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  1. Re: Riding out the RUG Storm with my friend TES - SCG STL Legacy Open 12-04-11

    Sorry, guys, the point of the mention is that 3 opponents asked the question about whether or not they could peek, manipulate the top (brainstorm or fetch) then reveal... that doesn't work. Judge...
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    I would say that chlice is becoming more popular again, since MM is gone. Besides RUG, I saw a metric shit-ton of aggro loam at SCGSTL. We even added chalice to the SB of my friends rock deck,...
  3. Re: Riding out the RUG Storm with my friend TES - SCG STL Legacy Open 12-04-11

    I didn't know that about Past In Flames... now that I know that it makes sense, but neither I nor my opponent realized it at the time... doesn't change a whole lot about how the game would have gone....
  4. Re: Riding out the RUG Storm with my friend TES - SCG STL Legacy Open 12-04-11

    Thanks.

    If there was any error on my part, I apologize, but I made the plays that I did specifically because I saw in game that I had what I needed. It reflects in the math after the Tendrils, and...
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    On Topic now....

    Playskill and feeling for the deck are a huge factor... as well as decks being almost TES lumped in, when they are inferior versions with terrible performance.
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Here's my report from the SCG Open.

    Criticism appreciated.
  7. Riding out the RUG Storm with my friend TES - SCG STL Legacy Open 12-04-11

    SCG Open - St. Louis

    As the last SCG Legacy Opens were won by RUG and I checked the Saturday NELCQ results to see RUG all over the TOP 8 and winning that as well, I decided to focus all testing on...
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Nice report!

    Strangely, I picked up a Japanese card (Past in Flames) and had Burn round 1 at SCGSTL. I ended up 5-3, playing RUG 5 times and winning 3 of them. I'm putting together a report and...
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Bryant, nice finish in the NELCQ.
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Maybe I'm just spouting a bit since this is my first real testing against it. I haven't tested RUG against most things, just the decks that my friends and I play (TES, Folk, and Rock), so I don't...
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Played some test games against RUG.

    The games made me feel like I was 10 and playing with a Krosan Cloudscraper-Leviathan-Draco 5C beatdown deck with all basics that I was sacrificing to...
  12. Thread: [Deck] The Rock

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    Re: [Deck] The Rock

    What sdematt said... except that they are running about equal on everything except removal, relying on hand destruction and counters. It really comes down to the cards drawn and the specific decks....
  13. Thread: [Deck] The Rock

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    Re: [Deck] The Rock

    I have been testing the following list with good results:

    4 Tarmogoyf
    4 Knight of the Reliquary
    4 Dark Confidant
    1 Birds of Paradise
    4 Beast Within
    4 Hymn to Tourach
    3 Green Sun's Zenith
    3...
  14. Thread: [Deck] The Rock

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    Re: [Deck] The Rock

    My friends and I have been debating Beast Within in the Vindicate slot. Some advantages that we have come up with are:

    It's easier to cast with Wasteland heavy hands.

    A 3/3 is not insignificant...
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    I can't see how having 5 mana after infernal tutor (for PIF and recasting instants) is better than having 5 mana for Ad Nauseam, except in the case of life total. Also, you are required to get Ad...
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Past in Flames is good, and I have one in my wishboard, but I don't think it is better than the second Ad Nauseam, though I don't really have any testing behind it, just general theory.

    Past In...
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    I would assume it has something to do with the desire to pull people off of mana when they have multiple counters and think you're just trying to go off without protection. LED is pretty broken, so...
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    Re: [DTW] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    List looks good. Nice job on the result.

    *removed as saw posted above*

    Have you played with/considered the max Empty the Warrens plans, and do you think they could be better than Chant/Swarm...
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    Re: [DTW] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    I still don't understand why people are dodging Mental Misstep in any way different than Force of Will...

    If it's 3Top-Counterbalance with Mental Misstep, you should already have an advantage over...
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    Re: [DTW] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Well said... frankly, i'd prefer them to cut Spell Snare for MM and stop leaving mana untapped trying to bait me to forget about MM. It's just another fuckin counterspell (dazing a petal could be bad...
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    Re: [DTW] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Oh, sorry for that... got too excited for a minute. It doesn't use phyrexian mana (at least based on the JP pictures), so now is a much less interesting choice. Lame.

    There will likely not be...
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    Re: [DTW] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Not that TES needs more ways to win, but does Phyrexian Unlife (or whatever that card will be called in English) deserve a spot?

    It essentially reads, play Ad Nauseam and draw your whole deck...
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    Re: [TES-3rd] Starcitygames.com Open: Los Angeles

    Congrats on the finish! Just a question, how long have you been playing TES? I've only been playing it for 6 months and pride myself on quick decisions, but your ponder speed was nuts.

    Grats...
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    Re: [DTW] T.E.S - The EPIC Storm

    Boarding out ETW is rarely good, in my limited experience. Swapping IT for Hurkyl's Recall in my meta solves a ton of problems, though. The problem with IGG in deck is holding it, IT, and LED. You...
  25. Thread: [Deck] Merfolk

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    Re: [DTB] Merfolk

    Since Coralhelm is your only creature, might it be better to Daze the Thoughtseize in Scenario 2 because they could just take that? Not that I necessarily mind them taking 1 of 24 creatures, but it...
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