In. A. Funk.

Nothing is going right. Even my sleeves are going against me recently. Sneak and Show was running hot for me, then massively cold. I swapped decks and got run over last night.

Maybe the meta is against me? Maybe I need to find a new deck to play? Maybe its just my time to lose for a bit? Or maybe my loses are magnified because I don't play as much as I would like? Maybe I am playing poorly? Maybe my opponents are just that much better? Maybe variance is getting to me?
Or, more likely, its a combination of all of them...

I don't play Magic Online. I don't need another money sinkhole (no pun intended) in order to play. I have spent a grand total of $5 for the intro-pack on Arena. That's all I intend to spend on the on-line version.
My point being, I don't get a ton of reps in. I see others who play in 2-3 local legacy weeklies, and are on-line. I get it, you play a TON of magic. There are several others who play just at the weekly, like me. This is our bowling league, or weekly round of golf.  (I would argue, Magic is a nerd's golf, but with money after we are done with playing)


My two go-to decks currently craping the bed for me... what do I play? For me, I am likely going to "plow" ahead with Death and Taxes. Yes, I know its not a top tier deck. However, it has a decent game against most decks, and it is likely more consistent than the mercurial SnS. My Eldrazi stompy needs an overhaul, almost TOO much mana in it right now. (eeps!) I did get two Blast Zone for the deck, and I kept drawing both of them last night.

In the meantime, I am very curious/interested in the 2nd place deck in the weekly challenge:

Creature (14)
4 Delver of Secrets
2 Dreadhorde Arcanist
2 Grim Lavamancer
3 True-Name Nemesis
3 Young Pyromancer

Sorcery (5)
1 Forked Bolt
4 Ponder

Instant (23)
4 Brainstorm
4 Daze
4 Force of Will
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Spell Pierce
4 Stifle
1 Vapor Snag

Land (18)
1 Bloodstained Mire
3 Flooded Strand
2 Island
1 Mountain
4 Scalding Tarn
3 Volcanic Island
4 Wasteland


Looking at Modern Horizons, I am currently interested in the following cards for the pile of things to play:

- Echo of Eons, just to have 1. Love the artwork.
- Shenanigans, GREAT name and solid buyback.
- Sword of Truth and Justice, another card for DnT. Didn't say it was great, just for the pile of possible.
- Giver of Runes, adding to the pile of possible DnT.
- Force of Negation, could pitch or could just cast. Slightly more narrow focus, but interesting.
- Prismatic Vista, I think this is the sleeper of the set. People, its ANY basic including Wastes.  Currently clocking in at $21 for pre-order. If it settles below $10, gobble them up.