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Ranma4703
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« on: March 28, 2004, 10:16:48 am »

Here is my W/u Parfait list.
        12 Plains
        1 Island
        1 Sol Ring
        1 Black Lotus
        1 Mox Sapphire
        1 Mox Pearl
        1 Chrome Mox
        1 Mox Diamond
        1 Lotus Petal
        2 Goblin Charbelcher
        1 Ancestral Recall
        1 Enlightened Tutor
        3 Scroll Rack
        4 Land Tax
        2 Zuran Orb
        1 Tormod's Crypt
        2 Back to Basics
        1 Aura of Silence
        2 Disenchant
        4 Isochron Scepter
        3 Argivian Find
        4 Orim's Chant
        2 Raise the Alarm
        4 Swords to Plowshares
        1 Balance
        1 Solitary Confinement
        1 Humility
        1 Story Circle

My metagame is Keeper, Dragon, Venguar Mask, Sui Black, Sligh, FCG, Nether Void, various workshop decks, and tog. I would like to play a Moat, but I don't own one, and I already have my 5 proxies. I am preparing this deck for a 5 proxy event with a Time Walk as the prize.
My current sideboard is:
        1 Solitary Confinement
        1 Tsabo's Web
        1 Aura of Silence
        3 Circle of Protection: Red
        1 Argivian Find
        1 Karmic Justice
        1 Soldevi Digger
        1 Back to Basics
        1 Phyrexian Furnace
        3 Abeyance
        1 Tormod's Crypt
I am worried about the workshop decks, and there is a possibility of slaver making an appearance. Any suggestions that you have will be very appreciated!
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« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2004, 11:40:27 am »

If I was JP Meyer I would be able to get away with a one or two word flame. However I have to say something semi intellegent because I am not Mr. Meyer. So here goes.

I honestly have no idea why I beat Parfait every time I play it but I do. It sucks ass and I don't know why it does, but it does.

EDITS: Fixed some spelling errors.
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« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2004, 11:46:23 am »

I used to play Parfait a lot, so I can explain with firsthand experience why it always loses.

1.  Control decks depend heavily on the massive tempo gain from Mishra's Workshop and Mana Drain.  Parfait runs neither, and is usually too slow as a result.  

2.  Parfait's draw engine (Tax + Rack) sucks.  It's far too easy to play around, in addition to needing two cards in the first place.  It also gets stopped by Null Rod and other artifact hate, which is becoming more common.

3.  Counters are very important parts of control decks.  You can't possibly have enough spot removal for everything, and your permanent solutions are too slow without counters to stall.

4.  Most newer versions I see are completely shut down by Null Rod.
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« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2004, 11:49:52 am »

Maybe you beat it every time you play it because you are playing bad players? What deck do you beat it with all the time?
I know that Parfait is not the best deck in the format. It has some serious problems with combo, and many other decks give it a hard time. However, it is still a good deck, and to just dismiss it as terrible because you have beaten it a couple times is naive.
Also, your post doesn't add anything to the discussion. What decks do you beat it with all the time? What type of Parfait is it? Is there a specific weakness you exploit that could possible be shored up?
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« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2004, 11:54:38 am »

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Also, your post doesn't add anything to the discussion.


It wasn't suppose to.

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What decks do you beat it with all the time?


Anything. Slavery, Landstill, WTF, FCG.

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What type of Parfait is it?


Cherry Parfait.

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Is there a specific weakness you exploit that could possible be shored up?


Yeah, if you want to shore up Parfaits weakness I have a really good solution. Change decks.
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