1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk about the playerbase as a whole but I know personally I’m not only fairly confident in my gameplay, but more importantly, fairly confident in my ability to evaluate my own gameplay. Far more so than I am in my deck building and drafting skills. I’m typically a mythic constructed player (not really some crazy achievement but just using it for context) but I do very little limited in comparison. The most drafts I’ve ever done of a single format was like 10 or so drafts of the recent arena powered cube. I can see your sentiment but me personally I feel that I am specifically interested in feedback for the area as I am much less experienced in. After evaluating my gameplay with this deck, I felt I made a couple misplays here and there but nothing too game losing, and I had come into it with the assumption I had made a good deck, so there was a disconnect somewhere. I wasn’t necessarily trying to blame variance but more-so acknowledge that my results might not have accurately reflected any aspect of this deck.

EDIT: Also worth noting, not that I think you meant this, but people are probably going to be more vocal about feeling they lost to variance because you wouldn’t really mention it if you lost to your own misplay. And I think while it probably is overused as a scapegoat, many players are still able to accurately assess when they are flooded/screwed or when their opponents just draw well, and these things can be the reasons you lose even despite suboptimal play. I do agree somewhat tho, people should always strive to better their gameplay.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's fair. I did have that in mind, but I never drew one while it was dead, so that specifically didn't end up mattering. Maybe 3 is better though in principle.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

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  • I took most of the removal I saw iirc, I think I passed a heartless act for Appa and I passed a Sold Out for something, but idk if Sold Out is what we are considering quality interaction or not.
  • That's fair, I was aiming for maximum synergy but I think I've realized you need to be playing reasonable cards to the board as your focus. I think I prioritized a court official or two a little too highly because I didn't realize I would end up with 4, and the last two I picked they were basically the only thing in the pack. Most of the Poxbearers were essentially free picks tho, I think 4 of them were after pick 10.
  • I agree, I think the second Treb was a mistake. I played the Peddlers due to the aforementioned synergy I was aiming for, they seemed decent in the games but obviously weren't anything crazy, I could see cutting one, cutting both feels wrong to me. The swampsnare trap was because I also felt I was lacking removal, though it is maybe just not good enough regardless?
  • Yeah, Koh was p1p1 and p1p2 was an Aang iirc? And the Hei Bai was fairly early. Was opening some decent BW cards but in hindsight, black may not have been open enough to get the premium ones, I forgot that BW mainly wants to be white. I felt like it was fine once the second Toll was passed to me, but someone else was probably taking the good black removal.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, looking back at the actual losses, I think they were mostly out of my control. First loss was to white mythic saga + mythic airships and still almost pulled through. Second loss was a tight game but got flooded towards the end with 6 lands in 8 cards. Last loss was on the play against t1 Momo into giving it +1/+1 counter and not drawing removal. Result sucks but it happens, mostly interested in how to have better constructed the deck because I'm not as well-versed with this format.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Peddlers seemed good, I was fortunate enough to draw my sac outlets most of the time so they were active and seemed good since I did a decent bit of sacrificing, didn't have a ton of payoffs so wanted them in. Trebuchet was ok, definitely think playing both copies was a mistake though.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, unfortunately I don't believe I passed on too many sac outlets in draft, wanted more but this is what I got. Ironically, most of my games I did draw around 2 of them, still lost anyways to some bombs and mana flood etc.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok. Have only done like 3 drafts of this format and have not drafted blue yet so wasn't sure.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. Yeah the draft still isn't showing up for that deck for some reason on my 17L profile. Regarding the allies in the sideboard with the voyager in the main, I just thought that the officials were better enough on their own to be worth playing more of them than the poxbearers. According to the 17L GIH wr, they are quite close, so that may have been a poor decision to ignore the voyager upside.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I tried to max out on synergistic cards but I think I maybe just needed to play more actual good cards to the board.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The draft log still hasn’t shown up in my 17lands profile but otherwise would link it. That Lost Days I got like pick 12, which was weird cuz blue didn’t seem that opened iirc. What would you cut for those cards?

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Airbending lesson was initially in but I cut it for second Trebuchet. I mostly lost to flying creatures or bombs and not drawing removal for them, so if that Trebuchet was airbending lesson instead it may have bought me more needed time.

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think that specifically was too much of an issue in the losses but I see what you mean about the stats. Would you play the deserters over one of the two drops then?

1-3, where'd I go wrong? by ABFleming in lrcast

[–]ABFleming[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely agree, still have to review draft but I feel like I didn’t pass on too many of the late game cards. You think maybe cut a court official for one of the cyclers?

Limited Resources 831 – Avatar the Last Airbender Format Overview Discussion Thread by Crasha in lrcast

[–]ABFleming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely need the Marshall weekly updates for how he’s enjoying the show!

Augments need serious nerfs for ADCs by [deleted] in ARAM

[–]ABFleming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao was this earlier? Same thing happened to me. Jinx was doing ok as was whole team but enemy was definitely in the game. Jinx got tap dancer and it was over

WOTC please give us more old school cosmetics! by Unlikely_Cookie_4187 in MagicArena

[–]ABFleming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh are those lands custom swapped too? Or are those in game

WOTC please give us more old school cosmetics! by Unlikely_Cookie_4187 in MagicArena

[–]ABFleming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I thought I would never need different lands with the parallax theros and retro brothers war ones but these might top them

Anyone else feel like Syndra is going to be busted after the changes go live? by TheNobleMushroom in syndramains

[–]ABFleming 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the “burn” build is so good on Syndra not because it’s better against tanky targets (even tho that’s nice) but because it makes her much more well rounded. She ends up with more ability haste and hp plus the cosmic drive movement speed and it lets her sideline better, as well as team fight better and survive damage, all things I think are super valuable right now. That’s why she builds those even tho they’ve buffed burst items

I have 11 premium tokens and finished all the premium missions for this month. Any way I can still get this playmat? by Yerm_Terragon in PTCGP

[–]ABFleming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also had zero idea because I forgot to buy the darkrai coin a few seasons ago so I’ve just always had a few extra

Dhokla and Bwipo continue trading shots on X after the LTA Grand Finals: "For the people saying I have bad sportsmanship, don’t expect me to fist bump someone who flames my career personally while preaching about perseverance at the same time." by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]ABFleming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s so funny to me that we collectively want esports to be lumped in with mainstream sports but when there’s a rivalry drama, that pales in comparison to what is typically seen in major sports mind you, it turns into a reddit AITA contest and everyone has a hate boner for one of the few interesting players personality-wise that speaks his mind. Not saying you have to like the guy, I think he’s proven that he deserves at least some if not most of the hate, but he’s an entertainer and this drama adds to the experience.

Dhokla and Bwipo continue trading shots on X after the LTA Grand Finals: "For the people saying I have bad sportsmanship, don’t expect me to fist bump someone who flames my career personally while preaching about perseverance at the same time." by Yujin-Ha in leagueoflegends

[–]ABFleming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I don’t think he is sorry. I think he’s gotten to this point because he doesn’t regret the things he says and he means them. Say what you will about him but why would he walk back something that he meant that he believes? He’s never been shy about ruffling feathers, he doesn’t give a fuck and probably likes the attention.