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Caliane

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not like this..
went 4/0 in a singleton with a boros deck.

hit a priest of the forgotten god deck. ok. solid loss.
next game... 1land, no creatures all enchants.. mulligan. 1 land, 2 creatures, rest enchants.. FFS.. ok lets go.

Fucking rat colony. turn 5 no fucking land draws.
 

ronne

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This comes up every time they bring singleton back. The rack/petitioner decks are bad and you should feel bad if you lose to them. They are basically the "you must be this tall to ride" restrictions of the format - if you can't consistently beat those you need to go re-evaluate what you're doing.
 
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a_skeleton_02

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This comes up every time they bring singleton back. The rack/petitioner decks are bad and you should feel bad if you lose to them. They are basically the "you must be this tall to ride" restrictions of the format - if you can't consistently beat those you need to go re-evaluate what you're doing.

They also allow newbs to compete in the event at the most basic level
 

Caliane

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the thing is, rats are consistent and own the shit out of newbs. so, great YOUR deck beats em. but theres 1000 other people that are getting owned by the rats, for easy wins.
you may even have a great deck. but its not consistent, by the very nature of the event.
 
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pharmakos

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i'm running a merfolk deck for singleton, working pretty well so far. Guardian Project is great for singleton.
 

Brand

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It does piss me off that we are now forced to fight a million red decks, or white weenie...Forcing the meta by removing a counter to creature decks is so bleh.
 

a_skeleton_02

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5-0 on the singleton thing. Love my Urza Duress

10 Mountain (RIX) 195
10 Island (RIX) 193
1 Steam Vents (GRN) 257
1 Sulfur Falls (DAR) 247
1 Izzet Guildgate (GRN) 251
1 Benthic Biomancer (RNA) 32
1 Maximize Velocity (GRN) 111
1 Dive Down (XLN) 53
1 Opt (XLN) 65
1 Pteramander (RNA) 47
1 Siren Stormtamer (XLN) 79
1 Blink of an Eye (DAR) 46
1 Essence Capture (RNA) 37
1 Chart a Course (XLN) 48
1 Merfolk Trickster (DAR) 56
1 Beamsplitter Mage (GRN) 155
1 Goblin Electromancer (GRN) 174
1 Enigma Drake (M19) 216
1 Adeliz, the Cinder Wind (DAR) 190
1 Beacon Bolt (GRN) 154
1 Ionize (GRN) 179
1 Crackling Drake (GRN) 163
1 Wee Dragonauts (GRN) 214
1 Ral, Izzet Viceroy (GRN) GR5
1 Expansion // Explosion (GRN) 224
1 Ghitu Lavarunner (DAR) 127
1 Shock (M19) 156
1 Shivan Fire (DAR) 142
1 Lava Coil (GRN) 108
1 Lightning Strike (M19) 152
1 Run Amok (DAR) 140
1 Sure Strike (M19) 161
1 Viashino Pyromancer (M19) 166
1 Mist-Cloaked Herald (RIX) 43
1 Salvager of Secrets (M19) 70
1 Tempest Caller (XLN) 86
1 Ghitu Chronicler (DAR) 125
1 Wizard's Lightning (DAR) 152
1 Wizard's Retort (DAR) 75
1 Radical Idea (GRN) 52
1 Chemister's Insight (GRN) 32
1 Risk Factor (GRN) 113

I'd play a Niz Mizzit as well but I don't got him and i'm not wasting a rare wildcard.
 

ronne

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Pfff why bother with playing it out. Ghalta is stupid, awful card and you can just win a round and drop/re-enter to farm your duress set.
 

Caliane

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Poor person sat there for a few seconds. hovered their petitioners a couple times... and....
petitioners.jpg
 

pharmakos

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Ghalta can be pretty good in some Temur builds for sure. that's about it right now, tho.
 

Caliane

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3 ghaltas now.

1 from my boros deck. it started really strong. but also kept getting cut short. 4/2, 4/2, 4,2 over and over.
Very strong. but, can get streaky. and die to removal. if you can improve that, go for it. When it wins, it wins fast and hard.
1 Adanto Vanguard (XLN) 1
10 Plains (RIX) 192
10 Mountain (RIX) 195
1 Hieromancer's Cage (M19) 14
1 Leonin Vanguard (M19) 22
1 Leonin Warleader (M19) 23
1 Resplendent Angel (M19) 34
1 Take Vengeance (M19) 40
1 Lightning Strike (M19) 152
1 Heroic Reinforcements (M19) 217
1 Stone Quarry (M19) 256
1 Conclave Tribunal (GRN) 6
1 Healer's Hawk (GRN) 14
1 Sunhome Stalwart (GRN) 26
1 Maniacal Rage (GRN) 110
1 Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice (GRN) 153
1 Boros Challenger (GRN) 156
1 Swiftblade Vindicator (GRN) 203
1 Tajic, Legion's Edge (GRN) 204
1 Truefire Captain (GRN) 209
1 Integrity // Intervention (GRN) 227
1 Response // Resurgence (GRN) 229
1 Boros Guildgate (GRN) 243
1 Sacred Foundry (GRN) 254
1 Arrester's Zeal (RNA) 4
1 Resolute Watchdog (RNA) 19
1 Summary Judgment (RNA) 24
1 Unbreakable Formation (RNA) 29
1 Act of Treason (RNA) 91
1 Champion of the Flame (DAR) 116
1 Clifftop Retreat (DAR) 239
1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon (DAR) 12
1 Frenzied Rage (DAR) 124
1 On Serra's Wings (DAR) 28
1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty (DAR) 35
1 Triumph of Gerrard (DAR) 38
1 Moment of Triumph (RIX) 15
1 Pride of Conquerors (RIX) 17
1 Relentless Raptor (RIX) 169
1 Squire's Devotion (RIX) 25
1 Storm Fleet Swashbuckler (RIX) 117
1 Sky Terror (XLN) 229



1 from a dino deck stolen from reddit.

Reddit dino. Didnt like this much. got my butt kick first try. 0/2, then 5/1 with it. but EVERY game was super close.
7 Forest (RIX) 196 1 Druid of the Cowl (M19) 177 3 Plains (RIX) 192 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger (RIX) 130 5 Mountain (RIX) 195 1 Lava Coil (GRN) 108 1 Selesnya Guildgate (GRN) 255 1 Burning Sun's Avatar (XLN) 135 1 Charging Monstrosaur (XLN) 138 1 Commune with Dinosaurs (XLN) 181 1 Drover of the Mighty (XLN) 187 1 Regisaur Alpha (XLN) 227 1 Gishath, Sun's Avatar (XLN) 222 1 Gruul Guildgate (RNA) 250 1 Ripjaw Raptor (XLN) 203 1 Thrashing Brontodon (RIX) 148 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn (RIX) 30 1 Otepec Huntmaster (XLN) 153 1 Territorial Hammerskull (XLN) 41 1 Kinjalli's Caller (XLN) 18 1 Thunderherd Migration (RIX) 149 1 Ranging Raptors (XLN) 201 1 Savage Stomp (XLN) 205 1 Raging Swordtooth (XLN) 226 1 Raging Regisaur (RIX) 168 1 Etali, Primal Storm (RIX) 100 1 Knight of the Stampede (RIX) 138 1 Silverclad Ferocidons (RIX) 115 1 Carnage Tyrant (XLN) 179 1 Needletooth Raptor (RIX) 107 1 Charging Tuskodon (RIX) 97 1 Rootbound Crag (XLN) 256 1 Deafening Clarion (GRN) 165 1 Goring Ceratops (XLN) 13 1 Llanowar Elves (DAR) 168 1 Unclaimed Territory (XLN) 258 1 Stomping Ground (RNA) 259 1 Sacred Foundry (GRN) 254 1 Clifftop Retreat (DAR) 239 1 Sunpetal Grove (XLN) 257 1 Kinjalli's Sunwing (XLN) 19 1 Deathgorge Scavenger (XLN) 184 1 Atzocan Seer (RIX) 153 1 Siegehorn Ceratops (RIX) 171 1 Forerunner of the Empire (RIX) 102 1 Rhythm of the Wild (RNA) 201 1 Grow from the Ashes (DAR) 164 1 Circuitous Route (GRN) 125 1 Boros Guildgate (GRN) 243

1 from an azorious after getting my ass handed to me by it, recreated it..
THAT one had black, in it. def had thief of sanity, and hostage taker though.
but this got me one on my first try with it. none of the matches were even particularly close iirc. Early stall like crazy. mind control and decently large flyers late.
just alot of no, no, no, no. MINE.
1 River's Rebuke (XLN) 71
1 Entrancing Melody (XLN) 55
1 Glacial Fortress (XLN) 255
10 Plains (RIX) 192
10 Island (RIX) 193
1 Hieromancer's Cage (M19) 14
1 Resplendent Angel (M19) 34
1 Sleep (M19) 74
1 Meandering River (M19) 253
1 Riddlemaster Sphinx (M19) 287
1 Conclave Tribunal (GRN) 6
1 Disdainful Stroke (GRN) 37
1 Sinister Sabotage (GRN) 54
1 Essence Capture (RNA) 37
1 Pteramander (RNA) 47
1 Quench (RNA) 48
1 Senate Courier (RNA) 50
1 Sphinx of Foresight (RNA) 55
1 Thought Collapse (RNA) 57
1 Absorb (RNA) 151
1 Azorius Knight-Arbiter (RNA) 154
1 Azorius Skyguard (RNA) 155
1 Deputy of Detention (RNA) 165
1 Lawmage's Binding (RNA) 190
1 Sphinx's Insight (RNA) 209
1 Senate Griffin (RNA) 219
1 Depose // Deploy (RNA) 225
1 Warrant // Warden (RNA) 230
1 Azorius Guildgate (RNA) 243
1 Hallowed Fountain (RNA) 251
1 Blink of an Eye (DAR) 46
1 Deep Freeze (DAR) 50
1 In Bolas's Clutches (DAR) 54
1 Lyra Dawnbringer (DAR) 26
1 Seal Away (DAR) 31
1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty (DAR) 35
1 Unwind (DAR) 72
1 Azor, the Lawbringer (RIX) 154
1 Negate (RIX) 44
1 Resplendent Griffin (RIX) 170
1 Settle the Wreckage (XLN) 34
1 Spell Pierce (XLN) 81
 

Punko

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What a great post that probably still won't convince soft heads that the ban was about the slow gameplay and not "hur dur nexus isn't powerful why ban"

after this was posted

The only reason to be against porting the chess clock from MTGO to Arena is because you want to be the person playing masturbatory, time monopolizing decks and you want more than your fair share of time to jerk off on your opponent's face.

this guy just wants to slam elves into dinosaurs and hit the attack all button
 

Punko

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That guy looks retarded, but I have to commend him for naming his deck Angry white people.

A+

@a_skeleton_02 I need your help brewing a mono black deck splashing Street riot, for obvious reasons
 
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