The flavor onTragic Slip is so good. If a creature didn`t die, it`s like you slipped and were fine. But if the creature dies it`s like you slipped and hit your head.

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

January 20 2012 00:39 GMT

#2545

On January 20 2012 07:06 Cixah wrote:
Geralf's Messenger is hella strong. Mono Black aggro gained something there. Add Oblitorator? Man that deck seems pretty freaking fun.

You play it and feel underwhelmed. It's always how mono-black goes these days.

zhurai

United States5660 Posts

January 20 2012 08:37 GMT

#2546

yet more new cards ...
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Chiharu Harukaze

12112 Posts

January 20 2012 17:51 GMT

#2547

Kibler on TL. Uh. Wow.

When I wake up, I expect that Airforce ACE will win the Proleague.

kibler

4 Posts

January 20 2012 21:12 GMT

#2548

So last night I went to see Above and Beyond and then didn't want to go to bed when I got home, so I decided to stream Magic Online in my sub-sober state.

I'll just leave this right here:

http://www.twitch.tv/bmkibler/b/306027961

deth2munkies

United States4051 Posts

January 20 2012 21:39 GMT

#2549

On January 21 2012 06:12 kibler wrote:
So last night I went to see Above and Beyond and then didn't want to go to bed when I got home, so I decided to stream Magic Online in my sub-sober state.

I'll just leave this right here:

http://www.twitch.tv/bmkibler/b/306027961

Fun. Hey, one request though: if you're gonna leave and work on an article or something and leave your stream running, could you at least put a message up on what's going on? I tuned in yesterday for like 2 hours of music while I was writing, but no playing and no idea what was going on

Also I just got to the part with Brad and I can't stop laughing ><

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

January 22 2012 02:11 GMT

#2550

Well Evolving Wilds is getting reprinted, constructed just got more interesting, although not as much as people like to think.

Orpheos

United States1663 Posts

January 22 2012 04:18 GMT

#2551

On January 22 2012 11:11 Judicator wrote:
Well Evolving Wilds is getting reprinted, constructed just got more interesting, although not as much as people like to think.

do you really think its good enough for enemy color decks? i feel like most are more aggro or tempo oriented decks that cant really handle the CIPT. but i may be wrong.

*edit
ohhhhh but that ART. sweeet. so psyched to put them into my edh decks. innistrad art is the tits.

dignity

Canada908 Posts

January 22 2012 04:23 GMT

#2552

They keep printing not rare and more powerful lords. Not sure why they are doing that exactly. Probably for limited?

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

January 22 2012 06:41 GMT

#2553

On January 22 2012 13:18 Orpheos wrote:

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Eh all i can say is that some decks are a lot better with this printing. Esper and the incoming token decks for example. In either case, its definitely good enough for those awkward decks.

Rainofpain

United States125 Posts

January 22 2012 16:25 GMT

#2554

On January 22 2012 11:11 Judicator wrote:
Well Evolving Wilds is getting reprinted, constructed just got more interesting, although not as much as people like to think.

Where did you see this?

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

January 22 2012 16:51 GMT

#2555

mtgsalvation's confirmed spoilers list.

Shotcoder

United States2316 Posts

January 22 2012 21:08 GMT

#2556

So played at the local tournament yesterday at which there was 107 total players. I went expecting obscene amounts of mage-blade, illusions, and Wolf run lists.

Ran into 4 control decks(2-1-1), 2 mage blade lists(1-1) and 1 UW tempered steel list(0-1) which was main board 4 of mana leaks.

First round was my Esper Control list vs Grixis. wound up going 1-1-1 due to games 1 and 2 taking 45 minutes of the 50 minute round. I lost game one due to being greedy with the cards I had in hand instead of waiting until I knew I could win the counter war.

Second round was vs another Esper control/Solar flare mish mosh. He was mainboarding 3 mana leaks and 3 dissipates but was splashing white for O ring and flashback on unburial rights instead of splashing black for doom blades and alchemy flashback. he ended up not knowing how to play a control mirror so he casted his threats way too early which lead to me eventually just resolving a sphinx and getting ahead in cards.

Third Round was vs a Mag blade list. I mulled to 5 game 1 and mulled to 6 game 3 so I really didnt put up much of a threat.

Fourth Round was a UW control list. Just got shafted on draws hitting 15 lands in a row....yes in a row. Even an alchemy and flashback found only lands. he just casted a white sun for like 7 and won. Game two was another show of piss poor draws as I alchemied 3 times and was stuck on 5 lands until turn 8. White Sun eventually got there again.

Fifth round was Mage Blade again. didnt have to mulligan here so just thrashed him 2-0. sideboard gut shots are superstars here.

Sixth round was Grixis control. game one I got Drownyard active turn 4 and he had no ghost quarters in his deck. milled all his threats and proceeded to get there. Game 2 at around turn 15 he lost the counter war by miscounting his mana.

Round 7 against tempered steel was a shit show. Game 1 I mull to 5 as I had no lands in either hand. keep a 2 lander with a day and o ring and a mana leak I think. eventually get to the point where I kinda stabilize with a wurmcoil on board but she draws her 2nd tempered steel and just deals lethal over the top with signal pest. Game 2 I again mull to 6. Stabilize at 9 poison and 11 life. she has an empty hand and proceeds to top deck an oring to get my sphinx. le sigh.

Top 8 was 1 Wolf Run, 1 Esper Control, 5 mage blade, and 1 Mono black. Mono Black player got his ass thrashed by my friends mage blade list. Vapor Snag is so good in that match up.

I added that 1 of Drownyard to my list right as I was filling out my deck registration. Super star of the day. made winning possible even when I didn't hit a win condition and milling their threats is always relevant. mainboard timelys made me gag all day in every match up. I really think I can drop Wurmcoil and the 2 timelys for a Sun Titan and 2 ratchet bombs.

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

January 22 2012 21:48 GMT

#2557

So I tweaked that UB list Stark was playing, now all I am doing is milling them out with Drownyard. If you ever see a player on MWS or MTGO that is sitting on 7/8 cards and just doing nothing but milling you on EOT, it's probably me. I don't think I ever intend to win via Titan or Sphinx with that deck.

Shotcoder

United States2316 Posts

January 22 2012 22:04 GMT

#2558

On January 23 2012 06:48 Judicator wrote:
So I tweaked that UB list Stark was playing, now all I am doing is milling them out with Drownyard. If you ever see a player on MWS or MTGO that is sitting on 7/8 cards and just doing nothing but milling you on EOT, it's probably me. I don't think I ever intend to win via Titan or Sphinx with that deck.

haha awesome, the card is really insane. i hope mill becomes an actual strategy here soon.

Teejing

Germany1360 Posts

January 22 2012 22:07 GMT

#2559

Are there still those planeswalker cards plaguing the game?

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

January 22 2012 22:07 GMT

#2560

It's not. I am just choosing to play UB control that way. The most boring, frustrating, and utterly disgusting way possible.

And...
No? People complaining about planeswalkers nowadays are too stubborn and/or scrubs. As bad as Jace and any other PW that people grief about (someone griefed me for playing Karn wat?), they never dominated an archetype like say Stoneforge did.

Like I am playing UB control right now and that deck has next to zero interactions with a PW once it resolves, but as a player you definitely should have been playing around that in the first place.