"The Ancients teach us that if we can but last, we shall prevail."
—Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order
I think you squeeze out another draw against alphastryk too. Your deck is better than you thought!
OTP Blackmail takes Chrono, but then if you do nothing alphastryk can't do anything.
If he casts Prowler to attack, he can't use it on Legionnaire and Wretched Banquet gets turned off too, so he has to hold back his cards.
I previously thought FoW wasn't good enough yet, but it would have scored 50 in round 1! I know that some of that was supported by the presence of Mental Misstep, which FoW dodges. I figured it would still be good enough here. I had been watching Knight of Old Benalia for a long time. I almost played it several times last season, but the lack of a fourth toughness compared to Ivory Giant seemed to be a real problem in the face of Lightning Bolts. It seemed that creatures have diminished in size and the more popular answers do less damage, like Fourth Bridge Prowler or Festering Goblin type cards. I also think that the presence of discard does somewhat reduce the presence of removal, so it would be down to my dude against your dude. It's a good point: I wouldn't have played Force without a chunky 1-drop. Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough. It makes me wonder about the future of Force of Will.
I knew Chronomaton was awkward, but I figured the threat of easy land destruction would keep the robot in check, even if that LD isn't showing up in force.
That was me! It happened to me! In hindsight, I'm a little embarrassed by how upset I was. Maybe we should welcome newcomers with "Welcome to our game! By the way, don't make this mistake..."
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/s...=1#post1083963
Last edited by silkster; 10-08-2020 at 04:07 PM.
Standings for round 2:
1. dte: 49 - 4,9
2. FTW: 46 - 4,6
3. maxx!: 37 - 3,7
4. silkster: 35 - 3,5
5. Tylert: 34 - 3,4
6. alphastryk: 31 - 3,1
7. H: 21 - 2,1
8. Wrath of Pie: 18 - 1,8
9. Reeplcheep: 17 - 1,7
10. Asthereal (TO): 10 - 1
10. GoblinSmashmaster: 10 - 1
Which leads to these bannings:
Cabal Therapy
Conjurer's Bauble
Fourth Bridge Prowler
Gather the Townsfolk
Mistveil Plains
Shield Sphere
Thornbow Archer
So dte's second win solidifies his lead in the season, with FTW in pursuit.
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ROUND 3 OF SEASON 8: PEASANT CONTINUED BANNATHON has started.
I have PM'ed myself my deck for round 3, so you can start sending me your decks.
DEADLINE: Wednesday the 14th of October, at 11:00AM Central European Time.
(That's my time zone. Pacific Time it'll probably be something like Tuesday night a bit past midnight, so keep that in mind.)
PLEASE NOTE:
The way you send your deck to me matters. Please send it in the way described below, so it doesn't cost me an hour of editing before I can post all the decks.
Please send your deck as follows: Swamp, Swamp, Terror, Black Knight.
So with card tags around each card, and not above eachother, and with your Username and 4CB S08R03 in the topic.
Don't forget to keep an eye on the banned list. You'll find it in the second post of the thread, or in our Google Spreadsheet.
After the deadline has passed, I will post all decks on the forum here, and you can start puzzling out your scores.
If you have any questions, please read the first two posts of this thread first. If you can't find the answer there, drop a message here. We'll answer a.s.a.p.
Also, if you've been lurking on this thread and looking to join, you can step in anytime, any round. That's no problem at all. Just send me your deck before the deadline, and I'll add you to the competition.
Happy deck designing everybody!
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And we're complete, so let's go!
DECKS FOR ROUND 3 OF SEASON 8: Peasant Continued Bannathon
1. Asthereal (TO): Plains, Law-Rune Enforcer, Knight of Old Benalia, Path to Exile
2. GoblinSmashmaster: Island, Firewild Borderpost, Invisible Stalker, Taste for Mayhem
3. dte: plains, Knight of Old Benalia, Knight of Old Benalia, path to exile
4. alphastryk: Plains, Knight of Old Benalia, Force of Will, Zealous Guardian
5. Wrath of Pie: Swamp, Fieldmist Borderpost, Tidehollow Sculler, Boot Nipper
6. H: Swamp, Swamp, Blackmail, Porcelain Legionnaire
7. maxx!: Forest, Scavenger Folk, Young Wolf, Noxious Revival
8. silkster: Fountain of Cho, Steadfast Sentinel, Oblivion Ring, Oblivion Ring
9. FTW: Bojuka Bog, Mountain, Elixir of Immortality, Chain Lightning
10. Reeplcheep: Forest, Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage ,Golgari Rot-Farm ,Arboreal Grazer
11. Tylert: Plains, Chronomaton, Doomed Traveler, Sunlance
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5. Wrath of Pie: Swamp, Fieldmist Borderpost, Tidehollow Sculler, Boot Nipper
1. Asthereal (TO): Plains, Law-Rune Enforcer, Knight of Old Benalia, Path to Exile DD
2. GoblinSmashmaster: Island, Firewild Borderpost, Invisible Stalker, Taste for Mayhem WW
3. dte: plains, Knight of Old Benalia, Knight of Old Benalia, path to exile DD
4. alphastryk: Plains, Knight of Old Benalia, Force of Will, Zealous Guardian LL
6. H: Swamp, Swamp, Blackmail, Porcelain Legionnaire LL
7. maxx!: Forest, Scavenger Folk, Young Wolf, Noxious Revival LL
8. silkster: Fountain of Cho, Steadfast Sentinel, Oblivion Ring, Oblivion Ring LL
9. FTW: Bojuka Bog, Mountain, Elixir of Immortality, Chain Lightning WL
10. Reeplcheep: Forest, Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage ,Golgari Rot-Farm ,Arboreal Grazer WW
11. Tylert: Plains, Chronomaton, Doomed Traveler, Sunlance LL
5w4d = 19 points
Strip Mine would have been a great choice this round.
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3. dte: plains, Knight of Old Benalia, Knight of Old Benalia, path to exile
It seems I was not the only one impressed by last round silkster's knight.
1. Asthereal (TO): Plains, Law-Rune Enforcer, Knight of Old Benalia, Path to Exile
2-2. A kind of mirror :)
2
2. GoblinSmashmaster: Island, Firewild Borderpost, Invisible Stalker, Taste for Mayhem
0-6. Here the Fow variant seems much better... Got smashed fast.
2
4. alphastryk: Plains, Knight of Old Benalia, Force of Will, Zealous Guardian
6-0. 2 Knights > 1 Knight.
8
5. Wrath of Pie: Swamp, Fieldmist Borderpost, Tidehollow Sculler, Boot Nipper
2-2. Sculler has to take path, and the knights are too slow to race but fast enough to block.
10
6. H: Swamp, Swamp, Blackmail, Porcelain Legionnaire
2-2. Blackmail takes path.
12
7. maxx!: Forest, Scavenger Folk, Young Wolf, Noxious Revival
6-0.
18
8. silkster: Fountain of Cho, Steadfast Sentinel, Oblivion Ring, Oblivion Ring
2-2.
20
9. FTW: Bojuka Bog, Mountain, Elixir of Immortality, Chain Lightning
0-6. Great teck versus the knights decks!
20
10. Reeplcheep: Forest, Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage ,Golgari Rot-Farm ,Arboreal Grazer
6-0. The two damages compared to the "usual" 3 by rack/affliction slows it down a bit.
26
11. Tylert: Plains, Chronomaton, Doomed Traveler, Sunlance
6-0. Knights > sunlance, PtE > chronomaton
32
Even the best removal does not seem to be a great pick as an unco, even paired with two good threats.
9. FTW: Bojuka Bog, Mountain, Elixir of Immortality, Chain Lightning
I can only assume this means I was less slow than Reeplcheep and Tylert
In Racing mode:
T1 Elixir/Chain
T2 Chain/Elixir
T3 upkeep loop Elixir, gain 5, draw one of them
T4 draw the other, cast both Chain and Elixir [Net 3 damage and 5 lifegain every 2 turns]
T5 repeat T3
To beat sorcery speed discard I can activate Elixir EOT instead, a turn slower to draw both but never have any card exposed in hand.
1. Asthereal (TO): Chain Lightning your guys and then you. WW 6-0
2. GoblinSmashmaster: I can't interact with your guy or race, and with suboptimal lands I can't gain 5 a turn LL 0-6
3. dte: Chain Lightning your guys and then you. WW 6-0
4. alphastryk: You Force Elixir and I Chain your Knight. DD 2-2
5. Wrath of Pie: OTP I play around sorcery discard and loop. OTD Tidehollow exiles Chain and my lifegain is too slow to draw. WL 3-3
6. H: OTP I play Elixir, but Blackmail takes Bog so I Chain your guy to draw. OTD you Blackmail Elixir or Bog (I hide Mountain) and Chain your guy to draw. DD 2-2
7. maxx!: I lead with T1 Bog and then alternate between two turns: A - cast Elixir + Chain. B - upkeep activate, draw 1 card. Due to Folk's summoning sickness and activation cost, I can always dodge it. If you cast it before turn A (or between B and A), it dies to Chain. If you cast it between A and B, I activate Elixir before you can use Folk and then Chain gets it the next turn. I ignore Wolf since it deals negligible damage. WW 6-0
8. silkster: I can't beat O-Ring on Elixir, but I can Chain the Sentinel and then exile it with Bog to draw. DD 2-2
10. Reeplcheep: I can time Elixir around Davriel, discard Chain to Davriel, then Chain Lightning everything. WW 6-0
11. Tylert: Chain Lightning your guys and then you. WW 6-0
39 points (11 wins, 6 draw)
I was also impressed by Knight and tried to play it, but I couldn't manage better than a bunch of decks that would have all drawn each other, so I took one from your book and went for infinite bolts instead.
Last edited by FTW; 10-14-2020 at 02:49 PM.
GoblinSmashmaster Results for Round "Knights of Ni"
1. Asthereal (TO): Plains, Law-Rune Enforcer, Knight of Old Benalia, Path to Exile
Stalker smash! 6-0
2. GoblinSmashmaster: Island, Firewild Borderpost, Invisible Stalker, Taste for Mayhem
That's me!
3. dte: plains, Knight of Old Benalia, Knight of Old Benalia, path to exile
Stalker smash! 6-0
4. alphastryk: Plains, Knight of Old Benalia, Force of Will, Zealous Guardian
FoW 0-6
5. Wrath of Pie: Swamp, Fieldmist Borderpost, Tidehollow Sculler, Boot Nipper
Discard 0-6
6. H: Swamp, Swamp, Blackmail, Porcelain Legionnaire
Discard 0-6
7. maxx!: Forest, Scavenger Folk, Young Wolf, Noxious Revival
Stalker smash! 6-0
8. silkster: Fountain of Cho, Steadfast Sentinel, Oblivion Ring, Oblivion Ring
Stalker slow smash 6-0
9. FTW: Bojuka Bog, Mountain, Elixir of Immortality, Chain Lightning
Stalker smash! 6-0
10. Reeplcheep: Forest, Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage ,Golgari Rot-Farm ,Arboreal Grazer
Discard Taste & Stalker poke 6-0
11. Tylert: Plains, Chronomaton, Doomed Traveler, Sunlance
Stalker smash! 6-0
Total: 42 points
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