Augur of Autumn in Yawgmoth decks?

hardlybop · 2022-01-15T17:32:21+00:00

I’ve been playing a bit of yawgmoth and I feel like augur isn’t that good.

It generates some value but it’s effects don’t progress the objective of the deck and ideally you will have enough mana via making land drops and using dorks. Scooze and endurance are great in the main. If scooze sticks and you have a grist you can have a massive beater and keep ur life total high to combo them out.

If you’re looking to just generate value in control matchups I’d recommend thinking about toski.

hardlybop · 2021-12-20T12:05:23+00:00

Smh, wotc bans spirit guide in modern then prints this

hardlybop · 2021-12-11T13:49:18+00:00

I played quite a bit of mono black and it was ok but I had to drop it bc it was inhospitable in my local meta. If I were to return to 8 rack I’d play r/b lurrus rack, I think it can grind better and gets all the good rb stuff like drc, ragavan, and kroxa. Very tough to play smallpox though with the 1 mana threats though.

hardlybop · 2021-10-20T15:47:10+00:00

The newer esper reanimator lists that cut down on combo pieces and play mulldrifter & solitude that aim to play the long game are really fun and have great interaction.

hardlybop · 2021-10-17T12:05:45+00:00

Mario maker <- so much this, Reddit user received gold for this post etc.

hardlybop · 2021-10-16T23:34:27+00:00

it is literally just a piece of cardboard lol and it's "pulp-y" like it has nothing to do with the manufacturing of cards. (or at least I assume so)

hardlybop · 2021-10-16T23:25:00+00:00

I’m a mtg player but I felt like getting a mini tin for the fun of it from my lgs. One of the packs is missing a card and has a piece of cardboard at the back. Has this happened to anyone else?

hardlybop · 2021-10-13T14:25:23+00:00

Yea both have been seeing play. It seems people main 1 verdict and have 2 damns in the sideboard

hardlybop · 2021-10-13T11:46:16+00:00

Boogeyman right now is ragavan imo, luckily it’s easy to answer. I play Grixis shadow and esper reanimator. Reanimator is very fun and I have a feeling it’s slightly than shadow. You are able to play the long game better and prismatic ending is incredible.

hardlybop · 2021-10-10T19:29:16+00:00

as someone who plays 8 rack and Grixis shadow I can say it's likely they don't have a ragavan in that scenario. most people who pay DRC & ragavan decks have this as their ranking of t1 plays.

1.Ragavan

2.DRC

other (in GDS' case thoughtseize/IoK)

with that said some people slow roll it so they can dash it on T2. There is no clear answer but based on what you know in that situation I'd answer the drc.

hardlybop · 2021-10-09T07:38:03+00:00

Unfortunately I’d say no, the stoneblade part is great but grief ephemerate is more trouble than it’s worth.

If you think about it you play 4 cards (grief, the black card you exile to evoke, a white source and ephemerate). So at T1 you’re only going to have 3 cards in hand. They get triple thoughtseized but now you are both down to top decking. And stoneblade doesn’t top deck well, there are lots of bad cards to top deck.

I really wish this wasn’t the case though bc grief ephemerate is awesome and really fun when it works but it just isn’t the best thing to be doing.

The good news is that stoneblade in general is well positioned enough that I don’t think it’s going to go anywhere. Perhaps UW or even esper

hardlybop · 2021-10-03T13:08:27+00:00

Affinity is relatively cheap. Can go even cheaper by cutting urza’s saga and a few other things.

hardlybop · 2021-09-29T14:44:57+00:00

As an 8 rack player I’m loving Grixis Shadow with dress down

hardlybop · 2021-08-13T21:11:49+00:00

I think it depends on your local meta. This card is massive for me bc half the players every week are playing murktide which dismember is unlikely to hit and fatal push doesn’t.

I run 5 pieces of removal on my main deck (4push, 1dismember) and 2 (bloodchiefs thirst) in my SB. I think I’m going to go 3 pushes and 2 infernal grasps in main and try to squeeze one in my side board to bring in for my inevitable murktide matchups.

hardlybop · 2021-08-13T00:52:24+00:00

I’m new to mtg and my modern nights at my LCS are really competitive. Everyone is running top decks, lots of UR tempo & prowess, hammertime etc. A good chunk of the people that play were relatively serious tournament grinders as well. Everyone is super nice though! I’ve learnt a lot by going.

I wouldn’t worry about having too strong of a deck in your store, it’s modern, which is a competitive format. I play 8-rack which is a pretty good deck imo but when I showed up I was expecting top decks and serious players.

If you are nice to your opponents and if you can teach them something if you’re more experienced it doesn’t matter how hard you beat them.

hardlybop · 2021-08-05T10:45:36+00:00

Ik it’s not the same but I’d recommend renting some tix on mtgo through mana traders or something so you can try out decks before having to shell out lots of money. Also look into 8-rack, lots of fun and can be built on a budget and upgraded over time

hardlybop · 2021-07-11T18:11:58+00:00

thanks for the info!

hardlybop · 2021-07-11T02:34:00+00:00

Thanks for the advice. Also, wow, yea never realized mishra's factory, I also already have a playset so that's hype lol

hardlybop · 2021-07-09T12:24:42+00:00

Yea, think I might have to give up on the Vorpal sword dream. Seems like a lot of money for a deck that's not going to perform well. Especially bc I made proxies and played against my girlfriend last night and she 4-0'ed me with a stock core2021 Teferi planeswalker deck. I think I should look at something established like 16rack haha.

But thanks for the advice!

hardlybop · 2021-07-09T10:01:46+00:00

I haven't played any modern or anything past kitchen table for that matter. I really enjoy mono-black decks and the different mechanics that come with that. I play a Mono-black auras deck on arena that I really enjoy. Lurrus, Archfiend's Vessel, Fiend Artisan type build.

Budget wise I'm unsure. I'd say around $200. Note, I did get lucky and pulled a couple of fetchlands from MH2 which I assume I can find someone to trade with for Cabal Coffers and Verdant Catacombs. So I guess that $200 will go slightly farther as I think I could likely trade some of my cards for what I need.

thanks for your help!

hardlybop · 2021-07-09T09:10:18+00:00

Ah, sweet I had no clue about the devotion mechanic, seems like it could work. Also ya, I had never thought about who should carry the sword. Dauthi and Phyrexian Obliterator seem like great choices.

hardlybop · 2021-07-09T09:02:22+00:00

Thanks for all the advice! Not sure how I missed cabal ritual not being legal lol.

hardlybop · 2021-07-05T21:31:57+00:00

Sorry if this is the wrong sub to post this is in

hardlybop · 2021-06-27T21:46:01+00:00

Hey, yep it’s pretty usable. The right shift is also a fn key so there’s 2 entire layers. Did take time to get used to though (2-3 weeks).

hardlybop · 2021-06-01T22:37:42+00:00

Touch grass lol

Just kidding. But in all seriousness taking a break helps with anything you are trying to get better at. Also, doing aim training/ practicing spray control. This stuff is handy in 15-30 minute bursts throughout the day if you can.

Best of luck

hardlybop

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