'ello!
It's been over a month since I've posted about Magic, and I'm sorry. But, I'm back, and ready to get to it!
I don't remember my exact decklist for pre-DTK FNMs, but it was very similar to the list here. I also wasn't able to take note of my exact match results, so I'm going to have to wing it off of Planeswalker Points. With that, let's get it!
FNM 3/6/15
Going 3-2 in the swiss, I was on to top 8. Winning with tech Rabblemasters from the sideboard against UW control in the top 8, I went into the top 4. However, I was shut down in my rampage across the land, losing in 3 games to, I believe, Gu Devotion.
FNM 3/13/15
Once again 3-2 in the swiss, I made it all the way to the top 4 again before getting stopped in my tracks.
DTK Midnight Prerelease 3/21/15
I chose the dragon brood of Atarka at the only prerelease I went to, being rewarded by a promo Dragonlord Atarka, a foil Atarka's Command, and a Dromoka's Command. Unfortunately, I didn't even make it to top 8 with my pool. However, I suppose I can't complain, by the fact that this event kicked off spring break for me.
FNM 3/27/15
Being wise enough to save 7 Fate Reforged packs from previous weeks' winnings, I was able to trade them in for Dragons packs, with the only notable card being a Narset Transcendent. With the fact in mind that some people opened upwards of 2 boxes and didn't get a single planeswalker, I counted my blessings.
I do remember the list I ran this time.
Going 3-1-1 in the swiss, a few matches that I recall include winning 2/3 games against a deck I will dub as a 'budget' dragon deck of the Atarka colors. I wasn't even mad losing the second game with me getting stuck at 3 lands and not finding a 4th until I was facing down a Thunderbreak Regent, Savage Ventmaw, and a Foe-Razer Regent.
In the 5th round of the swiss, I was up against a sweet-looking GW Warriors deck, sporting cards such as Surrak, the Hunt Caller, Hidden Dragonslayer, Den Protector, Avatar of the Resolute, and Dromoka's Command. Games 1 and 2 went quickly with a win to each of us. In the final game, I was quickly beaten down to around 10 life before I was able to stabilize. At that point, we both built up an impressive board state, with him deciding enough was enough, swinging all-out. He had forgotten that I had Winds of Qal Sisma, however, losing the majority of his forces, dying for exactly enough on the crack-back.
Top 8, I was against a Temur anti-control deck, crushing it appropriately.
In the top 4, I faced my bane, David, running his usual UW control. However, I was able to back-to-back-to-back Crater's Claws him out, with the second sucking up a counter, giving him the confidence to tap-out for an Elspeth, giving me ONE chance to topdeck the third Claws for the win before he locked the game up.
With my head high, I went into the finals against Lyndsey, running Esper control. Game one was grindy, with me winning it. Game 2 I was stuck on 4 lands with 5-drops rotting in my hand, getting pummeled in card advantage by an opposing Narset. With the sight of an Elspeth, I packed in, heading for the final game. She never hit a 4th land, however, resulting in a guilt-ridden win for me.
Well, I suppose I will call it quits there for today, leaving you guys on your toes about last week. The main reason for doing so is that I'm being yelled at to get into the car to go to school, but I digress.
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
Monday, April 6, 2015
Wiz Updates 4/6/15
Hey, guys.
It's been over a month and I've hated myself for not making the time to post. However, I'm here now, and I have good news!
That's right! I've made a Polar Cat with the same talents as Brutus! To be fair, this isn't news to me, since I've had her for a while, but whatever. I plan on making a duplicate Polar Cat for each of my wizards, as well as a damage talent for that wizard's school. However, until I accomplish that feat, I suppose I'll settle for moving Sophie around.
This will probably be the pet I will use for questing in the new world whenever that will pop.
I believe that will do it for now, as I'm still 'taking a break' from wiz at the moment.
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
It's been over a month and I've hated myself for not making the time to post. However, I'm here now, and I have good news!
That's right! I've made a Polar Cat with the same talents as Brutus! To be fair, this isn't news to me, since I've had her for a while, but whatever. I plan on making a duplicate Polar Cat for each of my wizards, as well as a damage talent for that wizard's school. However, until I accomplish that feat, I suppose I'll settle for moving Sophie around.
This will probably be the pet I will use for questing in the new world whenever that will pop.
I believe that will do it for now, as I'm still 'taking a break' from wiz at the moment.
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
Monday, March 9, 2015
FNM Report 2/27/15
Hello!
Here is the list I was running. Same thing as the couple weeks prior, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it, I suppose.
Round 1, I was matched against Seth, playing some variant of RW Aggro, something I can't remember clearly. Losing 1-2, I was put on the back foot to start off this tournament.
Round 2 saw me play Cori, piloting a (very) budget deck in Abzan colors. I felt a little bad about beating him so badly, but I quickly got over it. 2-0. 1-1.
Round 3 had me versus my father, playing his BR deck. Winning the die roll, I flooded the board quickly game 1, which was followed by a fast second game, putting me at 2-1.
The fourth round paired me against Eric, playing his UW Control deck. Game 1 was grindy but got out of reach for me, with him ending the game with an Elspeth. The second game I quickly beat him up with a full board. The final game went to time, with neither of us being able to pull out a win in time, although I think he would have won if time had permitted. 2-1-1.
The final round of the swiss had me against Caleb, playing something I don't remember clearly. Regardless, I won the match within 2 games, putting me at a solid 3-1-1 going into the top 8.
In the top 8, I played against JC, running Gu Devotion, if I remember correctly. Games one and two went quickly, with me and him each winning a game, respectively. The third game was grindy, to say the least. After a pair of Hornet Queens from each side, a timely Fog along with a trio of Whisperwood Elementals saw me through.
In the final 4, I got paired with David. Playing his signature UW Control, he won both games with an Elspeth.
Sadly, no win. But top 4 is respectable, nonetheless.
I won't go into detail with my results in the two-headed giant tournament the following day, I'll just leave it that I did well, placing second alongside my father. I was running my usual Devotion, while he mixed it up with an aggressive RW build constructed by me, inspired by a video set done by LSV, which can be found here. Using the winnings, which was store credit, we decided to acquire some boxes for storage, along with a pair of Elspeth vs. Kiora duel decks, which is exciting.
Welp, I had better call it there. I hope I can find time this week to write about some sweet Dragons of Tarkir spoilers. In the meantime, I hope you all have a good week!
Until next time,
~Ravenhunter
Here is the list I was running. Same thing as the couple weeks prior, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it, I suppose.
Round 1, I was matched against Seth, playing some variant of RW Aggro, something I can't remember clearly. Losing 1-2, I was put on the back foot to start off this tournament.
Round 2 saw me play Cori, piloting a (very) budget deck in Abzan colors. I felt a little bad about beating him so badly, but I quickly got over it. 2-0. 1-1.
Round 3 had me versus my father, playing his BR deck. Winning the die roll, I flooded the board quickly game 1, which was followed by a fast second game, putting me at 2-1.
The fourth round paired me against Eric, playing his UW Control deck. Game 1 was grindy but got out of reach for me, with him ending the game with an Elspeth. The second game I quickly beat him up with a full board. The final game went to time, with neither of us being able to pull out a win in time, although I think he would have won if time had permitted. 2-1-1.
The final round of the swiss had me against Caleb, playing something I don't remember clearly. Regardless, I won the match within 2 games, putting me at a solid 3-1-1 going into the top 8.
In the top 8, I played against JC, running Gu Devotion, if I remember correctly. Games one and two went quickly, with me and him each winning a game, respectively. The third game was grindy, to say the least. After a pair of Hornet Queens from each side, a timely Fog along with a trio of Whisperwood Elementals saw me through.
In the final 4, I got paired with David. Playing his signature UW Control, he won both games with an Elspeth.
Sadly, no win. But top 4 is respectable, nonetheless.
I won't go into detail with my results in the two-headed giant tournament the following day, I'll just leave it that I did well, placing second alongside my father. I was running my usual Devotion, while he mixed it up with an aggressive RW build constructed by me, inspired by a video set done by LSV, which can be found here. Using the winnings, which was store credit, we decided to acquire some boxes for storage, along with a pair of Elspeth vs. Kiora duel decks, which is exciting.
Welp, I had better call it there. I hope I can find time this week to write about some sweet Dragons of Tarkir spoilers. In the meantime, I hope you all have a good week!
Until next time,
~Ravenhunter
Misc. Updates 3/9/15
Hey all!
I'm glad I could find the time to write these, at the expense of sleep on Sunday nights, of course. I sleep so little, anyways.
Not much has happened for me in the past week as far as online gaming, so I will plug some things at the end of this post.
The Pain of Pets
As some of you might know, I've been struggling to get a 'good' pet for years now. For some time, I deemed THIS acceptable.
I'm glad I could find the time to write these, at the expense of sleep on Sunday nights, of course. I sleep so little, anyways.
Not much has happened for me in the past week as far as online gaming, so I will plug some things at the end of this post.
The Pain of Pets
As some of you might know, I've been struggling to get a 'good' pet for years now. For some time, I deemed THIS acceptable.
*shudder*
Luckily, I found (hatched) Rudy over the past summer.
<3
However, after so long, I have finally made a good (but still not perfect) pet.
So, yeah. We'll just say that I was excited when I leveled him up to epic earlier.. I could, could, grind him up to mega. But it takes too long, and, quite frankly, I don't want to be heartbroken like a few other times I've taken pets too far. Rudy, for example. Sigh. I digress.
The Mentality Matters is a blog that one of my close friends has started fairly recently, focusing on the various aspects of the mind. Nothing incredibly scientific, but a few topics are delved deeply into. Admittedly, I haven't yet read all the articles, but i have skimmed, and I think it's worth checking out.
PessimisticEdge is a blog dedicated to the, well, pessimistic (negative), point of view. Not yet boasting a large number of posts so far, this will hopefully be written over soon.
Most of you know about my TappedOut account by now, but if you don't, this is it. I don't use it often, mostly for writing posts, but still; add me! :)
This is my playlist of music that I listen to. It's mostly just random music videos that I remember to bookmark. A lot of people ask me about my taste in music, so I suppose here it is.
What else? Oh yeah! I recently created a tumblr, but haven't used it much. :/
Yup, I think that just about covers it. If you want to email me, shoot me one at gorman.ravenhunter@gmail.com !
Until next time,
~Ravenhunter
Monday, March 2, 2015
MTG Updates 3/2/15
Ahh. Feels good to be able to sit down a write this after so long.
So basically, I don't want to delve (heh) as deep as I did last time, so I'll just do the past month of events. (Which includes Game Day and a Two-Headed Giant event, for value!)
I have been playing Green Devotion, splashing red for Crater's Claws and Xenagos, the Reveler. This past month I have been playing exclusively that deck, and loving it. Here is the list I've been using.
FNM 2/06/15
Off to a good start winning the first round, I was humbled by my second opponent to go on to win the rest of my matches, winning a Gruuling devotion mirror in the finals.
FNM 2/13/15
Went completely undefeated, not even losing a game, to face my father in the finals. He was rocking a B/R brew featuring Alesha, Who Smiles at Death, attempting to grind out opponents with small, aggressive deathtouch creatures. Luckily, I didn't have to have my Arbor Colossus(s) trade with his Typhoid Rats, as he conceded the match to me. (We share a card pool anyway, so the prize split didn't matter.)
Fate Reforged Game Day 2/14/15
Ah, Valentine's Day. I hate it. -_- It didn't hate me, though. I went undefeated once more, facing devotion mirror in the finals AGAIN to pull out and win off a Barrage of Boulders. Ladies may not want to be with me, but Ugin does. <3
FNM 2/20/15
Round 1, I played against Nick, who has been down on Magic for a while, but has returned, ready to save the day with... 5 Color "Lucky Charms"?! Either way, Temur Charm proved to be almost worthless once more, putting me at a good start with a win.
Round 2, I was pitted against Jeremy, playing Goblins. Usually, I have an OK matchup against various red decks, due to Theros block all-stars Courser, Caryatid, and Polukranos. Unfortunately, it didn't work either game, putting me at a humble 1-1.
Round 3, the computer paired me against Lane, piloting Villainous Wealth. Unfortunately, I was able to use Dictate of Karametra better than him, allowing me to Crater's Claws him out in our 2 games. 2-1
Round 4 saw me playing against Ben, rocking an aggressive Jeskai brew featuring Shaman of the Great Hunt, Mantis Rider, and Goblin Rabblemaster, backed up with a bunch of burn. Losing game one, it triggered my Temur Battle Rage (of which I run none), allowing me to crush him game 2. However, this Jeskai student would not be put down, so it was off to the races. Unfortunately for him, I have big creatures, he had small burn spells. Also, WINds of Qal Sisma did a good number on him, leaving me at 3-1.
Round 5 had me against Kaleb, cruising (not literally) with Gu Devotion. Unfortunately, game 1 was over with just under 15 minutes left on the clock. He was able to Aqueous Form his way to victory game 2 on turns. 3-1-1
In the top 8, I was playing against Tyler, playing Gr Devotion as well, but with Rabblemasters. I Crater's Claws'd him to death from 21 with 3 lands in play game 1, which he was impressed by, to say the least. Game 2 I kept a loose one on the draw, eeking out a victory after triple-Rabblemaster beats.
On to the top 4, I had played against Ben once more. Winning game one boosted my confidence a little too high, keeping a loose one games 2 and 3, with me facing death while barely putting a dent in his life total.
While I still have to speak of this most previous Friday Night's adventures, along with the fun of 2-Headed Giant, I believe I shall end it here, as I have to get ready for school!
Until next time,
~Ravenhunter
So basically, I don't want to delve (heh) as deep as I did last time, so I'll just do the past month of events. (Which includes Game Day and a Two-Headed Giant event, for value!)
I have been playing Green Devotion, splashing red for Crater's Claws and Xenagos, the Reveler. This past month I have been playing exclusively that deck, and loving it. Here is the list I've been using.
FNM 2/06/15
Off to a good start winning the first round, I was humbled by my second opponent to go on to win the rest of my matches, winning a Gruuling devotion mirror in the finals.
FNM 2/13/15
Went completely undefeated, not even losing a game, to face my father in the finals. He was rocking a B/R brew featuring Alesha, Who Smiles at Death, attempting to grind out opponents with small, aggressive deathtouch creatures. Luckily, I didn't have to have my Arbor Colossus(s) trade with his Typhoid Rats, as he conceded the match to me. (We share a card pool anyway, so the prize split didn't matter.)
Fate Reforged Game Day 2/14/15
Ah, Valentine's Day. I hate it. -_- It didn't hate me, though. I went undefeated once more, facing devotion mirror in the finals AGAIN to pull out and win off a Barrage of Boulders. Ladies may not want to be with me, but Ugin does. <3
FNM 2/20/15
Round 1, I played against Nick, who has been down on Magic for a while, but has returned, ready to save the day with... 5 Color "Lucky Charms"?! Either way, Temur Charm proved to be almost worthless once more, putting me at a good start with a win.
Round 2, I was pitted against Jeremy, playing Goblins. Usually, I have an OK matchup against various red decks, due to Theros block all-stars Courser, Caryatid, and Polukranos. Unfortunately, it didn't work either game, putting me at a humble 1-1.
Round 3, the computer paired me against Lane, piloting Villainous Wealth. Unfortunately, I was able to use Dictate of Karametra better than him, allowing me to Crater's Claws him out in our 2 games. 2-1
Round 4 saw me playing against Ben, rocking an aggressive Jeskai brew featuring Shaman of the Great Hunt, Mantis Rider, and Goblin Rabblemaster, backed up with a bunch of burn. Losing game one, it triggered my Temur Battle Rage (of which I run none), allowing me to crush him game 2. However, this Jeskai student would not be put down, so it was off to the races. Unfortunately for him, I have big creatures, he had small burn spells. Also, WINds of Qal Sisma did a good number on him, leaving me at 3-1.
Round 5 had me against Kaleb, cruising (not literally) with Gu Devotion. Unfortunately, game 1 was over with just under 15 minutes left on the clock. He was able to Aqueous Form his way to victory game 2 on turns. 3-1-1
In the top 8, I was playing against Tyler, playing Gr Devotion as well, but with Rabblemasters. I Crater's Claws'd him to death from 21 with 3 lands in play game 1, which he was impressed by, to say the least. Game 2 I kept a loose one on the draw, eeking out a victory after triple-Rabblemaster beats.
On to the top 4, I had played against Ben once more. Winning game one boosted my confidence a little too high, keeping a loose one games 2 and 3, with me facing death while barely putting a dent in his life total.
While I still have to speak of this most previous Friday Night's adventures, along with the fun of 2-Headed Giant, I believe I shall end it here, as I have to get ready for school!
Until next time,
~Ravenhunter
Wiz Updates 3/2/15
So, it's been a while, hasn't it? How are you all doing?
....
Right. Uh..
Wizard101
The last time I updated stuff from Wiz was.. August 2nd?! Welp.. I guess I don't have much to say, so I'll let the pictures talk.
So.. yeah. Right now he's at the gates of Hades, and has unfortunately been there for about a month, as I can't find time to actually go do any runs!
As far as anything going on that's NOT my storm, well...
I started (and finished) my Jade gear at the end of January. Unfortunately, I had to spend ~$40 to do so, but I know it's a LOT less than others have had to spend, and for that I am grateful.
And with that, I will end this blog post, but will shortly resume my tales with Tournament Reports. In the meantime, I did this in under 45 minutes, so I feel accomplished! :D
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
Saturday, August 2, 2014
8/1/14 FNM Report
Hey, everyone!
I'll just spoil it and say that I got 2nd last night at my local shop's FNM. Noting that, I'll dive right in and get to the decklist and then the matches.
Here's the decklist.
I'll go through the card choices.
4 Elvish Mystic and 4 Sylvan Caryatid: Green decks need mana ramp to get their game going, and these are what we have to work with. While an Elvish Mystic variant has pretty much always been a thing in Standard, this one has an FNM promo and looks sweet in foil. Also, Sylvan Caryatid is good against various aggressive decks in that it's an X/3 and ramps you to your various big green monsters.
4 Courser of Kruphix: This is another creature that helps accelerate mana and blocks well against aggro.
4 Polukranos, World Eater: Big, 5/5, Hydra, thing.., that is ALSO good against aggro, who has been known to Monstrosity for 28 to wipe the opponent's entire board. Just sayin'.
2 Xenagos, God of Revels: Xenagos, gives things big and haste-y, value.
3 Hornet Queen: The reason this deck is a thing. It provides 3 devotion, 6 flying power in green, and deals with Elspeth pretty effectively.
1 Reclamation Sage, 1 Arbor Colossus, 1 Nylea, God of the Hunt: Some good Chord targets. From dealing with D-Spheres, swatting down Stormbreaths, and giving stuff trample, these are good 1-ofs to have.
4 Chord of Calling: A card I was excited about when I saw previewed, I knew it would find a home in Standard. Also Storms with Hornet Queen well.
3 Domri Rade: Good with Courser, provides card advantage, etc. Also it's pretty much impossible to beat a Domri emblem.
2 Xenagos, the Reveler: Planeswalker, tokens, mana, value, etc.
3 Garruk, Caller of Beasts: When you provide green, in standard, good card draw, I will take advantage of it. Also, Garruk -> Hornet Queen is kinda good.
12 Forest: Green sources; can't live without 'em.
4 Stomping Ground and 4 Temple of Abandon: Need red sources, and these also happen to provide green.
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx: Devotion was the cornerstone of this deck, and shall continue to be until I get bored of this deck, which will take a while.
Sideboard
Most of these are self-explanatory, and I was wanting to change the Bow of Nylea's into Nylea's Disciple, but I forgot them at home, so this is what I ran.
So, with this setup, I charged bravely into battle! Let's see how it went.
Round 1
The first round had me sitting across from one of my good friends, Emmanuel. He was running an Esper control list from which I saw Ashiok, Far//Away, Elspeth, Hero's Downfall, and Supreme Verdict, as well as lands. Game 1 went poorly for me, with him resolving a Supreme Verdict followed by an Elspeth to which I had no answer to. In Game 2, I had a Bow of Nylea active, putting back various Chord targets. Sadly, he was able to answer Phyrexian Revoker 3 times, causing Elspeth to make a lot of tokens as well as an emblem. I lost 0-2, putting my overall record to 0-1.
Round 2
In the following round, I faced my father, who was running Bg Devotion. The first game swung in his favor thanks to my flooding out and not resolving Hornet Queen fast enough. The second game had me at a fast start and he came back from it, threatening to kill me. However, our stomachs took the reins and he decided to give me the match 2-1 if I went and ordered our calzones. I agreed happily, putting my overall record at 1-1.
Round 3
Round three paired me against one of my best friends, Lyndsey. She was piloting a Bant Flash deck with the Archangel/Chimera/Fathom Mage combo in it. However, she was not able to assemble such a combination and I promptly curb-stomped her both games, putting my record at a winning 2-1.
Round 4
The computer had me paired against Julian, who is known for his trolling ways. He did not disappoint because he was running a Golgari Dredge/Bg Devotion hybrid featuring Abhorrent Overlord and Gray Merchant of Asphodel. From memory, the first game went in my favor due to an unanswered Hornet Queen. The second game didn't end well for me, dying with my opponent at a life total in the low 50s and multiple Harpy tokens on his field. The third game was pulled out of my keister by what I believe was an unstopped early swarm of creatures. 3-1.
Round 5
In the final round before the cut to top 8, I faced a fairly new face to the shop, Dylan. My opponent this round was running what appeared to be White Weenie, featuring a playset of Brave the Elements, which blew me out more than once over the course of the tournament. I started off the game somewhat slowly, trading my first-turn Elvish Mystic for an early Soldier of the Pantheon. I won the game nonetheless, thanks to multiple Hornet Queens. Going into game two, I was feeling cocky, causing me to keep a greedy hand. This punished me the greatest as I got swiftly disposed of. The final game almost went to time, but I pulled out of the match with a 2-1 win. Overall record: 4-1
Top 8
I played against another control deck piloted by David, but he chose to cut black, sticking to straight UW. I flooded the board quickly game one, not slamming into a Supreme Verdict. Game two swung in my favor, but he put up more of a struggle, having an Elspeth to make plenty of tokens. I felt kinda bad about winning this from a social standpoint, but I quickly got over it as I continued nomming on my food.
Top 4
As I sat down against my second-to-last opponent, I recognized a face that hasn't been seen around in a while, Chris. He was shipping into a Bant Midrange-Flash-Control, thing. He admitted to building his deck an hour before the tournament, which isn't entirely uncommon at my shop. I'd seen him play some of his last round, resulting in my knowing to play around certain cards. Regardless, I flooded the field both games, resulting in a 2-0 win in my favor.
Finals
I was excited as I sat down to play the top 2 for the fourth time in a month and a half. I was somewhat nervous, as I should have been, to sit down against Dylan once more. We went to a third game, with me having the first game and he winning the second. The third game was another greedy game in general for me, having taken 10 off of a Reckoner hit to the face. This ultimately ended up losing me the game thanks to an Eidolon of Countless Battles bestowed onto an Archangel of Thune. However, I still walked away with a full stomach and 7 packs for my troubles.
Wow. Another long MTG post, I believe this will suffice for now.
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
I'll just spoil it and say that I got 2nd last night at my local shop's FNM. Noting that, I'll dive right in and get to the decklist and then the matches.
Here's the decklist.
I'll go through the card choices.
4 Elvish Mystic and 4 Sylvan Caryatid: Green decks need mana ramp to get their game going, and these are what we have to work with. While an Elvish Mystic variant has pretty much always been a thing in Standard, this one has an FNM promo and looks sweet in foil. Also, Sylvan Caryatid is good against various aggressive decks in that it's an X/3 and ramps you to your various big green monsters.
4 Courser of Kruphix: This is another creature that helps accelerate mana and blocks well against aggro.
4 Polukranos, World Eater: Big, 5/5, Hydra, thing.., that is ALSO good against aggro, who has been known to Monstrosity for 28 to wipe the opponent's entire board. Just sayin'.
2 Xenagos, God of Revels: Xenagos, gives things big and haste-y, value.
3 Hornet Queen: The reason this deck is a thing. It provides 3 devotion, 6 flying power in green, and deals with Elspeth pretty effectively.
1 Reclamation Sage, 1 Arbor Colossus, 1 Nylea, God of the Hunt: Some good Chord targets. From dealing with D-Spheres, swatting down Stormbreaths, and giving stuff trample, these are good 1-ofs to have.
4 Chord of Calling: A card I was excited about when I saw previewed, I knew it would find a home in Standard. Also Storms with Hornet Queen well.
3 Domri Rade: Good with Courser, provides card advantage, etc. Also it's pretty much impossible to beat a Domri emblem.
2 Xenagos, the Reveler: Planeswalker, tokens, mana, value, etc.
3 Garruk, Caller of Beasts: When you provide green, in standard, good card draw, I will take advantage of it. Also, Garruk -> Hornet Queen is kinda good.
12 Forest: Green sources; can't live without 'em.
4 Stomping Ground and 4 Temple of Abandon: Need red sources, and these also happen to provide green.
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx: Devotion was the cornerstone of this deck, and shall continue to be until I get bored of this deck, which will take a while.
Sideboard
Most of these are self-explanatory, and I was wanting to change the Bow of Nylea's into Nylea's Disciple, but I forgot them at home, so this is what I ran.
So, with this setup, I charged bravely into battle! Let's see how it went.
Round 1
The first round had me sitting across from one of my good friends, Emmanuel. He was running an Esper control list from which I saw Ashiok, Far//Away, Elspeth, Hero's Downfall, and Supreme Verdict, as well as lands. Game 1 went poorly for me, with him resolving a Supreme Verdict followed by an Elspeth to which I had no answer to. In Game 2, I had a Bow of Nylea active, putting back various Chord targets. Sadly, he was able to answer Phyrexian Revoker 3 times, causing Elspeth to make a lot of tokens as well as an emblem. I lost 0-2, putting my overall record to 0-1.
Round 2
In the following round, I faced my father, who was running Bg Devotion. The first game swung in his favor thanks to my flooding out and not resolving Hornet Queen fast enough. The second game had me at a fast start and he came back from it, threatening to kill me. However, our stomachs took the reins and he decided to give me the match 2-1 if I went and ordered our calzones. I agreed happily, putting my overall record at 1-1.
Round 3
Round three paired me against one of my best friends, Lyndsey. She was piloting a Bant Flash deck with the Archangel/Chimera/Fathom Mage combo in it. However, she was not able to assemble such a combination and I promptly curb-stomped her both games, putting my record at a winning 2-1.
Round 4
The computer had me paired against Julian, who is known for his trolling ways. He did not disappoint because he was running a Golgari Dredge/Bg Devotion hybrid featuring Abhorrent Overlord and Gray Merchant of Asphodel. From memory, the first game went in my favor due to an unanswered Hornet Queen. The second game didn't end well for me, dying with my opponent at a life total in the low 50s and multiple Harpy tokens on his field. The third game was pulled out of my keister by what I believe was an unstopped early swarm of creatures. 3-1.
Round 5
In the final round before the cut to top 8, I faced a fairly new face to the shop, Dylan. My opponent this round was running what appeared to be White Weenie, featuring a playset of Brave the Elements, which blew me out more than once over the course of the tournament. I started off the game somewhat slowly, trading my first-turn Elvish Mystic for an early Soldier of the Pantheon. I won the game nonetheless, thanks to multiple Hornet Queens. Going into game two, I was feeling cocky, causing me to keep a greedy hand. This punished me the greatest as I got swiftly disposed of. The final game almost went to time, but I pulled out of the match with a 2-1 win. Overall record: 4-1
Top 8
I played against another control deck piloted by David, but he chose to cut black, sticking to straight UW. I flooded the board quickly game one, not slamming into a Supreme Verdict. Game two swung in my favor, but he put up more of a struggle, having an Elspeth to make plenty of tokens. I felt kinda bad about winning this from a social standpoint, but I quickly got over it as I continued nomming on my food.
Top 4
As I sat down against my second-to-last opponent, I recognized a face that hasn't been seen around in a while, Chris. He was shipping into a Bant Midrange-Flash-Control, thing. He admitted to building his deck an hour before the tournament, which isn't entirely uncommon at my shop. I'd seen him play some of his last round, resulting in my knowing to play around certain cards. Regardless, I flooded the field both games, resulting in a 2-0 win in my favor.
Finals
I was excited as I sat down to play the top 2 for the fourth time in a month and a half. I was somewhat nervous, as I should have been, to sit down against Dylan once more. We went to a third game, with me having the first game and he winning the second. The third game was another greedy game in general for me, having taken 10 off of a Reckoner hit to the face. This ultimately ended up losing me the game thanks to an Eidolon of Countless Battles bestowed onto an Archangel of Thune. However, I still walked away with a full stomach and 7 packs for my troubles.
Wow. Another long MTG post, I believe this will suffice for now.
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
Storm beats Dragonspyre!
Summer of the Storm
Well, Thursday afternoon, this happened.
I fight you, I fight you IRL!
So, that turned into this.
Malistaire: 'Sir, please stop your foolishness'
So that was cool.
As you can see in the pictures, my friend Zachary Mythcloud helped me in this Malistaire run, which lasted like ~30 minutes. Part of this was due to niether of us being able to join Blue's livestream run, not to mention the lag that was caused by trying to watch the stream.
I made it into Celestia, and an hour and a half later, finished both Survey Camp and the Grotto, and on the doorstep of the District of the Stars. :) <- Smileh Fahce.
However, after 2 hatches, I still do not have my Tempest hybrid. Awww....
Anyways, I'm gonna cut another W101 post short and do a FNM report for last night.
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Long-Overdue Tournament Reports
*Spins in chair*
Hello once more, my fellow 'hue-mans'. It's been a while since I've done a tournament report, but I figured that since I have not posted at all since the beginning of the summer, I might as well make up for it and do ALL these tournament reports at once. That's right, ALL AT ONCE. Prepare your bodies!
(Disclaimer: All FNMs are Standard)
(Disclaimer #2: I don't remember most of the matchups)
Friday, June 13th, 2014
I went 3-2 in the Swiss rounds, going into top 8. I unfortunately lost in the top 8 to a Boss Sligh (Mono-Red) deck, ending up in 5th place. The list can be found below.
List:http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Saturday, June 14th, 2014
Format: Modern
Round 1 was against Ub Faeries, which made it to game 3, but not in my favor. 0-1.
Round 2 had me battling against a mono-Blue Artifact-Grindclock brew. It was a spicy matchup and my Eldrazi shuffling came into play here. We made it to game 3, which ended happily for me. 1-1
Round 3 had me against the eventual winner of the tournament, the Bogles deck. This is a horrible matchup to begin with and me not drawing a green source in game 1 and getting wrecked by Suppression Field in the second didn't help me one bit. 1-2
As you can see, I went 1-2 in the Swiss rounds, not to make it to the top 2 with one of my favorite archetypes of all time, Eldrazi Green. The list can be found below.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/eldrazi-green-61413/
Friday, June 20, 2014
I ran it back this week using the exact same list from the week prior. To my suprise, I went undefeated the entire tournament and ended up claiming 1st place. In the top 8, I recall facing Gr Monsters, BUG Superfriends in the top 4, and finally Azorius Control in the finals.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Friday, June 27, 2014
It seemed to work well last week, so I ran it back yet again. (I'm really just lazy.) I won once more, going undefeated for the second week in a row, claiming ultimate bragging rights as well as the first place prize. In the top 8, I faced Naya Hexproof, Gr Monsters in the top 4, and Bw Midrange in the finals.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Friday, July 4, 2014
I never seem to learn (or build a new deck), so I ran it back once more in this small, 8-man FNM. Unfortunately, I did not claim first place AGAIN, but I did go 2-1 in the swiss and in 4th place at the end of the night, losing to Boros Aggro in the top 4.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Format: Modern Pauper
This was an interesting event, and considering it was Modern, I turned to my go-to deck, Burn. However, not having access to Goblin Guide and the like, I did what I could, ending up going 2-1 in the Swiss rounds and finishing first place.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Format: M15 Sealed
I was only able to attend the midnight prerelease, choosing Green as my color, and ending up Simic colors due to double Soul of Ravnica. I went 2-2 in the swiss rounds, unable to make it into the top 8 due to tiebreakers. I ended the night with 9th place, a pack, and a lot of fun.
Friday, July 18, 2014
This FNM was the first that M15 cards were Standard legal, and I was very excited to play with my re-vamped Green devotion deck, jamming in some Souls and Chord of Callings. I went undefeated in the 5 swiss rounds and I won my top 8 match, but sadly lost in the top 4 due to Elspeth pumping out tokens from my opponent's Azorius Control deck. Here's the list.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-chord-71814/
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Format: M15 Draft
The draft portion of this event went over smoothly, with me ending up Gb midrange splashing white for an Ajani Steadfast that I opened in my second pack. I went 2-1 in the swiss and lost in the top 4 to my opponent's UW control deck that countered the Ajani I cast game 1. It made me real sad in the face. :( <-See?
Friday, July 25, 2014
Finally, the last FNM report of this post, but not the last tournament. I edited my Green Devotion deck from the previous week to include more of a Chord of Calling package. I went 4-0-1 in the swiss, tying (unintentionally) with my father into the top 8. I won against Boss Sligh in the top 8, won again in the top 4 against Bw Midrange, and finally losing in the finals to a Gw Devotion deck.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-chord-71814/
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Format: Standard 2 Headed Giant
This is the last tournament I will be reporting on today, and it was a doozy. I teamed up with my father for this tournament, who ran Mono-Black Devotion, contrasting my Mono-Red Devotion. We went 2-1 in the 3 swiss rounds, not making it into the playoffs of top 2. It was another fun time, and we walked away with 3rd place prize. The lists can be found below.
My list: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/mono-red-2hg-72614/
My partner's List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/mono-black-devotion-72614/
WOW. That took a lot out of me, but it felt good. Also, over the progress of writing this BEAST, I have quested my Storm wizard to the door of Malistaire, because, value. :) Happeh. Anyways, I really, REALLY want to keep writing tournament reports, and hope to get in the habit of doing it weekly. I have to get some progess done on my summer reading, so I'll end this off here.
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
Hello once more, my fellow 'hue-mans'. It's been a while since I've done a tournament report, but I figured that since I have not posted at all since the beginning of the summer, I might as well make up for it and do ALL these tournament reports at once. That's right, ALL AT ONCE. Prepare your bodies!
(Disclaimer: All FNMs are Standard)
(Disclaimer #2: I don't remember most of the matchups)
Friday, June 13th, 2014
I went 3-2 in the Swiss rounds, going into top 8. I unfortunately lost in the top 8 to a Boss Sligh (Mono-Red) deck, ending up in 5th place. The list can be found below.
List:http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Saturday, June 14th, 2014
Format: Modern
Round 1 was against Ub Faeries, which made it to game 3, but not in my favor. 0-1.
Round 2 had me battling against a mono-Blue Artifact-Grindclock brew. It was a spicy matchup and my Eldrazi shuffling came into play here. We made it to game 3, which ended happily for me. 1-1
Round 3 had me against the eventual winner of the tournament, the Bogles deck. This is a horrible matchup to begin with and me not drawing a green source in game 1 and getting wrecked by Suppression Field in the second didn't help me one bit. 1-2
As you can see, I went 1-2 in the Swiss rounds, not to make it to the top 2 with one of my favorite archetypes of all time, Eldrazi Green. The list can be found below.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/eldrazi-green-61413/
Friday, June 20, 2014
I ran it back this week using the exact same list from the week prior. To my suprise, I went undefeated the entire tournament and ended up claiming 1st place. In the top 8, I recall facing Gr Monsters, BUG Superfriends in the top 4, and finally Azorius Control in the finals.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Friday, June 27, 2014
It seemed to work well last week, so I ran it back yet again. (I'm really just lazy.) I won once more, going undefeated for the second week in a row, claiming ultimate bragging rights as well as the first place prize. In the top 8, I faced Naya Hexproof, Gr Monsters in the top 4, and Bw Midrange in the finals.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Friday, July 4, 2014
I never seem to learn (or build a new deck), so I ran it back once more in this small, 8-man FNM. Unfortunately, I did not claim first place AGAIN, but I did go 2-1 in the swiss and in 4th place at the end of the night, losing to Boros Aggro in the top 4.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Format: Modern Pauper
This was an interesting event, and considering it was Modern, I turned to my go-to deck, Burn. However, not having access to Goblin Guide and the like, I did what I could, ending up going 2-1 in the Swiss rounds and finishing first place.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-61313-7414/
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Format: M15 Sealed
I was only able to attend the midnight prerelease, choosing Green as my color, and ending up Simic colors due to double Soul of Ravnica. I went 2-2 in the swiss rounds, unable to make it into the top 8 due to tiebreakers. I ended the night with 9th place, a pack, and a lot of fun.
Friday, July 18, 2014
This FNM was the first that M15 cards were Standard legal, and I was very excited to play with my re-vamped Green devotion deck, jamming in some Souls and Chord of Callings. I went undefeated in the 5 swiss rounds and I won my top 8 match, but sadly lost in the top 4 due to Elspeth pumping out tokens from my opponent's Azorius Control deck. Here's the list.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-chord-71814/
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Format: M15 Draft
The draft portion of this event went over smoothly, with me ending up Gb midrange splashing white for an Ajani Steadfast that I opened in my second pack. I went 2-1 in the swiss and lost in the top 4 to my opponent's UW control deck that countered the Ajani I cast game 1. It made me real sad in the face. :( <-See?
Friday, July 25, 2014
Finally, the last FNM report of this post, but not the last tournament. I edited my Green Devotion deck from the previous week to include more of a Chord of Calling package. I went 4-0-1 in the swiss, tying (unintentionally) with my father into the top 8. I won against Boss Sligh in the top 8, won again in the top 4 against Bw Midrange, and finally losing in the finals to a Gw Devotion deck.
List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-chord-71814/
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Format: Standard 2 Headed Giant
This is the last tournament I will be reporting on today, and it was a doozy. I teamed up with my father for this tournament, who ran Mono-Black Devotion, contrasting my Mono-Red Devotion. We went 2-1 in the 3 swiss rounds, not making it into the playoffs of top 2. It was another fun time, and we walked away with 3rd place prize. The lists can be found below.
My list: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/mono-red-2hg-72614/
My partner's List: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/mono-black-devotion-72614/
WOW. That took a lot out of me, but it felt good. Also, over the progress of writing this BEAST, I have quested my Storm wizard to the door of Malistaire, because, value. :) Happeh. Anyways, I really, REALLY want to keep writing tournament reports, and hope to get in the habit of doing it weekly. I have to get some progess done on my summer reading, so I'll end this off here.
Until next time,
~The Ravenhunter
Back to the Wizardly Grind...
Summer of the Storm
THUNDA!!
Yes, I've made it all the way to level 48 and I've trained Storm Lord and have a little baby Stormzilla! He's so cute!
NOMNOMNOM
I plan on hatching this Stormzilla with my Death's Wraith and getting the Tempest hybrid, which gives a Wraith item card.
~Slurp~
ANYWAYS... Stormy is being a good little quest-er and is in the Drake Hatchery beating people up to crack open the dragon egg that will fly him to victory over Malistaire in his lair.
(Insert hammertime joke of your choice here.)
Back to other things...
Diaries of a Deathly Wizard
My Exalted Necromancer has started and finished Khrysalis part 2 in a little over a month. Also, Exalted! Also, new look!
Thanks to the awesome people of Mercenaries101 over on Central, I was able to defeat Archmagus Lorcan and Moros almost back-to-back!
M101: http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?149-Mercenaries101
That's all I have for this post, but I'm about to turn around and write a *few* tournament reports that are long overdue. In the meantime,
~Ravenhunter
Saturday, May 31, 2014
I'm Back!
Hello again, people of earth. I am back! I know it's been a while, and I'm sorry about that. School and real life got in the way, blah, blah, blah. Anyway! Let's dive right in.
Wizard101
I have recently been on a hiatus from my favorite MMO, Wizard101. However, I have just recently started back and will be playing a new character. Say hello to my storm!
4 Elvish Mystic and 4 Sylvan Caryatid: You gotta have some mana dorks in a deck who is looking to cast 4- and 5-drops early to pummel the opponent into submission.
Wizard101
I have recently been on a hiatus from my favorite MMO, Wizard101. However, I have just recently started back and will be playing a new character. Say hello to my storm!
Stormy says "Hi!"
He's level 22 at the moment and just started the Grand Arena in the Krokosphinx. He has training points invested in Life spells at the moment in an attempt to learn Satyr. He will also eventually learn Colossal, Feint, Tower Shield, Weakness, etc. In these Wizard101 updates regarding my storm, I have chosen the title:
SUMMER OF THE STORM
I'll be working on a logo for the series, and I hope to have this guy at least through Avalon by the end of the summer.
Magic
I plan to do weekly FNM reports on Saturdays. In fact, why don't we do one right now?
FNM Report
5/30/13
I played Gr Devotion, of which a list can be found here: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gr-devotion-53013/ I'll go through some of the card choices.
Choice Explanations
4 Elvish Mystic and 4 Sylvan Caryatid: You gotta have some mana dorks in a deck who is looking to cast 4- and 5-drops early to pummel the opponent into submission.
4 Burning-Tree Emissary: You need devotion in order to operate optimally. This is the best option with this manabase.
4 Courser of Kruphix: Remember that devotion thing I talked about ^up^there^? Yeah, this helps and finds Nykthos faster, while also giving a good defensive body and a little bit of lifegain.
4 Polukranos, World Eater: You need some beefy things to ramp into, and this is the selection I
arrived at. Polukranos is a big blocker the turn it comes down to slow
the beats from aggressive decks and packs a good punch when we have the
ground stabilized.
4 Arbor Colossus: Arbor Colossus is another large gentleman to reach up and swat down
pesky flyers while still giving a good wallop or two when we're ready.
3 Stormbreath Dragon: Stormbreath Dragon can come down and immediately smash in for 4 in the air and is just the nuts against white decks.
2 Xenagos, God of Revels: Sometimes you want a 6/5 blocker, sometimes you want a surprise Arbor Colossus popping them in the jaw for 12 out of nowhere.
2 Ruric-Thar, the Unbowed: Yet another sizable 6/6, this guy also swats down flyers and can randomly kill an ignorant opponent with 6 to the face from their own spell. Be careful with this one, though. Your own planeswalkers can also kill you if you're not careful. Note: an inactive Xenagos will not punch you in the mouth for 6 off this guy.
3 Domri Rade: Good ol' Domri is absolutely sick with Courser of Kruphix, especially when you can chain Nykthos activations into a huge Polukranos monstrous off the top.
3 Garruk, Caller of Beasts: This guy is perfect to top off the curve with in order to find more big things to beat your opponent into submission.
11 Forest: You need to cast an Elvish Mystic from your opening hand.
1 Mountain: 'Cause value.
4 Stomping Ground and 4 Temple of Abandon: You need red sources, and Temples are sick with Courser.
3 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx: The reason this deck is a thing, Nykthos allows the deck to do obscene things that not even Mono-Black can keep up with these shenanagains.
Sideboard: Most of the things are self-explanatory, but the one card I had questions about was Sylvan Primordial. This would be Acidic Slime or some variant thereof, but this is actually better in this deck because you hit 7 mana more reliably, it hits planeswalkers, plus the whole legality issue with Acidic Slime.
I ended up going 3-1 heading into the top 8, and then proceded to make my way to the finals to lose to Naya Hexproof.
Swiss Rounds (4)
Round 1: I played against mono-white heroic the first round, and ended up going 2-0.
Round 2: I ended up against a newer player to the shop in round 2 who was playing what appeared to be mono-red burn, but kept mentioning missing blue mana in both games we played. Either way, I soundly won 2-0.
Round 3: I played against GW Hexproof in round 3, and had to overwhelm my
opponent with a board state so impressive it barely fit on my playmat. I
barely won the third game but won 2-1.
Round 4: I was matched against a player piloting Wg Voltron. I kept greedy hands both games and ended up paying for it, going 0-2.
Top 8
Top 8: I was paired against the same opponent I fought in the third round, and, using the same strategy, I got the same result - 2-1.
Top 4: I got matched with a familiar face, my 'friend', Alex. He was not playing Gr Monsters as I have come to know him for playing, this time piloting a Bant Superfriends build that was very similar to a list I had thought about piloting a few weeks ago myself. We went to a third game after he got ran over in the first game and Elspeth and Ajani had ultimated in the second. I kept a greedy hand that needed 3 more lands to even try to begin working. Thankfully, I drew into the required lands and a few turns later, I had a monstrous Stormbreath Dragon beating him in the face that he was unable to deal with pushing me into the finals.
Finals: I played against my good friend Greg in the finals, immediately offering to split the prizes so we could all go home. He thought about it, but decided against it, having confidence in his deck to take him to those 10 total packs sitting, waiting to be claimed by the winner. I had been sitting close to him the entire night, so I knew he would be playing Naya Hexproof, but he also know I would be piloting Gr Devotion. The first game swung in my favor thanks to another overwhelming board state. The second game I kept a hand consisting of 3 Burning-Trees and lands. I drew into a few mana dorks and big guys but nothing to stop his giant creature from beating my face into a pulp, tying the record at 1-1 going into the third game. I starting dumping my hand onto the board, as did he. Sadly, I didn't amount a defense to stop his giant, lifelinking, flying, double striker. I claimed the second prize of promos and 7 packs and went home at 3 in the morning.
Whew. I needed to write that. Next weekend I will do another FNM Report as well as a 2-Headed Giant event report. In the meantime, I'll be in summer school unfortunately, but will continue to work on my storm wizard. Just remember,
"Good luck, don't suck."
~The Ravenhunter
Monday, November 11, 2013
Long-Awaited Updates
Hey guys, time for updates! First, I crafted Lord of Night! Woo!
Shortly after crafting it, I decided to do this:
'Cause why not? I can't think of anything. ANYWAY! I've been PvPing lately, and I've arrived at this gear:
With this deck:
And this side deck:
No *boop*s given. I discard aggressively and often lose, but whatever. It's fun either way. The people I've been facing in the practice arena have mostly consisted of Fire and Storm. Aggressive Fire and Storm. This may not be a surprise to those of you keeping up with the current top-level practice 1v1 metagame. That may be a small niche, but whatever. The key to these matches is HEAVY discarding and fast tempo. To those of you who don't know what tempo is, allow me to explain. Tempo is the speed at which the match progresses. For example, an aggressive storm player will want to spam low-pip spells to keep the tempo in their favor. I keep the tempo in my favor by doing the same and also using Infection, Weakness, and Doom aggressively. I came across this setup somewhere on twitter. ANYWAYS......
I am still single (foevah aloan), but I remain hopeful (kinda). I've felt depressed lately because of this and my grades reflect this, which is another reason why I haven't been able to get on long enough to post any updates. I've been talking to some new people, which is good, but I can tell that I've already been shoved into the friendzone. So, that's (not) fun.
Anyways, it's getting late for me. Hopefully (probably not) have an FNM report for you guys next time. Until then,
~Ravenhunter
No *boop*s given. I discard aggressively and often lose, but whatever. It's fun either way. The people I've been facing in the practice arena have mostly consisted of Fire and Storm. Aggressive Fire and Storm. This may not be a surprise to those of you keeping up with the current top-level practice 1v1 metagame. That may be a small niche, but whatever. The key to these matches is HEAVY discarding and fast tempo. To those of you who don't know what tempo is, allow me to explain. Tempo is the speed at which the match progresses. For example, an aggressive storm player will want to spam low-pip spells to keep the tempo in their favor. I keep the tempo in my favor by doing the same and also using Infection, Weakness, and Doom aggressively. I came across this setup somewhere on twitter. ANYWAYS......
I am still single (foevah aloan), but I remain hopeful (kinda). I've felt depressed lately because of this and my grades reflect this, which is another reason why I haven't been able to get on long enough to post any updates. I've been talking to some new people, which is good, but I can tell that I've already been shoved into the friendzone. So, that's (not) fun.
Anyways, it's getting late for me. Hopefully (probably not) have an FNM report for you guys next time. Until then,
~Ravenhunter
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Death Finished Azteca! and RBP
As the title implies:
My death wizard finished Azteca! Woo! This is all thanks to Mercenaries for Hire over at W101 Central.
M4H Site: http://wizard.mercenaries101.com/
M4H Central Page: http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?149-Mercenaries101
These guys are the best people. My Xibalba run today took about 40 minutes. That was with me (90 death), and Scarlet (90 life and 90 storm). We just buffed up her storm and hit with Tempest. Very fast, very effective.
Yes, I started a RBP garden where some KPs used to be. I will be updating this blog on the status of them when necessary.
I don't have time right now to discuss Theros spoilers, but I will be back later today with more updates! May the cards be ever in your favor!
~Ravenhunter
M4H Site: http://wizard.mercenaries101.com/
M4H Central Page: http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?149-Mercenaries101
These guys are the best people. My Xibalba run today took about 40 minutes. That was with me (90 death), and Scarlet (90 life and 90 storm). We just buffed up her storm and hit with Tempest. Very fast, very effective.
Red Bell Peppers
I mentioned RBPs in the title. This is the reason why:
I don't have time right now to discuss Theros spoilers, but I will be back later today with more updates! May the cards be ever in your favor!
~Ravenhunter
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Wizard101 Birthday Celebration! and updates
Hello everyone! First and foremost...
Yes! It's Wizard101's 5th birthday! Also, if you couldn't tell, I have a buttload of King Parsley in the back and a new mount in the front. I'll get to the KP in a minute, but let's discuss the giveaways that are happening right now. The place where I got all this:
is here: https://www.wizard101.com/game/5th-birthday-celebration
The potential prizes to be gotten can be found here: https://www.wizard101.com/game/5th-birthday-items
Also, another giveaway is happening right now over at W101 Central: http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?369857-Wizard101-Central-5th-Birthday-Celebration-Everyone-is-a-Winner-Raffle!
I have not received any prizes for the Central raffle at the time I'm writing this. I can't think of anything else to say on the subject, so let's move on.
And here's what it is now:
"He's forgetting something now, but what is it?" you're probably wondering. That would be what I got off these fine KPs. Here are the reagents:
So, 6 Amber. Not bad. Oh yeah, there's one more thing; the 100+ KP seeds that I got from them. So my banks (!) are now chock full of KP seeds. This glorious KP empire all started with 7. Yes, you read right. 7. Allow me to tell you the story of how this whole obsession with Amber began.
At the start of this year, as my New Year's resolution, I promised myself how I would have Deer Knight by the end of the year. As I was looking up sources of Amber, I found that King Parsley seeds have a chance to provide Amber at elder. I thought, 'Ooh, I have have had tons of KPs stored away for no reason at all, until now.' I logged on and looked in my shared bank for them, and found a grand total of 7. I was thinking, 'OK, this is a start. But I don't really want to start planting anything until I have at least 9.' So, I started farming random places in Dragonspyre for KPs. The results were less than helpful. I thought, 'Eh, heck to it, I'll just plant the 7 seeds and see what happens.' These seeds, after Elder, brought me to a total of about 20 or so seeds. This was a good place to stop and plant a bigger gardening plot. So I did, which is the plot you see to your right in the pictures above. I planted those seeds, and ended up with about 70-ish seeds, but still no Amber from KPs (I'd already gotten about 3 Amber from Red Huckleberries). I was thinking, 'Wow, I need more room.' This is when I planted the stacked plots over to the left in the above pictures. It snowballed very effectively, as you can see.
Whew, that was long.
From this point, I don't really know what I will be doing in W101 for a while, after I finish Azteca on the death. I might pick back up on my life wizard and quest with him, or I might go for Lord of Night on death, or maybe both at the same time. Anyways, enough about W101, you probably are here for Magic anyways. Fine, here we go.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/modern-burn-81613/
I ended up going 3 and 1 in the swiss rounds and from there getting to the finals to lose miserably to mana flooding. I had a good time nonetheless.
Mine: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/battle-of-wits-82313/
Eric's: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/extortionists-82313/
Yes, you can get onto me about running Battle of Wits again, I don't care about your negative feedback. We ended up going 3 and 1 in the swiss rounds and making it to top 4 and losing from there. We still got prizes though.
Decklist: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/burn-83013/
I went 2 and 1 in the swiss rounds and made it to the finals to be defeated and put in 2nd place. I know I made some misplays and made some wrong choices when constructing the deck and sideboard, but hey, to end up in 2nd place, it did pretty well.
On to the next segment.
Mythic Spoiler: http://mythicspoiler.com/
I'm really excited for Theros in general, but Magma Jet being a potential reprint is an awesome bonus.
This has been a long post so far, and I've been writing it for the past 4 hours, so I think that's enough for one day. I will hopefully be back tomorrow to discuss some Theros spoilers and what I'm doing next in Wizard101. Until then, may the cards be ever in your favor!
~Ravenhunter
The potential prizes to be gotten can be found here: https://www.wizard101.com/game/5th-birthday-items
Also, another giveaway is happening right now over at W101 Central: http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?369857-Wizard101-Central-5th-Birthday-Celebration-Everyone-is-a-Winner-Raffle!
I have not received any prizes for the Central raffle at the time I'm writing this. I can't think of anything else to say on the subject, so let's move on.
King Parsley
Yes, it's that time of the post to do updates on my KP garden. Here's what it was:
At the start of this year, as my New Year's resolution, I promised myself how I would have Deer Knight by the end of the year. As I was looking up sources of Amber, I found that King Parsley seeds have a chance to provide Amber at elder. I thought, 'Ooh, I have have had tons of KPs stored away for no reason at all, until now.' I logged on and looked in my shared bank for them, and found a grand total of 7. I was thinking, 'OK, this is a start. But I don't really want to start planting anything until I have at least 9.' So, I started farming random places in Dragonspyre for KPs. The results were less than helpful. I thought, 'Eh, heck to it, I'll just plant the 7 seeds and see what happens.' These seeds, after Elder, brought me to a total of about 20 or so seeds. This was a good place to stop and plant a bigger gardening plot. So I did, which is the plot you see to your right in the pictures above. I planted those seeds, and ended up with about 70-ish seeds, but still no Amber from KPs (I'd already gotten about 3 Amber from Red Huckleberries). I was thinking, 'Wow, I need more room.' This is when I planted the stacked plots over to the left in the above pictures. It snowballed very effectively, as you can see.
Whew, that was long.
From this point, I don't really know what I will be doing in W101 for a while, after I finish Azteca on the death. I might pick back up on my life wizard and quest with him, or I might go for Lord of Night on death, or maybe both at the same time. Anyways, enough about W101, you probably are here for Magic anyways. Fine, here we go.
FNM Report(s)
I know I haven't posted about anything for a while, but let's catch up on FNM reports, shall we?August 16, 2013
This was a Modern event, and, if you know me personally, I love to play burn in Modern, so, it shouldn't be that much of a Shock (I am so punny) to you that I played none other that this:http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/modern-burn-81613/
I ended up going 3 and 1 in the swiss rounds and from there getting to the finals to lose miserably to mana flooding. I had a good time nonetheless.
August 23, 2013
This was a 2-headed giant standard event. I teamed up with one of my best friends, Eric, and these were the decklists that we ran.Mine: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/battle-of-wits-82313/
Eric's: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/extortionists-82313/
Yes, you can get onto me about running Battle of Wits again, I don't care about your negative feedback. We ended up going 3 and 1 in the swiss rounds and making it to top 4 and losing from there. We still got prizes though.
August 30, 3013
This was a standard event and I didn't have a deck ready to go 2 hours before the event started, so I scrambled together a good old favorite of mine. Burn.Decklist: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/burn-83013/
I went 2 and 1 in the swiss rounds and made it to the finals to be defeated and put in 2nd place. I know I made some misplays and made some wrong choices when constructing the deck and sideboard, but hey, to end up in 2nd place, it did pretty well.
On to the next segment.
Theros Spoilers
I like to use Mythic Spoiler for previewing activities (mainly because my school's filter allows it).Mythic Spoiler: http://mythicspoiler.com/
I'm really excited for Theros in general, but Magma Jet being a potential reprint is an awesome bonus.
This has been a long post so far, and I've been writing it for the past 4 hours, so I think that's enough for one day. I will hopefully be back tomorrow to discuss some Theros spoilers and what I'm doing next in Wizard101. Until then, may the cards be ever in your favor!
~Ravenhunter
Sunday, August 11, 2013
'Useless' Amber! Woo! and FNM Report
My KP reached elder today! Woo!
From them, I got 3 'useless' Amber:
At any rate, now that I have crafted the almighty Deer Knight, I'll continue questing in Azteca and maybe craft Lord of Night along the way. I'm off to do that, right after this ext segment.
FNM Report
As you guys may or may not know, I have been working on a Battle of Wits list the past few weeks, and I'd like to share it with you.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/battle-of-wins/
It's still a work in progress, obviously. I won the FNM that was on the 2nd, but got my butt handed to me on the 9th. I went 3 and 2, with my 2 losses being to Maze's End (another fringe deck) and a singleton Assemble the Legion in the second opponent's Naya Midrange build. Game Day was yesterday, and I used a neat little Aggressive Jund deck which can be found here:
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/jund-aggromidrange-m14/
I went 2 and 2 with this deck yesterday (the 1oth). I lost to Bant Hexproof and a very aggressive Boros deck. My dad still won the event, and therefore the mat (which looks sweet). I can't think of anything else to say on the matter.
School starts back soon (bleh), and I have to finish To Kill a Mockingbird. About 70 pages to go at the time that I'm writing this.
That's all the time I have for today, see (or write) you guys later!
-Ravenhunter
FNM Report
As you guys may or may not know, I have been working on a Battle of Wits list the past few weeks, and I'd like to share it with you.
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/battle-of-wins/
It's still a work in progress, obviously. I won the FNM that was on the 2nd, but got my butt handed to me on the 9th. I went 3 and 2, with my 2 losses being to Maze's End (another fringe deck) and a singleton Assemble the Legion in the second opponent's Naya Midrange build. Game Day was yesterday, and I used a neat little Aggressive Jund deck which can be found here:
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/jund-aggromidrange-m14/
I went 2 and 2 with this deck yesterday (the 1oth). I lost to Bant Hexproof and a very aggressive Boros deck. My dad still won the event, and therefore the mat (which looks sweet). I can't think of anything else to say on the matter.
School starts back soon (bleh), and I have to finish To Kill a Mockingbird. About 70 pages to go at the time that I'm writing this.
That's all the time I have for today, see (or write) you guys later!
-Ravenhunter
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