Milton Keynes PTQ - 16th October - Demonic Tutor2024-03-28T14:35:25Zhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/milton-keynes-ptq-16th-october?commentId=3440403%3AComment%3A44719&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThat was a very amusing read…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-17:3440403:Comment:447192011-10-17T14:36:06.567ZMarcoOJhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/TomoharuSaitou
That was a very amusing read on how not to draft this format. Level?
That was a very amusing read on how not to draft this format. Level? China gets 1 PTQ for this PT,…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-17:3440403:Comment:445272011-10-17T09:10:35.233ZPeter Dunhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/PeterDun
<p>China gets 1 PTQ for this PT, its next Saturday.... time to steal a different country's slot for the UK for a change ;)</p>
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<p>I know its a bit late for this PTQ... but for future reference:</p>
<p>@DanR: I love travel preparations, as I said somewhere in an earlier post... not sure where.... its like a very powerful equipment card.</p>
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<p>A couple of other cards I have been impressed with:</p>
<p>Cobbled wings: The ability to grant flying is very important for green and…</p>
<p>China gets 1 PTQ for this PT, its next Saturday.... time to steal a different country's slot for the UK for a change ;)</p>
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<p>I know its a bit late for this PTQ... but for future reference:</p>
<p>@DanR: I love travel preparations, as I said somewhere in an earlier post... not sure where.... its like a very powerful equipment card.</p>
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<p>A couple of other cards I have been impressed with:</p>
<p>Cobbled wings: The ability to grant flying is very important for green and red in this format as there are a lot of fliers. In the G/x mirror this ends the game very fast.</p>
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<p>3W 2/2 -> 5/4 trample guy. This card is a) very easy to flip, b) a solid attacker without flipping, c) a big creature in a colour that lacks big creatures, d) a human (so immune to a lot of white removal). I took the 3G 3/3 morbid boar in my first draft over this, and was pretty unimpressed with the boar, whilst this tabled (it was deep pack, though lacking in first pick calibre cards). After playing both, I now take the boar pretty late (5-7) but this a lot earlier (3-5th, just below the priest and bonds of faith in white)</p>
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<p>One card I dislike:</p>
<p>Corpse lunge: A lot of the creatures in this format are quite large, but they start small. Think transform creatures, morbid creatures, angry mob etc. This means that its often quite hard to kill anything relevant with this. It also doesn't kill key enablers like deranged assistant early enough. Even if my deck was seriously lacking removal, I would probably not consider it, unless I wanted an sb vs. infinate avycynian priest.dec. I probably rate naturalize higher (as a powerful sb card that is ok md as a 1 of, a bit like plummet in m12).</p>
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<p>One card I've found to be a lot better than expected is laboratory maniac (yes I know its a rare, but I've done 11 drafts in this format for a 31-0-2 record and somehow managed to draft him twice, both times late). I think the fact he is a good says a lot about the format.</p>
<p>a) A 2U 2/2 is actually good. Blue decks want to be creature heavy for their reanimation guys and it blocks a lot of the aggressive early drops in white and red.</p>
<p>b) Removal spells are almost all sorcery speed in this format or combat tricks, so a fragile 2/2 in other formats becomes a valid kill condition, especially as blue has a few common ways to draw at instant speed. This means that cards like avycyn priest are a lot better in this format than otherwise, as you can almost certainly rely on them to tap a guy, even if your opponent has a removal spell. I would take priest over bonds of faith for instance, whereas in m12 I would normally take pacifism in uw or ug (althouth lawkeeper in wb or wr)</p>
<p>c) A solid blue deck can mill itself out quickly enough. At common, you have occultist, and assistant as repeatable sources of graveyard *card advantage*, and forbidden alchemy will take 1/4 of your deck, whilst skaab will take 1/8th. There are also many ways to reanimate a singleton out of the graveyard.</p> Thanks to everyone who attend…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-17:3440403:Comment:448742011-10-17T06:41:45.113ZKevin Blakehttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/SirMoosington
Thanks to everyone who attended this, I hope you had a good day. We had 122 players, which I'm told is large for a British PTQ.<br/><br/>The winner of the blue envelope was Fabrizio Anteri, congratulations to him.
Thanks to everyone who attended this, I hope you had a good day. We had 122 players, which I'm told is large for a British PTQ.<br/><br/>The winner of the blue envelope was Fabrizio Anteri, congratulations to him. Not eduardo, or I would have…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-16:3440403:Comment:445252011-10-16T23:57:32.007ZCharlie Groverhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/CharlieGrover
Not eduardo, or I would have said eduardo. I dont think he was italian as him and ed were talking in spanish,
Not eduardo, or I would have said eduardo. I dont think he was italian as him and ed were talking in spanish, Eduardo? Or the italian?tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-16:3440403:Comment:447142011-10-16T23:40:31.990ZTomas Sukaitishttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/TomasSukaitis
Eduardo? Or the italian?
Eduardo? Or the italian? Laura lost the finals to some…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-16:3440403:Comment:447122011-10-16T23:28:36.081ZCharlie Groverhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/CharlieGrover
Laura lost the finals to some foreign guy.
Laura lost the finals to some foreign guy. Who won goddammit!?
:) Dan B…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-16:3440403:Comment:445242011-10-16T23:04:59.666ZDaniel Roydehttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/DanielRoyde
<p>Who won goddammit!?</p>
<p>:)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Dan Barrett said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/milton-keynes-ptq-16th-october?page=2&commentId=3440403%3AComment%3A44711&x=1#3440403Comment44711"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Cats > dogs, duh<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Daniel Royde said:…</cite><br></br></div>
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<p>Who won goddammit!?</p>
<p>:)<br/> <br/> <cite>Dan Barrett said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/milton-keynes-ptq-16th-october?page=2&commentId=3440403%3AComment%3A44711&x=1#3440403Comment44711"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Cats > dogs, duh<br/> <br/> <cite>Daniel Royde said:</cite><br/>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/milton-keynes-ptq-16th-october?commentId=3440403%3AComment%3A44710&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3440403Comment44710"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Sooo.....?</div>
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</blockquote> Cats > dogs, duh
Daniel R…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-16:3440403:Comment:447112011-10-16T21:39:06.718ZDan Barretthttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/DanBarrett
Cats > dogs, duh<br/>
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<cite>Daniel Royde said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/milton-keynes-ptq-16th-october?commentId=3440403%3AComment%3A44710&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3440403Comment44710"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Sooo.....?</div>
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Cats > dogs, duh<br/>
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<cite>Daniel Royde said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/milton-keynes-ptq-16th-october?commentId=3440403%3AComment%3A44710&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3440403Comment44710"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Sooo.....?</div>
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</blockquote> Sooo.....?tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-16:3440403:Comment:447102011-10-16T21:38:16.184ZDaniel Roydehttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/DanielRoyde
Sooo.....?
Sooo.....? The only problem I have with…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2011-10-15:3440403:Comment:448692011-10-15T07:27:38.776ZDan Barretthttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/DanBarrett
The only problem I have with wolf is that it isn't a cat. Been the best-performing card for me so far in draft and sealed, love the combo with prey upon also.
The only problem I have with wolf is that it isn't a cat. Been the best-performing card for me so far in draft and sealed, love the combo with prey upon also.