The number of times I've killed my opponents with their Bitterblossoms is comparable to the number of times their Bitterblossoms have killed me. It's much scarier maindeck alongside Pyromancer than...
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The number of times I've killed my opponents with their Bitterblossoms is comparable to the number of times their Bitterblossoms have killed me. It's much scarier maindeck alongside Pyromancer than...
I basically took the opposite approach to yours - cutting Red (my lists always skewed a little greener than most anyway, never went to 3 Kolaghan's Command or below 2 Decay) and have been very happy...
The D&T matchup is bad enough that I'd make sure you had something beyond Marsh Casualties to mop up their board. I'm partial to Massacre since it hits almost everything they can put out and gets...
The easiest solution to Gurmag Angler is to grow Tarmogoyf to a 5/6, which shouldn't be difficult with 7-8 Artifact Creatures. I haven't settled on a list yet, but I'm pretty convinced that you want...
I’m 100% sure about GCharm. It, like the Forest, is somewhat better in my list since I’m running more green cards and additional threats that survive it, but Instant speed and being easier to cast...
I'm not as high on the TNN/Hymn lists that seem to be popular in Europe as I am on the list I posted above. The 1-mana discard spells both make Snapcaster/JVP better and give a smoother cost...
Isn't that just Deathblade? I agree that the white Lingering Souls variant is interesting though.
If you want to stay in the 4c archetype while improving your Miracles matchup, I'd recommend shifting from the midrange value skeleton you're working with back towards the control skeleton the deck...
Sorry, I don't maintain the primer.
I top 8'ed the Quest for Power event in Baltimore yesterday, going 5-0-2 in the Swiss beating Lands, Deathblade, Grixis Delver, BUG Delver, and Food Chain then double-drawing into top 8. I ran afoul...
Any thoughts on Bob atm? I guess he's better in lists with Goyf as well so you have a critical mass of kill-on-sight threats.
Sorry to not respond for days. You basically got the reasons right - Storm decks (like most Deathrite decks) are fundamentally interactive in a way that Reanimator/Dredge/Show and Tell aren't (Lands...
Because Legacy isn't/wasn't a Pro Tour format. Even now that it'll be part of the Team Pro Tour, I doubt that they care enough. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see bans to shake things up from a...
I'm down to 1 Thought Scour in MXG's list right now, and while I like the idea of an Esper Control deck, I think you're giving up a lot by dropping Delvers and Wastelands but having no real top-end...
7-2 for 12th place at EE7 with a list very similar to Max's. One loss was to some rough mulligans and not drawing a second land against ANT, so I'd say 60% variance and 40% a questionable keep. The...
I haven't played enough post-ban Pile vs. Moon Stompy to say for sure, but my match notes from before the ban definitely had it as favorable for Pile, and any reasonably prepared Delver player (i.e.,...
One of the main reasons to play Pile is that it's the best Strix deck, and Strix is one of the best cards available in creature matchups. If I were interested in cutting it for a better clock I'd be...
I'm suggesting the addition of a Pyromancer/Tarmogoyf-esque creature because the the deck's primary problem against combo isn't a lack of interaction. Do you find yourself losing lots of games on...
To what Whitefaces is saying about the combo matchup more generally, I think that would actually be helped more by adding a more reliable beater than the 1-of Angler/Tombstalker. I don't even hate...
The fact of the matter is that Turbo Xerox is objectively the best way to build a Magic deck, and it's only really been in the last 2-3 years that people across formats have really embraced it. In...
I've gone back and forth on SB Mentors, but I'm very happy with 2 MD Entreats. It makes finding one to set up the win easier and often lets you fire off a small Entreat for 2-3 in the midgame to...
Has anyone actually tested Excavator yet? I got the promo at FNM on Friday, but haven't done any actual testing (and very little brewing).
I know this is an old post, but the recent 5-0 list changes make it relevant again.
I was a strong proponent of using League results to inform (un)banning decisions because they represent such a...
Were they banned from Legacy I think the format would have a similar level of decks running blue duals as the foundations of their manabase. It's not like the police cards (Wasteland and Force) are...
Agree. The rise of Death's Shadow as Modern's version of Delver has really solved a big part of Modern's problem with linear, non-interactive decks being too good.