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Which is the best pauper decklist?
Poll ended at Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:09 am
Insolvent Neonate 25%  25%  [ 3 ]
I Must be MAD to Play This on the Ladder! 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
That common type of madness 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Safe and Scion 33%  33%  [ 4 ]
El Loco Pobre 25%  25%  [ 3 ]
Artificers 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 12
Total voters : 7
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 5:11 pm 
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Yes the combat tricks are hilarious


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:32 pm 
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Modulo, you read my write-up of being that Abzan deck? Can you believe I won that match against those drops? So awesome.


I did read it; nice job! Winning these kinds of matches with the deck I believe to be possible but unlikely; also it takes quite some skill and a lot of fighting spirit. Very satisfying if you manage to win, though.


My experience with Modulo's Abzan lists is that they are quite similar to what I imagine to forcing yourself on a 19th century consumption- ridden hooker : you pump alot in to it and due to pure persistence eventually you get there but there is this nagging feeling afterwards that having a nice sanitary cup of tea and a napkin would've gotten both of you more bang for the buck.

I dont know what i wrote up there, but Modulo makes really good abzan lists that are a pain to play, is what i'm saying :p


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Wow, I am going to have to think on that one.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:50 am 
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Now 6-0 with Safe and Scion. Great for the counters quest

Edit. 7-0!!


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:10 am 
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Now 6-0 with Safe and Scion. Great for the counters quest

Edit. 7-0!!

How can i make this contest harder? :confused:
Other 2 days for this poll, only 3 people voted. Not great success, i suppose because of Amonkhet.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:22 am 
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Time constraints and a lot of work, still 3 decks to test... If I have to, I'll skin mine so I am not temples to vote for myself.
But, by other player's experience, modulo's looks like its the best... What a shame el loco Pobre only managed 3rd place with Barney... :(

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:23 am 
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I thought this contest was a blast Joker, don't feel bad.

Ah nuts 7-1. It lost to the worst zombie dimir deck ever :(

Haven, I'm so sorry :(. I just had slightly better success with Sjoks build


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:16 am 
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Giocher wrote:
Now 6-0 with Safe and Scion. Great for the counters quest

Edit. 7-0!!

How can i make this contest harder? :confused:
Other 2 days for this poll, only 3 people voted. Not great success, i suppose because of Amonkhet.


Just a bad contest, IMO. Nobody wants to build these decks, nobody wants to play them (the latter is the bigger problem).


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 12:14 pm 
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Actually, playing these decks is really fun. When you lose, you always have an excuse because your handicap is huge, when you win it is super rewarding because either your piloting skills are awesome or your opponent's aren't...

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 2:43 pm 
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Now Playing: SAFE AND SCION - MODULO

Pre-testing Analysis:
The idea is simple, the game plan is risky. It's as go-wide as you can get. It was no removal, except your combat tricks, but it can flood the board fast and catch your opponent unaware and sneak in a win. I say this is risky, because I have a tendency to call people's bluffs and over-extend. A more cautious player can probably resist that urge, but I like applying pressure from start to finish, so it's draw that sweeper or die! Speaking of which, this deck is very prone to sweepers... A timely borrowed grace with +0/+2 can save some of your guys from yahenni's expertise for example, but you'd be using up your best finisher card... The land count looks a little low for the number of 3-drops, but this is the kind of deck you want to be constantly drawing creatures after you get to 4 land and every land after that is probably a dead card. The other testers have been doing well with this list so I'm really curious how well it goes for me.

Game 1 AI - (Gruul Energy?)
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Game 2 AI - (Izzet Artifacts?)
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Now onto the ladder.
Game 3 R40 (5-color Rainbow Ponies Wannabe)
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Game 4 R36 (Abzan Ramp?)
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Game 5 R40 (4 color PW Control - Piloted by a NGA Showdowner)
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Final Verdict
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I'll give scores only at the end when I test all the decks so I can make a more global assessment of the submissions.

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I should mention that my loss is largely explainable cuz I was putting counters on my fabricate guys, cuz of a quest. The deck isn't supposed to be ran like that. I should also mention that I got 2-3 wins on ladder playing it this way which is really funny. Playing Pauper handicapped and still winning


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I 've actually finished my testing of modulo's deck and it was all very anti-climatic... The one's I've tested are all Tied...
Easy 2-0 vs AI and 1-3 on the ladder.
In modulo's deck's Defense the 2 losses were to R40s... But still, it's all a bit ambiguous.

I'll write up the play-by-plays when I find the time.

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Don't feel bad Joker, I had lots of fun and I enjoy seeing DJ suffer


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Don't feel bad Joker, I had lots of fun and I enjoy seeing DJ suffer


Lol, well I certainly don't think he should feel bad either. This was the perfect time for this contest.


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Short post, I'm in a bit of a hurry

To the ladder at R34 with I must be mad...and regretably, 0-2. First game against a removal packed...R34 midrange Abzan? anyways, Kalitas was too much for me...not a chance

Second game against a R32 midrangish RDW with plenty of 3 drops, namely Firecrafts and Hellions, plus CotFM...big hasted creatures like those proved too difficult to manage, tho it was closer than the last game

Then, as it is a very similar deck, made the change to That common ttype of Madness aaand...same! Ouch, losing 4 ranks in row hurt a bit, lol.

First game I was manaflooded after keeping a decent hand...that, and being quite slow to drop the few thing a had, an Alchemist and a Dragoon, that got zapped...that made me lose agains just a lone Harvester, OP never played anything more, I guess he/she had some counters ready that never had to use, playing blue...op ended with a ton of life after glimpsing for more energy and cards etc controlled me like a boss

2º game against R28 golgari... Snek? tho I never see one, but anyways t3 Kazandu t4 Hulk (yes, t4) t5 Nissa made me laugh and quit, I wanted to avoid me the humilliating experience, my hand was nothing that could remotely deal with that

:(

Just 1 to go, Haven's one...and mine if I find time, for the lols


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I'm not gonna do writups for this round. I'm not even sure I'll have a chance to test em all - I should have a decent block of time tomorrow, but that's pretty much it. My heart just wasn't in it for this one and the extended KLD sale and a really busy week sort of ruined my testing schedule.

Ifyou do a similar contest in the future, plz plz make it pauper+ (commons and uncommons). I bet just adding uncommons would enable 50%+ wins on the ladder and would open up so many janky options. :)

That said, I'm really enjoying the writups this time, Haven's especially. Modulo and Maggit's decks both look the coolest to me on paper. I suspect they'll get my votes if I do vote.


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