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Eternal Formats / Ritual-Based Combo / Re: TPS players
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on: March 02, 2009, 01:35:32 pm
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My bad about that last post. I was just a tad exasperated after that little dialogue. Basically, like I ORIGINALLY said, if a board sweeper was necessary Pyroclasm would be better than Infest. Massacre is okay in theory, but it seems like most decks with white would have teeg, making it a no-go. I agree that Smother, Slaughter Pact, or even Darkblast would be a better choice at the moment.
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Eternal Formats / Ritual-Based Combo / Re: TPS players
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on: March 02, 2009, 09:49:16 am
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You agree that using at rit to play a sweeper is not desirable, and if you're not doing that than you have to fetch out both basic swamps (assuming a decent list) to not open yourself to waste. While reasonable, that is a bit ambitious. So some portion of the time your 2nd source of black will be a U-Sea, which is equally as vulnerable to waste as a Badlands. The differance between 2 and 3 mana is fairly relevant vs decks with wastes and chalice/rod
Explaining that you should look for on color cards before considering splashes was basically calling me fucking stupid.
I think we pretty much agree from here on, so there.
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Eternal Formats / Ritual-Based Combo / Re: TPS players
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on: March 02, 2009, 08:42:37 am
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Obviously if you were playing red you would have Wheel and possibly ETW, and then clasm is more versatile than Massacre and much easier to cast than infest/damnation. Thus the "possibly".
Also, clasm is occasionally useful vs. elves or goblins. Ok, let me try to explain..Massacre can be played for "free" most of the time (at least vs the decks you want a global sweeper of this kind) and can be cast using a basic or 2 and a ritual without opening yourself up to wasteland same goes for Infest and Damnation for that matter. All I'm trying to say is you want to be looking at sweepers that are within your decks main colors and can be cast of basic mana before you start looking at splashing a color just for sweepers... Like I said before what creatures to you want to take out other then Canonists (Hurkyl's handles him along with chain and Smother if need be), Teeg (Smother, Slaughterpact, Massacre) or Cursecatcher(Smother Slaughterpact, Massacre) Nothing else is really that relevant because vs Goblins you can just combo out or cast DSC and win 99% of the time. (just play around getting your ass ripped by earwig squad) and vs elves you are likely to just win by racing them (why clear the board when you are faster and have FoW) occasionally usefull cards are crap most of the time imo. Ok, let me try to explain...I'm not fucking stupid; I was just saying that clasm if not the worst thing you can play in that slot. Massacre is not an answer to Teeg (lol). Neither is Damnation. Infest can be diffucult to cast (especially without opening yourself to wasteland) and I would not be eager to use a Ritual to cast infest, especially if I am using it to kill teeg or cannonist so I can combo off. You are definetly underestimating Elves and possibly goblins as well. TPS is not that fast, and if you don't draw FoW then you have no disrupting for either. On the draw this is an issue, since elves can easily combo on turn 2 or 3. Let me clarify; I'm not saying that you should play Pyroclasm (or even that I would). I'm just saying it *could* be an option and that being a douche bag doesn't make you right. |
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Eternal Formats / Ritual-Based Combo / Re: TPS players
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on: March 02, 2009, 07:46:47 am
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Obviously if you were playing red you would have Wheel and possibly ETW, and then clasm is more versatile than Massacre and much easier to cast than infest/damnation. Thus the "possibly".
Also, clasm is occasionally useful vs. elves or goblins.
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Eternal Formats / Ritual-Based Combo / Re: TPS players
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on: March 02, 2009, 07:11:51 am
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Rack and Ruin is not what this deck wants to be doing. Why play this over Hurkyl's Recall? Null Rod seems relevant, but recall should handle that fine. Splashing red for pyro is legit imo, but possibly not worth it.
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Eternal Formats / Miscellaneous / Re: With Tezzeret dominating, what would it be safe to unrestrict?
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on: February 14, 2009, 12:38:27 pm
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Restricting more cards is not the answer, unrestricting more is.
You want to shake up the format? Unrestrict:
Balance
Brainstorm
Burning Wish
Channel
Chrome Mox
Crop Rotation
Demonic Consultation
Dream Halls
Enlightened Tutor
Entomb
Fact or Fiction
Fastbond
Flash
Frantic Search
Gifts Ungiven
Grim Monolith
Gush
Library of Alexandria
Mox Diamond
Personal Tutor
Ponder
Regrowth
Time Spiral
Windfall
Just see what happens. It would be very, very interesting. Some things might need re-restricting (Channel, Crop Rotate, Demonic Consult, Fastbond, Frantic Search, Regrowth, Windfall, all possibilities)
You would have a whole new format, but with more possibilities, not less. It would be broken, but things would balance each other out. There would be so much room for innovation, it's just ridiculous.
That was a couple of months ago, so obviously ignore Chrome Mox, Dream Halls, Personal Tutor, and Mox Diamond. Looking back, unrestricting Demonic Consult may not be the best idea, but the point I was trying to make still stands. Also, I'm not sure why I didn't include Trinisphere on that list, but that might be okay to unresrict too (maybe not in conjunction with Balance, though). Trinisphere would help to keep the new combo decks in check, but it would also just blank a lot of those strategies, so maybe it would be best to leave it where it is. |
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Archives / Tournament Announcement Forum / Apex, NC Mox Emerald 10 Proxy Vintage Tournament Saturday February 28
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on: January 19, 2009, 09:28:11 pm
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All Fun and Games 958 U.S. Highway 64 Apex, NC 27523 (919) 468-6322 Saturday, February 28, 2009 Registration begins at 3:00PM, tournament begins at 4:00PM.Entry is $25 plus $1 for each proxy over 10 (15 Max). The Mox Emerald pictured below guaranteed for 1st place with 12 people. Other prizes depending on attendance (All entry fees go towards prizes and venue). Tournament structure will be swiss rounds followed by cut to single elimination rounds. Please come out and support the South-Eastern Vintage tournament scene. Hope to see you there!  |
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Archives / Tournament Announcement Forum / APEX, NC - Next Tournament Possible Date
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on: January 14, 2009, 08:24:01 pm
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If a mod can move this to announcements, that would be great. (ya know, cuz I'm still not a TO)
I am talking with AFG about a tournament in March(ish) for a Mox. March 7th was suggested, but as you may know that is GP Chicago. Will this be an issue for anyone? Particularly people who would be traveling to attend?
Let me know.
Done and done.
-Godder
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Archives / Tournament Announcement Forum / Saturday Dec 20 UNLIMITED PROXY T1 Tournament CASH PRIZES Apex, NC
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on: December 12, 2008, 10:45:10 pm
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I realize that this is short notice, but this is the last chance to play T1 in the southeast until early next year. If you play T1 in this area, you will attend. This is not optional. Slightly different tournament style this time.
All Fun and Games
958 U.S. Highway 64
Apex, NC 27523
919 468 6322
Saturday, December 20th
Registration starts at noon, tournament starts at 1:00.
Entry fee is $15. All fees got to prizes minus a small cut for the store.
UNLIMITED PROXY
Tournament will be X rounds of swiss followed by cut to top 4/8 with prizes awarded to the top 4/8.
Show up. Play vintage. Have fun.
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Archives / Tournament Announcement Forum / Re: Pittsburgh Mox Jet Tournament Nov. 22nd
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on: November 20, 2008, 11:03:16 am
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Twaun, I think you misunderstood me. I'm pretty sure that I said: "Everyone on GWS and MeanDeck think you're not even competitive."
I don't even have a deck yet for Saturday. What works good in a sea of Ichorid decks?
SuckedBackIn, I'm liking the looks of this list. Here's my take on it:
12 Swamp
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Jet
4 Dark Ritual
4 Extirpate
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Pithing Needle
4 Planar Void
4 Relic of Progentis
4 Tormod's Crypt
4 Yixlid Jailer
3 Withered Wretch
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
LOL at yawgmoths will |
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