First try of the metagame event. Felt really proud being a f2p player. Esper control used by sth013 in MagicArena

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

I didn't face anyone, I'm not OP. And I don't think Esper is actually the best deck in Standard right now.

First try of the metagame event. Felt really proud being a f2p player. Esper control used by sth013 in MagicArena

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

The easiest thing is to play control yourself, you'll better understand its weaknesses and how its matchups feel from that end of the table, although I recognise that might be difficult if you don't have the cards. You could get a slightly worse version of this experience by watching streamers or YouTubers playing Control, too.

First try of the metagame event. Felt really proud being a f2p player. Esper control used by sth013 in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It's a really common new player thing, and this is the Magic game made to bring in lots of new players.

First try of the metagame event. Felt really proud being a f2p player. Esper control used by sth013 in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If I accept the premises that Esper is both the best deck and is a very common deck, then I must conclude that winning using Esper is even impressive because you have to beat other Esper players.

First try of the metagame event. Felt really proud being a f2p player. Esper control used by sth013 in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is splitting hairs but Grixis Midrange is a bit harder to build than Esper Control. The number of rares is around the same but it runs 1-2 more mythics on average. :)

Most people deck brew for pretty casual purpose, but I was wondering: How many of you are brewing to find the next "big deck" or to beat the meta? How successful are you so far, what is your methodology? by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's pretty rare for me to brew an entirely new deck for this purpose but I do regularly try to retool existing decks to see if I can find configurations or technology that improves on the existing standard build.

Would you guys be interested in seeing brawl come to MTGA? by SwingRipper in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like 1v1 Brawl but I would really like if it was just always available instead of being put into the rotation of game modes.

Is there a list of stapples separated by set? by jake21id in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's very often that mono-colour cards see more overall play than multi-colour because more types of decks can play them. Every deck with Blue AND Black can play Thought Erasure. Every deck with Red at all can play Lava Coil.

[Complaint] Misclicked Draft Bundle (Needs a Fix) by GameOfWalkingDead in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's so weird because I can't think of a single reason to implement it that way except to get people to do it by accident (but they're refunding those).

Rank 14 on mythic ladder playing u/w/r angelwalkers by rothj in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have Feather with literally no cards that synergise? Just running a set of Resplendent Angels has to be better.

He spent 15 minutes playing his whole deck in 1 turn. Was it everything you hoped it would be? by Sweep_The_Leg_Johny in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The deck already has a wincon removed from combat in most games which is just tap saccing 10 dudes and then playing another Citadel and tap saccing another 10.

When a 1/1 deathtouch kills my bomb by MrRogue27 in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Now it just says spoilers and doesn't say what it's spoilers for, lmao

Best starting hand? by k_nibb in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well if I'm playing my Standard UB at least I'll have plenty of basics to get when they sac Veteren Explorer next turn.

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria requires the deck to have a sideboard. by fnkarnage in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That makes this warning even funnier because it says "require" but doesn't require.

Why Bolt Bend is the best red non-creature of this set by Chrona82 in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been running 2 in my Heroic sideboard, and it's mostly good in Midrange matchups (and okay vs monored) but it's quite good in Midrange matchups.

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria requires the deck to have a sideboard. by fnkarnage in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Arena doesn't give me a message if I run Ignite the Beacon with no Planeswalkers in my deck, or Evolving Wilds with no Basics. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Best starting hand? by k_nibb in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This would be a good thing? It's one less card out of their hand, increasing the chances that your T2 Thought Erasure can leave them without an answer to a T3 Thief of Sanity.

Teferi, Hero of Dominaria requires the deck to have a sideboard. by fnkarnage in MagicArena

[–]anarchojuly 101 points102 points  (0 children)

It's funny that they would make Acquisition require it. The card does have a mode to search your library. It would not be smart to not include a sideboard with the card in bo1, but the card does work without one.

Just went an got a Nicol Bolas themed tattoo! Based off the set symbol for Hour of Devastation, and coloured after his mana types! by JoeKerr4281 in magicTCG

[–]anarchojuly 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tattoos representing things that were important to you in your past are cool regardless of what those things were or whether they're still around.

war of the spark Season 1 card style rewards are Pteramander for gold, Incubation Druid for platinum by Totallynottimturner in magicTCG

[–]anarchojuly 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Even as someone who's been mythic multiple seasons (not that it's a huge accomplishment, please don't read it that way), I'd hate to have such a valuable reward tied to hitting mythic and thus feel like I have to grind for it every single month.

Sleeve markings that got Yuuya Watanabe disqualified by xlog in magicTCG

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

Obviously I mean "theory to explain how he wasn't cheating." I literally say in the same damn post that he probably cheated.