Dies to Removal

I like how he mentioned Shocking a Satyr was a power play.

Because I'm sure the RDW player could have pulled that game out if he'd just had +2 life.

That is truly next-level thinking right there. I mean, who could have anticipated that?

Our Firedrinker gets no respect. I'm perfectly fine with that as it leads people to underestimate it.

'Red pyromancer may be a thing'

Damn right

I do like how he respected the deck, conceding that he got
extremely lucky in that match.

'Red pyromancer may be a thing'

Shit, I guess I should look into that....

Man, I don't know what it is about today, but I want to punch people right in the suck-hole.

Tis that kind of Monday.

Here's a very large image of some very large boobs to make you feel better: (NSFW)

My wife met and chatted with Christina Hendricks at a Firefly convention. Ms. Hendricks complimented my wife's chest tattoo.

I wish that was a euphemism, but it's not.

Looks SFW to me.

Kaze, didn't you just QW?

Yeah, there's no actual naked tit. Ergo it's weaksauce.

That's for the private forum

And suddenly I am even sadder about not being a full member ;-;
I can has tits please?

For the right price. I can recommend a surgeon.

Saw that coming a mile away

People look at me funny when I say that firedrinker satyr is arguably better than rakdos cackler, then they block him with a non-monstrous fleecemane, and I pump and laugh. They think the ability is an effective "blank ability" and then it causes all the best trade ups in the world.

Yeah, you technically 'traded up' creature wise, but look t what you actually did.

You traded a 1 mana creature, an additional 2 mana, AND 4 life, for a 2 mana creature

It's not the worst trade ever, but it can put you behind both tempo and board-state wise.
I'd take a mortar or a lightning strike over the pump most times.

I had already got ash zealot going, so the board presence was less of an issue, I just dropped a mountain and a cackler and moved right along (i'm guessing he though I was holding a magma jet or shock to "protect" zealot, so he blocked the firedrinker thinking it was pure value for him, apparently not realizing I would happily take one more damage to make it a trade.

Ahh, yeah, in that situation it was a great trade. Leaves you with ash and a cackler. Me likey.

I was afraid you meant him going first, your satyr on your turn 1, his lion on his turn 2, and that trade on your turn 2. In that case, board is back to square one, and he's got the next turn. Does still stop the fleecemane/courage bullshite though, so.

Yeah, you technically 'traded up' creature wise, but look t what you actually did.

You traded a 1 mana creature, an additional 2 mana, AND 4 life, for a 2 mana creature

It's not the worst trade ever, but it can put you behind both tempo and board-state wise.
I'd take a mortar or a lightning strike over the pump most times.

Looks more like a card for a card, and then 1 extra mana and 1 life ('cause if the creature cracked back you'd still lose 3 life) to keep a Watchwolf from turning into a Thrun. Seems pretty good to me.

Touche, touche.

Also, my mom just got a new puppy, and I'm on dogsitting duty. This thing is adorable. Anybody want pictures?

Kaze, didn't you just QW?

Sure did.

Touche, touche.

Also, my mom just got a new puppy, and I'm on dogsitting duty. This thing is adorable. Anybody want pictures?

Yes.

Yisssss!
Hooker got da bait.
So the best psychologist in my city got interested in researches I proposed.
Money, bitches and fame inc!

The best hookers and blow money can buy, incoming!

Good work yarpus!

Adorableness incoming

Daw.

Congrats Yarpus!

Also, puppy!

Cute.

The puppy is so soft and adorable. It's a border collie and is amazing

Such a cute puppy. Just make sure you train him well, all untrained dogs are a pain, but bordercollies are very smart for dogs and failing to engage their brains and keep them active will result in massive destruction of your family's personal property. It's that way with most herding breeds, but bordercollies are also significantly more energetic on average, which ups the pace of destruction, where as say german shepherds are lazier and will only destroy a little bit then fall asleep.

Nothing like making a Specter join your side and stuff a demon's mouth with its living flesh to allow you to get through.

@ Satyr Vs Cackler : Given how Cackler is so boss against black removals, I think both of them are at equal ground.

@ Satyr Vs Cackler : Given how Cackler is so boss against black removals, I think both of them are at equal ground.

Note I said arguably. I do love how my cacklers and shred-freaks are immune to doomblade. MBD and Esper players really don't like spending a heroes downfall on them, especially when they're holding the doomblade.

Speaking of Satyr, my opponent might think he lived the dream when he Mortar'd my Satyr on turn 2 (He was on play). Then I played double Emmys into Striker.

On the other hand...


This sure stirs the Gruul in me (They are my favorite color combo. Deepwood Menace was my first precon).

This sure stirs the Gruul in me (They are my favorite color combo. Deepwood Menace was my first precon).

Mine was the RB one from either invasion or planeshift, don't remember which, but I played a lot of MUC back then. This weird split is probably why I love izzet.

In unrelated news I finally got a set of goblin guides. Opened some good stuff out of my prize packs yesterday (2 scrylands, 1 master of waves, 1 archangel of thune) and with some other trade stuff I finally got the little buggers. So now if hell freezes over and I win the PTQ i'm half way toward a decent modern deck to lose with in valencia (still need lavamancers and fetches and fetchs are the hard part, and the stupid part (even though monored, lavamancer and searing blaze pretty
much need 'em)).

I really think Satyr is bait for the opponent to make bad decisions.

In other news, a pair of hot redheads were waiting for me when I got home today.



Awwwwwww shit, son. Playset.

Step 1: Acquire Chandra
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!

I just made out like hamfactorial today.

A local guy with a massive collection is selling his stuff through my LGS owner. I stopped by a few days ago to get things I knew I needed like Lotus Petals, Simian Spirit Guides, Kird Apes, Preordains, Lightning Helix, etc, but stopped by again today since I got off work a little early. I decided to thumb through the rest of the stuff to see if anything caught my eye and I happened upon a playset of Goryo's Vengenace in the box labeled $0.50. I'm a sucker for reanimation spells, so I went ahead and nabbed them not thinking anything of it. Then I got home and something told me to check the price on them. HOLY SHIT. I got a $40+ playset of Goryo's Vengeance for $2!!!

Damn, son!

I really think Satyr is bait for the opponent to make bad decisions.

That's been my experience, kinda like what people thought vexing devil was.

I maintain however that browbeat was better than anyone ever gave it credit for, you just had to accept that you were never going to get what you wanted. I had some good luck with it in timespiral block constructed, and little in standard. Never actually played with it in odyssey, too busy with squirrels, because squirrels (which I feel is justification enough on it's own).