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I agree, though I could see 2. You had just better have a great reason for less than 3. I also think that anything less than 2 Piledrivers is a mistake.

Fanatics was a St Louis metagame call. I expected lots of maverick, dredge, elves, goblins, and some Confidants. There were many times where Matron into Fanatic won me the game, either by providing...

5-3 with Goblins at the SCG Open in St Louis.
List:
4 Goblin Lackey
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Gempalm Incinerator
3 Goblin Piledriver
1 Goblin Chieftain
4 Goblin Warchief
4 Goblin Matron
4 Goblin...

So... you shouldn't play Snapcaster Mage because it's conditional and all it does is let you play a spell that has to already be in your graveyard?

^_^

I suppose that's fair enough. I still think that Standstill can be effective even without the Mutavaults. Isn't Dustbowl at least better than nothing? (I don't know the price/availability on...

I really miss our conversations. :)

I hope you are well, and it looks like you're still playing; good for you!

I just picked up 2 Trops and 4 Misties, T Academy, 4 Gush... haha. But on the...

When I used to play Vial Affinity, Hurkyl's Recall was the bane of my existence. I don't see why it cannot be played here, either. It's cheap, only hits artis, pitches to Force... kind of an...

Ravager needs resilience in order to win.

So many cards just wreck it. Most of its strategy involves pushing its position 'all in,' as it were. Hurkyl's Recall, Rebuild, Pernicious Deed, Trygon...

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=110193&d=1283639270

looks pretty interesting....

Works great with vial and drum. Carries Plating like a champ. Helps affinity... I...

Hey there, Valtrix.

Been a while since we talked control.

How's that list working out?

Again... it really depends. I could easily see a metagame, even post-banning of Mystical, that is still combo heavy.

Your deck selection and the 'best' deck really depend on the actual...

I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "this meta."

Do you mean the SCG Open series? Do you mean the place where you play regulary?

There is no meta independent of a group of...

I think this is a mistake.

Force of Will stops anything. Nix only stops things like other Forces, Submerges, etc. ( Although, I just realized that it stops the Emrakul+hideaway land combo).

The...

I'm excited to read this article.

Especially about Tezzeret Control with no Tezzeret.

I'll edit this post with my thoughts.

Stroke of Genius by way of Cunning Wish usually doest he trick. You just play the other storm copies in response to the trigger (Emrakul) or you just ignore Progenitus/Darksteel Colossus/what have...

Hmm, you make a good point. Selkie is the hawtness.

I agree, Thada is mostly just cute. Selkie, on the other hand, when combined with Kira and all of our Lords/unblockable/island walking, etc can...

I really like Kira. I've not had a chance to play her, really. But man... I remember her from the days of Kamigawa Standard and she was awesome. Also, I like Thada Adel in the sideboard.

I really don't like Jitte in Merfolk. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned or still a bit rusty (I'm only just getting back into Magic). Kira and Jitte have terrible synergy... not to mention that it's a...

What is the climate of your metagame?

4eak is the best person to talk to about this. You want to maximize your artifact count. Shrapnel blast is simply not an artifact. Your non artifact cards need to be stellar in order to run them....

You'll find some pretty good discussion about the proper inclusions for a list. At first gloss, I would say cut blinkmoth nexus, put in 2-3 Springleaf Drum. Also... shrapnel Blast is becoming less...

4eak,

I've been away from Vial Affinity for some months now, but I thought your previous incarnations only ran 3 vial and 3 drum. Has something changed? And yes, I forgot that 18 is the land count...

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Tarmogoyf bends over to our biggest problem just like most of the other creatures: Deed. In fact, Enforcer and Frogmite...

Chain of Vapor might also be something worth looking at.

I'm not suggesting that Back to Basics should be in the sideboard. The decklist that I quoted has it in the side. If that is the case, and since he runs lots of artifacts and thirst for knowledge, a...