I'm inclined to think that a Punishing build is the single best reason to run red in the first place, but I can see the merit behind running Bolt so you can keep Thalia in the main. I think those...
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I'm inclined to think that a Punishing build is the single best reason to run red in the first place, but I can see the merit behind running Bolt so you can keep Thalia in the main. I think those...
Yeah it's supremely awkward that a hate bear that Mother of Runes loves to protect invalidates the engines that fuel Mother of Runes decks in the first place. I actualy think the card is better in...
I do really like the idea of Dueling Grounds. It's good against Elves (assuming you can stop Progenitus with Council's Judgment), Pyromancer decks, and is actually pretty insane against Dredge as...
Personally I am very wary of using Deathrite as a mana dork right now. RIP is already strong enough to bring in as a way to nerf Knight and to a lesser extent Scooze, and D&T needs it to break...
The issue is that I have no idea what I could cut from this list to find room for 3 Thalia. I think what it comes down to is that if I want to play Thalia I will just play D&T, it's a good deck, I...
I spent a large portion of today testing Punishing Maverick and tuning the list that Nate Sturm played at Legacy Champs to suit my own comfort zone. As I expected, the "weird cards" I saw (Domris and...
I don't think Holy Light is playable, especially since straight GW's mana dorks all die to it (whereas a list relying on Deathrite could play it, but Persecution is just way, way better if you're...
I was being serious. I think Pyromancer is better than Deathrite, Stoneforge, True-Name, Delver, and Goyf. What else is even in the running? Watching the Eternal Weekend coverage made it clear to...
It looked really weird to me at first (Domri and Voice were odd to see) but I kind of like it more and more as I think about it. I mean, I probably would cut the Domris if I took this list to a...
With UR Delver with 0 Wastelands quickly becoming a major deck to beat in the format, does Punishing Maverick become more well-positioned? I like the idea of 7+ maindeck removal spells for...
Marit Lage did an excellent job of beating TNN for me in DC. TNN can be relied upon so much as an evasive creature that Blade decks aren't running Lingering Souls anymore, and Fish never played...
If I ran Humility I would absolutely also be running Lingering Souls. I wouldn't trust my treat density to be able to beat a deck like Elves otherwise.
Maindeck Sword of Fire and Ice is strong enough against True-Name that I think it gives you a real chance at G1. The old no-Mystic/2-Jitte package is much weaker with Nemesis in the field (although...
6-3 to miss day 2 at GP DC with Vial Maverick (similar to door's Ovinogeddon list), punted g3 of round 9 spectacularly (missing an on board kill) and absolutely should have made it to day 2. I'll...
I've seen Engineered Explosives as a SB answer to Elves as well (obviously it's better in splash versions, Punishing or Dark Mav, etc.)
Someone mentioned Holy Light as an answer to True-Name...
What was the latest evaluation of Loyal Retainers? Too clunky? Is Fauna Shaman not good enough? Does Dark Depths make it obsolete as a potential "I win" combo? Has anyone been using it...
Miracles players in my area have been casting Enlightened Tutor for Cursed Totem recently. It's not pretty.
I have been fooling around with a GWB version of M@verick's Vial build, and it feels pretty powerful. The individual card quality is quite high and the deck has strong draws against almost every...
Took Maverick to a Legacy weekly and sacked my way to 5-0 through some bad matchups.
R1 I play against Aluren combo, he gets me game 1 with Therapy naming Swords -> Rector to find Aluren and win. ...
It also ramps you to 3 mana on turn 2 when you play a turn 1 Vial.
Given that Deathrite Shaman decks often use Abrupt Decay and sometimes Lightning Bolt as their primary spot removal, Linvala is often nuts in those matchups not necessarily as a Deathrite nerf but...