The card that really put Twin over the top was Dispel. Even if you wanted to interact with Twin, you really couldn't do so effectively, because any form of interaction *had* to be instant speed, and dispel stuffs that like nobody's business. It was on-par or better at fighting counter wars than any other counterspell deck in the format. So.. you were just generally better off not trying to interact.
Twin is like a DEA officer with a crack dealing business on the side.
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tuxdev posted a message on Current Modern Banlist Discussion (1/18/2016 update - Summer Bloom/Splinter Twin Banned)Posted in: Modern Archives -
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Unfortunately posted a message on [Single Card Discussion] Liliana of the Dark RealmsAnyone else been testing out Liliana of the Dark Realms? I've been finding she's pretty incredible.Posted in: Mono Black Devotion
- Adds BB to devotion without being a creature.
- Guarantees future land drops.
- Guarantees Pack Rat activations.
- Solid removal spell that can destroy gods.
- Randomly a game-ending pump spell.
Its unfortunate her ultimate doesn't do much for our deck. I've been liking a 2-of a lot though. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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Actually its only cheating if you know what card you put ontop. Otherwise you can choose to leave the top card alone and shuffle the rest of the deck with zero issues.
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To be fair... if the meta divolves into UR delver // Burn and decks that beat UR delver // Burn... that is not good.
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The problem: Treasure cruise is far too consistent. I play affinity on MTGO rather frequently, and its a nightmare to play against. Having the ability to draw three cards for U only on turn 4/5 can be back breaking. I'd be surprised if it wasn't banned in modern.
On the flip side, DTT is fine. It costs UU at the bare minimum which makes it a more "fair" card.
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If thoughtcast cost a few extra mana but drew you an extra card, it would most likely be broken.
The issue is treasure cruise is simply too good at what it does, completely destroying arbitration type strategies.
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Evasion? What evasion does Brimaz have? 0_o.
I still don't think Brimaz is any better than Rabblemaster VS Abzhan. In practice, both seem poor choices in that match-up.
Now Brimaz is better vs aggro (rabble-red, boss-sligh, WR heroic, etc.).
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Its currently under investigation. There was a read-it article about it. If the investigation finds him guilty of cheating, he will most likely be banned/suspended and his winnings will be donated to charity.
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I presume you are joking? UW cares very much about hand disruption. Thoughtseize + Duress is the easiest way to beat control (as a MBD player).
In fact, against control thoiughtseize is actually better because it's seldom a dead card (even in late game).
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Its also a sorcery. Which is huge.
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I don't think its classified as an ETB ability.