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Luna 
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 Posted: August 18 2014 at 08:28 |
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Dragon's Maze is on its way out, correct? So that means it's not "legal" outside of casual play? That's where I still get confused; Standard is what, only this year's cards/cards that were previously printed, but part of the M15 series? Casual = any and all cards, correct? |
Yes, when Khans comes, RTR, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, and M14 will rotate out. This happens because Standard will have a 2nd block in it, and it can only hold 2 blocks and a core set. Casual is basically whatever you want to play unless you have house rules.
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Posted: August 18 2014 at 08:31 |
Luna wrote:
PrognosticMind wrote:
Dragon's Maze is on its way out, correct? So that means it's not "legal" outside of casual play? That's where I still get confused; Standard is what, only this year's cards/cards that were previously printed, but part of the M15 series? Casual = any and all cards, correct? |
Yes, when Khans comes, RTR, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, and M14 will rotate out. This happens because Standard will have a 2nd block in it, and it can only hold 2 blocks and a core set. Casual is basically whatever you want to play unless you have house rules. |
That makes total sense, and that's what I assumed. Now, when we say "rotate out" -beyond casual play, of course - is that just for tournament play and/or FNM? That's where I'm still a bit confused. Is FNM usually casual or house rules or something to that effect?
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Posted: August 18 2014 at 12:46 |
PrognosticMind wrote:
Luna wrote:
PrognosticMind wrote:
Dragon's Maze is on its way out, correct? So that means it's not "legal" outside of casual play? That's where I still get confused; Standard is what, only this year's cards/cards that were previously printed, but part of the M15 series? Casual = any and all cards, correct? |
Yes, when Khans comes, RTR, Gatecrash, Dragon's Maze, and M14 will rotate out. This happens because Standard will have a 2nd block in it, and it can only hold 2 blocks and a core set. Casual is basically whatever you want to play unless you have house rules. |
That makes total sense, and that's what I assumed. Now, when we say "rotate out" -beyond casual play, of course - is that just for tournament play and/or FNM? That's where I'm still a bit confused. Is FNM usually casual or house rules or something to that effect? |
FNM is casual, but sanctioned by WotC meaning that all decks must have legal cards for the format being played. If you're a noob and accidentally put a wrong card in it's no big deal, but it's helpful to play by the rules.
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Horizons
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Posted: August 18 2014 at 12:50 |
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You'll be put in the guillotine.
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Posted: August 18 2014 at 12:59 |
^ 
That's why I made sure my blue deck was mostly, if not all, M15 cards.
Thank you for providing that info, Luna!
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 07:29 |
Man, my girlfriend's red/black deck is almost unstoppable!
I need some more heavy-hitting creatures in my deck. I do fine with cancelling out her ridiculous sorcery spells, and sending her front line back into her library, but it's like the entire time I'm just keeping her back without really getting a chance to attack too often. I have won several games with that strategy, then unloading once her front line is down for the win. Flying creatures with 4-5 damage usually do it, but I need to have plenty of counters in my hand to ward off the sorcery bullsh*t lmao.
I'm thinking of combining the best of my blue and green decks, but I need that balance of powerful with the ability to cancel her from "Flesh to Dust"-ing my big guys. Any tips, friends?
I also assume that playing against other people is what brings the variety out of each deck, and that's also something I haven't had the chance to do yet. I figure if I can overcome that deck, I can pretty much handle anything lol.
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 08:26 |
On your blue deck you could have some Mind Control cards to play with your opponent creatures (I won a game yesterday because of that one  ), or Clone or Claustrophobia
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Luna
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 08:28 |
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Cyclonic Rift :3
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 08:39 |
Luna wrote:
Cyclonic Rift :3 |
Dis.
I run two in my Simic.
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 08:46 |
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Cyclonic Rift looks like a SICK card. I've got a Claustrophobia or two in my box somewhere - though not presently in my deck. Mind Control looks super brutal as well; thanks guys!
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 09:02 |
Luna wrote:
Cyclonic Rift :3 |
That's what I call a table cleaner
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 09:18 |
Stormtide Leviathan definitely won a game for me .
Flanked from the air via two Prognostic Sphinxes with flying and hexproof.
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 14:19 |
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Nice. Now idk if u can do this yet or have been, but the smartest way to build your mana curve is to have multiple copies of the same creatures. Playset (4) of a card is the best way in most cases to have a certain card. Big drops like Stormtide def shouldnt have four in a deck but maybe 2-3 depending on other game-enders you have.
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 15:05 |
I prefer having a card of each to having four unless it's important for the core strategy. I
know it's not the best way to build a good deck, but I like to play
something different every game, so it doesn't become boring. 
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 17:54 |
I understand completely - that's how i build some of my decks - more based around 2-3s instead of playsets.
This is the thinking though: If you have an amazing card 4 time sin the deck you'll have a higher chance of drawing it and utilizing it's strengths in combos and general play compared to having many single cards that might not fit the situation theyre used for all the time. My decks are typically built around a concise theme with the cards built around it with some variety on executing that strategy.
That's why x4 of some cards is better than x1/x2 of tons of cards.
Edited by Horizons - August 19 2014 at 17:55
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PrognosticMind
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Posted: August 19 2014 at 20:33 |
Horizons wrote:
I understand completely - that's how i build some of my decks - more based around 2-3s instead of playsets.
This is the thinking though: If you have an amazing card 4 time sin the deck you'll have a higher chance of drawing it and utilizing it's strengths in combos and general play compared to having many single cards that might not fit the situation theyre used for all the time. My decks are typically built around a concise theme with the cards built around it with some variety on executing that strategy.
That's why x4 of some cards is better than x1/x2 of tons of cards.
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I'm starting to truly understand the value of building decks around a few different combos using cards whose value is maximized for the mana it costs to cast/use them. Mana ramping is officially where it's at.
I'm going to post my new green/blue deck shortly  .
Edited by PrognosticMind - August 19 2014 at 20:34
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Posted: August 20 2014 at 06:54 |
So here's my latest green/blue deck: elves to ramp mana, creatures with multiply and deathtouch, and big guys to trample and maximize damage with, all while balancing with some blue counters to negate and cancel an opponent's attempt to rid the field of any heavy-hitters/waste their mana:
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Posted: August 20 2014 at 08:43 |
Equip your Sedge Scorpion or Hornet Queen with some artifact that has first/double strike. It's super effective
Edited by Meltdowner - August 20 2014 at 08:44
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Posted: August 20 2014 at 09:06 |
Meltdowner wrote:
Equip your Sedge Scorpion or Hornet Queen with some artifact that has first/double strike. It's super effective
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Hornet Queen with double strike would be brutal.
I ordered a few Overrun cards. Now THAT'S where this deck is going to get insane .
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Posted: August 20 2014 at 10:25 |
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I prefer Overwhelming Stampede to Overrun
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