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Tennet
United States1458 Posts
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Varanice
United States1517 Posts
On March 22 2014 12:20 Varanice wrote: Here's the deck I'll be running from the scraps I could get together lol. + Show Spoiler + Main deck: Azorius Control 3x Syncopate 1x Dispel 1x Revoke Existence 3x Last Breath 3x Azorius Charm 4x Detention Sphere 3x Dissolve 4x Supreme Verdict 1x Fated Retribution 4x Sphinx's Revelation - 27 instants/sorcs/enchant 2x Nightveil Spectre 2x Aetherling - 4 creatures total 2x Elspeth Suns Champion 1x Jace Architect of Thought -3 plainswalkers 4x Hallowed Fountain 4x Temple of Enlightenment 10x Island 8x Plains - 26 lands ~~~~~~~~~~ I might go back to 9/9 land split. Ill be trying on-site to get some more plainswalkers, mostly Elspeth. Need to work on my sideboard mostly though, because I didnt get to test my deck more or less at all I was just guessing at what I need in here.. lol. Currently it is: 2x Jace Memory Adept 2x Render Silent 1x Banisher Priest 3x Essence Scatter 3x Celestial Flare 1x Revoke Instance 2x Pithing Needle 1x Fated Retribution if theres anything I should be running in here that i'm not, please tell me. Just for a recap, I went 4-3 drop with that list (I ended up getting to borrow 2 Jaces. -2 Spectres, +2 Jaces) in the GP, in retrospect I wish I had ran the Celestial Flares over the Azorius Charms in the main, and ran 3 other cards in the sideboard. I was siding out the Charms in most matchups, and I was usually putting in the Flares (I also agree, more Jaces and Mutavaults would have been more optimal.). I would also have taken the Jaces out of the sideboard, i'm not sure what 5 cards I would put in, in the SB though. I lost one match because of not having celestial flares in maindeck, and then had bad draws in game 3, I think I would have won with maindeck flares. The 2nd match I lost was because I didnt know Notion Theif was a thing, so i lost to a mono black splashing blue because he stole my Sphinx. So I needed more practice/game and card knowledge. So my own error. Third game I lost was to a Esper control because I got land screwed two games in a row. A few of the guys from my old team made day 2, but no one made top 16. We played in a few drafts and pretty much wrecked in those. On saturday night we ran a really nostalgic WoWTCG cube draft that was hell of a lot of fun. | ||
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MCMcEmcee
United States1609 Posts
Also t2 crucible t4 primetime for strip mine... "Normal" cube is fun and interactive magic imo Probably playing a sealed ptq this weekend. Sure wish I could actually practice sealed without a mtgo account. | ||
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Audemed
United States893 Posts
Why do people abbreviate sphinx's revelation as "sphinx"? Sphinx is the adjective. It's "bolt" not "lightning" It's "path" not "exile" It's "leak" not "mana" It's "snapcaster" not "mage" It's always "noun" not "adjective" So why is Rev the exception? | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands21945 Posts
On March 27 2014 10:25 Audemed wrote: Ok, i gotta ask: Why do people abbreviate sphinx's revelation as "sphinx"? Sphinx is the adjective. It's "bolt" not "lightning" It's "path" not "exile" It's "leak" not "mana" It's "snapcaster" not "mage" It's always "noun" not "adjective" So why is Rev the exception? Ehm the common term is "rev for x" so that is already happening? Donno what people in your area do. | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
I've heard it as "Sphinx" and "Rev". People would say whatever sounds best to them, which is the whole reason you shorten the word anyways | ||
MoonBear
Straight outta Johto18973 Posts
On March 27 2014 01:28 Tennet wrote: Would you guys be willing to critique my deck? I play modern and very casually. + Show Spoiler + I'm trying to keep the costs dirt cheap since I have no intention to invest a ton and go competitive, it's just for fun. This is a sac deck mostly because I like black/being a bit of a jerk ;P http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/bloody-rage-1/ Unfortunately, some cards that are super awesome (some of these are in my maybeboard or just not there at all) but cost more than I'm willing to pay for a playset, unless the total deck price works out to be reasonable. (I'm willing to spend $30 after shipping. but I prefer to be even more frugal..) If you're playing Black, there's really no reason not to have only 1 Thoughtseize/Inquisition/Duress somewhere in your 75. Murder is a terrible card (3CMC single-target removal is terrible). Replace it with Smother/Go For The Throat/Doomblade/Dismember depending on what you're scared of. You could also maybe try fit in the Haakon/Nameless Inversion combo if you really want to go full jank. Beyond that idk what I'm really supposed to say if you don't really want to invest much in cards. On March 27 2014 10:25 Audemed wrote: Ok, i gotta ask: Why do people abbreviate sphinx's revelation as "sphinx"? Sphinx is the adjective. It's "bolt" not "lightning" It's "path" not "exile" It's "leak" not "mana" It's "snapcaster" not "mage" It's always "noun" not "adjective" So why is Rev the exception? Isn't Snapcaster the adjective here? Anyway when you nickname card names you generally choose some identifying word (Spellstutter, Deathrite, Misty, Volcanic) which can be the noun or the adjective or something that makes it shorter (Tec[tonic], Waste[land]). | ||
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Audemed
United States893 Posts
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Darkwhite
Norway348 Posts
On March 27 2014 10:25 Audemed wrote: Ok, i gotta ask: Why do people abbreviate sphinx's revelation as "sphinx"? Sphinx is the adjective. It's "bolt" not "lightning" It's "path" not "exile" It's "leak" not "mana" It's "snapcaster" not "mage" It's always "noun" not "adjective" So why is Rev the exception? For reference, exactly zero of the words are adjectives; they're all nouns. Lightning, mana and snapcaster are noun adjuncts. Exile and Sphinx are nouns in possessive constructions. | ||
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
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semantics
10040 Posts
On March 27 2014 15:56 Darkwhite wrote: For reference, exactly zero of the words are adjectives; they're all nouns. Lightning, mana and snapcaster are noun adjuncts. Exile and Sphinx are nouns in possessive constructions. not entirely sure snapcaster has to be a noun adjunct though given it's an informal word. | ||
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Darkwhite
Norway348 Posts
On March 27 2014 16:20 semantics wrote: Didn't think informal nick names needed a systematic approach. not entirely sure snapcaster has to be a noun adjunct though given it's an informal word. Caster is a definitely a noun, not an adjective. Generally speaking, prefixes do not change the lexical class, and snap is not an exception. This is super relevant to deck building. | ||
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
Also Garruk's Packleader just Packleader, etc. | ||
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Varanice
United States1517 Posts
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
I bought one to put in my mono black deck along with 2 agent of the fates, and 3 desecration demons. | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
On March 28 2014 09:38 Whole wrote: In mono black, I don't think you want anymore 5 drops, and a 5 drop doesn't really have a place in an aggro. It might be decent in mono black mid range It's a 6. | ||
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Shotcoder
United States2316 Posts
Nightveil, Demon, Pack rat, Pain seer, and Gary are just good enough and the rest of the deck gains you cards or denys the opponent cards or removes them. The problem with her is when you compare her to the usual 5 drop finishers even though she's at 6. Obzedat needs instant speed removal, Blood Baron has a really small pool of cards that answer it and Gary impacts the game immediately. The way MonoB Midrange plays she will require you to untap a lot before she gets value because she gets answered by a lot of things compared to the other finishers and comes down a turn later. | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
On March 28 2014 11:25 Shotcoder wrote: Why would you want a 6/5 flyer that doesn't impact the board immediately when you can play Gary at 5? Like maybe as a 1 of in MonoB but what do you cut? Nightveil, Demon, Pack rat, Pain seer, and Gary are just good enough and the rest of the deck gains you cards or denys the opponent cards or removes them. The problem with her is when you compare her to the usual 5 drop finishers even though she's at 6. Obzedat needs instant speed removal, Blood Baron has a really small pool of cards that answer it and Gary impacts the game immediately. The way MonoB Midrange plays she will require you to untap a lot before she gets value because she gets answered by a lot of things compared to the other finishers and comes down a turn later. I dunno. I don't want to run too many Gary. I don't doubt his strength but I don't think he fits my style of playing for value. Rather he just wins games fast if the enemy life is low and loses them fast if the enemy life is high since other 5s have more lasting impact. I don't think it's an interesting card and I want to be different so I'd only run one gary. I also only have one rat so far and don't intend to get more yet. I don't have any pain seers yet but I should (want to) get 1 to try it out. I like nightveil more now but mostly vs another part black deck. Also I no longer own any D: Obzedat is part white so I don't think I can pay for him unless I run dual colors. I also don't own him. Blood Baron I don't own either. I might splash some white hybrid lands for him if I had a few of him but as it stands I don't own him. I'd also need more hybrid lands soon and I might not play him unless it were against a white or black deck. I know she gets answered by a lot but I'm just playing with friends right now and we all suck XD. I might go play with some school clubs too and some store events. When I played her in duels of the planeswalkers 2014, Necropolis Regent was a very scary win con. I guess she's too slow vs people though like you say. | ||
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Judicator
United States7270 Posts
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