{"id":40,"date":"2013-08-05T16:42:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T23:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrischiesa.com\/wp\/?p=40"},"modified":"2013-08-06T18:23:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T01:23:02","slug":"time-for-game-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chrischiesa.com\/wp\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"Time for Game Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Normally I hate standard because there are a dozen good decks which the pros play. \u00a0Add in the fact that the random scrubs play the craziest decks that you have 25% against. \u00a0You have the choice to either tweak the deck against the best decks or vs trash and whichever way you choose it’ll be the wrong decision.<\/p>\n

With Game Day, at least the prizes are at least worth playing for. \u00a0Not only do you get the normal prize packs, but T8 usually gets some interesting (or at least tradable) foil rare.<\/p>\n

Goblin Diplomats is not all that exciting. \u00a0A 2\/1 Goblin with a non-relevant ability, not so interesting (the picture looks sweet).<\/p>\n

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Goblin Diplomats<\/p><\/div>\n

The promo common is much more interesting to me. \u00a0I doubt that Hive Stirrings will be playable, but it’s still a card that intrigues me (I love slivers). \u00a0I’m not a huge fan of the picture, but at least they look like old style slivers instead of the new age ones.<\/p>\n

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Hive Stirrings<\/p><\/div>\n

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As to what I’m planning on playing, I’m looking at Golgari Control. \u00a0Likely, I’ll run the list below with a few tweaks that was posted by Jeff Hoogland<\/a> and passed along to me by my friend John Galli (of reddeckwinning.com\/<\/a>\u00a0fame):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1x Forest
\n2x Golgari Guildgate
\n2x Mutavault
\n4x Overgrown Tomb
\n13x Swamp
\n4x Woodland CemeterySorcery (3)
\n3x Mutilate<\/p>\n

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Enchantment (3)
\n3x Underworld Connections<\/p>\n

Artifact (1)
\n1x Ratchet Bomb<\/p>\n

Planeswalker (3)<\/p>\n

3x Liliana of the Veil<\/p>\n

Instant (8)
\n3x Abrupt Decay
\n1x Devour Flesh
\n1x Doom Blade
\n1x Putrefy
\n2x Tragic Slip<\/p>\n

Creature (16)
\n4x Desecration Demon
\n1x Disciple of Bolas
\n4x Lifebane Zombie
\n3x Scavenging Ooze
\n4x Thragtusk<\/p>\n

Sideboard (15)
\n2x Deathrite Shaman
\n2x Doom Blade
\n3x Duress
\n2x Golgari Charm
\n1x Liliana of the Veil
\n1x Mutilate
\n1x Pithing Needle
\n1x Putrefy
\n1x Scavenging Ooze
\n1x Vraska the Unseen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I think some numbers may be off (the singleton forest gets turned into a swamp and the Disciple of Bolas gets increased to two are my immediate reaction) but it’s very close to what I want to be playing. \u00a0It has answers to everything and is very hard to get color screwed (or mana screwed in general). \u00a0Plus the creatures give you raw power very few decks have.<\/p>\n

I do need to purchase more Lifebane Zombies, Scavenging Oozes and Mutavaults to make the deck. \u00a0I was going to pick up my playset of Mutavaults soon along with my 4th Scavenging Ooze soon anyway so those don’t bother me. \u00a0The Lifebane Zombie is ridiculously expensive for what it is (how is it $8 on TCG player?). \u00a0Luckily, I’m in at the shop tonight for draft and I’ll hopefully pick up what I need (else I’ll order it online and get it by the weekend).<\/p>\n

Hopefully I’ll have a few tournament reports come next week \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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