So now we have 3 nice shiny swords in standard. We all have our opinions on their secondary effects, but they all give protection from two colors. As I've played around with this at past FNMs, I've found this fact to be increasingly broken.
So I propose this: Adding in more equipments like sword of war and peace, sword of feast and famine, and sword of body and mind. Playing another boros deck? Toss in a few war and peace and laugh as they rage at your untouchable creature. Playing infect? We now have feast and famine to bring out.
There are also one drop creatures that absolutely break the swords. Creatures like kor duelist and goblin gaveleer.
Thoughts?
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So now we have 3 nice shiny swords in standard. We all have our opinions on their secondary effects, but they all give protection from two colors. As I've played around with this at past FNMs, I've found this fact to be increasingly broken.
So I propose this: Adding in more equipments like sword of war and peace, sword of feast and famine, and sword of body and mind. Playing another boros deck? Toss in a few war and peace and laugh as they rage at your untouchable creature. Playing infect? We now have feast and famine to bring out.
There are also one drop creatures that absolutely break the swords. Creatures like kor duelist and goblin gaveleer.
Thoughts?
I think post NPH the only sword MD will be WaP with the others only being brought in for protection.
I think post NPH the only sword MD will be WaP with the others only being brought in for protection.
SoFAF won't be brought in for protection. SoBAM still I think will be the go-to g1 sword. But, in reality, we have to run both in the 75. SoWAP is just really, really good vs the caw-go match because of the pro-white (and lack of non-white creatures in UW)... Essentially equipping it makes birds be unkillable except through into the roil and such and countering.
Both are necessary, but really, it's a meta choice based on post NPH trends. If you see a lot of green or blue... you have an answer.
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Both are necessary, but really, it's a meta choice based on post NPH trends.
I think that SoFaF should never really have been used in boros agro. I did like the discard effect but milling and getting the 2/2 beast token is just so much better. But now that SoWaP is about to come out, its offers what the other swords lack: good protection form removal.
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I think that SoFaF should never really have been used in boros agro. I did like the discard effect but milling and getting the 2/2 beast token is just so much better. But now that SoWaP is about to come out, its offers what the other swords lack: good protection form removal.
I wouldnt count out SoFaF either.
Everyone tries to make 'MBC' work, but fails so chances are you will see it (atleast at FNM level).
Also if Infect arises, but i doubt it will heavily in black anyway.
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Eh. "Good protection from removal" is really not that relevant when SOBAM and now SOWAP have so much more relevant effects. SOBAM gives board presence and hurts Valakut; SOWAP turns all creatures into anti-Caw Baneslayers. SOFAF is still inferior in our build. Not to mention that those one drops that "break" the swords are awful.
I think SoFaF is better sumtimes with gideon in your deck, you simply cast sword (as cawblade) hit & untap and play gideon (as cawblade). Discard is GOOD against valakut. Im debating this myself, because i NEVER used SoFaF MD till today, since its untap was useless to us. Now on a so "reactive" metagame, SoFaF "might" be better.
U/B Infect is on the rise... Necropode is more troubleful than crusader, be aware.
;6666102']I think SoFaF is better sumtimes with gideon in your deck, you simply cast sword (as cawblade) hit & untap and play gideon (as cawblade). Discard is GOOD against valakut. Im debating this myself, because i NEVER used SoFaF MD till today, since its untap was useless to us. Now on a so "reactive" metagame, SoFaF "might" be better.
U/B Infect is on the rise... Necropode is more troubleful than crusader, be aware.
SoBaM is better v Valakult. Wolves cannot be burned with a sword equiped. Also milling mountains/Valakults beats discarding their hand which they can topdeck more ramp/lands.
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SoBaM is better v Valakult. Wolves cannot be burned with a sword equiped. Also milling mountains/Valakults beats discarding their hand which they can topdeck more ramp/lands.
I'd run BaM against valakut if it just milled, the 2/2 grizzly is just a nice bonus.
I am most concerned with getting valakuts and their fatties into the GY. They can have all the mountains they want, you can survive a harrow and explore in 1 turn with only 1 valakut in play, or a PeT attack trigger with only 1 valakut in play.
Also, how can you say necropede is more trouble than a P-Crusader? it either plays ultimate defense against you in U/B until a skithryx comes, or in G/B it becomes a 1-turn killer with a couple pump spells.
SoFAF won't be brought in for protection. SoBAM still I think will be the go-to g1 sword. But, in reality, we have to run both in the 75. SoWAP is just really, really good vs the caw-go match because of the pro-white (and lack of non-white creatures in UW)... Essentially equipping it makes birds be unkillable except through into the roil and such and countering.
Both are necessary, but really, it's a meta choice based on post NPH trends. If you see a lot of green or blue... you have an answer.
SoFaF will be brought in over SoBaM vs vampires. first for the protection part and 2nd because you run a big risk of milling a few bloodghast with it.
But other then that i see SoBaM just beating out SoFaF in boros.
SoFaF is also great against valakut... SoBaM is just good. As you can mill the combo pieces (lets say 10 mountains, 3 valakuts, or 4 green and red titans) but you can also mill crap away... SoFaF actually makes them stall, because every card they have in hand they will need it against us so they can reach the winning condition earlier... Disrupting the last or one of the 2 last cards on their hands gave me more games than mill (0). The rest against Valakut is Keeping up the pace... But if you are on the draw or you expect MULTIPLE sweepers (pyroclasm AND slagstorm) SBing out the goblins is a good play... but being on the play??? They really make things difficult for Valakut... And they expect you Sb em out... Firewalker Helps a little, buts not the way to win. Im testing against a RUG and VALAKUT heavy metagame 2 MoM MAINDECK and 2 SB instead of Tumble magnet... But that's just a metagame call... By the way, it works wonders.
I will be replacing for certain my MD sword for SoWaP at first instance... then i don't know... metagame is so twisted right now.
My SB sword is also very disputed... i think i ll keep SoFaF over SoBaM sb... Simply not good enough for a SB card. So i think that at first instance, i won't play SoBaM in my 75.
Batterskull will definetely be on my sb over inferno titan. I feel playing morphling with him.
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So I propose this: Adding in more equipments like sword of war and peace, sword of feast and famine, and sword of body and mind. Playing another boros deck? Toss in a few war and peace and laugh as they rage at your untouchable creature. Playing infect? We now have feast and famine to bring out.
There are also one drop creatures that absolutely break the swords. Creatures like kor duelist and goblin gaveleer.
Thoughts?
You must learn the zen of programming, the calming beauty of the algorithm, the serene perfection of the recursion and the soothing calm that comes after having thrashed your workplace because that f**king piece of s**t code just doesn't want to f**king work for f**ks sake.
I think post NPH the only sword MD will be WaP with the others only being brought in for protection.
SoFAF won't be brought in for protection. SoBAM still I think will be the go-to g1 sword. But, in reality, we have to run both in the 75. SoWAP is just really, really good vs the caw-go match because of the pro-white (and lack of non-white creatures in UW)... Essentially equipping it makes birds be unkillable except through into the roil and such and countering.
Both are necessary, but really, it's a meta choice based on post NPH trends. If you see a lot of green or blue... you have an answer.
I think that SoFaF should never really have been used in boros agro. I did like the discard effect but milling and getting the 2/2 beast token is just so much better. But now that SoWaP is about to come out, its offers what the other swords lack: good protection form removal.
You must learn the zen of programming, the calming beauty of the algorithm, the serene perfection of the recursion and the soothing calm that comes after having thrashed your workplace because that f**king piece of s**t code just doesn't want to f**king work for f**ks sake.
I wouldnt count out SoFaF either.
Everyone tries to make 'MBC' work, but fails so chances are you will see it (atleast at FNM level).
Also if Infect arises, but i doubt it will heavily in black anyway.
Standard: RWB Dega Burn RWB
Modern: 1 Top Control 1
Legacy: XU Manaless Blue Dredge XU
EDH: Edric, Spymaster of Tres 1UG
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U/B Infect is on the rise... Necropode is more troubleful than crusader, be aware.
SoBaM is better v Valakult. Wolves cannot be burned with a sword equiped. Also milling mountains/Valakults beats discarding their hand which they can topdeck more ramp/lands.
Standard: RWB Dega Burn RWB
Modern: 1 Top Control 1
Legacy: XU Manaless Blue Dredge XU
EDH: Edric, Spymaster of Tres 1UG
Mishra, Artificer Prodigy 1UBR
I miss casting Snapcaster Mage + Rampant Growth
I'd run BaM against valakut if it just milled, the 2/2 grizzly is just a nice bonus.
I am most concerned with getting valakuts and their fatties into the GY. They can have all the mountains they want, you can survive a harrow and explore in 1 turn with only 1 valakut in play, or a PeT attack trigger with only 1 valakut in play.
Also, how can you say necropede is more trouble than a P-Crusader? it either plays ultimate defense against you in U/B until a skithryx comes, or in G/B it becomes a 1-turn killer with a couple pump spells.
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SoFaF will be brought in over SoBaM vs vampires. first for the protection part and 2nd because you run a big risk of milling a few bloodghast with it.
But other then that i see SoBaM just beating out SoFaF in boros.
I will be replacing for certain my MD sword for SoWaP at first instance... then i don't know... metagame is so twisted right now.
My SB sword is also very disputed... i think i ll keep SoFaF over SoBaM sb... Simply not good enough for a SB card. So i think that at first instance, i won't play SoBaM in my 75.
Batterskull will definetely be on my sb over inferno titan. I feel playing morphling with him.