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heartlxp
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1258 Posts
September 08 2013 20:28 GMT
#8881
okay so i just pay the 10 bucks for the account and use the event tickets right? how much for additional of those btw
Cel.erity
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4890 Posts
September 08 2013 20:42 GMT
#8882
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.
We found Dove in a soapless place.
heartlxp
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1258 Posts
September 08 2013 20:54 GMT
#8883
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?)
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24753 Posts
September 08 2013 21:40 GMT
#8884
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
Profile Joined March 2011
United States433 Posts
September 08 2013 22:43 GMT
#8885
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.
caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6421 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-08 22:47:37
September 08 2013 22:45 GMT
#8886
drafted M14 today, went UR and got 2-1. I honestly think I should have got 3-0 but I kept greedy hands and got mana screwed, so it's my fault/misplay in the end. I think the Izzet color combo is super strong in M14. Blue has really strong tempo and disruption cards and card advantage (I got 2x divinations, 2x claustrophobias, 2x disperse, 1 time ebb), while red has strong 5 power beaters and lava axe is a surprisingly good finisher. I also think you can make a really sick tempo deck with trained condors, firecats, disperse, and time ebb.

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
bnet: caelym#1470 | Twitter: @caelym
deth2munkies
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4051 Posts
September 09 2013 00:41 GMT
#8887
Aggro decks do not like T2 Loxodon Smiter. I've been stomping pretty well with Naya Midrange skewed towards anti-control because aggro is 55/45 G1 anyway. G2 I have Trostani and Centaur Healers to supplement it.
caelym
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6421 Posts
September 09 2013 03:02 GMT
#8888
anyone watching SCG Philly right now? The classic tribal matchup Goblins vs Elves is being played right now in the Legacy tourney. It's very entertaining to watch,
bnet: caelym#1470 | Twitter: @caelym
iGrok
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5142 Posts
September 09 2013 03:54 GMT
#8889
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?
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Thieving Magpie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States6752 Posts
September 09 2013 03:55 GMT
#8890
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.
Hark, what baseball through yonder window breaks?
iGrok
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5142 Posts
September 09 2013 03:58 GMT
#8891
On September 09 2013 12:55 Thieving Magpie wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.

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
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States6752 Posts
September 09 2013 04:06 GMT
#8892
On September 09 2013 12:58 iGrok wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2013 12:55 Thieving Magpie wrote:
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.

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
Hark, what baseball through yonder window breaks?
FireSA
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia555 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-09 04:22:50
September 09 2013 04:14 GMT
#8893
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)
Thieving Magpie
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
United States6752 Posts
September 09 2013 04:38 GMT
#8894
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.
Hark, what baseball through yonder window breaks?
Pooshlmer
Profile Joined August 2008
United States1001 Posts
September 09 2013 06:02 GMT
#8895
Hydra is way better, dragon can be chumped, hydra is an 8/8 trampler next turn. Basically they have two turns to deal with it.
FireSA
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia555 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-09-09 06:30:36
September 09 2013 06:30 GMT
#8896
lol if you have 3-4 baloths, still pick the hydra, and cut one baloth from md..you don't really want 3-4 baloth + a 5/5 flier (with double mana symbol of different colour) either..obviously depends on the rest of the deck, but yeah, hydra (almost) every time
Cel.erity
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States4890 Posts
September 09 2013 06:31 GMT
#8897
Hydra is simply one of the best cards, if not the best card, in the set. I can't think of anything I'd take over it offhand. Shivan is okay, but nowhere near Hydra's level. Hydra wins on turn 7 if they don't kill it, while Shivan wins on turn 9-11 and has more answers in the format.
We found Dove in a soapless place.
slyboogie
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3423 Posts
September 09 2013 07:06 GMT
#8898
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?
"We dug coal together." Boyd Crowder, Justified
FireSA
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia555 Posts
September 09 2013 07:16 GMT
#8899
On September 09 2013 16:06 slyboogie wrote:
Show nested quote +
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?


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..
slyboogie
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States3423 Posts
September 09 2013 07:25 GMT
#8900
On September 09 2013 16:16 FireSA wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 09 2013 16:06 slyboogie wrote:
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?


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.
"We dug coal together." Boyd Crowder, Justified
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