Lorescale Coatl + Graveborn Muse + Scroll of Origins + Brainstorm + Compulsive Research is pretty good.
Forcefield doesn't care about that.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
5/9/09 Changes
Birds of Paradise in for Pouncing Jaguar
Echo was kind of prohibitive. This is like the anti-echo!
Hurricane in for Sylvan Library
Yeah, this needed to be in.
Plague Sliver in for Juzam Djinn
Trying it! And yeah Joe, you discerned my motives.
Willbender in for Chromeshell Crab
!!!!
Torrent of Souls in for Rakdos Guildmage
Forcefield in for Gilded Lotus
Hell's Thunder in for Keldon Champion
Call the Skybreaker in for Noggle Bandit
Scroll of Origins in for Nuisance Engine
Echo was kind of prohibitive. This is like the anti-echo!
Hurricane in for Sylvan Library
Yeah, this needed to be in.
Plague Sliver in for Juzam Djinn
Trying it! And yeah Joe, you discerned my motives.
Willbender in for Chromeshell Crab
!!!!
Torrent of Souls in for Rakdos Guildmage
Forcefield in for Gilded Lotus
Hell's Thunder in for Keldon Champion
Call the Skybreaker in for Noggle Bandit
Scroll of Origins in for Nuisance Engine
Friday, May 8, 2009
Slivers, Birds, Skybreakers
I know this my millionth post in about two days, but I've had lots of thoughts.
1. Let's try Call the Skybreaker. One person who runs it and Spitting Image actually called this better, so I think it's worth a shot.
2. I don't want Isochron Scepter, because I think it fails to help green and we don't need that.
3. Speaking of helping green: Birds of Paradise? More consistent (frequent) acceleration in green would be nice, I think, and maybe help get an eclectic dragon or two played.
4. I'd like to try Plague Sliver for Juzam. I think it is going to be equivalent except when it's better. Thoughts?
1. Let's try Call the Skybreaker. One person who runs it and Spitting Image actually called this better, so I think it's worth a shot.
2. I don't want Isochron Scepter, because I think it fails to help green and we don't need that.
3. Speaking of helping green: Birds of Paradise? More consistent (frequent) acceleration in green would be nice, I think, and maybe help get an eclectic dragon or two played.
4. I'd like to try Plague Sliver for Juzam. I think it is going to be equivalent except when it's better. Thoughts?
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Other Possible Artifacts
Isochron Scepter, which Justin is not into.
Forcefield: Sounds super good to me.
Akroma's Memorial: ?
Forcefield: Sounds super good to me.
Akroma's Memorial: ?
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
5/6/09 Changes
Fire//Ice in for Noggle Hedge-Mage
We want to play things, I guess, not just make jokes about Ass Wizards.
Vedalken Shackles moved to blue, kicking out Fathom Seer. Justin: "Fathom Seer's had it coming"
Gifts Ungiven in for Thirst for Knowledge
Trying stuff out!
Five new artifacts to go in: (We are literally just throwing things against metaphorical walls, because who knows?)
Out: Weatherseed Totem, Pyrite Spellbomb, Leonin Sun Standard, Executioner's Capsule
In: Pithing Needle, Nuisance Engine (foil, oh shit), Gilded Lotus, Puppet Strings, Deathrender
We want to play things, I guess, not just make jokes about Ass Wizards.
Vedalken Shackles moved to blue, kicking out Fathom Seer. Justin: "Fathom Seer's had it coming"
Gifts Ungiven in for Thirst for Knowledge
Trying stuff out!
Five new artifacts to go in: (We are literally just throwing things against metaphorical walls, because who knows?)
Out: Weatherseed Totem, Pyrite Spellbomb, Leonin Sun Standard, Executioner's Capsule
In: Pithing Needle, Nuisance Engine (foil, oh shit), Gilded Lotus, Puppet Strings, Deathrender
More thoughts! Thoughts forever.
On many topics.
1. Color-aligned artifacts. I think only one would make it in on it's own merits, in its color. So I propose (and I think JT is in) that we throw shackles in Blue, which it unambiguously is, and cut the rest. I think Fathom Seer is the thing to cut here.
2. Artifacts. That gives us some room. We can cut those spots, which were artificially added, according to Justin. Or we can add some stuff. Sun Droplet and Juggernaut could go back in, we can think of other stuff, maybe Pithing Needle (a sideboard card that's probably maindeckable), whatevs. Isochon Scepter? I don't know. Other people run it. We can totally throw stuff in, try it, take out and/or love it forever.
3. How about split cards in Hybrid? Fire//Ice?? Eh?
4. Gifts Ungiven for Thirst for Knowledge? Another card people say they took out for being too good, and good with Reanimator.
1. Color-aligned artifacts. I think only one would make it in on it's own merits, in its color. So I propose (and I think JT is in) that we throw shackles in Blue, which it unambiguously is, and cut the rest. I think Fathom Seer is the thing to cut here.
2. Artifacts. That gives us some room. We can cut those spots, which were artificially added, according to Justin. Or we can add some stuff. Sun Droplet and Juggernaut could go back in, we can think of other stuff, maybe Pithing Needle (a sideboard card that's probably maindeckable), whatevs. Isochon Scepter? I don't know. Other people run it. We can totally throw stuff in, try it, take out and/or love it forever.
3. How about split cards in Hybrid? Fire//Ice?? Eh?
4. Gifts Ungiven for Thirst for Knowledge? Another card people say they took out for being too good, and good with Reanimator.
Monday, May 4, 2009
5/4/09 Changes
Recurring Nightmare in for Skinthinner
I'm so excited.
Miraculous Recovery in for Blinding Beam
Less conditional, you know? And SO RAD.
Death Grasp in for Tidehollow Sculler
In the "answers" section:
Loaming Shaman in for Cradle Guard
Relic of Progenitus in for Juggernaut
Dude just doesn't get played.
Scrabbling Claws in for Sun Droplet
I'm so excited.
Miraculous Recovery in for Blinding Beam
Less conditional, you know? And SO RAD.
Death Grasp in for Tidehollow Sculler
In the "answers" section:
Loaming Shaman in for Cradle Guard
Relic of Progenitus in for Juggernaut
Dude just doesn't get played.
Scrabbling Claws in for Sun Droplet
Thoughts!
Recurring Nightmare
I keep reading about people taking this out of their cubes for being too good.
I could see taking out Thoughtseize or Skinthinner.
Miraculous Recovery
Dunno, seems nice.
Bituminous Blast for Shambling Remains
??
It's been good so far in Shards, and I worry that black/red creatures that can't block isn't a very viable archetype.
As Justin pointed out, we should probably put in some graveyard removal stuff, since right now it is is Stonecloaker and Stonecloaker. Maybe Loaming Shaman for Cradle Guard, and an artifact- Relic of Progenitus, or Tormod's Crypt?
And finally, how about Death Grasp for Tidehollow Sculler? I like the sculler lots, but Death Grasp is like the ability from P-Command that wins games, you know?
I keep reading about people taking this out of their cubes for being too good.
I could see taking out Thoughtseize or Skinthinner.
Miraculous Recovery
Dunno, seems nice.
Bituminous Blast for Shambling Remains
??
It's been good so far in Shards, and I worry that black/red creatures that can't block isn't a very viable archetype.
As Justin pointed out, we should probably put in some graveyard removal stuff, since right now it is is Stonecloaker and Stonecloaker. Maybe Loaming Shaman for Cradle Guard, and an artifact- Relic of Progenitus, or Tormod's Crypt?
And finally, how about Death Grasp for Tidehollow Sculler? I like the sculler lots, but Death Grasp is like the ability from P-Command that wins games, you know?
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