Has anyone tested boarding in 4x Juggernaught/Su-Chi?

4 Mana seems like a lot, but Fish has trouble dealing with fat, ESPECIALLY after SBing in narrow cards like Suq'Ata Firewalker and Slice and Dice to beat X/1s.  

I will test this and see how it goes.

The 5-proxy power tournaments I play at are not very high powered, so there are a lot of Fish mirror matches.  And of course, there are a ridiculous number of potential cards that are very good in the mirror.  The question is, which are the MOST effective.  I can list these options off the top of my head:

Fire/Ice
Sword of Fire and Ice
More Crucibles
REB
BEB
Razorfin Hunter
Suq'ata Firewalker
Slice and Dice (For the uncounterable cycling, obv)
More Stifles
Fat Creatures

I find I am able to SB out 8 cards, at most, in the Fish mirror.  What cards do you reccommend?  Right now I bringing in (Crucibles already maindeck, keep in mind):

3 Sword
2 F/I
3 REB

This is probably not optimal though.

So the question is, what is the best mirror match sideboard scheme, and why?

I know Dreamer's are the second Sunday of the month, correct?  What is the schedule on the St. Cloud ones?

We are thinking about holding an Ancestral Recall tournement @ Round Table Games in Owatonna, MN, but first I'm curious to see how many of all of you would be willing to make the trip.

This would be a five proxy event.

1st Prize: Unl. Ancestral Recall
2nd Prize: 4x Unl. Sinkhole
3rd Prize: Exalted Angel
Highest Finisher with no Proxies: 1x Each Bringer (You know, from 5th Dawn)

Entry fee: $15-20, depending on the how many people we expect.

The date we are aiming for is Sat., September 25th.

Just trying to get a feel for whether or not such an event would be a success.

Thanks.

Edit - Stupid post.  Ignore.

To be fair, I was lucky and had 2x Strip both games.  Didn't even need to use the Stifles.

Hello everyone, my name is Tom Rotchadl, and I was the Fish player who made the top eight.  I just got back from the Con, and wanted to say congrats to Windfall.

Good job sir.

I'm running 24 land including 5 Strips, is this too much?  I find that I am still sometimes mana-screwed, but flooding too much as well.

Also, is Fire/Ice absolutely necessary?  I am running 3 Stifle, 3 MisD, and a Fourth Lavamancer instead.

I am still learning the deck and appreciate any advice that can be given.  Here is my current build:

//NAME: Gay/r
        1 Mountain
        1 Bloodstained Mire
        2 Island
        3 Faerie Conclave
        4 Mishra's Factory
        4 Polluted Delta
        4 Volcanic Island
        1 Strip Mine
        4 Wasteland
        3 Misdirection
        3 Null Rod
        4 Curiosity
        4 Standstill
        4 Spiketail Hatchling
        4 Cloud of Faeries
        4 Grim Lavamancer
        3 Stifle
        3 Daze
        4 Force of Will
SB:  3 Sigil of Sleep
SB:  4 Blue Elemental Blast
SB:  4 Rack and Ruin
SB:  4 Red Elemental Blast

Obviously, the sideboard is terrible, it is just thrown together.  What else needs to be there?  I do love the Sigil of Sleep though.

Edit - I am unpowered

I will be there.  With *Powered* Gay/r.  Proxies, cool.

I am afraid I dont understand the exact stack, timing, and targetting issues involved.  Could someone please clarify this?  Thanks.

After reading the stickies on the boards here, it is apparent that post quality is of major importance.  The number one thing I hear is "test before you post", which I agree with.  However, I really have noone to test with.  I live in a small town in South MN and I cant drive an hour to Minneapolis/Saint Paul each day to test.  So most of my testing will have to be done via apprentice/MWS.

I am fairly new to Type 1, and I'm not trying to develop new tech or anything right now, I'm just trying to find some decent people to play against so I can learn the ins and outs of the format so I can begin to make intelligent comments and improve the overall quality of the forums.  I don't expect to be let into the elite test circles or anything like that,  because I am a random scrub.  I have tried mIRC and things of that nature, but most of the players on there are bad/playing jank.

Surely there must be some people out there in a similar situation who need testing partners as well?

As a T2/Limited player transitioning into Type 1, I am in need of good playtest partners and am looking for advice as to where to find them.

Thanks.

Sidenote:  Mods, if this is in the wrong place, please move it.  Thanks.

I know a guy who said he would sell me an English Mana Drain for 50 dollars... is this a good price?  I would imagine so, should I buy it?

Congrats on the T8.  

I haven't played there yet, but I should be there next month, playing Gay/r.

Thanks for the info.  What is the turn out usually like at the Friday (non-proxy) tournaments?

Hi, I heard someone mention that Dreamer's holds 5 T1 Tournaments a month, but I have no idea what the schedule is like there.  I realize they have the one power tournament monthly, but when are the others?  Thanks.

I am using Tsunami Blue on my Sui Black right now, they are working out great for me, but I really don't have much experience with non-American sleeves.  These are the best I've used so far.

I'm just getting into T1, and am a budget player, and have constructed what I think is a decent Sui build:  (Note:  My Metagame is rather aggro heavy)

4x Dark Ritual
4x Hymn to Tourach
4x Duress
4x Sinkhole
4x Nantuko Shade
4x Hypnotic Specter
4x Masticore
4x Phyrexian War Beast
2x Powder Keg
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Yawgmoth's Will
1x Demonic Consultation

4x Wasteland
1x Strip Mine
18x Swamp

SB
3x Chalice of the Void
4x Phyrexian Negator
2x Powder Keg
3x Contagion
3x Flesh Reaver

My question is, do I need to find a place for Withered Wretch to combat Dragon/Madness/Rector?  Cabal Therapy is decent in the deck, but is it good enough to include?  And should I get Null Rod in there somewhere?

Thanks for the help.

The problem with a 5 or 10 proxy rule is that people will simply choose to play the deck that can be run to its full potential with only 5-10 really expensive cards.  Some people say that the solution to this problem is to allow full proxies, but I tend to disagree.  The whole reason I play at tournaments (I'm sure this is true for others, too), besides having fun, is the chance to win some power.  If full proxies are allowed, what is my motivation for even playing?  It is a tricky situation and I don't have to solution, but I would just as happy with no proxies allowed.

And no, I don't say this because I want to smash budget people with my fully-powered Keeper.  I in fact don't own any power (yet!), but I hope to have the chance to win some.