Ok, I'm not 100% sure that this is a good idea, because I'm still not 100% sure what it is that I get out of participating in GPs. ( reminder to self- finish the comparison of GP Balt and GP Philly experiences and get them here on the journal - you know you're just avoiding the self-reflection) I am thinking of going to the GP in Washington DC in November 2013. The hitch is that it's legacy.
The next closest GP is Atlantic City, It's in January and it's standard. One of the things that concerns me is that I haven't played enough standard to feel like I have any understanding of it. I have a Pack Rats Reanimator Deck, and I just put together a Dark America Deck but they may both be above my skill set. However I could concievably play my 12.00 Pack Rats deck with no sideboard and see how it goes?
Not sure. If I'm serious about participating in a legacy event I would seriously need some coaching. The advice I've gotten is to find an archetype I like and work with it in several different builds.
To that end a friend who plays on the money circuit for Legacy gave me this site:
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/forum.php
Apparently Legacy does react to the new releases at the competitive level. I might be able to play one of the Legacy delver builds but I also think I may have to borrow the deck for an actual tournament.
There's something called Angel Stompy that sounds interesting.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Pseudo Newb and the First RtR Draft
They needed people to make sanctioning level today at draft - I'm on a call list and I know exactly why they're having trouble - because it's finals week for projects and starting tomorrow is the finals for tests for some of the classes.
I've been trying to get to a draft for sometime, but I've actually gotten to do very little drafting since Avacyn Restored. I've been playing a lot of sealed and my record was improving and I drafted some through Magic Core Set 2013 which was much better for me than the Avacyn Restored limited environment, but honestly I felt like I was barely understanding the synergies in sealled and standard and draft is a different beast.
So for the first time every I went knowing that I was going to have to drop, because I have a final tomorrow at 8am but I did the absolute worst thing I could possibly do before a draft- about 3 .5 hours of algebra.
There was a section that hit me really hard in the LD involving graphing, so by the time I got to draft I was really burned out. While I knew I was having the cognitive dissonance reactions and vertigo what I hadn't realzed is fighting through it kind of tabled it and it (the vertigo ) kind of washed over me like it had been building up all evening.
So I opened pack 1 got an Angel of Serenity in pack one and some other white put me in either green/white, mono white or white blue.
I went 0-2 for both rounds before I dropped.
The first round Frank and I played each other and we both mulled down to 5. We were playing almost the exact mirror but he had a Martial Law I had passed on to tap down the AngelI felt better about the Sundering Growths I had picked for sideboarding.
The second round I was manna screwed at the beginning but I just tried to make the best of it but the reality was my mind was compelelty on the final tomorrow. I'll have to review the build when I'm done with all this.
I also got a call of the conclave, a fencing artist, and an epic experiment and my LGS members got their planeswalker points but I'm going to have to catch up with the drafting strategies.
I've been trying to get to a draft for sometime, but I've actually gotten to do very little drafting since Avacyn Restored. I've been playing a lot of sealed and my record was improving and I drafted some through Magic Core Set 2013 which was much better for me than the Avacyn Restored limited environment, but honestly I felt like I was barely understanding the synergies in sealled and standard and draft is a different beast.
So for the first time every I went knowing that I was going to have to drop, because I have a final tomorrow at 8am but I did the absolute worst thing I could possibly do before a draft- about 3 .5 hours of algebra.
There was a section that hit me really hard in the LD involving graphing, so by the time I got to draft I was really burned out. While I knew I was having the cognitive dissonance reactions and vertigo what I hadn't realzed is fighting through it kind of tabled it and it (the vertigo ) kind of washed over me like it had been building up all evening.
So I opened pack 1 got an Angel of Serenity in pack one and some other white put me in either green/white, mono white or white blue.
I went 0-2 for both rounds before I dropped.
The first round Frank and I played each other and we both mulled down to 5. We were playing almost the exact mirror but he had a Martial Law I had passed on to tap down the AngelI felt better about the Sundering Growths I had picked for sideboarding.
The second round I was manna screwed at the beginning but I just tried to make the best of it but the reality was my mind was compelelty on the final tomorrow. I'll have to review the build when I'm done with all this.
I also got a call of the conclave, a fencing artist, and an epic experiment and my LGS members got their planeswalker points but I'm going to have to catch up with the drafting strategies.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Psuedo Newb and Two Articles about Sideboards I need to spend time with
I need to stop being ill during FNM nights.
I also need to read this article by Gavin Verhey very slowly and probably take notes
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/rc/222
And then I need to re-read this one by Dee
http://magicgameplan.com/blog/how-to-beat-falkenrath-aristocrat/
I think between the two of them I might be able to get some clarity on figuring out constructing my sideboards.
I also need to read this article by Gavin Verhey very slowly and probably take notes
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/rc/222
And then I need to re-read this one by Dee
http://magicgameplan.com/blog/how-to-beat-falkenrath-aristocrat/
I think between the two of them I might be able to get some clarity on figuring out constructing my sideboards.
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