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Ah alright. I was trying to look for discussion on the red version but it appears people are on BUG or the white recruiter version

Is anyone else here still on the red splash with imperial recruiter?

At first glance, I'm not a fan of having my 'recruiters' blown out by dread of night, which is seeing more play in sideboards due to the rise of DnT. There are some better singleton creature bullets...

Finished 223rd with aluren at GP Prague. Report here:
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?30771-223rd-at-GP-Prague-with-aluren&p=955104#post955104

DRS is the only reason this deck even has a shot at existing in the current meta, and yes against a deck packing moon effects basic forest is your best friend. Then again it really depends on what...

one of aluren's main weaknesses is its manabase because you have 4 colors to work with. if they have the nuts opening turns then yes it is a bad matchup, but variance is a thing and those decks are...

bounce tempo creature -> sedraxis alchemist
flash creature -> anything with aluren, vensers shaper servant (i don't like this)
vs lands -> they do nothing against our combo, against their combo you...

i gave tooth collector a second look, but yes you are probably right. minister of pain is just superior.

I'm preparing for my final exams right now but once that's over, like in middle of april, I'll log multiple consecutive games against my eldrazi friend and see how it goes. I don't want to add onto...

unfortunately unlike MUD our sideboard reclamation sages aren't as effective, reality smasher still hurts a ton if strix is absent (and still gets in for 4 trample even if you already have a strix...

Agreed. I would not take Llawan to large event though, its way too narrow and at 4 mana it better be winning the game if we're investing resources into it.

I think the problem with aluren is that...

players from the aluren side must be wondering how we play against merfolk. I would say from the aluren side, merfolk is still a pretty rough matchup. maindeck abrupt decay really goes a long way,...

I actually quite like this line of thinking. Another concern is whether you're on the play or draw. Yes we do have dead cards against lands but discard isn't one of them.


Oh and happy new year...

I think you would only want discard on the play to try and hit vial. other than that most of the battle is fought on the field, so feel free to board out the discard for stuff that can interact with...

I would keep it simple and go -1 Eternal witness -1 dream stalker, +1 Decay +1 bone shredder

Phil scho just wrote an article on aluren here:
http://www.mtgmintcard.com/articles/writers/philipp-sch%C3%B6negger/legacy-lessons-a-look-at-aluren

not a fan of force of will in this deck, not even the sb actually, but if you wanted to bring it in I would only do so against explosive combo decks that win early. swan song is good if they aren't...

I had to look up Goldman Kirst's list just for you.

Not a list that I play, but with his list I would board minimally going -2 thoughtseize -1 dream stalker (i was never a fan of a 2nd dream...

therapy still works, but i don't think we have the space for probe.

My suggestion is to give this deck a spin. Take it to your weekly event. Give it a chance, it will surprise you.

He took a long time to work on it (I requested him to do it because I'm really into playing this and needed a starting point). Its his call if he wants to make it public.

Also, deck has evolved a...

good that he gives the deck a spot in the limelight. Hopefully he'll show up and write a report.

take a bow Martin Goldman-Kirst, for top8ing seatac with Aluren

http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/gpsea15/top-8-decklists-2015-11-08

Would Paul be willing to come down here and share his thoughts on his run.

this guy top8s a SCGIQ with Aluren

http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=94594

Hi there, thank you for posting your thoughts.

Some comments
1. Totally agree, cutting some of the combo postboard is standard bread-and-butter :)
2. Force of Will requires blue sources, and we...