Quote Originally Posted by rsaunder View Post
I had an interesting situation when I was just messing around last night. I was a little off my game (a few beers and no sleep, i misbuilt a ponder stack...) but I ended up with a hand of like:

2 land in play
(in hand)
2 LED
2 D. Rit
1 bargain
1 Land
1 Mystical Tutor

Is there any way to win this turn (turn 2) with this? I thought there was by tutoring for DDay and the going draw4, but that only works if you pull a cantrip in the top 4 along with DDay, which I didn't.
Rit, Rit, LED, LED, Mystical Tutor (BBBBB) for IGG, Bargain (BB) breaking LEDs for UUU and BBB (UUUBBBBB, 6 storm), drawing IGG and 3 other cards. Play IGG floating UBBB returning mystical tutor, bargain, led. Play LED, Mystical Tutor for Tendrils, Bargain breaking LED for BBB and hope that somewhere in the other 6 cards you drew you hit either Dark Ritual, Cabal Ritual, or Lotus Petal (or a Brainstorm/Ponder/Tendrils/etc).

You would think that Landstill doesn't put any pressure on you (and this is correct), but if your life total is suddenly 7-10, that Mishra's Factory is a lot more pressure than you want. While you do get additional cards, generally spending BBB for a Duress effect or to put yourself on a clock against a deck that wouldn't normally have a clock isn't the best (considering you probably burn a ritual effect to do it or you're opening yourself up to Wasteland (and in the process, likely just Duressing away Counterspell if they don't have a threat on board).