Comments on: Limited Resources: M11 Sealed #1

By: Jared (Baalzamon)

Jared (Baalzamon) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:26:47 +0000

Just watched this for first time (just pool and not games so far) and winced when I saw this pool. I would have gone another way though as when my pools bad I usually try and play aggro as that at least lets you apply pressure to punish your opponents bad/clunky draws. I’d have gone BWr or BUr as the black gives plentiful two drops which you can support with expanses and if you play seer+vamp with double act of treason you actually gain access to some unconditional removal. Also I’d say manic vandals fine as a maindeck splash here as he will almost always have a target in m11 sealed and you need the blowout potential (I’d also play deathmark main here).

By: LaoChe

LaoChe — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:44:14 +0000

Ah, never mind. Stormtide Leviathan has crazy good defensive rules text.

Just some thoughts:
- I think, at the time of this sealed, you under-rate Solemn Offering/Naturalize. I think in every game you played, there was a viable target game 1, and it certainly should have been sideboarded in against those Whispersilk Cloak and r3 opponent decks.
- I suspect the mana base is wrong. By playing double-white cards and only 3 Plains, you were leaning entirely on your Cultivates and Terramorphics to get you to WW, but at the same time, you weren’t then able to use your Cultivates to fix your Blue. I think you could have gotten away with a LOT less Green, and more W. Before you hit submit on your final mana base, i was thinking, 4/6/4, but now i think it’s more like 5/6/4 and one fewer Terramorphic Expanse. 6 pieces of mana fixing in one deck is a LOT! The WW requirement off your fixing warps your decision-making in-game, and forced you to make awkward decisions like fetch double Plains in match 3. It also constricts your ability to play Blinding Mage + your WW bomb.

Of course, general commiseration on the extremely low quality of the card pool.

By: LaoChe

LaoChe — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:52:37 +0000

In Match 2, Game 1, why did you play a Ajani over Prized Unicorn? Doesn’t the Unicorn just give you the win as long as you untap with it and Air Servant?

By: starwarer

starwarer — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:53:41 +0000

Match 2, I would have sided into a Merfolk package, with the Merfolk Spies and the Sovereign. Also the Excommunicates. Basically turn into a lean, mean aggro machine (against this opponent anyway).

By: nathones

nathones — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:28:43 +0000

I would keep the siren in your deck. She is quasi removal that you can throw into your fatties

By: HamDog

HamDog — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:55:10 +0000

Obviously I meant upkeep step!! But I guess it’s true you’re never going to play on your untap step either

By: HamDog

HamDog — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:28:02 +0000

Can I just say I’m 100% with Marshall on the whole untap step stop thing. Especially in limited, there is just never a reason you’re going to play anything on the untap step. Just try it and you’ll never go back!