There is a good mix of everything, but Jeskai is certainly less common Dimir. I think because of the matchmaking algorithm you are a lot more likely to face Dimir on game 1 than on game 7. Mostly I see RDW, mono-white, izzet, and golgari. But there is a little bit of everything played.
I see so much Izzet, Jeskai, and Mono-U. It's exhausting. Counterspells for days and days.
In constructed events? I think I see jank merfolk more often than I see Jeskai there.
that sounds really nice
but yeah I think I just get unlucky in the BO1 Constructed Event, I face loads of Izzet and Jeskai in there. I think I've yet to have a run without any Jeskai Control.
It is really nice. Give Bo1 another chance, it is really great.
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I mean I've played 7 or 8 Golgari runs and I don't hate it, I just think I have bad luck with what I run into when I queue as Golgari.
I definitely see mono-U and turbofog a reasonable amount when playing constructed event.
Also, it's really silly to say you can't run all-in decks ("bullshit", in your evocative parlance) in bo1. They're actually generally better there! Turbofog was amazingly strong in Arena pre-rotation because it was an all-in deck thats weaknesses could never be exploited mainboard by creature decks, which were >50% of the meta on RB aggro and midrange alone. Aetherflux Storm was likewise an all in strategy that did far better in Bo1. Sideboarding hurts those decks a lot, though pre-rotation turbofog was also just dominant enough to be good even after creature decks sided in hate for it
Like, the reason Turbofog isn't big in Bo1 right now is because it's a bad deck compared to pre-rotation and pure RDW naturally runs more face damage than pre-rotation RB aggro, along with having far more reach via Experimental Frenzy, while mono-U can tempo out critical fogs or even nexii maindeck. In a meta that actually favored turbofog it'd be brutal in Bo1
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Reading pro game decklists is super interesting because their sideboards look nothing like what you'd want to run in MTGA. Every Golgari list is sideboarding 1-2 Deathgorge Scavengers because that card crushes in the mirror, but I play like maybe 1 Golgari mirror every 7 or 8 games in MTGA and it'd be absolutely incorrect to spend sideboard slots on.
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It's for both! But you've inadvertently hit on another fun point, which is that most pro-game Izzet lists are Phoenix Drakes and a lot of the Izzet Drakes lists I've run into in MTGA have ditched the Phoenixes completely.
Oh yeah, another more bullshit all-in deck is the Drake list that runs tons of bad cyclers like crash through along with maximize velocity in order to attempt massive alpha strikes. Vulnerable in Bo3 where heavily siding in removal and holding it when the opponent is at 5+ mana, great in Bo1
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Woot, I finally got one!
Also, to earlier discussions: My golgari deck runs neither reaper nor nullhide. I dunno, it works fairly well but I'm trying to decide what to tweak next. It's a reliable 5-6 win in Bo1.
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Woot, I finally got one!
Also, to earlier discussions: My golgari deck runs neither reaper nor nullhide. I dunno, it works fairly well but I'm trying to decide what to tweak next. It's a reliable 5-6 win in Bo1.
In your defense, Golgari typically doesn't run Nullhide because it runs a lot of non-Creature stuff.
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dat pack dun got me a Midnight Reaper, which I need several of, so thanks bruv.
I need two more of those to run my NO_BURN_FEAR playset of Reapers maindeck Golgari funtimes.
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I think I might need to play some reapers in my sideboard when I am against Jeskai.
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Board wipe? Sure. I'll just draw four cards to replace those creatures...
Would someone please give me some pointers on this "fun jank" pirates tribal deck in U/R? I emphasize the fun because beating someone with Lightning-Rig Crew is super satisfying and I emphasize jank because in Arena ladder I get paired with starter decks, unfinished decks, some mill, a lot of merfolk, etc. I want this to be an aggressive deck that doesn't fizzle out mid-game so I added some draw and the Treasure Maps (Treasure!!) with a sprinkle of Tezzeret (totally a pirate).
Just some thoughts of my own:
Storm the Vault seems like a cool card, but I don't think it fits this deck (Vance's Blasting Cannons maybe?).
Kitesail Corsair is useful sometimes, but most of the time it sucks.
Hornswaggle vs Admiral's Order (I am attacking a bunch so makes sense to switch?)
I'd like to stay out of black colors and I guess keep the pirate theme (Yes, it limits the card selection. Pirates!)
Prying Blade as an equipment is probably not the best.
It's really cool I think, but I wanna be top seadog of the jank!
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You have a mix of aggressive creatures and defensive creatures in there. Do you want to be the pirate beatdown, or do you want to be more controlling? UR would be better as a more beatdowny deck.
Aggression: Remove the defensive creatures, Sailor of Means, and Lightning-Rig Crew. You can probably lose Storm the Vault and Hornswoggle. Build the more aggressive creatures up to 4 ofs, and add Shocks, as a start?
Dovin Baan (UW), Domri Rade (GR), and Kaya (BW) are in the set, almost certainly as the Bolas aligned PW guild heads. This would color balance the pro and anti Bolas guilds at Golgari, Izzet, Azorius, Gruul, and Izzet for Bolas, and Boros, Dimir, Selesnya, Simic, and Rakdos against.
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I find it hilarious that azorius is pro Bolas and Dimir and Rakdos are anti Bolas.
Fuckin cops, amirite?
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it is a bit odd that Bolas would only get one of the three guilds that share his colors.
I think that Bad versus Evil is a lot more interesting than "oh yeah, Bolas has all the factions in his colors and every black-affiliated guild wants to jump on the evil train." Let's see some Dimir "knowledge is ours, not yours" and Rakdos "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me!" against Bolas's schemes.
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Rakdos makes perfect sense because they are all about that debauchary and chaos and anarchy and just fuckin whatever makes em happy. Bolas isn't really about that.
Dimir makes a lot less sense.
But Azorious makes total sense because of course the cop guild is a bunch of fascists. I just find it hilarious because that's the traditional "good guy" color combo.
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Golgari allying with Bolas is actually surprising because Vraska's entire ethos is basically THE WORKERS SHALL SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION BY KILLING EVERYONE okay maybe that last part is very Bolas.
Like, the reason Turbofog isn't big in Bo1 right now is because it's a bad deck compared to pre-rotation and pure RDW naturally runs more face damage than pre-rotation RB aggro, along with having far more reach via Experimental Frenzy, while mono-U can tempo out critical fogs or even nexii maindeck. In a meta that actually favored turbofog it'd be brutal in Bo1
Don't forget white/boros weeny. They do a great job of keeping the solitaire decks away!
Pretty sure they beat up 'all in izzet' too. But that deck is really cheap to play so it shows up. I think the same goes for Dimir.
Als' I know is Kaya's a ghost buster, and that I will build a deck around ghosts and sing the theme song every time I play it.
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Golgari allying with Bolas is actually surprising because Vraska's entire ethos is basically THE WORKERS SHALL SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION BY KILLING EVERYONE okay maybe that last part is very Bolas.
I am pretty sure they are in line because current Vraska had her mind wiped by Jace in order to be a sleeper agent working for Bolas.
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Golgari allying with Bolas is actually surprising because Vraska's entire ethos is basically THE WORKERS SHALL SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION BY KILLING EVERYONE okay maybe that last part is very Bolas.
I am pretty sure they are in line because current Vraska had her mind wiped by Jace in order to be a sleeper agent working for Bolas.
True, although to be fair that was by her choice as well.
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Golgari allying with Bolas is actually surprising because Vraska's entire ethos is basically THE WORKERS SHALL SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION BY KILLING EVERYONE okay maybe that last part is very Bolas.
I am pretty sure they are in line because current Vraska had her mind wiped by Jace in order to be a sleeper agent working for Bolas.
True, although to be fair that was by her choice as well.
...yeah? It's her choice to fuck over Bolas.
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I am online to get some matches in if we still are doing that tournament thing.
And also I need help as I am working with my thef decklist:
Golgari allying with Bolas is actually surprising because Vraska's entire ethos is basically THE WORKERS SHALL SEIZE THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION BY KILLING EVERYONE okay maybe that last part is very Bolas.
I am pretty sure they are in line because current Vraska had her mind wiped by Jace in order to be a sleeper agent working for Bolas.
True, although to be fair that was by her choice as well.
...yeah? It's her choice to fuck over Bolas.
Right yeah just specifying for folks that Jace didn't do that against her will!
There is a good mix of everything, but Jeskai is certainly less common Dimir. I think because of the matchmaking algorithm you are a lot more likely to face Dimir on game 1 than on game 7. Mostly I see RDW, mono-white, izzet, and golgari. But there is a little bit of everything played.
I see so much Izzet, Jeskai, and Mono-U. It's exhausting. Counterspells for days and days.
In constructed events? I think I see jank merfolk more often than I see Jeskai there.
that sounds really nice
but yeah I think I just get unlucky in the BO1 Constructed Event, I face loads of Izzet and Jeskai in there. I think I've yet to have a run without any Jeskai Control.
This was my experience for quite some time, but I think I'm now about 60 games since I've seen it. Now it's all dimir from the control players. The rest is the usual green stompy, RDW, WW, Golgari, and Drakes.
I think what all of this says is that the matchmaking is pretty weird. I know, small sample size and everything, but it seems a bit too different between individuals. If half the field is RDW, then it should be around some for everyone, not just totally absent for some players.
Lol I just had someone do the scoop of shame after trying to ionize my carnage tyrant.
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I really hate Jeskai control.
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It is really nice. Give Bo1 another chance, it is really great.
Also, it's really silly to say you can't run all-in decks ("bullshit", in your evocative parlance) in bo1. They're actually generally better there! Turbofog was amazingly strong in Arena pre-rotation because it was an all-in deck thats weaknesses could never be exploited mainboard by creature decks, which were >50% of the meta on RB aggro and midrange alone. Aetherflux Storm was likewise an all in strategy that did far better in Bo1. Sideboarding hurts those decks a lot, though pre-rotation turbofog was also just dominant enough to be good even after creature decks sided in hate for it
Each code is good for 10 redemptions, but you can only use one yourself evarrrr, just in case people were wondering how they worked.
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3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
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Parn... Parun...
baF... ba-F... badass flier
Niv Mizzet confirmed!
It also fucks with my deck!
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dat pack dun got me a Midnight Reaper, which I need several of, so thanks bruv.
Woot, I finally got one!
Also, to earlier discussions: My golgari deck runs neither reaper nor nullhide. I dunno, it works fairly well but I'm trying to decide what to tweak next. It's a reliable 5-6 win in Bo1.
In your defense, Golgari typically doesn't run Nullhide because it runs a lot of non-Creature stuff.
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Just some thoughts of my own:
It's really cool I think, but I wanna be top seadog of the jank!
4 Daring Buccaneer (RIX) 98
2 Fanatical Firebrand (RIX) 101
2 Lightning-Rig Crew (XLN) 150
2 Siren Stormtamer (XLN) 79
2 Sailor of Means (RIX) 49
3 Departed Deckhand (M19) 49
3 Kitesail Corsair (RIX) 41
2 Storm Fleet Sprinter (RIX) 172
2 Fiery Cannonade (XLN) 143
1 Repeating Barrage (XLN) 156
3 Chart a Course (XLN) 48
1 Hornswoggle (RIX) 39
4 Lightning Strike (XLN) 149
1 Storm the Vault (RIX) 173
2 See Red (RIX) 112
2 Fountain of Renewal (M19) 235
2 Treasure Map (XLN) 250
1 Prying Blade (XLN) 244
4 Sulfur Falls (DAR) 247
2 Highland Lake (M19) 252
8 Island (RIX) 193
6 Mountain (RIX) 195
Aggression: Remove the defensive creatures, Sailor of Means, and Lightning-Rig Crew. You can probably lose Storm the Vault and Hornswoggle. Build the more aggressive creatures up to 4 ofs, and add Shocks, as a start?
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Thanks for the pack! Mine had a mythic wildcard which will probably end up as a Vivien once I get around to finishing my G/B deck.
Fuckin cops, amirite?
Dimir makes a lot less sense.
But Azorious makes total sense because of course the cop guild is a bunch of fascists. I just find it hilarious because that's the traditional "good guy" color combo.
Don't forget white/boros weeny. They do a great job of keeping the solitaire decks away!
Pretty sure they beat up 'all in izzet' too. But that deck is really cheap to play so it shows up. I think the same goes for Dimir.
I am pretty sure they are in line because current Vraska had her mind wiped by Jace in order to be a sleeper agent working for Bolas.
True, although to be fair that was by her choice as well.
...yeah? It's her choice to fuck over Bolas.
And also I need help as I am working with my thef decklist:
7 Swamp (RIX) 194
1 Dream Eater (GRN) 38
5 Island (RIX) 193
4 Nightveil Predator (GRN) 191
4 Thief of Sanity (GRN) 205
1 Twilight Prophet (RIX) 88
4 Lazav, the Multifarious (GRN) 184
2 Cast Down (DAR) 81
4 Vraska's Contempt (XLN) 129
1 Arguel's Blood Fast (XLN) 90
3 Discovery // Dispersal (GRN) 223
2 Thought Erasure (GRN) 206
3 Notion Rain (GRN) 193
4 Drowned Catacomb (XLN) 253
4 Watery Grave (GRN) 259
2 Field of Ruin (XLN) 254
1 Hostage Taker (XLN) 223
2 Kitesail Freebooter (XLN) 110
2 Spell Pierce (XLN) 81
1 Disdainful Stroke (GRN) 37
SIDEBOARD:
1 Hostage Taker (XLN) 223
4 Ritual of Soot (GRN) 84
2 The Immortal Sun (RIX) 180
1 Kitesail Freebooter (XLN) 110
2 Cast Down (DAR) 81
1 Disdainful Stroke (GRN) 37
2 The Eldest Reborn (DAR) 90
2 Midnight Reaper (GRN) 77
Still not sure if I should even be running notion rain in this deck.
Right yeah just specifying for folks that Jace didn't do that against her will!
This was my experience for quite some time, but I think I'm now about 60 games since I've seen it. Now it's all dimir from the control players. The rest is the usual green stompy, RDW, WW, Golgari, and Drakes.
I think what all of this says is that the matchmaking is pretty weird. I know, small sample size and everything, but it seems a bit too different between individuals. If half the field is RDW, then it should be around some for everyone, not just totally absent for some players.