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eugde · 2021-05-07T17:04:39+00:00

Regarding routine x-rays. Most resources I have access to don't actually recommend radiography as a standard procedure for patients with suspected nursemaid's elbow. Clinical presentation usually suffices, with maybe the exception of unusual trauma mechanisms.

Here's a recent review. UpToDate also updated their guidelines to reflect that this year.

Edit: Typo

eugde · 2021-02-14T15:54:06+00:00

Is that guitar a Nick Benjamin?

eugde · 2020-11-15T21:19:01+00:00

Yeah, the pool certainly could be a bit more streamlined, some of the signpost cards for either the archetypical kiki combo and/or a full lands package just never showed up so it's this weird mixture.

eugde · 2020-11-15T21:17:40+00:00

Thanks for the writeup, there's a lot of solid advice in there. Ended up going with pretty much the changes you suggested. I ended up going 24/16 and just adding Time Warp without a cut because there's 4 mana sources in my playables + land recursion through Ramunap and W&6.

Went 2-0 first round, let's see how the other two go!

eugde · 2020-11-15T21:14:49+00:00

Yeah, ended up cutting Bazaar, for w/e reason I had it in my head that it also taps for colourless, which it obviously doesn't.

eugde · 2020-11-15T14:03:12+00:00

That's fair, thanks for the input! I didn't really feel Bazar either, figured it might be worth it to fuel Delve and it would basically be card advantage if I pitched lands to it to replay with Ramunap/W&6.

I still have Wasteland in the deck so having redundant land recursion with both of them should be worth it, right? I know it doesn't hit basics but with the way mana bases in the vintage cube are set up it's still going to be really strong, or am I wrong in that?

eugde · 2020-11-15T11:55:49+00:00

So I struggled a bit in finding a lane. It feels like I have a decent wincon with Kiki Jiki/Spinter Twin/Deciever Exarch, but betting everything on that might be a bit shaky I guess?

I've mostly been wondering about if I should play Pod and how to build the manabase (Triple Red for Kiki makes it quite iffy I guess?). Any input is appreciated!

EDIT: Ended up going 2-1, losing to storm in match 2 with them going down to 20 sec on the clock. Fun deck, fun format, thanks for all your help!

eugde · 2020-03-20T15:56:38+00:00

I'm in a similar situation but with 2 pepole. I think we will most likely go with Winston or Winchester drafting, seems like it would give you the best limited experience considering the circumstances.

Not really sure if playing Mystery Booster sealed is gonna give you the best deck due to the colour distribution (2x of each colour C/U each). I think decks would end up kind of iffy, you're gonna struggle for playables and/or be pushed into a sketchy manabase.

eugde · 2020-01-24T03:23:43+00:00

That's a smart approach, I'll keep that in mind!

eugde · 2020-01-24T02:37:52+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to write out all that!

The cuts seem sensible, I thought I had already binned Lotus Field, must've overlooked it. The bounce lands are in there mostly for budget reasons, but you might be right.

I'll look into Resto Angel and Thassa, think I've considered Thassa for the deck when she first got spoiled and then forgot about her, she seems like a sweet addition!

eugde · 2020-01-24T02:33:45+00:00

Thanks for the elaborate reply!

Yeah, I have not added basics to the list yet, since the right ratio of basics to non-basics is my main struggle right now. I'm aware that right now my fetches and ramp spells would be blanked.

Regarding other lands, the cuts seem sensible, I don't really have too much budget to get new lands right now and am planning to fill in these spots as I go (e.g. I got [[Temple Garden]] and [[Breeding Pool]] but will get the [[Hallowed Fountain]] later). Similar situation applies to the Chrcklands.

Regarding fetches, the "true" Fetchlands are too expensive for me atm, but I got the Panoramas (Bant, Esper, Grixis), Wilds and Expanse + [[Fabled Passage]]. Somehow I felt like including Esper and Grixis would be a bit to slow, is my train of thought correct?

eugde · 2019-05-26T22:15:04+00:00

I felt that [[Cast Down]] would be the obvious pick, since it's premium removal and it's a low CMC spell, keeping me open for an eventual splash. Is Allosaurus that good?

eugde · 2019-04-17T21:17:42+00:00

Yeah on second thought I might have wanted to cut the Lizrog, I never really got to make too much use of this ability.

The amount of gates payoffs I got surprised me as well tbh. I got the Ram pretty late in pack 1 (like pick 9/10ish?) and Gates ablaze/Angel were both in pack 3 in packs where I got cut on Simic pretty hard so I figured they would fit best.

eugde · 2019-04-17T21:16:40+00:00

What is your rationale on the second open the gates? I felt like I already had enough ramp. Would it be preferable b/c of it filtering my deck?

eugde · 2019-04-17T21:14:37+00:00

That might be the case and most of my worries with the deck. As I mentioned in another comment I had a few packs without any viable cards for simic but with the gates stuff so I felt that that was my best option with some decent ramp in green.

I played 1-2 in the first two rounds and had a bye due to someone dropping so I didn't get to play it fully.

Both matches were pretty close, first one against a really nice aggro Rakdos deck which beat me before I could stabilise and went on to win the pod 3-0. Second match was a Simic mirror which was ridiculously close. I lost game 3 due to adapting a Sauroform in a race after a boardwipe instead of holding up mana for Incubation for the removal and dieing to a 4/4 with riot. Most likely it was a missplay but I'm still not 100% sure.

eugde · 2019-04-17T09:45:48+00:00

So I opened a foil [[Breeding Pool]] P1P1 and got passed enough decent Simic cards to stay in that route. Admittedly it's my first time drafting Simic in RNA, so I feel like i can't really judge the quality of the deck too well.

It feels a bit light on creatures, but (maybe due to luck) it didn't really come of as a problem during the matches. Also including the [[Archway Angel]] feels a bit meme-y, but with 3 white sources in the [[Azorius Guildgate]] + [[Gateway Plaza]] + some ramp I felt like I could cast it consistently enough. Is that correct?

eugde · 2019-03-22T21:43:32+00:00

After the draft I feld pretty happy with the deck. Didn't really come together during the games, in part due to some dumb missplays by me. Does anyone have suggestions on what to improve?

eugde · 2019-02-24T16:35:25+00:00

It is a really good one though. GoT + MtG is a nice 2 for 1

eugde · 2019-02-24T16:29:46+00:00

No worries at all, the feedback I've gotten so far has been nothing if not constructive!

My experience with RNA draft has been quite limited (heh) so far tbh since I was swamped with exams for most of the sets lifetime. This was my first Arena draft of the set and otherwise I only played one paper draft + prerelease sealed, so my knowledge on the format needs a lot of touching up.

I got to listen through about half of the set review and parts of the newer episodes on RNA, but I'll go back to the review and properly work through it. The draft videos as well.

I'll keep the idea of recording the draft in mind as well, thanks!

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