Last edited by jake556; 09-02-2014 at 02:04 PM.
It's only card disadvantage if you only hit one target. So far with boarding them in, I have yet to not at least 2 for 2 or 3 for 2. Fun too with naming red you can pitch useless cards in your hand to it.
What kind of sinergy firebolt get with welder?
If we think about it, there is a nice interaction with welder and firebolt. We can exchange a enemy's jitte for a revoker and then bolt revoker.
I had the pleasure of playing with Sudden Demise tonight at my local store in the monoR version....
It's a freakin' BEAST!!! :D
If you haven't tried the card, I urge you to do so, it's so fun to play it and your OP is caught off guard :D
Hope to see your report soon. Could not find your semifinal match on line. Is it posted already?
I am starting to have more success with Miracles now. Beaten 3 miracles player in a row! Long may it continue!
However another hard deck to beat has come up. The "newer" UG Delver with 4 wasteland and 4 stifle 4 daze and Nimble Mongoose/Goyf is really hard to beat. They can practically operate on 1-2 mana. With Stifle and daze threat, its almost hard to decide to go for it or wait another turn. Fetchlands almost seem like a liability against them. What is the suggested style of play against this deck?
I guess that is like RUG Delver but no red? If I'm using the stock Shortcake list, I would probably take out 4 Blood Moons and 2 Revokers. Throw in 1 Rest in Peace, 2 Tormod's Crypt, 1 Ensnaring bridge, 1 Red Blast, 1 Trinisphere. Regarding to play style, I would treat it like RUG Delver. Try not to miss early land drops, play around Stifles and taxing counters. Once you think you have enough mana for their taxing counters or have enough mana for counter war, then you go off. I would think Goblin Welder would be a beast and they have trouble answering it without red.
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Awesome report and congrats! I can attest the main 60 is pretty flawless at this point.
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Jack:
Care to talk about sideboarding strategeries any? I notice you like to take out your CA on the draw, sometimes your Petals as well, and that you still go for the GS kill against SnT. Is it a question of switching from aggro to control in a given matchup?
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Pretty sure Sarkhan will be better than Koth bc his first two abilities are better than Koth's. An ultimate Koth is still an Achievement I have yet to unlock, but in all fairness, if you tick a planeswalker that does 4 damage a turn up to ultimate, why isn't the opp dead already? Also, Sarkhas ultimate isn't the worst for a deck abusing Goblin Welder. I saw mention of the card in recent pages/posts, is there a consensus on the card or even a discussion?
I'm not fond of sarkhan. His +1 ability turns him into a creature that can be swords to plowshared. His ultimate doesn't win the game under a bridge like koth's one does. Sure, sarkhan's first two abilities are more powerful in a vacuum, but koth is a better alternative win condition. And koth costs one less that is very relevant.
I don't see Sarkhan working for us. Wizards has been so close to giving us the 'walker we need a couple times. Dack Fayden in all red would've been perfect. A combination of Koth and Chandra's abilities on one walker would've been great (basically Chandra's +0 ability on Koth).
I'm still hoping the new Commander product will give us a good Jaya walker. Unfortunately, even if they do, she's likely to cost 6+ mana as she'll be "commander eligible."
For my fellow mono-red players, Jonathan Suarez got 10th last weekend as well.
I think Jonathan's list is a great statement on the strength of a number of things. Firstly, experience goes a LONG way with painter. He has preformed well on numerous accounts of the years and this is no different. Second, the strength of ensnaring bridge. Previous build Jonathan has played always used them in the board. This build he ran was very similar to what Jandex and I played for a while. The deck feels solid, solid as in slower and not as nimble as the shortcake bit still really strong. I have been going back and forth between these two decks.
One thing that did catch my eye wad the EIGHTH red blast. Man.
This is exemplified in the recent SCG stream where jack triple blast his way back into a nearly impossible miracles match up.
I read a article saying that there was 7 decks in the top 8 (no prize for guessing the only top 8 deck without brainstorm) in the last open that played with 4 brainstorm. And something like 13 in top 16 that played with 4 ponders as well. Some were even talking about banning them as it was becoming a norm that they had to be in a deck to do well. Seems like only Elves and Painter does not play with them. This fact in itself almost means that we can probably get away with having the last 2 REB in our sideboard if you are familiar with your meta. I mean once you have 4 Brainstorm, add a few spell pierce or daze.. then why not FOW etc etc.... that seems almost like a recipe for all top decks these days.
I wish WOTC will print a walker that is more suitable then koth to be used in our main deck. Something like Jace which is in almost all blue control decks. Its just fun to be able to play a walker sometimes.
Yes a red Jace-like-planeswalker would be awesome
Apart from that I would like to ask you guys about the following cards. Like all of you I was looking for a card that is able to win the game by it's own. It shouldn't be easy to remove for the opponent and it would be perfect if this card could do something in the defense.
First card is Assemble the Legion. It can win in 4 turns, does a lot in the defense and works perfectly with Bridge. Great against Miracle and grindy match ups? What do you guys thinck?
The other card is Keranos god of storms. Firstly I know there is 1u in the casting cost, but if you would look on this card as a mono red cc5 card. This card is a win condition, does some work in the defense, not easy to handle, generate card advantage, can be abused with Top.
Both cards can be tutored for. What do you thinck. Worth testing?
I would argue that chandra Pyro master is that red planeswalker right now. I played her as a one of in the sideboard last night. She was a house against miracles. With top you are almost brainstorming and her bounce ability actually just kills things. One game I had bridge, koth, moon, chandra.... I've been more impressed with chandra then koth lately.
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