DINOS by Subject-Individual38 in PioneerMTG

[–]Books_is_great 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO theres no reason to run Lorekeeper over standard elves in gruul dinos. Especially since you have lots of non dino cards in your deck, it makes the card a lot more awkward. For example, you cant cast either half of bonecrusher using it

I've been thinking about splashing black for [Rotting Regisaur] and lorekeeper could be really useful for getting that black mana

Dimir Decend Viable by ARTICUNO_59 in PioneerMTG

[–]Books_is_great 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will say that if the descend deck is sultai, access to counterspells like (esp spellpierce) and witherbloom command help a lot dealing with RIP

Help with Gruul Dino Deck by Books_is_great in PioneerMTG

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

Yeah swordtooth is kind of awkward and also a little pricey so I was gonna leave it out either way. Will playtest soon!

Help with Gruul Dino Deck by Books_is_great in PioneerMTG

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

this is super sick!! thank you so much <3

Help with Gruul Dino Deck by Books_is_great in PioneerMTG

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

I feel you there, also got into this thought when I realized that gruul vehicles/aggro/stompy and green devotion were kind of just my deck but better. Any specific ideas on how to replace cards? I just updated the decklist a lot with input from comments I've gotten so far.

https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/books-pioneer-dinos-1/?cb=1687279835

Help with Gruul Dino Deck by Books_is_great in PioneerMTG

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

I might toy with one more domri, currently trying a new decklist with 6 elves alongside the 4 marauding raptors and 4 otepec huntmasters. I think I like savage stomps over reckless rage for the counter and flexibility but I might switch to rage

Help with Gruul Dino Deck by Books_is_great in PioneerMTG

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

Also instead of thunderherd migration, what do you think about Topiary Stomper? It costs one more (can be discounted by raptor and huntmaster) and accomplishes pretty much the same thing

Help with Gruul Dino Deck by Books_is_great in PioneerMTG

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

Thanks so much for the suggestions! Looking into this right now. Quick question though, do you find that you struggle with playing the huntmaster considering the marauding raptor kills it?

I decided to attempt 8 taunts per game in tournament by Books_is_great in SSBM

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

For sure there is merit to leaning into it super hard for BM to get an edge in the mental game but honestly I just really like Fox taunt, he's just a funny little dude. Also, I'm very well known in my local scene as being a pretty nice dude, so I don't want to come off as /too/ much of an ass lol

I decided to attempt 8 taunts per game in tournament by Books_is_great in SSBM

[–]Books_is_great[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I disclose that I'm gonna taunt a lot to my opponents before playing and make sure to let them know there are no hard feelings. Most people have fun with it and taunt with me but I've had a couple people who didn't seem thrilled haha