My 5-Color deck reflects an inner anal-retentive nature that Taeme, a.k.a. Iain Telfer, loves to point out on roughly a biweekly basis. It is focused on two colors, and the other colors will feature no more than eighteen cards each. Not nineteen: Eighteen. Only eighteen. Damn straight I’m sticking to that.
So I had an amazing winning streak. What was my secret? Oh, very well, I’ll tell you. Lean closer.
A prerelease survival guide? Sure, why not? There’s only one problem – I have a ticket to see a midnight session of Matrix Reloaded in one hour and fifty-one minutes, and I’m only just typing this now. Well… I guess that I’ll present a list of cards you should be wary of when building your Sealed deck, and tricks to look out for while you’re playing, and what you shouldn’t do given the new mechanics. And I’ll type it all the bullet-time so I can get this done in the next hour!
I soon stopped laughing over his Force Spike, however, when he attacked me and pumped his guy +19/+19 for the kill! That was insane. I complimented Dennis on his innovative deck idea, and he admitted that he had found it on the internet.
All of our friends agree:”Contracting facial syphilis is far better than opening a Dream Chisel.” In fact, we’ve been known to do the”Dream Chisel-ward dance” prior to opening any pack of Onslaught. But was there any way we could have made the Chisel good without making it overpowered?
There are many more common flyers in this set than there were in Onslaught, so don’t be lured into the idea that the skies are safe this weekend. You should play Slivers if you have them, especially if it’s rare, because otherwise you may get elbowed by Shifting Sliver. If your opponent has Mountains and you’re doing combat math, always add four to the total you think they can attack you with… All these and many many more!
So Astroglide won a Masters tourney… But the problem with e-league is that the Wishes are banned. And the problem with a Wish-less metagame is it features a total of zero good Wake decks, and only one or two even remotely good blue-based control decks. What you end up with is a bunch of U/G decks, goblin Sligh by the boatload, a handful of MBC, and maybe a bit of G/x aggro. Astroglide ownz deez. But how can we make it competitive for the real world?
Yesterday, I discussed combat tricks; today, I’ll discuss the ULTIMATE combat trick in Onslaught Limited – Morph. In fact, I’ll even give you a chart that shows you what creatures that vanilla 2/2 could morph into, based on the mana your opponent has open!
I’ll discuss the usual threats in Onslaught block in order to get you ready for Saturday’s Game: Instants that can ruin your day,”falters,” and things that will downright wreck you if you’re not careful. In fact, I’ll even give you a chart that shows you what combat tricks they’re likely to have, based on the mana they have open!
By now, you’re maybe thinking,”How can a three-color deck make Wonder work?” Or maybe you’re thinking,”Hey, that blisterguy is a mad, hotty MC hottison.” And you’d be right. But maybe you’re thinking,”Mmmm. Oprah, whipped cream, and two flavors of catfood. Me like!”, in which case you need help. Soon.
Blisterguy claims to be Seth Burn – and provides the photo to prove it – then gives several rough outlines of OBC decks, including a Battle Screech deck that may be more consistent because it can tutor for Screech. Oh, and more music information than you ever needed to know.
Ugh. I never thought I’d type the word”Tombfire” anywhere near a decklist – but it is nice to be able to Burning Wish on turn 3 to nullify a Quiet Speculation in OBC, no?
I’d assume Ancestral Recall would be fair if it could only get certain cards, and if it was a sorcery, and cost one more, but you wouldn’t have to discard from having too many cards in your hand because you had neatly stashed those extra cards in the yard o’ graves. Oh yes, I would. At least until the drugs wore off.
What do the Tog decks gain from Judgment – and by Gaw, does a post-Judgment Tog deck truly hurt blisterguy’s pet mono-black deck? Let’s take a looksee.
If correctly built, a black control deck will smash a Zevatog deck and unfairly molest a KaiAtog deck; Trenches stands little chance, and it will beat on a blue/green deck such as Deep Dog and the likes as if it were demanding lunch money. Say, isn’t that the metagame?
