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First time posting, just to say that I'm glad I saw as much DnT as I did. I wish I could've done the deck more justice, but I day two'd my first ever GP, so I'm pretty happy with that. I don't remember my games well enough to give write-ups, but I can give results:
2-0 Dredge, 2-0 Junk, 2-0 BUG Delver, 0-2 Elves, 2-1 DnT, 1-2 Mono Green Stompy?, 2-0 Shardless BUG, 2-1 Lands, 2-1 Burn. That put me at 7-2 day 1, narrowly making it to day 2. Sadly, I punted day 2, ending up 2-3-1 by 2-0ing UR Delver and DnT, Drawing with UR Delver, and losing to Jeskai Stoneblade twice and Burn.
It was a great time. Getting to play 15 rounds of Legacy is no joke.
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rlesko
Were you the guy with the absolutely beautiful D&T deck? You should post a picture :)
I'm mostly a UR player and I agree on definitely taking revoker out, but taking out all vials seems strange. That card can cause such a headache, granted it is answered by Pithing Needle, I will probably always Force of Will a vial if I'm on the draw. I can see the logic in Batterskull (it is slow, and SFM will likely eat a bolt instantly), so you will almost never be able to cheat it into play. Ethersworn, Kor Firewalker, and the 5th removal is probably enough, though you were the guy sitting at 12-2 with a win and inf or top 8, while I was on the sidelines. Just trying to give the opposite perspective.
I think that my testing might have been skewed. All the U/R delver I tested against were running 3x smash in the board and basically blew me out with them every game. Smash, take 3, trigger swift spear, trigger young P. In retrospect I would probably bring them back in on the draw.
Depends on you version of beautiful. I have full art serra avenger, beta swords, oldest english version everything and all Guru plains. I sat next to some other taxes players that had the full foil deal going on. Depends on what you like I guess?
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Continued from Previous Post
After struggling to find some reasonable food the night before (apparently NJ doesn't believe in consumerism), we decided to turn in around 12:30am to wake up for our players meeting at 7:55am. Feeling pretty good after a strong day one, and being played in the top 100 going into day two. Little did I know I was about to get a fistful of reality.
Match 10 (RUG Delver)
Find myself against a very talented foreign RUG player, but liking my match-up felt quite confident about the win. Develop a very clean win game one with SFM/Batterskull and Spirit of the Lab, while playing around his soft permission. Looking through the board it seemed pretty weak to his deck, but figured if I could land a RIP I should be in good shape. I Mulligan a trash hand game 2 and find a nice set with mom, Thalia, flickerwisp, vial. Develop a nice board and get him down to 6 with lethal on board, go for the swing, and get absolutely blown out by Sulfur Elemental. That card can get fucked. Game 3 I keep on 6 again, but feel good with a RIP in hand. T2 it gets forced, and then I attempt to slog through pyroclasm, smash to smithereens, and finally die to a Sulfur Elemental...someone had quite the hateful SB.
Loss (1-2)
Match 11 (Miracles)
After getting thoroughly stomped two games in a row I am excited to play vs. a deck I am currently 2-0 against. However game one he forces my T1 vail, cleans up my board with a T4 Terminus, and untapps to entreat T6...Down resources and board presence I die to his handful of angels. Game 2 was my best game of the whole tournament, and really highlighted what this deck is capable of. I am able to resolve a T1 vial, followed by a T2 thalia, T3 Serra, while he finds a terminus off top and sends my board to the bottom of the deck. I play mom, he swords. I follow it by vailing in revoker naming top, and he jaces and bounces it back. I replay revoker naming jace, play SFM. End of my turn, he entreats for 4, and I cry a little. He swings 3 of the four. Swords revoker, Snaps STP on SFM I put SOFI into battle, I flicker it for jitte.
The board is Vial on 3, SFM, flickerwisp, SOFI. His Jace, Snap, Four angles, Top.
My turn I flicker a token, SFM jitte, equip it and SOFI to the flicker, attack him, kill snap and jace, draw flicker. He attacks again, leaving one back. I flicker his token, swing for lethal. He shows me blue card, counterspell, force.
After that game I lose quite uneventfully to a clique grabbing my Ratchet bomb, then eventually EOT Entreat for 5, swing lethal.
Loss (1-2)
Match 12 (Show and Tell)
After yet another rough loss, I find myself lucky to be paired vs. show and tell.... I win the die roll, and go plains mom. His play is turn 1 city of traitors, lotus pedal, show and tell Grisledad, while I feel awkward with keeping a SFM hand. I quickly die.
Game 2 I see Spirit, Revoker, SFM on my mull to 6, no Karakus. T2 Revoker is wear/teared. He plays show and tell, I put in SpiritOTL, him sneak attack. I play SFM, attack, waste. He untapps to Sneak in Grislebrand and Emerkul. Seems good.
Loss (0-2)
Match 13 (Reanimator)
Have a interesting game one with a turn 1 karakus into vail. Him getting stormtide leviathan, and I race him with Serra avengers with Jitte/mom.
Game 2 I see containment priest, graffdiggers cage, vial, karakus...needless to say he did not get very far.
Win (2-0)
Match 14 (Jeski Control)
This game one hurt. He goes T2 SFM, T3 TNN, And I spend the next three turns vialing in a revoker that get sworded, and two flickerwisp just to keep the jitte from getting to TNN. Eventually he gets another SFM for batterskull and I cant keep them both off of him and still race.
Game 2 is a quick T2 SFM, T3 SFM, T4 TNN, and I can't keep both of them off again...
Loss (0-2)
Match 15 (Miracles)
And to the last match of the Tournament, where I am still quite salty from losing to TNN. I see a t1 top, and reslove a t1 vial. I follow it up with ports, wastes, revoker. He is able to topdeck terminus and stabilize with batterskull.
Both games 2 and 3 he mulls to 6 and I lock him down to 1 useable land a turn with ports wastes, but have a thalia out in play poking him to death. Pretty uneventful finish.
Win (2-1)
Final Thoughts
Maindeck:
I felt overall that I had a very powerful maindeck, and would change little about it.
- Brimaz is a must right now, he is a powerhouse that already works well with our gameplan, and with karakus/vial on 3 is near impossible to deal with.
- Spirit is sweet, but still wouldn't mind a better answer to blue. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I found that holding to try to 'get them' with vial is just not worth it, and it is much better to just jam it on two and make them have an answer.
- One of Mirrian earned his spot. Don't you dare touch him.
- flickerwisp is more powerful the more you play with the deck,and I respect this card more now than I ever thought I would.
- Serra avenger was good, but could likely be just 2.
- I somehow still found myself white mana light multiple games...not sure if there is much you can do about that. If you are going to swap out a plains it needs to be for something that produces white. I found myself wanting another cavern at times, but felt that could also add to the white mana issue.
SB
This is where I felt like I needed the most work. One huge take away was that I meta gamed way to hard for the GP. At a tournament like this you want either super high impact cards for specific match up (see wilt-leaf liege), very flexible cards (pithing needle), or idealy both (Containment Priest).
- Kor Firewalker is a boss and earned his spot.
- Gut shot was too cute and just didn't cut it, however I just needed the extra removal in some match ups, so moving ahead I think I will use path to exile. Even though I may give them a land, it is better than being dead to something you can't answer.
- Equipment is really big right now and I had very few ways to answer them. Manriki would have been nice, but even another council's judgement could have worked.
- I don't think you want ratchet bomb in your SB right now, great card, but just too reactive. I'd rather have my answer on a body.
- Liliana decks in general are pretty awkward for this deck right now, it is possible you want another revoker, but then you open yourself open to golgri charm. You could run wilt-leaf liege, but that is pretty narrow. Just an awkward thing I noticed about the current version of the deck, and you better hope you don't play BUG control/Punishing Jund.
- Knowing what you want to bring in for match-ups is just not enough, you need to know what you want to take out (which I found much more difficult). Going forward that is something I plan to research.
Overall I had a blast and learned a great deal about the deck. One immediate change in play I will incorporate is mulligan more aggressively post side for my interaction pieces. GPNJ had an incredible atmosphere (although NJ itself no so much), and our group is already making plans for our next legacy GP. Star City certainly knows how to host a GP, and the finals were a treat to watch. D&T is a great deck that awards patience, practiced pilots, and I know with even more reps I could shoot for a top 32 finish next time. I found it a favorable match-up vs. U/R delver if you go the mana denial plan, as any creature you have out their fights favorable with theirs. Mirciles is still a slog, but with tight play can be good. The only deck I am truely worried about is the jeski control list, as DTT for True-name/Supreme Verdict/SFM/etc. is a beating.
Hope you enjoyed the report, and good luck in your next tournament!
-Pattycake
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Pattycake
Final Thoughts
Maindeck:
I felt overall that I had a very powerful maindeck, and would change little about it.
- Brimaz is a must right now, he is a powerhouse that already works well with our gameplan, and with karakus/vial on 3 is near impossible to deal with.
- Spirit is sweet, but still wouldn't mind a better answer to blue. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I found that holding to try to 'get them' with vial is just not worth it, and it is much better to just jam it on two and make them have an answer.
- One of Mirrian earned his spot. Don't you dare touch him.
- flickerwisp is more powerful the more you play with the deck,and I respect this card more now than I ever thought I would.
- Serra avenger was good, but could likely be just 2.
- I somehow still found myself white mana light multiple games...not sure if there is much you can do about that. If you are going to swap out a plains it needs to be for something that produces white. I found myself wanting another cavern at times, but felt that could also add to the white mana issue.
SB
This is where I felt like I needed the most work. One huge take away was that I meta gamed way to hard for the GP. At a tournament like this you want either super high impact cards for specific match up (see wilt-leaf liege), very flexible cards (pithing needle), or idealy both (Containment Priest).
- Kor Firewalker is a boss and earned his spot.
- Gut shot was too cute and just didn't cut it, however I just needed the extra removal in some match ups, so moving ahead I think I will use path to exile. Even though I may give them a land, it is better than being dead to something you can't answer.
- Equipment is really big right now and I had very few ways to answer them. Manriki would have been nice, but even another council's judgement could have worked.
- I don't think you want ratchet bomb in your SB right now, great card, but just too reactive. I'd rather have my answer on a body.
- Liliana decks in general are pretty awkward for this deck right now, it is possible you want another revoker, but then you open yourself open to golgri charm. You could run wilt-leaf liege, but that is pretty narrow. Just an awkward thing I noticed about the current version of the deck, and you better hope you don't play BUG control/Punishing Jund.
- Knowing what you want to bring in for match-ups is just not enough, you need to know what you want to take out (which I found much more difficult). Going forward that is something I plan to research.
Overall I had a blast and learned a great deal about the deck. One immediate change in play I will incorporate is mulligan more aggressively post side for my interaction pieces. GPNJ had an incredible atmosphere (although NJ itself no so much), and our group is already making plans for our next legacy GP. Star City certainly knows how to host a GP, and the finals were a treat to watch. D&T is a great deck that awards patience, practiced pilots, and I know with even more reps I could shoot for a top 32 finish next time. I found it a favorable match-up vs. U/R delver if you go the mana denial plan, as any creature you have out their fights favorable with theirs. Mirciles is still a slog, but with tight play can be good. The only deck I am truely worried about is the jeski control list, as DTT for True-name/Supreme Verdict/SFM/etc. is a beating.
Hope you enjoyed the report, and good luck in your next tournament!
-Pattycake
Hey, good job on the finish. I ended up 9-4-2 at GP:NJ on Death and Taxes as well. Pretty happy with how I did, and it's a little bit sweeter knowing that I started off the day 1-2 and won out 6-0 to make day 2.
If I may make a suggestion, instead of running Path to Exile or Gut Shot you could run Sunlance. The only thing is that it's not good against is the mirror match and Tarmogoyf, but it hits almost everything else without needing to give them a land. It hits flipped Delvers, kills Deathrite Shamans, kills all Elves, etc. It's also only sorcery speed but every time I've used it I haven't had an issue with it. I ran 2 in my sideboard and when I boarded them in it was awesome.
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I love Sunlance, it kills everything that is really relevant. Goyf is just a durtle and if you Sunlance what you can, you should have a StP for him if you really need it.
I was going to try out a different deck for this week's FNM, but I think I am just going to run D&T (or as I like to call it The Plain Win Again), but I might try out a Sword of War and Peace this time.
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akiratheoni
Hey, good job on the finish. I ended up 9-4-2 at GP:NJ on Death and Taxes as well. Pretty happy with how I did, and it's a little bit sweeter knowing that I started off the day 1-2 and won out 6-0 to make day 2.
If I may make a suggestion, instead of running Path to Exile or Gut Shot you could run Sunlance. The only thing is that it's not good against is the mirror match and Tarmogoyf, but it hits almost everything else without needing to give them a land. It hits flipped Delvers, kills Deathrite Shamans, kills all Elves, etc. It's also only sorcery speed but every time I've used it I haven't had an issue with it. I ran 2 in my sideboard and when I boarded them in it was awesome.
The issue is, Goyf is one of the things I wanted the extra removal for. Most of the decks that run him can deal with your moms, and then I am just watching myself get hit in the face for 5 a turn. Not the easiest race, especially when my removal is already taxed with delver.
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H
I love Sunlance, it kills everything that is really relevant. Goyf is just a durtle and if you Sunlance what you can, you should have a StP for him if you really need it.
I was going to try out a different deck for this week's FNM, but I think I am just going to run D&T (or as I like to call it The Plain Win Again), but I might try out a Sword of War and Peace this time.
I would not suggest SOWP, as it shuts off your own moms. It might be nice vs. the new jeski stoneblade/control decks that we have issues with, but then they just find TNN and you are sad. SOFI is also one of the few ways of generating card advantage that our deck has now (since we no longer use mangara), which could put you further behind in the control match ups.
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Pattycake
I would not suggest SOWP, as it shuts off your own moms. It might be nice vs. the new jeski stoneblade/control decks that we have issues with, but then they just find TNN and you are sad. SOFI is also one of the few ways of generating card advantage that our deck has now (since we no longer use mangara), which could put you further behind in the control match ups.
Bleh, yeah, you're right, curse you double-edge-Sword protection...
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H
Bleh, yeah, you're right, curse you double-edge-Sword protection...
If we keep the flier count high, I think SoWaP has potential.
Also, por que no los dos?
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Colin
Depends on you version of beautiful. I have full art serra avenger, beta swords, oldest english version everything and all Guru plains. I sat next to some other taxes players that had the full foil deal going on. Depends on what you like I guess?
did you just say all guru plains. OMG. Respect.
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Barbed Blightning
If we keep the flier count high, I think SoWaP has potential.
Also, por que no los dos?
Maybe I'll still try it, I don't know, I'll see how I feel Friday. I'be been running 3 'Wisp and 3 Avenger. I might put in 1 Mindcensor then, he usually treats me well...or just blocks a Delver.
Also, que? Hablo ingles solamente. (Did I do that right?)
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H
Maybe I'll still try it, I don't know, I'll see how I feel Friday. I'be been running 3 'Wisp and 3 Avenger. I might put in 1 Mindcensor then, he usually treats me well...or just blocks a Delver.
Also, que? Hablo ingles solamente. (Did I do that right?)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OawrlVoQqSs
I'd run a SoWaP in the board.
Also if there was anything I learned from scrubbing out at the GP it's that I never should have cut Mangara from my list. And that Spirit is a garbage card.
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Barbed Blightning
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OawrlVoQqSs
I'd run a SoWaP in the board.
Also if there was anything I learned from scrubbing out at the GP it's that I never should have cut Mangara from my list. And that Spirit is a garbage card.
:laugh: my Spanish is really horrendous, been a long time since high school.
I am really on the fence about Mangara. I love him, but if people are going to board in Electrickery, I really want to limit my X/1's. Spirit has been good for me so far though...
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H
:laugh: my Spanish is really horrendous, been a long time since high school.
I am really on the fence about Mangara. I love him, but if people are going to board in Electrickery, I really want to limit my X/1's. Spirit has been good for me so far though...
I have a year of College Spanish too, still horrendous.
I think Electrickery/Pyrokinesis are the shittiest x/1 hate we've seen played against us. Charm and Persecution were far more problematic; at least Jitte and Mom can interact with these.
I also don't think Mangara and Electrickery/Pyro will ever see one another in a game.
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H
I am really on the fence about Mangara. I love him, but if people are going to board in Electrickery, I really want to limit my X/1's. Spirit has been good for me so far though...
I think we want to cut Mangara post board against Delver. The decks' CMC is so low to the ground that a 1/1 3drop that doesn't effect the board for a turn is often too slow. Delver decks are going after us with mostly X/1-X/2s and we have Equipment to serve as more practical inevitability. Mangara's value is against slower attrition decks. Against Miracles it's must answer. Other Jace decks, Ancient Tomb based strategies or as an extra safety net against Show and Tell decks - any deck that's goal is to put a highish CMC permanent into play - either by attacking their resources under Thalia or if they get their big card into play - exiling that. I kind of like having the one MD at the moment - it can get you out of some awkward spots and is an extra means inevitability in fringe matches.
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Barbed Blightning
I have a year of College Spanish too, still horrendous.
I think Electrickery/Pyrokinesis are the shittiest x/1 hate we've seen played against us. Charm and Persecution were far more problematic; at least Jitte and Mom can interact with these.
I also don't think Mangara and Electrickery/Pyro will ever see one another in a game.
That's true, but still obnoxious. I almost always run 1 Mangara main. It seems lately though I am playing more and more aggressive decks where I don't have time to set him up. Also, I have seen more of the mirror lately and he is really awkward there if they have a Karakas out before him.
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I always run Mangara. I feel that it's too good to not run. I side it out in some matches like storm, but it's an answer to everything outside of TNN. I begrudgingly cut the third one from my list for GP Jersey and the two I kept left did me a lot of good. Also a Flickerwisp on your opponents MOM after you target it EOT with StP... when they have a Containment Priest in play... Thanks for making my Flickerwisp into an Utter End.
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Has anyone done any testing with this card as a 1-2 of?
http://www.magicspoiler.com/wp-conte...223&height=310
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Why would we?
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Barbed Blightning
Why would we?
Well, I thought that the art of the card might really tie together the look of Thalia's almost dream-like backround and the straight forward approach of Brimaz and his stoic and memorable onward and upward art.:rolleyes:
i was wondering if anyone has played the card because it's in the right color, in D&T mana range, pushes 3 damage with a keyword, has a replacement effect and might be worth a slot somewhere, someday.
I haven't seen any discussion of it so I thought I'd ask the people who play the most D&T.
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Colin
I think that my testing might have been skewed. All the U/R delver I tested against were running 3x smash in the board and basically blew me out with them every game. Smash, take 3, trigger swift spear, trigger young P. In retrospect I would probably bring them back in on the draw.
Depends on you version of beautiful. I have full art serra avenger, beta swords, oldest english version everything and all Guru plains. I sat next to some other taxes players that had the full foil deal going on. Depends on what you like I guess?
Do any of you guys like Snow-Covered Plains (original Ice Age) in this deck? I know Guru Plains or Beta plains is probably the most desireable non-foil Plains you can play, but there's just something about that Christopher Rush art on the original SCP that is hauntingly beautiful.
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Colin
Well, I thought that the art of the card might really tie together the look of Thalia's almost dream-like backround and the straight forward approach of Brimaz and his stoic and memorable onward and upward art.:rolleyes:
i was wondering if anyone has played the card because it's in the right color, in D&T mana range, pushes 3 damage with a keyword, has a replacement effect and might be worth a slot somewhere, someday.
I haven't seen any discussion of it so I thought I'd ask the people who play the most D&T.
That's cool and all, but just because a card is the right color and fits the curve doesn't mean it needs to be tested, or that it is even playable.
What does Spiritkeeper offer us? Nothing that other cards we already run do better. Vigilance beaters? Avenger is cheaper and tougher. Token production? Brimaz makes probably the same amount of tokens or more, is harder to kill and doesn't rely on the graveyard.
Spiritkeeper is a bad fit. Don't waste your time with it.
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MGB
Do any of you guys like Snow-Covered Plains (original Ice Age) in this deck? I know Guru Plains or Beta plains is probably the most desireable non-foil Plains you can play, but there's just something about that Christopher Rush art on the original SCP that is hauntingly beautiful.
I have been playing it. My playmat is purple pink (with a picture of Mount Fuji by John Avon) so it matches perfectly. My dice are purple too.
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Sorry, double post but d and t top 8!?
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mikeshimoji
Sorry, double post but d and t top 8!?
Yep, Bahra just beat Joe Lossett in the finals
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Congrats to Bahra for a truly master class of a performance. Finished top seed with no losses or draws and swept the top 8, 2-0 all 3 rounds. Can someone confirm if he even dropped a game the whole tournament? A report would be awesome.
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mrjumbo03
Congrats to Bahra for a truly master class of a performance. Finished top seed with no losses or draws and swept the top 8, 2-0 all 3 rounds. Can someone confirm if he even dropped a game the whole tournament? A report would be awesome.
Hi thanks! I'm writing from my hotel room now. I dropped 1 game since I played round 9 even though I was at 8-0 because I was trying to give my friends a better shot at the top 8, but then I lost in 3 games to UR delver to finish at 8-1. But I didn't drop a single game in the top 8 that's true.
I guess I'll write a report for you guys but I really don't like writing reports :tongue:
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Bahra
Hi thanks! I'm writing from my hotel room now. I dropped 1 game since I played round 9 even though I was at 8-0 because I was trying to give my friends a better shot at the top 8, but then I lost in 3 games to UR delver to finish at 8-1. But I didn't drop a single game in the top 8 that's true.
I guess I'll write a report for you guys but I really don't like writing reports :tongue:
I only have two questions:
How was your sideboard and would you revise anything in it?
How was the single Containment Priest in the main?
Smashing job, though! Loved watching your games.
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Barbed Blightning
I only have two questions:
How was your sideboard and would you revise anything in it?
How was the single Containment Priest in the main?
Smashing job, though! Loved watching your games.
I loved my sideboard I played the exact same list at GP New Jersey and I feel like it's perfect for the meta. The Containment Priest in the main I didn't really draw a lot, but I played against both Reanimator and Sneak and Show during the event so I definitely wanted it. And I figured that worst case scenario - I can still equip the Containment Priest and then they need to kill it.
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Bahra congratulations! What a dream come true. Journey across the ocean with a pimped deck and winning the tournament on camera. See you on stream ;)
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Bahra
I loved my sideboard I played the exact same list at GP New Jersey and I feel like it's perfect for the meta. The Containment Priest in the main I didn't really draw a lot, but I played against both Reanimator and Sneak and Show during the event so I definitely wanted it. And I figured that worst case scenario - I can still equip the Containment Priest and then they need to kill it.
Thanks for the quick reply! I think I'll be playing a list very similar to yours in the Portland, OR Open; I, however, am planning on using Mangara of Corondor as opposed to the Containment Priest or one of the other singletons. I know he has fallen out of favor in recent years,but I have one many games off of him. I was wondering what your thoughts are on the card and if I am crazy/nostalgic for still running him.
EDIt: also, love those Serra Avengers.
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Barbed Blightning
Thanks for the quick reply! I think I'll be playing a list very similar to yours in the Portland, OR Open; I, however, am planning on using Mangara of Corondor as opposed to the Containment Priest or one of the other singletons. I know he has fallen out of favor in recent years,but I have one many games off of him. I was wondering what your thoughts are on the card and if I am crazy/nostalgic for still running him.
EDIt: also, love those Serra Avengers.
I love Mangara too but with all the UR delver, he's terrible. However, when these slow UWR stoneblade decks are starting to get really popular, he might be good again. It's hard to say, but I wouldn't fault you for playing Mangara in this meta.
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Congrats on the Open win. :laugh:
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Should use winnings to come to seattle invitational or at least the seattle legacy gp next year.
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Re: [Deck] Death and Taxes
@barbed
I'll be at the Portland open. I'll have to say hi and be obnoxious in person. I'll probably see you the following week (and everyone else who attends the SCG Portland) in Seattle as well.
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Re: [Deck] Death and Taxes
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Bahra
Hi thanks! I'm writing from my hotel room now. I dropped 1 game since I played round 9 even though I was at 8-0 because I was trying to give my friends a better shot at the top 8, but then I lost in 3 games to UR delver to finish at 8-1. But I didn't drop a single game in the top 8 that's true.
I guess I'll write a report for you guys but I really don't like writing reports :tongue:
I also congratulate from Japan! Woot for d and t represent!
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Re: [Deck] Death and Taxes
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Originally Posted by
tescrin
@barbed
I'll be at the Portland open. I'll have to say hi and be obnoxious in person. I'll probably see you the following week (and everyone else who attends the SCG Portland) in Seattle as well.
And I can be stubborn and opinionated in person! :) sounds like a plan, pm me on the Source and I should respond.
I'll also be at the Seattle open for our token side event.
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Re: [Deck] Death and Taxes
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Bahra
I love Mangara too but with all the UR delver, he's terrible. However, when these slow UWR stoneblade decks are starting to get really popular, he might be good again. It's hard to say, but I wouldn't fault you for playing Mangara in this meta.
Congrats, I was rooting for you the whole time!
I am curious how you felt about your sideboard. How do you feel the board was, as constructed? Would you make any changes?
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Re: [Deck] Death and Taxes
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Originally Posted by
Bahra
Hi thanks! I'm writing from my hotel room now. I dropped 1 game since I played round 9 even though I was at 8-0 because I was trying to give my friends a better shot at the top 8, but then I lost in 3 games to UR delver to finish at 8-1. But I didn't drop a single game in the top 8 that's true.
I guess I'll write a report for you guys but I really don't like writing reports :tongue:
Bahra congratulations D&T is my favorite legacy deck i have been playing it for a little while. I was hoping you could give a detailed sideboard strategy what comes in and out for each match. Thanks.
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Re: [Deck] Death and Taxes
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Magic_Shortbus9
Bahra congratulations D&T is my favorite legacy deck i have been playing it for a little while. I was hoping you could give a detailed sideboard strategy what comes in and out for each match. Thanks.
Thanks, but complete sideboard guides are asking for a bit much, if someone (SCG) paid me to write a guide to D&T I would do it. But I have written articles before and I really don't enjoy it. :tongue:
