Conclusions and Hypothesis

If Edds sister is reading this my number is 262-613-0405.

Moments after this was posted:
canntspell2 (2:25:34 PM): hit refreash... i just changed a couple things
WizrdOfEdd (2:25:56 PM): dick
WizrdOfEdd (2:25:58 PM): ;p

I've come to the conclusion recently that I'm an asshole about everything. Not that this is shocking to anyone but me. I just felt like sharing. While examining the inner workings of my brain upon realizing this conclusion. I feel it is something I have always known subconsciously and just recently realized consciously. I have always realized that I was definitely an asshole, I just didn't realize how all encompassing it was. What was this epiphany you ask? Probably it is best left unsaid. Let's just say it involves vagoo.

It is fun to watch CBG bitch while he is getting destroyed.

While typing the first paragraph I also realized how much it sucks to accidentally click the "add to dictionary" option when you have misspelled a word. Than I have to go look it up on a dictionary website. Highly annoying. Damn interweb and your

Dragons are scary. They eat Princesses.

Doran is a house. I'm pretty convinced there is no better turn two play in T2 than Doran. Also I would love to be able to play this deck for T2 on Saturday this week. Updated list:

2 Treefolk Harbinger
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Birds of Paradise
3 Tarmogoyf
2 Kitchen Finks
3 Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers
4 Doran, the Siege Tower
2 Wilt-Leaf Liege

3 Terror
2 Nameless Inversion
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Garruk Wildspeaker
2 Primal Command
3 Profane Command

1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3 Horizan Canopy
2 Glit-Leaf Palace
4 Llanowar Wastes
3 Murmuring Bosk
3 Treetop Village
3 Forest
2 Swamp
1 Caves of Kolios

Sideboard:

3 Primal Rage
4 Eyes of the Wisent
3 Mindshatter
3 Thoughtseize
2 Spring Cleaning

I've been working with Bagha on the list. And we have pretty similar ones.

Garruk: Completely up in the air on this. Sometimes its amazing... sometimes its crap.

3 Goyf: While yes the card is stupid... It kind of just mopes around for awhile early without Thoughtseize main.

2 Harbinger: Yes this card is still very very good. But after cutting the Crib Swap and the Colossus and going back up to four Doran, there you don't really want four anymore.

Primal Rage: Chump block this Bitterblossom.

Spring Cleaning: I just don't think there are enough relevant artifacts in the format. The main deck Oblivion Rings have been enough for that.

Eyes of the Wisent: Combos with Primal Rage against Faeries.

Questions I have about the list:

1. Is Garruk good enough? He is really bad against Faeries and red decks. Which I am expecting to be the most popular decks are Regionals.

2. 22 or 23 land? I think 22 is enough. But I want 23. Mostly because Treetop is the suck in your opening hand. But the nuts on turn 4. There should be haves in the mana world.

3. Does the land base need work?

If anyone is showing up Saturday I would greatly appreciate being able to borrow the following:

2 Llanowar Elves
1 Birds of Paradise
3 Tarmogoyf
2 Kitchen Finks (I have 1 but it is MIA)
3 Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers
3 Terror
1 Oblivion Ring
3 Horizon Canopy
1 Llanowar Wastes
2 Treetop Village
1 Caves of Kolios
3 Primal Rage
4 Eyes of the Wisent
1 Mindshatter
2 Spring Cleaning

Thanks in advance any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Just because there was some confusion at the store Saturday about what days things are this week. Triple Shadowmoor Draft Friday. Shadowmoor Standard Saturday. EDH Open Sunday. Haaker is an ijet.

I drafted at the store Saturday. I definitely walked out with a Woodfell Primus, Vexing Shusher (3rd), Wilt-Leaf Liedge, and Oversoul of Dusk and two other rares I can't think of. Along with a bunch of Constructed playables.

Scroll down the page a little to the Completely Off Topic entry and post your list. I am curious to see them. For the record Pong is 6th on my list. You haven't live until you start betting 20s on pong.

So here is my biggest problem when writing one of these, I never know how to end them.

Flash is still dumb. Even if everything in the deck is restricted.

Holy Crap

Good morning!

Hybrid is back (and apparently all over the place)!

Hmm...guessing time!

Sickle Ripper, 1B. Creature-Elemental Shaman. 2/1.

Loamdragger Giant, 4(G/R),(G/R),(G/R). Creature-Giant Warrior. When Loamdragger Giant CIP, you may return up to two target lands from your graveyard to your hand. 6/6.

Torpor Dust, 2(U/B). Instant. Hmmm... Destroy target Non-Faerie creature.

Boggart Arsonists, 2R. Creature-Goblin ?. 2R, sac Boggart Arsonists: Boggart Arsonists does 3 damage to target creature or player. 2/2.

Kinscaer Harpoonist, 3U. Creature-Kithkin Archer. U, T: Kinscaer Harpoonist does damage to attacking or blocking creature equal to the number of merfolk and kithkin you control. 2/2

Wanderbrine Rootcutters, 2(U/B),(U/B). Creature-Merfolk. When Wanderbrine Root-cutters CIP, destroy target treefolk. 3/2

Scar, (R/B). Instant. Put 2 -1/-1 counters on target creature.

Ballynock Cohort, 2W. Kithkin Rogue. First Strike. 2/2

Juvenile Gloomwidow, GG. Creature-Spider. Reach. Deathtouch. 2/2

Turn to Mist, 1(W/U). Instant. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target creature this turn.

Blistering Dieflyn, 3R. Creature-Elemental. When Blistering Dieflyn becomes blocked, it deals 2 damage to each creature blocking it. 2/2.

Beseech the Queen (Here comes another HOLY CRAP moment) (2/B),(2/B),(2/B)-Sorcery. Umm? Draw 6 cards and lose 6 life? I have no idea.

Lurebound Scarecrow, 3. Artifact Creature-Construct. Lurebound Scarecrow must attack each turn, if able.

Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers, (G/W),(G/W),(G/W). Creature-Elf Warrior. First Strike. Vigilance. 4/4.

Demigod of Revenge, (B/R),(B/R),(B/R),(B/R),(B/R). Creature-Demon Wizard. Flying, Trample. Whenever a creature deals damage to Demigod of Revenge, destroy that creature at end of combat. 5/5. Smells like a cycle to me.

Post your wild assed guesses in comments.

I can't believe I already posted about the ptq

Okay, next time I go to a ptq, will somebody please remind me that I should save that story for Friday so that I don't have to think of a topic? Let's do a weekly recap/response post.

On Monday, thanks and praise to Fugie for reminding me that I made boneheaded misplays in all three rounds. I either need to practice Constructed or not go. My current Constructed rating: 1518. No shit. My last sanctioned Constructed match win? September 15th.

On Tuesday, a delightful poem by Fugie about the Holy Grail of Magic, the Turn One. The only way it gets better is if R&D makes a mistake and prints some broken draw 7 Leyline that makes mana. I am surprised this didn't get more commentary, because I thought it was both original and good, a rare enough combination around here.

On Wednesday, another insightful post by TooSarcastic, about how to make his already formidable EDH, formidabler, uh, more formidable. I learned a lot from this post and also from the last couple games of EDH. (1) Never solve other people's problems for them. (2) Things you can only do once a turn are bad, full stop. (3) Doran off a birds or other off color accelerant? Broken.

On Thursday, a nice little wrapup on a month's worth of casual sealed from major_luck. Did I get any props for knocking off the previously unbeaten Jake? No, I did not. Oh, but Jake had a really nice play against me to force a game 3. I had pretty much stabilized but he did have a Dauntless Dourbark, so I left a chump blocker. Unfortunately, Dourbark has Trample if you control another Treefolk, which he did after Footbottom Feast for Moonglove Changeling. Which was also the last point of needed damage. Oops. I guess we have learned that contrary to this post, Green does not suck in sealed now.

And now it's Friday, and what do you get? Dumbass meanderings and random thoughts. On that note, did you see this?

WIZARDS OF THE COAST EXTENDS ITS MAGIC: THE GATHERING IP TO MULTIPLE PLATFORMS
Industry Leading Partnerships Enhance Strategy Fantasy Gaming Options for all Gamers

RENTON, Wash.—February 18, 2008 — Wizards of the Coast (WotC), the leader in strategy hobby collectible trading card, board and role playing games, and a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), today announced its plans to extend the Magic: The Gathering® franchise to gamers on Microsoft's Xbox 360 Xbox LIVE® Arcade and the PC through partnerships with Stainless Games, Ltd. and Mind Control Software, Inc. Stainless Games will develop a game using the Magic: The Gathering IP for both Xbox LIVE Arcade and the PC, while Mind Control will develop a game for the PC and Mac.

So what are the implications of this for MODO 3? This sounds like a Sharazad (Is that the name of that old game?) type of thing, where you don't actually play Magic against real other players. I totally agree with trying to extend this to a larger community but I don't know how well the Wizards TCG model translates to XBox Live or whatnot. It seems like subscription for unlimited play is far more common there. Then again, I am talking out my ass.

Finally, congrats and thanks to the regular writers on this site. Total posts for February:54. Nice.