Luke

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[Luke @NoviceInspector]

@Daniel03082169 Games gone.

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@nathanmcdowell Thank you for the sideboard guide Mr Redbeard.

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@MoggedC Shoulda put the Kaitos in the bag

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Forgot to attach the list! Feel free to ask questions may or may not do a full post mortem later.

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5-3 at the RC yesterday. Lost my win and in after an 0-2 start and a 5 match fightback.

Being 0-2 and playing like every game is your last makes you feel truly alive.

Anyway, I was on lessons and you should play Ral in the main.

(Standard is phenomenal at the moment)

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@ZanganiFed3403 @paolo_donfra @TeasdaleMTG Had multiple people at our WNM buy the stupid boxes just so we have some copies to take to Turin for side events I love it here 🙃

(not me I'm taking weenie)

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@superrojo2001 @AdamPalmgren98 @fireshoes @TooManyCooksMTG I wouldn't say excellent, since nova hellkite matches up quite well into our X/1s and they can neutralise the small flyers we deploy.

Dimir's advantage comes in the midgame turns where we can double spell and they can't

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Split finals of Store champs for the foil pride.

498 days and NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN KAITO.

R1: Rakdos Prowess 🥷🥷
R2: Mono-Red 🥷🥷
R3: Izzet Spellementals 🥷🥷
R4/R5: 🤝

T4: Mono-G Landfall 🥷🌳🥷
F: 🤝

Couple of thoughts in 🧵

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@EmoJace @fireshoes @TooManyCooksMTG Unfortunately variance does happen, It's a big push/pull between needing lots of lands so we always curve out (you really want to hit your first 5 land drops) and then having enough utility lands that flooding out is not that bad haha.

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@garou4life @fireshoes @TooManyCooksMTG Not currently, still in early testing since there are lots of ECL cards that are competing for slots (BBB, Glamer Gifter, Loch Mare are all interesting options in the 2 drop slot)

If I stick with Dimir for RC Turin then I'll probably write something up so watch this space!

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@fab472 @fireshoes @TooManyCooksMTG I think we destroy spellementals, their deck is quite weak to threats + good interaction, and tidebinder does a number on them. You can often strand sunderflocks by removing or countering the crabs.

ALWAYS UPTICK KAITO TO PLAY AROUND SEAR!

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@ronkaries There are two ocelot pride promos for first. One foil and one with the store name. I got the foil since i wanted to sell, and the other player got the store name copy since they wanted to hold onto it.

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@MikeITA99 @fireshoes @TooManyCooksMTG Im not sure yet. It was my final slot, and I wanted a creature that, in a situation where both sides have traded off resources, can represent a game-winning threat. Loch mare is the cheapest card that accomplishes this.

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Dimir has shaken out to be very well positioned (at least while format is open after the PT).

You are very good against the new decks that try to prey on cub, and also control.

Lessons without stormchasers also really struggles to deal with a kaito on board.

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@OopsAllErik Yeah if there was a reanimator player it would have been quite straightforward for them. Top 4 all Izzet (3 lesson 1 looting)

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Took down a 10 person RCQ today in Scarborough for Prague qualification.

Played @jakoboffline Izzet lessons (with a surveil land instead of Agna Qel'a cos i forgot to buy one)

Deck is doing ridiculous things, like you're playing a different format to other decks.

MU's in 🧵.

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@paolo_donfra someone has to lose every match in the mono red seat while their friends have fun!

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2-1 vs UW Fams.

Had to win a G2 through 3 GPF but guttersnipe is a hell of a magic card.

Navigating against counterspell decks is so fun when they don't also have 1 mana 5/5

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Playing the Pauper Super Qualifier today after a disastrous geddon. Over 300 players, so 9 rounds.

Switched to madness red, which I have never played before but got a win in the first round vs fae and learned a lot!

2-1

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Terror again ole ole.

0-2 this matchup is baaaaad bad. Could have had a 10 card starting hand and still wouldn't have been close. 3-3 gonna still play i think because playing magic is fun.