Quote Originally Posted by Bryant Cook View Post
If you had ritual, ritual, Ad Nauseum. Why wouldn't you cast it already on one of your mainphases? Why wait?
Because most people prefer to combo off with Protection. Not just go off and hope they don't have a counterspell/Chant/etc.

@ Myselves: You are making assumptions now. I didn't say it was first turn, I simply said you have Rit, Rit, AdN in hand. Also, your thought on bounce is nonsense, as every other storm list has proven that eot bounce on the hate piece and then comboing off during your turn is acceptable, and even a good idea.

I don't like to combo off turn 1 in game one as then I'm not sure how to board for game 2. There's a chance (40% to 44% chance, depending on who's playing first) that they have a FoW in their opening hand. If they don't and you combo off turn 1, you have no idea if they are playing Force or not, let alone what other hate they are probably packing in their sideboard since you got to see exactly nothing they are playing. It's important to gather information, since you combo'ed off turn 1 game one, chances alone say you probably won't game 2, and even if you did, their chances of having a force of will in their opening hand get better anyway since they didn't game one, not to mention all the other hate they sided in.

I like to know what I'm up against. If it's nothing with blue, it's not like they are going to beat me anyway. If it is with blue, then I'm taking a big risk in comboing off turn one, no matter which game it is since I have no idea what they are playing anyway, not to mention their better chances at getting a FoW in their opening hand game two since they didn't have one game one.

@ Rinello: The Infernal Tutor is something I've suggested for a while now. How do you like it? It works REALLY well for me. I'm glad to see someone else who thinks it's a good idea. How are the Forbidden Orchards doing? I run Tops, so I use a Glimmervoid and an Orchard. I've also never tested Diamond. Does it ever screw you?

Pce,

--DC