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8 months ago ::
Oct 02, 2012 - 11:00AM
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8 months ago ::
Oct 02, 2012 - 4:53PM
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I've struggled to make RDW anything other than a bad Zombies in this format.
You lose Shrine, so Control becomes much harder. It's much easier for them to sweep you out and you just have nothing to recover with. I tried Tibalt as a replacemebt, but he sucked.
Further, pretty much half the format, maybe more, runs 4 Thragtusk. To my knowledge, RDW has literally nothing to beat the value off that guy.
The other half of the format is Zombies, who have creatures just as big and fast as yours, but with more upsides, less fragile, and more resilient.
Essentially the only thing RDW has is Ash Zealot, which is relevant to two cards only getting played right now - Gravecrawler and Snapcaster.
I'm personally prepared to write off RDW as truly unplayable for the first time in years. If you're not, you need to find something fundamental that lets it make a place in the format or you're looking at a lot of 0-4s or 1-3s.
It's really not even about giving niche cards to black.
It should be about giving black cards to Niche.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 02, 2012 - 10:42PM
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8 months ago ::
Oct 02, 2012 - 11:06PM
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Date Joined:
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Have you considered Traitorous Instinct  or Traitorous Blood  ? Seems good with all the Thragtusk  s and Desecration Demon  s running around.
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Each of its nine tails is imbued with supernatural power, and it can live for a thousand years.
My Standard deck: Setting SunThink of how Neo couldn't beat the robots, but they kept him around anyways to defeat Agent Smith. Sure, the robots might not like having a Neo running rampant because instead of playing their favorite 4 drop fatty robot, they have to play a bunch of one mana Matrixs to contain him, but at least Neo keeps Agent Smith from reanimating an Iona on turn two.
Are you saying I'm trying to blame my loss on something? I don't care that I lost, I care that he's a sore loser, and a cheater, and a liar.
CKY, are you bad at anything?
I really enjoy imagining this from Kevin's perspective. Because in Kevin's world, Rosewater actually reads everything he types. Mark is sitting there right now, reading this, and thinking "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled. . ." Or some such. He chuckles low, then clicks on "The Best Of KEVINSET" and says "Yes, this'll do just fine. A busty lady with banding who deals direct damage to Zones!? Why this will be the star of my next set, and no one will ever believe you Kevin." Then he closes his Macbook, so his servant may move it out of the way, while another servant puts a Fetal Richard Garfield Clone lathered in Steak Sauce in front of him. Then Mark Feasts.
I mean, In KevinWorld, Mark is reading the very words I'm typing as well. Heck, in KevinWorld maybe I am Mark.
I'm beginning to think CKY may be anime in real life...
Don't go anywhere CKY, I need to crash dramatically through your window and propose marriage and I don't want you throwing off my paradrop.
[In response to a thread about how hard grading is]
Upon reading this, I've found myself completely unable to operate in the world. I tried to decide what to eat for breakfast, and pondered the vast consequences of my choice. How do I balance my dietary needs against my desire to eat good-tasting food? Should I factor in how long it takes to prepare? Cereal is ready in moments, but bacon takes longer to cook.
Then there is the impact on other industries. Do people in the cereal industry deserve to be employed more than people in the bacon industry? Which industry should I support? I don't even have the data regarding HOW MUCH the cereal industry benefits from me eating a bowl of cereal, or how much the bacon industry benefits from me eating a side of bacon. How can I compare two qualities I can't even quantify?
And let's not forget the milk on the cereal. In addition to determining whether or not milk is healthy for me, how much that benefits the milk industry, and how much the people in the milk industry deserve my support, we have to factor in the fact that cows are put under brutal conditions in order to collect thier milk. Of course, the same goes for the pigs, and then they get killed. Of course, I really like bacon. So I need to come up with a scale that compares the value of cow happiness to pig happiness to my happiness. What trade-offs am I willing to make here? Does the fact that the pig gets put out of its misery count as a plus or a minus? Isn't bacon bad for me anyway?
Deciding what to eat for breakfast (or any meal) is impossible. Help me!
I must admit chinkeeyong, you have the most interesting character ideas; and you play them well.
Anyway, you'd be surprised about Time Stop. When I first saw that card as a relatively new player I didn't see its full potential until I read the reminder text. Is it that unintuitive, though? Mine I mean. What is possibility? Is it possible for me to type these words with my tusks? No, because I don't have tusks. Although I am now tempted to go buy some - obviously not from poachers or whatever - and use them as typing apparatus. I could be the best secretary ever. "What's your words per minute sir?" "Well, only six, but I use these tusks to type them." "You're hired!" That was the interview. And is anyone else disappointed that "apparati" is not the plural form of apparatus? I just could strangle a dictionary, because "apparatuses" is a real word. I guess it sounds pretty cool. I'll call them my Apparatusks.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 02, 2012 - 11:21PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 21, 2006
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I have to agree with Indigo. RDW just can't compete in a format where everyone is splashing green for thragtusk, zombies can block all day with lotleth, and the burn spells are terrible outside of brimstone and pillar. However, if you're going to try, you have to go RB for Falkenrath and Deathrite Shaman. Deathrite Shaman is the much needed reach the deck needs.
2:25 PM sneakattackkid: my basics are worth more...
5:21 PM Nighthavk_: I was splitting more 8-4s than a hooker splits her legs.
11:42 PM Nighthavk_: because honestly, your opponent may be caw, but he'll probably be a drooling idiot who just found out porn exists.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 03, 2012 - 5:32PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 27, 2003
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There might be something to a red deck that goes big, ignoring the bad one drops and going for playsets of guys like Thundermaw or Hypersonic, with mana stones and lots of burn.
It's really not even about giving niche cards to black.
It should be about giving black cards to Niche.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 03, 2012 - 6:15PM
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Date Joined:
Oct 11, 2005
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Some decks that might interest you:
www.gatheringmagic.com/darwinkastle-1001...
I've been trying out the Turbored version that was posted, and I've found that to work out just fine. Having late game evasion that's harder to remove really makes the transition into mid-game go well.
I'm currently playing that list -3 Mountains, +1 Thundermaw, +2 Hellion Crucibles. I've not tested up against GB Zombie yet, but I fear almost no mid-range. I've been testing against published lists all week, and while there are decks that beat that one, it's pretty reliable.
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