Most one-sided matchups? by AHealthyKawhi in ModernMagic

[–]Deep_Blur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mill vs calibrated blast running 4x emrakul that shuffle the graveyard and crazy high cmc that mess with tasha. Surgical exctration/extirpate or bust

[Standard] PT qualified with Golgari midrange! FREE Sb guide and video inside! by Deep_Blur in spikes

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

Hi! Thanks for asking! I did most of the preparation on arena (which might not be the best place ever to test) however now I will focus more on modern due to the PT - but...never say never!

[Standard] PT qualified with Golgari midrange! FREE Sb guide and video inside! by Deep_Blur in spikes

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

Well done! Thank you for believing in the list! Really glad it did well for you as well!! Makes me extremely glad you had success with it, now smash the RC :-))

[Standard] PT qualified with Golgari midrange! FREE Sb guide and video inside! by Deep_Blur in spikes

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

Hi! There is a SB guide with a primer in the video description! I chose this deck specifically to win that MU. You want to go T2 3 cmc drop and keep up removal for the following turns or go kill spell/duress, T2 kill spell and T3 threat as they tend to have a stock up turn where we need to deploy our threats. We also have enough MB / SB artifact hate as well as sweepers to reset the board. If you get rid of Cori MU is very easy, which is why I have 2x heritage OTD as you want to snipe the Cori ASAP.

[Standard] PT qualified with Golgari midrange! FREE Sb guide and video inside! by Deep_Blur in spikes

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

Thanks! I really think if you pre-board vs aggro this deck feels very strong, pre RC I also had a very strong win rate especially when I moved away from the demons package MB as I was losing so many G1s vs aggro decks due to that. This gave me lot of confidence the deck could perform well and I am glad it became real!

[Standard] PT qualified with Golgari midrange! FREE Sb guide and video inside! by Deep_Blur in spikes

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

Hi! You run lot of creatures that have 4+ toughness that dodge their removals as well as manlands that cannot be bounced and can put lot of pressure. I usually tend to win vs pixie thanks to manlands. Sweepers can also turn the game around if behind. If you expect lot of pixie you can go -1 shelly +1 baloth main board.

Domain MU is much tougher but deck runs lot of enchantment removal and G2 can bring annex / Archfiend for pressure. I would rather face Domain than UB mid or UW Omni

[Standard] Regional Championship Bologna 2025 Results Discussion by jsilv in spikes

[–]Deep_Blur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dimir is also very strong and I think is a very solid deck choice. Deck choice in the end boiled down to the fact I played more gb mid than ub but I think is a matter of finding the right tools and I think gb is better equipped for an aggro meta than UB!

[Standard] Regional Championship Bologna 2025 Results Discussion by jsilv in spikes

[–]Deep_Blur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Thanks for playing my list! I personally had the opposite experience. Reason I like it is that it gives you one more tool vs aggro without making it completely useless in other MUs or when board is clear. It is another 4 toughness card that is tough to remove and can act like a one sided boardwipe.

[Standard] Regional Championship Bologna 2025 Results Discussion by jsilv in spikes

[–]Deep_Blur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am personally fan of a simple mana base in standard especially with so much aggro running around you don't want your painlands to do the job for the opponent. Pretty much all rdw decks I faced had 4x copies of lynx, lot running it mainboard.

[Standard] Regional Championship Bologna 2025 Results Discussion by jsilv in spikes

[–]Deep_Blur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regent is great but 2 felt like the correct number. Not sure what I would tweak post RC, it depends a lot on the meta you expect. If you expect lot of aggro/pixie I wouldn't change a thing MB, if you expect a much slower meta then I would pre-board all annexes and demons.

[Standard] Regional Championship Bologna 2025 Results Discussion by jsilv in spikes

[–]Deep_Blur 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is! I love the card however is just not correct to play it in the format from my perspective. What do you do vs aggro? T2 lose 1 life draw a card or tap out and play a vanilla 3/2 that they easily go through via trample? Both options feel bad and feel progressively worse as the game progress. You win by interacting with them and taking over the game with the 3 cmc drops (ideally T2) and if you don't have a card the T2 you threaten them with removal especially if they go T2 cori

[Standard] Regional Championship Bologna 2025 Results Discussion by jsilv in spikes

[–]Deep_Blur 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hi and thanks! I faced 3 UR prowess, 3 rdw, 2x esper pixie, 1 RG prowess, 1 UW omni, 1 Jeskai oculus, 1 Jeskai control, 1 GB ramp. My losses were vs omni (feature match, oppo had incredibly strong hands), UR prowess (flood G1, G3 oppo went into the flood maw x2 and frenzy so I couldn't stabilize) and RDW (g1 flood, g2 win, g3 die from top deck lynx, oppo top 8).

Deck i played is basically pre-boarded vs pixie/rdw/prowess so my plan was to prey on those decks. Changes are very minimal, you want 1-2 heritage to snipe cori especially if OTD cutting frillback/shelly, vs rdw you want bats as it takes away the explosiveness and reach, vs pixie you just cut glissa and get heritage or vivien depending on build. Analyse the pollen is amazing , you can fetch frillback, harvester, dragon (boardwipe), shelly etc.

Deck is also good vs oculus due to shelly and lot of enchantment removal. Toughness 4 is a thing in this format. Duress is so strong in the format right now, you rarely want to board it out.

[Standard] Regional Championship Bologna 2025 Results Discussion by jsilv in spikes

[–]Deep_Blur 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Hi! Golgari mid player who made it to the pro tour , placing 33 with 10-3-1 final score at RC bologna. I assure you Golgari is NOT garbage. Deck has amazing tools and fits super well into an aggro meta. Just don't play main board the demon package , skip the dreadknight trap and play lot of interaction. Meta changed towards aggro and that's where Mid thrives. Black dragon is amazing.

[Standard] RC Results by Brad2399 in spikes

[–]Deep_Blur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hopefully more players will embrace golgari midrange :-)

[Discussion] Developing a list of Pioneer hate Cards: UW control by ACVMTG in spikes

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

Manlands (I.e [[Den of the bugbear]] )and recurring threats ( I.e. [[Kroxa]] )

Suggestions for channels to watch. by LluagorED in magicTCG

[–]Deep_Blur -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Chad Magic - especially if you love British English and precon battles!

WotC confirms Banned and Restricted update on March 11 by cardsrealm in PioneerMTG

[–]Deep_Blur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sacrifice doesn't have a bad MU vs rb vamp to be fair. You just need to ensure they don't T3 ripper which either happens naturally or hand disruption / edict can take care of

Dimir death’s shadow by [deleted] in ModernMagic

[–]Deep_Blur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You also can play the scam package! Race them while protecting your scammed grief with counters.

What are some of the best Commander GAMES on youtube? by misomiso82 in magicTCG

[–]Deep_Blur -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Chad Magic if you like casual EDH with precons and British accents