I was the Teeg player from Round 5, and although I definitely misplayed like a beast during game 3 (like you said), I don't think any of it mattered -- it was the turn 3 Braids on the play with Edict backup that killed me. I couldn't hit 3 mana for Squirrel Nest to save my life
Well played, sir! Looking forward to more tournament reports in the future.
If Watcher leaves play, does Player A get the exiled card? What if Imprisoned in the Moon is destroyed first, and then the Watcher leaves play?
Thrill of Possibility is a lock, I will definitely be making room for it. Definitely keep the looting, but if you decide to cut one, then perhaps Control of the Court could be replaced.
I think I am going to cut Mogg Maniac, Goblin Trashmaster, Worn Powerstone, and something else. In their place I will add Thrill of Possibility, Dockside Extortionist, Treasure Nabber, and Bonus Round.
Just wanted to get your thoughts on one of the latest spoiled cards:
If you (or anyone reading this thread) are looking for ideas to keep the list current, the Magical Hack elf combo concept has become a thing in cEDH in recent years. There are sone good resources you can check out over on TappedOut and Reddit, and with Painter’s Servant now unbanned, it should be stronger than ever.
Thanks to all that helped get this off the ground.
Can't wait to see the numbers from a more general audience. Right now it looks like Flash is a big contender (offender?), which surprises me since I don't hear much about it outside cEDH.
Now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I could splash other colors and include the Eldrazi processors. Ulamog's Reclaimer seems like a cool combo.
Out:
- Negate
- Dissolve
- Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
- Mind's Desire
- Stroke of Genius
- Corrosive Gale
In:
+ Force of Negation
+ Archmage's Charm
+ Urza, Lord High Artificer
+ Echo of Eons
+ Pull from Tomorrow
+ Nexus of Fate
I took the easy route this time, making room for the newer cards by cutting some of their less powerful or less versatile counterparts. I think the new cards fit into a greater variety of decks than those replaced. In particular, Mind's Desire generally fails to impress, even when I am supporting Storm specifically. Echo of Eons feels right at home there, and could go in a handful of other decks just as easily.
I also took the opportunity to upgrade Stroke of Genius to Pull From Tomorrow, which I should have done a long time ago.
Finally, I am testing Nexus of Fate at the request of some of my playgroup. Who knows?
Goblin Lore
Dimensional Breach (Man I wish I had a home for this card)
Life from the Loam
Gifts Ungiven (I know)
Necropotence
Static Orb
Looking at this list I think I just like card advantage that is mechanically interesting.
If this is very difficult or impossible because he is playing pickup games with relative strangers... well, that’s kind of the position many of us have been in for years now.
I hope Sheldon leads by example on this and shows us how it’s supposed to be done.
Modern Horizons brings us Spiteful Sliver as Mogg Maniac #2. Do we play it?
And rogerandover, about the forum closing -- will you be migrating to the new website when it becomes available, leaving for Reddit, or something else altogether? I'd hate to miss out on your insight!
The subject is too deep and the rulesets too numerous to calculate everything, and so I started with specific complaints/truth claims that were circulating on the forums at the time. I hope you understand.
But either way, I expect more Sol Ring games to happen organically, even if we aren’t consciously digging for it:
- The presence of Sol Ring has a strong correlation with a hand’s “keepability”
- Mulligans are more likely to occur now that they are more forgiving
- Given that a player mulligans, they will see more cards than than in other systems
I don’t feel strongly about it either way, I just find the subject interesting, and I do what I can to help us all understand it better.