Looking back, I wish I had played Avalanche Riders or Stone Rain in sideboard instead of Shadow Of Doubt, but only because I never played any Dragonstorm decks.
Land distruction targeting karoos or scrying sheets is better game plan.
In all but one of your sideboarding comments, you side in Loxodon Hierarch. Whenever that is the case, you should always consider adding 2-3 of those cards maindeck instead of sideboard.
Another card to consider to slow down aggo decks is Watchwolf {turn 2} which works awesome with Moldervine Cloak {turn 3} then followed by Greater Good {turn 4}.
PS. This thread is speculation on which rares are in the pre-cons. EI. look at the boxes of the two known pre-cons so far and guess which card you think is on the box.
[edit 9/20/05]
Last theme deck posted today...
Selesnya United http://64.223.12.31/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/909
My guess: Chorus of the Conclave & Temple Garden
Selesnya Guildmage is definately on the cover however.
Looks like Blue-Black and Blue-White control just got everything they needed in extended! An extra turn against any aggro deck!
I agree the vial and DotV warped the envirnment toward aggro, but some deck is always going to be the best, why do they need to constantly insult the players by banning cards that have monetary value.
Its getting to the point where people should not buy any cards for a constructed tournament more than a month before the tournament to prevent the deck you have been building from being banned out of existance. This is not helpful to the value of Magic cards!
I have an hypothesis to another cause for the aura rules...
I think this was done to correct some programming short-falls in gatherer. If you just wanted to search for "creature" in the type field, the result always return hits for "enchant creature". Now search results will be more accurate.
Its good to see Wizards cleaning up the card types, especially cards like Goblin King! I hope they continue, but more so, I wish they would implement the race class subtype all the way back to alpha. This would make for much more interesting vintage/legacy gameplay!
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10th place out of 143
4 Giant Solifuge
4 Rakdos Guildmage
3 Magus of the Scroll
1 Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
4 Seal Of Fire
4 Char
3 Shock
3 Demonfire
4 Volcanic Hammer
9 Mountain
5 Swamp
4 Blood Crypt
4 Sulfurous Springs
3 Phyrexian Totem
4 Shadow Of Doubt
4 Cryoclasm
4 Rift Bolt
I lost to UR snow and WUB re-animater.
Looking back, I wish I had played Avalanche Riders or Stone Rain in sideboard instead of Shadow Of Doubt, but only because I never played any Dragonstorm decks.
Land distruction targeting karoos or scrying sheets is better game plan.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=magic/products/ReprintPolicy
Standard currently has 6 5/5 creatures with CMC 4...
Emperor Crocodile
Rathi Dragon
Iwamori of the Open Fist
Yukora, the Prisoner
Hunted Lammasu
Rumbling Slum
One more wouldn't hurt anything.
Is the life loss a replacement effect for life gain is essentially what I need to know.
the ally cycle at uncommon
WU//UB
UB//BR
BR//RG
RG//GW
GW//WU supply//demand
the enemy cycle at rare.
WB//BG crime//punishment
BG//GU
GU//UR research//development
UR//RW odds//ends
RW//WB
edit:
Looking at the guild power uncommons, after these split cards come out, the guilds will be much more balanced.
Another card to consider to slow down aggo decks is Watchwolf {turn 2} which works awesome with Moldervine Cloak {turn 3} then followed by Greater Good {turn 4}.
Blue
Mana Leak 2005
Hinder 2006
Red
Fireball 2005
Pyroclasm 2006
Black
Terror 2005
White
Reciprocate 2005
Green
Oxidize 2005
http://www.magiclibrary.net/rarities-magic-player-rewards-2006.html
New textless spells...
Giant Growth
Putrefy
I would expect the next textless cards to be black or white; maybe an artifact like Icy Manipulator or Spellbook.
If blue it would most likely be Boomerang, and if red then it should be Shock.
It might be a quick way to get back key creatures each turn.
If you want to pay the correct value for Ravnica cards wait until after October 24. That weekend will set the true value of the cards in this set.
Wizards has images of two pre-cons so far...
Golgari Deathcreep
http://64.223.12.31/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/895
My guess: Woodwraith Corrupter & Overgrown Tomb
Dimir Intrigues
http://64.223.12.31/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/899
My guess: Szadek, Lord of Secrets & Watery Grave
PS. This thread is speculation on which rares are in the pre-cons. EI. look at the boxes of the two known pre-cons so far and guess which card you think is on the box.
[edit 9/15/05]
3rd theme deck released on MTG.com today...
Charge of the Boros
http://64.223.12.31/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/906
My guess: Firemane Angel & Sacred Foundry
[edit 9/20/05]
Last theme deck posted today...
Selesnya United
http://64.223.12.31/default.asp?x=mtgcom/arcana/909
My guess: Chorus of the Conclave & Temple Garden
Selesnya Guildmage is definately on the cover however.
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I agree the vial and DotV warped the envirnment toward aggro, but some deck is always going to be the best, why do they need to constantly insult the players by banning cards that have monetary value.
Its getting to the point where people should not buy any cards for a constructed tournament more than a month before the tournament to prevent the deck you have been building from being banned out of existance. This is not helpful to the value of Magic cards!
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I think this was done to correct some programming short-falls in gatherer. If you just wanted to search for "creature" in the type field, the result always return hits for "enchant creature". Now search results will be more accurate.
Its good to see Wizards cleaning up the card types, especially cards like Goblin King! I hope they continue, but more so, I wish they would implement the race class subtype all the way back to alpha. This would make for much more interesting vintage/legacy gameplay!
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
4 Rootrunner
4 Burr Grafter
4 Ember-Fist Zubera
4 Pain Kami
4 Frostling
2 Sensei’s Divining Top
10 Mountain
9 Forest
3 Pinecrest Ridge
Best thing about this deck is that most creatures can be sacrificed; which is a great way to prevent Umezawa's Jitte from getting counters.
Edit: 6/30/05 Modified deck as per suggestions.
1 Kumano, Master Yamabushi
1 Kodama of the North Tree
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
4 Rootrunner
4 Pain Kami
4 Frostling
4 Commune with Nature
3 Kodama’s Reach
2 Sensei’s Divining Top
10 Mountain
9 Forest
3 Pinecrest Ridge
Edit: 7/7/05 Modified deck as per suggestions.
1 Kumano, Master Yamabushi
1 Kodama of the North Tree
1 Meloku the Clouded Mirror
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
4 Rootrunner
3 Pain Kami
4 Hearth Kami
4 Frostling
3 Kodama’s Reach
2 Sensei’s Divining Top
3 Umezawa's Jitte
9 Mountain
8 Forest
1 Island
4 Tendo Ice Bridge
4 Ember-Fist Zubera
4 Ghost-Lit Raider
4 Arashi, the Sky Asunder
3 Manriki-Gusari
I could understand an Ouija board on chest, but on your back? Does he like to be the coffee table at parties?
I have a scorpion on my right arm. Everyone in army platoon got one before we shipped overseas.
Card draw = Blue
Discard with draw = Blue
Discard alone = Black (One With Nothing)
Sorcery 3UB!
Psychatog's newest, best friend!
If White is in there for the creature removal effect, maybe cost should be 1WUB.
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