Again. In a small scale event like this with a million formats its smarter to play proactive combo deck rather than test out the modern meta strenuously since its only 4ish rounds. I wouldnt look too hard into this meta.
yet more reasoning for me to beleive the version with green is better. Again, ya dont need to play a mana dork... but wishing for crazy stuff like that too win.
Izzet. I really need your opinion on this one mate. I like the newer storm decks, but are these non glittering wish versions better? I mean it could just be bad against storm. What do you think? I think fate sticher (another of bad Bs calls right? Dudes always on top of these techs...) is the better plan, but cutting wish seems crazy to me.
Can someone explain to me what's happening at Martell v.Jensen? I have no sound right now so I'm completely lost.
Jensen wins. There was an issue with the order of spells resolving after Jensen cast Manamorphose, Martell casts DTT and then Wear/Tear on Ascension, and then Martell said he passed priority. It sounded like Martell made a misplay and then realized the misplay and tried to back out of it, which Jensen didn't allow to happen. The funny thing is that I don't think it would have mattered anyway, given Jensen's hand. Martell's only hope was to either DTT in his main phase and then win on the spot, or to DTT and pick a Remand and then double Remand the Manamorphose to keep Jensen off red mana. But he already missed the boat on both those play trees by the time the judges got involved.
Is everyone playing combo, or have I just chosen the wrong time to start watching? Every match they're cutting to is bleedin' combo versus combo.
There are more combo players here than at any other post-KTK event, but it was just due to luck that all of them happened to run into each other in these rounds. At least the games are interesting to watch, especially that Jensen/Martell one.
Pros have been totally open about this kinda thing. In small world events like this, they say that its better to play combo than anything else. Basically, play non interactive win plans, so that way sideboards matter less (both stuff played against them, and your side matters less). You have less rounds to play through, so you have a better window of winning via luck. I beleive reid duke was the first to really jump on this, with boogles, and he said what I'm sayin.
I'm all fine with them dropping mana dorks. Seems good for the deck. BUT. I don't think I agree that taking out glittering wish makes the deck better. I actually think it makes the deck worse. It also just makes the deck less interesting, or less appealing to me anyways.
I'll mark this as the day that cruise got banned. Not that its broken, just because how much of it is being played in the above, and how good it is against those same decks, and how everyone will freak upon seeing that.
I disagree. The Worlds metagame is just too insular for Wizards to make decisions based on it. The next two GPs will have to follow the Worlds trends for anything to get banned.
I'll mark this as the day that cruise got banned. Not that its broken, just because how much of it is being played in the above, and how good it is against those same decks, and how everyone will freak upon seeing that.
That is the most pimp slapped thing Ive seen in magic to date.
"Get that weak ***** off my playmat."
lol, but for real. Willy vs Black, Rock vs Pod talk about the best players at the deck repping.
Wait, the commentators made some good points today and I was surprised by their insights.
Wizards sold their soul to star city trading moral integrity for knowledge. Shady back alley deals.
Pros have been totally open about this kinda thing. In small world events like this, they say that its better to play combo than anything else. Basically, play non interactive win plans, so that way sideboards matter less (both stuff played against them, and your side matters less). You have less rounds to play through, so you have a better window of winning via luck. I beleive reid duke was the first to really jump on this, with boogles, and he said what I'm sayin.
Never said wizards were the people freaking
Yeah Ktken. Get on my level man.
You're post is better. haha.
Just saw this. Heres the thread. Go for it.