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    • Islandswamp
      Islandswamp TMD Supporter last edited by

      https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/vintage-101-anything-but-gush

      Moonglove Extract is the hottest spec opportunity this century.

      I originally planned to write about the Waterbury, but I felt that I should wait until after I go to my first one. I know this is an important event series, and I wanted to make sure I had enough time to do it justice.

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      • waz
        waz last edited by

        Interesting article, but I'm confused as to why a Grixis Thieves deck is labeled Blue Moon, especially since there are no moons (or space stations).

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        • ?
          A Former User last edited by

          not playing jar in that storm list is weird. but i guess i dont tinker for it very often either.
          also GAH another person playing library in storm.

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            kistrand last edited by

            Thanks Joe for yet another good article. I always want to try out the lists you highlight. This time it was the Grixis Thieves list. Good luck with the paper tourney.

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            • Islandswamp
              Islandswamp TMD Supporter @waz last edited by

              @waz it's because a computer algorithm names the decks. That deck must have been closest to blue moom currently, and there was no category for grixis thieves to put it in.

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              • Dumpsterac1d
                Dumpsterac1d TMD Supporter @Islandswamp last edited by

                @Islandswamp said:

                @waz it's because a computer algorithm names the decks. That deck must have been closest to blue moom currently, and there was no category for grixis thieves to put it in.

                That is actually really cool...

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                  Macdeath @Guest last edited by

                  @snowydude

                  I don't mean to sound like a douchebag, but If you say gah to someone playing Library in storm, then you most likely have a lot to learn about the archetype and current metagame.

                  Blue decks, counterspells and card draw are at an all time high in the metagame and LOA is an uncounterable one card win condition against them. Drawing extra cards lets you sculpt a winning hand, while trading one for one with your opponent through hand disruption and bait spells until you can overwhelm their defenses and win. You are typically not going under 7 cards in hand until you are ready to win, so maintaining it isn't very hard.
                  It can also be very helpful against shops/ eldrazi (if they aren't able to wasteland it) by letting you hit your land-drops/find an answer.

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                  • ?
                    A Former User @Macdeath last edited by

                    @Macdeath

                    yea, dont worry about sounding like a douche. considering everyone on mana drain claims im wrong i stopped caring. no point in even bothering to try when im clearly 100% wrong all of time.

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                    • Brass Man
                      Brass Man @Guest last edited by

                      @snowydude Don't be so sure everyone disagrees with you all the time. People are a lot more motivated to respond to a post when they don't agree with it. Most people who see someone they agree with just think "well he said all I was going to say anyway!"

                      ... of course technically this means I'm disagreeing with your post, so maybe there's something there 😄

                      Personally I like Library in storm, but that's because I play the deck very defensively, and in some lists/metas/matchups, that can be a real mistake (a reason why I don't consider myself a combo expert)

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                      • ?
                        A Former User @Brass Man last edited by

                        @Brass-Man i dont want to hijack islandswamps perfectly good article thread to talk about this.

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                        • Brass Man
                          Brass Man last edited by

                          I don't know, I feel like discussing the value of a slot from one of the decklists is on topic enough for an article thread ... but I really don't feel strongly about it so I'll drop it.

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