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Magic: The Gathering |OT| Core Set 2020 - Red Head Wins
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Draft is better for synergies. Sealed takes an entirely different type of deck building skill. I like it but it can feel random.
After my second pool of 1 total removal spells in all colors and 2 damn leylines, sealed on arena can go die. At least in paper Friday those dead sealed leylines could be money.
I went 7-1 in sealed using a deck with only two red removal. You need to structure your deck to either provide high value or high speed if you lack removal. And make sure you run fliers.
Limited Set Review: Black
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Running pretty well with this rn, up to plat 1
I know Risen Reef is quite powerful but I don't know yet in what kind of deck it will ultimately end up and whether that deck is good enough
I know Risen Reef is quite powerful but I don't know yet in what kind of deck it will ultimately end up and whether that deck is good enough
Not loving how there are no weekly pack rewards alongside dailies. I feel limited in how to get more cards quickly outside of doing non-M20 drafts, slowly getting gems and possibly unlocking the season pass.
If I knew it'd be this sparse I would have never spent gems as draft entry fees.
If I knew it'd be this sparse I would have never spent gems as draft entry fees.
You can earn packs for free. If you buy it, it gives more packs plus 20k gold and 2k gems back at the maximum.
Kinda want to make a deck of all risky above the curve cards. Old Growth Dryads, Rotting Regisaur, Charnel Troll, Assassin's Trophy etc. Any other good cards in that vein?
Yup. Dont be fooled by its 1/1 stats it is a major threat if u cant remove it early.
I found the store page on Facebook and Ben Drago himself commented saying that they had to use the London Mulligan.
Edit: Typo, I accidentally said Vancouver Mulligan, lol
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Well, the London rule is required after tomorrow. I found it too and it's crazy
Whoops, made a typo. Meant to say London Mulligan. Store owner was VERY insistent that he called WotC and they said he could do this. But Ben Dragon posted and now there's crickets, lol.
I love how they printed cards specifically for Modern and the community immediately broke them. Immediately. It's amazing how fast that deck came together.
WotC said they could make Modern Horizons because they had the Play Design resources to do it. Guess that fell flat on its face.
Oh well. I'm sure we'll get Modern Horizons 2 anyway just so that they can print the ally Horizon lands and make more money selling lands like always.
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Apparently some copies of Corpse Knight are misprinted as 2/3s instead of 2/2s. I'm amazed something like this happened.
I've been seriously considering maindecking 2. WW continues to be my highest win rate deck, but right now I'm having more fun playing Bant ramp with green leyline.
My main problem with it is it's a nonbo with Loxodon
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That's what he gets! I play discard myself, but dang if it isn't annoying to have it done to you haha
I need to go and check my pre release pack and check for a misprint corpse knight.
Went 0-2, 0-2, 0-2 in the sealed event with a W/R token type deck. I expected to do poorly though as it was my first sealed event so its fine. I actually think my deck is ok and it's me being awful at combat.
Went 0-2, 0-2, 0-2 in the sealed event with a W/R token type deck. I expected to do poorly though as it was my first sealed event so its fine. I actually think my deck is ok and it's me being awful at combat.
Can't decide which color I like for my for realsies deck:
Red is probably the weakest but I do like the idea of playing more 5 drops when you have Risen Reef. Domri is kinda cool with Hydroid Krasis lol
Black has great main and sideboard cards, but Thief of Sanity is a little too weak against aggressive decks so I might just put Jadelight back in.
White has the best sideboard card in Lyra, but I feel like the maindeck splash doesn't really give much. This is the color combination that I've played the most though.
I feel like the two biggest weaknesses I ran into with the Mass Manipulation decks last season was threat density and hitting quad blue on time against decks that pressure you. Risen Reef is great for churning through your deck and Agent of Treachery is a more palatable casting cost that leaves a body behind and lets you steal fun stuff like flipped Azcantas. Dodging spell pierce and veto makes the non-teferi colors more viable, too.
Red is probably the weakest but I do like the idea of playing more 5 drops when you have Risen Reef. Domri is kinda cool with Hydroid Krasis lol
Black has great main and sideboard cards, but Thief of Sanity is a little too weak against aggressive decks so I might just put Jadelight back in.
White has the best sideboard card in Lyra, but I feel like the maindeck splash doesn't really give much. This is the color combination that I've played the most though.
I feel like the two biggest weaknesses I ran into with the Mass Manipulation decks last season was threat density and hitting quad blue on time against decks that pressure you. Risen Reef is great for churning through your deck and Agent of Treachery is a more palatable casting cost that leaves a body behind and lets you steal fun stuff like flipped Azcantas. Dodging spell pierce and veto makes the non-teferi colors more viable, too.
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No corpse knights in my sealed pool unfortunately, but had a pretty great time with my sealed deck. Had a decent black white deck, but managed to pull a Mythic Chandra that made me splash red. Was mostly worth it cause she won me two games, and then I got color screwed for my very last match. Still 2-1 was fine and my prize packs pulled a rare Chandra. Based on current searches my sealed event may have paid for itself.
Anyone have recommendations for online places to sell singles?
Anyone have recommendations for online places to sell singles?
I ended up with all the new Chandra Planeswalker cards and I feel like I should do something with this but I don't know what.
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My LGS switched to a 3 round system, but with 2 prize packs for every win. Anyway, I went 3-0 with no losses at all. I went with a BR deck that had Act of Treason and multiple sacrifice outlets: Bone Splinters, Mask of Immolation, and Bloodsoaked Alter. And yes, that combo went off multiple times. I had a pretty good curve, with Goblin Smuggler especially being a big help with Blood Burglar, Audacious Thief, and Lavakin Brawler (with Scampering Scorcher as a booster). Oh, and I had Big Chandra. That helped.
Only had to mulligan once, and only went down to 6.
Two people in my store opened 2/3 Corpse Knights. I didn't face it.
Only had to mulligan once, and only went down to 6.
Two people in my store opened 2/3 Corpse Knights. I didn't face it.
I sell high value stuff on TCGPlayer if I have the time. But near prerelease when prices drop fast, I just buylist to Cardkingdom as I think the pricing and grading is fair and it's easy.
Sell everything fast when a set releases. Prices will fall.
I got absolutely fucked for removal. The best I got is the shitty 5 mana red card that deals 5 damage. In a set with Murder at common. Christ.
I've done 7 wins thrice and 6 wins once out of five total. I never had more than two removal. This set is all about value. You don't need removal.
What are your guys opinions on MTG lore? Do you consider it generic fantasy fare or is it worth getting into? I'm thinking of buying the concepts and legends book and the upcoming Rise of the Gatewatch A Visual History book.
Most will disagree, but pre-mending, yes. Post-mending, eh, depends on the plane of the week.
Instead of a continuing storyline of a sprawling journey, you now get a mish mash of different small stories every two sets focusing on whoever is the focus in that particular story. It makes for an episodic nature, which the Magic universe doesn't lend itself well to in my opinion.
Instead of a continuing storyline of a sprawling journey, you now get a mish mash of different small stories every two sets focusing on whoever is the focus in that particular story. It makes for an episodic nature, which the Magic universe doesn't lend itself well to in my opinion.
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