Ethersworn Shieldmage - Demonic Tutor2024-03-29T11:22:43Zhttps://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/ethersworn-shieldmage?commentId=3440403%3AComment%3A1807&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBacked up by another pro. I m…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-23:3440403:Comment:25632009-06-23T09:48:59.563ZGary Lynchhttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/GaryLynch
Backed up by another pro. I must be really good at this game :)<br />
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<cite>Thomas David Baker said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/ethersworn-shieldmage?id=3440403%3ATopic%3A160&page=2#3440403Comment2561"><div><a href="http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/print.php?Article=17651">Sam Black on Star City Games today</a>:<br></br><br></br><i>The draft before that I won with an aggressive U/W/b deck with a lot of fliers. These decks have been playing very well against…</i></div>
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Backed up by another pro. I must be really good at this game :)<br />
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<cite>Thomas David Baker said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/ethersworn-shieldmage?id=3440403%3ATopic%3A160&page=2#3440403Comment2561"><div><a href="http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/print.php?Article=17651">Sam Black on Star City Games today</a>:<br/><br/><i>The draft before that I won with an aggressive U/W/b deck with a lot of fliers. These decks have been playing very well against me, and I was pretty happy with this one. <b>I took Esper Shieldmages over Esper Stormblades early in pack 3 and I was happy with the result.</b></i><br/><br/>Woah.</div>
</blockquote> Sam Black on Star City Games…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-23:3440403:Comment:25612009-06-23T09:34:12.561ZThomas David Bakerhttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/ThomasDavidBaker
<a href="http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/print.php?Article=17651">Sam Black on Star City Games today</a>:<br />
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<i>The draft before that I won with an aggressive U/W/b deck with a lot of fliers. These decks have been playing very well against me, and I was pretty happy with this one. <b>I took Esper Shieldmages over Esper Stormblades early in pack 3 and I was happy with the result.</b></i><br />
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Woah.
<a href="http://www.starcitygames.com/php/news/print.php?Article=17651">Sam Black on Star City Games today</a>:<br />
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<i>The draft before that I won with an aggressive U/W/b deck with a lot of fliers. These decks have been playing very well against me, and I was pretty happy with this one. <b>I took Esper Shieldmages over Esper Stormblades early in pack 3 and I was happy with the result.</b></i><br />
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Woah. Tell that to the ridonk esper…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-15:3440403:Comment:18132009-06-15T14:20:43.813ZMark Walkerhttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/MarkWalker
Tell that to the ridonk esper i drafted friday. Transmuter, sanctum, thresher, mechanist, wall of reverence. They were all 4 drops. (At one point I was bouncing a thresher because it was only a 5/5 and i had 5 artifacts in hand...). Oh, and luckily I never had to choose between crystallisation and shieldmage as my first 3 picks were crystal, shieldmage,shieldmage anyway. In every match I had one game where I had transmuter, sanctum, executioner's capsule. Good times.
Tell that to the ridonk esper i drafted friday. Transmuter, sanctum, thresher, mechanist, wall of reverence. They were all 4 drops. (At one point I was bouncing a thresher because it was only a 5/5 and i had 5 artifacts in hand...). Oh, and luckily I never had to choose between crystallisation and shieldmage as my first 3 picks were crystal, shieldmage,shieldmage anyway. In every match I had one game where I had transmuter, sanctum, executioner's capsule. Good times. Faerie Mechanist, Sanctum Gar…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-15:3440403:Comment:18112009-06-15T14:02:38.811Zross mileshttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/rossmiles
Faerie Mechanist, Sanctum Gargoyle, Arsenal Thresher - a deck ful of 4 drops will lose<br />
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<cite>Thomas David Baker said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/ethersworn-shieldmage?id=3440403%3ATopic%3A160&page=2#3440403Comment1807"><div>LSV weighs in (sorta):<br></br><br></br><i>Esper: Artifacts and removal spells are basically it. Even solid cards like Talon Trooper just don’t end up making the cut in my good Esper decks, because artifact synergies with cards like Faerie…</i></div>
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Faerie Mechanist, Sanctum Gargoyle, Arsenal Thresher - a deck ful of 4 drops will lose<br />
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<cite>Thomas David Baker said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/ethersworn-shieldmage?id=3440403%3ATopic%3A160&page=2#3440403Comment1807"><div>LSV weighs in (sorta):<br/><br/><i>Esper: Artifacts and removal spells are basically it. Even solid cards like Talon Trooper just don’t end up making the cut in my good Esper decks, because artifact synergies with cards like Faerie Mechanist, Sanctum Gargoyle, Arsenal Thresher, Ethersworn Shieldmage and others are just too powerful. I do like having a few non-artifact bodies in the sideboard in case your opponent has the double Nacatl Savage deck, but for the most part the only non-artifacts in my deck are spells and really good creatures like Wall of Denial or Zombie Outlander.</i><br/><br/>From: <a href="http://strategy.channelfireball.com/featured-articles/initial-technology-inflexible-drafting/">http://strategy.channelfireball.com/featured-articles/initial-techn...</a></div>
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Esper…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-15:3440403:Comment:18072009-06-15T12:24:58.807ZThomas David Bakerhttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/ThomasDavidBaker
LSV weighs in (sorta):<br />
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<i>Esper: Artifacts and removal spells are basically it. Even solid cards like Talon Trooper just don’t end up making the cut in my good Esper decks, because artifact synergies with cards like Faerie Mechanist, Sanctum Gargoyle, Arsenal Thresher, Ethersworn Shieldmage and others are just too powerful. I do like having a few non-artifact bodies in the sideboard in case your opponent has the double Nacatl Savage deck, but for the most part the only non-artifacts in my deck…</i>
LSV weighs in (sorta):<br />
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<i>Esper: Artifacts and removal spells are basically it. Even solid cards like Talon Trooper just don’t end up making the cut in my good Esper decks, because artifact synergies with cards like Faerie Mechanist, Sanctum Gargoyle, Arsenal Thresher, Ethersworn Shieldmage and others are just too powerful. I do like having a few non-artifact bodies in the sideboard in case your opponent has the double Nacatl Savage deck, but for the most part the only non-artifacts in my deck are spells and really good creatures like Wall of Denial or Zombie Outlander.</i><br />
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From: <a href="http://strategy.channelfireball.com/featured-articles/initial-technology-inflexible-drafting/">http://strategy.channelfireball.com/featured-articles/initial-technology-inflexible-drafting/</a> Ok someone mentioned Teferi,…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-12:3440403:Comment:15142009-06-12T10:24:51.514ZGary Lynchhttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/GaryLynch
Ok someone mentioned Teferi, now im getting wet :)<br />
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P.S Sheildmage is garbage, dont listen to anyone who says its good. Dont pick it and dont play it :P
Ok someone mentioned Teferi, now im getting wet :)<br />
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P.S Sheildmage is garbage, dont listen to anyone who says its good. Dont pick it and dont play it :P Tom said teferi, so im going…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-12:3440403:Comment:14762009-06-12T03:03:18.476ZAmiduhttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/Amidu
Tom said teferi, so im going to have to agree with everything he says<br />
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<cite>Tom Reeve said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/ethersworn-shieldmage?id=3440403%3ATopic%3A160&page=2#3440403Comment1473"><div>Ethersworn Shieldmage has flash.<br/> <br/>
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir has flash.<br/>
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COINCIDENCE???</div>
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Tom said teferi, so im going to have to agree with everything he says<br />
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<cite>Tom Reeve said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://demonictutor.ning.com/forum/topics/ethersworn-shieldmage?id=3440403%3ATopic%3A160&page=2#3440403Comment1473"><div>Ethersworn Shieldmage has flash.<br/> <br/>
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir has flash.<br/>
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COINCIDENCE???</div>
</blockquote> Ethersworn Shieldmage has fla…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-12:3440403:Comment:14732009-06-12T00:59:12.473ZTom Reevehttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/TomReeve
Ethersworn Shieldmage has flash.<br />
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Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir has flash.<br />
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COINCIDENCE???
Ethersworn Shieldmage has flash.<br />
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Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir has flash.<br />
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COINCIDENCE??? Wouldn't you just say that th…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-11:3440403:Comment:14702009-06-11T23:40:34.470ZDaniel Roydehttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/DanielRoyde
Wouldn't you just say that they're for different decks: shieldmage for esper and trooper for UW aggro? If your deck lies somewhere between the two, then which you pick depends entirely on what you've drafted so far.
Wouldn't you just say that they're for different decks: shieldmage for esper and trooper for UW aggro? If your deck lies somewhere between the two, then which you pick depends entirely on what you've drafted so far. I'd want the shieldmage in ba…tag:demonictutor.ning.com,2009-06-10:3440403:Comment:10052009-06-10T08:52:22.005ZBen Titmarshhttps://demonictutor.ning.com/profile/BenTitmarsh
I'd want the shieldmage in bant anyway as on it's own it's removal for anything with 2 toughness or less. Although the flyer is definitely the stronger card in bant when you take exalted into consideration.<br />
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I guess they both table, but I see more troopers coming back than shieldmages.
I'd want the shieldmage in bant anyway as on it's own it's removal for anything with 2 toughness or less. Although the flyer is definitely the stronger card in bant when you take exalted into consideration.<br />
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I guess they both table, but I see more troopers coming back than shieldmages.