Comments on: Rise of the Eldrazi Pre Release Sealed: Blood & Vegetables

By: Ranth

Ranth — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:37:56 +0000

Ya sadly i read the cards but just let my mind jump to conclusion and didn’t comprehend what it was i was actually “Reading”. Also i’ll completely agree when i looked back at my games that i cringed at my own play mistakes and know that im a better player then that. But it’s exactly those type of moments that separate scrubs/good players/ and the guys running the pro tour from their limited rating. I know im good but i know i also have a decent way to go till i can say that im pro tour caliber.

@ Seabarge Im not saying the list that you provide would probably be fine for most pools and maybe even worked better for you then what i presented. Infact i love to win by having alot of fliers while my opponent does not.

However I just seen the insane depth i had at green and knew that i’d just have so many threats that hopefully my opponent would run out of answers. (while also playing to my personal play style of forcing the opponent to have answers for me ) what i did with the red part of my deck is completely up for debate and i acknowledge that.

By: ChrisKool

ChrisKool — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:02:14 +0000

Ranth, I heard you say “when null attacks or blocks.” Just your typical case of not reading ;] I do it all the time!

Ill have to check out your pool. I love sealed for this set.

By: cbarge

cbarge — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:35:12 +0000

@oma
Yeah definitely, I’m sure my first sealed was sub-optimal in more ways than one. It’s always good to start discussions though.

By: oma

oma — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:30:46 +0000

Like I told Travis in the comments of his Sealed Vid, it takes big ones to record your first Sealed of a new set! Not sure if I have that kind of courage. GJ though and keep it up.

By: seabarge

seabarge — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:28:55 +0000

@Ranth
Your deck turned out fine and I liked it just as well, but I really like blue in this format though, and your pool definitely had the blue to support playing it as a main color.

For reference, here’s the deck I would have made:

1x Sphinx of Magosi
1x Mnemonic Wall
1x Frostwind Invoker
2x Merfolk Skyscout
1x Regress
1x Deprive
1x Halimar Wavewatch
1x See Beyond
2x Skywatcher Adept

1x Corpsehatch
2x Induce Despair
2x Gloomhunter
1x Bloodrite Invoker
1x Escaped Null

2x Flame Slash

2x Prophetic Prism
1x Warmonger’s Chariot

10x Island
6x Swamp
1x Mountain

By: Ranth

Ranth — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:22:20 +0000

Seabarage: Ya black was pretty deep as well however blue really wasn’t deep enough to warrant me walking away from my obvious strongest color in green. (lets be honest x2 broodwarden x2 invoker and vengevine is enough beef to probally make almost any sealed pool at least 3-1)

However the argument could have been made for me to play GBr
I would have been able to add 2 2/1 fliers 2 more removal spells and not played the red token makers and hellion eruption while keeping the red removal.

By: Ranth

Ranth — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:12:17 +0000

oma: You’re absolutely right that the Sphinx can be a house and truthfully i should have mentioned it but i kinda figured that blue was just bad enough that i didn’t want to lament over the fact i couldn’t play the triple blue bomb.

Yes that the null is well just BAD… and trust me i found that the hard way when someone didnt block him LOL.

I’ll be the first to admit that even though im only about a 1700 limited player that shouldn’t try playing sealed first thing in the morning!(though i did go 3-0 then lose the finals 2-1 so want all that bad )