the thing is that this sunday there wil be a pptq at my lgs and i'll need some help for the SB.
The local Meta is varied going from combo to aggro and midrange(i'm not accounting for people who'll come froim outside), this is what i thouyght for a catch all SB:
It depends o the rR.E.L level you're playing at, i think that at competitive rel it's a warning for casting the spell on a illegal target.(also the judge may let you rewind to before the spell is cast and let you choose a new target)
Speaking of the Mainboard the dismember have earned their place same as the spellpierce, but in regard to the bologna would it be a heavy loos exchanging the spellpiercee for the vapor snag?. I don't think so because most of the meta is an aggro of some kind.
I think i might add the gutshot but in the SB, i don't know what to cut from the SB.
i'm asking this because i saw the ruling on scg twitch, the tokens didn't disappear but when the master returned the player had 4 more. I know i might be breaking some rules by asking this so remove the post if necessary
Game 1: we exchange cretaure and spells for a while, but he wins in the end
Game 2: He got stuck on 2 islands, i didn't
Game 3 : a repeat of game 1 but i win this time
Game 1: he starts with ratchet bomb, i throw merfolk at him time and time again till i force him to pot it. After he did that, i trow at gim all the other merfolks i had.
Game 2: opponent has a VERY good start, like eldrazi mimic into Thought-knot Seerinto reality smasher.
Game 3: See game 1 for the start i forced him to pop the bomb, after he used the bomb i vialed in Painter's servant forced him to deal with it. Then after the field was clear i rebuilt my army and swing for the win.
Round 3 : Merfolk 0 vs 5 Color scapeshift/Bring to light
Game 1: i start with land Ather vialsome merfolk, on turn 4 he cast scapeshift so gg
Game 2: We both mulligan to 4, i kept a bad hand and got punished for it
Round 1: I win the first game by throwing my merfolks to the slaughter since he finished the removals
Round 2: he wins because of my mistake
Round 3: We go to turns but i win thanks to a phantasmal image copying Pia and Kira Nalaar, Blasting him courtesy of his own blood moon
Round 5: Merfolk vs Abzan company (Id)
We Id the match since we were locked for top 4
Semifinal = Merfolk 1/0 vs Grixis Moon 2( i don't remember how but i lost both games)
Stuff happens.
Notes:
I made a lot of mistakes and misplays, it was bcause i had only a few hours of sleep
Examples:
-being told after the match that there was no blood moon effect, so i could use cavern of souls to make merfolk uncounterable
- notable mistakes in gameplay etc.
Overall i'm satisfied with this deck even if it needs some more tuning, i noticed that while the 2phantasmal images were useful(copying opponet creature, being a virtual lord etc) 2 Kira the great glass spinner would've been better. About the SB the painter's servants slot were cute not useful , echoing truth is on the fence.
Round 2 : A total slugfest , on turn 3 he plays Bloodmoon i think "oh i should concede then Nah i'll play".
It's a no holds barred again but more slower and grindy than before, at 1 life i'm able to cast Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger attack with him the next round.
Opponent doesn't see lighting Bolt or any other dammage spell, he concedes
B/w processor 0 Vs Affinity 2
Note: i drew 9 cards instead of 7, on the draw inoticed this and called the judge. The judge issued a warning and made me discard 3 cards at random.
Round 1 : I got a good hand but thanks to a misplay (fetching a basic insteat of a shockland) i lost the game
Also since i'll bring this deck to the next Gp trial to see how it does in my meta.
Update:
i tested the deck against : Naya company(2 wins 1 loss), Titan bloom (3-1, i think it was because he was an inexperienced player and didn't know the nuances of the deck)
Hello to everyone, i usually play g/r tron but when i saw this deck archetype i knew i had to take it for a spin.
As budget isn't a concern, any tips on which list i sould try? EVENTUALLY I'LL MODIFY IT FOR MY META.
4 Urza's Mine
4 Urza's Power Plant
4 Urza's Tower
2 Sanctum of Ugin
1 Forest
4 Grove of the Burnwillows
2 Spellskite
2 Wurmcoil Engine
2 World Breaker
2 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
Planeswalker: 6
4 Karn Liberated
2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
4 Ancient Stirrings
4 Lightning bolt
4 Sylvan Scrying
Artifact: 15
4 Expedition Map
4 Chromatic Sphere
4 Chromatic Star
3 Oblivion Stone
the thing is that this sunday there wil be a pptq at my lgs and i'll need some help for the SB.
The local Meta is varied going from combo to aggro and midrange(i'm not accounting for people who'll come froim outside), this is what i thouyght for a catch all SB:
3 Nature's Claim
2 Sudden Shock
1 Life from the Loam
2 Warping wail
2 Thragtusk
1 Pithing Needle
1 Forest
any opinions?
thoughts about:
1) cahnging the 2 ugin's sanctum with a waste and another forest
2) changing the lighting bolt to pyroclasm/firespout
MD:
-1 Island + 1 cavern of souls
-2 Phantasmal image + 2 Kira, great glass spinner
Speaking of the Mainboard the dismember have earned their place same as the spellpierce, but in regard to the bologna would it be a heavy loos exchanging the spellpiercee for the vapor snag?. I don't think so because most of the meta is an aggro of some kind.
I think i might add the gutshot but in the SB, i don't know what to cut from the SB.
Also since i don't have hurkyll's recall i'll have to add Steel Sabotage
Decklist:
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the pearl trident
4 Harbinger of the tides
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Master of the waves
3 Reejeery Merrow
2 Phantasmal image
4 Aether Vials
2 Dismember
2 Spellpierce
10 Island
4 Mutavault
2 Wandervine hub
1 Cavern of souls
1 Oboro, palace in the clouds
1 Minamo, school at the water's edge
2 Tidebinder mage
2 Kira greta, glass spinner
2 Dismember
2 Negate
2 dispel
2 Tectonic edge
2 Relic of Progenitus
1 echoing truth
I'm pretty sure of the MD, the only possible changes would be swap the phantasmal image for kira, great glass spinner
The Sb is a little more difficult because it's set up for my local meta and not the Gp, what should i change to make it more gp suitable?
Also i like having 19 lands, should i cut 1 land to add 1 more cavern of souls?
I have master of waves in play with 4 tokens, my opponent has eldrazi displacer he activates the card ability and targets master of waveswhat happens?
4 Lord of Atlantis
4 Master of the pearl trident
4 Harbinger of the tides
4 Silvergill Adept
4 Master of the waves
3 Reejeery Merrow
2 Phantasmal image
4 Aether Vials
2 Dismember
2 Spellpierce
10 Island
4 Mutavault
2 Wandervine hub
1 Cavern of souls
1 Oboro, palace in the clouds
1 Minamo, school at the water's edge
4 Painter's servant
2 Dismember
2 Negate
2 dispel
2 Tectonic edge
2 Relic of Progenitus
1 echoing truth
Gp Trial Report:
Round 1 Merfolk 2 vs Jeskai aggro( Aka uwr) 1
Game 1: we exchange cretaure and spells for a while, but he wins in the end
Game 2: He got stuck on 2 islands, i didn't
Game 3 : a repeat of game 1 but i win this time
Round 2 : Merfolk 2 Vs Colorless Eldrazi 1(non processor version)
Game 1: he starts with ratchet bomb, i throw merfolk at him time and time again till i force him to pot it. After he did that, i trow at gim all the other merfolks i had.
Game 2: opponent has a VERY good start, like eldrazi mimic into Thought-knot Seerinto reality smasher.
Game 3: See game 1 for the start i forced him to pop the bomb, after he used the bomb i vialed in Painter's servant forced him to deal with it. Then after the field was clear i rebuilt my army and swing for the win.
Round 3 : Merfolk 0 vs 5 Color scapeshift/Bring to light
Game 1: i start with land Ather vialsome merfolk, on turn 4 he cast scapeshift so gg
Game 2: We both mulligan to 4, i kept a bad hand and got punished for it
Round 4: Merfolk 2 Vs Grixis Moon(splashed black for kologhan's command Terminate
Round 1: I win the first game by throwing my merfolks to the slaughter since he finished the removals
Round 2: he wins because of my mistake
Round 3: We go to turns but i win thanks to a phantasmal image copying Pia and Kira Nalaar, Blasting him courtesy of his own blood moon
Round 5: Merfolk vs Abzan company (Id)
We Id the match since we were locked for top 4
Semifinal = Merfolk 1/0 vs Grixis Moon 2( i don't remember how but i lost both games)
Stuff happens.
Notes:
I made a lot of mistakes and misplays, it was bcause i had only a few hours of sleep
Examples:
-being told after the match that there was no blood moon effect, so i could use cavern of souls to make merfolk uncounterable
- notable mistakes in gameplay etc.
Overall i'm satisfied with this deck even if it needs some more tuning, i noticed that while the 2phantasmal images were useful(copying opponet creature, being a virtual lord etc) 2 Kira the great glass spinner would've been better. About the SB the painter's servants slot were cute not useful , echoing truth is on the fence.
So -4 painter's servant
+ 4 ???
Ps: it was cool naming red with painter's servant and blocking with master of waves.
Also Gp trial report 28 players(reduced to 23 after 5 rounds) Position: 14/23 Results: 2-2-1
BW processor vs No Storm 1-2
Round 1 : i had no idea what kind of deck this was, i played some discard but he comboed for the win
Round 2: He sees almost no land, i proceed to aggro for the win
Round 3: Stuck on 2 lands the whole game
Bw processor vs Tarmowin 1-1
Round 1 : i destroy his hand with discards then play Sower of oblivion Blight herder for the win
Round 2: The games goes smoothly for the first half then hes able to stall me, i drew no threatsand round gets called. No one wins:
B/w processor 2 vs U/R twin 0
Round 1 :Discard some cards, then while he's stuck on 3 lands i cast Oblivion sower for 3 turns in a row. I cast blight herder tutor Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger and win the next turn
Round 2: Discards and removals do their job to stall till our hero Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger arrives.
Bw processor 2 Vs Grixis twin 0
Round 1 : it's a no holds barred, but Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger and Lingering Souls win
Round 2 : A total slugfest , on turn 3 he plays Bloodmoon i think "oh i should concede then Nah i'll play".
It's a no holds barred again but more slower and grindy than before, at 1 life i'm able to cast Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger attack with him the next round.
Opponent doesn't see lighting Bolt or any other dammage spell, he concedes
B/w processor 0 Vs Affinity 2
Note: i drew 9 cards instead of 7, on the draw inoticed this and called the judge. The judge issued a warning and made me discard 3 cards at random.
Round 1 : I got a good hand but thanks to a misplay (fetching a basic insteat of a shockland) i lost the game
Round 2 : he casts bloodmoon on the third turn, before i can cast stony silence.
He says : you're the only opponent who didn't cast stony silence on turn 2 in the whole tournament!^_^
Me:
trade some jabs, he wins in the end.
Notes:
1) since i started playing this deck either 1 into 2 draws (mullingan or the starting hand) is Ulamog, the ceaseless hunger
2) Mvp Lingering souls Sower of oblivion Blight herder, not very useful Go for the throat
3) As strange it may seem i wasn't the onply person playing this deck, this other player lost the semi in the top 8.
My list
4 Oblivion Sower
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
4 Wasteland Strangler
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Lingering Souls
2 Thoughtseize
2 Go for the Throat
4 Path to Exile
1 Slaughter Pact
2 Expedition Map
4 Relic of Progenitus
1 Bojuka Bog
4 Eldrazi Temple
3 Eye of Ugin
1 Ghost Quarter
2 Godless Shrine
4 Marsh Flats
2 Plains
3 Shambling Vent
2 Swamp
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Arid Mesa
2 Celestial Purge
2 Disenchant
3 Rest for the Weary
2 Spellskite
2 Stony Silence
2 Surgical Extraction
the differences between my list and his were :
Mb -2 Go for the throat + 2 Dismeber
-??? + ???
Sb
- 2??? + 2 THoughtseize
Also I need to remember the first rule about Mtg, read the cards you play.
Since i didn't read well sower of oblivion i didn't play it at its fullest.
Also since i'll bring this deck to the next Gp trial to see how it does in my meta.
Update:
i tested the deck against : Naya company(2 wins 1 loss), Titan bloom (3-1, i think it was because he was an inexperienced player and didn't know the nuances of the deck)
As budget isn't a concern, any tips on which list i sould try? EVENTUALLY I'LL MODIFY IT FOR MY META.
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