Well done Jaco. Long time no see. Are you still in or around the San Diego area? Hope you're well. Drop me a line.

Dave.

I think GaT is going to be revived.  Probably one of Steve's (Smmennen) or Ultima's builds will be a wrecking ball. Steve posted somewhere that he thought a Gush/Storm build would be strong, but then tested it and found he wanted Dryad's.  The return of Gush puts GaT right back where it was, with no loss of maindeck strength.

I'm not convinced that any control deck will be able to stop it.

Time to start testing.

Dave.

Man, long time since I've been on...I hope you're well!  Will the changes in the Banned/Restricted affect your build?  It would be interesting to see if multiple Vises or multiple Mind Twist's would add to a modified build.

Also, will the return of Gush move you to modify a couple of slots?

Dave.

I'm David Hernandez.  Yes, THAT one.  LOL.

I live in San Diego and I'm checking in to see if some old friends are still here.

I hope you're all doing great!

Dave.

Dave and Tony will be there.

It depends on if you mean Brent Peterson or Brent Toda.

Peterson (UnstableCornBread) played 4c Tog

Toda played 4cc.

Based on your comment of top 4, I assume that Brent Toda made top 8 but lost.

Dave.

Well, I had to leave...so I passed the torch to Pat.  I'm curious who won it as well...

Dave.

Neither do we.

Dave.

LOL. Thanks Andrew.  You and I can battle it out for last place...where I always see you anyway.

Dave

Shawn,

I can take the top 8 list, post it, and make a report.

Dave

Right. So, I'll be there.  My wife cancelled her dance gig for that day and then I worked a deal with the Sheriff's Department to go on my qualifying shoot on a different day.

See you there---Rock on!

Dave.

There's no way I can make it on the 30th.  I'm not sure about Tony, but I'll talk to him today.  Good luck guys--have a blast.

Dave.

4 Tundra
4 Underground Sea
4 Tropical Island
4 Volcanic Island
4 Scrubland
4 Bayou
4 Plateau
4 Savannah
4 Taiga
4 Badlands

Dave.

But you said that rules are made to be broken...

Well, I won't be making this one. If it were on the 2nd or 21st, I would be able to make it.

Can you reschedule this?

Dave.

We had 27 players (+/- 1). there were 6 Oath decks.

Oath took 1st
TnT took 2nd

Others will have to post the rest as I moved on to a side event and didn't pay attention.

Dave.

I left a message for UnstableCornbread (Brent).  I'll let you know as soon as I hear anything...though the tourney is today and we may all find out at the same time...

dave.

Jaco, it's possible that the norCal tourneys are also happening over this and the next couple of weekends. They had invited us up for something huge.

See you there, where Team Gro will pound your face.

Dave

I think that's the best and most informative interview I've read in a long while.

Good job J.P., and congrats Randy.

Dave.

Hi Robert...

Just bring him.  If you give him Sligh, he'll probably win....

Shawn: Yeah, Tony and I are still planning on this.

Dave.

I love type 1.  I find it exciting and challenging. Like many others here, I have a wife, kids, job, and mortgage.  Combined with the lack of available type 1 tourneys (until recently) it was difficult (or impossible) to keep up with the format.

Now that we have a regular T1 that's worth going to (at Dear Mr. Fantazy's) I find that I'm looking forward to playing more than ever.  I even find that I make time to quietly reflect on the cards and their interactions, which can be a lot of fun.

This is a format that requires practice. You can't just disappear for a few months and then come back with an expectation of doing well if you don't study.  If you find the format stagnant, then get bold and build rogue. It's not like you're playing for ratings points. And maybe you'll come up with something surprisingly good.

Dave.

Yeah, I'll be there with Tony.  Great job again Shawn!

Dave.

@Smmenen:


Tony Soto and I played the Team Gro list (for the Dear Mr. Fantazy Mox Ruby tournament on Feb. 5th) with modifications as follows:

+1 Underground Sea
+1 Yawgmoth's Will
+1 Darksteel Colossus

- 1 Tolarian Academy
- 2 Deep Analysis

DS Colossus was amazing for me all day, but I still took 2 losses (to Fish!? and to Dragon).

Yawgwill really belongs in the deck, and was awesome the whole day.

Tony lost to TPS and to Tog.  Tog just topdecks like it's cheating (when it isn't...) and is amazingly strong. The version we saw was 4-color and used only 2 Togs in it. I'm in total agreement with you that Tog can compete with Intuition Slaver, especially after watching the matchup.  It came down to Tog topdecking a D.Tutor for Lotus, and then playing Yawgwill, with Tony about one turn from winning the match.

Dave.

LOL. JACO, you so rock...

Next time, I will win the coin flip, and the results of the tourney will be different.

Dave

Team Gro will be there (Dave and Tony).

Dave.

Smmenen said:

This was in response to someone saying that they don't like to test...they just like to play...I'm quoting this because Smmenen is right-on here. If you just want to "play", then I hope to meet you across the table someday too, because I will be better prepared than you. Preparation wins matches.

Testing is critical, and it's not the same as goldfishing. For me, "testing" involves pulling out several stacks of cards that have the potential of earning a slot in my deck list, and then trying those cards in the deck. Taking notes on which cards made a "difference" during simulated play is very important.

This can be very time consuming because a single card may not make a difference, but combined with another card becomes golden.

Using a tool like Magic Workstation (MWS) is also very important. You should have a gauntlet of decks pre-built in MWS that you play against with the deck you are testing. This will help you decide which cards in your stack make the cut into the final list.

I wish I had more time to test, because (to me) this is an important key to successful tournament play.

Dave.

You can probably get a keyboard for $5.

BUT, if you MUST keep the one you have, then pop the keys off (carefully) with a bladed screwdriver and clean the posts with alcohol based cleaner and a q-tip or toothbrush.

Dave.

Yes.

My mat has an elf drawn on it covering about one fourth of the area (drawn by Christopher Rush). Then the other corner of the same side has artwork by Richard Garfield.

Dave.

Come on Jaco. What do you really think?

I'm starting to think that Tog for the current environment could drop green and go with UBw for Disenchant, STP, Serenity, Dismantling Blow, and Tempest of Light.

Honestly, except for Berserk, how much green is there that might not be better as white?

Dave.

Washing your hair does not qualify as a complication.

Be there!

 :shock:

Dave.