[Deck] T.E.S. - The EPIC Storm

[Pelikanudo]

Aha, sure. It's uncounterable, it has one thing that Surgical doesn't have. Surgical is better in every single other way, but those are just corner cases. Surgical is extremely flexible and doesn't Lightning Bolt you off of Ad Nauseam.

There is one more reason to play F.Macabre over Surgical vs Reanimator:
vs Exhume is just better than Surgical, unless in gy exists 2 Griselbrand.

Apart, I've always felt Reanimator a bad mutch up..., but not sure if 2x anti grave effects will be ok... to improve the match up substantially.., lately people in my meta do not play often reanimator so good luck for me!, playig other storm decks with full package in base of discard and adding more even from side - just Timo B.W. ANT list, has been a great strategy to beat those reanimator in conjuntion with G.Cage! TES needs a different approach maybe...

Although, for example looking at these deck:
http://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=12755&iddeck=93551 or http://www.tcdecks.net/deck.php?id=12694&iddeck=93081
seems that grafdigger seems ok becasue of only 1 E.Truth , however T.Seize can disrupt that lonely Surgical scenario I just do not like the possibility, even most of decks finally run+2 from side, also I understand the kind of plays like: Reanimate to entomb-> Silence in resp -> surgical. - why just don't play Extirpate then?

[kiwi]

Another idea its to play 1 reanimate in our sideboard, of course I think the best option is to play surgical extractions or crypts, but reanimating their monster can be funny.

[SScout]

Sent out final version of HotS Vol. 6 today ...

I'm really excited for this man, I've been keeping an eye out for it for weeks :P

[Lemnear]

I'm really excited for this man, I've been keeping an eye out for it for weeks :P

I apologize. The Article is basically finished for 6 weeks, but the Quest to find a hoster was more hilarious than I expected (some websites didn't even bother to respond to 3 eMails over 3 weeks or asked me which SCG I top8'ed and that they can't sell random Articles from a random guy who did not. I have dozen of stupid stories gathered since mid-december lol). Decided to move the Series to the only website which welcomed me with open arms from the start.

P.S. polished the article during that time and turned it from a tournament report into an article ... 22 pages of writing, guys!

[trollking21]

So which website is hosting HOTS?

[SScout]

I apologize. The Article is basically finished for 6 weeks, but the Quest to find a hoster was more hilarious than I expected (some websites didn't even bother to respond to 3 eMails over 3 weeks or asked me which SCG I top8'ed and that they can't sell random Articles from a random guy who did not. I have dozen of stupid stories gathered since mid-december lol). Decided to move the Series to the only website which welcomed me with open arms from the start.

P.S. polished the article during that time and turned it from a tournament report into an article ... 22 pages of writing, guys!

22 pages! Sounds like its 100% worth the wait ^_^

[Lemnear]

So which website is hosting HOTS?

Eternal Central. JACO has the report in his hands now, creating Banner and shit for the launch. Bug him for progress lol.

Possible double-feature realease with me also starring in one if the next Everyday Eternal Podcasts (also on EC)

Cat's out of the sack.

[sawatarix]

@reanimator:
The mu feels kinda similar to team america,but instead of tarmogoyfs and delver we have to face griselbrand.
Our team america mu is not the best at all and the countermagic and handdisruption package looks nearly the same in both decks.
surgical extraction seems like the path we have to go to combat reanimator.
Currently i'm not sure about the number of extractions in our limited sideboard.
3 would be great after testings,they improve the 40:60 mu to 50:50.
worth it?



- Team RUG-STAR Berlin -

[Bryant Cook]

@reanimator:
The mu feels kinda similar to team america,but instead of tarmogoyfs and delver we have to face griselbrand.
Our team america mu is not the best at all and the countermagic and handdisruption package looks nearly the same in both decks.
surgical extraction seems like the path we have to go to combat reanimator.
Currently i'm not sure about the number of extractions in our limited sideboard.
3 would be great after testings,they improve the 40:60 mu to 50:50.
worth it?



- Team RUG-STAR Berlin -

The problem is finding space, there just isn't any. Xantid Swarm is still incredibly valuable and comes in for other difficult match-ups such as Sneak & Show. Pyroblast is a must have right now in my eyes to deal with Meddling Mages and that leaves Abrupt Decay. I'm not comfortable leaving myself cold to Chalice of the Void/Counterbalance.

[sawatarix]

Bryant i would cut pyroblast.seriously,we can't swap our deck into a wannabe-controldeck,every pyroblast,extraction,decay etc weakens our mainplan: Grapeshot for infinite.

Meddling mage for instance can be handled with massacre (strong slot,gaddock teeg disappeared since november)
And if Meddling Mage names burning wish we can still combo out with ad nauseam into one billion goblins (empty should stay in the main)

I would not cut swarms or decays in the sb,at least play 2 copies of each of them,they are to important.


- Team RUG-STAR Berlin -

[Bryant Cook]

Bryant i would cut pyroblast.seriously,we can't swap our deck into a wannabe-controldeck,every pyroblast,extraction,decay etc weakens our mainplan: Grapeshot for infinite.

Meddling mage for instance can be handled with massacre (strong slot,gaddock teeg disappeared since november)
And if Meddling Mage names burning wish we can still combo out with ad nauseam into one billion goblins (empty should stay in the main)

I would not cut swarms or decays in the sb,at least play 2 copies of each of them,they are to important.


- Team RUG-STAR Berlin -

We're never sideboarding all of those cards at once, you're simply swapping similar elements for better ones in certain match-ups. Pyroblast being diverse protection/removal is crucial, not to mention it comes in versus Sneak & Show as well as some fringe match-ups like Hightide.

Meddling Mage always names Burning Wish, Massacre is irrelevant. Also, I don't know what it is with people on this entire message board assuming that Gaddock Teeg is not played. Look at some results, he's in every single elves sideboard for the last few months in the top 8's of SCGs.

Sure, ideally we always draw our Infernal Tutors when our opponent has Meddling Mage. Doesn't always break down like that.

I'm glad we're agree on those numbers.

[afb0032]

Eternal Central. JACO has the report in his hands now, creating Banner and shit for the launch. Bug him for progress lol.

Possible double-feature realease with me also starring in one if the next Everyday Eternal Podcasts (also on EC)

Cat's out of the sack.

Aww yeah, can't wait for the article and the podcast.

[sa3xxx]

new ban list should be out in a few days, just wait, maybe SnT gets banned ;)

[Lemnear]

new ban list should be out in a few days, just wait, maybe SnT gets banned ;)

Isn't necessarily a good thing for storm if players could focus their combo hate

[Bryant Cook]

Isn't necessarily a good thing for storm if players could focus their combo hate

I wouldn't mind. It takes away 2/3 more bad match-ups meaning that other match-ups could possibly get marginally worse.

[Patrunkenphat7]

I wouldn't mind. It takes away 2/3 more bad match-ups meaning that other match-ups could possibly get marginally worse.

Do you guys think S+T is a bad matchup for TES? I always do very well against it with ANT, but I guess that's mostly because of the discard.

[sawatarix]

If grapeshot doesn't get banned it's alright.




- Team RUG-STAR Berlin -

[JPoJohnson]

If grapeshot doesn't get banned it's alright.




- Team RUG-STAR Berlin -

Why would Grapeshot get banned?

[Lemnear]

Why would Grapeshot get banned?

Kai is just trolling the thread ;)

Massacre sucks against UWR and every Cannonist/Thalia/Meddling Mage as you'll never get it resolved thx to counter/Wasteland your U.Sea (go pay 8 mana for it against Thalia)/name Wish.

We had the discussion about Massacres against D&T a few pages back. The D&T players I know play a maximum of 8 Plains.

[Bryant Cook]

Do you guys think S+T is a bad matchup for TES? I always do very well against it with ANT, but I guess that's mostly because of the discard.

I do. I also highly doubt that ANTs three additional discard spells over our Silence increase the margin that much. Maybe you're just incredible at magic, maybe your opponents aren't very skilled, either way they're fast and have Force of Will/Flusterstorm which can be a major issue.