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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

    Quote Originally Posted by Pelikanudo View Post
    Please don't say it's folish because there have been TES versions -Recent TES versions and In This Thread with 1 A.N.
    And again, I'm not debating that slot I'm asking for options for that slot. For me that second A.N. sucks when you kill yourself trying to make The Epic Storm on first turn. This is my personal opinion . Fine. It's ok.
    Please any other options for that slot?
    Without being a regular TES player let me state that you shouldn't be talking "personal opinions" here. Especially when your opinion is "it sucks to be killed".

    What are the odds of killing 1st turn when running 1 AdN?
    What are the odds of killing 1st turn when running 2 AdN?

    When the chance of the latter is greater, it doesn't matter that it sucks to be killed by revealing the 2nd Ad Nauseam. Overall, you will win more.

    With that aside, if you're really that interested in 1st turn kills, you might wanna look into Spanish Inqusition.
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

    Hmm..Ad Nauseam comes to mind?

    double ritual into AdN during their turn is too much fun. That's why you wanna run two.
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

    Please do not feed the trolls.

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    Nothing is better than the second ad nauseam, unless they print a better storm engine (VERY unlikely, ad nauseam was the best storm engine printed since mind's desire when it was released.) Empty the warrens on the draw is awful against all the stoneforge decks in the format and stifle. And I don't like having it in my opener and being unable to play it, because empty the warrens gets worse every turn that passes while a turn 2 ad nauseam is still the nuts unless you're facing burn, are on the draw, and they have triple bolt + 2 mountains + fireblast to make ad nauseam look awful. But you can still ad nauseam from 7 life and win, it actually happened to me when I was playing mystical tutor ANT back in the day where I was at something like 8 life, ad nauseam'd, and won. But really, this deck is built to ABUSE ad nauseam, hence the 4 chrome, 4 petal's, 4 LED's, and 8 other ritual effects. If a turn 1 ad nauseam doesn't get there, you got quite unlucky. If it happens twice in a tournament, you are maybe the most unlucky person ever since, again, this deck abuses ad nauseam better then any deck in legacy at the moment.
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

    Quote Originally Posted by Pelikanudo View Post
    If it would be legandary I could play it in order to destroy target Darksteel Relic opponent could control.
    Any other suggestion?
    Add Doomsday and Meditate...

    The thing is Ad Nauseam is the best card in that slot, the other cards that have been used are either Past In Flames or Empty the Warrens, everything else is just worse. Can we please stop this trolling now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pelikanudo View Post
    Please any other options for that slot?
    I run Ill-Gotten Gains in that slot, because I also am running Cabal Rituals instead of the Chrome Moxes for budget reasons (or rather, because I was in a hurry to complete this deck before a tournament a while ago, didn't have the money back then and later I've been too lazy to get the Moxes).

    However, the second Ad Nauseam is definitely the best option.

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    Bloodstained Mire makes opponents put you on Goblins.

    I'm OK with this.

    Seriously, all of this has been answered in previous threads. Do some research.
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

    Quote Originally Posted by Pelikanudo View Post
    @Bryant:
    Question:
    I've lost one game because of showing A.N. at 19 life playing 2 A.N. in main. That tournament I started 5-0 rounds, althoutgh I won also this march up. So statistics are always the key.
    Next I tryed PiF instead of the second A.N. I won some more match ups but almost always I preferred the Other .A.N.
    I've also been testing other options like more chants or T.Seize but nothing worked except Inquisitions, Also debating the space of the Duress in side, but again no, so I have to agree with B.Cook again in everithing.
    I need any explanation why to play 1 other card like preordain or I don't know instead of the space of the second A.N. because of statistics. and mosts of times ths side strategy involves taking out at least 1 threat that can be prefectly the second A.N or the Card I don't know yet but I need to subtitute for the second A.N.
    Please give some answer of which card can be and don't say it must be the second A.N.
    This space is Preordain, but please any other suggestion?
    Thanks
    If you do not love 2 AN in the MD go play ANT and trolololol over there. You want to maximize the chance of getting AN in your early turns. I've been playing TES for about 8 months, in which it originally had the 4 chant effect MD and split of 1 AN 1 EtW MD. Since these switches I've fallen in love with the deck even more. Honestly when testing the 5 loss of life rarely happens and as stated before, you are playing one of the highest risk and reward decks in the format. There are few T1 kill decks in the current meta and even fewer with the correct protection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Ritual View Post
    Nothing is better than the second ad nauseam, unless they print a better storm engine (VERY unlikely, ad nauseam was the best storm engine printed since mind's desire when it was released.) Empty the warrens on the draw is awful against all the stoneforge decks in the format and stifle. And I don't like having it in my opener and being unable to play it, because empty the warrens gets worse every turn that passes while a turn 2 ad nauseam is still the nuts unless you're facing burn, are on the draw, and they have triple bolt + 2 mountains + fireblast to make ad nauseam look awful. But you can still ad nauseam from 7 life and win, it actually happened to me when I was playing mystical tutor ANT back in the day where I was at something like 8 life, ad nauseam'd, and won. But really, this deck is built to ABUSE ad nauseam, hence the 4 chrome, 4 petal's, 4 LED's, and 8 other ritual effects. If a turn 1 ad nauseam doesn't get there, you got quite unlucky. If it happens twice in a tournament, you are maybe the most unlucky person ever since, again, this deck abuses ad nauseam better then any deck in legacy at the moment.
    This is interesting, which lead me to think about this question:
    Why isn't cunning wish played with ad nauseam?

    It hurts the comboing turn, but it helps with setting up..

    Edit: never mind, ad nauseam would hurt...how about cunning wish in the second ad nauseam slot?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jin View Post
    This is interesting, which lead me to think about this question:
    Why isn't cunning wish played with ad nauseam?

    It hurts the comboing turn, but it helps with setting up..

    Edit: never mind, ad nauseam would hurt...how about cunning wish in the second ad nauseam slot?
    Targets for cunning wish? Ad nauseam (for that board that AN maindeck)?? No, AN is always better in that slot,

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    Quote Originally Posted by jin View Post
    This is interesting, which lead me to think about this question:
    Why isn't cunning wish played with ad nauseam?

    It hurts the comboing turn, but it helps with setting up..

    Edit: never mind, ad nauseam would hurt...how about cunning wish in the second ad nauseam slot?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryant Cook View Post
    Same bad ideas in every new thread.
    Why don't we run Angels Grace or Phyrexian Unlife? You can draw your whole library!


    Back on track though, I played some post SB games vs. Maverick last night, Inquisition was good pretty much every time I cast it. Infest was fine the couple of times it came up although one game I lost where a ruin would have won it. On the same note I won at least one game because infest armageddoned him... so, I guess I'm sold on infest.
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    Quote Originally Posted by leegoo View Post
    Why don't we run Angels Grace or Phyrexian Unlife? You can draw your whole library!

    You can go Adn -> ToA for 18 -> PiF -> Adn -> PiF , you draw all your deck and play it twice. And without bad cards.

    @leegoo: In your testing did Infest was better than Virtue's Ruin? Killing Nobles was really relevant over killing KotR and equiped bears.Thx.
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    Re: [Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

    Quote Originally Posted by leegoo View Post
    I played some post SB games vs. Maverick last night, Inquisition was good pretty much every time I cast it.
    That's good to hear.
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    Infest was fine the couple of times it came up although one game I lost where a ruin would have won it. On the same note I won at least one game because infest armageddoned him... so, I guess I'm sold on infest.
    Were there any situations where Pyroclasm would have been better?
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    I found out this week that infest is better in the mirror at least, round one I got turn oned for 12 tokens. On my turn Mine, petal, wish for infest (hope to draw ritual). Turn two ponder, city of brass, dark ritual, infest.

    Waited a few turns, opponent casts Ad Nauseam none floating, goes to 1 life, only found one lotus petal, I responded to it with silence, and he conceded.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shimi View Post
    @leegoo: In your testing did Infest was better than Virtue's Ruin? Killing Nobles was really relevant over killing KotR and equiped bears.Thx.
    Killing Nobles, Dryad Arbors, and Sylvan Safekeeper were relevant in my testing.

    Quote Originally Posted by thefringthing View Post
    Were there any situations where Pyroclasm would have been better?
    When I play against Maverick opponents they've been mulling to hands with Mom/Bear or Mom/Zenith. Infest has been great for me.

    Ah, someone else mentions how infest was good for them and none of you don't attack them? I see how it is. But meanwhile, I had to defend myself for two weeks. Instead of resisting my changes, maybe you guys should just embrace them.

    Quote Originally Posted by dillonkbase View Post
    I found out this week that infest is better in the mirror at least, round one I got turn oned for 12 tokens. On my turn Mine, petal, wish for infest (hope to draw ritual). Turn two ponder, city of brass, dark ritual, infest.

    Waited a few turns, opponent casts Ad Nauseam none floating, goes to 1 life, only found one lotus petal, I responded to it with silence, and he conceded.
    I feel there was probably a better way for you to play this game but whatever works. You shouldn't have responded to Lotus Petal, that's a poor place to do so. In response to the 4th mana was probably the correct call.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryant Cook View Post
    I feel there was probably a better way for you to play this game but whatever works. You shouldn't have responded to Lotus Petal, that's a poor place to do so. In response to the 4th mana was probably the correct call.
    You are probably right for a general matchup, but since he was at one life and tapped out(no chants or silences) and I had ToA in hand with 4 mana I thought it was fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thefringthing View Post
    That's good to hear.
    Were there any situations where Pyroclasm would have been better?
    The only advantages I could ever see to pyroclasm over infest would be the fact that it costs 1 less (2RR as opposed to 2RBB) if you want to wish and cast it the same turn. Against THALIA that extra mana *could* be an issue... but I think it's far worse 99% of the time and running it means you just lose games to Teeg+Mom that you would otherwise likely win. Basically what Bryant said. I think it's a far third behind Infest and Virtue's ruin for that slot.


    @ Shimi - As I said above, there was 1 game I gave up where infest being ruin would have saved me (involved big knights) but there were at least two games that infest killing his nobles and arbor's (along with hate bears) won me the game. Killing Knights and Hate bears with equipment on them sounds nice on the forums, but generally if your plan is really bw<virtue's ruin at that point in the game, you have already lost the game. I don't imagine even if everything goes "perfect" (ie - you wipe their board) that you can rebuild the resources needed to win before they find another threat in any but the most rare occasions. Plus post board you already have access to echoing truth.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryant Cook View Post
    Same bad ideas in every new thread.
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    Targets for cunning wish? Ad nauseam (for that board that AN maindeck)?? No, AN is always better in that slot,
    bounce/removal, protection?

    Ad Nauseam isn't better when you can't cast your Rituals. Cunning wish can find removal or protection. It's more versatile (which is what Bryant says he's looking for).

    It's essentially IGG's old slot that becomes more versatile, I don't see how that's "the same bad idea". You still virtually have two Ad Nauseams.

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    cunning wish stuff
    your opening 7 is gemstone mine, petal, dark ritual, rite of flame, cunning wish, chrome mox, polluted delta

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