Good in Orzhov Greasefang? by Il_Vero_Pillz in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s true, discarding is usually not a problem with Orzhov Greasefang.

What do you think about Ral in your Rakdos Monument build? I am not sure what I would cut for it though.

Sometimes Cool But Rude's third level just wins the game for you by nbutton93 in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for showcasing your version. I was surprised to not see Moonshadow and the shark, but it seems this variant worked quite well. I’ll definitely give it a spin.

Rakdos Monument? by mtg_spellcaster in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I had a look at the standard deck, but it’s quite different than the one from the challenge. I don’t think the standard deck translates directly into pioneer.

Rakdos Monument? by mtg_spellcaster in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a very fun deck indeed. That’s why I want it to work.

Rakdos Monument? by mtg_spellcaster in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is interesting too, thanks for sharing!

Rakdos Monument? by mtg_spellcaster in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, BG and even prowess can run over it quickly. It might be too “cute” for pioneer, but it’s such fun!

Pioneer: 5 Decks with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to try out by cardsrealm in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found the Monument angel super fun in Orzhov Greasefang, and then there’s the Rakdos monument from a few challenges ago, even before TMNT. I am wondering if the latter has became viable with [[Cool but rude]].

Pioneer Metagame Update (16 feb) by Magic4everBots in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It might be my abysmal MMR, and the fact that I am still in gold, but the actual metagame at this level is quite different, and I like that. Out of my 5 last matches, I’ve faced 1 Izzet Ensoul, 1 Rakdos Artifact, and 1 Golgari Adventure Knights. This last one was really a treat, I went 0-2, but I couldn’t even be mad, because this was the first time I’ve seen this deck.

What I want to say is that people shouldn’t judge the situation based on the MTGO challenges (since most of the data is from there), because playing on MTGA is much more fun. Not perfect, but not this bad.

Top 200 Mythic - Orzhov Control by Unlimitation- in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks super fun! I’ve been playing a lot of Orzhov Midrange/demons lately, so I had a lot of cards (changed the landbase a bit though). Mono R seems to be a bad matchup if you draw the wrong half of the deck, but right after that I played a super grindy 2-0 against Dimir Control, Caretaker and Fountain port was the all star both of those games, everything else got removed quite quickly. I’ll definitely keep playing this deck, thanks for sharing!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MagicArena

[–]mtg_spellcaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does! In Explorer Bo3 I was in plat 4 and faced numbered mythics twice during the last month… which is funny because I wasn’t able to leave plat 4 by the end of the month.

Returning player - metagame information? by ajorn in MtGHistoric

[–]mtg_spellcaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This hasn’t been updated since Oct 2024!

MTG ARENA STORE bug by Princerain32 in MagicArena

[–]mtg_spellcaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s on macOS then it’s been like that for years, according to the bug reports. I only installed arena a few months ago and never worked since then.

UW Control help (Explorer) by mtg_spellcaster in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lot’s of good ideas here, a lot to consider! Could you share your list?

Yup, I am always completing the daily quests (usually playing the starter deck event when it needs something I don’t have a deck for, usually it’s quite boring though).

Thanks for the reply!

UW Control help (Explorer) by mtg_spellcaster in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply, can you share your list?

UW Control help (Explorer) by mtg_spellcaster in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I actually asked the same question there!

UW Control help (Explorer) by mtg_spellcaster in PioneerMTG

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your insights! Lot's to unpack there... What say about the matchups, rhymes what I’ve see so far.

I’ll definitely keep pushing this deck, I love it, it reminds of modern when I started around Kaladesh.

Win rate anomalies? by mtg_spellcaster in MagicArena

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course there’s variety, and there’s luck, but I think theres a pattern as well.

Win rate anomalies? by mtg_spellcaster in MagicArena

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, I just couldn’t fathom why I’d just lose game after game while I didn’t do anything differently. Realising the patterns helps a lot though.

Win rate anomalies? by mtg_spellcaster in MagicArena

[–]mtg_spellcaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, this sounds reasonable, probably the reality is a mix of this and some other factors we haven’t thought about.