Latest posts of: alban

Oath up a mox monkey is NOT a clever idea Wink

Quote from: Bram on October 12, 2005, 12:05:30 pm

How about the fact that, unlike the languages you mentioned, it's a hoarse and ugly language?

I totally agree. It is, like our country, a language close to the dirt :shock: , and it doesn't "feels" clean when I see it on a card..
As mentioned before, it just doesn't sounds right. Dus ik speel mijn Vogels uit het paradijs en rust het uit met een zwaard van licht en schaduw Confused

That list plays Root maze, which sucks with your own fetchlands, and suppresion field, which owns fetchlands.

nice idea

, but it seems to me this deck could use an alternative win condition.
maybe one colossus main for Tinker? Seeing how much mana this deck can produce, I can even see it being hardcasted + time walk in the same turn. Any thoughts?

what about Exalted angel, as mentioned before Wink

Interesting....I've heard something about a new Fat Pack
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/askwizards/0905

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"As for your question, the Ravnica fat pack will be even juicier than the already amazing Ninth Edition fat pack. Like the Ninth Edition fat pack, the Ravnica fat pack will feature a player's guide, two card boxes with original artwork, a fat pack sleeve that converts into a mini-poster, six plastic dividers, six booster packs, a 40-card land pack, and a special Ravnica-themed lifecounter.
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"In addition to the novel, the fat pack will have a super secret promo card in it. I could tell you all about it, but all will be revealed soon..."

Anyone seeing any deck with Mind over Matter? I don't think something broken will happen, so they've made the right choice Smile

On 4x FoF: ..................... no comment Wink

"omg he just ran in" Very Happy

congratz to T4.

@ Anusien; He doesn't play Chalices main OR sideÂ Wink

That doesn't seems good to me: with just Kataki around, they can still use their moxen once, to go broken, or just pay for themselves, so that they can be used later as a tinker or welder target.
I agree with Anusien, you should play 4 aether vials. They're just broken.

EDIT: My wrong, he does mention them SB, but I seriously doubt that is enough, because EVERY deck plays moxen, so why not put them main?

Honestly, I think Wizards has done a good job with printing these. Does anyone sees a negative effect of these cards?
I also think that Ravnica is going to be one of the best T2 series ever. Lots of good cards, without being overpowered. And you van crack open boosters, with a reasonable chance to make serious profit /get really playable cards Very Happy

-1 kittie (or another 1 mana creature)
+1 Isamaru Hound of Konda
it beats fish harder Wink

isn't 4 angel a little overdone?

why not play Aether spellbomb in the echoing truth slot? It's fetchable with A. Intuition, and it's never dead.
congratz with the win.

why not play a hate-type sort of U/W fish? With javelineers, swords and seals of cleansing, you'd have at least a chance to beat welder.dec. Seal of cleansing is becoming more and more attractive to me, with a reason Wink

It is.
I've seen the page before, but this is the first time I see that it is a Vintage Championship Surprised

I'd like to see a vintage report a la the GP and PT's on Mtg.com Very Happy

I see that the discussion has (for a part) moved from "do we allow proxies, and in what numbers?" to "I hate proxies that are just scribbled land cards"
Isn't it easy to go to a good proxy shop and let them make good proxy's? So that they look like something as the Collector's Edition? It might cost a bit, but I think it would make sure there is no time loss

tnx for the great read!

I was wondering what would be the best way to play with jitte? You want to have some counters on it to kill nasty welders etc, but you want to kill your oppo also as soon as possible.
could anyone please explain the best way to me?

I think Loa is better in a more controllish version of gifts, and not in this sort of combo gifts. Too slow, wastable, , not giving blue, etc.
maybe SB, but i wouldn't play it maindeck.

nice report, fun to read Razz

To Dave Feinstein! Very Happy

nice report, nice prize Smile

nice

However, I think TPS is still viable, and worthy looking at.

Quote from: Revvik on June 27, 2005, 03:13:00 pm

I like how this is a control deck who's draw engine is "Ancestral Recall." I oughta enjoy this.

hadn't looked at it that way, but you're correct. Think we might see a lot of this Very Happy

congratz at another MeanDeck !

yeah, I must say, It still looks very strange to me Wink

but I see the logic behind the deck, and I think it works just fine, as you say.
what about the mirror? Your opponent then has duress, but you're a lot more aggressive, how will that work out?

Alban

I really wouldn't cut the wretches. They are gamewinning in a lot of matchups; they almost eliminate an will, wreck dragon and welder. IMO they're one of the best black creatures in the game nowadays.

just an idea for the draw engine...skullclamp?

two things:
-should this deck run a Yawgmoth's will?
- the oath matchup can be improved by a decent sideboard, let's say some edicts.
what should the exact build of the sb?
maybe Sui isn't dead after all Very Happy

I've followed this discussion for a while, but can't keep up with all the changes you discuss.
So here's my question: could somebody post the most recent list?
thanks,
Alban

I would cut Rorix for a Woodripper.

@smmenen:
what would be your idea of the sideboard?

you had to restyle the deck, for the fish decks that now are played rarely ever play 3-4 spells a turn. Wink

Quote from: Kowal on May 06, 2005, 03:27:17 pm

. That, and Pyroblast does not come in beta, and as such is not as pretty. :p

lol...pimping al the way Wink