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Anders (Alakazim) has said lately that he wants to move towards the red splash if only for blasts. Mostly because Leyline is not that great anymore so that frees up the SB slots needed.

My take on that is this;

Against decks like Lands and Chalice you can firmly establish the win by using your own blowouts or just not letting chalice resolve. Against decks like blade, grixis and...

There is also Anders Thiesen at twitch.tv/alakazimdk

This is the exact reason why I still choose to play Portent despite all the good reasons I can come up with to play Preordain. Portent just makes the deck run smoother even though it's, in theory, a...

Exactly. So if we are riding the standstill then we might not need Mentor as butter on the bacon. That being said I think Mentor+predict is better than Standstill+threat in terms of raw card power....

Could be controversial and me swearing in the church, but do you really need Mishra's Factory in this list? Honestly? When you've got a few standstills under your belt and fired off your cantrips in...

Not to be rude but... am I the only one thinking "ofc a person like that plays Eldrazi...." ? :tongue:

For those of you ranting about the Stoneblade decks who made better placings than the Miracles guys I would just like to point put that there was one single matchpoint in difference between place 16...

Terminus and Verdict kills goose (???) and nemesis. Also, your Counterspell and FoW should nab that shady merfolk! Marit Lage dies to 4x StP, 2x Terminus, 1x UA and you play 4x Snapcasters... I don't...

Force usually comes out against fair decks in numbers ranging from 1-4 depending on what you board in. CS comes out too, unless you keep a few for a troublesome walker.

Jace mainly comes out in...

The Karakas was mainly there just because we could afford it when we played strictly UW. Once you splash red Karakas and the fifth Island goes out the door. Having one Volcanic and keeping the...

The main and pretty much only payoff for staying UWr is blast effects. That being said I don't believe either Counterbalance, Terminus, Monastery Mentor or Entreat the Angels are good enough by...

This deck is called Stoneblade.

Creature decks ARE playable - Elves, DnT etc. You just can't flood the board with creatures and win. You have to play around Terminus, those who do - succeed, and those who don't seldom understand...

As much as I agree with the baseline point of playing some number of Predict this is not a great argument as the two other tournaments the same weekend didn't have any Miracles in the Top8 and they...

As much as I love Venser, is he really worth it without Karakas? Sure, he can bounce Lili, but for 1 CMC less you can CJ her. I agree with you, he can fill a role against any MU, but wouldn't that...

Don't think I'd want to play 2 CJ main deck. Rather move the second to the sideboard. I'd also cut the Dazes unless the gameplan is to jam mentor and smash. In that case I would probably change up...

1) What turn is it?
2) What else is in your hand?
3) What else is in your top 3?
4) What lands are in play?
5) What is the board state like?
6) What are you playing against?

In other words;...

I am currently running a split of 1x Spell Snare and 1x Counterspell as I feel they do different things. Usually one or all of them is boarded out if I bring in fluster and REBs and I keep FoW.

Decks where we are dependant on bouncing opponents creatures those decks do not run Wasteland. Also you can just bait the wasteland if you are playing against DnT and need to bounce Thalia etc.
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Going from 4 to 3 FoWs was to fit the second Spell Snare. So in total you are running 5 counters. Spell Snare hits almost any target you don't want to see hit the table including sideboard hate. Also...

I think argumenting over what to fill a flexslot with even if it's a predict, spell snare or counterspell is redundant. I don't believe that it in any case overshadows being comfortable and...

I played BRx Reanimator for awhile before its recent top placements and the deck has become even faster now with the inclusion of Spirit Guide and Collectice Brutality. Surgical is more than...

If the hand would contain 1 swords to plowshares would you still force the guide? Considering it's trigger could help you find lands. Is the dmg worth it?

Question is why would you want to steal Aether Vial when you can Wear//Tear it? Wear//Tear is way better in the CB curve in addition to being a target for Snapcaster Mage so you can just wear and...