Comments on: Who’s Your Daddy:? Exploring Uranus

By: TheCHILDofAlara

TheCHILDofAlara — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:54:14 +0000

Hey Travis,
I’m just wondering what your new deck was going to be about, and I thought of a General/Commander that seems to follow the Combo-Oriented Style of the decks you have posted recently. This General would be: Riku of Two Reflections. This guy practically screams BROKEN! He (Or rather THEY…) serve as a “Mirari” and a never-ending clone… I’ve been brewing up something with this General, and found him to be great with spells like “Time Warp” and “Temporal Manipulation”. He could also be used to copy small rampant growths, or as a finisher: “Searing Wind”. While RUG isn’t the strongest of color combinations, I predict that Riku could bring the best of those three colors together and combo-out very quickly.
Please let me know, and happy brewing!
-TheCHILDofAlara

By: Travis R. Chance

Travis R. Chance — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:46:47 +0000

So 74%. And the bulk are one drops like Brainstorm. Seems pretty subpar.

By: Xyx

Xyx — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:54:42 +0000

I count 26 instants and sorceries, not counting the Blue Sun’s Zenith. :p

By: Travis R. Chance

Travis R. Chance — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:50:14 +0000

Oh, and snapcaster what? The deck is 95% permanents. Nothing escapes me; I am the meat-made Optimus Prime!

By: Travis R. Chance

Travis R. Chance — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:49:46 +0000

Alas, the great divide: that same sore spot of what should be and what is. This format is rife with imposition of ideals, against the state of what most definitely is. It os further exacerbated by Mr. Menery: unbanning things like Worldgorger (which has only ever been part of a closed-loop combo), then through the other side of his mouth saying “CASUAL!”

Sol Ring is not Casual. Playing Genesis Wave for 20 plus on Turn 4 is not Casual. The great many of staples in this format are not Casual, yet the hangers-on declare otherwise. Yes, there are not PT stakes up for grab, but more so bc how would one approach such a thing? To quote Hassan I sabbah: Nothing is Real; everything is permitted.., well, at least in terms of bannings.

So quit yr bitchin’, if it ain’t banned it’s allowed. This format means a great many things to a great many people, that doesn’t always include the weird notion of restraint for lesser cards fueled by some of the most insanely broken cards ever printed. Put jet fuel in your moped, see what the f happens!

By: Xyx

Xyx — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:50:40 +0000

Thanks for another great set of vids!

I don’t get the “but this is not casual” sentiment expressed by certain posters above. If this is such a problem, then why aren’t more of the “un-casual” cards banned? Like, why aren’t Sol Ring and Mana Crypt banned? I’d play Sol Ring over Black Lotus any day. Most of the broken opening plays seem to involve one of these two cards, yet they’re considered format staples. Except when Travis opens with a handful of “format staples”, in which case they’re unfun, too competitive, and clearly the work of the devil.

Also, Travis… why u no plai Spapcaster?

By: Travis R. Chance

Travis R. Chance — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:53:03 +0000

With Future Sight, top is another insta-win with infi mana, or even, a lot of mana. If I am playing Serum Visions, why would I not play a colorless card that is 10000x better? I don’t think you are grasping the deck. And I can’t play any of the cards you listed, nor would I play any of them if I could. You are talking about watermelons when I am talking about apples.