--- Dies To Removal --- MTGO Clan

[imopen2]

[imopen2]

I'm standing in line for the PTQ...25 mins till it fires and I haven't written my decklist down or paid yet

[Kaitscralt]

[deck]2 Grisly Transformation
1 Boulderfall
1 Eye Gouge
1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1 Loathsome Catoblepas
1 Forest
1 Mountain
1 Stymied Hopes
1 Nyxborn Eidolon
1 Mountain
1 Annul
1 Ephara's Enlightenment
1 Satyr Wayfinder
1 Stratus Walk
2 Omenspeaker
1 Scourge of Skola Vale
1 Island
1 Divine Verdict
1 Wild Celebrants
1 Ray of Dissolution
1 Plains
1 Nyxborn Triton
1 Savage Surge
1 Temple of Triumph
1 Mortal's Ardor
1 Sealock Monster
1 Griffin Dreamfinder
1 Tymaret, the Murder King
2 Sip of Hemlock
1 Oreskos Sun Guide
1 Crackling Triton
1 Loyal Pegasus
1 Satyr Wayfinder
1 Anax and Cymede
1 Retraction Helix
1 Deepwater Hypnotist
1 Hold at Bay
1 Leonin Snarecaster
1 Akroan Hoplite
1 Satyr Nyx-Smith
1 Culling Mark
1 Kragma Warcaller
1
Pain Seer
1 Horizon Chimera
1 Ordeal of Purphoros
1 Fearsome Temper
1 Swordwise Centaur
1 Dissolve
1 Archetype of Aggression
1 Flitterstep Eidolon
1 Vanguard of Brimaz
1 Ephara's Warden
1 Eternity Snare
1 Island
1 March of the Returned
1 Kraken of the Straits
1 Karametra's Favor
1 Archetype of Finality
1 Defend the Hearth
1 Charging Badger
1 Dragon Mantle
1 Pheres-Band Tromper
2 Crypsis
1 Mogis's Marauder
1 Pharika's Cure
1 Nyxborn Shieldmate
1 Scourgemark
1 Opaline Unicorn
1 Sphinx's Disciple
1 Fall of the Hammer
1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
1 Last Breath
1 Satyr Piper
1 Sedge Scorpion
1 Wingsteed Rider
1 Grisly Transformation
1 Boon of Erebos
2 Pharagax Giant
1 Unravel the Æther
1 Flamespeaker Adept
1 Forest
1 Servant of Tymaret
1 Lightning Strike
1 Agent of Horizons
1 Spark Jolt[/deck]

[deck]MDU Sealed Finals[/deck]

[Kaitscralt]

edited to include fall of the hammer

[Kaitscralt]

deck looks pretty solid. i hate to splash in rw but spark jolt and archetype of aggression are pretty bad.

[Kaitscralt]

it wasn't a great pool. io2 do you see anything else in that mess?

[imopen2]

Yea, WR is your best bet. Idk about the splash but I also can't see the deck laid out so I'm not sure how many heroic triggers/mana fixers you have

[Kaitscralt]

no fixers

[Kaitscralt]

old school splash

[imopen2]

Switching unicorn in for the helix and a plains for the island makes the mana and creature count better...even tho it sucks for an Aggro deck

[imopen2]

And personally I would rather splash the flitterstep than the helix anyways but that might be just me

[Kaitscralt]

actually unicorn over flamespeaker adept is probably best. i just realized that there is no scry haha. oh well, will keep opponents nervous.

i was on like a 2 minute clock, didn't really have time to work out the manabase.

[Kaitscralt]

And personally I would rather splash the flitterstep than the helix anyways but that might be just me

prefer that in green

[imopen2]

Like how often are his creatures going to be untapped and not summoning sick

[imopen2]

Overall I think it's a very weak pool

[Kaitscralt]

he has a couple cards that he can get tricky with. also anax likes one mana spells.

[imopen2]

True

[magicdownunder]

G1 2-0 vs GU - Anax and Cymede = bomb

[Kaitscralt]

mdu fix the mana after sideboarding every game if you need to (or just bring in spark jolt depending on match and take out some blue)

[Kaitscralt]

watch out for untap spells and tricky heroic triggers. i know you don't play limited much.

[Kaitscralt]

yes generally if mr anax and ms cymede are in your pool you try and force them

[Kaitscralt]

and for goodness sake don't cast retraction helix on a creature with summoning sickness

it is a bng limited error for many people at the start of season

[magicdownunder]

Gotcha, my G1 Opp. was drawing blanks the entire game even with Thassa online T3.

The Blue splash was a tad shaky, but i think I'll be able to cast one of these games and be quite happy.

[Kaitscralt]

yeah, sorry about that. mtgo recommended one island so i just bumped it up to 2 because time was a serious issue.

[magicdownunder]

So we're following open's plan -1 plains and -1 Flamespeaker Adept for fixer/ramp and island? I think its a good idea since some of the cards are rather mana hungry.

[Kaitscralt]

well he likes unicorn over helix post board and just splash the enlightenment.

i like unicorn over adept and keep both blue spells in because i am greedy.

but we all agree that another island can be brought in over a plains (or mountain, is there any double red in the deck?)

[magicdownunder]

lots of cards use extra red so cutting plains is correct, I also like both blue cards so I'll keep em.

I'm not sure if my list and my G1 Opp. list is a good indicator, but Spark Jolt is good in limited?

No LSV or Sam, but Owen and Eken. is here (both lost G1 though), I think we need four wins to get that 2nd battleskull

[imopen2]

MDU, you definitely cut the mountain, not the plains. You need to hit wingsteed rider and vanguard early to get maximum value. You only need 1 mountain for all your spells except dragon mantle (which is mainly a cantrip and heroic trigger) and fearsome which you probably won't have 6 to activate twice consistently anyways

[imopen2]

Spark jolt became a lot better with BNG coming out, but yes, it will make the cut sometimes. It kills baleful eidolons, sedge scorpions, and a number of other threats to Aggro. It can finish off a big creature, ping your opponent for a scry, and activate your heroic triggers. It's a very versatile spell

[magicdownunder]

cheers Open, I'm having tunnel vision from G1 - I had both Mantle and Fearsome in the same round wishing I had more R T_T.

[Kaitscralt]

lots of cards use extra red so cutting plains is correct, I also like both blue cards so I'll keep em.

I'm not sure if my list and my G1 Opp. list is a good indicator, but Spark Jolt is good in limited?

No LSV or Sam, but Owen and Eken. is here (both lost G1 though), I think we need four wins to get that 2nd battleskull

spark jolt isn't great but if your opponent plays two sedge scorpion game one then bring it in.

or if you see the dreaded phalanx leader than bring it in out of sheer desperation.

[Kaitscralt]

you can also trigger heroic with it on your wingsteed rider or anax

[imopen2]

you can also trigger heroic with it on your wingsteed rider or anax

Yea, this is probably the one that is most often forgotten

[imopen2]

1020 and there are still 50 people waiting to pay for this PTQ....did I mention I regretted my decision the second I entered te venue? Why do I subject myself to live events?

[imopen2]

Like, my GF literally offered to have sex with me this morning and I was like "sorry, I've got that magic tournament to go to" x_x

[magicdownunder]

Gah lost G2 1-2 vs unanswered Setessan Oathsworn both games - almost had him G3 as well but Hopeful Eidolon sealed the deal

[Kaitscralt]

yuck

[magicdownunder]

Pedros is 2-0 right now, so he has the best shot at top8'ing due to tiebreakers

[Kaitscralt]

nice

[imopen2]

0-1...
Lost game 1 with him at 1
Lost game 3 with him at 1