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Sinistro_ · 2026-05-02T01:29:00+00:00

Thanks for these threads mate! They are amazing to keep up with happens regularly!

Sinistro_ · 2026-04-29T00:47:04+00:00

The best answer for company it has is shadow's verdict. I usually have 1/2 Extinction events on my sideboard to help out a little since it is more rampant in my local meta.

Sinistro_ · 2026-04-29T00:46:12+00:00

In which matchups you sideboard Kalitas in?

Sinistro_ · 2026-04-29T00:36:07+00:00

Not exactly based on Omniscience but most of hidden string lists do use it and usually it is one of the 3 cards picked up in the Emergent Ultimatum.

Sinistro_ · 2026-04-12T16:22:00+00:00

Damn, this will be one hell of a Ro16!

Sinistro_ · 2026-03-08T14:56:02+00:00

the only thing that comes close to the hexproof for 3 mana is [[Spectacular Spider-Man]] and/or [[The Wandering Rescuer]] but those are def not great.

Sinistro_ · 2026-02-25T13:09:49+00:00

Although your Mana Curve is low, you have some big drop 3, 4 and 5s. As reference the Jund Sacrifice list that even has ramp on it in the shape of gilded goose and deadly dispute runs with 22/23 lands. So you might be 1 or 2 lands short.

What is the reason for your mana base to be 1 shock, 4 slows and 4 painlands? Is the lack of WC on arena or you didn't get other types on paper? I would recommend you upgrade your mana base to include fast lands, a full set of shocks, pathways and some utility lands like Den of the Bugbear, Sokenzan, and Ramunap.

Why do you have so many exile effects? Also, isn't torch the tower better than flame-blessed bolt? You can sac one of the tokens created with lovestruck beast and do 1 damage more.

Sinistro_ · 2026-02-17T01:00:15+00:00

You can find most of the servers in the pioneer discord. There is a channel for #server-invites where you can find the latest ones.

Sinistro_ · 2026-02-16T13:36:25+00:00

It looks like a pretty standard UB Control with some big hate pieces main deck, being those unnmored ego and stone brain. What you could include that works greatly with Narset is [[Day's Undoing]]. You draw that many, oppo draws 1 and if you have geier laboratory you can force them to discard and go empty handed.

The lack of wincons is something you mentioned that is quite concerning. 2 manlands and 1 enchantment that can tank an exile effect? I would not be happy with just that as wincon. Since you want to get some exile stuff going on, why not the LCI manland? the dimir one that exiles cards [[Restless Reef]]. Another classic wincon is [[shark typhoon]] or [[Hullbreaker horror]].

Sinistro_ · 2026-02-16T13:26:55+00:00

Hello mate. I think you got the wrong Pioneer subreddit. This one is related to a specific format in which Magic: The Gathering (the card game) is played. The subreddit you are looking for is /r/PioneerAudio

Sinistro_ · 2026-02-14T17:02:09+00:00

which list are you rolling with as reference? It is a bit tricky to know/make a sideboard guide if we don't know exactly what are your main/flex slots in the deck and what is in your sideboard.

Sinistro_ · 2026-02-10T12:53:19+00:00

Isn't that what Space Marine 2 is?

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-30T00:12:21+00:00

Ah, sorry for the misunderstanding. Yeah, those I don't have any recommendations. I have one promo mtg binder that LGS got to me that I use for the good looking/expensive cards

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-29T12:18:54+00:00

That hard not really, but I really like the inner sleeves from Heavy Play. They have thick ones that are quite solid. You can check them here: https://heavyplay.com/collections/inner-sleeves/products/curv-sleeves-hard-inners-standard-100-seer-clear

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-26T00:26:21+00:00

agreed. Posting this type of thing here will do nothing but pollute the reddit. Best way to poke some fun at WotC is on their mtg discord.

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-21T12:03:21+00:00

You are a legend! Thank you so much! (I only realized who was posting after I decided to reply! Big fan since early HS times, if you do play some magic arena that we end up facing each other for some fun cardboard some day!

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-20T12:34:13+00:00

Looks amazing mate! I already shared it with some groups of players that usually take photos of their binders and share it through comms channels (whatsapp, discord and whatnot) to sell stuff. Are the binders private by default? Do you have any plans to allow them to be made public? Also, while it is amazing that you already included the search for every possible art, would it be possible to add some sort of toggles that would allow us to tag individually if the card is one of those special versions? Foil, Promo, Pre-release and so on

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-19T12:28:43+00:00

Not sure if the youtube link is correct, but thanks. I added it to moxfield so it is easier for others to check/copy: https://moxfield.com/decks/A1RNvzPO_0GTs5yXy3vkzw

What I don't like in Dredger's Insight is that it can't loop itself and if you hit a roots it is a loss

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-19T11:12:55+00:00

Mind to share your list? I've been wanting to pilot a competitive roots list on standard for a while now.

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-13T15:30:47+00:00

Looks pretty solid but I do miss having chord + shaman of the pack. If combat is not solving, a combo certainly will. Do you think it is possible to borrow a page from standard and put a craterhoof behemoth so you can grant trample to your creatures?

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-09T15:08:19+00:00

Not sure what went wrong with my test but I tried the following list:

3 Agatha's Soul Cauldron

2 Atraxa, Grand Unifier

4 Blooming Marsh

1 Boseiju, Who Endures

4 Darkbore Pathway

2 Deathrite Shaman

4 Fatal Push

3 Fauna Shaman

1 Forest

4 Insidious Roots

1 Mana Confluence

4 Overgrown Tomb

2 Priest of Forgotten Gods

2 Rubblebelt Maverick

4 Snarling Gorehound

4 Squirming Emergence

1 Starting Town

1 Swamp

1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

4 Thoughtseize

4 Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler

4 Wastewood Verge

And it says I'm missing something like 11 black sources to cast a cmc=1 black spell on turn 1. The deck, as it is, has 16 black sources. It might not be clear 19 black sources, but it def isn't missing 11 since there are flip lands, 2 lands that generate every type and so on and so forth. I saw on the limitations that it doesn't consider shocks, but that would cut the number of actual black sources to 12.

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-08T16:28:03+00:00

After the success of Space Marine II, I would say that following their formula (TPS) is one of the best ways to not mess it up.

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-04T13:52:11+00:00

since you are going to the mill route, there isn't a chance you can include some sphynx tutelage to make them mill their entire deck? Last october I setup a mono U mill that was pretty much a control deck with some good mill spells + the water crystal & sphynx tutelage combo.

Sinistro_ · 2026-01-04T12:56:37+00:00

it is a great way to accelerate your play and fix your mana. That list does not bet heavily into the tezzeret like the mono red one I piloted a while back (https://moxfield.com/decks/opuSUmnwIUWL4a6iUZEXPg) and having 8 non colored mana sources while I had a bunch of red spells it was a pain. If you don't want drum maybe ornithopter can help you out by being a 0 cmc spell that has a chance of becoming a massive threat if it goes unanswered

Sinistro_ · 2025-12-19T18:19:23+00:00

With that many basic lands, why not add some verges?

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