After another week away, I brought Moon Stompy with 2
Stingerback Terror in the main to see how they do for science. Basically stealing
xjcloud's current list. I was hoping to figure out if the big boy dragon was good or what... feels a bit slow overall, but in the world of
Murktides- not TOO bad.
Round 1 vs Mono Black Scam: Lost 1-2
I knew he was on Mono black as he is almost every week. Not sure how moon stompy goes vs them.]
Game 1- Lost fairly quickly as I think I flooded? Don't recall.
Game 2- Won with going wide with my beats. Controlled the board and graveyard.
Game 3- Ran out of steam, hit a pocket of land, and he found a Sheoldred which I could not answer.
Round 2 vs Mono Black Scam: Won 2-1
I didn't know he was on mono black scam until he was on it... also a smidge unlucky to get both mono black players back to back in the room. Not GREAT for 6 main deck moon effects. However, makes it MUCH easier to know what to cut for sideboarding.
Game 1- I think I lost? Pretty sure... remember thinking one more loss and I go home for the night. Also remember mulliganing an opener and being on the play.
Game 2- Did the same thing as last match, and just controlled the board and had two Leylines out. He couldn't get anything going.
Game 3- Closer, but I did good things by waiting for them to over commit to the board and using a sweeper to help clean up things for my goblin army. I do recall being hampered on mana, but he had no threats as well... an odd game 3, but I got there.
Round 3 vs Yorion D&T: Won 2-1
Game 1- Lost the die roll, and the game. A critical early Wasteland and being on the play made his Aether Vial brutal.
Game 2- I had all sorts of control and board control. He couldn't believe all the various ways I could clean up his board. Dropping a turn one Chalice really hampered everthing. He did get rid of it, but I then wiped his board with a Pyrokinesis.
Game 3 was crazy. I kept an ok-ish hand hoping my Fable would get me some Treasure to help with mana. Turned out, I was wrong there and slow on finding mana. I could get some things out, but not enough. He started to lock down my Broadside with a reoccurring Flickrwisp. I kept a Pyrokinesis and red card to help, end the game... however, I couldn't find a threat to get threw his wall of creatures. He was down to 8 and I had a flickered Broadside and an Ape. I topped another Broadside, attacked, threw the Ape for 5, and did the Pyro, which I thought was enough, for the win.
Editorial comment- I completely should NOT have won game 3. I completely miss-remembered Pyrokinesis. It does not say any target, which I though it did. I should not have won game 3. I need to apologize to the player next week... completely my fault and I was wrong. Lesson learned. Damn. Frick.
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Today's mail day:
The Thwart is for an Omni-Tell brew.
The Battle Cry Goblin is for a Goblin Stompy thing
The Karakas is an upgrade from my Eternal Masters copies. I think I might need one more?
The UL StP is a fun card that I honesty don't need but is kinda fun to have.
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The same guy who sent me the Karakas and Unlimited StP, has plenty of early cards... like thousands in trade via CardSphere. I chatted with him pointing out other venues to maybe sell a lot of the A/B/U stock because I think CS might be a bit slow. Might be able to find some of those awesome private FB groups to make a massive sale all at once.
In the mean time, I mentioned to him that I would love to get a couple more Alpha basics to round out my collection... and he said he was more than willing to figure something out. w00t.
In related news, I am criminally insane. There is no good reason for me to have those cards. None. I just want them for me. Maybe some day I will find a deck that needs some one or two of basics and those will be wonderful to mix in.
Some people love foils, some people love alternative art... me? I like the old crap.
