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I used to run Loam in Punishing Maverick, since that allows us to dredge into just about everything we need, especially if we can land Sword of Light and Shadow. I never ran cycling lands, but I...

I'm considered ditching Zenith, going back to a vial build and doubling up on the tax collectors with Wingmare.

In such a build, I'm really tempted to try Yisan, the Wandering Bard to replace the...

Except for Emrakul.

Basically, if they can go off at instant speed then Pridemage is better; I faced that problem when I faced S&T with Dredge and happily plopped down Ashen Rider before losing...

Here's a thing I've never quite managed to decide on even after playing Maverick for quite some time:

When you're on the play against an unknown opponent and your hand doesn't really demand one or...

The lonely mox is basically a fifth bird, one that doesn't die to bolts and swords. It synergizes fairly well with Knight and Loam.

Fire and Thalia are good in different matchups; I expect to side...

I'm going to playtest this list today:

22 creatures:
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Mother of Runes
2 Gaddock Teeg
1 Qasali Pridemage
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Thalia, Guardian of...

What do you guys think about Punishing Maverick post-ban? And could Monastery Mentor fit in that build?

Squee seems way too clunky; if you want to canel out Fauna Shaman's activation cost, just use Sword of Light and Shadow. Yisan seems strong since he doesn't cost a card to activate and puts the...

I thought it was a legendary creature.

Either that, or he means Council's Judgment. Nonland Vindicate for 1WW.

Path has a pretty big advantage against Delver decks - it can be cast off a single plains, allowing you to fetch a single basic land and have all your removal online for the rest of the game. Abrupt...

I took this to a testing session today and beat the snot out of UR Delver, Twelvepost, BUG Delver and Bant. I'd love to make room for a single Life from the Loam and perhaps another Pridemage, but...

I really like the Doran idea and might try it in the future. Also, watching Caleb Durward's banned videos with Survival of the Fittest made me want to try a Fauna Shaman/Loyal Retainers/Elesh Norn...

I made room for an extra sword recently, and I've liked it a lot. SoFI is great against RUG, Merfolk and TNN decks, and it has the strongest abilities in a vacuum. SoLS protects you from the best...

The trouble with Teeg is that I really need Mother of Runes or Safekeeper to keep him on the table. Otherwise they'll just Swords him or chain cantrips and Top activations until they can. Their...

I'm expecting a bit of an upswing in miracles locally, and I'm really not sure what the best plan against it is. I've tried both GW Vial with Depths and Dark Zenith Maverick, and both seem to have...

I'm taking this to a local tournament tomorrow:

3 Birds of Paradise
3 Mother of Runes
1 Sylvan Safekeeper
3 Weathered Wayfarer

2 Gaddock Teeg
2 Qasali Pridemage
2 Scryb Ranger

Have anyone tried Great Sable Stag in Maverick? It seems like it could have merit in a TNN metagame, especially when BUG decks are popular. It dodges counters, Jace, Abrupt Decay and blue blockers,...

Sounds good; I'd love to see a report. Does the Spirit replace Thalia entirely, partially or not at all when you play Fire/Grove?

I was commenting on the specific scenario you proposed. In a fair matchup a turn 3 TNN would be pretty good, unless they Wasteland us or bolt/plow our Hierarch in the meantime. Either would be quite...

It is when you're not interacting before turn three; there are just too many decks that put us on the back foot by then, and we're not that good at coming back when we're behind. We have limited...

Without countermagic, TNN isn't all that. It gets raced by aggro, ignored by combo and dealt with by control. Playing Hierarch T1 and TNN T2 means we're not wasting them or playing a hatebear,...

Here's what I'm considering for the next tournament:

3 Birds of Paradise
3 Mother of Runes
1 Sylvan Safekeeper
3 Weathered Wayfarer

2 Gaddock Teeg
2 Qasali Pridemage
2 Scryb Ranger

I just realized (I'm sure I'm not the first) that Spirit of the Labyrinth messes up the card draw on Sword of Fire and Ice (corner case exception: if you play Life from the Loam or another Dredge...

I'm thinking I want to try a vial build now that we get Spirit. Probably one with an E-Tutor bullet board. The thought of vialing in Spirit in response to Brainstorm or something similar is just too...

I'm running my list from last page back for another event tomorrow. Any suggestions would be welcome. In particular, I'm looking for a land to cut for a Cavern of Souls, and perhaps a way to fit in...