Dies to Removal

Is MBI good in Modern? My guess is "probably not." It was a pretty mediocre deck in Standard, and it had basically all of the same tools when it was Standard that it has in Modern, with the obvious exception of Nightmare Lash being another set of Lashwrithes. Thoughtseize also seems alright and is likely a lot better than the Inquisitions I was playing. But beyond that, what is there that is really gained? It doesn't seem like much.

Also yes, I consider myself a rather knowledgeable figure on the archetype. I played it at a LOT of FNM's.

Grandmother told me about those bugs when she was living in Florida decades ago. Apparently they have something similar in Okinawa. Here in LA, we have regular cockroaches which are just large, ugly and scurry on the ground like nature intended.

For Modern, I desperately want Young Pyromancer, Snapcaster mage, and 20+ spells to be a good deck.

Is MBI good in Modern? My guess is "probably not." It was a pretty mediocre deck in Standard, and it had basically all of the same tools when it was Standard that it has in Modern, with the obvious exception of Nightmare Lash being another set of Lashwrithes. Thoughtseize also seems alright and is likely a lot better than the Inquisitions I was playing. But beyond that, what is there that is really gained? It doesn't seem like much.

Also yes, I consider myself a rather knowledgeable figure on the archetype. I played it at a LOT of FNM's.

All I know is that Phyrexian Crusader is a muthafuckin' house!

He
also says, "Fuck yo Lightning Helix!"

Is MBI good in Modern? My guess is "probably not." It was a pretty mediocre deck in Standard, and it had basically all of the same tools when it was Standard that it has in Modern, with the obvious exception of Nightmare Lash being another set of Lashwrithes. Thoughtseize also seems alright and is likely a lot better than the Inquisitions I was playing. But beyond that, what is there that is really gained? It doesn't seem like much.

Also yes, I consider myself a rather knowledgeable figure on the
archetype. I played it at a LOT of FNM's.

All I know is that Phyrexian Crusader is a muthafuckin' house!

He also says, "Fuck yo Lightning Helix!"

or path
or bolt

I hate that card against my Boros Burn.

Phyrexian Crusader is one of the main reasons I'm playing it.

That, and the meta over yonder is slow enough to make it viable.

I think him and KoI could be bros. Not in Modern, but they'd hang out at the bar and pick a fight with Geist of Saint Traft after a few Jager Bombs.

Phyrexian Crusader is one of the main reasons I'm playing it.

That, and the meta over yonder is slow enough to make it viable.

One of the best things you can do right now is play B/r and play Pyroclasm, especially since your main win condition doesn't die to it. Obviously this makes some of the other cards in the deck significantly weaker, but it's worth not losing to Zoo.

You make a good point. Pyroclasm is pretty darn awesome.

Just occurred to me that Whipflare also could be an option if you opt to play Signal Pests and Ichorclaw Myr instead of Plague Stingers and Whispering Specters.

Although the obvious downside is that your G1 matchup against Robots isn't covered anymore.

Decided to be disciplined and draft boros instead of Rakdos for once. Rewarded with first pick truefire paladin. But really, all your red deck needs are goblin pikers and rubbelbelt makkas.

But really, all your red deck needs are goblin pikers and rubbelbelt makkas.

Not to be like James or anything, but...

There is no James. Only Zuul.

Sooo...I'm guessing from the bug posts that this may make some of you scream like girls who just found out that they missed the big Vickie's Secret sale:

ZUUL MOTHERFUCKER! ZUUUUUULLLL!

Sooo...I'm guessing from the bug posts that this may make some of you scream like girls who just found out that they missed the big Vickie's Secret sale:

Look if you dare...

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JT Dubias LR.jpg

Roach crate lr.jpg

I just spontaneously started itching all-over.

Are you raising them for some sporting reason, like bait? Or do they just really like white crates?

He's saving them to feast on the body of a certain EX. Mwahahahaha!

Bugs don't bother me really. Humingbirds that pretend there Giant fucking flying beatles do. And I guess the existence of brown recluses upsets me a bit. Twice I found them in my dorm room when I was in OKC. Once in my bad right as I was about to lay down. I just started at it for a second before evicting him from this existence do to squatting on my property without paying rent. And being dangerous as fuck for no reason.

But also, Kaze, they do love cardboard and the glue they use on boxes and such.

LK have you ever referred to your dick as a brown recluse? It works on so many levels, in addition to being dangerous as fuck for no reason.

I'm sure he will now lol

Khaos, come to Vegas with us. Bring redheads.

Bugs? Eh. Kinda creepy, but whatever.

Spiders? KILL WITH FIRE!

I wish I could find the time to go to a PTQ or some other big event. I've never been. It's usually just FNM for me.

Khaos, come to Vegas with us. Bring redheads.

Are you trying to get us all in trouble?

I really want Khaos to come, get wasted, and piss on Alex while ham is defiling a woman as I watch game of thrones. I can imagine most of that happening. Maybe not the game of thrones.

I can drink a lot. I'm Irish and Dutch. I would GG all of you and make you look like S_A.

SM:

There's a Standard PTQ in Sacramento next Saturday. Do it!

Khaos, come to Vegas with us. Bring redheads.

Are you trying to get us all in trouble?

I'm not not trying to get us all in trouble.

Totally want to go to Vega. Alas, I do not have the money. Especially jail bond money. But man, we'd totally be the wolfpack. The Pyreheart Wolfpack. We can only be blocked by two or more redheads.

Though I am going to GP Miami. Who wants to come down and snort coke off a hooker's ass with me?

Alex : drinking challenge accepted. Don't get mad if I drunkenly piss on you when you pass out.

FNM is about to start. I've had 4 beers already and I have work in 9 hours. Let's do this!

SM:

There's a Standard PTQ in Sacramento next Saturday. Do it!

Yeah, would love to, but money is tight and gas ain't cheap. Plus I worry about my wife. She usually feels terrible on the weekends, and I don't want her to have to deal with the kids in that condition. I don't know. Just feeling sorry for myself. Anyways, I'm finally getting out of work. Time to have a beer and watch the Giants game.

I'm not getting out of bed today. The weather is that bad and my bed is that warm.

The pics are of a colony of dubia roaches; South American, related to Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. They are excellent lizard food, hence the colony; they are great because they don't stink like American Cockroaches or crickets, and more importantly they cannot live/reproduce in our climate (or homes) because they need higher temps (I have a heating element on the bottom of their container to maintain the heat and humidity they need). The last means that even if one escapes here or there, it just dies in a few days and they can't infest. They also lack the climbing ability of American and German roaches, so a vented Rubbermaid container keeps them where you put them. They egg crates provide surface area/crawlspaces/cover for them, and also make it easy to collect some at feeding time (pick up egg crate, shake over secondary container, dinner served).

I have been a zoo-head my whole life--I was mad for books about any
sort of animal as a kid and would regularly go hunting for reptiles, amphibians and bugs. That being said, I tend to draw the line at spiders as well (at least those capable of envenomating humans...I find orb weavers though to be utterly fascinating). I don't care to handle tarantulas, and I hate recluses with a full-on passion (we had them get in our first house when my son was young...he got mild bites a couple of times from sitting down on them in the shower before we saw them--damned things are always looking for water).

Regarding GP's: We have one in KC the first weekend of July (5th-7th) if anyone wants to come out this way. It's Modern so I won't be playing (no deck, no experience in the format), but I'll be there playing in side events most likely. Would love to see some FoS brothers come this way!

I'm not getting out of bed today. The weather is that bad and my bed is that warm.

I gotta ask...warm and shared or just warm?

First one. Anime marathon a-go-go.

Seriously though, the weather is awful; almost as bad as Full Metal Panic is awesome.

I'm not getting out of bed today. The weather is that bad and my bed is that warm.

I gotta ask...warm and shared or just warm?

Do you really need to ask? James is one of the three pillars of masculinity upon which the fate of mankind rests.

Off to WMCQ. Here's to working hard to get that 4th slot.