Yeah, it's always a player and has a chance in any metagame...
I had a reader pay my entry fee to enter a DE 4 round with the list as is...(agreeing to split winnings) - he wanted to see if it could go in 'as is' and dominate... I went 3-0 and then had a work-related emergency leaving me to be a 'no-show' round 4.
Stompy always has a chance...pretty rogue too, as everyone goes the poison route when forests are at play. Stompy just has SO MANY threats - and the curve is insanely low. I have a funny tendency to always 2-1 my wins, if you like a very thoughtful, strategic combat game...look no further :)
Nice flow to the conversation guys.
Oath is a nice meta call.
I feel the best SnapDelver version, to not be a dog in an Oath match-up, is the 8 creature version. As sweet a beat stick as Tarmogofy is, it is a chink in the armor vrs Oath(obviously better in other match-ups~). The beefed up counter package in xkorpio's deck list seems strong. However, I do like a Trygons and I like 10 creatures. Maybe there is room for Trygons in xkorpio's deck. =)
You are the man Dave, thanks a million for the kind words and 5 fireballs!
My mountain drawing is def second to none :D Again you are the master crafter of articles here (IMO) - so any props from you are props indeed. Muchhhh appreciated!
I watched draft #7 and I think you're doing great! Nice deck and especially nice Mountain streaks. You seem to draw them like a champ! ;-D Seriously, I'll be watching the rest in a few days, maybe I'll drop another comment or two. Take care and keep'em coming! :-)
Thanks to Battlefield 3 I was screwed up on the controls and speed, and therefor my K/D is only 2.37. And I am only level 1 prestige. But the ACR 6.8 is the new best gun ever.
i assume your talking about rd 4 g1? the one where i went t2 chalice of the void for 1 t3 draw goblin welder? I couldnt play welder cause it would have been auto counterspelled.
as for the worker staff lock, i never had to go through the motions in tp or de play. and i havent practised it. i would guess it would take me at least 10 mins the first time, could probably shave it down, but it depends on what you draw too, and in what order.
Thanks everybody for the comments. The only motivation I need to keep writing these "from completely casual to cutthroat serious" articles, is to know that you like them and read them! So thanks again for the comments and for reading.
Oh and yes, that "13 lands in the first 14 cards" accident(!) was increadible, and I don't think it will happen again... as a matter of fact, I really do hope that it won't happen again!
Yeah that was obvious. I meant that the Casual Room does not really discriminate between serious and fun particularly in the older formats. You bring portcullis you may find people annoyed by it or you might find decks you can't cope with.
One question - in game 4 with Welder Shops, you should have dropped the Welder much earlier. A couple reasons
early on, welder could have been a Wasteland, when you were being hit with the Factory. Welder could have turned that factory into a Sol Ring.
Later, when he dropped Crucible, you had to turn that into a Sol Ring. All he had to do was return the use the Wasteland on your Academy during his first main phase, then activate his Factories during beginnning of combat, after the Academy mana was gone, so you could not tap the factories with the Staves of Domination. Fortunately, he missed it.
One question - how long does it take for you to win once you have infinite staff mana? How long in clock time, I mean? (I've gone off with Welders in the paper world, but never online.)
I'm curious about the Lightning Bolts, it's a direction I hadn't considered trying, but seems viable. I am forever hassled by Chalices, but I just feel the need to play them against Oath.
Always open to suggestions though, there are so many cards that can make a significant impact, it's hard to find the best 75.
Since, I've been drafting a lot, and trying to get cards in order to build competitive decks, I forget how much fun it is to brew casual decks (strong, weak, anything in between). Your article is a great reminder of why it's so much fun. Great job!
May be it is better to learn lesson not to keep 6 landers.
But it is your choise to hope for "randomness"
See you in the Final for the rematch :D
Yeah, it's always a player and has a chance in any metagame...
I had a reader pay my entry fee to enter a DE 4 round with the list as is...(agreeing to split winnings) - he wanted to see if it could go in 'as is' and dominate... I went 3-0 and then had a work-related emergency leaving me to be a 'no-show' round 4.
Stompy always has a chance...pretty rogue too, as everyone goes the poison route when forests are at play. Stompy just has SO MANY threats - and the curve is insanely low. I have a funny tendency to always 2-1 my wins, if you like a very thoughtful, strategic combat game...look no further :)
Nice flow to the conversation guys.
Oath is a nice meta call.
I feel the best SnapDelver version, to not be a dog in an Oath match-up, is the 8 creature version. As sweet a beat stick as Tarmogofy is, it is a chink in the armor vrs Oath(obviously better in other match-ups~). The beefed up counter package in xkorpio's deck list seems strong. However, I do like a Trygons and I like 10 creatures. Maybe there is room for Trygons in xkorpio's deck. =)
I always start out in Swiss. I've been playing 4-3-2-2's this week, and actually finding the Swiss more challenging.
Hey don't leave us hanging... who's the commander?
You are the man Dave, thanks a million for the kind words and 5 fireballs!
My mountain drawing is def second to none :D Again you are the master crafter of articles here (IMO) - so any props from you are props indeed. Muchhhh appreciated!
<3!
Hey Alternate -
Thx for comment as always :D
HOW can you play BF? The whole game feels like your feet are stuck in marshmallows!!!
ACR is def tits, but I personally like the Type95. Gun is straight beasty!
nice read, just a heads up that this was WhatNow's first pauper event. Congrats to him on doing so well his first time out.
- Joe
You know it's funny Andy, after looking over your list, I thought I was a dog in the matchup too. Shops will just stick it to ya sometimes, I suppose.
Nice coverage, guys.
:D
I watched draft #7 and I think you're doing great! Nice deck and especially nice Mountain streaks. You seem to draw them like a champ! ;-D Seriously, I'll be watching the rest in a few days, maybe I'll drop another comment or two. Take care and keep'em coming! :-)
I like the way you do your drafts with the concise editing and the informational pop-ups. One question, was this draft an 8-4 or another type?
Bad luck on the misplay, I'm still in phase one myself.
Scott
Thanks to Battlefield 3 I was screwed up on the controls and speed, and therefor my K/D is only 2.37. And I am only level 1 prestige. But the ACR 6.8 is the new best gun ever.
And get an Osprey Gunner. It's f-ing insane.
Hey glad to see your back man.
i assume your talking about rd 4 g1? the one where i went t2 chalice of the void for 1 t3 draw goblin welder? I couldnt play welder cause it would have been auto counterspelled.
as for the worker staff lock, i never had to go through the motions in tp or de play. and i havent practised it. i would guess it would take me at least 10 mins the first time, could probably shave it down, but it depends on what you draw too, and in what order.
It gave me an awesome idea for a Commander deck. Will have to run Black to have any hope of it working, but man that's gonna be some fun :-D
And all the other fun cards you mention is gonna end up costing me a pretty penny now :-S Why I aughta...
My last event (I think) I comboed from behind on board, it took me about 6-8 minutes, because I had to get around a Thrun and Maze of Ith.
Thanks everybody for the comments. The only motivation I need to keep writing these "from completely casual to cutthroat serious" articles, is to know that you like them and read them! So thanks again for the comments and for reading.
Oh and yes, that "13 lands in the first 14 cards" accident(!) was increadible, and I don't think it will happen again... as a matter of fact, I really do hope that it won't happen again!
LE
Yeah that was obvious. I meant that the Casual Room does not really discriminate between serious and fun particularly in the older formats. You bring portcullis you may find people annoyed by it or you might find decks you can't cope with.
One question - in game 4 with Welder Shops, you should have dropped the Welder much earlier. A couple reasons
early on, welder could have been a Wasteland, when you were being hit with the Factory. Welder could have turned that factory into a Sol Ring.
Later, when he dropped Crucible, you had to turn that into a Sol Ring. All he had to do was return the use the Wasteland on your Academy during his first main phase, then activate his Factories during beginnning of combat, after the Academy mana was gone, so you could not tap the factories with the Staves of Domination. Fortunately, he missed it.
One question - how long does it take for you to win once you have infinite staff mana? How long in clock time, I mean? (I've gone off with Welders in the paper world, but never online.)
BTW - welcome back Whiffy / PTV, we missed you.
Welcome back!
I'm curious about the Lightning Bolts, it's a direction I hadn't considered trying, but seems viable. I am forever hassled by Chalices, but I just feel the need to play them against Oath.
Always open to suggestions though, there are so many cards that can make a significant impact, it's hard to find the best 75.
Hmm! I'm so used to writing casual-only articles that sometimes I forget to mention it.
Everyone, my Portcullis and Drake ideas are all meant for the casual room.
Yes, but... come on. Very hard to assemble.
Did you know that Morselhoarder + Sinking Feeling + a Power of Fire or a Presence of Gond is an auto win? just saying
Since, I've been drafting a lot, and trying to get cards in order to build competitive decks, I forget how much fun it is to brew casual decks (strong, weak, anything in between). Your article is a great reminder of why it's so much fun. Great job!