TheSwarmer

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[[stream of thought]] doesn't affect the boardstate in any way, but besides that this deck is not really viable anymore since Escape became a thing. Or at least it is not worth spending the money on as compared to other decks.

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Posted 27 November 2020 at 08:31 in reply to #638174 on Modern Grixis Control

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Given 8 racks and well... 1 spirit, plus 4 manlands, the deck plans to win or lose aeons before multiple [[Dread]] reshuffles can take place and before milling is anyone's concern. That there is value in your suggestions is undeniable, but the value is not enough to act upon any of them. I'll build a statue in your honor if some day math proves you're right about [[Dread]], until then I can't see how running a card that does not further the deck's gameplan in the least is a good idea.

Yeah, 2 [[Cling to Dust]] are in here to help against escape cards (among other things), the sideboard choice of 4 Leyline is something that can be easily swapped for Surgicals and Spellbombs if decks like Dredge are of less concern than are say 4C Uro decks.

Limited though my opponent's lands may be, and unlimited though [[Dread]] might make mine, the deck plans to win through damage, not resource denial. Though it is changing a lot these days and may eventually have enough cards to play more like its big legacy cousin.

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Posted 27 November 2020 at 08:27 in reply to #637679 on 8 Racks and 1 Spirit

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As per manabases and bloodmoons: For one, I need double black at most, for another, if I surmise that winning a particular game depends on resolving a Liliana (having double black) I can just make them discard the moon.

Do you actually mean the card Drad? This deck discards and sacs its own lands, how would dread ever be resolved? And as for making use of its shuffle trigger, what in the hell for? Raven's crime means lands aren't dead draws, reshuffling would likely keep the Spell - Land ratio in the deck the same as the graveyard will (at most times) have a bunch of lands in it, and Dread is a dead draw - I'd rather discard something with madness or flashback or a Nether Spirit. Plus Cling to Dust seems to me a much more valuable asset than does Dread, same with Nether Spirit.

Haha, a pox addict meets a mill addict, what's with you and shuffle-gy-into-library triggers xD Bridge is good indeed, not worth playing horrible (extremely situational / anti-synergistic) cards but quite good. What I wanna do here is explore (albeit tentatively) new ground. Value is easy to come by in modern these days and balls to the wall turbo discard doesn't work great anymore.

Bojuka's entering tapped is too high a cost in this deck.
Drown in Sorrow seems like a more restricted version of Bontu's
Doomfall... Might be worth testing, but back when it came out the forums and FB groups were rife with people who tested it and came back disappointed.

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Posted 26 November 2020 at 22:11 in reply to #637679 on 8 Racks and 1 Spirit

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And it keeps on happening my dude, at one point all comments on here were between -3 and -6. Had to make 3 new accounts to fight the asshole.

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Posted 08 July 2020 at 16:04 in reply to #634068 on Unbeatable Combo

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Bloody hell, can't believe I forgot about that card. I'll add it to the 1v1 version (sideboard).

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Posted 19 April 2020 at 17:21 in reply to #630305 on Davriel Oathbreaker Pox

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I love how the high end price for [[Hardened Scales]] is 10 000$ xD

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Posted 17 April 2020 at 17:08 as a comment on upgraded bears

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[[Enhanced Surveillance]] and 26 lands seem... bad. Mathematically speaking that is. [[Enhanced Surveillance]] is a card that you would rather have be anything else in most games I'd imagine. Be that removal, card draw or counter magic, or hell, even a win condition. And a curve that tops out at 4 in a deck where half the cards Surveil isn't - again, mathematically speaking - a good idea.

That said, to keep it budget and capable I would put all my eggs in the [[Dimir Spybug]] basket; more protection, some counter magic, maybe a way to give it lifelink? IDK.

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Posted 04 April 2020 at 18:02 as a comment on Budget Dimir Surveil!

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Hmm, this is a lot heavier on creatures than I am used to. Why play [[Mulldrifter]] and [[Faerie Miscreant]]? Not that it is necessarily wrong to do so (could be, but I have never looked into the numbers behind UB Delver). [[Mulldrifter]] I could see in slower metagames, but [[Faerie Miscreant]] without [[Spellstutter Sprite]] seems very weak in that it has no synergy to exploit.

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Posted 04 April 2020 at 17:58 as a comment on UB Pauper Delver/Gurmag

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xD Well, that's essentially saying that this should be Jund Shadow and not Jund.
Though the Kroxa point might be valid. I have only seen Duke play 5 games with a similar - if not identical - build, and Kroxa seems to interfere with your strategy quite rarely. Though when it does, it *really* does.

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Posted 21 March 2020 at 12:23 in reply to #630144 on Jund 2020

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I love this so fucking much you don't have the faintest first idea xD

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Posted 19 February 2020 at 09:20 as a comment on Communism

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Didn't Paul canonize Zedruu as the one having a trustworthy face as far as EDH is concerned?

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Posted 10 February 2020 at 18:30 as a comment on trusssstworthy face

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A for effort!

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Posted 02 November 2019 at 21:15 as a comment on Garruk dot deck

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Dromoka's Command for sure. [[Wingmate Roc]] maybe, the 4th Thoughtseize for srue.

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Posted 23 October 2019 at 07:51 in reply to #627971 on Siege Rhino Pioneer

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I don't think the build is optimal, but I am absolutely bloody certain that something like this will be tier 1.

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Posted 22 October 2019 at 20:19 as a comment on Siege Rhino Pioneer

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Any trouble with the monkeys?

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Posted 18 October 2019 at 13:23 in reply to #627833 on Unbeatable Combo

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Everything from Alara's Esper and the Scars of Mirrodin block

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Posted 14 October 2019 at 19:26 as a comment on Futuristic looking cards

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Who the hell is downvoting comments on this masterpiece? Half of those that I have upvoted are at 0 and there are a few that are at -4! Someone is clearly afraid of having to face this masterpiece at FNM!

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Posted 11 October 2019 at 06:45 as a comment on Unbeatable Combo

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Hahahahaha, and here I thought I had bad luck for having my phone submerged in the peculiarly colored waters of a toilet on multiple occasions, never knowing how lucky I was to not have my phone experience the wonders and glories of the sewage system.

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Posted 30 September 2019 at 06:59 in reply to #626602 on Pauper Tortured Existence V.5

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Impeccable logic xD Yeah, I don't have too much time on my hands, but I do enjoy procrastinating on here.

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Posted 23 September 2019 at 18:39 in reply to #626602 on Pauper Tortured Existence V.5

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To weigh in on the land question, I'd do 19 personally, but I have little experience with legacy, as well as with Brainstorming with a fetchland on the field. The curve tops off a 3, 8 of the spells cost 0 and 9 more are cantrips. I'd say you'll be alright, though I'd have to run the numbers to be sure. Let's see:

Chance to draw 1 land in 7 cards: 93.0%
Chance to draw 2 lands in 7 cards: 68.6%
3: 34.9%

The cnatrips make it better, with just a ponder and an island the chances of 2 lands in 11 cards are 92.9%.

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Posted 21 September 2019 at 13:51 as a comment on Let's Go to the Mall Today

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