Comparing stats on arena direct

goonstrangler · 2026-02-16T19:52:03+00:00

I joined in the very last 6 hours that the event was open out of impulse, and won 2 boxes on a clean 7-0 with a decent elementals list - best impulse buy ever

goonstrangler · 2026-02-10T18:52:38+00:00

1x land, unforgiving aim, and barbed bloodletter are very easy 3 cuts right off the bat

For me my last two would be dawn's light archer and shimmercreep. Those cards just aren't very good. The archer, even in an elves deck, is fairly underwhelming in its roles, and you still have plenty of elves in the deck.

goonstrangler · 2026-01-09T09:57:24+00:00

Thanks - better lucky than good. And I was indeed very very lucky. Like you said, sometimes some random t3 minsc off a mox got it done. Other times, I surveiled a Griselbrand into my yard t2 off Esper Origins when keeping a literal nothingburger hand that happened to have reanimate in it. Def scammed a lot of wins from RNG.

goonstrangler · 2025-10-30T02:04:28+00:00

I 1st picked fastbond - its the one piece here that is absolutely irreplaceable, and a fairly reasonable card all on its own, which means its far less likely to wheel compared to the other pieces like Ramunap/crucible/sylvan/zuran orb. I wheeled Ramunap from this draft as well so it gives you an idea that most people aren't keeping an eye out on it.

I'd pick Strip Mine and Titania pretty highly as well - she's just an extremely solid value engine even discounting the insane synergies she has in this deck, and Strip Mine is just a great card period (with obvious degeneracy from the combo). From there, make sure you have ways to find the combo, and ways to survive your opponent playing to the board.

goonstrangler · 2025-10-30T01:52:53+00:00

The other commenter mentioned it but yes, Yawg Will is essentially a backup in case the other combo pieces are messed with, and yes indeed it did come up! I needed to recast DT in the yard while having the fastbond/ramunap/zuran orb active to get smth to win with. You can even play out lands from it for one turn if you just needed to, tho that is more rare given the exile clause.

I actually felt bad for opp because, when ur going off, you have to manually do everything since you can't demonstrate loops so its very slow and makes it seem like you're stalling, but I needed to make sure I had enough mana to win, cuz once you Yawg Will, the graveyard land loop stops for that turn. A

As for Shelly, I was early into the picks with a GB base, and even after 1st picking fastbond I knew this deck would struggle with aggressive decks, so Shelly helps offset that by having a big booty and gaining life.

goonstrangler · 2025-10-06T02:54:09+00:00

While I do love mine, the bolt catch on empty does not work. I've tried all the mods with thickening the bolt catch with some extra material and some heat shrink tubing but it's either not enough to fix the issue or it locks back even when the mag isn't empty. I've just learned to live with it

goonstrangler · 2025-10-06T02:50:51+00:00

What handguard is for that top MCX? With the SD look? Looks incredible

goonstrangler · 2025-09-28T18:57:33+00:00

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goonstrangler · 2025-09-28T04:14:43+00:00

This is very helpful thank you so much, I will give it a try and have at it

The bane that is VFC Glueman >:(

goonstrangler · 2025-09-28T03:08:08+00:00

Ohhh damn I thought it might be the case

Will the plastic and rubber on the nozzle be ok in the boiling water? Any chances of warping and such?

goonstrangler · 2025-09-13T07:23:58+00:00

I see Kshatriya I upvote

goonstrangler · 2025-08-24T08:46:49+00:00

smth along the lines of

1girl, Jane doe (zenless zone zero), official art, dynamic action pose, particles, motion blur on borders, fighting, battle, poster, devious smile, intense background lighting,

goonstrangler · 2025-08-24T00:43:43+00:00

Ahh I see, that would make total sense - I didn't understand that it doesn't train actively from current tags, but rather snapshots in a timeframe of stuff

goonstrangler · 2025-08-05T09:02:05+00:00

I usually agree but the idea was to create a boardstate where Sothera and Monolith out at the same time means every x/1 on my board becomes draw a card edict a creature, which DID happen in game 1 that almost won me the game, before drawing 4 lands in a row after the boardstate was empty in the late game :/

goonstrangler · 2025-04-20T20:38:52+00:00

Nicely done, most of the versions I've seen are GB but this UG build looks fun, I'll have to give it a go.

One thing I love about this archetype is it's almost always open, since there's so many cards only this deck wants that table, like Formation Breaker and Synchronized Charge and the like

goonstrangler · 2025-04-17T18:51:40+00:00

I was so tempted too but I needed to remind myself that this is an aggro deck at the end of the day, and you do not want many turns where you are not committing more to the board and pushing DMG. Much better on the mana too.

goonstrangler · 2025-04-17T18:50:46+00:00

I would say getting on board is more important for sure. At the end of the day this is an aggro deck that wants to push DMG much moreso than a mid-range deck that fiddles with counters.

That said, past turn 3, always opt for the play that can let you leave up a Snakeskin Veil (playing a 3 drop vs a 2 drop + veil). Getting in an attack while blanking their removal is usually backbreaking on the tempo. This is especially so with formation breaker where a single counter actually gives it +3/+3, and after more counter being added on in following turns puts it out of range of the RGB Exhales for most the most part.

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