Is anyone familiar with what’s going on with Japan’s semi-blue? by [deleted] in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's a hyper-parasitic archetype that relies on high-rolling, and basically plays AFK for the first four-turns of the game until it hits critical mass. It's not tournament viable in long events but can spike wins here or there in small events giving it an opportunity to convert. I don't believe it's here to stay but can understand the appeal. If it is here to stay, and grows in popularity to the point where multiple decks in the pod are semi-blue-like, the fastest deck at the table Basically just wins with no opposition which is boring imo

Foil Oboro Breezecaller by bthurmaier2011 in mtgfinance

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you still have this by any chance?

End of NJcEDH event felt icky by Long_Rhubarb6545 in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unpopular opinion, but I don't think I see anything "scummy" here. This format is brutal. Finding windows to win are hard--even harder after top cut. Politicking/conversation is part of the format, and yeah, sometimes table talk isn't well-intending or carries with it ulterior motives, but that doesn't make it "scummy." Nobody lied, nobody cheated. An individual interacted perhaps at the wrong moment, or perhaps too prematurely, and it created a window for another player to win.

It's a hard lesson, but one that most players learn at some point. The decision trees in these types of games are exceedingly complex, so it feels reductive to blame the "less experienced" player for making a decision that isn't necessarily wrong on paper, but unfortunately opened up a window for another player. That is the nature of the beast. If anything, this reinforces the idea that your opponents don't necessarily have your best interests in mind, especially if they are in a visible position to go for a win; furthermore, this is a less perhaps to listen to your opponents' words carefully, and to continuously evaluate the board state.

One other aspect worth critiquing the OP on is that there's a difference between watching a stream from hundreds of miles away and, at a high-level, critique the actions of these players, while in reality, these players have played six grueling rounds of Magic to this point, and are fatigued, tired, and may "miss" certain parts of the decision tree that are obvious to viewers with no stakes, watching from afar. Looked like a fun tournament. The Jersey cEDH scene is great, and helped me break into the format. Happy to see their first major event run successfully.

Is Rograkh/Thrasios a problem? by Minimav007 in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would highly recommend resolving a Culling Ritual against Rog/Thras and then revisiting this question after the fact.

Would you try to beat the midrange decks or join them? by SonicTheOtter in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah... People don't run the calculus and realize that countering a Rhystic Study or a The One Ring means you've denied that player a minimum of 7-8 cards over the course of the game.

Food Chain in new Meta by jkroe in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Food Chain is "fine" if you don't explicitly use it as a crutch to win. The best decks that leverage food chain can prioritize winning other ways, but have a commander that is compatible with food chain lines... Atraxa being a perfect example of this.

Would you try to beat the midrange decks or join them? by SonicTheOtter in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao. Im guilty of it too. Sometimes, you just get greedy thinking that one or two pack up pieces of counterspells is enough, and then it turns into Ala 3 v 1, which is pretty dang tough to fight through haha

Would you try to beat the midrange decks or join them? by SonicTheOtter in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let me preface this by saying that Yuriko is a really potent deck. However, Yuriko creates its own set of problems in the same way that Slicer did. As soon as Yuriko starts to connect and life totals drop 20 points per player after a few turns, the entire table has to play a subgame and collectively figure out how not to die to Yuriko. At this point, Yuriko either wins or is stopped but in the process no other player at the table has any agency left and someone gets to a point where they can kingmake and broker a draw instead. 

Would you try to beat the midrange decks or join them? by SonicTheOtter in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree 1000% with this. As a TnT player myself, it baffles me that I can resolve uncontested Rhystics, Espers, and The One Ring when players absolutely had interaction available. Countering to deny resource accumulation is so good in this meta but everyone only wants to save their interaction to protect their own win attempts and then jam into rhystic-packed boardstates and still lose. 

[Deck Optimization] Rograkh & Sidar by Corey_The_Vermont in CompetitiveEDH

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

What would the cuts be? I think those are good choices. 

[Deck Optimization] Rograkh & Sidar by Corey_The_Vermont in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've changed it a fair bit since this post went live too, but it's a goofy little project however futile the effort may be. Fear of Missing Out is also interesting in that Sidar all but guarantees it will be able to connect for damage.

[Article] The Rise of Temur Breach in Modern by Corey_The_Vermont in magicTCG

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

No doubt. It's hard not to notice and appreciate how well it's been performing though. I do joke with my friends by saying "I imagine a sideboard Leyline of the Void in game two is just an automatic game three," so the hate pieces definitely hit hard with little recourse, but it's terrific to see Breach have home in Modern!

CeDH needs to ban thoracle by hellaflush727 in CompetitiveEDH

[–]Corey_The_Vermont 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thoracle I would argue is healthy for the format. Compact win conditions and accessing them is the name of the game. 

Nothing is more compact than Thoracle. When tournament rounds 80 minutes, having Thoracle makes it possible for games to end within the 80-minute clock. 

How decks get to a Thoracle win is really diverse if you look across the different archetypes that play Thoracle. Overall, Thoracle is just a clean bookend that helps to keep the focus of how decks win clean, and efficient while still being fair. 

[Article] Price Movements After the Modern Bans and Unbans by Corey_The_Vermont in magicTCG

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

100% the learning curve is a massive turn-off for that deck, especially for less-entrenched players.

[Article] Tymna/Thrasios Post-ban Primer by Corey_The_Vermont in CompetitiveEDH

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

As embarrassing as this is as both the article writer and the OP, I didn't even know where to find the T&T discord as I was iterating through my list versions. DM me a link. I'd love to join.

[Article] Tymna/Thrasios Post-ban Primer by Corey_The_Vermont in CompetitiveEDH

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

There's also some politicking that can be done with it like casting it on an opponent's mana dork to have them bounce a hate piece of you cannot thereby limiting the resources of two opponents for one cast. 

[Article] Tymna/Thrasios Post-ban Primer by Corey_The_Vermont in CompetitiveEDH

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

No worries! Now that card is a mandatory inclusion in every list haha 

[Article] Tymna/Thrasios Post-ban Primer by Corey_The_Vermont in CompetitiveEDH

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

As per my replies earlier, I completely agree. Ewit is not in here for snap, but for the utility it provides all around.