[PCH2] Baleful Strix

[MaximumCDawg]

I take the card's performance in Steve's deck with a grain of salt.  The man's been around the block, and I bet he could beat alot of less practiced Vintage players even with an inferior deck.

That said, this little duder just does so many things that he's certainly going to stay on the Vintage radar.  Not in every deck -- he's not Tiago or Bob -- but floating around as a metagame choice on the fringes, somewhere below Vendilion Clique and above Grim Lavamancer.  That sort of thing.

[The Atog Lord]

Sir Menendian have won a tournament with Strix+Welder vault

Also, wasn't it a top 4 split?

Coerced top 4 split :p

I didn't know that was possible. What happened?

[Wagner]

Sir Menendian have won a tournament with Strix+Welder vault

Also, wasn't it a top 4 split?

Coerced top 4 split :p

I didn't know that was possible. What happened?

I'm guessing no one else really wanted to play it before they were tired or whatnot, they use such arguments as "Come on!" and make puppy dog eyes, and Steve, being the soft-hearted player he is, gave in.

Or, there were mobsters and a lot of blackmail involved, either one.

[Blue Lotus]

Coerced top 4 split :p

Reported to DCI. No sanctioned vintage for you.

Oh wait.

[Smmenen]

Sir Menendian have won a tournament with Strix+Welder vault

Also, wasn't it a top 4 split?

Coerced top 4 split :p

I didn't know that was possible. What happened?

Moral suasion. Described in my report. http://www.eternal-central.com/?p=2827.

[JACO]

I also made Top 4 at the recent Xtreme Games Vintage with Baleful Strix in my deck, in a TurboTezz shell. It's above average.

[Adan]

I finished 2nd after swiss and top8 playoffs with TurboTezz and used 2 Strix as sideboard card, but I was rather underwhelmed. It's a nice card to pitch into Force of Will, though.
In my opinion it really needs some kind of recursive engine such as Goblin Welder as in Smmenenen's Control deck or maybe in a (Frantic-)Slaver shell.