How do I hold priority in order to respond to my own triggers in Arena? I've tried holding control but it still doesn't stop to let me act in response to my own trigger.
Specific situation:
I have an Oran-Rief Ooze and another creature with no counters on it in play. I attack with both creatures. I have a Stony Strength in hand. I want to respond to the trigger of Oran-Rief Ooze with Stony Strength to place a counter on my other attacking creature so that when it resolves it sees that the other attacking creature has a counter on it.
Tapping CTRL also puts you into Full Control mode, which will automatically hold priority for everything.
So my problem then was holding CTRL? T_T
Probably! XD
If you're in Full Control mode it'll say Full Control in the bottom right of the screen above the pass priority button, so just make sure that's there.
You don't need to panic I'm quick draft because there's no timer. If you're paralyzed by choice, use the tier lists to help
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BrodyThe WatchThe First ShoreRegistered Userregular
I guess my issue is that I'm never sure what cards to pick, even with a list up. I just don't have time in that minute to try and read every card, then look through all the charts.
And then I always somehow end up with a billion 2 and 3 cost cards, and nothing big or game breaking. I literally lost to a 3 or 4 color decks that looked like he just grabbed anything with a statblock and threw it in.
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Do quick draft until you're comfortable drafting, at least. Not only is there no timer, iirc you can close out of the game and come back the next day in the middle of your draft and it's fine.
You don't need to panic I'm quick draft because there's no timer. If you're paralyzed by choice, use the tier lists to help
I tried premier, and I feel like maybe that was a mistake.
Yeah no, you absolutely want quick draft.
Then I feel like you need to get a handle on the archetypes that work in the set, before becoming confident in the deck that you've built.
Given how it's not at all the same drafting against bots, I think you should always rare draft in quick draft unless you already have 4 of the rare and it wouldn't help your draft.
With pretty uncommon exception the bots rare draft too. And that's what basically everyone else is doing in quick draft, so it's not like you'll be especially behind by taking a couple first picks you won't actually use.
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Yeah, I guess I was avoiding quick, because its only available for Theros, but it looks like all the sets available right now are going to rotate together?
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Singleton cascade was great.
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Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
The trick to singleton cascade is to play mill and have a lot of 2 and 3 mana spells, and just the crab/merfolk millwizard as the only one drops.
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Yeah, I guess I was avoiding quick, because its only available for Theros, but it looks like all the sets available right now are going to rotate together?
Beginning of November I think is when we get Zendikar quick draft back.
Yeah, I guess I was avoiding quick, because its only available for Theros, but it looks like all the sets available right now are going to rotate together?
Beginning of November I think is when we get Zendikar quick draft back.
They rotate every 2 weeks, but I believe the current set has a longer stay time the first time it rotates in.
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If youre new I can see not realizing what youre up against until the flares start dropping. Its not like its the only deck that cycles.
It feels weird hearing both cycling and mill being common archetypes in 2021. I remember in college a friend had an Astral Slide deck that was an exercise in futility to play against.
"I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."
If youre new I can see not realizing what youre up against until the flares start dropping. Its not like its the only deck that cycles.
It feels weird hearing both cycling and mill being common archetypes in 2021. I remember in college a friend had an Astral Slide deck that was an exercise in futility to play against.
I wonder how R/W/X zenith flare does these days. Could hang with the old standard but its the wild west right now.
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The real confusion about playing against the cycling deck was seeing a Cycle for 1 mana card which just felt unfair. Cycle is 2 mana goddamnit.
If youre new I can see not realizing what youre up against until the flares start dropping. Its not like its the only deck that cycles.
It feels weird hearing both cycling and mill being common archetypes in 2021. I remember in college a friend had an Astral Slide deck that was an exercise in futility to play against.
I wonder how R/W/X zenith flare does these days. Could hang with the old standard but its the wild west right now.
I've run into it a few times. Was fairly effective buuut I forgot that Zenith Flare was a thing for the first one which biases the sample a bit >.>
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The biggest issue with zenith flare cycle decks is how many strong, meta decks run mainboard graveyard hate.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
The real confusion about playing against the cycling deck was seeing a Cycle for 1 mana card which just felt unfair. Cycle is 2 mana goddamnit.
That's the whole basis of the deck, though. A few creatures to benefit from the cycles, zenith flare, then a couple very situational cards you can maybe use instead of cycle, and a bunch of cards that you don't even have the mana type for, they're just for the 1 cost cycle.
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
The real confusion about playing against the cycling deck was seeing a Cycle for 1 mana card which just felt unfair. Cycle is 2 mana goddamnit.
That's the whole basis of the deck, though. A few creatures to benefit from the cycles, zenith flare, then a couple very situational cards you can maybe use instead of cycle, and a bunch of cards that you don't even have the mana type for, they're just for the 1 cost cycle.
I find it kinda funny that it runs a lot of cards just for the (1) CMC cycle.
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The real confusion about playing against the cycling deck was seeing a Cycle for 1 mana card which just felt unfair. Cycle is 2 mana goddamnit.
That's the whole basis of the deck, though. A few creatures to benefit from the cycles, zenith flare, then a couple very situational cards you can maybe use instead of cycle, and a bunch of cards that you don't even have the mana type for, they're just for the 1 cost cycle.
Aegis isn't wrong about the cost of cycling, though. Before Ikoria, cycling cost either 2 colorless or 1 single/hybrid color mana at a minimum. Cycling for generic 1 is new in Ikoria.
The real confusion about playing against the cycling deck was seeing a Cycle for 1 mana card which just felt unfair. Cycle is 2 mana goddamnit.
That's the whole basis of the deck, though. A few creatures to benefit from the cycles, zenith flare, then a couple very situational cards you can maybe use instead of cycle, and a bunch of cards that you don't even have the mana type for, they're just for the 1 cost cycle.
Aegis isn't wrong about the cost of cycling, though. Before Ikoria, cycling cost either 2 colorless or 1 single/hybrid color mana at a minimum. Cycling for generic 1 is new in Ikoria.
Excepting Flare, which is very strong, the tertiary tied in effects that made cyling of old decks so good isnt much there these days.
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One more land and I would have milled my opponent's entire deck twice in a single game.
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So my problem then was holding CTRL? T_T
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Probably! XD
If you're in Full Control mode it'll say Full Control in the bottom right of the screen above the pass priority button, so just make sure that's there.
edit: Yeah, I don't know why I did that, I always hate drafting for card games, other than like sushi go or something.
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And then I always somehow end up with a billion 2 and 3 cost cards, and nothing big or game breaking. I literally lost to a 3 or 4 color decks that looked like he just grabbed anything with a statblock and threw it in.
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I tried premier, and I feel like maybe that was a mistake.
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Yeah no, you absolutely want quick draft.
Then I feel like you need to get a handle on the archetypes that work in the set, before becoming confident in the deck that you've built.
Or just rare draft for the free to play cards.
With pretty uncommon exception the bots rare draft too. And that's what basically everyone else is doing in quick draft, so it's not like you'll be especially behind by taking a couple first picks you won't actually use.
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but I do like these card styles
I hate that they're making me do this
Beginning of November I think is when we get Zendikar quick draft back.
They rotate every 2 weeks, but I believe the current set has a longer stay time the first time it rotates in.
https://draftsim.com/mtg-arena-schedule/
So mid-Nov I'm guessing will be M21(?)
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His lists are actually just a Google doc. Kind of irritating that MTGAZone doesn't include a link.
Thats what I thought looking at it, but I couldn't find a way to access the sheet itself.
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Gotta save those counterspells.
feels great when a red player burns removal damage on my chaff creatures with cycling instead of going face
As if I draw those.
Though I'm relatively new to this standard so there's going to be a lot of cards I don't know about.
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If you're playing mill you should have four of drown in the loch.
Yea, those are the ones I don't draw :P
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It feels weird hearing both cycling and mill being common archetypes in 2021. I remember in college a friend had an Astral Slide deck that was an exercise in futility to play against.
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I wonder how R/W/X zenith flare does these days. Could hang with the old standard but its the wild west right now.
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I've run into it a few times. Was fairly effective buuut I forgot that Zenith Flare was a thing for the first one which biases the sample a bit >.>
That's the whole basis of the deck, though. A few creatures to benefit from the cycles, zenith flare, then a couple very situational cards you can maybe use instead of cycle, and a bunch of cards that you don't even have the mana type for, they're just for the 1 cost cycle.
I find it kinda funny that it runs a lot of cards just for the (1) CMC cycle.
Aegis isn't wrong about the cost of cycling, though. Before Ikoria, cycling cost either 2 colorless or 1 single/hybrid color mana at a minimum. Cycling for generic 1 is new in Ikoria.
Fewer post jund sac at least, a lot of it is targeted hate which isnt a huge deal
Excepting Flare, which is very strong, the tertiary tied in effects that made cyling of old decks so good isnt much there these days.
Stupid Midnight Clock.
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Just be glad Gaia's Blessing isn't in standard :P
Oh dear christ
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