It's kind of a shame they don't seem to give you the ability to setup a sealed tournament amongst friends, though with a little work I think you would be able to manage it.
1 x Beacon of Unrest
3 x Chittering Rats
3 x Dimir Guildmage
3 x Moroii
1 x Necropolis Regent
2 x Ravenous Rats
3 x Surveilling Sprite
3 x Vedalken Dismisser
1 x Vengeful Vampire
2 x Divination
1 x Illusionary Armor
4 x Last Gasp
2 x Mind Rot
2 x Sleep
3 x Thought Scour
1 x Time Ebb
4 x Terramorphic Expanse
11 x Island
10 x Swamp
Unlocks
Mindleech Mass
Lobotomy
Ravenous Rats
Illusionary Armor
Sleep
Mark of the Vampire
Threads of Disloyalty
Treasure Hunt
Archaeomancer
Evil Twin
Consult the Necrosages
Vengeful Vampire
Illusionary Armor
Dire Undercurrents
Lobotomy
Threads of Disloyalty
Fool's Demise
Archaeomancer
Guardian of the Ages
Avatar of Will
Slate Street Ruffian
Shadow Slice
Smog Elemental
Hands of Binding
Mental Vapors
Diluvian Primordial
Stolen Identity
Dinrova Horror
Countersquall
Doomsday Specter
Enter the Dracomancer
2 x Borderland Ranger
4 x Dragon Fodder
2 x Dragonspeaker Shaman
1 x Flameblast Dragon
2 x Gorger Wurm
3 x Hellkite Hatchling
1 x Hellkite Overlord
2 x Igneous Pouncer
1 x Predator Dragon
4 x Tukatongue Thallid
2 x Valley Rannet
1 x Volcanic Dragon
4 x Cultivate
2 x Jund Charm
1 x Sangrite Surge
4 x Soul's Fire
4 x Terramorphic Expanse
9 Forest
7 Mountain
4 Swamp
Unlocks
Form of the Dragon
Torrent of Fire
Dragon Fangs
Borderland Ranger
Sangrite Surge
Crucible of Fire
Predator Dragon
Hellkite Hatchling
Maelstrom Pulse
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
Dragon Roost
Dragonspeaker Shaman
Crucible of Fire
Torrent of Fire
Jund Battlemage
Dragonspeaker Shaman
Maelstrom Pulse
Ogre Battledriver
Dragon Breath
Broodmate Dragon
Consume Strength
Torrent of Fire
Banefire
Bloodbraid Elf
Dragonlair Spider
Spellbreaker Behemoth
Artifact Mutation
Maelstrom Pulse
Penumbra Wurm
Dragon Broodmother
Avacyn's Glory
1 x Angelic Overseer
1 x Archangel
1 x Champion of the Parish
2 x Doomed Traveler
2 x Elder Cathar
2 x Elgaud Inquisitor
2 x Fiend Hunter
1 x Geist-Honored Monk
2 x Goldnight Commander
1 x Mentor of the Meek
1 x Midnight Guard
1 x Requiem Angel
2 x Selfless Cathar
3 x Thraben Valiant
2 x Unruly Mob
1 x Voice of the Provinces
3 x Gather the Townsfolk
2 x Hallow
1 x Honor of the Pure
2 x Oblivion Ring
2 x Path to Exile
25 x Plains
Unlocks
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Angel's Mercy
Seraph of Dawn
Gather the Townsfolk
Honor of the Pure
Champion of the Parish
Seraph of Dawn
Thraben Doomsayer
Angelic Overseer
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Champion of the Parish
Ring of Three Wishes
Mentor of the Meek
Fiend Hunter
Baneslayer Angel
Seraph of Dawn
Bonds of Faith
Increasing Devotion
Devout Invocation
Soul Warden
Grand Abolisher
Restoration Angel
Hallowed Burial
Elite Inquisitor
Deathless Angel
Martyr's Bond
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Soul Warden
Twilight Sheperd
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"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
1 x Artisan of Kozilek
4 x Farhaven Elf
4 x Grazing Gladehart
2 x Oracle of Mul Daya
1 x Pathrazer of Ulamog
2 x Pelakka Wurm
1 x Primeval Titan
1 x Sporemound
2 x Ulamog's Crusher
1 x Vastwood Hydra
2 x All Is Dust
1 x Eldrazi Conscription
3 x Explore
1 x It That Betrays
4 x Khalni Heart Expedition
4 x Rampant Growth
25 Forest
Unlocks
Primeval Titan
Bountiful Harvest
Woodborn Behemoth
Into the Wilds
Explore
Oracle of Mul Daya
Eldrazi Conscription
Terastodon
Fierce Empath
Scute Mob
Green Sun's Zenith
Eye of Ugin
Bountiful Harvest
Flourishing
Rites of Flourishing
Artisan of Kozilek
Pelakka Wurm
Woodborn Behemoth
Vengevine
Elvish Piper
Tangle
Exploration
Vigor
Tangle
Elvish Piper
Summoning Trap
Plow Under
Terastodon
Exporation
Tooth and Nail
Fireweave is not available right now.
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I would if the interface to that wasn't absolutely terrible. I can't fathom why they can't get MTGO into the slick interface of Duels. I would buy and play in a heartbeat. I actually own MTGO and haven't touched it in over a year because it was so overwhelming to try to just get started.
I would if the interface to that wasn't absolutely terrible. I can't fathom why they can't get MTGO into the slick interface of Duels. I would buy and play in a heartbeat. I actually own MTGO and haven't touched it in over a year because it was so overwhelming to try to just get started.
Agree 1,000% with this. Tried MTGO once and was like "Why is this so confusing, and also ugly?"
New decks look bonkers though. Thanks for sharing them!
Yeah definitely. I like it because it's less boring that the 2012 Ajani, but also less cheesy than the 2012 Azorius. (I liked all the enchantment stuff, but so many hexproofs made it frustrating to play against sometimes.) This one looks like a good mix of fun and non-aggravation!
I'm into the new Garruk. It's ... interesting. A little more removal, which I like, fewer cheese cards (those crazy growth hydras, the sorcery that summoned all the wolves) which I like, and some interesting enchantment choices. Looks fun!
I don't know who we're kidding. 99% of our opponents will be running slivers.
Not sure if emoticon indicates sarcasm (sorry, it's early and coffee isn't working yet), but do you think people will really be into the slivers deck? I wasn't playing when slivers first came out, so I have no concept of how awesome they are. I imagine the deck will play something like 2012's goblin deck, blitzing you with brutally stacking creature buffs and effective spot removal, but the sliver decklist shown makes it seem too slow to really pull that off? The armageddons are nice, there's a little ramp, and there's some decent creature protection, but overall the slivers seem slow and vulnerable, especially with most of the other decks shown having fairly high removal/draw components (compared to last year anyway). I dunno, it'll be interesting to see how it plays in the meta I guess.
I don't know who we're kidding. 99% of our opponents will be running slivers.
Not sure if emoticon indicates sarcasm (sorry, it's early and coffee isn't working yet), but do you think people will really be into the slivers deck? I wasn't playing when slivers first came out, so I have no concept of how awesome they are. I imagine the deck will play something like 2012's goblin deck, blitzing you with brutally stacking creature buffs and effective spot removal, but the sliver decklist shown makes it seem too slow to really pull that off? The armageddons are nice, there's a little ramp, and there's some decent creature protection, but overall the slivers seem slow and vulnerable, especially with most of the other decks shown having fairly high removal/draw components (compared to last year anyway). I dunno, it'll be interesting to see how it plays in the meta I guess.
Thoughts?
Goblins are a poor man's slivers. . .
Slivers have a long history and for those of us who remember them there were a lot of situations where people would see that stacking buff mechanic and they'd lose their crap and just play slivers, no matter how strong a tactician they were. Slivers have the effect of the mechanic making people think they're stronger than they really are.
Mostly just huntin' monsters.
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I don't know who we're kidding. 99% of our opponents will be running slivers.
Not sure if emoticon indicates sarcasm (sorry, it's early and coffee isn't working yet), but do you think people will really be into the slivers deck? I wasn't playing when slivers first came out, so I have no concept of how awesome they are. I imagine the deck will play something like 2012's goblin deck, blitzing you with brutally stacking creature buffs and effective spot removal, but the sliver decklist shown makes it seem too slow to really pull that off? The armageddons are nice, there's a little ramp, and there's some decent creature protection, but overall the slivers seem slow and vulnerable, especially with most of the other decks shown having fairly high removal/draw components (compared to last year anyway). I dunno, it'll be interesting to see how it plays in the meta I guess.
Thoughts?
Goblins are a poor man's slivers. . .
Slivers have a long history and for those of us who remember them there were a lot of situations where people would see that stacking buff mechanic and they'd lose their crap and just play slivers, no matter how strong a tactician they were. Slivers have the effect of the mechanic making people think they're stronger than they really are.
Ah, I see what you're saying. Not that it's good per se, but that everyone's going to be into it because "OMG BUFF MECHANIC." Good call on your part.
Looks like it's gonna be White and Green for me once again. Red does nothing for me, Black is sometimes nice when it's not zombies and Blue... Blue just kind of feels 'wrong'.
I'll third disappointment over the new mono-blue and mono-black decks. Both seem like underpowered, one-dimensional rehashes of 2011 decks.
It's weird that I could be so into the new Garruk and the new Ajani, both of which are also rehashes to a degree, and be so down on these two. I guess it's partly because I find creature-type themed decks pretty dull, but also, these are almost direct clones from 2011. Lame!
EDIT: Gonna dial back my hater a little bit here. Both the new decks look decently strong and somewhat fun, just a little rehashed for my tastes.
Ajani vs Ajani in 2013 can be absurd; I just played one out. Two hours, and I only won because I caught him without a WoG/Plowshares with a Felidar Sovereign I'd been dealt in my original hand. We both had four-digit life totals.
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That Scourge of Valkas will be on fire.
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3 x Chittering Rats
3 x Dimir Guildmage
3 x Moroii
1 x Necropolis Regent
2 x Ravenous Rats
3 x Surveilling Sprite
3 x Vedalken Dismisser
1 x Vengeful Vampire
2 x Divination
1 x Illusionary Armor
4 x Last Gasp
2 x Mind Rot
2 x Sleep
3 x Thought Scour
1 x Time Ebb
4 x Terramorphic Expanse
11 x Island
10 x Swamp
Unlocks
Mindleech Mass
Lobotomy
Ravenous Rats
Illusionary Armor
Sleep
Mark of the Vampire
Threads of Disloyalty
Treasure Hunt
Archaeomancer
Evil Twin
Consult the Necrosages
Vengeful Vampire
Illusionary Armor
Dire Undercurrents
Lobotomy
Threads of Disloyalty
Fool's Demise
Archaeomancer
Guardian of the Ages
Avatar of Will
Slate Street Ruffian
Shadow Slice
Smog Elemental
Hands of Binding
Mental Vapors
Diluvian Primordial
Stolen Identity
Dinrova Horror
Countersquall
Doomsday Specter
Enter the Dracomancer
4 x Dragon Fodder
2 x Dragonspeaker Shaman
1 x Flameblast Dragon
2 x Gorger Wurm
3 x Hellkite Hatchling
1 x Hellkite Overlord
2 x Igneous Pouncer
1 x Predator Dragon
4 x Tukatongue Thallid
2 x Valley Rannet
1 x Volcanic Dragon
4 x Cultivate
2 x Jund Charm
1 x Sangrite Surge
4 x Soul's Fire
4 x Terramorphic Expanse
9 Forest
7 Mountain
4 Swamp
Unlocks
Form of the Dragon
Torrent of Fire
Dragon Fangs
Borderland Ranger
Sangrite Surge
Crucible of Fire
Predator Dragon
Hellkite Hatchling
Maelstrom Pulse
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
Dragon Roost
Dragonspeaker Shaman
Crucible of Fire
Torrent of Fire
Jund Battlemage
Dragonspeaker Shaman
Maelstrom Pulse
Ogre Battledriver
Dragon Breath
Broodmate Dragon
Consume Strength
Torrent of Fire
Banefire
Bloodbraid Elf
Dragonlair Spider
Spellbreaker Behemoth
Artifact Mutation
Maelstrom Pulse
Penumbra Wurm
Dragon Broodmother
Avacyn's Glory
1 x Archangel
1 x Champion of the Parish
2 x Doomed Traveler
2 x Elder Cathar
2 x Elgaud Inquisitor
2 x Fiend Hunter
1 x Geist-Honored Monk
2 x Goldnight Commander
1 x Mentor of the Meek
1 x Midnight Guard
1 x Requiem Angel
2 x Selfless Cathar
3 x Thraben Valiant
2 x Unruly Mob
1 x Voice of the Provinces
3 x Gather the Townsfolk
2 x Hallow
1 x Honor of the Pure
2 x Oblivion Ring
2 x Path to Exile
25 x Plains
Unlocks
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Angel's Mercy
Seraph of Dawn
Gather the Townsfolk
Honor of the Pure
Champion of the Parish
Seraph of Dawn
Thraben Doomsayer
Angelic Overseer
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Champion of the Parish
Ring of Three Wishes
Mentor of the Meek
Fiend Hunter
Baneslayer Angel
Seraph of Dawn
Bonds of Faith
Increasing Devotion
Devout Invocation
Soul Warden
Grand Abolisher
Restoration Angel
Hallowed Burial
Elite Inquisitor
Deathless Angel
Martyr's Bond
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Soul Warden
Twilight Sheperd
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
Chant of Mul Daya
4 x Farhaven Elf
4 x Grazing Gladehart
2 x Oracle of Mul Daya
1 x Pathrazer of Ulamog
2 x Pelakka Wurm
1 x Primeval Titan
1 x Sporemound
2 x Ulamog's Crusher
1 x Vastwood Hydra
2 x All Is Dust
1 x Eldrazi Conscription
3 x Explore
1 x It That Betrays
4 x Khalni Heart Expedition
4 x Rampant Growth
25 Forest
Unlocks
Primeval Titan
Bountiful Harvest
Woodborn Behemoth
Into the Wilds
Explore
Oracle of Mul Daya
Eldrazi Conscription
Terastodon
Fierce Empath
Scute Mob
Green Sun's Zenith
Eye of Ugin
Bountiful Harvest
Flourishing
Rites of Flourishing
Artisan of Kozilek
Pelakka Wurm
Woodborn Behemoth
Vengevine
Elvish Piper
Tangle
Exploration
Vigor
Tangle
Elvish Piper
Summoning Trap
Plow Under
Terastodon
Exporation
Tooth and Nail
Fireweave is not available right now.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
I used to love that card. I made a deck based around it that was pretty powerful in our meta back in the day.
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Dracomancer looks really good.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
I would if the interface to that wasn't absolutely terrible. I can't fathom why they can't get MTGO into the slick interface of Duels. I would buy and play in a heartbeat. I actually own MTGO and haven't touched it in over a year because it was so overwhelming to try to just get started.
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Guess I now know which deck I'll be maining.
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Even Avacyn herself.
@Entaru the 2012 version sucked. Now they went back to full Jund.
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Agree 1,000% with this. Tried MTGO once and was like "Why is this so confusing, and also ugly?"
New decks look bonkers though. Thanks for sharing them!
Monowhite will be available later.
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EDIT: ... and "Guardians of Light" is up now too.
http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29954637/Magic_2014_Guardians_of_Light_Decklist_and_Strategies
Woo!
I miss Elspeth.
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Yeah definitely. I like it because it's less boring that the 2012 Ajani, but also less cheesy than the 2012 Azorius. (I liked all the enchantment stuff, but so many hexproofs made it frustrating to play against sometimes.) This one looks like a good mix of fun and non-aggravation!
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
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Not sure if emoticon indicates sarcasm (sorry, it's early and coffee isn't working yet), but do you think people will really be into the slivers deck? I wasn't playing when slivers first came out, so I have no concept of how awesome they are. I imagine the deck will play something like 2012's goblin deck, blitzing you with brutally stacking creature buffs and effective spot removal, but the sliver decklist shown makes it seem too slow to really pull that off? The armageddons are nice, there's a little ramp, and there's some decent creature protection, but overall the slivers seem slow and vulnerable, especially with most of the other decks shown having fairly high removal/draw components (compared to last year anyway). I dunno, it'll be interesting to see how it plays in the meta I guess.
Thoughts?
Unless they are summoning Eldrazi.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
Goblins are a poor man's slivers. . .
Slivers have a long history and for those of us who remember them there were a lot of situations where people would see that stacking buff mechanic and they'd lose their crap and just play slivers, no matter how strong a tactician they were. Slivers have the effect of the mechanic making people think they're stronger than they really are.
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Ah, I see what you're saying. Not that it's good per se, but that everyone's going to be into it because "OMG BUFF MECHANIC." Good call on your part.
and Monoblack: http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29959095/Magic_2014_Deadwalkers_Decklist_and_Strategies?pg=1
They look boring.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
It's weird that I could be so into the new Garruk and the new Ajani, both of which are also rehashes to a degree, and be so down on these two. I guess it's partly because I find creature-type themed decks pretty dull, but also, these are almost direct clones from 2011. Lame!
EDIT: Gonna dial back my hater a little bit here. Both the new decks look decently strong and somewhat fun, just a little rehashed for my tastes.
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA
"We have years of struggle ahead, mostly within ourselves." - Made in USA