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montu

On further reflection, anger of the gods is probably better as it kills guys with 2-3 T and exiles to stop Xathrid / Atheros shenanigans. With the major downside is that it's REALLY only what you want on T3 or 4 because it sweeps you. I've been playing Anger for some time. For 95% of the time, it h...

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You have two choices: 1) Do nothing until the 31st, then proceed to grind again 2) Grind like crazy for those last 20 QP so you'll get a spot in the magical MOCS Final event (which is STILL in perma ETA mode). Thanks. I tried reading the wizards stuff, but it was terribly hard to follow. I think I'...

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I got my 15 QPs.

Now what do I do?

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So I'm looking to get started with standard on MTGO. I've heard there's a lot less control, would running the deck without Mutavaults for a bit be a waste? Running Burn on paper would be atrocious without them in my meta and I doubt it'd be much different online. Also, CtrR is amazing and I doubt I...

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I'm feeling pretty positive about Burn post JiN too - there are some new cards that look scary at first glance but the deck is surprisingly robust and there are answers available - I'll be delighted to pack Burning Earth and smash face with SBD :D I'm also seeing less and less of it on MTGO which p...

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G3 Split

Thanks for the vids.

My dumb question for the day - How do you split a SE? QPs can't be split, right?

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Went 3-0 in the SE I played today. That's 2x in a row for me. I'm now 7 out of 9 matches with the Ash list, and am 1 QP short of 15. [Edit: And my rating has gone up 60 points in the last week.] In the last match, I pulled the following hand on the play for Game 1. About as good as it gets! I scryed...

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Just out of curiousity, how do you guys feel about this deck after the release of JOU? I'm not seeing many, if any, ugrades to the core, and we are looking at some stiffer competition with cards like nyx-fleece ram hitting just about every white deck sideboard. Are most of you guys planning to cont...

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speaking of control... I just lost a G1 to UW when I attacked with pyromancer into celestial flare. Two turns later, Jace ultimates. I'd have to say, I've never seen that, nor would have expected it. (I've seen in in WW decks, though) P.S. and OT: After seeing this video, I might have to change my ...

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I played a few SE events today and picked up 3 more QPs. I went with the Ash Zealot version of the list, which seemed to go better for me than usual. Here are the results across the 3 events. RW Burn - Win in 2 GR Monsters - Loss in 2 Ux Devo - Loss in 3 Bx Aggro - Win in 2 Bx Devo - Win in 3 Ux Dev...

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So what would you guys do vs Ux Devotion? Keep ticking up to ensure safety or just go for the ultimate? I tend to use the ultimate asap vs anything with cards like HDF, Dshperes, Burn or Bounce. Go for the ultimate. It will win more than it whiffs. Last FNM, I was getting behind against Bx Devo, so...

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The main 2 things I know people here disagree with are Ash Zealot and the Burning Earth. Only 1 burn deck made top 16 in the Milwaukee SCG open, and it ran Ash: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=66527 This is true in general. Over the last few weeks, the majority o...

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Going dancer/anger is opening up the possibility of dead cards in your hand while they beat up on you. If my opening 7 has Dancer and Anger, I consider that optimal for small aggro. I hit them with burn while they put creatures on the board, cast T3 Anger to wipe the board. And then T4 Dancer takes...

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Montu, my apologies, I thought you were talking about bringing in Anger against burn, not using them with burn in your hand. Sure, vs R devotion or AIR, if someone handed me a deck with Anger already in the board, I would have to use it. Now, if I was playing my normal deck and before the tournamen...

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Going dancer/anger is opening up the possibility of dead cards in your hand while they beat up on you. If my opening 7 has Dancer and Anger, I consider that optimal for small aggro. I hit them with burn while they put creatures on the board, cast T3 Anger to wipe the board. And then T4 Dancer takes...

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Montu, what if they never play a creature? That happens more than a little in the burn matchup. Going dancer/anger is opening up the possibility of dead cards in your hand while they beat up on you. I guess the better question is, what are you cutting to board them in? I never board them in against...

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Yes, that red aggro deck is exactly the deck I was thinking of where I DON'T want Anger. Possibly a playstyle thing. Though I am glad it's working for Mezzel. You would need 4 of, not 2, for it to be useful vs the red deck you listed though. I put it in the same camp as peak eruption where you eith...

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Im closed on magic online btw. Now im thinking I need to change my forum name to reflect that. No that morning I played you on modo was my 4th 8 man that I lost in the first round. What is sbd? Oh, wow. You beat me 3rd game of a DE a few days ago. 1st game was close, but 2nd game you nailed me with...

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Im closed on magic online btw. Now im thinking I need to change my forum name to reflect that. No that morning I played you on modo was my 4th 8 man that I lost in the first round. What is sbd? Oh, wow. You beat me 3rd game of a DE a few days ago. 1st game was close, but 2nd game you nailed me with...

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First time I've faced Ruric.

Too bad he loses.

T1 I kill his Mystic. T3 I blast his Seam Vents. He's hamstrung on mana the rest of the game.

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I'm going to continue to disagree as I always have. I do not want to sit there and take a beating hoping to get a 3 for 1 out of anger when I can just slam YP and go to town. If you want a 2 for 1 spell, just run flames. I could not care less about killing Carytids. I want to kill everything else i...

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Here is where I'm at for my list: For those of you who can count, thats a 13 card sideboard. I need 2 slots for monsters/mirror/aggro decks. Any suggestions? So far I'm considering Spark Trooper, Blind Obedience, Peak Eruption, another Wear // Tear, and Anger of the Gods I think you'll get the most...

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@ Montu - Do you always want to cast Phoenix on turn 3? Just wondering, because if that's the case, 17 red sources seems too few. How has it been working? While on occasion I've had some mana clashes (no black, no white, not enough red), on balance I haven't had too many issues. You just have to pa...

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I picked up 3 QPs today with a DE (3-1) and SE (3-0). Here's what I played: [deck=Montu's Current List] Creatures (8) 4 Young Pyromancer 4 Chandra's Phoenix Spells (29) 3 Chained to the Rocks 2 Toil // Trouble 4 Shock 3 Magma Jet 4 Lightning Strike 4 Skullcrack 4 Boros Charm 3 Warleader's Helix 2 Se...

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Went to FNM last week , undefeated until top4 , then lost 2-1 against jund midrange. Rakdo's Return ruined my day. What do we do against that card ? I just figured out i had to cast all my spells as soon as possible trying to race. It almost worked since i won game 2 then lost game 3 topdecking too...

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MONO RED AGAIN? YES! That quite interesting it must be a timezome meta thing, Lazerburn has been telling me many burn players have been switching into RDW or AiR but I've yet to experience anything beside Esper, Ux, Dredge, Mirrors and Bx Devotion. I play early am my time (10 am GST), and this is w...

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2-0 so far in the DE. Ugh, double Staff is annoying (which my second opp had on G2 AND G3!). The last game went 15 turns . . . he had 2 Staffs on board, AND 2x Gary. My singleton Hammer was the only thing that saved me. I think I ended up hitting him for 40+ damage before I got him to zero. Edit: En...

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I feel ya'. For now, black probably doesn't merit more discussion. I really want a 1-of Erebos in the list for a 5th anti-life-gain effect against the other decks, though. I'm a fan of brainstorming ideas, even if the ideas don't pan out, they can help you think of other creatives ways to accomplis...

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No, I don't bring them in vs control (that maybe a mistake) you can't redirect Rev though which is a shame so what happens is both players draw cards and gain life. Oh, man, I missed that. There's no target for Rev! Thanks for mentioning that. BTW . . . went through 3 of your videos yesterday. I've...

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Have you ever Wild Richchet-ed a Sphinx's Revelation?

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I am boggled how you guys still get offended because someone plays the deck and doesn't find a requisite amount of skill to make yourselves feel better. I kinda got why people were annoyed at PV for saying it, because he's played like ten games with the deck, but if you play an 11 round tourney + T...

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Here's of the most satisfying wins I've had in a long time (during the current DE). I needed to win before he got a Gary (or a board sweep), so I cast Toil on myself and go to 1 life, drawing a Lightning Strike and Magma Jet. Next turn I draw another Lightning Strike. With the Satyr Firedancer on bo...

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Not sure what the spoiler policy is on here, but I saw the God of Victory card and immediately thought of R/W Aggro. All of my creatures are indestructible while attacking? Sure! All of my creatures can't be blocked unless by two or more creatures? Sounds good! Cackler, Zealot, Reckoner, God of Vic...

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Match 4 - RW Burn (0-2) Nothing much to say. He played better than I did. It didn't help G1 that I was stuck with 2 T//T in my hand. -2 T//T +2 Chandra, Pyromaster The SB leaves much to be desired against the mirror. Just saw my opp in this match made Top 8. @LazerBurn - Thanks for the comments. Yo...

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I wish most of my games were short. Lately, I've been grinding them out when I play, which is weird for a Burn deck. Hence my preference with the maindeck Chandra.

Having Toil MD has made a big difference for me finishing games.

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Oh, and Happy Birthday, montu. Ya crazy rollercoaster addict. :) Hmm...makes sense that you enjoy playing Burn if you live for the rush of going upside down at breakneck speeds. Thanks! (Incidentally, I didn't realize Zem and I have the same birthday until today.) The other thing I like about burn ...

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I'm seeing Ruric Thar, the Unbowed in some SB plans for GR Monsters. Ugh . . . it would be ugly. This is pushing me more towards my consideration of Anger of the Gods . (i.e., to kill Caryatids and Mystics to slow their mana base). Also . . . anyone ever experienced Nightveil Specter boarded in fro...

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Seriously epic recommendations. Things I would have never thought of! Thanks . . . definitely helped my peace of mind!

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I can also tell you from experience with the RWb version (seriously, played it for 3 months at least) that siding in your one drops versus control will do very little as they're going to eat removal very quickly and then you have nothing left to back it up. It was pretty frustrating today against U...

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I'm seeing Ruric Thar, the Unbowed in some SB plans for GR Monsters. Ugh . . . it would be ugly. This is pushing me more towards my consideration of Anger of the Gods . (i.e., to kill Caryatids and Mystics to slow their mana base). Also . . . anyone ever experienced Nightveil Specter boarded in from...

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