My intention for this blog was to go over my FNM matches to analyze my mistakes and get to be a better player. Unfortunately, my memory for details about matches has made that nearly impossible and I really don't want to record my games or take notes. So, I think I will just use this for my occasional niave thoughts about all things Magic related, and sometimes discuss how I'm progressing in a more general sense.
Journey Into Nyx just came out and it has had a pretty big impact on my decks. I will post about those in the next week or two. Today, I'm going to talk about my top five favorite cards from the set.
1. Prophetic Flamespeaker - I loves me a "Red Deck Wins" deck. I love the simplicity. I love the speed. I even kind of like the groan that escapes my opponent when he or she is down to 6 life on turn three. This card makes me so happy. Red doesn't get card draw like Blue, and I'm usually out of cards by turn four or five, but this guy will get me another card each turn to play. Turn three this guy, turn four play a land and Titan's Strength him to pretty much guarantee a hit, plus a bonus scry. Also, I don't have anything that costs more than three so I'm pretty much guaranteed to be able to play whatever flips. I can't wait.
2. Satyr Hoplite - I don't remember which podcast it was, either Monday Night Magic or The Manapool, but someone said it right: "We got there." Finally, the one-drop red heroic creature we all wanted.
3. Mogis's Warhound - This guy may be a new all-star for my red deck. Requiring attacks is not really a draw back as that is what my deck wants to do anyway, but it might come back to get me. I'm more excited about a event cheap bestow. Besides the almost useless Nyxborn Rollicker from Born of the Gods, Red had no good cheap bestow creatures. I like the idea of this guy sticking around after a Supreme Verdict, which usually destroys my deck. I'll let you know how he works for me after a few plays.
4. Banishing Light - A couple weeks ago I started wondering about other decks besides my Red Deck Wins. I put together a White Weenie list with a bunch of one drops. This card went straight in as soon as I saw it. People are calling "the fixed Oblivion Ring" and I think it has potential to be the best card in the set.
5. Master of the Feast - In addition to my new mono-white deck, I've been thinking up ideas for mono-black aggro. Master of the Feast is the centerpiece of that deck. A 5/5 flyer for 3 is just so hard to resist. I plan on pairing him with Grim Guardian for bonus Constellation value and Fate Unraveler to punish the extra card draw. I don't know if it will be good, but it seems fun.
My next post will be my thoughts on my new White Weenie list, which went 2-2 at last FNM-- way better than the 0-4 I expected.
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