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Topic: So, I played an all-misprint deck at SCG Madison...
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Tha Gunslinga Moderator
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posted May 15, 2012 07:06 AM
Here's some background: A few months ago, my friend Soly suggested I play an all-misprint deck. I have an all-misprinted EDH, and I thought that I should build a Legacy deck for the upcoming SCG Madison. I have a LOT of misprints, since I've been collecting them for at least 8-10 years, and I have a lot of playable ones, especially blue ones, so I went with a blue-white control deck. Sdematt helped me design the deck, and I think he did a pretty good job. Remember, this had to be a 75-misprint deck, so that's why I went with Jace Beleren instead of Jace the Mindsculptor and that sort of thing. I went 5-3 with it, beating a lot of top decks. I had a TON of fun and I will definitely be playing a lot more Legacy in the future. Here's what I played:
If you can't see the card's misprinting, it's probably crimped. My misprinted EDH has no crimps in it because I thought that would be too easy, as I have over 6000 crimped cards, but I played some crimps in my Legacy deck because otherwise it would be impossible to field a playable deck. The decklist: UW Control
4 Force of Will--Miscut 4 Counterspell--Miscut Ice Age, Spanish Mercadian Masques, Miscut Tempest, blurry Mercadian Masques 4 Brainstorm--two differently shifted-text foil Mercadian Masques, miscut Ice Age, back-printed Mercadian Masques 1 Cryptic Command--full-art promo crimped AND miscut 4 Jace Beleren--miscut LO, miscut M11, miscut JvC, LO with two huge white bars 3 Elspeth, Knight Errant--miscut EvT 4 Swords to Plowshares--miscut 4th, miscut IA, miscut RV, blue-bordered Ice Age 3 Wrath of God--crimped Beta, miscut Revised, smeared 10th 2 Engineered Explosives--crimped foil Fifth Dawn 2 Crucible of Worlds--blotched 10th, blackened Fifth Dawn 1 Decree of Justice--crimped Scourge 2 Snapcaster Mage--one miscut, one ink-blotched 1 Vendilion Clique--twisted foil Morningtide 2 Flooded Strand--crimped Onslaught 3 Polluted Delta--miscut Chinese ON, miscut Portuguese, ON, miscut foil ON 1 Misty Rainforest--miscut 5 island--miscut French 4th, miscut Unhinged foil, miscut Portal 2, miscut 8th (matches the Plains), and blackened Alpha 2 Plains--miscut 8th (matches the Island) and miscut Unhinged foil 1 Karakas--miscut LG 4 Tundra--2 miscut RV, crimped Beta, crimped signed Beta 3 Wasteland--crimped Player Rewards, miscut Player rewards, crimped TP 3 Mishra's Factory--miscut AQ, crimped AQ, miscut 4th 1 Academy Ruins--miscut TS --SIDEBOARD-- 2 Circle of Protection: Red--miscut IA and crimped Beta 1 Pithing Needle--10th with massive line through it 1 Oblivion Ring--blackened LO 3 Tormod's Crypt--2 miscut Japanese CH, 1 miscut CH 1 Humility--crimped 2 Disenchant--miscut MM and Alpha-cut Revised 1 Spell Pierce--blurry foil 1 Arcane Laboratory--crimped US 1 Flusterstorm--miscut Commander 1 Moat--crimped 1 Trinisphere--crimped foil DS Sorry about the blurry pics, I will try to get better ones tomorrow.
__________________ Looking for misprinted Commander decks. Got one? Talk to me.
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WeedIan Member
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posted May 15, 2012 07:13 AM
That's awesome !__________________ Member Since 03/28/2001 12000+ posts 1st in posts in Ontario 11th in posts on MOTL 5th in Refs in Ontario Pushing to get to top 100 in MOTL Refs
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Aznopium Member
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posted May 15, 2012 07:20 AM
yes! awesome slinga
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Demilio Member
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posted May 15, 2012 07:34 AM
Very nice. The brainstorm with the back printed on the front is very cool.
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Kyosukee Member
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posted May 15, 2012 07:38 AM
Haha, did anyone you play notice the pattern?
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WCFmo Member
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posted May 15, 2012 08:23 AM
I actually saw it on someone's twitter feed while watching the coverage, pretty cool man. I knew it was you because they said "Ben Carp's all misprint/miscut legacy deck."Also, I imagine that Jace 2.0 misprint would be a pretty penny. __________________ <Liq> you just can't expect a sig worthy line to appear out of nowhere on demand <stacker> i dont hang out with the patients afterwards, we got nurses for that "Basically, if you ever find yourself daisy-chaining multiple dongles together, you must be doing pretty well in life."
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xRoguex Member
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posted May 15, 2012 08:46 AM
That is really sweet.
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Havoc Demon Member
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posted May 15, 2012 09:56 AM
I wish I could do that. __________________ Most References in Massachusetts 80th All-timeSupport my friend's store: http://www.tabletoparena.com
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gcowhsu Member
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posted May 15, 2012 10:05 AM
Looks like you only got 2 snapcasters lol.http://classic.magictraders.com/ubb//Forum3/HTML/092495.html
[Edited 1 times, lastly by gcowhsu on May 15, 2012]
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Hermann -ICE- Member
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posted May 15, 2012 01:43 PM
NVMEdit: Reading is tech
[Edited 1 times, lastly by Hermann -ICE- on May 15, 2012]
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TimeBeing Member
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posted May 15, 2012 02:57 PM
No Time Elemental/Serra Angel?
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FleeceItOut Member
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posted May 16, 2012 12:31 AM
those elspeths are pretty sick
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AEther Storm Member
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posted May 16, 2012 06:45 AM
awesome. Props!There is, and ever will be, only one true Gunslinga. __________________ /Thunder in the wind/No rain/Peace mourns its passing/"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
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bstrom213 Banned
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posted May 16, 2012 07:57 AM
quote: Originally posted by Tha Gunslinga: Remember, this had to be a 75-misprint deck, so that's why I went with Jace Beleren instead of Jace the Mindsculptor and that sort of thing.
Maybe that's why you went 5-3. Next time you can try to win the tournament instead
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CubFan81 Member
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posted May 16, 2012 11:26 AM
quote: Originally posted by bstrom213: Maybe that's why you went 5-3. Next time you can try to win the tournament instead
And how did you do?
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Volcanon Member
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posted May 16, 2012 11:33 AM
That's amazing. Those forces look nice.
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simbayu Member
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posted May 16, 2012 01:45 PM
Ben,Nice deck! How much do you think the back printed brainstorm is worth?
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Tha Gunslinga Moderator
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posted May 16, 2012 01:46 PM
quote: Originally posted by bstrom213: Maybe that's why you went 5-3. Next time you can try to win the tournament instead
I mean, I could, but I had a lot more fun doing this, and I would rather have fun and show off than play a serious competitive deck and probably do about the same. __________________ Looking for misprinted Commander decks. Got one? Talk to me.
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bstrom213 Banned
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posted May 16, 2012 03:39 PM
quote: Originally posted by Tha Gunslinga: I mean, I could, but I had a lot more fun doing this, and I would rather have fun and show off than play a serious competitive deck and probably do about the same.
You may be underestimating yourself, if you can go 5-3 with a suboptimal deck, you can probably T8 with an optimal one. But of course, the point of the game is fun and if that's what you got then it was a good decision quote: Originally posted by CubFan81: And how did you do?
I have a task for you the next time before you post, think out loud "am I being useful?" If the answer is "no", you know what to do
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FleeceItOut Member
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posted May 16, 2012 03:42 PM
yeah legacy is the "do whatever the hell you want" format and its more or less about having fun and playing with cards you love so this deck embodies that pretty wellfavorite card is probably the tormod's crypt from chronicles showing a card from the left
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djcards Member
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posted May 16, 2012 03:47 PM
quote: Originally posted by bstrom213: Maybe that's why you went 5-3. Next time you can try to win the tournament instead
quote: Originally posted by bstrom213: I have a task for you the next time before you post, think out loud "am I being useful?" If the answer is "no", you know what to do[/B]
I lol'd EDIT: forgot to say cheers on the deck... Absolutely breathtaking how much work must have gone into collecting this list!
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Havoc Demon Member
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posted May 16, 2012 05:05 PM
quote: Originally posted by bstrom213:
I have a task for you the next time before you post, think out loud "am I being useful?" If the answer is "no", you know what to do
Take your own advice. I don't seeing how he played has any relevance to this topic. Maybe its about the journey instead of the destination for once. __________________ Most References in Massachusetts 80th All-timeSupport my friend's store: http://www.tabletoparena.com
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lordofthepit23 Member
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posted May 16, 2012 05:19 PM
Spike: win with the most powerful cards Johnny: win with the biggest, splashiest creatures Timmy: win with cool combos Ben: win with miscut cards
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stu55 Member
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posted May 16, 2012 06:59 PM
quote: Originally posted by bstrom213: Maybe that's why you went 5-3. Next time you can try to win the tournament instead
who IS this person and why is he still here?!
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Skwirlnutz Member
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posted May 16, 2012 07:04 PM
Brag post. This isn't Salvation.. ...jk
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