Comments on: Unlocking the Vault #35: Preparation for QT#2 http://www.mtgoacademy.com/unlocking-the-vault-35-preparation-for-qt2/ The prime source for Magic the Gathering strategy Sat, 18 Feb 2017 22:21:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.8 By: enderfall http://www.mtgoacademy.com/unlocking-the-vault-35-preparation-for-qt2/comment-page-1/#comment-10735 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:51:57 +0000 http://www.mtgoacademy.com/?p=18584#comment-10735 Yeah, it’s becoming increasingly evident that Workshop started dieing off earlier this year and during the Winter Celebration because of Affinity, and as soon as people stopped playing Affinity, it came roaring back. Some thought that Delver was the culprit, but Affinity is the real problem. I know that I will be prepared for it in QT#2 (or at least, am planning to be prepared ;) ).

]]> By: PlanetWalls http://www.mtgoacademy.com/unlocking-the-vault-35-preparation-for-qt2/comment-page-1/#comment-10734 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:37:30 +0000 http://www.mtgoacademy.com/?p=18584#comment-10734 I played in the Saturday night DE with an updated Workshop Pod list and lost to two Affinity builds to go 2-2. The second time, vs. godmodemagic (when I was fighting for 3-1), he Memory Jar-ed off the top, into 4 0-drops, a second Cranial Plating, and then Berserk. My two Myr Retriever blockers were not up for the challenge.

Affinity is pretty hard to deal with from the Workshop perspective, as far as I can tell. It seems like you need consistent colored mana to hose them, but it’s hard to do so if you’re casting a million artifacts as well.

]]> By: enderfall http://www.mtgoacademy.com/unlocking-the-vault-35-preparation-for-qt2/comment-page-1/#comment-10733 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:01:19 +0000 http://www.mtgoacademy.com/?p=18584#comment-10733 You can also add Energy Flux to the list of Affinity hosers. Kataki is OK, but E-Flux’s 2 mana tax is much more difficult to pay for, though be prepared to have to deal with a 9/9 Ravager as a result.

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