Dies to Removal

Platypus

Very interesting read.

http://thegraymerchants.com/?p=1490

Platypus

I'm tempted to move back into using Atarka's Command after playing with a Nacatl version in paper locally. What does your Nacatl version look like? I'm trying Wild Nacatls for the first time tomorrow at the FNM, so I'm a bit interested. I'm running a version without Copperline Gorges, which is a bi...

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That is not normal.

Platypus

I switched to playing Burn again for my latest Modern FNM, because I had some troubles with my Delver deck (probably my meta at the time). This is different enough from that so I could probably try it in our next Modern FNM (that's next week). I have no comments on the Abbots yet, but I do want to t...

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I'd keep.

Platypus

I like your list, I'll probably try that one next Modern FNM.

Platypus

I might have a third Scalding Tarn in the list, I can't remember right now. Anyway, that's all I have available red-wise so it'll have to do for now. 2x Lightning Helix are certainly an option, I'm not sure we have many other Burn players so it doesn't feel that necessary right now. Faerie Macabre m...

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It's a great read, that's sure! My current version: [deck] Land 4 Bloodstained Mire 4 Wooded Foothills 2 Scalding Tarn 3 Sacred Foundry 3 Stomping Ground 4 Mountain Creatures 4 Goblin Guide 4 Monastery Swiftspear 4 Eidolon of the Great Revel 2 Grim Lavamancer Spells 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Lava Spike 4 R...

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My opinion is that it's their best album so far.

Platypus

The new Trivium album is rock solid.

Platypus

A Zoo list without Tarmogoyf, I like that.

Platypus

So Atarka's Command in the main is more or less the way to go these days?

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I'm adding the fourth Thunderbreak Regent.

Platypus

Thanks for that info Khaos, it was appreciated! I haven't played Standard since GP Stockholm last October (I've played almost only Modern this year), so I basically have to YOLO this thing.

Platypus

Btw Khaos...any updates on that Mono Red Scrumper/Khaos Deck Wins deck of yours? I'm taking it to WMCQ (and I will put that name on the decklist...).

Platypus

So that new Iron Maiden album is legit.

After several listens that's my conclusion as well. It's really solid.

Platypus

It's a card.

Platypus

Purp, what's your list?

Khaos, any updates on your list?

Trying to prepare for the last WMCQ...

Platypus

Of course. There's still quite a few 2CC spells you want to get rid of, but it looks like Spell Snare isn't that important at the moment. Anyway, I skipped the WMCQ (couldn't get anyone to share gas costs with, so I go to the Std one instead). Not a single Grixis Delver in the tournament, but 5 Grix...

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Which reminds me...there's some new Trivium songs out as well, I should've asked for his opinion of those as well.

Platypus

Well, I value his opinion on both red scrumper decks and new IM and Trivium albums...

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So...new Iron Maiden album.

Any thoughts, Khaos?

Platypus

You're not a red mage, that's the reason.

Platypus

He streamed (http://www.twitch.tv/calebdmtg/v/13862485) with this sideboard yesterday:

1 Spellskite
1 Dispel
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Rough//Tumble
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Dismember
2 Vampiric Link
2 Thoughtseize
2 Abbot of Keral Keep
2 Spreading Seas
1 Surgical Extraction

Platypus

Ok, so there's hope for the deck then. Alright, maybe I'll sleeve it up for the last minute trials the day before, and decide after that.

Platypus

Caleb's deck (slightly different manabase) got 8th place at a SCG Premier IQ this weekend:

http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdat ... ckID=90580

I don't know how big those tournaments are though.

Platypus

I was a bit surprised about the missing Spell Snares in the main deck. Maybe swap the Electrolyze for the Spell Snare in the sideboard at least.

Platypus

I did lousy with it (not the list above) last FNM (0-2-2). Lost to Merfolk and Mono Blue Tron, the draws was against two similar RW aggro decks that I drew against the time before. I tried some different stuff in my sideboard (left the Blood Moons at home for example), and I think I play the deck to...

Platypus

I'm having doubts about Grixis Delver for the upcoming WMCQ, but I'm still a bit interested in thoughts about this list: [deck] Land 2 Bloodstained Mire 4 Polluted Delta 3 Scalding Tarn 1 Flooded Strand 1 Swamp 1 Mountain 2 Island 1 Darkslick Shores 2 Steam Vents 1 Watery Grave 1 Blood Crypt Creatur...

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Right, I'm having serious doubts about running Grixis Delver at next weekend's WMCQ. Which means, I'm looking at Burn again.

What lists would you run against a wide metagame (I can expect all the tier 1 decks in greater quantities, and the rest in lower).

Platypus

You win Bloom when your opponent doesn't pay for his Pact trigger...

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We have all secretly started playing Grixis and UB decks...

Platypus

Yeah, I could certainly go with that. I also want some sweepers in the SB, most likely Anger of the Gods.

Platypus

Maybe the Grixis Control versions should have their own thread? There are lots of similar card choices between those decks and Grixis Delver, but they are still different enough to warrant different threads. They both get lumped together under Grixis Control on MTGGoldfish (Mtg Top 8 seems to separa...

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There is currently no Grixis Control thread in the Modern section. Shall I make one or post discussion in the Grixis Delver thread? Are the two similar enough to discuss in one thread?

New thread. Lots of similar card choices, but different enough to warrant a new thread.

Platypus

Oh yes! So maybe Modern Goblins might become a thing after all?

Platypus

I'm no expert. But waiting to play Eidolon until your hand is empty is certainly wrong, almost always. It's better on the play than on the draw, so against some decks you might want to side out all of them or a few at least when on the draw. Playing it turn 2 on the play is something you often want ...

Platypus

How do you play him?

Not playing Eidolon seems like crazy talk to me. Eidolon together with Swiftspear made this deck tier 1.

Platypus

Blowing up non-basics though...please, with sugar on top?

Platypus

I would be very interested in a report as well. Some thoughts I like to hear your opinion on: - Did you miss Atarka's Command at all? - Flame Javelin and Torpor Orb. - Any changes to the deck you'd make in retrospect? - You lost out to Elves (the winner) in the Top 8. Would any sweepers in the SB ha...

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