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By Default, she's sideboard material for me unless the room is filled with greedy manabases. I love it when she kicks them in the nuts. Fetchland (tapped) -> dual (tapped) is a 2 turn...

Haven't played in a long while. Very tempted to build an updated Viciano Vial-based list with Excavator. Nobody respects vial until it shits all over them. But because Excavator himself is green, I...

The upside of snake > crucible is how you can zenith the dude out. You can't find crucible or Loam in the library like you can casting zenith on x=4. But at the same time being a thing with legs...

I want to run a pure GW list with 1-2 crucible snake, 4 wastes, and 2+ Quarters. If you're all-in on snake being a major player, I think he fits into the Viciano OG Maverick shell better than a lot...

Good questions.
1. Delver is favorable, as in "odds are slightly above 50-50". It is by no means a bye for Maverick.
A lot of what I'm saying comes from experience, trials, and tribulations. I've...

Kambal is a legend. I would max him at 2 in the 75.
As for the list, that's basically some rock/junk blade thing. Not Maverick. I think it would be more appropriate to continue that concept...

Those 2 approaches are the only realistic ways to save you from fast unfair things IMO. I'm tainted by combo going off while I stare at land #2 + Thalia in hand. Chaining together small annoyances is...

Mom: primarily defense/eliminates blockers for someone on offense
Thalia 1.0: tax effect + synergy with wastelanding the opponent. first strike sometimes relevant. karakas tricks sometimes relevant....

@aspsnake: I guess we have differing perspectives. Painting Recruiter in that light is certainly one way to look at it. But I'm not trying to make Maverick faster (it's mid-range by design) and I'd...

I'm open to it. It might even be the superior call. But out of personal experience, I'd prefer running 61/4 knights > 60/3 knights. She's never a bad call in my books.
The only thing that would...

I don't see a need for Wail. It doesn't remove TNN or stop combo decks (since I'm not sitting back on 1C every turn). Maybe the Vial list. Maybe.
I am also against pfires engine, as it's not where...

Oh I'm so sorry I misunderstood!



LOL thanks. Yeah I brain-farted and typed the wrong word. But I also got confused with what was being said. He comes out 1 turn faster, assuming you have the...

The first part about Teeg fitting better into Zenith is correct.

I think you're misunderstanding how to play Recruiter. You hold back on casting her -- she's next to last on my hierarchy unless I...

I've played both and will say either is capable of winning.
The oversimplified question to ask yourself is whether you want a strong early game or strong mid/late game. Vial's early sequencing is...

I've been a big advocate of this for years. On paper it's contradictory but against troublesome swarm matchups, the collateral of losing 1-2 guys is justified if it means you mop up their board. This...

I want 3 in my maindeck and then I'll adjust accordingly. I was running 4x SFM so that definitely influences my opinion of him. With equipment he's gravy.

I see Maverick continuing to have a hard time. Lots of shit coming out the woodwork with Miracles' anticipated decline.
I still foresee UWx control being a thing (everyone acting likes it's a dead...

This was my creature base last time I played (4 vial):
1 Renegade Rallier
1 Sanctum Prelate
2 Mirran Crusader
2 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Qasali Pridemage
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Deathrite...

@lavafrog: if you are so concerned with those matchups I would advocate for the following adjustments:
-1 Gideon
-1 SFM
-1 sword of feast/famine
-1 sylvan library
+2 revoked or canonist main
+1...

Although I believe @lavafrogg has questionable choices in his list and despite Scryb Ranger occasionally being selectively good, I completely agree with his above remarks toward said card.

Scryb...

How's needle been for you? I ran revokers and felt they were unnecessary. Needles don't help me against decks I need them to (ie; I still lose to miracles, get blown out by NicFit, and struggle with...

Please don't take this as flaming, but I don't think you're playing the deck correctly. KotR is the best creature in the deck and it has been nothing short of amazing.
Read the pages of this thread...

Threat density. I playtested it hard a while back (Pre-GP NJ) and felt I just lost the game if my 1-2 threats died.
I liked having Thalia instead of Chalice, etc, etc.

Punishing Maverick's worst...

I generally agree with this synopsis. I think some of the "newer" (using the term loosely) Plainswalkers give Maverick better odds. I still think the matchup is terribly in their favor. Suprised...

Honestly, I would not replace KotR. She's the best thing in the list and is the one must answer creature. KotR beats down, can tutor lands, and synergizes with multiple sub-strategies.
Rallier is...