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heartlxp
United States1258 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
On September 09 2013 05:28 heartlxp wrote: okay so i just pay the 10 bucks for the account and use the event tickets right? how much for additional of those btw Yeah you'll get some tickets to play with for free, but those events won't give you cards. To play in drafts for real cards, it costs ~$11 per draft. | ||
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heartlxp
United States1258 Posts
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micronesia
United States24780 Posts
On September 09 2013 05:54 heartlxp wrote: okay, if i have no intention of keeping real cards, is there a cheaper draft where i just play the games and don't keep any cards (like arena in hearthstone?) Online, you can do phantom events. The awards they give you are designed to cover future entry fees rather than give you cards. No cards are kept/awarded. | ||
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EMIYA
United States433 Posts
It's frustrating to lose against the janky aggro decks with 99% creatures so i was trying to brain storm some counter measures--for instance, i have a friend who plays stereotypical tournament jund and loses despite having all the expensive ass cards. | ||
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caelym
United States6429 Posts
On September 09 2013 07:43 EMIYA wrote: At my FNM 80% of decks are every aggro comp imaginable ranging from competitive to home brews. What competitive decks are best suited to dealing with aggro? american control? It's frustrating to lose against the janky aggro decks with 99% creatures so i was trying to brain storm some counter measures--for instance, i have a friend who plays stereotypical tournament jund and loses despite having all the expensive ass cards. back in the day, wall of omens, path to exil and day of judgement were the bane of aggro decks | ||
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
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caelym
United States6429 Posts
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iGrok
United States5142 Posts
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Thieving Magpie
United States6752 Posts
On September 09 2013 12:54 iGrok wrote: Ok, I need some advice. Its pack 3, I'm in GR aggro with baloths and pitchburns among other things. Pack 3: Kalonian Hydra, Foil Shivan Dragon. I'm probably leaning a bit green right now so my gut instinct is to go Kalonian, but Shiv can straight up win even more than the Hydra IMO so I'm not sure! What do you guys think? If you choose between two bombs, the bomb in your color matters more than the bomb outside your color. | ||
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iGrok
United States5142 Posts
On September 09 2013 12:55 Thieving Magpie wrote: If you choose between two bombs, the bomb in your color matters more than the bomb outside your color. I'm in both colors. I've got a tiny bit more green than red, but I'm in both for sure - thats why this is so hard! | ||
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Thieving Magpie
United States6752 Posts
On September 09 2013 12:58 iGrok wrote: I'm in both colors. I've got a tiny bit more green than red, but I'm in both for sure - thats why this is so hard! If you have a lot of big dudes, get the flyer. If you don't have a lot of big dudes, keep the hydra | ||
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FireSA
Australia555 Posts
EDIT: Green is generally the better colour anyway, and imo the best colour in M14 just because it has soooo many good cards. Blue is probably the second best colour, but anything really goes with green (I often go black or red paired with green, all about evasion/removal to complement the creatures) | ||
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Thieving Magpie
United States6752 Posts
On September 09 2013 13:14 FireSA wrote: Just pick the hydra and go heavier on the green. EDIT: Green is generally the better colour anyway, and imo the best colour in M14 just because it has soooo many good cards. Blue is probably the second best colour, but anything really goes with green (I often go black or red paired with green, all about evasion/removal to complement the creatures) A more general answer is this. Consistency is better than flexibility, flexibility is better than redundancy. Sticking to your main color is always better, because it is consistent. If both colors are equally dominant, you pick the bomb that gives you a different avenue of attack. If you already have 3-4 baloths, getting a 5th beefy ground dude does not give you more flexibility, just redundancy. If you only have 1-2 baloths, getting a Flying 5/5 that attacks past blockers does not give you more consistency, just more flexibility. | ||
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Pooshlmer
United States1001 Posts
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FireSA
Australia555 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On September 09 2013 12:54 iGrok wrote: Ok, I need some advice. Its pack 3, I'm in GR aggro with baloths and pitchburns among other things. Pack 3: Kalonian Hydra, Foil Shivan Dragon. I'm probably leaning a bit green right now so my gut instinct is to go Kalonian, but Shiv can straight up win even more than the Hydra IMO so I'm not sure! What do you guys think? This shouldn't be close. One's SHINY!! I can hardly think of a card of rather have over Hydra. Jace? | ||
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FireSA
Australia555 Posts
On September 09 2013 16:06 slyboogie wrote: This shouldn't be close. One's SHINY!! I can hardly think of a card of rather have over Hydra. Jace? Lol p1p1 maybe. If you are about half and half in pack 3 and have a lay of the land, I'd pick Jace over hydra. It'd be a hard choice between Hydra and Garruk p1p1, I think. Archangel is up there as well. Not much else just says pick me pick me.. | ||
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On September 09 2013 16:16 FireSA wrote: Lol p1p1 maybe. If you are about half and half in pack 3 and have a lay of the land, I'd pick Jace over hydra. It'd be a hard choice between Hydra and Garruk p1p1, I think. Archangel is up there as well. Not much else just says pick me pick me.. Hydra over Archangel of Thune p1p1 a hundred times out of a hundred. Garruk maybe, you can do a poor-mans sub of Hydra with a grip of Baloths and Sporemounds, I guess. But I think Hydra's better than Garruk and it's probably by a fair amount. | ||
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