Alan Swan

On the 0-3 to PT Grind --
Stuff, things, names & places --
Recovering Rattlechains Addict
Drummer for Black Horse Run

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

You win a RCQ and get $$$, I win a RCQ and get a Lego Batman Bike. WE ARE NOT THE SAME

Takeaways: Spellbomb was as good I hoped against Murk. Negate + FoN felt like a good postboard plan against the current Energy sideboards.

[Flexslot Riftbound @FlexslotRB]

With the release of Unleashed, it’s time to unleash the team.

@Flexslot is officially entering competitive @playriftbound. Join @Mrtoolshed_ and @jpullman13 as they break down the deck everyone is talking about. See why Miss Fortune Aurora is the deck to beat:

https://t.co/fT4Vv9cYpu

[DMV Legacy League @DMVLegacyLeague]

Hey Legacy gamers,

Here at the DMV Legacy League, we know times are tough with the government shutdown, especially given our location.

In the spirit of togetherness & community, we have decided to offer sign ups to The Classic under the honor system for those affected.

[Connor Mackenzie @CanMack1]

nice argument. however i have already portrayed myself as the sophisticated competitive human and you as the slop-enjoying pig.

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

@stevefloyd @blaisethebrash @ravi_mangla Also, do you have a source for statistics that support your claim that left-wing extremists have committed more violence in the last 5-6 years?

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

@stevefloyd @blaisethebrash @ravi_mangla Screenshot from BI article you linked. After correcting for the ADL's definition of "extreme incidents", Right-wing extremism was still responsible for more than both Left-wing & Islamist extremists.

[Golfbet @Golfbet]

$5k per shot 😂

Another fruitful year for the best golfer in the world 💰

[Justin Ray @JustinRayGolf]

Scottie Scheffler is looking for back-to-back PGA Tour seasons with 5+ wins.

1 player has done this over the last 40 years on Tour

Tiger Woods, 1999-00
Tiger Woods, 2000-01
Tiger Woods, 2001-02
Tiger Woods, 2002-03
Tiger Woods, 2005-06
Tiger Woods, 2006-07

[winnie! @wildstwawberry]

I never thought I’d say it but -

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

Presented without context

[Josh Strife Hayes @JoshStrifeHayes]

Sometimes my friends need to be reminded that they make bad choices.

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

Esper Ketramose 1-1
Amulet 2-1
Boros Energy 2-1
Esper Goryo's 1-2
Esper Ketramose 2-1
T8 Eldrazi Stompy 1-2

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

T8'd my 1st RCQ back afte4 a break from MTG a few months ago. The Trainer + Flare package felt good, while Ascendancy itself felt pretty medium. I'll iterate on the deck the last few weeks of modern RCQ season in hopes of filling the Underworld Breach sized hole in my heart 🥲

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

Say no to drugs

[Dom Harvey @dominharvia]

Had a fiendishly difficult Amulet puzzle on stream with @jkyu06 yesterday:

You're resolving Scapeshift for 3 with two Amulets, no mana floating (list pictured - no Colossus, 1 TWest); what's your best line vs a face-up Thraben Charm?

Think carefully, show (+ check) your work!

[Chris Theodorou @CenterOftheSea2]

My ocelot pride token watching me resolve goblin bombardment #MTG

[Allen Wu @nalkpas]

It's a long shot but my Breach deck seems to be missing. Has anyone seen it? It's in a Legion deck box, I think with a volcano on it but not sure about the image.

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

@Benson_MTG @NoviceInspector @girltide_ Most of the competitive grinders at least have a passing familiarity with the VML. It's a far cry from the weekly FNM you 0-4 at.

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

Yawg 1-1-1
BW Sewer 2-0
RW Energy 2-1 (t1 W6 otp 😈)

T4 Broodscale 2-0 (Conigned Karn in g1, just like we wrote it up 😎)
RW Energy 1-2

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

Lost to @bobinchese in the finals of a local store modern league championship with a slightly teched list of Breach for a small & fairly known field.

Time to lock-in and find the perfect 75 for Portland & Charlotte.

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

@RossHunneds Glad I'm not alone in being a Preodain hater

[Alan Swan @SmellQueller]

@RHshou @barczeek Jace is that grindy threat for midrange & hate heavy matchups. It just happens to also be a wincon for the combo as well. To varying degrees, Kappa and Spear have the problem of playing into the sb artifact hate people want against us anyway. Jace doesn't have that problem.