty inefficient and (b) makes it hard to believe you've played the event 200 times so far today. oh no you figured out my lie. I've probably hit about 10 x 5 win runs so far and several 3 and 4 win runs. Its super efficient. I can complete a full run through in like 30 mins or less and then the most efficient part is beating down people before they get to diddle their huge creatures which is the most satisfying part of magic
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Jul 20, 2019 19:45
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Post yer list Also playable rares are 1k gold value, that's most of what gold goes into anyway
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I'm pretty much running this one https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/2100291#paper You really gotta mulligan though. If I dont have a cavalcade or light up the stage in my opening hand I ditch that fool Also think people are getting wise... this morning I could win a game in like 60 seconds... this afternoon I've had to start eating deafening clarions a lot more often than I was this am
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BizarroAzrael posted:It really is, and so utterly my bag, I'd be playing BW vampires in any format if it were an option even if it sucked. I'm becoming less concerned about losing value on Sorin's post rotation because him with a base of Dire Moon Vampire, Blood Thirsty Aerialist and Knight of the Ebon Order the possibility is there for it to remain viable (or to cease to be viable and return to it before rotation when new cards fill the gaps) I've also started brewing with new Sorin in Modern, because god dammit I want to play Blood Baron of Vizkopa in the format and he will let me! Wanted to make something since Cordial Vampire came out anyway. What rank are you playing this at
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Jul 20, 2019 20:00
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A psychic corrosion deck that cheats dragon wizard into play might be interesting.
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Really sick of Cry of the Carnarium. Any deck that uses it doesn't care about the downside.
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zoux posted:What rank are you playing this at Mid platinum just now, definitely not leveled out yet. Gold was a breeze. I'm pretty confident I'll hit diamond before the season ends.
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getting roped for winning as esper report: gettin' roped
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