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I thought I was the only one who even thought of using chronologist...

I played RDW, beat two new players but they still had fun so I'm happy, but lost to valakut because I hadn't played the deck or against it since three months ago (oops shoulda thought about that first) and was like lotus cobra? nah not important lolz!


I think I would have had a tough time anyway, valakut is a nasty matchup. we're practically racing each other, and valaku is a little more able to interact with my creatures than I am with his. but they can get 4 damage or 6 in before they die usually, so I need to figure out how I can stall the titans or valakuts, and the available LD for RDW is not good enough. just a turn would make me comfortable. maybe 5-6 act effects in the sideboard might be good too.



I should see if there are standard events besides valakut that I could play  in just 3 rounds a week is not enough to satisfy me, esp. since half of them are against unprepared opponents.

I play a Black/White Cleric deck Suture Priest ,  Myrsmith , Hovermyr , Blinding Souleater   Memnite The white and black Exarches with a  Sun Titan and a Sheoldred.  Mainly, its meant to hold them off with myrs and draw their burn/kill spells on creatures such as Myr smith to stop my advance then when the Titan hits, start bringing out my white exarches and popping them for 2 life each.  and Sheoldred is there to bring back out my black exarches and Titan.  Works quite well,  Against burn decks I side board in a White leyline over one of my two  Norn's Annex creature decks I keep in both Annex.   Isolation Cell is a good drop to widdle at life and to sometimes make them want to hold off maybe one more turn to drop another land to avoid the affect.  The deck works like a charm and it is incredibly fun when all their burn/kills are used early and suddenly I drop my  Shrine of Loyal Legions with the  Tempered Steel and undo all their work.... Not to mention that makes the Hovermyr's big and vigilant over their heads.  only downfall I have found is blue because after game one they hold onto counters for Titan and Sheoldred and Shrine. Wrecks my plan
 

Played a variation of R/W Tempered Steel last week, just minused the Jor Kadeen in favor of HoverMyr.

Went 2-1-1. Got crushed by Splinter Twin Round 1. Knew it was going to happen when I mull'd down to 5 and still didn't have Purge in hand. Had a Dismember but he had Spellskite. Game two was the same, Had Dismember, but no Purge, and had my Spellskite bounced.

Tempered Steel is good when it goes, and horrible when it doesn't.

Round 2, beat Vamp's 2-1. Nothing spectacular. Had Tempered in opening hand with a pair of plains and Opal.

Round 3, Kred, he got me both games. Game 1, I couldn't find anything but Signal Pest for pump, and none of my Whipflare's, or Purges.

Round 4, we decided to draw, as neither was making top 8.

Tempered Steel is far too inconsistent for me to keep playing it. Even the Mono-White list's are prone to dead draw's. Will shelve the deck until I get Adaptive Automation for the list, and find what to change to make it more consistent. Can't complain, it's far more consistent that the other fast aggro- deck's like Kred. Maybe the Tez list's are better, but haven't tested them. Will be going back to Esper-control or U/W control now that O-ring is back.