Ben Friedman - Melira Pod
Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 - Modern
Main Deck
60 cards
3 {Forest}
3 {Gavony Township}
1 {Godless Shrine}
4 {Misty Rainforest}
2 {Overgrown Tomb}
3 { Razorverge Thicket}
1 {Swamp}
1 {Temple Garden}
4 {Verdant Catacombs}
1 {Woodland Cemetery}
23 lands
4 {Birds of Paradise}
1 {Eternal Witness}
4 {Kitchen Finks}
1 {Linvala, Keeper of Silence}
1 {Melira, Sylvok Outcast}
1 {Murderous Redcap}
3 {Noble Hierarch}
1 {Orzhov Pontiff}
1 {Qasali Pridemage}
1 {Ranger of Eos}
1 {Restoration Angel}
1 {Reveillark}
1 {Scavenging Ooze}
1 {Shriekmaw}
1 {Spellskite}
1 {Thrun, the Last Troll}
1 {Viscera Seer}
2 {Voice of Resurgence}
1 {Wall of Roots}
28 creatures
2 {Abrupt Decay}
4 {Birthing Pod}
3 {Chord of Calling}
9 other spells
Sideboard
1 {Big Game Hunter}
2 {Dismember}
1 {Entomber Exarch}
1 {Ethersworn Canonist}
1 {Harmonic Sliver}
1 {Kataki, War's Wage}
1 {Sin Collector}
2 {Slaughter Pact}
4 {Thoughtseize}
1 {Voice of Resurgence}
15 sideboard cards
Michael Silgrist - Affinity
Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 - Modern
Main Deck
60 cards
4 {Blinkmoth Nexus}
4 {Darksteel Citadel}
4 {Glimmervoid}
4{ Inkmoth Nexus}
1 { Island}
17 {lands}
4 { Arcbound Ravager}
2 { Etched Champion}
2 {Master of Etherium}
3 { Memnite}
4 { Ornithopter}
4 {Signal Pest}
3 {Steel Overseer}
4 {Vault Skirge}
26 creatures
4 {Cranial Plating}
2 {Galvanic Blast}
4 {Mox Opal}
4 {Springleaf Drum}
2 { Thoughtcast}
1 {Welding Jar}
17 other spells
Sideboard
3 {Ancient Grudge}
1 { Blood Moon}
1 {Dismember}
1 {Etched Champion}
1 { Grafdigger's Cage}
2 {Rule of Law}
1 {Spell Pierce}
2 { Spellskite}
2 { Thoughtseize}
1 { Whipflare}
15 sideboard cards
Oscar Jones - Melira Pod
Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 - Modern
Main Deck
60 cards
3 {Forest}
3 { Gavony Township}
1 {Godless Shrine}
4 {Misty Rainforest}
2 {Overgrown Tomb}
3 {Razorverge Thicket}
1 {Swamp}
1 {Temple Garden}
4 {Verdant Catacombs}
1 {Woodland Cemetery}
23 lands
4 {Birds of Paradise}
1 { Eternal Witness}
4 {Kitchen Finks}
1 { Linvala, Keeper of Silence}
1 { Melira, Sylvok Outcast}
2 {Murderous Redcap}
3 {Noble Hierarch}
1 { Orzhov Pontiff}
1 {Qasali Pridemage}
1 {Ranger of Eos}
1 {Reveillark}
1 {Scavenging Ooze}
1 {Shriekmaw}
1 {Spellskite}
1 { Viscera Seer}
3 {Voice of Resurgence}
1 {Wall of Roots}
28 creatures
2 { Abrupt Decay}
4 { Birthing Pod}
3 {Chord of Calling}
9 other spells
Sideboard
2 {Dismember}
1 { Entomber Exarch}
1 {Ethersworn Canonist}
1 {Harmonic Sliver}
1 { Kataki, War's Wage}
1 {Obstinate Baloth}
1 {Scavenging Ooze}
1 {Sin Collector}
1 {Slaughter Pact}
4 {Thoughtseize}
1 {Thrun, the Last Troll}
15 sideboard cards
Vipin Chackonal - Affinity
Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 - Modern
Main Deck
60 cards
4 {Blinkmoth Nexus}
4 {Darksteel Citadel}
3 { Glimmervoid}
4 I{nkmoth Nexus}
1 {Island}
16 lands
4 {Arcbound Ravager}
3 {Etched Champion}
2 {Memnite}
4 { Ornithopter}
4 {Signal Pest}
3 {Steel Overseer}
4 {Vault Skirge}
24 creatures
4 { Cranial Plating}
4 {Galvanic Blast}
4 {Mox Opal}
4 {Springleaf Drum}
4 {Thoughtcast}
20 other spells
Sideboard
2 {Ancient Grudge}
1 {Blood Moon}
1 {Etched Champion}
1 {Grafdigger's Cage}
2 {Relic of Progenitus}
1 {Spell Pierce}
2 { Spellskite}
4 {Thoughtseize}
1 {Torpor Orb}
15 sideboard cards
Brian Liu - Kiki Pod
Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 - Modern
Main Deck
60 cards
3 {Arid Mesa}
1 {Breeding Pool}
2 { Fire-Lit Thicket}
1 {Forest}
2 { Gavony Township}
4 {Grove of the Burnwillows}
1 {Hallowed Fountain}
4 {Misty Rainforest}
1 {Plains}
1 {Sacred Foundry}
1 { Steam Vents}
1 {Stomping Ground}
1 {Temple Garden}
23 lands
4 {Birds of Paradise}
1 {Deceiver Exarch}
1 {Eternal Witness}
1 { Glen Elendra Archmage}
2 { Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker}
2 {Kitchen Finks}
1 { Linvala, Keeper of Silence}
1 {Murderous Redcap}
3 {Noble Hierarch}
1 { Qasali Pridemage}
4 {Restoration Angel}
2 {Scavenging Ooze}
1 {Spellskite}
2 {Voice of Resurgence}
3 { Wall of Roots}
1 {Zealous Conscripts}
30 creatures
4 {Birthing Pod}
3 {Chord of Calling}
7 other spells
Sideboard
1 {Ancient Grudge}
1 { Avalanche Riders}
2 { Combust}
1 { Ethersworn Canonist}
1 {Fiery Justice}
1 {Kataki, War's Wage}
2 { Negate}
3 { Path to Exile}
1 {Shatterstorm}
1 {Thragtusk}
1 {Thrun, the Last Troll}
15 sideboard cards
Jamie Parke - UR Twin
Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 - Modern
Main Deck
60 cards
1 {Desolate Lighthouse}
5 {Island}
3 { Misty Rainforest}
2 {Mountain}
4 {Scalding Tarn}
3 {Steam Vents}
1 {Stomping Ground}
3 {Sulfur Falls}
1 {Tectonic Edge}
23 lands
4 {Deceiver Exarch}
1 {Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker}
2 {Pestermite}
4 { Snapcaster Mage}
2 {Spellskite}
2 { Vendilion Clique}
15 creatures
2 {Cryptic Command}
1 {Dispel}
1 {Electrolyze}
1 { Flame Slash}
4 {Lightning Bolt}
1 {Peek}
3 {Remand}
4 {Serum Visions}
1 {Spell Snare}
4 { Splinter Twin}
22 other spells
Sideboard
2 {Ancient Grudge}
2 {Anger of the Gods}
2 {Batterskull}
2 { Blood Moon}
1 { Dispel}
1 { Echoing Truth}
1 { Engineered Explosives}
1 {Flame Slash}
2 {Relic of Progenitus}
1 {Threads of Disloyalty}
15 sideboard cards
Josh McClain – Melira Pod
Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 - Modern
Main Deck
60 cards
3 {Forest}
3 {Gavony Township}
1 { Godless Shrine}
4 {Misty Rainforest}
2 { Overgrown Tomb}
3 { Razorverge Thicket}
1 { Swamp}
1 { Temple Garden}
4 {Verdant Catacombs}
1 {Woodland Cemetery}
23 lands
4 {Birds of Paradise}
1 {Eternal Witness}
4 {Kitchen Finks}
1 {Linvala, Keeper of Silence}
1 {Melira, Sylvok Outcast}
2 {Murderous Redcap}
3 {Noble Hierarch}
1 { Orzhov Pontiff}
1 {Qasali Pridemage}
1 {Ranger of Eos}
1 { Reveillark}
1 { Scavenging Ooze}
1 {Shriekmaw}
1 {Spellskite}
1 {Viscera Seer}
3 {Voice of Resurgence}
1 {Wall of Roots}
28 creatures
2 {Abrupt Decay}
4 { Birthing Pod}
3 { Chord of Calling}
9 other spells
Sideboard
2 {Dismember}
1 {Entomber Exarch}
1 { Ethersworn Canonist}
1 {Harmonic Sliver}
1 {Kataki, War's Wage}
1 {Obstinate Baloth}
1 {Scavenging Ooze}
1 {Sin Collector}
1 {Slaughter Pact}
4 {Thoughtseize}
1 { Thrun, the Last Troll}
15 sideboard cards
Luis Scott-Vargas - Melira Pod
Grand Prix Richmond Top 8 - Modern
Main Deck
60 cards
3 {Forest}
3 { Gavony Township}
1 {Godless Shrine}
4 { Misty Rainforest}
2 {Overgrown Tomb}
3 {Razorverge Thicket}
1 {Swamp}
2 { Temple Garden}
4 {Verdant Catacombs}
23 lands
1 {Archangel of Thune}
4 { Birds of Paradise}
1 {Eternal Witness}
4 {Kitchen Finks}
1 { Linvala, Keeper of Silence}
1 {Melira, Sylvok Outcast}
1 {Murderous Redcap}
3 { Noble Hierarch}
1 { Qasali Pridemage}
1 {Ranger of Eos}
1 { Reveillark}
1 { Scavenging Ooze}
1 { Shriekmaw}
1 {Spellskite}
1 { Spike Feeder}
1{ Thrun, the Last Troll}
1 {Viscera Seer}
2 { Voice of Resurgence}
1 {Wall of Roots}
28 creatures
2 {Abrupt Decay}
4 {Birthing Pod}
3 {Chord of Calling}
9 other spells
Sideboard
1 { Burrenton Forge-Tender}
1 { Entomber Exarch}
1 { Ethersworn Canonist}
1 { Harmonic Sliver}
1 {Kataki, War's Wage}
1 {Orzhov Pontiff}
2 {Path to Exile}
1 {Sin Collector}
1 {Slaughter Pact}
4 {Thoughtseize}
1 { Thrun, the Last Troll}
15 sideboard cards
Taysby already did this! Good try... Now you just need to top him! ;)
Pod going ham!
BAN BIRTHING POD, TOO MUCH TOP 8!
BAN ALL ARTIFACT!!! THATLL BALANCE AFFINITY AND BIRTHING POD!!!!
BAN EVERYTHING WITH AN EFFECT!
!VIVA LA {BRONZE SABLE}¡
Quote from: Taysby on March 31, 2014, 11:59:14 PM
Rlly? I put in a .poo. ton of work to compile a list, make it look nice and you just go ".love. you, I'm doing it myself." Douchebag.
Whoa there bud....let's calm down and talk it out...
Quote from: Taysby on March 31, 2014, 11:59:14 PM
Rlly? I put in a .poo. ton of work to compile a list, make it look nice and you just go ".love. you, I'm doing it myself." Douchebag.
No reason to be salty bro.
Did yours ever get pinned?
Quote from: Taysby on April 01, 2014, 12:06:48 AM
Nope. He said "they were discussing it" and then he did this. So obviously mine "wasn't good enough". ...
I gotta say yours was nice and pertty
Quote from: Spencer Addington on April 01, 2014, 12:18:08 AM
Quote from: Taysby on April 01, 2014, 12:06:48 AM
Nope. He said "they were discussing it" and then he did this. So obviously mine "wasn't good enough". ...
I gotta say yours was nice and pertty
I don't and happy that is wasn't pinned. I think that having decklists for the top archetypes dilutes the value of knowing what those archetypes are. They are just decklists and inconsistent in knowing what the top 8s are. This is actual knowledge for the recent top decks, and it provides much needed info for that meta. Not every meta is going to be the same and your decklists are noting that they are going to be the same in some manner. Have knowledge of the past metas to influence your input for the next, but don't get stuck on just thinking you know the meta because of that.
Quote from: Taysby on April 01, 2014, 12:06:48 AM
Nope. He said "they were discussing it" and then he did this. So obviously mine "wasn't good enough". ...
Sorry wasn't trying to cock block you on this. I didn't feel like cross referencing your list and the last top 8. I just put up the last top 8 from the most recent tournament. If enough people want me to move this and post yours by all means I will. I'm not trying to steal your idea. Just wanted to put the last top 8
I dont see any reason why they cant both exist together? I thoroughly enjoyed Taysbys list of the competitive decks, not just the ones chance decided to put top 8 most recently(these are obviously top tier decks, im not arguing that)
However i also like seeing what the latest happenings are.
They both serve a purpose, i think they both deserve a spot up here. Its rather crappy Taysbys didnt get stickied i agree, i think the best/fairest/most logical solution would be to just remedy that
Taysbys was betterfor people looking to get into modern becase they can see the entire metagame, whereas this caters to those who just want to look at what wins and netdeck so they can win, which is a viable market as well. Regardless i appreciate Taysby's work, and have give multiple karmas for it and would like to see it have its own place.
Quote from: MisterJH on April 01, 2014, 11:17:28 AM
I dont see any reason why they cant both exist together? I thoroughly enjoyed Taysbys list of the competitive decks, not just the ones chance decided to put top 8 most recently(these are obviously top tier decks, im not arguing that)
However i also like seeing what the latest happenings are.
They both serve a purpose, i think they both deserve a spot up here. Its rather crappy Taysbys didnt get stickied i agree, i think the best/fairest/most logical solution would be to just remedy that
Taysbys was betterfor people looking to get into modern becase they can see the entire metagame, whereas this caters to those who just want to look at what wins and netdeck so they can win, which is a viable market as well. Regardless i appreciate Taysby's work, and have give multiple karmas for it and would like to see it have its own place.
I can't agree with this at all because it doesn't help newer players, only players who have knowledge of the concepts. Decklists don't help players to come into the new meta, and that all that Tasby's post is. The point of it is to post current tier decklists. The way to help new players into a meta is to teach them what the top decks are, ways to combat it and ways to understand how they play. If new players just look at a decklist, they might not know what the point of the deck is. Even I have trouble looking at a decklist just trying to figure what the point of the deck is, and some people have trouble doing that when I make a decklist.
Tasby's idea is helpful in a sense, but it lacks any information that would further the knowledge of a player. The Top 8 thread is helpful though because it tells up the top contending decks for that meta. The thing is: Modern isn't a straight forward meta. I mean, Rug Delver, Dega Control and Zur Control have made top 16 before. Relic Quest made top 100 not too long ago. Each tournament is going to be different and people should learn that. Yes, decks are going to be prevalent from one to the next and so-on, but people should know what those decks do instead of knowing the contents of it. And there would be some pretty interesting tech in a lot of decks.
And i counter disagree because it gives players NEW TO THE FORMAT(not the game, ths what casual and standard are for) a flavoring of what is around in modern. The top 8 list only gives people decklists to netdeck from or sideboard against. I actual preferred Taysbys because it gave me better ideas of what i can do in modern, besides just netdeck from top 8. You can say it wasnt helpful or whatever youd like but it was still quite nice especially for someone who wants to sample ALL of modern rather than just look at the very best decks and use those. Using your argument, this isnt all that helpful eiter because again its just decklists, with no deck tech or any explanation so the same as with Taysbys, if you dont understand what youre doing a little bit then these are just a bunch of random cards jumbled together.
Im arguing for both though, not one or the other. I think they both have very different purposes, thats what i was trying to say, not that one is better than the other. I think itd be an injustice to have one and not the other. As i said, Taysbys is a nice sampling, this is a 'heres the big players, use this info as you will.'
Quote from: MisterJH on April 01, 2014, 01:16:14 PM
And i counter disagree because it gives players NEW TO THE FORMAT(not the game, ths what casual and standard are for) a flavoring of what is around in modern. The top 8 list only gives people decklists to netdeck from or sideboard against. I actual preferred Taysbys because it gave me better ideas of what i can do in modern, besides just netdeck from top 8. You can say it wasnt helpful or whatever youd like but it was still quite nice especially for someone who wants to sample ALL of modern rather than just look at the very best decks and use those. Using your argument, this isnt all that helpful eiter because again its just decklists, with no deck tech or any explanation so the same as with Taysbys, if you dont understand what youre doing a little bit then these are just a bunch of random cards jumbled together.
You just completely invalidate everything that you have been saying and apparently didn't read what I said because I made all of the points that you are blatantly stating.
Top 8 decklists give information as to the decks that topped a recent tournament and give people with knowledge of the format to adapt and innovate while also providing knowledge about the players that they could be facing within a general tournament. In a tournament, you're playing against players, not a deck. Yes, you sideboard against that deck but you play as you're playing against that person.
It is not the same as Taysby's thread for the lack of data or knowledge or information. A Top 8 Decklist thread helps players who already played within a tournament. Taysby's deck thread is seemingly supposed to help players who are new to the format, but even it they played already doesn't mean they know some interactions and information. When you're new to a format, you're new to a whole new way of playing. Standard and Casual maybe the best reach for newer players, but all formats exist where it is the same for all types of players. Legacy to modern is a big stretch. You might be good at legacy, but modern doesn't have all of those big plays and interactions. It maybe dumbed down, but it is also very different.
And if you're just going to netdeck, why stop people from doing that? Taysby's thread is the same relative information for netdecking. A bunch of strong decks that place and hold results. It gives people a place to have a deck to start out with. But they know nothing other than the cards that exist within that decklist. A single sentence to describe the deck would help newer players more than a decklist would.
I don't see a point in arguing since no one actually reads my posts.
Just post primers and get it done with.
Im arguing for both, not arguing against you or anyone. Thank you for your time, sorry if i angered you somehow some way
Quote from: DeathlyFoiend on April 01, 2014, 02:15:28 PM
I don't see a point in arguing since no one actually reads my posts.
Just post primers and get it done with.
I read your posts.
And death, apparently you didnt read my post too thoroughly. I agree with most of your points save that Taysbys thread isnt useful.