Magic: The Gathering

[oldoldman]

don't forget BoP. not THAT expensive, but not cheap. $10-$15 last time I checked?

and yeah, fish is cheap. not the best for consistent wins, but still fun, and contains a LOT of staples that will fit in other U decks anyway (FoW, fetchlands, etc.)

what fish do you play anyway? I've got high tide/brainfreeze (solidarity) going on. fucking love it, playing 20 cards on your third turn is fucking hilarious when it works.

What's the draw engine? Doesn't Palinchron seal the deal?

[oldoldman]

So I've lost the last 17 dice rolls in a row lol.

[Linsivi]

/random is /random.

I got steam rolled by Vampires playing U/W tapout, was not amused.

[Weltall]

I got hit by turn 4 and then turn 5 Emrakul on Friday night.....scooped the cards quick. Had no removal game 1 and he used the green protection card in game 2.

[Linsivi]

I got hit by turn 4 and then turn 5 Emrakul on Friday night.....scooped the cards quick. Had no removal game 1 and he used the green protection card in game 2.

What we're you playing? Telemin Performance is kind of the nuts against polymorph.

[Isawa]

I got hit by turn 4 and then turn 5 Emrakul on Friday night.....scooped the cards quick. Had no removal game 1 and he used the green protection card in game 2.

I dropped a turn 3 Emrakul on my brother when we were playing a friendly game. He was so mad :3, shit's so cash.

[oldoldman]

I feel like Iona is still just better in Polymorph.

Especially with how popular Oblivion Ring is.

[Linsivi]

I feel like Iona is still just better in Polymorph.

Especially with how popular Oblivion Ring is.

Progenitus should be better than Emerakul also.

[oldoldman]

I'm not sure about that. The Annihilator 6 seems pretty backbreaking. That and you can sometimes race a prog where you wouldn't be able to race Emrakul.

[Weltall]

Emrakul is for sure better than Prog.

[Weltall]

What we're you playing? Telemin Performance is kind of the nuts against polymorph.

Jund

[Linsivi]

Jund

Still not sure what to play for our first PTQ next week. Toss up between some form of jund and UWR Planeswalkers.

@Progenitus Maybe it's because I've been playing a lot of U/W, but I just always had an answer to Emerakul.

[DrRuler]

Ok, I have some rather noobish questions:

I was told last week I couldn't place down more than one Valakut because the card was named, making it legendary by some made up fairyland rule. I had heard nothing of this before but I am rather new still.

I'm also confused on how sacrifices can be used to my advantage. I had a friend tell me I could use the eldrazi spawns to stop tramples and counter other nasty tricks, however I am unfamiliar with the whole sac'ing thing, the most I have ever done with that is sac lands for doubling landfall, ext. Could someone explain how sacrificing can be used to my advantage with these buggers? Other than the obvious reason to sac them...

[Ghost_Wheel22]

I was able to steamroll Polymorph with Valakut just because I was about to Bolt off Polymorph targets. But I can see the deck going off turn 3-4 if there isn't removal or if there is counter backups.

[Ghost_Wheel22]

Ok, I have some rather noobish questions:

I was told last week I couldn't place down more than one Valakut because the card was named, making it legendary by some made up fairyland rule. I had heard nothing of this before but I am rather new still.

I'm also confused on how sacrifices can be used to my advantage. I had a friend tell me I could use the eldrazi spawns to stop tramples and counter other nasty tricks, however I am unfamiliar with the whole sac'ing thing, the most I have ever done with that is sac lands for doubling landfall, ext. Could someone explain how sacrificing can be used to my advantage with these buggers? Other than the obvious reason to sac them...

Valakut is not Legendary, the card is only listed as a Land. You can have multiple copies of the card on the board. Also if you have 4 mountains with a Valakut out and bring out 2 more mountains with something like KHE or Harrow they enter play at the same time and both trigger as the 6th Mountain for Valakut.

You can use Eldrazi tokens as bait. If they attack with a creature you can block and sac before combat damage is dealt. Creature is considered blocked and you gain 1 colorless. With M10 rules I'm fairly sure trample would still apply damage though.

[Tricen]

Yeah, when you hit the assign damage step against a trample creature, then they would assign no damage to your nonexistant token, and assign all the damage to you. No mad hax

[oldoldman]

It works with lifelink though.

[oldoldman]

If I had the cards and were entering a PTQ tomorrow I'd play UW tapout.

[Tomiko]

don't forget BoP. not THAT expensive, but not cheap. $10-$15 last time I checked?

and yeah, fish is cheap. not the best for consistent wins, but still fun, and contains a LOT of staples that will fit in other U decks anyway (FoW, fetchlands, etc.)

what fish do you play anyway? I've got high tide/brainfreeze (solidarity) going on. fucking love it, playing 20 cards on your third turn is fucking hilarious when it works.

Birds are about $7 now. I blame Hierarch for the price drop.

Its still pretty consistent. Since I started playing had the deck built to my preferences I've been finishing in the top. I think I'm 14-2 (4-0, 4-0, 3-1, 3-1) with it now losing to ANT 2 weeks ago and Counter Top-Progenitus tonight. Here's the list I'm playing:

Spoiler: show

12 Island
4 Wasteland
4 Mutavault

4 Cursecatcher
4 Silvergil Adept
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Merror Reejerey
2 Wake Thrasher

3 Stifle
4 Daze
2 Echoing Truth
4 Force of Will

4 Aether Vial
4 Standstill
2 Back to Basics

Sideboard:
3 Spell Pierce
2 Kira, Glass Spinner
3 Submerge
3 Propaganda
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Relic of Progenitus

This week I tried out the Coralhelm Commander cutting an Echoing Truth and a Lord. Not really sure if I'm sold on him yet even though he has his moments.

[Ahkow]

jund seems to be the bomb now ... >_<