I ended up playing three Thragtusk and an Olivia and it was not really a close game. It made me realize that every mistake is important and I needed to pay attention and slow the game down to think through the whole turn ahead of time before I do other things. As a whole I really liked the deck that I was playing.
I felt comfortable with my sideboard plans and the main deck was just awesome. I only really felt behind two times the whole day. Both times were against reanimator strategies. Junk Reanimator can grind you out with obezedat if you fail to do much like I did, but the scary part is angel of serenity. A late angel is very difficult to deal with. If I was to play this deck again, which there is a pretty good chance I will, I would have a better strategy for Reanimator.
The decision of my friend to give me Jund was well positioned and a very good choice. At the end of the day I finished 79th one match shy of top 32 out of players. I would like to thank Samy Younis and Bob Hardy for lending me a sweet deck, Normand See for sponsoring me and indirectly Reid Duke for posting his sweet list and sideboard plans.
This week I will be interviewing Magic Pro and good friend of mine The Adam Yurchick on how to prepare for tournaments and how to be a better player. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. He shares what he's learned of MTG Vampires decks, including his latest list and a sideboarding guide.
Even MTG pros have to adjust their approaches to metagaming and deck selection. Brad Nelson offers five tips for beating the metagame blues in Corey Baumeister and Ross Merriam compete with six of Modern's top decks. Then again, it probably should be. Dark Confidant is one of my favorite things about Magic, but not just for the incredible opportunity to be on a Magic card, which is amazing in its own right. It has been the journey of the card itself that makes it my favorite thing about Magic—the entirely unique way to interact with the game in its design, and the people involved, have made it so special to me.
I had no real design idea for a card. Mark was so good at his job that he knew what I was looking for before I did. Thanks again, Mark. It has been great fun since the card was released as well. I love hearing all of the stories from people either loving or hating the card. The number of times I have been asked to sign a Dark Confidant is humbling. Of course, I have my own stories.
It has all been a new way to engage in the pastime that has meant so much to me over the years. It has added an element to Magic that I never knew was missing. But enough about the past. We should talk about Dark Confidant now. Dark Confidant obviously represents card advantage. The price is unknown and the reliability changes from deck to deck. I know I have turned over more than one Inkwell Leviathan on my upkeep.
I am sure there will be some people playing Modern Masters limited who might do something similar. In many Sealed and Draft pools, Dark Confidant is usually too dangerous to play. There is always a chance in Modern Masters that it will work better, though, as many Modern staples are at a very low mana cost. I know I would be more than happy to pay 2 life to get a Tarmogoyf on my upkeep. All in all, it is buyer beware in Limited with Dark Confidant.
I have had people tell me that Dark Confidant was unbeatable in the original Ravnica drafts, that it was unplayable, and everything in between. I say go for it. It is such a potent card and represents such an advantage over the long term that most decks will do whatever is necessary to get it off the table.
If opponents do not have a way to deal with it or are unlucky enough not to draw an answer, it offers a huge advantage for you early in the game.
If you have watched any coverage of high-level Modern events, I am sure you have seen Dark Confidant being played, and often dying, very regularly. It will always put certain demands on deck builders trying to brew the next big Modern deck. Whether you choose to play it or not, the advantage is too big to ignore. I am just disappointed that at times I will be watching Dark Confidants with new art. I will really miss all of the Dark Confidants bearing the old art.
It has been something special for me from the beginning. Any of us who were fortunate enough to win an Invitational never imagined we would have to see our cards being reprinted without the original art. That being said, anyone disappointed with the change, myself included, has to realize that this was the only way it could be. How would Chris Pikula or Jens Thoren feel if they had the art on their cards changed and mine stayed intact? I have to believe that would just open up old wounds all over again.
At this point, I think the precedent has been set. If, in the future, Wizards decides to reprint another Invitational card with the original art, you may hear me singing a different tune. For now, it is what it had to be. To be fair, I also got to have my card reprinted in the old card frame. I still remember the day that Ray De Guzman sent me a copy of the image. He and I used to play together in the early days and played quite a bit of Vintage, then called Type I, and he knew I would really enjoy the old card frame.
I am just hoping that the reprinting of the card will make the original a little easier to get my hands on. There are times when I want to sign one of them and send it to someone, and that can get really tough over and over.
Neil Reeves at Mizewell Games used to collect all the Dark Confidants he could get his hands on and then just give them to me. It has been a while since those days, but that helped out a ton.
Maybe now I can find a few to put in reserve. I still find it really special to be involved with Dark Confidant. Consider this fair warning though: I may draw a stick figure version of myself sitting in that empty throne. This week I wanted to try something new. I would like to try to get a professional players perspective on the game and how players at all levels can improve.
The first person that came to mind was Adam Yurchick. Nagkakamali ka dahil kung ikaw ay natalo sa unang round o sa mga late rounds, o kahit nasa kalagitnaan na ang laro o talo na talaga nang dahil sa wala, pwede mong palitan ang deck mo mismo ng iba't ibang kulay at iba't ibang tao na mapapabilis sa iyong laro.
Wala din papansin sa'yo unless nasa isa kang major na event. Kung may nakita na cards na hindi ka nasisiyahan o ang deck mo ay nagtatampo kung minsan, pwedeng palitan ang buong deck mo na ayaw mo. Kung nababagalan ka, palitan mo din.
Palit palit din kasi pag may oras pa. Magpapatulong ka sa iyong tropa ay nakakatulong para pagbutihin hindi lamang ang deck mo pati na rin ang sarili mo para mahasa ka sa paglalaro. Gusto mo din ng inspirasyon? Magdala ng girlfriend o asawa para ganahan ka sa paglalaro. Ngayon ang resulta sa aking paglalaro sa Dragon's Maze nung Sabado. Pod 1, Saturday. Sa unang pod na sinalihan ko, nakakuha ako ng Izzet Guild na may kasamang Boros na isang alternate na guild, American colors kumbaga.
Nakabuo ako ng isang kakaibang aggro deck kahit may mga cluestones na nakakatulong sa'yo sa pag accel ng mana. Sa card pool na nakuha ko si Scion of Vitu-Ghazi lang ang magandang nakuha sa card pool na pwedeng gamitin sa deck. Ito ang mga iba kong nakuha ko sa card pool at ang mga sumusunod Advent of the Wurm, Render Silent, Counterflux at nakalimutan ko na yung dalawang cards na iyon.
Medyo hindi ko ginamit ang ibang rare cards na nakuha dahil sa naging aggro ang naging tema ng deck na binuo ko. Ang deck na binuo ay malakas pag maaga mo mailapag lahat ng tao mo kaya lang pagdating sa mga midrange match-ups, d'yan na nagkakayari ang mga maliliit mong creatures.
May paraan din para manakaw ang mamaw na nagiging threat sa iyong paningin. Tulad nitong mga pangnakaw na pwedeng magamit laban sa mga malalaki tulad ng mga primordial. Since pwede ako mag token base ang deck ko, hindi lang Scion of Vitu-Ghazi ang nilagay pati na rin ang mga token producer na magbibigay ng sakit sa ulo laban sa mga malalaki na nag iisa lamang sa board.
Tulad ng mga cards na ito. Ilalagyan ko din ng pump spells ang deck ko para makatama lang ng damage ang mga tao ko para makakadagdag ng damage. Dagdag ko dito, madami na din akong pool na pwede ding makatulong sa deck tulad ng Dynacharge. Same din ng ginagawa pero walang extra added abilites na hindi tulad ng Weapon Surge na may first strike sa lahat ng tao mo pag na overload na.
May tao din na gumagawa ng token ay ito ang kamag-anak ni Boros Reckoner. May condition nga lang kaya nag one ofs na lang ako sa deck na ito. Sa binuo ko madami na din akong mga pangkeso o pamatay sa mga tao. May napansin lang ako sa card na ito. Kakaiba para sa isang five to cast na instant spell. Nakakapatay ka na nga ng tao nakakadeal ka pa ng damage. Ibang klaseng keso pero sulit na ito sa isang five to cast na mana. Kaysa sa panahon ng Lava Axe na isang sorcery speed na nagdeadeal ng five damage sa mukha.
Walang masyado malalaki ang creatures ang deck na ito dahil nakakabagal din ito ng tempo ng deck na ito. Sa lahat ng matchups na gamit nitong deck na ito naging mabuti naman despite na napunta ako sa na ang standing dahil kung minsan may mga hawak na pwede mo na i cast ng maaga, doon ka pa nag mamana drought.
Kung minsan sa aggro decks, hindi naman kailangan na mag lupa kahit na may lima kang lupa sa kamay at may isang creature at isang spell. Tamang balanse lang ng deck. Talo din ito sa mulligan dahil kung minsan kung may isa kang hawak na lupa at malalaki ang hawak mo, isusugal mo na kaysa sa wala ka namang ibaba pag mull to five ka.
Pod 2, Saturday. Sa pangalawang pod nung araw ng Sabado, mas magaganda ang card pool na nakuha ko dahil Boros ang napili kong guild at ang alternate na guild this time, Selesnya. Which means na pwede ako mag Naya. Sa binuo kong deck na mula sa nakuha kong card pool obvious na aggro nanaman ang mabubuo ko dahil sa mga tao din na nakuha ko.
Balanse din ang deck dahil sa meron kang tao at may kasama pang spot removal. Sa tingin ko yung Legion's Initiative ay babagsak ang presyo nito dahil hindi ganoon kalakas para sa akin despite na pang aggro ang pyesa na isasalpak sa mga aggro decks.
Hindi naman lahat ng Mythic Rares eh malakas na, hindi pa din may pagkukulang din sila. Lahat ng cards din may kahinaan. Tulad din ng Aurelia's Fury na akala ng lahat na gamitin ito paglabas ng Gatecrash pero ayun saan napunta nasa mga binder lang at natutulog pa din ang pera mo.
Tama nga sinabi ni Craig Wescoe sa isang article sa TCGPlayer na talagang babagsak ang presyo ng Aurelia's Fury at ayun nangyari ang hindi dapat na mangyari.
Anyways, paano malalaman kung magiging mahina at malakas ang isang card na tulad ng Legion's Initiative? Malakas ang card na ito Mahina ang card na ito dahil Ang resulta ng mga nilaro ko nung pod 2 ay din which is not bad na din. All the way aggro ang nabuo ko with the help of Loxodon Smiter at Frontline Medic.
Zhur-Tar Druid minsan ang nagpapanalo sa larong ito dahil spitter din ito pag wala ka nang icacast. Wala na ding mana burn kaya pwede mo abusuhin yung druid na yun. Pod 3 or Pod 1, Sunday. Nung dumating ako sa shop akala ko madami nang tao nagaantay sa para makapagstart na ng prerelease at pagdating nagaayos pa pala sila ayun nagmumuni muni muna ako sa tabi tabi at makapamili ng inumin. Anyways pagkalipas ng mga ilang minuto ayun may tao na din sa wakas at nakipagusap sa mga tao doon sa shop at nagsimula na ang Day 2 ng aking prerelease weekend experience.
Sa first pod, Nag Rakdos muna para maiba naman at iwas sa mga kulay puti kahit na malakas ang kulay na ito sa ganitong event. So napili ko ay Rakdos na may kasamang Gruul, sounds like Jund colors to me. Sa nabuo kong deck halatang aggro deck ang magagawa ko sa oras na ding yun. Di na ako nagpaligoy-ligoy pa sa aking bubuoin na deck dahil sa sobrang weenie ng deck ko mabibilis pa. Kung nag cast ka ng noncreature spell, six damage ka kaagad. Ang card pool ko din ay kumpleto sa spot removal at higit sa lahat sa keso kaya nga wala ka proble-problema dahil kumpleto ka sa rekado.
Sa unang dalawang rounds, dinaan ko sila sa pamamagitan ng bilis at sa damage. May rason pala siya kung bakit. Iniisip ko din sa kalaban ko kung may counters siyang hawak ayun pala, wala din.
Nagpanalo din sa kanya si Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker. Paano naging bomba ito. Pag ito ay umattack at pumasok ang damage nito sa iyo, mapapa mill ka ng hindi oras basta makaka apat ka na lupa. Kund hindi ka umabot sa apat na lupa, tapos na agad ang laro.
Wala ni isang spot removal ung Homing Lightning na nagdeadeal ng four damage sa kanya, walang lumabas at na mill din. Pag may ganun ang kalaban mo, tapos na ang laro mo. Sa huling round, medyo mirror match kami. Same colors, same gameplay pero mas malakas yung sa kanya. Ang nagpanalo sa kanya ang kanyang Gruul Ragebeast na pumatay sa aking Ruric Thar.
Mas madami lang siyang spot removal kaysa sa akin ayun ang resulta ang standing. Pod 4 o Pod 2, Sunday. Napili ko pa din ang Rakdos Guild pero this time nakaalign sila sa Boros Legion.
Pag ka check ko ng card pool may Sire of Insanity combo at si Chaos Imps. May Merciless Eviction ayun makakapag mass removal na din ako. Sa lahat ng pods na nasalihan ko, eto ang pinakaolats sa lahat. Nagkaproblema ako sa mana base ng deck na ito hindi ko din alam kung more on red or black ang pwede ko mabuo sa deck na ito despite na may guildgates ako at cluestones. Weenie pa din ang deck or aggro based pero olats pa rin ito. Masasabi ko lang na hindi pwede magsama ang pula at puti at itim parang magiiba ang tema.
Kahit mag Extort ka pa wala pa din. Ang resulta ang standing sa huling pod. Over-all, worth it naman ang set pero yung pagkakaroon ng maze runner at champion of the maze ay medyo iffy para sa akin. Kakaibang pakulo ng Wizards ito. Habang pinapanood ko sa Youtube kung paano i-organize ang ganitong event at sinabi sa sarili ko na, WTF???!!! Pero achievement lang daw ito at wala ka daw makukuha na Planeswalker Points out of that.
I like the set though with more gates and probably cracking Shocklands. Okay na din ako sa Putrefy dahil nakakuha na ako ng set nito nung Sabado. Masaya na ako na ito na lang ang kulang para lumakas ang deck na nilalaro ko ngayon. Lahat ng gagamitin mo talaga sa prerelease ay halos crap rares pero yung mga rares na nakuha niyo ay pwede pala magpanalo sa prerelease mo.
Biro mo eto din ang calling mo para makasali sa limited format kaso bihira ito gawin sa Pinas ito dahil mahal magpatourney ng ganitong tourney dahil malaki ang gagastusin kaya mas maganda mag constructed format.
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