Friday 6 December 2019

[MTGO] 'Mana Party - Vampires' Deck in Action, Part 1.

/ article in construction. /


... there is a software bug that affected replay film in 3rd duel of this match.

... i won this duel and match, anyway.


Duel 1/3.




Duel 2/3.




Duel 3/3.






Saturday 8 June 2019

Deck Idea: 'Mana Party'.

... i am so addicted to MTGO and MTGA ... i couldn't resist writing this idea for others.

... i hope it won't ruin me financially and not only.

... i am losing hope as well.


'Mana Party':


a Red/White/Green Deck.

... perhaps deck's colours will change, perhaps more blue ... so far green is most important ... still,

... it has potential for 5 colours, not sure about colorless.

... it can suprise opponent with a lot of mana sources, played in a very short time.

Red as flames of Artful Love,
White as Light, as Light of Love, as Enlightenment,
Green as nature, not only human nature,
... Blue as Mind, as oceans, as seas, ..., mind can also love, in buddhism mind is in heart chakra, not in head.
Black as Protection, Impermanence, Emptiness. Even impermanence is impermanent, even Emptiness won't last.


... important cards:

- Telepathy / pl: Telepatia / - does this card do anything worthwhile? well i think so, as 'information is key to strategy',
- Lightning Bolt / pl: 'Błyskawica' /,
- Bazaar of Baghdad / pl: 'Bazar Bagdadu' / - a 'Golden Cage', luxuries that enslave,
- Wheel of Fortune / pl: 'Koło Fortuny' / - also luxury & competition - for 'rich',
- Serum Powder, not only for mulligan, ... related with 'truth serum' & other 'interrogation methods', ... ;),
- City of Brass / pl: 'Miasto z Mosiądzu' /, source of pain and mana,
- Swords to Plowshares / pl: 'Przekuć Miecze na Lemiesze' / - punishment for abuses,
- Diaochan - Artful Beauty / pl: 'Diaochan - Artystyczna Piękność' /, a human advisor,
- Birds of Paradise / pl: 'Rajskie Ptaki' /, locked in a 'Golden Cage',
- Azusa - Lost but Seeking / pl: 'Azusa - Zagubiona Poszukująca' /, a human monk advisor from Kamigawa,
- Prismatic Omen / pl: 'Pryzmatyczny Omen /, ... land & mana transformation enchantment ... it can also make 'bazaar of baghdad' able to create coloured mana ... how much in 'main deck', how much in 'reserves' ?,
- Once Upon a Time / pl: 'Dawno, Dawno Temu' /, ... can speed up searching for lands/creatures,
- Null Rod / pl: 'Różka Wyzerowania' / ... metagame in Vintage uses a lot of mana-giving artifacts ... so we use this knowledge to attack the most standard approach to Vintage.
- Guardian Beast / pl: 'Bestia Strażnicza / ... to protect Null Rod.


... winning condition:

- Vampires Tribe.


... questionable considerations:

- Black Lotus / pl: 'Czarny Lotus' /, a symbol of feminine protecting qualities, along with wisdom, perfection, purity, gentleness & power.
- Force of Will - counterspell/counterplay interaction tool, but ... do we have 'non-strict blue affinity', enough of blue cards and/or blue mana sources ? ... card draw counts, as well,
- Ancestral Recall - a tribute to history, tradition, saints ... card draw ... and still a blue card,
- Time Walk - related with kalachakra & time-related esoterics, ... extra turn, card draw, and still a blue card,
- Glasses of Urza - it's still advantage to 'know yourself, know enemy', especially in 'counterplay' - not only 'counterspell', 'force of will', etc.,
- Notion Rain - matrix-related Art, cost efficient card-draw-search, also black-ish / blue-ish ... but still a pain, as well.

... sideboard:

- Leyline of the Void / pl: 'Linia Mocy Pustki' / - denying enemies access to karma from beyond death, worse reincarnations, reducing means to put in graveyard as well ... not only living beings, but also phenomena - not only artifacts, instant spells, etc., ...
- Disenchant - 'disillusionment', breaking arcane, breaking enchantment bonds - also between living beings - not only in form of 'crusade' enchantment ... still terrible karmic backslash potential when abused too much.

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Winning Condition: Vampires Tribe ... Vampires 'just work well enough, anyway'.


           

           

     





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Friday 8 February 2019

[MTGO] 'Jeskai Alliance' Deck Solitaire, Part 1.

/ article in construction. /

Demonstration of a combination of Chasm Skulkers with Jace, the Mind Sculptor.

Also works with Brainstorms / with or without Isochron Scepter /, and with Dack Fayden.

Shuffling cards after drawing and putting something at top of library is also nice, as is ability to discard library's top with Dack Fayden.




Monday 28 January 2019

[MTGA] 'Eternal Thirst', a Deck.

/ article in construction. /

It's a standard-format, MTGA Vampire Tribe deck.

From default 'Eternal Thirst' Deck it differs a little - used some nice cards i got from plays, and a few of common and uncommon wildcards.


 


Wednesday 9 January 2019

[MTGO] 'Jeskai Alliance' Deck in Action, Part 7.

/ article in construction. /


... sometimes it's better to not be too paranoid about mass-destruction spells - to risk putting more creatures on the battlefield, to pressure on opponent.

This time fearlessness & speed won over too much of caution, as can be seen in Duel 3/3.


Duel 1/3.




Duel 2/3.




Duel 3/3.