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Comment on Dragon’s Maze: Strength of Selesnya Review (Part 1 of 2) by ertaislament

ertaislament — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:51:43 +0000

That’s a good question. We faced a similar issue with the Premium Deck Series decks, so we’ll be doing it the same way there. This one will be reviewed against a Gatecrash one, then the M14 will be reviewed against this one, etc. Not as nicely symmetrical as having a pair, but it should be close enough.

Comment on Dragon’s Maze: Strength of Selesnya Review (Part 1 of 2) by Chris Umstadter

Chris Umstadter — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:37:04 +0000

So, how do you think you’re going to review it? Are you going to pair it against another Strength of Selesnya? Pick an Event Deck at random? Pick an Event Deck that is this deck’s thematic opposite?

Comment on Dragon’s Maze: Strength of Selesnya Review (Part 1 of 2) by Tap4Red

Tap4Red — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:38 +0000

I’m playing a deck very similar to this and those Spirits, while tiny, are some of the best tokens I have because of that evasion. Sure, 1 or 2 damage isn’t going to win any races, but once the Intangible Virtues start flowing, your opponent really starts to second guess dismissing those Spirits as a minor threat. I have found myself populating the spirits over the centaurs many times.

Comment on Dragon’s Maze: Strength of Selesnya Review (Part 1 of 2) by arachobia

arachobia — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:25:33 +0000

I was definitely in the 55%

Anyway, yeah. Event decks tend to be fun

Comment on Dragon’s Maze: Strength of Selesnya Review (Part 1 of 2) by Brad Hall

Brad Hall — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:25:21 +0000

This seems like an extremely solid deck. My current Selesnya deck is Trostani-based so I’m interested in seeing how a very token-heavy deck plays without her. Having 8 ETB-tapped lands and no ramp might slow it down a bit too much though at first glance.

Comment on Dragon’s Maze: Strength of Selesnya Review (Part 1 of 2) by ertaislament

ertaislament — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:51:45 +0000

Fixed, thank you! I’m lookng forward to seeing how it plays out. I;m going to guess right now that it doesn’t worry about removal, because it wants that to be the other guy’s problem.

Comment on Dragon’s Maze: Strength of Selesnya Review (Part 1 of 2) by ledvdz

ledvdz — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:33:14 +0000

This deck is really interesting. It seems to be a weenie strategy and having creatures that benefit from lots of creatures instead of populating a bunch of centaurs or something bigger. At least they kept some larger creature tokens, but populating spirits simply isn’t fun or efficient. I’m still wondering why they put Doomed Travelers and especially Rogue’s Passage in, when they could’ve had something like Arrest; removal is really lacking.

Overall though, I think this deck is solid, but doesn’t seem too flavorful with the ton of spirits.

(Also, Advent of the Wurm is from Dragon’s Maze, not Gatecrash)

Comment on 2007-08 Precon Championships: Round 8 and the Leaderboard by Grue

Grue — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:05:07 +0000

Game 23 : Elementals Path
Game 24 : Merrow Riverways
Game 28 : Elementals Path

Comment on 2007-08 Precon Championships: Round 8 and the Leaderboard by Brad Hall

Brad Hall — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:58 +0000

Game 23: Batallion
Game 24: Merrow Riverways
Game 28: Merrow Riverways

Comment on 2007-08 Precon Championships: Round 8 and the Leaderboard by desmond b

desmond b — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:56:23 +0000

Elementals Path
Turnabout
Turnabout