[Podcast] - The Salt Mine - Episode 10: The GP Louisville Special, ft Elton Wong

[Stevestamopz]

https://thesaltminesite.com/2016/12/...ft-elton-wong/

On this episode, we offer a comprehensive review of the metagame and decks to beat heading into GP Louisville! We talk about the decks individually, how they can be combated, what we would play, our decklists and what our sideboards would look like if we were playing the decks to beat and to expect.

We're joined by Elton Wong or L10 as he is known on here, giving us the American perspective.

Happy New Years sourcers.

[nedleeds]

I listened even though I initially thought you had Egg Shen on ...

[L10]

lol, I take that as a complement. This is my first time hearing myself talk, and I got to say, I need work.

Thanks for having me on. It was fun!

[Stuart]

Excellent episode - thanks guys. Elton was a great complement to the team, and I appreciated the Red Mage emphasis. That, and the discussion of KFC and Taco Bell.

[Stevestamopz]

Excellent episode - thanks guys. Elton was a great complement to the team, and I appreciated the Red Mage emphasis. That, and the discussion of KFC and Taco Bell.

I legitimately can't wait to go to America just so I can eat the food there. Is chicago deepdish pizza as good as it looks?

Thanks for the positive feedback guys it means a lot. I'm also honoured that you've finally listened Nedleeds

[Whitefaces]

Started listening to this last night, great stuff!

[Stuart]

I legitimately can't wait to go to America just so I can eat the food there. Is chicago deepdish pizza as good as it looks?

Speaking as someone who lived in Chicago for three years, yes, it's amazing. However, New Haven's got the best pizza in the world.

[Megadeus]

I legitimately can't wait to go to America just so I can eat the food there. Is chicago deepdish pizza as good as it looks?

Thanks for the positive feedback guys it means a lot. I'm also honoured that you've finally listened Nedleeds

Coming for the GP?

Also cast was sick. Love it guys

[H]

Speaking as someone who lived in Chicago for three years, yes, it's amazing. However, New Haven's got the best pizza in the world.

New York pizza is the one true pizza.

You may prefer other pizza, but you are of course entitled to your wrong opinion,

[nedleeds]

H is correct.

Cast had a good flow, if you keep it to ~3 and get a good back and forth with no filter it'll just work with just about any agenda / topic list. That being said you guys are still name dropping net deckers. I liked Eltons moist dream of Tomb 3/3 turd, Welder -> Crew -> Attack -> Loot Titan, Untap Welder Titan. I also love Sundering Titan and hadn't dreamed up such a convoluted method to place it on the battlefield.

[Stuart]

New York pizza is the one true pizza.

You may prefer other pizza, but you are of course entitled to your wrong opinion,

H is correct.

Steve, I found the genuine American yokels you wanted on the cast!

[nedleeds]

Steve, I found the genuine American yokels you wanted on the cast!

I grew up in New York but now live in the South. It's literally the worst. I complain about the things I miss in the North, while being unwilling to move back to the cold weather and high taxes.

[Stuart]

I grew up in New York but now live in the South. It's literally the worst. I complain about the things I miss in the North, while being unwilling to move back to the cold weather and high taxes.

Same deal - I grew up in CT, but now live in Austin. I always assumed good pizza and chinese were inalienable rights for all Americans, but now I know otherwise.

[L10]

I agree with H and nedleeds on this one.

I liked Eltons moist dream of Tomb 3/3 turd, Welder -> Crew -> Attack -> Loot Titan, Untap Welder Titan. I also love Sundering Titan and hadn't dreamed up such a convoluted method to place it on the battlefield.

Yeah, buddy, that's what I am all about. Here is a sample list that I worked with Sockosensei on if you are interested.

Land (24)
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Mountain
4 Great Furnace
3 City of Traitors
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Creatures & Vehicles (26)
4 Goblin Welder
3 Smuggler's Copter
3 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Metalworker
4 Lodestone Golem
3 Kuldotha Forgemaster
3 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Sundering Titan
1 Steel Hellkite

Other (10)
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Grim Monolith
2 Lightning Greaves

Sideboard (15)
4 Faerie Macabre
3 Thorn
2 Whipflare
2 Ratchet Bomb
1 Sundering Titan
1 Platinum Emperion
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Contagion Engine

I haven't played Magic for a month and am taking this month off too, so YMMV depending on your meta.

[Stevestamopz]

H is correct.

Cast had a good flow, if you keep it to ~3 and get a good back and forth with no filter it'll just work with just about any agenda / topic list. That being said you guys are still name dropping net deckers.

Cheers mate. Also guilty as charged!

Coming for the GP?

Also cast was sick. Love it guys

Thanks dude! I promised my girlfriend we would go to America if Trump won, so we'll see. Hopefully I'm not too busy with work and will be able to take some time off to play magic and eat BBQ. I can't imagine a better time than the Salt Mine getting drunk with Tusktalk while simultaneously abusing the Show and Derp players after we've 2-3 dropped. Fuck me, that sounds glorious.

[Speedbump]

Thanks dude! I promised my girlfriend we would go to America if Trump won, so we'll see. Hopefully I'm not too busy with work and will be able to take some time off to play magic and eat BBQ. I can't imagine a better time than the Salt Mine getting drunk with Tusktalk while simultaneously abusing the Show and Derp players after we've 2-3 dropped. Fuck me, that sounds glorious.

Mate, 2-3 is lofty as fuck!

0-3 drop or bust.