Dies to Removal

A heavier black slant for Bile Blight would be a nice way to deal with token decks. Arc Lightning in the 60 seems good too.

Scouring Sands?

It was basically Strasky's list. I wanted to be as proactive as possible to beat Junk, which I did win all 4 rounds I played it.

Grats on your finish first off! Strasky mentioned that Erase was a card they forgot about. What are your thoughts? Does it deserve a slot in the SB?

Why the 2 Flame Slash, 2 Simic Charm, Jace, and more Mana Leak than Remand? I have more Mana Leaks because they actually counter the spell vs Remand's delay. The 4 damage from Flame Slash has been pretty relevant. Jace was/is a test card. I've only played him once and it won me the game; I've had i...

Some things I've noticed with the deck: 1) needs more threats. I'm going up to 4 Pyromancers most likely. On that note... 2) Grim Lavamancer is pretty meh game 1. Which is scary because we need more threats. To compensate: I agree on both of these points. I posted earlier that I moved from UR to RU...

Tell me why you'd run a creature that requires you to tap out on your turn with three mana ... I think this is our disconnect in the discussion. I'm not suggesting that Illusory Angel is jammed on T3 unless you know you can (ie: Gitaxian Probe and see a weak hand.) This deck is full of fragile crea...

I agree that Clique is a superior card. Your argument about playing into Abrupt Decay, etc. is no different for Clique though. The Jund player can (and will) respond to the Clique's ETB effect and kill it anyway. Angel though, won't die to a Bolt. Let me be clear, I don't think that Angel is a super...

That's actually pretty reasonable, I'll have a think about how it would play out. I've been thinking of going back to UR over RUG just to try the Angel plan out. Having played a lot of UR, I don't think you'd see a lot of change in your game plan. Only running 2 Angels you're likely to draw it late...

Have any of you tested/considered Illusory Angel ? Having played quite a bit of UR Delver (I've since switched to RUG Delver), I can tell you that having a 4/4 Flyer is pretty huge. I think the Angel fits nicely with this shell since there are so many 1cmc spells in it. That being said, throwing a G...

I haven't posted in here in some time as I haven't played Standard in probably two months (all Modern). There's a GPT tomorrow I'm planning on attending. Can anyone give me a solid decklist against an unknown meta? I watched MDU's latest videos and think the list seems pretty good. How has the Raise...

I wait & play T/T on turn 3. Esper has so many CiPT lands that they usually try to get them out of their hand ASAP. They're also less likely to shock themselves to drop an untapped land on T2 if they can avoid it. Maybe they're holding Syncopate in anticipation of your Phoenix and maybe not. I'd...

So I'm god-awful at the control matchup. I have never won a single match against a UWx control deck. How do people play against control? What things specifically do you watch out for (besides leaving up skullcrack mana)? I usually just wait for them to tap out and then unload on them. I don't mind ...

Anyone know why there's an empty column in the deck I posted?

For reference, here's LSV's latest list: [deck=LSV's UR Delver #2]Lands (19) 6 Island 2 Mountain 4 Scalding Tarn 4 Steam Vents 3 Sulfur Falls Creatures (14) 4 Delver of Secrets 2 Grim Lavamancer 4 Snapcaster Mage 4 Young Pyromancer Other Spells (27) 1 Electrolyze 4 Gitaxian Probe 4 Lightning Bolt 3 ...

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.

Right call. I would've done the same thing.

(EDIT: Especially with Thassa, God of the Sea in play!)

Having not played this yet, I have a question for those of you that have. Is the 1 mana that problematic vs Bogles that Hibernation is better than Aetherize ? I understand that Bogles puts you on a very fast clock, but the ability to remove all of their enchantments with an Aetherize while still ret...

Looks like I finalized my list for GP Phoenix. Heading out tomorrow morning. [deck]4 Chandra's Phoenix 4 Young Pyromancer 3 Chained to the Rocks 4 Boros Charm 4 Lightning Strike 4 Magma Jet 3 Searing Blood 3 Shock 4 Skullcrack 4 Warleader's Helix 1 Blood Crypt 7 Mountain 3 Mutavault 4 Sacred Foundr...

Sorry for the triple-post...I don't know how that happened.

4!?!?

Who here is attending GP Phoenix? LP, me too. I'm probably locked in on 1 Burning Earth, 2 Assemble, 1 Mutavault in my sideboard. The rest is flex ATM while I try to scope the meta out.

I'll be there too.

Who here is attending GP Phoenix? LP, me too. I'm probably locked in on 1 Burning Earth, 2 Assemble, 1 Mutavault in my sideboard. The rest is flex ATM while I try to scope the meta out.

I'll be there too.

Who here is attending GP Phoenix? LP, me too. I'm probably locked in on 1 Burning Earth, 2 Assemble, 1 Mutavault in my sideboard. The rest is flex ATM while I try to scope the meta out.

I'll be there too.

Who here is attending GP Phoenix? LP, me too. I'm probably locked in on 1 Burning Earth, 2 Assemble, 1 Mutavault in my sideboard. The rest is flex ATM while I try to scope the meta out.

I'll be there too.

http://www.starcitygames.com/article/28186_Burn-Notice.html Thoughts? I kinda like his take on it and will be testing out different variants on it for a bit myself I thought it was a good read. I disagree (as I'm sure we all do) on his overall assessment of [card]Toil // Trouble[/card]. A friend of...

After more testing, updated decklist (thanks to dejection for the irl testing assistance): [deck=Zemanjaski's Boros Burn] Creatures 4 Chandra's Phoenix 4 Young Pyromancer Enchantments 3 Chained to the Rocks Instants 4 Boros Charm 4 Lightning Strike 4 Magma Jet 3 Searing Blood 3 Shock 4 Skullcrack 4...

Darn, now I can't trick myself into keeping 1-landers (thanks for wake-up call) ....I still keep the one lander if I have at least 2 1cc spells... because I'm greedy like that....

I literally LOL'd at the fine print...because I'd probably do the same thing.

You shouldn't be getting timed out.

I work at a school and "gaming" sites are blocked on our Internet. I have to be "creative" to connect to this site and similar sites. It means my connection is crap, but at least it works!

10 guests?!

Speak up guys.

I log in, get timed out...such is life.

Golgari Charm doesn't blow out Young Pyromancer, it trades equally with it 1-for-1.

I mostly meant that charm is an answer for it and can make YP$ look bad. If I drop a T3/4 YP$ and some burn spell, they charm EOT & wipe my board. You're right though, it is only a 1-for-1.

Fuck me, maybe Awaken for GR Monsters? Just going WAYYYYY over the top of them? RE: Searing Blood, it just isn't a card I would ever sideboard. If I want to sideboard an anti-aggro removal spell, its always going to be Shock or, if well positioned, Flames of the Firebrand. Cheaper or value > extra ...

EDIT: Awaken suffers HORRIBLY from golgari charm, doesn't it? The same can be said for Satyr Firedancer (2 different ways!), Young Pyromancer & all the tokens it makes. Fuck me, maybe Awaken for GR Monsters? Just going WAYYYYY over the top of them? On average, on what turn do you have 5 land on...

Z has been talking about cutting some/all searing blood I believe. I'm iffy on that but I know where he's coming from. It's been a lot worse the last few days; it's really only good against Mono U and bad MBC players (who play into it). Lifebane is maindecked less; control is on the rise, GR only h...