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Title: Prerelease
Post by: InfinitiveDivinity on January 26, 2013, 12:45:06 PM
Good luck brothers (And the occasional sister), and for all my mates going Simic, "For the Combine!"
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Quackmaster5 on January 26, 2013, 01:50:29 PM
Yay dimir! The pre-release I'm going to is tomorrow. I'm so excited! I'm trying to figure out if Bug or Esper is a better build for dimir.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Monrodesign on January 26, 2013, 02:13:55 PM
Went 3-2 with an Esper Mill.

Gruul is scary...
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: whitedrake on January 26, 2013, 02:22:19 PM
Boros is more scary than gruul...;) Went 4-2 with Gruul.... 2-4 with Simic and we will see tomorrow... Will have Boros...;)
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Vyse on January 26, 2013, 02:43:57 PM
I went 3-3 with orzhov, extort is really reallly good, but boros can outpace you.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Dmreiss on January 26, 2013, 04:20:48 PM
Went 3-1 with Gruul..  If I got off to a good start, they couldn't catch up.  My deck was a little inconsistent though which accounted for my loss.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: All-Mana Mania on January 26, 2013, 04:25:16 PM
I'm playing tomorrow for simic!!! Any tips for me
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Birdbrain on January 26, 2013, 04:30:45 PM
I only won 2 rounds...I didn't know the minimum was 40 cards until after my last round :(
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: InfinitiveDivinity on January 26, 2013, 04:56:11 PM
Oh my god... Boros is insane! You run Boros for removal then play Brick. Jesus I got smoked round 1
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Falcon182 on January 26, 2013, 05:16:02 PM
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on January 26, 2013, 04:56:11 PM
Oh my god... Boros is insane! You run Boros for removal then play Brick. Jesus I got smoked round 1

Brick?
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: All-Mana Mania on January 26, 2013, 05:16:29 PM
Quote from: Falcon182 on January 26, 2013, 05:16:02 PM
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on January 26, 2013, 04:56:11 PM
Oh my god... Boros is insane! You run Boros for removal then play Brick. Jesus I got smoked round 1

Brick?

Black white and red
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: DemonicWolf on January 26, 2013, 06:06:45 PM
I'm a lucker. I got two Shocklands in one prerelase!
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Birdbrain on January 26, 2013, 06:09:37 PM
Quote from: All-Mana Mania on January 26, 2013, 04:25:16 PM
I'm playing tomorrow for simic!!! Any tips for me
I got some unblock able dudes in simic. And so I added a couple of cipher cards that helped support them. You want lots of cards with high power/low toughness and vice versa. Also, look for support cards for the cards you get
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Killin88 on January 26, 2013, 06:18:35 PM
oops didnt see this post XD, 3-1 Gruul got 4th out of 41 people :D
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Dmreiss on January 26, 2013, 10:42:58 PM
There were 77 people at my prerelease.  The store ended up giving a box away as a door prize!
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Danielkix on January 26, 2013, 10:59:24 PM
Boros was out of supply so I went gruul and splashed white. Went 2-4 which wasnt too happy about but pulle a {domri rade} and {aurelia's fury} both in sealed packs.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Falcon182 on January 26, 2013, 11:13:42 PM
Quote from: Danielkix on January 26, 2013, 10:59:24 PM
Boros was out of supply so I went gruul and splashed white. Went 2-4 which wasnt too happy about but pulle a {domri rade} and {aurelia's fury} both in sealed packs.

Can't really complain about that...
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: InfinitiveDivinity on January 27, 2013, 12:38:30 AM
My LGS had around 100 people, now they're able to host PTQ's!!! Hell yeah! It was brutal, we played 7 rounds. We had like 5 pods going by the end though, went 5-2 Simic, my pulls were insane. HOLY CRAP! {Elusive Krasis} + {Ooze Flux} is sooo good!!!!! Every Rare I pulled was playable! Here was the deck I ran:

3x {Mountain}
6x {Forest}
3x {Simic Guildgate}
1x {Breeding Pool}
5x {Island}
1x {Burning Tree Emissary}
1x {Zhur-Taa Swine}
1x {Experiment One}
2x {Gyre Sage}
2x {Ivy Lane Denizen}
1x {Adaptive Snapjaw}
2x {Shambleshark}
1x {Elusive Krasis}
1x {Fathom Mage}
2x {Cloudfin Raptor}
1x {Frilled Oculus}
1x {Simic Manipulator}
1x {Keymaster Rogue}
1x {Ooze Flux}
1x {Pit Fight}
2x {Hands of Binding}
1x {Urban Evolution}

This deck was so frekin' solid!!!
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Raiderrob on January 27, 2013, 12:39:05 AM
I ended up going 3-2 with boros with a black splash. I was Mana screwed on the loses, one to dimir with a splash of green, the other simic. Boros ruled the night, simic second in being played and game outcomes. I ended up winning 3 extra packs for placing 10th and a pretty sweet akroma binder in the raffle. I had a blast! I wish I could play tomorrow :(
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: InfinitiveDivinity on January 27, 2013, 12:40:57 AM
Quote from: Raiderrob on January 27, 2013, 12:39:05 AM
I ended up going 3-2 with boros with a black splash. I was Mana screwed on the loses, one to dimir with a splash of green, the other simic. Boros ruled the night, simic second in being played and game outcomes. I ended up winning 3 extra packs for placing 10th and a pretty sweet akroma binder in the raffle. I had a blast! I wish I could play tomorrow :(
Same here =/ I almost barely got to play today, only had $25 at first, barely made the $30. Ahh well, looks like I'll have to wait until game day... I played 4 prereleases for RTR, this kinda sucks I hate being broke.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: 8AuGuR8 on January 27, 2013, 08:27:05 AM
Gonna go boros... Wish me luck
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: All-Mana Mania on January 27, 2013, 10:55:04 AM
Hey guys I'm going to the prerelease at 3 today and I wanted I know if anybody can give me tips?? :) (simic)
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Dudecore on January 27, 2013, 12:34:13 PM
I'd probably trade my entire sealed pool for 4 Boros charm and some dreadful creatures.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Rass on January 27, 2013, 12:48:15 PM
Lol  {Boros Charm} the mythic uncommon
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Malleo on January 27, 2013, 01:11:04 PM
I was playing orzhov, but I pulled an  {Aurelia, the Warleader} and a  {Rubblebelt Raiders} I'm plannIng to use in another deck
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: izik99 on January 27, 2013, 10:45:18 PM
Went gruul, splashed white. Won 4 times, tied once, and lost 2 times. I didn't pull any amazing cards, but I didn't have to put any bad[\b] cards in because I pulled a lot of good/mediocre creatures.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: All-Mana Mania on January 27, 2013, 11:14:41 PM
I went simic with splash of red. I went 2-3 but I got great pulls!!!  {Godless Shrine} 2  {Stomping Ground}  {Duskmantle Seer}  {Prime Speaker Zegana} 2  {Rubblehulk}  {Consuming Aberration}  {Treasury Thrull} 2  {Fathom Mage} and a  {Gideon, Champion of Justice}
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Danielkix on January 28, 2013, 12:17:46 AM
Went to another one, went boros, wanted to splash black but no good orzhov pulls so splashed green. Pulled a {assemble the legion}, {biomancer} and I forgot the name but adephage. Using a combo of {assemble the legion} {rubblebelt raiders} and {madcap skills} I swung for 17. I didnt read his {boros reckoner} correctly which blocked and sent the 17 at me -_-
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Missingkirby34 on January 28, 2013, 01:28:34 AM
Quote from: Rass on January 27, 2013, 12:48:15 PM
Lol  {Boros Charm} the mythic uncommon
Really between my group (4 people) we pulled at least 5 or 6
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Gorzo on January 28, 2013, 03:33:44 AM
Proud to say I conquered a prerelease. Undefeated after 7 grueling (not gruuling) rounds, and claimed a booster box as my prized.

I played boros, of course. All 3 prereleases I played the winner was boros. My deck was flat-out stupid. I had 2 {Firemane Angel}s, 2 {Mugging}s, 3 of the 2/3 Batallion elements that get +2/+0, and a {Sunhome Guildmage}, {Homing Lightning}, {Smite}, {boros charm}, {Martial Glory}... Honestly I think someone at wizards just packed my guild box as a sick joke, saying "let's just have the guy who gets this one win."
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Avnger345 on January 28, 2013, 07:38:42 AM
I played in a 2hg match. Teammate and I got screwed 3rd match. I couldn't draw mana and teammate could only draw mana. Went 2-1. Finished 3rd. Got 2 playmats for 3rd. Not bad.  The team that came in 2nd had a guy that pulled 2  {Gideon, Champion of Justice} in one pack!  Gideon kicked some butt in their 1st 2 rounds but never showed up in final match.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Avnger345 on January 28, 2013, 07:40:27 AM
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on January 27, 2013, 12:40:57 AM
Quote from: Raiderrob on January 27, 2013, 12:39:05 AM
I ended up going 3-2 with boros with a black splash. I was Mana screwed on the loses, one to dimir with a splash of green, the other simic. Boros ruled the night, simic second in being played and game outcomes. I ended up winning 3 extra packs for placing 10th and a pretty sweet akroma binder in the raffle. I had a blast! I wish I could play tomorrow :(
Same here =/ I almost barely got to play today, only had $25 at first, barely made the $30. Ahh well, looks like I'll have to wait until game day... I played 4 prereleases for RTR, this kinda sucks I hate being broke.


$30? Every place around me only costs $25. Wonder why your place has it $30.....
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Falcon182 on January 28, 2013, 10:31:08 AM
Quote from: Avnger345 on January 28, 2013, 07:40:27 AM
Quote from: InfinitiveDivinity on January 27, 2013, 12:40:57 AM
Quote from: Raiderrob on January 27, 2013, 12:39:05 AM
I ended up going 3-2 with boros with a black splash. I was Mana screwed on the loses, one to dimir with a splash of green, the other simic. Boros ruled the night, simic second in being played and game outcomes. I ended up winning 3 extra packs for placing 10th and a pretty sweet akroma binder in the raffle. I had a blast! I wish I could play tomorrow :(
Same here =/ I almost barely got to play today, only had $25 at first, barely made the $30. Ahh well, looks like I'll have to wait until game day... I played 4 prereleases for RTR, this kinda sucks I hate being broke.


$30? Every place around me only costs $25. Wonder why your place has it $30.....

Probably prize support. My place was $25 but the most you could win was 10 packs... Sounds like some place were giving away whole boxes as top prize.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Quackmaster5 on January 28, 2013, 10:38:52 AM
My prerelease was 30 too. It was fun. Went 3-2 with a dimir. At first I had esper build bc I pulled two  {Godless Shrine}s and one foil  {Deathpact Angel}. I played her ONCE after two and a half rounds. I won the first two rounds but i was lucky. So I realized I had good green creatures since I lacked creatures with dimir. So I went BUG and even though I lost the next two rounds, I had harder opponents and made it a tougher fight. The last round I won because I totally dominated the first game, lost the next game bc of an  {Ætherize}, then dominated the last game. So I was happy. Got an  {Imperious Perfect} tshirt.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Avnger345 on January 28, 2013, 06:47:12 PM
Probably prize support. My place was $25 but the most you could win was 10 packs... Sounds like some place were giving away whole boxes as top prize.
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Place I played 2hg was box for 1st and only $25. Then they made up prizes for 2nd and 3rd.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: All-Mana Mania on January 28, 2013, 06:55:45 PM
Our first place prize was 15 packs and third was 7
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Tidds123 on January 28, 2013, 11:27:27 PM
1st pre release went gruul splashed white finished 2-1-1. Got two packs  wins were lucky with a 2nd round bye and third round opponent got mana screwed   Had some good pulls  {sacred foundry} {Boros reckoner} and an {Aurelia, the war leader}.  2nd release played Dimir. Went 3-1 tried to play mill but would just beat face with cipher abilities and. {consuming aberration}   Had good pulls also. Including {watery grave}. 2 {mind grinds} both in prize packs and a second Aurelia   Overall good set can't wait to draft it.
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Silent1236 on January 30, 2013, 07:01:28 PM
Quote from: Avnger345 on January 28, 2013, 06:47:12 PM
Probably prize support. My place was $25 but the most you could win was 10 packs... Sounds like some place were giving away whole boxes as top prize.

Place I played 2hg was box for 1st and only $25. Then they made up prizes for 2nd and 3rd.
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Off topic, but is that a bacon donut??
Title: Re: Prerelease
Post by: Nissassagame on February 04, 2013, 05:31:43 AM
boros w/ black splash. deathpact battalion. had some fun!