I hope i'm in the right subforum here Let's talk removal for a second.
Top decks in pro level competitive play have gone down in copies of Vraska's Contempt as the threats have moved away from Gods and all that.
Though on FNM level play with no knowledge of what to expect in terms of meta, would people still prefer Vraska's Contempt over any other destroy target creature/planeswalker effect? If so, why?
At the moment, i'm trying to descide if an extra copy of Vraska's Contempt main is worth it over damage based removal spell. 3/3 in favour of 4/2.
Edit: FWIW, i'm a brewer and i have a fairly competitive brew, though i dont play standard on FNM level at all.
I run 4 copies of Vrasksa's contempt in the main board at all times for my local meta. It is expensive, but it has saved my bacon a lot. I play mono black so I run 4x VC, 4x Fatal Push, and then 4x Cast Down. Plus, Ifnir Deadlands.
Damage wins games, but good removal prevents losses.
There are a lot of PW's, Hazoret, Rekindling Phoenix, and other good targets for VC in my local meta.
It was my first event ever...30 or 40 ppl. Standard.
As i was playing the opponent said to his friend with a snicker "what a loser, i feel like i'm playing a draft deck"... way to make me feel inclusive to the MTG scene. Way more hurtful to a new player then anything i can think of.
Why was it so hurtful? You weren't injured, you didn't lose any money, and you have no relationship with this guy. This person is a stranger. Don't get me wrong, the dude was a dick, but why not just say to him straight up "hey I'm new at this, and you are being a jerk."
Then add some bit about not having time to properly formulate your deck before the event because you were up all night with his mom.
guess it depends on what you call the worst. I find that at least in my area, Yugioh and DBZ players are more annoying/have worse hygiene. There are some people like that in the Magic community but not as bad. I think that the big problem with my area at least is fighting/drama between certain groups
I'm envisioning a really nerdy West Side Story type thing here.
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Did you learn nothing from Brandon Sanderson's novella, lol?
He is not really a "good" guy, I will give you that. But, he also isnt really a villian.
Maybe I interpreted it incorrectly.
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I was thinking about posting this same exact thing and then I scrolled down to your comment.
I agree
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When I played mono red, I was quite afraid of Gates deck.
That stupid Angel, gaining all the life back that I burned away...
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I run 4 copies of Vrasksa's contempt in the main board at all times for my local meta. It is expensive, but it has saved my bacon a lot. I play mono black so I run 4x VC, 4x Fatal Push, and then 4x Cast Down. Plus, Ifnir Deadlands.
Damage wins games, but good removal prevents losses.
There are a lot of PW's, Hazoret, Rekindling Phoenix, and other good targets for VC in my local meta.
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Then add some bit about not having time to properly formulate your deck before the event because you were up all night with his mom.
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for Dominaria I had some friends over and we did our own little sealed thing.
Usually though, I just get a box, crack a beer, put on a good movie/TV show, and open my packs. It is fun, couldnt care less about the 80 bucks.
It isn't about it being the smartest or most efficient choice, it is about the fun of opening a bunch of packs of the newest set.
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I'm envisioning a really nerdy West Side Story type thing here.