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B0rsuk
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posted August 17, 2011 08:16 PM |
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I would be much more interested in M:TG if it wasn't obsolete by design. Cards become obsolete just because they are... too old ?
Play different format, like extended or Legacy. I don't know how they ook now, however.
Last time I checked extended and legacy were awfully broad. There are some very powerful cards in there that tend to dominate.
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I guess I'm too much into games and rules and not enough into "collection hobby".
I think you're quite the opposite  Did you ever attempt to build competetive deck or attend a tournament? Did you ever analyzed a metagame or mechanics?
And I know that I had a lot of M:TG experience, just not on meatspace tournaments. I found them prohibitively expensive to enter. The cost of cards, no I'm not wealthy. I realized I didn't have enough money to play even casually. I chose computer.
Later, I played a lot of M:TG online, on gccg. A tolerable, free card game app. The interface is awful, but functional. With scanned card pictures. I don't know about now, but there were a lot of players in there. And know what ? Vast majority of players just copy their decks from tournament winners. 90% of cards never see play, that's what I call a flaw. I'm creative by nature, so I'm bored to tears optimizing the same deck over and over.
You know something is wrong when creatureless (blue) decks run 4x Umezawa's Jitte maindeck.
By far, I prefer combo decks and "timmy" cards. I try to make the most of uderdog cards. I won many times (not majority, mind you) with the creature which makes you lose the game. I made a decent Tribal War deck, based on Walls. (There is a card that allows walls to attack).
Lord_Woock:
Thanks for the names, I will investigate them. I read a thread on mtgsalvation once and no one in there disproved that there's no group of consistently top players.
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Lord_Woock
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Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted August 17, 2011 09:26 PM |
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Later, I played a lot of M:TG online, on gccg. A tolerable, free card game app. The interface is awful, but functional. With scanned card pictures. I don't know about now, but there were a lot of players in there. And know what ? Vast majority of players just copy their decks from tournament winners. 90% of cards never see play, that's what I call a flaw. I'm creative by nature, so I'm bored to tears optimizing the same deck over and over.
This may be because many of those players were testing decks or practicing matchups for tournament play. I have played my share of Magic through online applications and as long as I specified that I was looking for a casual game, I faced a healthy, at times even exciting variety of decks. As for the vast majority of the card pool being unplayable in competitive environments, that's only natural - even if WotC tried to print sets with all cards being roughly of equal power, the collective effort of the entire player base will invariably produce at most a few top level decks. Many cards will be left unusable simply because they don't fit in a good enough deck. Engineering an environment where a large portion of cards has a competitive home would take significantly more man-hours than WotC can spend while still maintaining a profitable release schedule.
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Yolk and God bless.
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disturbed-Gnu
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Pro Bacon Vodka Brewer
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posted January 16, 2012 04:05 PM |
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What do you think of the new Planeswalker?
And, your toughts on Innistrad Gotic theme and flip cards?
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Lord_Woock
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Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted January 17, 2012 04:50 PM |
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DFCs may be fun and all (haven't used any, have played once against Ludevic's Test Subject), but eventually the checklist cards will become scarce as people destroy them either by accident or on purpose, throw them out or what have you. Sure, nobody cares in casual and if you play larger formats competitively then it won't be much of an issue, but this isn't something that should have to be on anyone's mind to begin with, especially since most brands of sleeves aren't opaque enough to run DFCs as they are in your deck.
Now, the flavor of Innistrad in general is pretty neat and I'm sure I'll enjoy playing with the set when I finally get around to it (maybe at the DKA launch party, who knows?).
As for the new planeswalker - pretty wicked, obviously pricy. If I get one, I'm selling.
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disturbed-Gnu
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posted January 17, 2012 05:12 PM |
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As for the new planeswalker - pretty wicked, obviously pricy. If I get one, I'm selling.
Agreed  Planeswalkers in general is waayy too expensive..
I must admit i don't dig the gotic theme.. I miss the Lorwyn/Shadowmore block style ;p
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Lord_Woock
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Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted August 20, 2012 05:45 PM |
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Reviving this thread to share my excitement about becoming a judge 
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Yolk and God bless.
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Warmonger
Promising
Legendary Hero
fallen artist
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posted August 20, 2012 06:29 PM |
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disturbed-Gnu
Supreme Hero
Pro Bacon Vodka Brewer
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posted August 22, 2012 01:13 AM |
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Oh thats awesome! congratulations
So, like a DCI Certified Judge for Tournament global via internet or at local tournaments and/or events?
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Lord_Woock
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Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted August 22, 2012 10:14 PM |
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I'm a DCI certified L1 judge, which means I can judge Regular REL events (so yeah, local tournaments). Or I can act as a floor judge at larger events if someone needs the support.
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Yolk and God bless.
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disturbed-Gnu
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Pro Bacon Vodka Brewer
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posted August 24, 2012 05:38 PM |
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Well, thats awesome Congrats again
EDIT#
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What do you think of the new Jace? Aand the new new Vraska
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Lord_Woock
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted September 05, 2012 11:54 PM |
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Shrugging at the former, hip-hip-hurraying about the latter.
What guild are you guys picking if you're going to the prerelease? I'll be a proud supporter of Azorius.
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Yolk and God bless.
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Galatea
Supreme Hero
Well, I'm Ceres!
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posted September 06, 2012 02:37 AM |
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Azorius has always been my favorite! Anytime, any day!
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EvilLoynis
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The Dark Shadow
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posted September 06, 2012 06:04 AM |
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Shrugging at the former, hip-hip-hurraying about the latter.
What guild are you guys picking if you're going to the prerelease? I'll be a proud supporter of Azorius.
Don't know if you guys read the story of Ravnica at all (I didn't myself) bit according to an article I read on the wizards site it was the Azorius guild that caused all the problems to begin with the lead to the breaking of the original Guildpact.
I was reading an article today about how the Izzet and Golgari regard the other guilds and it was quite fun to read will post them for you all.
Izzet Attitudes Toward Other Guilds
Azorius: "The Azorius freely create rules for everything but freedom."
Boros: "Every time I'm on the verge of creating a little explosion that levels a city block, or a spell that rips a hole in reality and space time, the Boros show up to spoil the fun."
Dimir: "The less we see of the Dimir, the more we know they monitor us."
Golgari: "They are as bottomless as death. If you follow an ant long enough you will find its nest, but the nest is only the tiniest hint of the colony that lies below."
Gruul: "Thanks to the Gruul we no longer have to wait for natural disasters to have our laboratories destroyed. We rely on our careful protections from them, or else they would destroy all that we would hope to create."
Orzhov: "Progress means taking risks. But when you gamble with the Orzhov, you always wager more than coin."
Rakdos: "Steer clear of these senseless riot-fiends. The Rakdos are like a party to which all of your body parts might not be invited."
Selesnya: "Selesnyan zealots run with dogs and worship figments of the past. They would be wiser to embrace the wonders of the future."
Simic: "I can admire the inventiveness of the Simic, but the product of what they create lacks soul and fire. They feign to tinker with life, yet they lack the inspiration to breathe true life into their inventions."
Golgari Attitudes Toward Other Guilds
Azorius: "To the Azorius, we are background processes. We are stomach sounds and effluvia. Yet we are the foundation on which their power rests."
Orzhov: "The Orzhov are despicable ghosts, always seeking to circumvent the cycles that welcome us back to the loam. Their arrogance in seeking power over decay can only last so long."
Dimir: "The Dimir share our tunnels and mine our secrets. They believe they rule the undercity, but they only rule those who care for possessions or status."
Izzet: "The Izzet's methods stink of societal progress; they're ignorant of the cycles they destroy. But they manage the city as we do, providing useful magics to maintain the structures beneath the structures."
Rakdos: "The Rakdos understand the proximity of death, but seek to hasten its cycle for petty ends. What the demon destroys, we nurture back to life again."
Gruul: "The Gruul are our brethren in the untamed wilds of the city, but they lack the vision to perceive the greater cycles at work."
Boros: "The Boros speak a language we will never understand. Their militant dedication to words and slogans confuses and disturbs us."
Selesnya: "The Selesnya strive to respect nature as we do, and their devotion to living systems is commendable. But they are night-blind necrophobes, useless in the face of unvarnished death."
Simic: "The Simic have spent generations scraping at the edges of a truth that is plain to any worm."
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Galatea
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Well, I'm Ceres!
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posted September 06, 2012 06:48 AM |
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Nice find, Mr. Your Color is Black! I wonder what the other guilds would say too. And I do believe that Azorius has this strong grip over freedom. Even without the guild, we can clearly see that it is the theme of UW colors - deny, stop, and level.
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And she told you, laughing down to her core, so she would not cry, as she lay on your lap,
"Nobody here can live forever, quiet in the grasp of dusk and summer."
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EvilLoynis
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The Dark Shadow
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posted September 06, 2012 08:10 AM |
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Nice find, Mr. Your Color is Black! I wonder what the other guilds would say too. And I do believe that Azorius has this strong grip over freedom. Even without the guild, we can clearly see that it is the theme of UW colors - deny, stop, and level.
Azorious is basically pure bureaucracy not freedom. They are Rules & Law above anything which is not the same as freedom unfortunately.
If theres an annoying little law that doesn't really serve any purpose they would enforce it rather than rewrite the law.
My Favorite Guild combo to PLAY with, along with their stories as far as I know them are Selesnya, Gruul and Boros (Green, Red and White). These three are quite powerful when used together properly.
btw my color is black because that test was stupid. If anyone answered the least bit honestly they would have ended up black as well lol.
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Galatea
Supreme Hero
Well, I'm Ceres!
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posted September 06, 2012 08:31 AM |
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Edited by Galatea at 08:36, 06 Sep 2012.
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Oh sorry, I wrote that wrong. I was trying to tell the opposite. If you're color is Green, White and Red then probably you are Naya for the three-color guild or whatsoever it should be called. I'm not really into the story, but rather with the game play.
Btw, where did you get that article?
And another, Boros is a great deck! I'm trying to complete one for a Modern format. Too bad I bought Foundries too early. Now they are going to be reprinted and they are selling the new shocklands for half the price of the old ones!
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EvilLoynis
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The Dark Shadow
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posted September 08, 2012 04:15 PM |
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Oh sorry, I wrote that wrong. I was trying to tell the opposite. If you're color is Green, White and Red then probably you are Naya for the three-color guild or whatsoever it should be called. I'm not really into the story, but rather with the game play.
Btw, where did you get that article?
First off the article is on the Wizards of the Coast website.
Second when I said I like to play the 3 colors in Ravnica that was mostly for Drafting and Sealed deck play. Really I hardly ever play anything but those although I did play Standard for a bit when all my cards were leagal but now I haven't gotten any cards from like the last 3-5 set blocks so I have nothing.
Also just fyi Ravnica sets are 2 color guilds. The 3 color "Guilds" like Naya were actually part of the Shards of Alara set/story. Apparently something was really messed up on that plane and it was for some reason divided into 5 "Shards", and each "shard" was missing 2 of the colors. The 5 plains are as follows:
Bant - White, Blue and Green.
Esper - Blue, Black and White.
Grixis - Black, Red and Blue.
Jund - Green, Black and Red.
Naya - White, Red and Green.
For a look at all the sets you can check the link below. Just click on the set you want more info on.
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/Article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/products/allproducts
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EvilLoynis
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The Dark Shadow
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posted September 19, 2012 07:01 PM |
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Nice find, Mr. Your Color is Black! I wonder what the other guilds would say too. And I do believe that Azorius has this strong grip over freedom. Even without the guild, we can clearly see that it is the theme of UW colors - deny, stop, and level.
Two more guilds views to check out.
Azorius Attitudes Toward Other Guilds
Orzhov: "Their financial-regulation lobbyists are an important source of revenue for us, but of course we maintain absolute objectivity. Their customs are macabre and their methods draconian, but as long as they operate within the law, it's not our concern."
Dimir: "Our nemesis. Outwardly, we must continue to deny their existence, even if the rest of Ravnica does not. Privately, we must thwart them at every turn and stop their operations in infancy when possible. No other guild threatens us so directly."
Izzet: "A valuable asset. The Izzet League is like a secondary Lyev Column, carrying out enactments in ways the Senate cannot. They also probe the limitations of our laws in interesting, non-malicious ways."
Rakdos: "These poor souls are beyond help. The best we can do is prevent their overreach and to help their victims. The day will come when society at large finds them to be superfluous."
Golgari: "We understand the Swarm least of all guilds. They serve an indispensable purpose and yet share not one iota of ideology with us. Our policy is one of cautious détente, but we would like to understand better the rules with which they self-govern."
Gruul: "Our greatest challenge and greatest opportunity. When order takes hold in Gruul lands, the unguilded there become the strongest evangelists for the rule of law. We must never allow Gruul holdings to lay fallow."
Boros: "When we have the ear of the Legion, they are instrumental in executing operations that the Senate cannot or will not undertake. When the Legion becomes the tool of another guild, we have no greater enemy."
Selesnya: "The Conclave generally obeys the law and keeps to itself. In time it could become a threat, but for now it is harmless—if not an ally."
Simic: "This new manifestation of the Combine must be watched closely. We admire its rigor but cannot allow savage, anarchic wilderness too great a berth."
Rakdos Attitudes Toward Other Guilds
Azorius: "How do you make an Azorius dance? Rip out his spine and make him into a marionette."
Boros: "The only thing angels are good for is target practice."
Dimir: "Not afraid to get their hands dirty, but they need to learn to enjoy life more."
Gruul: "Our poor, stupid cousins. There's more to life than scraps of leather and hunks of flesh. Or at least, more fun things than they use them for."
Golgari: "Anything that spends so much time around fungus should be put out of its misery."
Izzet: "Too stuffy, but making bigger and better explosions is a reasonable way to spend your time."
Selesnya: "Pampered dryads pretending to be selfless puts Rakdos in a very killing mood."
Simic: "Freaky brainiacs that mess with nature for all the wrong reasons."
Orzhov: "The only thing worse than a bunch of rules is a bunch of idiots with the power to force those rules on others. Power to Rakdos!"
Lol got to love the Rakdos. I think Selesnya is the only one left togo for the first set (Return to Ravnica, 2nd set will be in Gatecrash).
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Lord_Woock
Honorable
Undefeatable Hero
Daddy Cool with a $90 smile
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posted September 30, 2012 08:27 AM |
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Heading out for the prerelease in a moment! Playing Azorius and judging the event. Gonna be a busy day!
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Yolk and God bless.
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Galatea
Supreme Hero
Well, I'm Ceres!
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posted September 30, 2012 03:38 PM |
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Edited by Galatea at 16:24, 30 Sep 2012.
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I joined the PR yesterday and it was really a great experience!
I reserved myself a month ago for an Azorius Kit but our TO decided, on the day of the PR, to randomize the kits. It was really saddening because I set my mind on playing Azorius. Plus, I don’t really want to play other colors 
Luckily, I still got my dream kit! And I was so happy! Love the dice! Nice sticker too! I wonder where should I put it?
The packs weren't good. I think I never pulled anything that was quite notable. I never got what I wanted – Supreme Verdict,Hallowed Fountain and Steam Vents. The other players were lucky. They got foiled Hallowed Fountain,Vraska, the Unseen,Deathrite Shaman, Abrupt Decay and other cool cards.
Anyways, I’m still happy for the kit. So, I started to make my deck out of the cards that I pulled. It was said that there is an 80% chance that the deck you might build is from the guild that you chose because of that unique pack which houses cards from the chosen guild and I think that was right.
I built an Azorius deck. And here was the breakdown:
17 lands
17 creatures
6 other spells
I pulled an Isperia, Supreme Judge and I was wondering if I should include it. But since I lack UW creatures to complete the 17 creature cards I decided to put it in. The PR card which was Archon of the Triumvirate is a must too! But I really have doubts coz it really have a big casting cost! Still I included it – I don’t want to worry much.
I also pulled Grove of the Guardian and I thought the card would be good in a the format so I splashed it in too along with Transguild Promenade and Selesnya Guildgate – A nice surprise combo-finish, I thought.
First round (vs Selesnya) Loss
First game, I got mana screwed. No blue source until the 6th turn and I got overruned by the tokens.
Second game, same. I lost.
Second round (vs Izzet) Win
First game, I ran him down with my critters and in the late game I combo-finished him with Archon of the Triumvirate + Detain you’re two creatures Hypersonic Dragon and I forgot what was the other one. I repeatedly did it for 3 turns until he lost.
Second game, I overruned him again with my critters too but luckily he pulled an Electrickery and bah… killed em all. Then he overruned me with his critters and I lost.
Third game, well, it was a close fight until… I combo-finished him with the Grove of the Guardian token + New Parhv Guildmage (using the first ability targeting the token)! I win!
Third round (vs Golgari) Win
First game, he overruned me with critters. And he had that annoying wall so my fliers can’t attack. But then I played was Archon of the Triumvirate and detained his wall and that Korozda Guildmage until I finished him.
Second game, he became too greedy and thought I won’t draw Archon of the Triumvirate and used his removal on my other critters. And that’s just what I’m waiting for because I already have it, just waiting for the right time. Also, I dropped Isperia, Supreme Judge which helped me drew some usable cards and killed of some of his attacking creatures. Same thing happened like the first game and I won.
Fourth round (vs Rakdos) Loss
First game, those unleashed critters were really painful but I managed to control them by blocking them with my critters with notable thoughness. He ran out of critters and I was able to finish him with mine.
Second game, the unleashed critters again and it was really fast. I managed to hold the game but I really made a mistake. I think I attacked but what I really planned was to block. I played Archon of the Triumvirate but it was too late I was down to 2. He finished me off with Shrieking Affliction.
Third game, mulligan to five, one land play = dead.
MVP: Archon of the Triumvirate
Activity Checklist for The Azorius Senate
When detaining a creature, cite an officious voice, “You are in violation of subsection 5.3.28.”
X: I was too shy to do that.
Detain a mythic rare card.
X: I don’t think I detained a mythic rare card.
Detain the same permanent twice in one game.
Check!: Yes, versus the Izzet and Golgari guilds!
Tax an opponent by requiring him or her…blah it was too long.
X: Never used cards with taxes. But hey my modern decks are Death and Taxes and Staxx ‘n Tax!
Win a match against an opponent from a different guild.
Check!: Yep, twice.
High-five a fellow Azorius member.
Check!: Too easy!
Attend a guild meeting with other Azorius members.
X: How am I suppose to do this?
End the game by dealing damage with a multicolored creature spell.
Check!: Yep, a lot of times.
Cast or destroy a legendary creature.
Check!: I cast Isperia, Supreme Judge.
Deal damage to an opponent with a Keyrune
X: Never pulled a keyrune 
Activate two abilities of a Guildmage
X: Nearly did that, I was so close!
I received two more packs after the game and still got nothing notable. But still the PR was a very enjoyable experience to me. Love the dice! Azorius forever!
That’s all! Thank you!
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And she told you, laughing down to her core, so she would not cry, as she lay on your lap,
"Nobody here can live forever, quiet in the grasp of dusk and summer."
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