“For a long time, testing seems to have shown me that four cantrips seems to be like playing an extra two lands – but am I really right?” Jim goes stat-crazy in an attempt to figure out how Opts, Peeks, and Sleight of Hands affect your draws!
We’ve got a few months to look at OBC – and the sooner we start the better. Let’s look at the top 64 decks from Osaka and see what Judgment adds to them.
All right! Jim qualified for Nationals… But with what deck and what record?
All right, all right; Regionals is over for you Americans. Now me, I have another shot at it, so I’ll go over some popular T2 decks… What? You want decks with Judgement in ’em? All right.
Unfortunately, he didn’t qualify… But a certain deck (which WASN’T ‘Tog or G/R Beats) got three slots of the Top 8. Wanna find out the results of a 109-man tourney? Jim reports.
I called up a friend in the middle of the night to ask him:””What has Torment brought us that makes ‘Tog worse than it was?” “Hi, Jim,” was his reply. I forgot that not everybody thinks about Magic all of the time.
All that’s left is to start the laborious process of building a sideboard and working out your sideboard strategy. Sooner or later, you get bored and want to play other decks. You’ve got Sideboard Sickness.
Holed up with an inflamed throat, Jim recuperates by playing decks… A LOT of decks. And while he’s at it, he shares the deck massaging he’s done over the past two weeks.
Throughout the day, I had niggling thoughts that my deck could have been better – and I’m now convinced it could have been much better – with the addition of three red cards. How did I come in 12th?
By new, I don’t mean that I’ll show you how Peek could be replaced with Obsessive Search, or that you can fit Basking Rootwalla into a R/G deck. Here’s some new ideas for the upcoming season.
I was a little unsure about Peek – but hell, if Zvi thinks it’s worth a try in my Psychatog deck, I’m willing to trust him and give it a go!
Tweaking isn’t as rewarding as doing really well with a fully rogue deck… But it can personalise decks, and give your opponents fits. Jim shows you the basics of this fundamental Magic concept.
The new title has been chosen – and it’s”Double or Nothing!” Jim complains about the Masters coverage and discusses matchups.
Occasionally, a deck catches your eye and you can’t leave it alone – and for Jim, that deck is Orbosition. Plus, many foily cards to the man who can rename this column!
