by Djinn on 2007-01-13 03:29 MDT

Metagame Breakdown brought to you by Djinn:

Total Players: 72

Control [24]

9 UW Tron (1 stuffy)
3 Gifts Rock
2 RGb Loam
2 GWr Slide
2 No Stick
1 UB Tog Counterbalance
1 UBg Tog
1 UB Tog
1 UBr TOg
1 8Post UW
1 8post MUC

Aggro [36]

8 RW Boros
5 Flow Deck Wins
4 GW Aggro
3 UWR Solution
2 5c Zoo
2 Vindicate Deck Wins
2 MGA
2 White Weenie
1 Affinity
1 RWg Boros
1 Burning Bridges
1 RB Rakdos
1 RG Aggro
1 WWu Weenie
1 UBG Threshold
1 Death Cloud.dec

Combo [12]

6 TEPS
2 Life.dec
2 Ichorid
1 TNN
1 Dirty Kitty


Discuss on the decks, not on their names! (If you see any deck missnamed contact me on IRC!)

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by badam on 2007-01-13 03:32 MDT

1 Affinity << helps alot

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by TugaChampion on 2007-01-13 04:09 MDT

5c Zoo!!! That's a fine deck.

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by tiran on 2007-01-13 04:42 MDT

the best one ;-)

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by TugaChampion on 2007-01-13 05:26 MDT

Boros Swiftblade+Gaea's Might=12 dmg!

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by Djinn on 2007-01-13 05:41 MDT

first turn ape, 2nd mongrel and 3rd gaeas might+tribal flames deals 20 dmg if you're on draw, 19 if on play :)

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by bobjackson on 2007-01-13 08:03 MDT

1 cranial = gg against the tog deck...

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by Eldariel on 2007-01-13 08:20 MDT

bob: Good luck resolving that. And it can still kill with Confidant.

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by therooster on 2007-01-13 09:45 MDT

And who plays cranial extraction anyway :P

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by therooster on 2007-01-13 09:51 MDT

PS: I love tog, the only times Ive done decent in PTQs (like 7th place and 10th place) were with Tog... but there is so much potential hate now, I've lost the balls to play it :/

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by Ro on 2007-01-13 09:54 MDT

Only slow-rolling boros players play sudden shock.

some affinity players also play it but not much.

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by therooster on 2007-01-13 09:58 MDT

Sudden Shock, Tormod's Crypt, Leyline of the Void, Withered Wretch, Pithing Needle, and other lesser used answers :/

It's a lot, but I may just have The Fear.

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by Crassus_PL on 2007-01-13 09:58 MDT

This tog list is very interesting. And the Zoo deck is absolutely great, the only really bad matchup is flow rock, and form what i can see this list doesn't have a single basic land... 3 basic lands would be great (forest, mountain, plains) to survive a destructive flow in g1.

I would also change watchwolfs for VINELASHER KUDZU - every fetchland=+2/+2 and it's easier to cast (1G instead of WG). Maybe some evasive actions on sb (works like an upgraded mana leak in this deck)

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by therooster on 2007-01-13 10:02 MDT

I don't think the Zoo deck wants to counter things, and I'm not sure it wants to try and build up a kudzu either. It likes to win FAST by abusing those invasion spells and creatures that can deal more damage then the number of mana you put into them.

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by Shagrath on 2007-01-13 15:10 MDT

This zoo was played by Christian FLaaten, so its not new. I don´t understand so much excitement.

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by badam on 2007-01-13 15:54 MDT

dude i would play kudzu over watchwolf, with 12 fetch lands in the deck, its sure to be a 3/3 when it attacks the first time, and likly a 5/5 the second.

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by Shivan1 on 2007-01-13 17:15 MDT

kudzu dies to sudden shock, firebolt, etc etc etc... wasted 2-drop in the deck. It needs fast, consistent hitters, not a situational card.

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by Spyx on 2007-01-13 19:19 MDT

yeah seriously it's not like you're going to get more then 3 land all the time

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by sonicqaz on 2007-01-13 20:32 MDT

Kudzu=Watchwolf if you measure the strengths and weaknesses. Both cards have their merits.

Kudzu has the potential to get ridiculous though, so it's probably a better card in a big tournament when you need to get a little lucky to win. That's just my opinion though.

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by TylerTMK on 2007-01-14 07:28 MDT

I think Kudzu is beter than Watchwolf although wild mongrel is far better than both of them. It's important to have creatures with abilities and not just a vanilla 3/3.

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by buda on 2007-01-14 18:01 MDT

Does Guilty Conscience + Stuffy Doll = infinite damage?

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by badam on 2007-01-15 02:06 MDT

does guilt conscience + stuffy doll + dark blast = rape?

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