Playing Modern for the first time after 6 mo of Standard is also wild. Maybe just the decks I was playing in Std / the decks that were good, but damn give me a Psychic Frog and Force of Negation and I feel like I can never lose unless I blow it (which I did). Std felt closer to flipping coins
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Oculus is the new Lingering Souls
Winternight Stories was great. Would consider a second but it is slow.
Wish Snare was better atm but 1 is fine to draw vs most ppl.
Mishra’s Bauble was great w Riddler and Atraxa. Also bc I /think/ I missed zero triggers. Wouldn’t be shocked if that number was ~3 though.
Truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue
Subtlety is vvg atm.
Gonna work on 4 Casey Jones / 4 Unearth next.
Wanted more combo action. Would play 2nd Griselbrand and either Unburial Rites or Footsteps of the Goryo.
Lost every game I drew Thoughtseize. Card sucks. Never again.
Played 0 games where I fetched a tapped shockland. Idk how mfers find time to surveil 3 times per game. Literally never want 2nd
4 Psychic Frog 4 Quantum Riddler 2 Solitude 2 Subtlety 4 Atraxa, Grand Unifier 1 Griselbrand 4 Goryo’s Vengeance 3 Consign to Memory 2 Force of Negation 2 Prismatic Ending 2 Pest Control 3 Faithful Mending 1 Winternight Stories 1 Teferi, Time Raveler 2 Mishra’s Bauble 1 Nihil Spellbomb 1 Spell Snare 4 Flooded Strand 4 Polluted Delta 4 Marsh Flats 1 Meticulous Archive 1 Hallowed Fountain 1 Watery Grave 1 Godless Shrine 2 Island 1 Swamp 1 Gloomlake Verge
Anime TCG RCQ, 40 players
R1: Jeskai Blink 2-1
R2: Uw Merfolk 2-1
R3: scoop to Michael 0-2
R4: Amulet 2-1
R5: Affinity 2-1
R6: ID w/ Sewer Cam (I think) 0-0-3
T8: Yawg 1-2
The defiler from mh3
already have my dc invite so don’t care. those concessions are all w’s
Today’s RCQ report
R1: i concede
R2: i win
R3: i concede
Medium prowess decklist
RCQ report
R1: i win
R2: i concede
R3: i concede
now in bed. running it back tmrw
GGs and good chats, hopefully do it again soon
Lorwyn liege is way worse if i have rest in peace in play
Final
3 Gene Pollinator 4 Llanowar Elves 3 Spider Manifestation 4 Badgermole Cub 3 Mockingbird 4 Brightglass Gearhulk 1 Craterhoof Behemoth 2 Surrak, Elusive Hunter 2 Quantum Riddler 1 Wistfulness 4 Nature’s Rhythm 1 Soul-Guide Lantern 2 Seam Rip 1 Meltstrider’s Resolve 2 Shimmergrowth Wilds 4 Breeding Pool 4 Temple Garden 2 Hallowed Fountain 4 Starting Town 2 Floodfarm Verge 4 Hushwood Verge 2 Forest 1 Plains Sideboard 2 Spider-Sense 1 Witness Protection 1 Meltstrider’s Resolve 2 Sheltered by Ghosts 2 Rest in Peace 1 Oko, Lorwyn Liege 2 Goldvein Hydra 1 Spectacular Spider-Man 1 Keen-Eyed Curator 1 Curious Farm Animals 1 Wistfulness
Scrapshooter isn’t ideal vs Prowess, but it is solid and a card I’m happier to play when disenchant matters and big body with reach matters vs other decks in the format, which it does. Bounce solves Scrapshooter as a standalone, but I’m moreso trying to overload them on reach/flying blockers. Ouroboroid being stronger depends on whether they are pointing Burst Lightning at Llanowar Elves or sandbagging for Badgermole Cub and/or relevant blockers imo. My experience has been that Izzet decks with low spot removal (Spelementals, Prowess) are better off saving removal for Cub and not killing Elf every time. Lessons obviously wants to kill all your stuff and has the ability to do so. That said, most of my opponents have killed the Elf, which makes me like 4-drops less. If you told me my opponents would mostly do the “correct” thing, then my opinion might change. And fwiw if Prowess played the unblockable cantrip, I feel like I could probably never win.
Too nuanced and much to say for limited characters heh
Your list is definitely not stock though!
No paywall on the guide btw
Expecting a tick up in aggro (Izzet Prowess, Rakdos Monument) for Spotlight Richmond, so might do some weird stuff like maindeck Scrapshooter going forward. Will try Witness Protection instead of Bounce Off as well.
4 Llanowar Elves 4 Gene Pollinator 4 Spider Manifestation 4 Badgermole Cub 2 Mockingbird 4 Quantum Riddler 1 Craterhoof Behemoth 2 Wistfulness 1 Dauntless Scrapbot 1 Marang River Regent 2 Surrak, Elusive Hunter 1 Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker 1 Formidable Speaker 4 Nature’s Rhythm 1 Bounce Off 1 Archdruid’s Charm 4 Breeding Pool 4 Botanical Sanctum 3 Willowrush Verge 4 Multiversal Passage 1 Island 6 Forest 1 Ba Sing Se Sideboard 1 Keen-Eyed Curator 2 Spider-Sense 2 Soul-Guide Lantern 1 Scrapshooter 1 Dragon Sniper 1 Bounce Off 1 Leatherhead, Swamp Stalker 3 Torpor Orb 1 Doorkeeper Thrull 1 Ouroboroid 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
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Posted Simic Rhythm sideboarding guide last week then lost playing for an invite with it at an RCQ.
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Boba Fett on the toilet reading HP
extremely cursed lgs bathroom decor
RCQ today was 1/2 above monor + pixie
Deck 4 Gene Pollinator (EOE) 186 1 Forest (IKO) 272 4 Badgermole Cub (TLA) 167 4 Leyline Weaver (OM1) 144 4 Llanowar Elves (J25) 149 1 Unable to Scream (DSK) 78 4 Nature's Rhythm (TDM) 150 1 Craterhoof Behemoth (TDM) 138 4 Starting Town (FIN) 289 4 Quantum Riddler (EOE) 72 1 Sentinel of Lost Lore (WOE) 184 2 Willowrush Verge (DFT) 270 4 Breeding Pool (RNA) 246 1 Multiversal Passage (OM1) 181 1 Marang River Regent (TDM) 51 4 Stomping Ground (RNA) 259 2 Surrak, Elusive Hunter (TDM) 161 2 Steam Vents (GRN) 257 4 Botanical Sanctum (KLR) 281 3 Frostcliff Siege (TDM) 187 2 Detect Intrusion (OM1) 28 1 Explosive Prodigy (ECL) 136 1 Thornspire Verge (DSK) 270 1 Mockingbird (BLB) 61 Sideboard 1 Keen-Eyed Curator (BLB) 181 1 Unable to Scream (DSK) 78 1 Detect Intrusion (OM1) 28 1 Disdainful Stroke (KHM) 54 2 Soul-Guide Lantern (BRR) 54 1 Bounce Off (DFT) 39 2 Wistfulness (ECL) 252 2 Pawpatch Formation (BLB) 186 1 Twinmaw Stormbrood (TDM) 232 1 Broadside Barrage (DFT) 192 2 Oko, Lorwyn Liege (ECL) 61
Deck 4 Burnout Bashtronaut (DFT) 115 20 Mountain (IKO) 269 4 Burst Lightning (FDN) 192 4 Hired Claw (BLB) 140 2 Shock (MKM) 144 4 Emberheart Challenger (BLB) 133 2 Hazoret, Godseeker (DFT) 133 3 Razorkin Needlehead (DSK) 153 3 Scorching Shot (OTJ) 145 1 The Legend of Roku (TLA) 145 3 Howlsquad Heavy (DFT) 134 2 Fiery Annihilation (FDN) 86 3 Sunspine Lynx (BLB) 155 1 Witchstalker Frenzy (WOE) 159 2 Rockface Village (BLB) 259 2 Amonkhet Raceway (DFT) 248 Sideboard 2 Ghost Vacuum (DSK) 248 1 Soul-Guide Lantern (BRR) 54 1 Sunspine Lynx (BLB) 155 2 Abrade (AKR) 136 4 Magebane Lizard (OTJ) 134 1 The Legend of Roku (TLA) 145 1 Cut Propulsion (EOE) 130 1 Scorching Shot (OTJ) 145 1 Hazoret, Godseeker (DFT) 133 1 Nova Hellkite (EOE) 148
Deck 4 Nurturing Pixie (OTJ) 20 3 Sunpearl Kirin (TDM) 29 2 Cecil, Dark Knight (FIN) 91 1 Quantum Riddler (EOE) 72 3 Kaito, Bane of Nightmares (DSK) 220 3 Gloomlake Verge (DSK) 260 2 Grim Bauble (DFT) 88 4 Momentum Breaker (DFT) 97 3 Nowhere to Run (DSK) 111 4 Stormchaser's Talent (BLB) 75 2 Tinybones Joins Up (OTJ) 108 1 Stock Up (DFT) 67 4 Boomerang Basics (TLA) 46 1 Floodfarm Verge (DSK) 259 1 Swamp (IKO) 266 4 Concealed Courtyard (KLR) 282 3 Godless Shrine (RNA) 248 4 Watery Grave (GRN) 259 3 Starting Town (FIN) 289 4 Hallowed Fountain (RNA) 251 1 Get Lost (LCI) 14 2 Springleaf Drum (BRR) 55 1 Roiling Dragonstorm (TDM) 55 Sideboard 1 Cryogen Relic (EOE) 52 1 Tinybones Joins Up (OTJ) 108 2 Detect Intrusion (OM1) 28 1 No More Lies (MKM) 221 1 Quantum Riddler (EOE) 72 1 Kaito, Bane of Nightmares (DSK) 220 2 Requisition Raid (OTJ) 26 1 Soul-Guide Lantern (BRR) 54 2 Rest in Peace (AKR) 33 1 Clarion Conqueror (TDM) 5 1 Grim Bauble (DFT) 88 1 Strategic Betrayal (TDM) 94
Terminate
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Tea Time!!
Fresh off the heels of vegas Ger-Bear and I are here to tell you why your testing team sucks!
Or maybe why it doesn't suck, depending on which team is yours.
We tackle some of the inherent issues with teams in this game, tell ur friends
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I am on shitty hotel wifi and can't get the YouTube video to upload until later, but the tea is still here on the audio channels!
This week Ger-Bear and I ask the question "is magic dying?"
watch the light leave its eyes alongside us!
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Thursday starts with Tea!
The PT is NEXT WEEK so we are delivering unto you the spark notes on how to make the Pro Tour! Cram this info now and maybe there's still time to qualify
Between the two of us Ger-Bear and I have like 20 years of Pro Tour experience!
tell ur friends
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