Quote Originally Posted by Mantis View Post
I actually run 24 lands in Goblins and either that or 23 lands is the right number for Goblins. But I'm 24 lands was the best in my testing. That way you can support 4 Siege-Gang Commanders which gives you the most awesome late game ever. 4 Rishadan Port and 4 Wasteland is obviously amazing too.

But I prefer a lot of land, because I believe I can outplay most of my opponents and make up for the possible manaflood that way anyway. I hate to be mana screwed and lose a match that way.

You can also lose the game by getting mana flooded which is something to keep in mind. You may be able to outplay your opponents in your local metagame, but in the GP I would beg to differ.

I may be an expert in the Legacy format, but pros are still pros and they are pretty damn good.

I believe you play the best magic you can and what happens, happens. Going with the mind set of thinking you can just outplay everyone leads to problems, because it makes you keep less than stellar hands on the assumption that you can just outplay everyone.