and the second at Gritty Goblin. Over all, I went 4-2. I got a few packs. Friday night's event took WAY longer, had more people, and I had a better set of cards. Hell, I even opened a Liliana!
The deck felt really strong, even if I had a round one Bye among a nearly sold out event. I never felt out of the few games I played, always had an answer if I could find it- and generally had a good time.
I even managed to make a couple good trades in my book- First was trading for an Alpha Forest in MP condition. As I told the guy- I have a problem with basic lands... and the A/B/U time period is the worst problem I have. There is no logical reason for this obsession.
The second trade I made was I finally dumped my Imperial Seal for two full art foil Subtlety and a Submerge. Reason thinking- I don't want the Imperial Seal as a longer term hold. That and I was having a very hard time finding a trade partner on-line via DeckBox for it. (yeah, I was surprised too) The Subtlety seems to be a good card for trade if nothing else... but I think it has room to grow in the near future providing me some value overall. Not a bad night of trading to be honest.
The second pre-release was vastly meh. I did not open much of anything, did not exactly play super well, and generally felt blah about the results. Had some fun conversations with guys who hadn't played in a long time, and enjoyed myself.
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I did discover a possible solution to my shuffling D&T- Single sleeve it.
Here is a photo comparing 80 single sleeved lands compared with my 80 card D&T deck.
While I am fairly sure I am not playing the deck, it is good to know I was working the problem in the mean time. I think the most valuable card are the Solitudes? Maybe?
In the mean time, I am heavily leaning towards playing Dragon/Moon Stompy for the event.
It can be very solid, give control fits, and might have a decent game vs Delver. One downside, I've noticed Delver players starting to pack Blue Blasts. sigh. That does annoy me.
I am still hoping to have a .500 record. I would chalk that up to a win for me.
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Its open sales weekend for the new set, and I've had my eye on several things. Here is what I am currently watching prices on:
- Shivan Devastator
- Rundvelt Hordemaster
- Vesuvan Duplimancy
- Full art foil basic lands.
I guess I should talk about the lands again. Normally I hate foil. I really do. However, these stained glass lands do something for me... not sure how to describe it... but if you have some you want to off load- let me know.
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