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English-language Forums => General Magic => Topic started by: Firegriff on July 09, 2018, 05:56:39 pm
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So how did everyone do? I played 2HG with a friend (Team Name: Those Guys. So far, we have won every time we have used that name). He played RG Dragon Ramp, while I went Grixis (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Grixis). I had 7 creatures total in the deck. Two rounds we won because I played turn 3 Psychic Corrosion (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Psychic+Corrosion). One due to army trampling the opponents (Prodigious Growth (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Prodigious+Growth) on Druid of the Cowl (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Druid+of+the+Cowl). And the reason I went Grixis (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Grixis): Nicol Bolas (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Nicol+Bolas) 😀
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My LGS has lighter participation on Sundays. They also don't play out the top 8. First and Second have the same prize pool, as does 3rd through 8th.
I went 3-0-1, drew for top 2. I ended up second based on points.
I only had 2 rares in my deck and no bombs. It was a White and Black creature deck with knights and some skeletons. I did have Valiant Knight (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Valiant+Knight), and 3 other knights in the deck. I also had Knightly Valor (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Knightly+Valor) and Sigiled Sword of Valeron (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Sigiled+Sword+of+Valeron) to create two more knights from my existing creature pool, not to mention they both generate knights as well. My MVP though was Fell Specter (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Fell+Specter). I did quite a bit of damage with that card, plus my single Duress (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Duress) and single Mind Rot (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Mind+Rot).
Nothing too fancy, but it worked well together, and ran quite consistently. The few games it didn't, I lost.
I thought I was in for much worse of day, when on my first game of the first match of the day, my opponent dropped a turn 4 Nicol Bolas (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Nicol+Bolas), and then a turn 7 Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Vaevictis+Asmadi%2C+the+Dire). I just scooped right there. I did win the next two games though.
The games were challenging and I had a good time. The prize for first and second were 5 packs. Not too bad.
My PreRelease foil was a Crucible of Worlds (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Crucible+of+Worlds), so I did also get that..... It was a good day!
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I only went to Midnight, played a deck I called Draw, Go - Dragons! because the curve was kinda terrible. Went 4-0, surprisingly, because dragons are really good, particularly when paired with a LOT of removal. Demanding Dragon (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Demanding+Dragon) is really good, btw. Pulled the new liliana from the prize packs, too, so I'm happy, since she was one of two cards I really wanted from the set.
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I had a blast; did Friday midnight, then Saturday and Sunday noon events. 3-0-1, 3-0-1, and 1-2 with an early drop to enjoy the sunshine. $60, 12+ hours of entertainment, and - when you add the prerelease and prize packs together - I got 27 Core 2019 booster packs plus 3 promo rare/mythics. That's value.
Putting blanchwood armor (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Blanchwood+Armor) on a rustwing falcon (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Rustwing+Falcon) or a daybreak chaplain (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Daybreak+Chaplain) in a WG deck is hilarious.
I stole and sacrificed soooo many elder dragons.
I hate Switcharoo and Sleep (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Sleep). I have a bad feeling I'll be seeing those cards a lot.
EDIT: How could I forget (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Forget) to mention the absolute all star of every deck it was in: Skymarch Bloodletter (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Skymarch+Bloodletter). Especially when you have multiple copies. As a flying 2/2 that comes down turn 3, it is usually getting in for damage before opponent gets their flyers up in the air to block. If they do put up something, 2 bloodletters profitably double block many of the flying threats you may face. The lifegain/drain when it etb is gravy.
In one game, the opponent removed the first skymarch bloodletter (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Skymarch+Bloodletter) after it hit for 3 total, and then a turn later again removed the second bloodletter (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Bloodletter) I played, after it had gotten 3 damage in. Then next turn I played a third and a fourth - in the same turn. We just laughed and laughed.
I put up all the decks I built for the three prereleases I attended, if anyone wanted the details.
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I did alright. My pool was mild, riding off the back of 3 playable mythics and 1 rare. Bolas, 2 Tezz, and a WindReader Sphynx. Played Grixis (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Grixis), with a Manalith (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Manalith) and Submerged Boneyard (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Submerged+Boneyard). Still 'lost' match 1 to GW Horses. But the rest were pretty good games that I did well in, ultimately going 3-1. I could have called the game 1 loss as a draw, but the guy across from me had a good deck that would have won with 1 more turn, and i had just stalled for ages making Thopters, so I conceded at the end of turns. I did believe that he could do well against the field, and he was in the top 2 seats for the final game. So I guess it wasn't a concession for nothing. Not sure how he did though, as he left before I could ask.
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Skymarch Bloodletter (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Skymarch+Bloodletter) is definitely a good card.
This was the deck I played.
https://deckstats.net/decks/75927/1035965-m19-prerelease?saved=1&lng=en
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I did alright. My pool was mild, riding off the back of 3 playable mythics and 1 rare. Bolas, 2 Tezz, and a WindReader Sphynx. Played Grixis (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Grixis), with a Manalith (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Manalith) and Submerged Boneyard (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Submerged+Boneyard). Still 'lost' match 1 to GW Horses. But the rest were pretty good games that I did well in, ultimately going 3-1. I could have called the game 1 loss as a draw, but the guy across from me had a good deck that would have won with 1 more turn, and i had just stalled for ages making Thopters, so I conceded at the end of turns. I did believe that he could do well against the field, and he was in the top 2 seats for the final game. So I guess it wasn't a concession for nothing. Not sure how he did though, as he left before I could ask.
Mild? ??? 2 Tezzeret and 1 Bolas in a single pool is a jackpot! ;) Well, you certainly made your money back. ;D
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My pool was garbage with the most playable rare being Leonin Warleader (https://cards.deckstats.net/magiccard.php?lng=en&card=Leonin+Warleader). Went 1-3