New Set - Demonic Tutor2024-03-29T10:54:46Zhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/new-set?commentId=3440403%3AComment%3A61667&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSo in an interesting turn of…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-27:3440403:Comment:615752013-04-27T20:34:11.696ZGary Lynchhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/GaryLynch
<p>So in an interesting turn of events Estelles friend called on Saturday and wanted to go out so I ended up playing the last flight of the day.</p>
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<p>I felt like this was the hardest deck building I have ever had at a prerelease. Everyone had a shit ton of fixing so you could literally play any card. What made it difficult was building a mana base that was actually good. I ended up playing 4 gates and 2 cluestones despite being a bit of an aggressive deck. It worked out fine because…</p>
<p>So in an interesting turn of events Estelles friend called on Saturday and wanted to go out so I ended up playing the last flight of the day.</p>
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<p>I felt like this was the hardest deck building I have ever had at a prerelease. Everyone had a shit ton of fixing so you could literally play any card. What made it difficult was building a mana base that was actually good. I ended up playing 4 gates and 2 cluestones despite being a bit of an aggressive deck. It worked out fine because I had a lot of extort guys so playing a creature a turn later was not as bad as it would have been if I had been a proper aggro deck.</p>
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<p>Ended up 2-1 (only 3 rounds was a bit sad) only losing to someone who had Aurilla (?), some creature that basically let him control combat and the creature you can sac to deal X damage. My deck was pretty sweet though as I ended up being Esper splashing a 3 damage spell and Ral Zerek.</p>
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<p>My 3 prize boosters were rubbish but I can live with that after opening a planeswalker. Was tempted to sell him as it would have meant I paid 0 for my prerelease but decided to keep it as its something I may play after the format rotates.</p> I am not playing in this prer…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-26:3440403:Comment:614902013-04-26T15:11:02.794ZGlenn Goldsworthyhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/GlennGoldsworthy
<p>I am not playing in this prerelease but looking at this one it would seem very much that deck building will be all about oppening enough gates and playing your best cards not a huge amount to it, I am sure I will be proved wrong but that's the way it looks<br></br><br></br><cite>Kieran Symington said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/new-set#3440403Comment61394"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I love prereleases, and the RTR block ones have been the best…</p>
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<p>I am not playing in this prerelease but looking at this one it would seem very much that deck building will be all about oppening enough gates and playing your best cards not a huge amount to it, I am sure I will be proved wrong but that's the way it looks<br/><br/><cite>Kieran Symington said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/new-set#3440403Comment61394"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I love prereleases, and the RTR block ones have been the best ones since they stopped the giant London prereleases. I haven't much liked RTR or Gatecrash, but the 'choose a guild' idea was genius.</p>
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</blockquote> I love prereleases, and the R…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-26:3440403:Comment:613942013-04-26T13:13:26.452ZKieran Symingtonhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/KieranSymington
<p>I love prereleases, and the RTR block ones have been the best ones since they stopped the giant London prereleases. I haven't much liked RTR or Gatecrash, but the 'choose a guild' idea was genius.</p>
<p>I love prereleases, and the RTR block ones have been the best ones since they stopped the giant London prereleases. I haven't much liked RTR or Gatecrash, but the 'choose a guild' idea was genius.</p> Prereleases are awesome. Depe…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-26:3440403:Comment:614872013-04-26T10:15:03.496ZMax Bottenhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/MaxBotten
<p>Prereleases are awesome. Depending on where and when it's occuring I'd consider drafting sunday</p>
<p>Prereleases are awesome. Depending on where and when it's occuring I'd consider drafting sunday</p> nope - i think its the best b…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-26:3440403:Comment:616712013-04-26T09:51:15.160Zross mileshttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/rossmiles
<p>nope - i think its the best bit too!<br/><br/><cite>Thomas David Baker said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/new-set#3440403Comment61667"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Voice of Resurgence.</p>
<p>You're skipping a prerelease because a set doesn't have any Standard cards. What has a prerelease got to do with Standard?</p>
<p>Am I the only one that still thinks prereleases are the best bit?</p>
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<p>nope - i think its the best bit too!<br/><br/><cite>Thomas David Baker said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/new-set#3440403Comment61667"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Voice of Resurgence.</p>
<p>You're skipping a prerelease because a set doesn't have any Standard cards. What has a prerelease got to do with Standard?</p>
<p>Am I the only one that still thinks prereleases are the best bit?</p>
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</blockquote> I usually drift on a Sunday i…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-26:3440403:Comment:613872013-04-26T07:50:31.324ZJames Millshttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/JamesMills
<p>I usually drift on a Sunday if I've had a heavy Saturday<br/><br/><cite>Daniel Royde said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/new-set#3440403Comment61570"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Present releases have improved a lot recently, but still no draft... OTOH my attempts to get people to drift on Sunday of PR weekends usually fail :(</div>
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<p>I usually drift on a Sunday if I've had a heavy Saturday<br/><br/><cite>Daniel Royde said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/new-set#3440403Comment61570"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Present releases have improved a lot recently, but still no draft... OTOH my attempts to get people to drift on Sunday of PR weekends usually fail :(</div>
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</blockquote> Present releases have improve…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-26:3440403:Comment:615702013-04-26T07:20:49.660ZDaniel Roydehttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/DanielRoyde
Present releases have improved a lot recently, but still no draft... OTOH my attempts to get people to drift on Sunday of PR weekends usually fail :(
Present releases have improved a lot recently, but still no draft... OTOH my attempts to get people to drift on Sunday of PR weekends usually fail :( No I am skipping it because I…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-26:3440403:Comment:615692013-04-26T04:20:27.993ZGary Lynchhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/GaryLynch
<p>No I am skipping it because I have other events to play in for the 2 weeks after and cant justify playing magic 6 weekends in a row.</p>
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<p>I don't rate Voice of Resurgence at all either. Unless someone makes a dedicated token deck that can get lots of tokens on the field its just not good enough. I don't care if my opponent makes a 2/2, I also don't care when I revelation at the end of his turn and he gets a guy because I am going to untap and wrath the board. Yeah they get a 1/1…</p>
<p>No I am skipping it because I have other events to play in for the 2 weeks after and cant justify playing magic 6 weekends in a row.</p>
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<p>I don't rate Voice of Resurgence at all either. Unless someone makes a dedicated token deck that can get lots of tokens on the field its just not good enough. I don't care if my opponent makes a 2/2, I also don't care when I revelation at the end of his turn and he gets a guy because I am going to untap and wrath the board. Yeah they get a 1/1 after but I don't think that's a big deal.</p>
<p>The problem that card has is that tokens are too easy to hose if they become a deck, take the new golgari card for example where you can use it as a 3 mana wrath against tokens.</p> Voice of Resurgence.
You're s…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-26:3440403:Comment:616672013-04-26T01:05:17.148ZThomas David Bakerhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/ThomasDavidBaker
<p>Voice of Resurgence.</p>
<p>You're skipping a prerelease because a set doesn't have any Standard cards. What has a prerelease got to do with Standard?</p>
<p>Am I the only one that still thinks prereleases are the best bit?</p>
<p>Voice of Resurgence.</p>
<p>You're skipping a prerelease because a set doesn't have any Standard cards. What has a prerelease got to do with Standard?</p>
<p>Am I the only one that still thinks prereleases are the best bit?</p> I dont remember Whitemane Lio…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2013-04-25:3440403:Comment:614822013-04-25T21:30:59.870ZGary Lynchhttp://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/GaryLynch
<p>I dont remember Whitemane Lion shaking up standard in its time, It saw some play but its not amazing.</p>
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<p>I am skipping this pre release and dont mind at all.</p>
<p>I dont remember Whitemane Lion shaking up standard in its time, It saw some play but its not amazing.</p>
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<p>I am skipping this pre release and dont mind at all.</p>