Comments on: Simon Says #43: High-Level Magic (GTC 8-4)

By: premiersoupir

premiersoupir — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:02:15 +0000

Wonderful content as ever — thanks very much! Interesting to see you go bigger, while in past videos you’ve stressed the speed of the format. You did fine work with your big, stompy things!

By: Alcaste19

Alcaste19 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:07:13 +0000

Not running the spotlight makes me sad. Being able to make a 4/4 land-creature AND make everything you have unblockable is a huge impact late in the game.

By: manfred

manfred — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:59:18 +0000

Gruul is a guild I have most struggled with. Lately I completely resigned to draft it, always trying to set myself rather in Boros or Simic depending on what is more open. I just feel that overal power level of Gruul cards is too small (with Zhurta-Swine being the only solid Gruul common in the set).Thus it was interesting to se someone having success with that guild.
But still I think that your deck was just OK, not really amazing and you were kinda lucky as well. Sometimes even if you are the only Gruul drafter at the table you do not get that many powerful uncomons and rarers simply because they are not in the packs at all.
While every fast Gruul deck I have drafted was only a weaker version of Boros deck, those with bigger creatures were just to slow. It seems that you managed to find a potent balance between those two approaches.
Is it possible that due to the shift in meta game Gruul decks are nowadays more viable? Or is it so, that the best limited players do not seek to have an awesome deck but they are content with drafting a mediocre one (with less risk involved) which gives them reasonable shot to win anyway due to their superior playskill?

By: EG

EG — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:42:48 +0000

Your RD3 opponent splashed green for Greenside Watcher(s)? Really??
Seen at least 4 green sources one game and the only green card in 3 games was Greenside Watcher…

By: Athos Hunter

Athos Hunter — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:02:49 +0000

haven’t watched the videos yet but i know it’s going to be good. thanks, as always, for the content

By: Shkarpyan

Shkarpyan — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:45:58 +0000

Great draft and comments, as usual, I am just a bit dissapointed that you consider playing 2 Tinstreet Markets, but don’t even mention the possibility of running Glaring Spotlight. Spotlight has won me numerous Gruul drafts, especially in semi-mirrors with Simic, where opponent sets up the defense and wants to finish you with flyers. It’s true you had 2x Gruul Charm, so all-in-all thats prolly enough, but Im surprised you didnt mention it at all. And again, Tin Street Market, really?

By: Frizzell66

Frizzell66 — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:32:58 +0000

Nice draft (as usual), Simon! Thanks for the content. You always seem to play a few cards that others have discounted by the end of each format. I would have loved to seen a game won by Burst of Strength in the last round if you had untapped a Boros Reckoner into an attacking Consuming Aberration – one can dream!