No such thing as "too much fat" and "too little countermagic". Those things are helpful, but not necessary, as seen by the fact that non-Blue decks win just fine in EDH, and that big fat is one of the main defining traits of the format. Countermagic is just Blue's form of removal, and he's got plenty of good White/Red removal.
He actually doesn't need too many extra lands, either, since he has 7 sources of mana accel/fixing. And it's not like he's going to need anythign important to happen in the first few turns anyway, unless he's playing in a ridiculously competetive meta.
No such thing as "too much fat" and "too little countermagic". Those things are helpful, but not necessary, as seen by the fact that non-Blue decks win just fine in EDH, and that big fat is one of the main defining traits of the format. Countermagic is just Blue's form of removal, and he's got plenty of good White/Red removal.
He actually doesn't need too many extra lands, either, since he has 7 sources of mana accel/fixing. And it's not like he's going to need anythign important to happen in the first few turns anyway, unless he's playing in a ridiculously competetive meta.
I said exactly what I meant to say and I stand by it. If he wants to win more games, those changes will facilitate that. Also, countermagic is a lot more than removal.
And I stand by mine, most of the things you suggested aren't really necessary. It's more important to have a focused goal and win condition then it is to "have countermagic" and "have less fat".
The format is about fun. As long as the deck isn't all Eager Cadet s and has a good balance of removal and swingy effects, it will do fine in most metas.
And I stand by mine, most of the things you suggested aren't really necessary. It's more important to have a focused goal and win condition then it is to "have countermagic" and "have less fat".
The format is about fun. As long as the deck isn't all Eager Cadet s and has a good balance of removal and swingy effects, it will do fine in most metas.
I did not say it was "necessary" to make those changes to ever win a game. I said he would win more often if he made them.
leyline of punishment seems like an odd inclusion considering it messes with the leyline of vitality and chancellor of the dross . also, with the lack of direct damage spells, the 'damage cannot be prevented' clause would only come back to bite you, unless you are expecting to run up against a lot of cards like fog
For linking a card to Gatherer without writting the name of said card for readers, use the autocard brackets together with and equal sign and right the name of the real card. Then put the message you want inside the tags, like you would do with autocarding. Like this:
I like storm crow because I really like crows in real life, as an animal, and the card isn't terribly stupid, but packs a good deal of nostalgia and also a chunck of the game's history. So it's perhaps one of the cards I have most affection to, but not because "lol storm crow is bad hurr hurr durr".
Although I do assume you deliberately refer to them (DCI) as The Grand Imperial Convocation of Evil just for the purposes of making them sound like an ancient and terrible conspiracy.
Now, now. 1994 doesn't quite qualify as "ancient".
Oh, it's a brilliant plan. You see, Bolas was travelling through shadowmoor, causing trouble, when he saw a Wickerbough Elder with its stylin' dead scarecrow hat. Now, Bolas being Bolas took the awesome hat and he put it on his head, but even with all his titanic powers of magic he couldn't make it fit. He grabbed some more scarecrows, but then a little kithkin girl asked if he was trying to build a toupee. "BY ALL THE POWERS IN THE MULTIVERSE!" he roared, "I WILL HAVE A HAT WORTHY OF MY GLORY." and so he went through his Dark Lore of Doom (tm) looking for something he could make into a hat that would look as stylish on him as a scarecrow does on a treefolk. He thought about the Phyrexians, but they were covered in goopy oil that would make his nonexistant hair greasy. He Tried out angels for a while but they didn't sit quite right. Then, he looked under "e" (because in the Elder Draconic alphabet, "e" for Eldrazi is right next to "h" for Hat) in his Dark Lore of Doom and saw depictions of the Eldrazi, and all their forms. "THIS SHALL BE MY HAT!" he declared, poking a picture of Emrakul, "AND WITH IT I WILL USHER IN A NEW AGE OF DARKNESS -- ER, I MEAN A NEW AGE OF FASHION!"
And so Nicol Bolas masterminded the release of the Eldrazi.
The last couple days have been roughly every perverse fetish imaginable, but it only got "creepy" when speculation on Mother of Runes's mob affiliation came up?
I like to think up what I consider clever names for my decks, only later to be laughed at by my wife. It kills me a little on the inside, but thats what marriage is about.
Of course, the best use [of tolaria west ] is transmuting for the real Tolaria.
Absolutely. I used to loose to my buddy's Banding deck for ages, it was then that I found out about Tolaria , and I was finally able win my first game.
Browbeat is a card that is an appropriate deck choice when there's no better idea available. "No better idea available" was pretty much the running theme of Odyssey era.
Modern is like playing a new tournament every time : you build a deck, you win with it, don't bother keeping it. Just build another, its key pieces will get banned.
I always find it helpful when im angry to dress up in an owl costume and rub pennies all over my body in front of a full body mirror next to the window.
Dymecoar:
Playing Magic without Blue is like sleeping without any sheets or blankets. You can do it...but why?
Omega137:
Me: "I love the moment when a control deck stabilizes. It feels so... right." Omega137: "I like the life drop part until you get there, it's the MtG variant of bungee jumping"
Zigeif777:
Just do it like Yu-Gi-Oh or monkeys: throw all the crap you got at them and hope it works or else the by-standers (or opponents) just get dirty and pissed.
Normally it's difficult to pick up on your jokes/sarcasm. But this one's pretty much out there. Good progress. You have moved up to Humanoid. You'll be Human in no time.
