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Is this guy trying to impersonate me? If so I'm flattered but disappointed in how sloppy he was. I played 15 lands in my main deck!

Slosh: Do you remember the games in which my Brainstorm timing was suspect? I'd likely be able to remember some part of the game state and offer my own insight.

As for game 1 against Rudy, I...

Why would you consider a deck that is such a small portion of the field? Also, your assertion that you auto-lose to them without Sage is wrong. I'd say that most of the games you lose to them are...

I had a Null Rod in the SB instead of Worldspine Wurm, which I discussed in the primer.

My match-ups from the GP

R1-2: Byes
R3: Burn (W)
R4: UR Delver (L)
R5: Jeskai Stoneblade (W) (This was a 2-1 win where I lost game 2. You don't need Sage MD to beat decks with Jitte. They are...

Damn Ben, you ran into so much combo. I played against a sea of midrange and only 2 combo decks. I got crushed by Lands in round 9 (Kurt Spiess) and beat Reanimator in round 11. Funny thing is I...

Attaching my name to any list with 0 Cradles is insulting at best. I understand what you're trying to get at but come on. I've been exalting Cradle as the reason to play this deck for over 3 years.

If Storm is much more than 5% of the field I'd be surprised. I would not expect to play against it more than once, with a decent chance of dodging it completely.

The danger you get into when you...

The bigger the event the better stock lists are. With more variance in your possible pairings you will want to focus on your own gameplan all the more, since killing them answers any possible hate...

I wrote an Elves primer for SCG this week (on the select side). Many of you are likely familiar with the core concepts discussed but since my list is more streamlined (More cheap elves, smaller...

If I have a discard spell in my hand against a combo deck I'm going to save it for as long as I can. Developing your board before a discard spell is much better because you reduce the window in...

I think Natural Order is the 2nd best card in the deck (After Gaea's Cradle) and after spending so many games hoping to draw it decided to MD the 4th copy and haven't looked back. I have had a few...

Actually just talked with my editor about this. I've started working on it and it will definitely go up before the GP so watch out for it.

As for Swan Song, I've never liked the card. Against most...

Please don't bring in Sylvan Library against any Delver deck. Even UWR with its heavy removal suite is ultimately a Delver deck since it plays so few threats and so many conditional counters. You...

For the record, I never advocated bringing in discard against Dredge and I don't think it's good (even on the play) because it is only effective on turn 1.

It wasn't rude at all. No worries.

You didn't miss anything. I'm just an idiot. Managed to forget about active Glimpse since I had tunnel-visioned myself into thinking I needed a Natural Order.

If I play correctly, I draw Q-Ranger...

Fyndhorn Elves is what real men play.

Qasali Pridemage kills Jitte at instant speed. Given that Jitte is far and away the most important card for this card to deal with, I will continue to play the Pridemage. The synergy with Wirewood...

I don't think my list is outdated at all. I've played with and without Shaman and I don't think it's good. When I first came back to Elves last year, I played a Shaman against the advice of Andrew...

Cradle doesn't necessarily require you to play a less than appropriate number of turn 1 G sources, which is the only variable that affects the type of hands you describe. Cradle isn't a land in the...

On the use of 7 discard spells in the sideboard:

My understanding is that Cuneo uses all 7 against opposing combo decks, and Thoughtseize alone comes in against decks that use a varied answer...

It's worth noting that Reid's list is straight from Andrew Cuneo, who has streamed with Elves for months. My own list from Atlanta was heavily based on Andrew's, and I would place no opinion on the...

The matchup against Esper decks is defined by either a few key cards resolving a key spot (ie Verdict/Jitte for Esper or Glimpse/Natural Order for Elves) or an attrition war given that both players...

I'm not going to fully comment on this play until I watch the match in the archives later this week or next but I fail to see how keeping Heritage around when I'll have 3 creatures and no lands is...