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On September 30 2013 21:12 Thereisnosaurus wrote:
I am pretty effing sure Hymn to tourach is not in modern.

On September 30 2013 21:12 Thereisnosaurus wrote:
I am pretty effing sure Hymn to tourach is not in modern.

don't forget dudes like nezumi shortfang, ravenous rats & drainpipe vermin, all good cheap discard tools.

On September 30 2013 22:10 deth2munkies wrote:
Forgot Smallpox.

On September 30 2013 11:56 DEN1ED wrote:


Yes, sure. But no one says that since it is generally your INTENT to cast it during beginning of combat. There is actually zero situations i can think of where you would want to do that, which is why it doesn't happen.

On October 01 2013 00:43 Thieving Magpie wrote:


Opponent cannot cast spells until turn player passes priority. It is impossible for them to cast an instant during the new phase unless the turn players explicitly passes priority during that phase. If an instant is cast as the turn player is changing game phase, the assumption is that the phase has not changed yet otherwise the instant could not be legally cast.

On October 01 2013 01:33 n0ise wrote:


Why are people giving this as argument when it's obvious the players involved aren't particularly familiar with the rules? Micronesia's opponent probably meant to cast beginning of combat (which in a friendly-environment would mean micronesia now can't cast a sorcery) while a judge would've probably ruled the wording implied it was main phase. Regardless, the conclusion to draw here is you should always be vocal about what/when/how you're playing, and do the same for your opponent when there's any doubt in it.

On October 01 2013 02:15 Thieving Magpie wrote:


Because Den1ed said

"I'm just trying to warn you guys. If you play in a tournament"

On October 01 2013 02:19 DEN1ED wrote:
Ok, all of you are right, your knowledge of phases is too strong.

Also, that SCG top 8 has to be the most boring top 8 ever. Hopefully the pros will shake things up at the PT because otherwise standard will be terrible.

On October 01 2013 00:43 Judicator wrote:
Didn't realize there was a standard event this weekend. UW beating Esper, it's not as lopsided as people think

On October 01 2013 03:34 Kommatiazo wrote:
Hey guys! So I played MtG once a long time ago (like 12 years ago...) with a friend's green deck at a FNM event, or something similar. Once. And now I am trying to get into the game a little more, easing in, as it were. I bought MtG:O and have been messing around with a buddy on there, and I think I want to join a Sealed league as that format appeals to my tastes and my wallet the most. Due to this most of my studying of magic literature has been geared towards learning sealed/limited deck strategy. Which is great, except that when I play my friends it's the standard game mode with a 60 card deck that's prepared ahead of time. I have thus read up on constructed and standard deck strategy a bit and I really like the Black/white deck I have despite it being made up of only new player pack cards.

Also, I haven't picked up on all the jargon yet, so please let me know if I'm misusing some term or whatever, and go easy on the acronyms for me, most times MtG speak is still foreign to me, but I'm getting there.

Anyway, I had a question or ten for you knowledgeable TLers here about the differences in deck strategy pertaining to going from Sealed->Constructed specifically. I find that it's hard for me to separate what's good in what format and why. I mean, I understand that some card specific tactics can work well in constructed and awfully in sealed simply due to the ability to select virtually any card and vise versa, but mostly I'm getting confused when trying to ramp up my deck strategy to the 60 card format. In sealed its almost always going to be better to run 40 cards to be as focused and efficient as possible right? Does the same apply for 60 card format? Or is it more viable to run 70 or 80+ cards? I've been trying to make my deck work with as few cards as possible, as I think this fits my play style as well as my experience in various card games telling me that a slim deck is a good deck.

Some more specific questions: In sealed I prefer to run 2 colors, max of 2+ a small splash, but in standard with a 60 card deck is 3 or more colors a better, or at least, a more viable option? Should it still be 2+splash? Or is 3+splash or even 2+2 splash more worth it? Am I going about this the wrong way? Lol

About card strategies: are there any differences in what I should try as far as that goes? Like in sealed I feel it's a solid play style to just try to go for quick wins with either creatures or some combo or another, basically to just to focus on low cost/quality but high quantity and beat down your opponent. in constructed though, are quick wins (with the applicable color, red is the go to for fast and dirty right?) even viable? Or is it "standard" to shoot for the long game in that format? If you try and stick to a 60 card late game deck what mana cost is it best to focus on? I.e. do you just want to load up on strong 5 mana spells? Or 7+ bombs? I'm a complete noob in this format so I'm a little clueless.

I doubt anyone wants to take me by the hand and answer all this in detail, so if you have a link to a helpful guide/article I'll definitely read it. I just haven't found answers to my specific questions in that vein yet, so I thought I'd ask here. So please don't take this as "I'm a noob, I'm unwilling to research on my own, please explain everything to me so I don't have to do any work."

Thanks guys! Kommatiazo is also my name on mtgo if anyone wants to add me and play (I'm garbage so go easy! :p )

On October 01 2013 03:45 Thieving Magpie wrote:


If you want to know more about control/long game, then read Oscar Tan's Control Player's Bible Part 1-20

http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/archive.php?Article=Oscar Tan

His other articles are also good and worth a read.

Don't memorize card names or card interactions, listen to him talk about how a deck functions and how you can trust your deck functioning.

On October 01 2013 05:33 Risen wrote:
So looking at all the top cards played I'm wondering what happened to American Control at this SCG open.

http://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/1nfd1e/stats_on_scg_worcester_open_top_32_decklists/

Edit: Probably something along the lines of "A lot of good pieces don't necessarily make a good whole"