See, I was kinda going for being AngryPheldagrif from back in the day, but w/e.

So how exactly does one 'burt' into flames, dumbass?


Is also curious.

Michael:

and

If you liked Hurt Locker as a commentary about Iraq, go see Brothers. It's an equally if not more powerful commentary on Afganistan and PTSD.

Into a sweet robot, d00d!



Discuss.

Anyone who didn't burst out laughing to read that clearly has not met Steve in person.



Gags you say, Steven?

I've got a good 4 years on you when it comes to these boards. And if you care to examine my 'previous posts of member' you'll see exactly what's referred to on here as Pheldagrif humor.

You haven't been around here very long, I take it.

[edit]: Apparently you're some sort of 5 star member, so in that case I'd suggest asking your fellow moderator Demonic Attorney about the world-famous Pheldagrif humor^(c)

[edit2]: Let me clarify why no one here in the good old US of A cares: BECAUSE VINTAGE NO LONGER EXISTS HERE. Seriously, you're lucky to pull 15 people out for a piece of power these days. As a former ICBM all-star (and I only say 'former' because I've more or less given up Magic due to the time and travel constraints of being in both college and the military), it isn't even worth it for me to travel back to tournaments held by my own brother.

Apparently you have some new person representing some team I've never heard of who is good or something. Wooo. Stop the presses. I can't wait to hear about his domination of the major American Vintage tournaments that no longer exist.


Translation:

Nick has bailed water out of the Titanic, along with several average performances with a relic of a deck that will continue to be rightfully ignored.

Why is this a thread again?

I'm good.

Little Joe, if you're not even going to put effort into your Paint-chops, please get out of my thread and stop sucking it up.

Soly: Dan, what is best in life?

Dan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

Soly: That is good.

Extraneous exhibition matches are played under the reciprocation rule. I'll play as many as you want if you buy me a drink for every time I win. Also, your post was pictureless, so you automatically lose points

The Vintage champs are this weekend.

Steven Menendian has elected not to participate due to a wedding and/or 3-day coke binge.



After a brief hiatus, I have decided GenCon is worth my effort to attend. My epic entrance will be something to the effect of:



Because I am an in fact a devastating creature powered by:


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+

with a dash of


Because I have the subtlety of a combined with , I am stating outright that my deck will be a fairly standard UB(+splash) Tezzeret list similar to the one LSV won the side event at Nationals with, though possibly without the Oath sideboard.

And because I have an ego approximating a combination of , , and , I am issuing this challenge:

Anyone who defeats me, either in the tournament itself, the side event on Saturday (if I end up playing in it), or any best-of-3 exhibition match during the course of the weekend is entitled to one (1) free drink, either at the bars Friday night or back at the hotel from the ample supply of liquor I am bringing. If you're under 21, you instead win one (1) Juggernaut card, personally signed and altered by my good self. This offer is good for the weekend of the GenCon of 2009 only and is subject to change without notification. Offer valid in the continental United States only and does not apply if AngryPheldagrif is no longer wearing pants.






On August 14th, at approximately 11am central time, this thread reverts to an ongoing discussion of the Championships with live updates via AngryPheldagrif's Blackberry and whoever else is at home and helping. Have a nice day.

Also,

  I want my rematch, bastard  

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It's fake. They all are.

Mods, you can go ahead and close the thread now.

Hey, I was just trying to give the guy a chance. Owen's right, sorry Shockwave 

Well you're welcome to join ICBM, but I'm afraid you'd have to pass the entrance exam: 3 rounds of cagefighting against Soly.

Tezz is just a win condition. I don't even bother running Voltaic Key in my builds. Tezz, unlike Tinker, pitches to Force (w/o penalty), can be used as an aggressive win strategy off Drain (3 Tezzes > 1 Tinker), and being redundant gives you a huge boon of protection from Duress and REB.

Look at the 1st and 2nd place lists here (scroll down halfway on the page)

That's the last time Mono U really went anywhere and that was me not even running the Chalices main. Still never wanted Brainstorm or Mystical Tutor. Neither did Tommy. The key with Mystical Tutor, and Brainstorm by extension, is that the second you cut Tinker (which you should, it's an incredibly inefficient win condition in Mono-U, vulnerable to bounce and being countered in a deck w/o Yawgmoth's Will, can be Duressed, etc.) you lose any flexibility in Mystical. Cutting it isn't just logical at that point, it's a necessity. Brainstorm also drops significantly, because really, what are you digging for? The whole deck is redundancy through and through. That's why it's strong - it's consistent.


So to summarize your argument a little more eloquently, Mystical is good because it finds cards you shouldn't be playing, Time Walk (which makes absolutely zero strategic sense), or Recall (which I just explained as a mediocre and narrow play), or counters, which gee, you already play over 3 full playsets of and become a lot worse at an extra -1 card advantage.

Oh, and Brainstorm is good because it's a good card and even in aggro decks should be played and clearly despite the fact that I'm one of such a few number of people qualified to talk about the deck that I'm called out by name even after being gone for 6 months, I still have no idea what I'm talking about and you're not even going to bother validating your argument.

I'm having a hard time telling whether you're trolling or seriously that naive about how Vintage works. If you're not going to give me a serious answer or counterargument, I'm done with this thread. Sorry, UFactor.

So after I offer justification for cutting both, your counterargument is to yell loudly and say that they're restricted without actually substantiating your argument, with, say, anything remotely relevant?

Because for some god-only-knows reasoning I am a kind man, I will resummarize and elaborate the arguments.

My argument for cutting them:
Mystical Tutor is card disadvantage in a deck with exactly one target (in my builds), that being Ancestral Recall. Finding Recall is infinitely less appealing when you have no other options. Additionally, it is a drastically less optimal turn 1 play than pretty much anything else, especially if you have a Mox. It nets a +1 card advantage for UU, putting it about on par with things like Thirst for Knowledge which the deck doesn't play either. It also telegraphs your next play which is clumsy and dangerous.

Brainstorm, absent a shuffle effect, is just a rearrangement of the lawn ornaments and a cantrip, neither effect really matters when the vast majority of the deck is 4-ofs and even further redundant in its effects. You have almost no singletons to dig for, thus seeing 3 new cards isn't much of a boon as anywhere else. You have only fetchlands to shuffle them away and produce any positive effect. This is not a deck that sits on lands or fetchlands due to its linear draw, control, and wins. You rarely can save an extra. Brainstorm, like Mystical Tutor, also interferes with Chalice for 1 which is an incredibly strong play from the deck.

Your argument for keeping them:

Well for one you could use to hit the gym a little more often, and for another I'd recommend a clean shave and a shorter, tighter haircut.

Oh, you mean on Mono-U? Cut Null Rod for Chalice, Rod is garbage maindeck and you don't care about Tezz's win. You can just counter him. On that subject, Tinker/dudes is a shitty win. Just run 2-3 Tezz and a Vault. Your backup plan is Tezz overrun. Your tertiary plan is Ophidian beats. Chalice gives you effectively Null Rod on the play, and plays at 1 to cut off a lot of your opponent's stupidity. Cut Brainstorm, too. Singleton is garbage and you don't run many shuffle effects. Ditto on Mystical Tutor since you're cutting Tinker. Run a couple Powder Kegs or Back to Basics depending on metagame in their place. Powder Keg ruins a lot of decks' days and is good maindeck against Ichorid. B2B just slams a lot of trash. Use the board space from lack of Chalices (no Rods in the board) for Ichorid hate. Wastes and a lonely pair of Crypt's is begging to get you 2-0'd every time.