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On February 10 2015 00:35 mr_tolkien wrote:

Not at competitive REL. The packs are screened and registered by the judges before the tournament and all the foils are removed and replaced by a random common.

On February 12 2015 07:01 Uranium wrote:

Do you mean Professional REL? I've played plenty of Comp REL sealed tournaments (PTQs) and this never happened.

On February 12 2015 05:28 SigmaFiE wrote:
Just curious what everyone's opinion on the following is (getting back into Magic, not looking at competitive yet);

Bolster deck with lots of low power/toughness creatures leading up to:

Archfiend of Depravity (control their creature side)
Ghastly Conscription (on my own graveyard)
Harsh Sustenance (post ghastly)

Good side measures are
Mastery of the Unseen, Citadel Siege, and Palace Siege

On February 13 2015 00:20 dudeman001 wrote:
I'm trying to build a standard sultai delve deck with the limited cards I've got from boosters & FNM. If someone could give me some pointers on what kinds of cards (either specific ones I should find or general removal/self mill/etc) I should put in/take out it'd be really appreciated Most of the cards in the deck are as many as I own of them except for dual lands.

Creatures: 19
2x Embodiment of Spring
3x Satyr Wayfinder
4x Sultai Skullkeeper
2x Courser of Kruphix
1x Nyx Weaver
1x Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
2x Sultai Soothsayer
1x Champion of Stray Souls
3x Stormtide Leviathan

Instants: 10
1x Empty the Pits
1x Hero's Downfall
1x Murderous Cut
2x Rakshasa's Disdain
2x Rescue from the Underworld
1x Sultai Charm
2x Unmake the Graves

Sorcery: 8
1x Commune with the Gods
2x Dead Drop
1x Fearsome Awakening
1x See the Unwritten
1x Taigam's Scheming
2x Treasure Cruise

Lands: 23
2x Dismal Backwater
3x Jungle Hollow
2x Thornwood Falls
1x Opulent Palace
1x Temple of Deceit
4x Evolving Wilds
4x Forest
3x Swamp
3x Island

General idea I was going for was delve a bunch and then resurrect a Stormtide and use him to carry me to victory. Backup plan of Empty the Pits, I actually do own a copy of Ghastly Conscription but I don't know where to make cuts to put that fine fellow in. Sideboard currently consists of a couple Bile Blights, Drown in Sorrows, and more counters/removal.

On February 13 2015 14:20 Wingblade wrote:


It's a really nice idea and the decklist is pretty decent, but its fairly light on mainboard removal. With only those 3-5 cards and 14 self mill cards(possibly too many honestly, that's almost a full 25% of the deck), most of your removal will probably find itself in the graveyard without being used. Some of the bile blights and drown in sorrows might be better going straight to the main deck in place of a few of the other self mill cards.

One of the other good cards that I think would be really nice in something like this is Bitter Revelation. It enables you to self mill and give yourself the most ability to control what goes into the graveyard and what goes to your hand. It costs 2 life, but that's a small price to pay honestly, once the stormtide is out and you have control your opponent won't be able to do that much anyways. That and maybe a couple extra commune with the gods to best control what goes into your graveyard and what gets in your grasp.

I should also mention Elvish Mystic for this deck as really solid mana ramp cheap financially, and a very solid 1-drop.

On February 13 2015 16:10 dudeman001 wrote:

Thanks for all the feedback! I agree, when just testing how the deck works I end up losing all that removal and banking on getting stormtide to work. I'll try to find myself some Bitter Revelations and Commune with the Gods for that nice, consistent self mill.

Also putting in Tasigur because I forgot I had him and he's amazing :D

On February 15 2015 10:15 Fishgle wrote:
I've gone 2-2 with my brew two weeks running. It's Modern Grixis tempo. I've got FNM write-ups on tappedout - http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/23-01-15-dtz-grixis-delver/

Haven't tried Dark Confidant yet, but don't think I need it. Plus, there's lots of burn running around, and that's a tough matchup as is. The pestermite will be replaced with another Clique when i can afford it (the pestermite has been pretty good actually). Other obvious exlusions are Yung peezy and thoughtseize, I tested them a bit online, but I didn't like them. Apart from that, any thoughts?

On February 15 2015 10:15 Fishgle wrote:
I've gone 2-2 with my brew two weeks running. It's Modern Grixis tempo. I've got FNM write-ups on tappedout - http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/23-01-15-dtz-grixis-delver/

Haven't tried Dark Confidant yet, but don't think I need it. Plus, there's lots of burn running around, and that's a tough matchup as is. The pestermite will be replaced with another Clique when i can afford it (the pestermite has been pretty good actually). Other obvious exlusions are Yung peezy and thoughtseize, I tested them a bit online, but I didn't like them. Apart from that, any thoughts?

On February 15 2015 10:24 Shotcoder wrote:


Played an Esper list similar to this. Dark Confidant can be just as big of an asset as he is a liability in decks like these.

Main deck hand disruption is huge. Look at Slaughter Pact and Smother as possible removal spells.

Olivia Voldaren is a good card in these colors as well. Fulminator Mage in the board for Tron and GBx decks is probably good as well.

On February 15 2015 10:50 MoonBear wrote:
Cut the counters. They're almost half of your non-creature spells, and if you rip a good card out of their hand then you've saved yourself from needing to counter it in the first place.

On February 15 2015 10:54 Fishgle wrote:

Makes sense. -2 mana leak, -2 spell snare -1 spell pierce. +2 Thoughtseize +3 Inquisition, does that sound good? Or do I cut the remands instead?