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by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Really surprised Lurrus (and companions in general) are still firmly considered fine by WOTC. As confirmed by Forsythe tweet. https://twitter.com/mtgaaron/status/1486023388590084103 I don't think there is any single problematic card, other than Lurrus. But maybe it is a lynchpin that keeps something...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I'm sure it's just for a lark, but it was frustrating to be reminded how much more powerful Modern has become in the last several years. Having lost handily with Twin twice (0-3, then a 1-2) it really put me a sour mood. I could only laugh at what people still consider this unbeatable behemoth being...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Anyone playing the Banned Gauntlet on MTGO right now? So far, I am getting roflstomped by Eldrazi and Hogaak with Twin. The deck was built with 0 GY hate and absolutely cannot kill multiple large creatures. Electrolyze is still an unplayable card, and for some reason, their list includes TWO copies ...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I mean, whether something is OK or not in one format is wholly irrelevant to another. Especially when Modern is explicitly hostile to creatures, and most resolved creatures can do whatever they want in Legacy. Sounds like it'd be nuts in a format ruled by efficient cantrips and free counters, while ...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

As someone who has been exclusively playing UR MonkeTide in paper and online for months, Monkey is fine. He is killed or roadblocked by many decks and is frequently completely sided out against any deck playing any meaningful number of creatures. It's a great card, but not broken by any means. Argua...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Had an interesting conversation with some folks last night at FNM about Hammer Time. Basically most agree it's basically the best deck, but creates fairly rancid and unfun gameplay patterns. The general sentiment among the several that were piecing it together was along the lines of "If I want ...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Also mind games with the opponent. If you only ever need to fetch something with green, a turn 1 Wooded Foothills telegraphs something very different (like Valakut, Ponza, etc) from Verdant Catacombs (Jund, Yawg, Shadow), or Misty Rainforest (Control, Infect, UR), or Windswept Heath (Bogles, Enchant...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

What if the next B&R is (just) an unban, what then? :P It's definitely a rarity! And if so, that'd be fantastic. Besides Valakut and Jace/BBE, every single unban was accompanied by a massive and format-warping ban. So despite the low rumbling of " maybe Lurrus and/or Bauble could be banned...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

It might be right on the edge of OK, because it does so much for so many decks, and for no meaningful cost. I don't think it is deserves to be banned right now, but I would not be surprised in the least bit if doesn't live past whenever the next Modern B&R drops.
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Tzoulis wrote:
2 years ago
There's nothing remotely broken about Bauble... It wasn't busted before, and it still isn't.
This reminds me of when I considered Gitaxian Probe fine. =|
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Built in recursion with immediate access and unable to be interacted with until it's in your hand.... who could have thought it'd be good! :rofl:

But yeah, if I had to guess, whenever we get another B&R announcement, I would not be surprised if Lurrus, Bauble, or both get the ax.
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Why give up the consistency for 3+ drops? A lot of decks playing Monkey/DRC with Lurrus are just swapping Murktide for Kroxa or Dauthi or Scourge, etc. There's more than enough value in the 2-and-under CMC range to make it worth while. Especially since it only applies to permanents (and noticed spel...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Consider is categorically better than Opt in nearly every possible application. Unless you are specifically looking for toolbox tutor targets (in which case, why are you playing Cantrips in the first place??), putting a card in your yard is better than the bottom of your library in almost every sce...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Force and CS are great, but Archmage's Charm is the new Cryptic Command , and likely one of the best cards to be playing in the format today Absolutely true. I never feel bad seeing a charm in my hand, and run 4 in any list (UB or esper control). Not sure about it being undervalued or underplayed t...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Force and CS are great, but Archmage's Charm is the new Cryptic Command , and likely one of the best cards to be playing in the format today. Every single mode is insane, and I think people are not correctly valuing how back-breaking it can be to steal a 1-drop when so many threats and impactful car...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Due to my inability to play in paper as much as I would like (new house, todler, etc) I sold off most of my other MTGO money cards to get digital Monkeys and Baubles back. Burned through all my tix just shy of everything I needed. Will eventually get the second Fiery Islet and extra Engineered Explo...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

nd honestly, DRC might secretly be the better card. Like Ragavan is good. Nuts even. Would you say that he's... bananas...? I'll see myself out now. Having played my first in person tournaments in over 18 months (20+ people each time), I can say that paper tournaments do not reflect online ones. My...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

liking the situation as well. We now just have golden monkeys, instead of Hogaak demolishing everyone. the only problem now are the price. For sure! A 2/1 for 1 that dies to all of the most popular pieces of interaction (even Lava Dart and Gut Shot!) and is easily nullified by blocking creatures is...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

Cryptic has a place, but it's likely in a UW dra-go deck that wins with a Jace or 5cmc Teferi and literally nothing else. Otherwise, Cryptic is just too slow and too low impact for the speed and low curve of the format right now. That being said, I think the Delverless Delver is the most exciting an...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

To their credit though, they are at least using data as part of their decision making process. I don't believe this is the case though. They are not sifting through data in order to look for trends on which to act. They're making gut feeling decisions on how to act and then looking to see if the da...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

To their credit though, they are at least using data as part of their decision making process. I don't believe this is the case though. They are not sifting through data in order to look for trends on which to act. They're making gut feeling decisions on how to act and then looking to see if the da...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

I still think it's %$#% of Wizards to create Historic and not just push Pioneer more as that "new eternal format". Historic is such a weird format to me and I don't like the random injection of random old cards. I don't know if they intended for Historic to be as popular as it's become. I...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

But it's not "driven by data," it's "looking for data to support a predetermined outcome they've already decided on." Which is something I've been saying for years. Their only consistency is that they do what they want, when they want, for whatever reason they want, and then pick...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

While this doesn't affect Modern, their justifications are surprisingly honest. As we watched, we saw an interesting pattern emerge. Though decks like Izzet Phoenix and Jeskai Control represented a metagame share that usually indicates a dominantly powerful deck, their win rates have generally been ...
by cfusionpm
2 years ago
Forum: Modern
Topic: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)
Replies: 9437
Views: 1085794

Re: [Official] State of Modern Thread (B&R 07/13/2020)

nice deck. amazing how you were actually able to get two of them. :o you got them from trades? Indirectly. Trades themselves were basically impossible. Sold off a couple money cards and used profits to buy in FB marketplace and eBay. Cheapest was $120 for 2 (still in the mail), one for $65, and one...

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