Comments on: Standard Spike: Ravnica Block Draft #1

By: Sylvan

Sylvan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:39:59 +0000

That was decent, but if you’re going to be in videos, try not to get too cocky when you are running perfect. Your constant proclamations that you had the best deck ever don’t really add anything and it simply wasn’t true, as your last round shows. After the sphinx, the sweet izzet cards and the guildmage your deck took a huge nosedive. It had virtually no answers to anything 3/3 or larger and the set is defined by 4/4 ground guys. To your credit you had a lot of answers for 2/2 flyers, which are ubiquitous in blue, white and black. Any content is great, but try to stay humble if you want people to respect your analysis.

By: Toups

Toups — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:21:46 +0000

Round 2 opponent here, thanks for the good games. My lines both games were pretty much get you to 5 and then use one of 3 Cackling Flames to burn you out. Problem was, I couldn’t seem to draw them against you!

And for the Galvanic Arc play, I meant to put it on my Zeppelin and burn your Drake, but forgot that it targeted when it entered, not when I cast it… Was a little awkward since first strike seems like it would have been useful.

Anyways, good to see my plays from the other side, your deck was easily one of the best that I played against in 10+ drafts over the past couple of weeks.

By: _ShipItHolla

_ShipItHolla — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:22:29 +0000

@Ken and Roam-D, I was trying to stick with what I could remember of the format. RUG is a fine strategy but I like where I went with this draft.

@Bryce, Not sure it gets anything besides Looting, but that card certainly makes the deck real. It’ll probably be the first deck I feature once DKA is out, though I’m skeptical about its long-term position in the format.

@wjb147, At the time I was okay with taking damage from Stinkweed Imp, but I think you’re right in that the longer I survive the better so I should have just had another blocker up.

@JONNY, Unfortunately, I can’t consider that deck a real deck. Not only does it take forever to go off, but it is also incredibly weak to tons of hate cards (graveyard hate, dispel, remand, ancient grudge, brindle boar, the list goes on…).

@Roam-D, I understand that they are really good but I don’t think they should be picked all that early in part because you can play any of them in any deck and I don’t particularly want more than 1-2 anyways.

@Marc, Thanks! And yes I do read the comments, though I could probably do with responding to them a bit sooner.

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:24:44 +0000

Not sure if you bother to read the comments – but congrats on the PTQ win. I will admit to rooting for AJ, but once you beat him I was pulling for you :). Keep up the good work.

By: Waterboy

Waterboy — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:12:39 +0000

Where is the Trinisphere deck?

By: Roam-D

Roam-D — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:19:34 +0000

P1p3 – Siege Wurm and Scatter the Seeds are both awesome. RUG is the nuts in Ravnica. Very strange to see you avoiding it so vigorously.

Simic and Izzet are guild enough for any deck. You passed 2 Assault Zepplids in the final pack.

Dowsing Shaman goes with Seal of Doom or Seal of Fire from the Dissension pack.

Fixing and getting bounce lands is a priority no matter what you think you are playing. The lands are very good, even if they are just Karoos.

Thanks for the content!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:15:23 +0000

WooT