Dies to Removal

dauntless268

Heelcutter over Frenzied Goblin?

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Interesting perspective, LP. Thanks.

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If you mean the GB Constellation Deck, Hushwing Gryff is good. With the Little Jeskai deck and all your red sources, why not try Searing Blood and go the burn route?

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Can you post a link to a typical GB List?

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The Esper Control Deck that he took to a second place at SCG Richmond.

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Just played an 8-man and won the finals against Shaheen Soorani. Was chatting with him after the match: He said he beat Mardu Midrange 3 times at the open and thought it was a very good matchup for him (apptly he's got some new SB tech to make the matchup even better...) EDIT: Semifinals was vs. Bra...

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So he surprised you , huh? ;-) Thanks for explaining. I think maybe my difficulty is your definition of "Deck" then. Which deck is finished? Mardu? Or Mardu Midrange? Or the Mardu Midrange Variant that plays a certain 55 cards? I guess you see where this is getting... Quite honestly, I'd r...

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IDK, I find this "finished deck" concept rather disturbing - it seems hard to imagine that any top deck can't be tweaked in reasonable ways. This is especially true with well known Tier 1 decks and with a Meta that's constantly adapting like the current one. Mind you that Chessplayers have...

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Interesting, now little Swiftspear makes their way into Jeskai. Curious to see how Defiant Strike is in testing. I tried it out in Mardu, and for me seemed to work less good in practice than on paper. Maybe I was just playing it wrong?

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Hmm, maybe you're right and I should have said "late game power" rather than "individual card quality". Fighting through Whip powered Hornet Queens /Sidisis or multiple lifegaining Wingmate Rocs isn't exactly easy with this deck. Closing out games before these engines get going i...

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Played three online tourneys over the weekend. One DE (3-1), two Khans of Tarkir Championship Qualifiers (first 1-2 drop, second 4-1 qualifying for the finals next WE). I cut Swiftspear in one of the events, but find the deck curves MUCH better with it included. Mardu Midrange is lacking the individ...

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Could be that the post-board control mode ship has sailed. Maybe post-board extra aggro is the way to go? Might have to tweak the mana base a bit, but having swiftspear and bloodstained champ might not be bad. I think champ would love to hit for 4 or 6 points before feeding a butcher and then comin...

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FYI, here's what BradPitKeeper ran to a 7-1 finish at the last Standard MOCS. Not really Boss Sligh, but I'll post it here anyway... [deck] Creatures (16) 4 Foundry Street Denizen 4 Monastery Swiftspear 4 Valley Dasher 4 Goblin Rabblemaster Spells (22) 4 Hordeling Outburst 4 Magma Jet 4 Lightning St...

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Interesting... Here's where I'm at (latest small changes still to be tested) [deck= Dauntless' Mardu Tempo] Creatures 14 4 Monastery Swiftspear 3 Seeker of the Way 4 Goblin Rabblemaster 3 Butcher of the Horde Instants 15 3 Magma Jet 4 Lightning Strike 4 Crackling Doom 4 Stoke the Flames Sorceries 5 ...

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Zooligan, what's your list?

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You pray not running into UB control with 8 dead cards in your MD...

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http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=12187 Interesting Article, thanks for posting it. I agree with the reasoning that 1 drops are good in a format where people durdle with CIPT lands. The Mardu deck she posted reminds me of the Black Rabble Variants Todd Anderson suggested a while ago. Thi...

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Erase hits Whip

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Took Mardu Aggro/Burn to MOCS, posted result here

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3036&p=265854#p265854

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Took Mardu Burn to a 6-3 finish (39th place, 240 players) at the MOCS today [deck] Lands 24 4 Nomad Outpost 4 Battlefield Forge 4 Caves of Kolios 4 Bloodstained Mire 6 Mountain 1 Swamp 1 Temple of Triumph Creatures & Hordes 17 4 Monastery Swiftspear 4 Seeker of the Way 4 Goblin Rabblemaster 3 Bu...

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I think the format is very midrangey at the moment, so the more aggressive decks like Mardu and Jeskai are playing a tempo game against Abzan which has the highest individual card quality. I feel Boss Sligh is the only real aggro deck in the format worth of mention.

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you're not mardu midrange if you run swiftspear. How are you hitting your T1 untapped red consistently? This deck NEEDS the 4 Nomad Outpost and some number of temples, typically 4-8. Midrange and Aggro are definitions that these days are used rather loosely... As opposed to Jeskai we can hit a red ...

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Fair enough. I guess it's just a different deck then, basically Brad Nelson's RW aggro splashing Black for Cackling Doom and Butcher, which may still be worth it or not.

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Why not be a little more aggressive and play Monastery Swiftspear in this deck?

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To me, the strategy is to always win g1, die horribly to their boarded in mass removal g2 and have my opponent complain I just got lucky when I run him over on the play g3

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Glad you like the deck, JulianFrank. MDU did a lot of work on this variation indeed so your shoutout is justified - he's an exceptionally strong player with an open mind for crazy ideas, and one of the many reasons why this forum is so much fun to contribute to. Thankfully Raise the Alarm is still a...

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Could be cool to ask MDU to do it so we have parallel videos from both sides.... (DtR's first "Versus" Video :D) That said, I just realize I'm in an SE with you at I'm typing this, so I might be your first victim either way EDIT: Wasn't meant to be - some stupid GW Deck got in my way... :f...

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I'm not exactly sure what we learned from these games, LP....

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I actually think he played REALLY badly: Why on earth would you attack with a Mutavault in that situation???

EDIT: This is G2

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Isn't Eidolon as horrible vs. Jund Walkers as he is vs Jund Monsters?

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Not to mention all the x/1s she can eat...

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Good point, Guttler. I agree Hall can be a problem for us but BL is an appropriate answer while being a good card in its own right.

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Dancer is nothing more than a stopgap solution to Rabble Red if you don't have enough room in your SB. If you don't need to run dancer, you absolutely should try to control Rabble postboard, by boarding in a mix of cheap removal and CA engines (such as Chandra or Flamespeaker) for your Lava Spikes I...

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The ELO System has served the Chess Community well for over 50 years now. However, it's 1:1 application in a game where the outcome between two different players is far more dependent on luck than in Chess has to be limited.

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You kind of don't want more than 13 Non-Burn Spells in your deck. 4 CP are set, so choose a mix for the rest that fits your meta. I personally prefer 4 YP, 3 Raise, 2 CTTR

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How is the rabble red matchup from the burn s side? I went 3-0 vs burn and I don't know if the matchup not as bad as I thought, I for lucky, or I was way better/more prepared then my opponents. Input appreciated. I would say the matchup is still in our favor, but I would not rate it as extreme unle...

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Yeah, but I guess part of this process is what MDU describes, so I do see his point there

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I find myself going much less the control route post-board lately. And am moving off Firedancer, because with the better Mana it has become all too easy to splash Black for Green Devo.

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I think at this point, we could play any variation posted within the last 15 pages and focus on becoming better players rather than supa-analyze miniscule tweaks. Lol, yes, there MIGHT be a also a slightly repetitive element in the issues we're discussing here (Mortars versus Firedancer? now THAT's...

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I will try to cut Shock.

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