If death shadow wasn't around, I truly think we would have seen more ramp/eldrazi/big combo decks in the top 32. We already have a significant amount of big mana decks in both GP's top lists, be careful what you ask for, it already looks like aggro is struggling now
As frustrated as I am with the over-exposure with Death Shadow, Sam Black has been playing some of the best magic I've ever seen, most players lose a lot of the games he plays in those situations. This is where you definitely see the huge skill gap in pro players and grinders
So, what where exactly is wrong? I thought burn would be a fantastic deck, and looking at both GP's, it looks like it should have performed well. I wonder if CB and Alliance basically destroyed the entire archetype, based on my experience as a GBx player, I feel like the matchup is 60/40 in my favor, my losses against burn in the past two years in paper and mtgo is extremely low, I almost want to say 70/30 but other GBx players have expressed otherwise to me.
I have so much of death shadow's pieces from Jund and Junk that I may just buy the pieces I'm missing, even if it eats a ban. I think the only money pieces I'm missing is 3x Shadows and Traverse.
I don't know how people have not been aware of Death Shadow Jund, it's been buzzed about on reddit and mtgo for a while.
Seriously, MTGO's client isn't unbearable, if you want to get better, play on mtgo, it gives you significant experience, even in the tournament practice rooms. You see all these decks so that at fnma or tournaments you aren't caught off guard against players hoping to win early rounds by surprise.
Depending on Vancouver and it's result, do you believe twin should be unbanned if Wotc absolutely does not want preordain to ever come off the bat list?
Wow, lots of Ramp decks or lands using Eldrazi Temple, I dislike that--a lot.
I feel like most of the top 32 looked like ramp decks and midrange. Interesting. I'm surprised by burns lack of results, it seemed like such a good call. Affinity didn't do that well either. I'm surprised aggro isn't more apparent with so much ramp, midrange must really be ruining them.
Abzan did a little better than Jund in Brisbane, but I'm still frustrated that no Junk players can agree on what a list should look like
Kinda impressed the Sahaeli combo did so well, interesting that he says you need to be more proactive
I've played the Esper PW deck, it's absolutely not a blue deck, it's a GBx deck that splashes blue for basically
serum visions
esper charm
Narset
It's hard to pilot, and despite it's creator calling it proactive, it's incredibly slow in most of its draws. The creator of that deck even says himself it's not a blue deck
Blue is still looking like hot garbage, but i'm glad to see Copy Cat gaining some traction. Blue still needs a major piece unbanned.
I have so much of death shadow's pieces from Jund and Junk that I may just buy the pieces I'm missing, even if it eats a ban. I think the only money pieces I'm missing is 3x Shadows and Traverse.
Seriously, MTGO's client isn't unbearable, if you want to get better, play on mtgo, it gives you significant experience, even in the tournament practice rooms. You see all these decks so that at fnma or tournaments you aren't caught off guard against players hoping to win early rounds by surprise.
It's reactionary after it lays down it's pieces, it's a combo deck that assembles and then reacts heavily (and a tough deck to play).
As of now, blue doesn't have the tools to be reactive, and therefore, blue control sucks
Lantern is proactive, it puts down it's bells and bridges, with insight and THEN reacts.
I feel like most of the top 32 looked like ramp decks and midrange. Interesting. I'm surprised by burns lack of results, it seemed like such a good call. Affinity didn't do that well either. I'm surprised aggro isn't more apparent with so much ramp, midrange must really be ruining them.
Abzan did a little better than Jund in Brisbane, but I'm still frustrated that no Junk players can agree on what a list should look like
That's a prison deck, calm down
I've played the Esper PW deck, it's absolutely not a blue deck, it's a GBx deck that splashes blue for basically
serum visions
esper charm
Narset
It's hard to pilot, and despite it's creator calling it proactive, it's incredibly slow in most of its draws. The creator of that deck even says himself it's not a blue deck
Blue is still looking like hot garbage, but i'm glad to see Copy Cat gaining some traction. Blue still needs a major piece unbanned.
I'm thinking of selling all my copies of Mishra baubles if the deck becomes desired.
Sam Black seems to think the deck is busted though
If this deck continues like this in other tournaments, we're probably looking at another tier 0 deck that could get banned
Super early, shadow could put no players in the top 8, I know.
The deck is extremely powerful when I tested it though