So with the banning of Sylvan Primordial, do you have any immediate thoughts on a replacement for him? Perhaps Prophet of Kruphix is worth testing?
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So with the banning of Sylvan Primordial, do you have any immediate thoughts on a replacement for him? Perhaps Prophet of Kruphix is worth testing?
Reanimator takes down Sneak and Show in the finals!
Would you mind sharing your list? I'm curious to see what your mana base looks like. I've never tested with red due to my lack of red duals. But I don't hate the idea of Izzet Charm, mostly I just...
This is my exact thought of Show and Tell in the deck. I hate it in the main deck, I feel its presence in the deck forces you to make bad plays/keep bad hands. I think it's perfectly fine in games 2...
Wipe Away. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Sudden Shock ever even though it's highly unlikely. Thalia out and cycled Gempalm Incinerator. Multiple Lavamancers and not as many Brainstorms. Like I...
I just feel that relying on a creature is weaker than relying on a spell. Lab Maniac requires you to play around split second cards and activated abilities which for the most part, shouldn't make a...
A few weeks ago I played Lejay's list with a few changes in a local tournament for a Black Lotus. I did relatively poorly, losing to the mirror twice and Death and Taxes once. DnT had some pretty...
Twin and UWR need it and there's no tier 1 UG deck.
Is there any room for Kokusho here? He'd be great with High Market/Phyrexian Tower and Reya Dawnbringer for recursion. High Market and Phyrexian Tower are also decent for protecting Kaalia from being...
Catching on? It was another list with no sideboard. He also played 1 LED, it looks more like a budget list more than anything. You can see the list on SCG.
I honestly don't think one list is...
I agree with Ari here. I'm still using 2 Ad Nauseam. A lot of my turn one wins are because I have Ad Nauseam in hand. And while having only one makes Ad Nauseam better since you won't ever lose 5...
I wouldn't doubt the power of Xantid Swarm. It may seem outdated and expected but I think people forget it cannot be spell pierced. I've had people keep hands of double pierce and cringe when I open...
First off even with the wishless list you cannot run 15 anti blue cards. Taking that many cards out for every blue deck dilutes your deck way too much and you lose consistency.
Also I'd...
My problem with the wishless build is that you reduce the amount of cards you can go off with which in turn reduces the likelihood of going off with your opening 7. I know that the draw cards fix...
I play the standard wish list. The only thing I have different is I play 1 Bribery and 1 Reanimate in the sideboard. I found myself almost never using Infernal Tutor or Goblin War Strike. I also...
I wouldn't say wishes are on their way out. Some people like them others don't. I don't think having them or not having drastically improve consistency or make any bad matchups good. Both lists are...
Pyroclasm deals damage which Mother of Runes can prevent. Massacre cannot be cast under Gaddock Teeg. Sudden Shock costs 3 with Thalia out. I prefer Deathmark since its quicker meaning you win...
Hatebears are just as effective at stopping you as Force of Will is. You still have 7 other ways at combating Force as well as a wishable Duress. The singleton IoK makes a big difference when you're...
If you're facing a lot of Maverick Inqusition in the main is better than the 4th Duress or 5th Chant. Duress only hits Green Sun's Zenith while Inquisition hits Green Sun and every hatebear Maverick...
Well there's a few things you can take from it. He went from 11 ways to go off on turn 1 to 8. That reduces the chance of going off turn 1 from around 77 % to about 65 %. I haven't done the math on...
I don't think much thought could have gone into a sideboard of 15 island.
I've been thinking the same thing regarding force of will and reforge the soul. The thing is that it your opponent doesn't have it when you go off, reforge almost guarantees they'll hit it which can...
Slightly is meant as Gristelbrand is better if they actually have the StP in hand. Which is around 50% by the time we normally go off. There's also the chance we have protection in hand at that...
I actually have been testing Gristelbrand and sideboard matches and he definitely isn't as amazing as you say. I'm not saying I haven't won games because of him and I'm not saying he isn't good. But...
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My saying Sphinx was just as good against RUG and Zoo was to state we already have an answer to those decks. Because even having Gristelbrand as a 2 or 3 of doesn't guarantee you will be...