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10 months ago ::
Aug 01, 2012 - 2:23PM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Top Decks, which goes live Thursday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 01, 2012 - 9:42PM
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I'm getting tired of a few words: 'brad', 'nelson' and 'post'.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 01, 2012 - 9:43PM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's Top Decks, which goes live Thursday morning on magicthegathering.com.
The turn 3 kill I got in the SCGNY open was
Razorverge - Arbor Elf
Forest - Archdruid
Forest - Llanowar, Lanowar, Wave for x=3
Hit 2x Bell-Ringer and Visionary
Cast second wave for x=9
Put my deck in play, attack for DI.
Thanks so much for covering my deck Mike, Love your articles!
Kurt
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10 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 5:58AM
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Great read!
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10 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 8:32AM
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I enjoyed today's article. Thanks Mike!
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10 months ago ::
Aug 03, 2012 - 1:05PM
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Another Delver win... Really Wizards? When the frell are you going to do something about Delver already? This is getting 'effing stupid.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 03, 2012 - 1:18PM
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Another Delver win... Really Wizards? When the frell are you going to do something about Delver already? This is getting 'effing stupid.
Apparently it's only like 1/3-1/4 of the metagame now, rather than 1/2, and there are several different-colored builds being played, so they'll probably ignore it.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 03, 2012 - 4:47PM
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To KurtCrane: How do you play a second genesis for 9? Don't all of the permanents hit the battlefield at the same time making it impossible to play a bell-ringer and untap and then retap for all the mana again and then play the second bell-ringer to untap and retap? Wouldn't you only be able to untap them all once? I am testing this deck out and everyone keeps telling me that they only untap once because everything that genesis digs up hits the field at the same time
edit: forgot something. Also, you can't tap anything that genesis puts out because it has summoning sickness. Maybe I am just missing a subtle nuance
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10 months ago ::
Aug 03, 2012 - 5:58PM
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To KurtCrane: How do you play a second genesis for 9?
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Maybe I am just missing a subtle nuance
Yes, the Stack. Whenever an ability happens, it goes on the stack so that players (both of them) can respond to it. When multiple abilities trigger at the same time (say by a bunch of stuff entering the battlefield), they all go on the stack in the order of that player's choice. Then they come off one at a time, with the ability for either player to respond before each of them. So if your bell is getting rung twice you put both on the stack, then:
- Tap your guys for mana, putting it in the mana pool.
- Resolve one of the untaps.
- Tap your guys for mana again, adding to the mana pool.
- Resolve the other untap.
- Tap for mana a third time.
- Spend all the mana in the pool on whatever big spell you want.
Responding to different points on the stack is a good trick to learn, and it can be subtle when playing with paper cards. But if you get the chance to play Magic Online, you can see the stack in action as you get asked for actions between each step.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 03, 2012 - 11:56PM
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Jul 12, 2011
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Thanks. I knew about the stack but not placing things in the orser i want. Also everyone must be wrong about it all happening at one time. I will remember this
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Kicker Aggro (Invasion Block)
