Dies to Removal

He really is a nice guy...

What does this have to do with ugliness?

A guy from Sneak and Show just posted this fantastic article to reddit:
https://www.sneakandshow.com/article/biggest-biases
Give it a read.
I stumbled upon it literally right after finishing up an essay for a college application on the lessons I learned from a failure at my first "big" Magic tournament, namely to lose the feeling that I'm entitled to a single goddamn thing I don't work for and to never make excuses for my losses if I'm looking to improve. It's good to see that there's people worth listening to trying to teach Magic players to quit
being such whiners.

Excellent article. I wish he gave some ideas on how to correct them.

Being aware of them is the starting point. Simply reread this article every single day (put it on your phone, reread between rounds at tourneys too) until every single time you fall into one of these patterns of thinking an internal voice kicks in and says "Hang on a minute, you're thinking shit again." Then think what he says in the article

I'm not joking at all - you (and myself and many others) are in the habit of thinking shit to put it bluntly and IMHO "habits are more powerful than momentary desire. Habits are more powerful than information. Habits are more powerful than guilt. And only a conscious, concerted effort will override them."

If you're interested in how much crap we think this is a good summary and this is where to go next (IMHO).

If you are interested in habits and changing them then this is an excellent resource. Sign up and get the download. I don't know the guy at all but it's an EXCELLENT read on the subject.

Good stuff, Lazerburn.

Lazerburn, I want abs like you, but I fucking love fried food

The girl and I have our 1 yr anniversary tonight, not much to some, but for me it is (I never stay interested past 3 months typically). After a solid dinner at an Atlanta hotspot, I plan on laying it down to this jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95v-7wZYFgg

Lazerburn, I want abs like you, but I fucking love fried food

I am more of a pizza and ice cream man myself

Pizza and ice cream...

Stoner's wet dream.

I'm going full tomorrow for gameday. The rest of my deck didn't come in the mail today so Im playing Boss Sligh

X-2 or bust!

I'll probably go 3-2

I'll probably go 3-2

Classic TNA

That deck isn't horrible, guy I know plays it to moderate success, though I think he started playing it to troll (he replaced the eidolon a with ogre house chain walkers as he didn't know when to bring them in)

Gore-House isn't horrendous. I mean, Eidolon is probably just better a vast majority of the time, but hey, if it works for him, fuck it.

Still "I had no idea what to bring eidolon in for so I just put in some 3/2s for 2 instead

The sick thing was he said they were great against Jund (I believe)

I've played Boss sligh in a bunch of events including cashing an open where i got unlucky in pairings and recently winning a virtual 1k standard tourney through a sea of hate(golgari charms and drown in sorrow every other round).

So I participated in my second draft ever yesterday and I won...

Winnings:
Garruk, Apex Predator
Hushwing Gryff
Sliver Hive
Battlefield Forge
FNM promo (god that thing is ugly)

happy

Izzet GP trial winner:

[deck]
1 Ral Zarek
3 Jace, Architect of Thought
1 Keranos, God of Storms
2 Stormbreath Dragon
4 Young Pyromancer
4 Izzet Staticaster

1 Mizzium Mortars
3 Lightning Strike
1 Syncopate
2 Izzet Charm
3 Shock
2 Polymorphist's Jest
3 Turn & Burn
2 Dissolve
3 Stoke the Flames
Land (25)
4 Temple of Epiphany
4 Shivan Reef
4 Steam Vents
4 Mutavault
5 Mountain
4 Island
Sideboard (15)
1 Keranos, God of Storms
1 Mizzium Mortars
1 Pithing Needle
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 AEtherling
2 Magma Spray
3 Negate
3 Counterflux
1 Gorgon's Head[/deck]

Fluke right? However This Staticaster/Polymorphous Jest and Gorgon's Head synergy...

And RabbleMaster Devotion. Thoughts LP?

[deck]
2 Chandra, Pyromaster
4 Ash Zealot
4 Burning-Tree Emissary
4 Frostburn Weird
4 Boros Reckoner
3 Goblin Rabblemaster
4 Fanatic of Mogis
2 Purphoros, God of the Forge
4 Stormbreath Dragon
1 Hammer of Purphoros
3 Legion's Initiative
4 Battlefield Forge
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
4 Sacred Foundry
4 Temple of Triumph
9 Mountain

3 Chained to the Rocks
3 Firedrinkner Satyr
1 Wear & Tear
2 Boros Charm
1 Deicide
2 Mizzium Mortars
3 Anger of the Gods[/deck]

I don't really see the point of having rabblemaster in that deck since he's the only goblin

Sure, he will rack up an army over time but why even bother

Izzet GP trial winner:

[deck]
1 Ral Zarek
3 Jace, Architect of Thought
1 Keranos, God of Storms
2 Stormbreath Dragon
4 Young Pyromancer
4 Izzet Staticaster

1 Mizzium Mortars
3 Lightning Strike
1 Syncopate
2 Izzet Charm
3 Shock
2 Polymorphist's Jest
3 Turn & Burn
2 Dissolve
3 Stoke the Flames
Land (25)
4 Temple of Epiphany
4 Shivan Reef
4 Steam Vents
4 Mutavault
5 Mountain
4 Island
Sideboard (15)
1 Keranos, God of Storms
1 Mizzium Mortars
1 Pithing Needle
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 AEtherling
2 Magma Spray
3 Negate
3 Counterflux
1 Gorgon's Head[/deck]

Fluke right? However This Staticaster/Polymorphous Jest and Gorgon's Head synergy...

Izzet Staticaster could just as easily be Electrickery or Anger of
the Gods probably. The card is not good.

And RabbleMaster Devotion. Thoughts LP?

[deck]
2 Chandra, Pyromaster
4 Ash Zealot
4 Burning-Tree Emissary
4 Frostburn Weird
4 Boros Reckoner
3 Goblin Rabblemaster
4 Fanatic of Mogis
2 Purphoros, God of the Forge
4 Stormbreath Dragon
1 Hammer of Purphoros
3 Legion's Initiative
4 Battlefield Forge
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
4 Sacred Foundry
4 Temple of Triumph
9 Mountain

3 Chained to the Rocks
3 Firedrinkner Satyr
1 Wear & Tear
2 Boros Charm
1 Deicide
2 Mizzium Mortars
3 Anger of the Gods[/deck]

Like, I get it, I really do, but I just don't have a high opinion of devotion red anymore. You're matchups just aren't there. You also can't play zero removal spells in this format and expect to win games consistently.

P-Sulli just said on stream that he'll be in Sydney, Australia next next Monday. Plenty of time for Zem to set a kangaroo trap for him...

I went full today. 1-4.. Boo ya!

I went 1-3...

Although I won only one match at the GD, I still finished 8th and got the top 8 promo (only 10 players total).

And I usually do good trades on GDs. Today's wtf trade was this:

I got:

1 Shivan Reef (M15)
1 Epic Experiment
1 Worldfire
1 Ashen Rider
2 Reforge the Soul

For my

1 Fathom Mage
1 Quickling
1 Phalanx Leader (Game Day promo)

His suggestion and since he's not a new player I said thanks for trade and took the cards.

Won the mat with a pile of Jund mythics.

It's a terribly ugly mat. I was going to sell it ASAP, but I didn't have to worry about that. G/W aggro won the event at our shop

The current SCG IQ mat is the ugliest thing I've ever seen. It looks like someone vomited paint onto it.

The pin isn't so bad though.

I liked the mat. Certainly better than the Minotaur thing I got last time.

The current SCG IQ mat is the ugliest thing I've ever seen. It looks like someone vomited paint onto it.

Couldn't agree more.

The Open mat in Jersey is beautiful. Brainstorm art FTW

Some buddies and I are seriously considering flying up there to play.

I'll be in NC by then or else I'd consider it. I'll play in GP Charlotte next year though. You should come up for that

Moving to NC, Suga? We can go to Clemson games together!

Moving to NC, Suga? We can go to Clemson games together!

I will be. We haven't decided if we're moving closer to Charlotte or Greenville

Started 5-0 but self destructed and ended up 6-4 at the SCG Open today. Tournament report is in the Boros Burn thread.