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Your list is rather similar to the newer lists we played. I didn't get to play much in general lately and mostly played Team America or BURG, but a friend of mine has been rather succesful with this...

I don't play on MTGO, so there are no videos. What Dark Ritual said is mostly right though, you can't really goldfish this deck, but not for the reasons he stated. If you want to learn the deck, play...

I tried it already. The day it was spoiled, I tested it as a boarding plan for the non-blue matchups, over Ad Nauseam. It sucked, even with more red rituals. I thought it was less restrictive than Ad...

I really like the look of that list. You seem to be convinced that 16 cantrips is the way to go, so maybe I should try that out. I'm definitely going to squeeze in at least a single Rain of Filth...

If they also have countermagic, I tend to just board out my Wishes for Past in Flames, Tendrils and Empty the Warrens. If they don't, bring in the Infernal Tutor package, as that has more draws that...

Chain Lightning has been pretty good for me. I used it to get rid of quite a few hatebears and players. Really, I don't think I'm going to change anything from my list, although I do like the idea of...

I used to play TES back in late 2010 / early 2011. I played both Bryant's and Max McCall's list. So yeah, postboard, this deck is very similar to the latter. Most of my opponents think that I'm...

Just dropping by to say that I finished third in a BoM-trial this past weekend (second after swiss). My only losses were against a Reanimator player (0-2 twice), other than that I won everything 2-0....

Hi there! Cool to see people pick up my deck (=
Although your list is much more similar to the first versions than the most recent ones. How did you like all the cantrips? That seems somewhat...

Yes, I agree. Burning Wish really does a lot for this deck, even though there are only three. You don't want too many of them, but they're often nice to have. They also make Lion's Eye Diamond...

That's exactly how I play the Preordains and also the reason why they're better than Ponder in this deck. For the combo turn, you already have Brainstorms and Gitaxian Probes, so there's no need for...

First off, thanks!

I agree that Grinding Station doesn't get the attention it deserves. It's well positioned both in the US and in Europe, but I think it plays out too differently from other combo...

It's right that the Lion's Eye Diamonds are worse than in other combo decks. I'd rather have Lotus Petal 5-8 to be honest. It's also true that they're quite good with Burning Wish though, I've been...

Digging for land is a good reason, as is being cantrip-flooded. Outside of Gitaxian Probe, you don't really want to have more than two cantrips during your combo turn. Ideally, when going the Storm X...

Actually I have way more problems with flooding than with manascrew. Only hitting three land is not an issue at all, whereas drawing two additional lands when you already kept two or three can easily...

For me, the ninth ritual has been necessary. I don't consistently get enough rituals to go off, and that can really be an issue. Smart players will counter your rituals and thus only having one of...

I was going to say this as well. The deck is called Grinding Station because it grinds out games. Also, Grinding Station is an awesome card. I'm definitely going to stick with the name, we don't need...

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THIS THREAD IS OUDATED. This post was last updated in January 2012.
Since we added Infernal Tutors to this deck in late 2012, this deck has gotten much closer to Ad Nauseam Tendrils. You should...