Mordel,
I am considering Landstill and MUC as 'control'. Dreadstill will play out as either control or aggro-control depending on how they play it and what you draw. There are several other decks...
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Mordel,
I am considering Landstill and MUC as 'control'. Dreadstill will play out as either control or aggro-control depending on how they play it and what you draw. There are several other decks...
It's not a high horse, Skeggi, it's simply a belief that there's more to it than just saying 'it sucks' and moving on. It's too easy to do that on the internet.
[Sidebar] Look at the number of...
There is also no point in arguing that a deck played by a top magic player is or should be considered 'terrible'. He was at a table playing what he obviousy considered to be a solid version, and no...
If you've 'made up your mind' and are no longer looking for 'advice', then quit posting. I'm not trying to be a dick, but that's the primary purpose of boards - to discuss and improve decks. If...
I have some pretty comprehensive match-up data on the 'standard' build that I'm willing to put out there. I'll start compiling and post something probably early next week.
-FB...
Just until they get the answer they want.
-FB...
erbs,
It would be very helpful if you could explain how the deck plays. A direct comparison (since you chose to post in the 'Geddon Stax thread instead of starting a new thread) would be extremely...
I prefer Needle to Suppression Field, but I don't typically see enough decks that Field makes sense for me. Field definitely has a place in fetch-dominated metas.
Grid is good versus control, but...
Actually, klaus, I would disagree with your assessment of the Spheres for this meta. In the meta ykpon describes, Sphere of Resistance is probably very strong. Many of the decks that are outlined in...
I'll throw out an opinion too...
1) Karmic Justice requires a certain playstyle. I don't play that way. I put Needles in my sideboard and never looked back.
2) O-Ring hits any singular threat. If...
I play 25 land (no Tabernacles) and I do it because I will play 5-6 Armageddon's depending on the expected meta. I find the ability (or at least a favorable probability) to recover after an...
If you haven't tried it already, Powder Keg is a resonable sub-in when Teeg hits your meta.
-FB...
I think you are right on with this, but to continue it further you forgot one key aspect... WHY?!?
The decklist you provided appears to have some very basic and fundamental issues with it. You...
On Angel...
I never said that Angel wasn't synergistic or good - because it is (remember this deck came from an Angel Stax beginning). I said it was unecessary and I should have added 'at this point...
I'm going to go ahead and... ummm... disagree with you until this is more fully tested and someone provides (multiple) examples of how she doesn't help or the cat helps more. Your comments are very...
I'm going to take exception to this kind of rationale.
The above quote represents the total disregard for actual testing of which several posters are accusing you. I'm not going to argue whether...
My point was simply this - with any situation, if you increase the demand, the price will go up. Have a Legacy PT event, dual lands, FOW, and many other staples will likely spike in price. The same...
By that logic, I hope we never have a Legacy PT or else prices will kill the format.
Cards, virtual or not, cost money. Online Pernicious Deed costs $35 while in paper Magic it's only $12 (retail...
I thought it was a relatively enjoyable read, but it does come across as a little self-absorbed, i.e. as though this line of thinking is the only 'right' way to build Stax or think about Stax in...
The caveat to this is that there is nobody playing V3.0 which means that for many cards the supply still far outweighs the demand (dual lands sell for between 10-15 tickets which is the equivalent of...
I'll try this again with the Planeswalker...
The power of the Planeswalker is that he can be used in numerous ways. He can play as a lock piece and provide Smokestack fodder (ability 1). He can...
You'll have to forgive Skeggi, I think his aunt flo may be visiting (:wink:)...
I have played Wildfire Stax, but I frankly didn't like it as much as 'Geddon Stax. Wildfire at 6 just seemed a...
I'll weigh in on 'weaknesses' since I've been working with this deck for quite a while. This is going to be a long one since I've got a lot to say on the topic...
Not running Swords to Plowshares...
I understand that people are desperate to find new cards to play in Stax, but a lot of these fall well short of addressing the actual needs of the current build, at least in my opinion.
Scourglass...
Couple of things to consider...
Mindlock with U in the cost probably isn't worth it. You won't want to bend your manabase for a sideboard card and 4 Diamonds isn't consistent enough to support the...