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post Jan 27 2006, 07:56 PM

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was active from the invasion block to 8th ed. then stopped liao. sold off whatever rares i had and gave the rest to a friend.

hoping to make a comeback soon but afraid it'll interfere with my studies leh (stpm this year). plus this hobby is abit money consuming for a student imho tongue.gif so not that sure when to get back playing. any suggestions? laugh.gif

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post Jan 27 2006, 10:55 PM

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QUOTE(cdwk2383 @ Jan 27 2006, 08:47 PM)
now is the right time, as the current block, ravnica and guildpact being very good sets. biggrin.gif
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but... but... studies cry.gif i went through the card lists on the official site. indeed it all seems very interesting. very tempting to return but financially i'm not that capable so probably just wanna play casually. any cheap deck strategies out there i could try which would still be reasonably competitive?


QUOTE(Guenhwyvar @ Jan 27 2006, 10:22 PM)
^ you are working for wotc izzit? Sounds like you are promoting mtg.  laugh.gif
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i hope he is. can get free packs? laugh.gif
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post Feb 27 2006, 03:01 PM

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does anyone have any pointers or tips for playing sealed? any form of advice would be appreciated. thanks in advance notworthy.gif
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post Feb 27 2006, 08:27 PM

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QUOTE(7chai @ Feb 27 2006, 05:37 PM)
what card is that huh ? I mean izzit standard or extended geh ?
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erm... it's not a card, it's a format actually as explained by cdwk2383 in his earlier post smile.gif


QUOTE(cdwk2383 @ Feb 27 2006, 07:51 PM)
for this format now, with 1 rav starter n 2 guildpact booster, u definitely need to build a deck with 3 main color. choose ur 3 strongest color, and include around 14-18 creatures, 6-10 spells(including accelerator/signet) ,and around 15-17 lands(depend on how many accelerator and the bounce land u include).

tip no1- bounce land is good, tat is 2 land in 1 card, in this slow format, the tempo lost is worth the extra land drop will get.

tip no2- u can cut 1 land for every 2 accelerator(bop,farseek, signet)u put in ur deck, example if u play 2 accelerator n 16 lands, then when u play 4 acce, 15 land is sufficient

tip no3- dont bother playing 1 drop except those with decent ability, such as thoughpicker witch or the elvish skysweeper

tip no4- avoid playing card tat will lose u card advantage, eventhough sometime can gain u card advantage, example, gaze of gorgon, and pump spells such as gather courage (edit: if u play it hav to be very careful of when to use it)

if u hav doubt for some certain card's playbility or how good is it for sealed, pls do ask
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to be honest i haven't played magic since the 8th ed and during my 2 year stay in magic i've stayed to playing contructed and have NEVER tried drafting or sealed before. since i'm interested in making a return my friend suggested that i join a sealed tournament held locally here in 2 weeks time. so doing a bit of research first lor smile.gif

thanks for the tips, will keep them in mind notworthy.gif i was wondering if you can give me a summary of the type of cards that would be highly playable in sealed. for example you mentioned bounce and acceleration. also, what would be the best 3 colours to choose? or issit dependant on what i get in packs? thanks again notworthy.gif
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post Feb 28 2006, 06:36 AM

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QUOTE(cdwk2383 @ Feb 28 2006, 12:28 AM)
actually there is no 3 more powerful color, when i say 3 most powerful color means the 3 most powerful color of wat u opened.

but for combination of 3 color tat can be brought together easily is red white green and white green black. normally these 2 combination will be more powerful la. if u do a bit of study on the guilds of ravnica and guildpact then u will know wat i mean

u can always use apprentice to generate a sealed deck card pool and try to build a deck from there

edit: btw i was at ipoh yesterday for a PTQ sealed deck tourney, lol!
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oh you can do that with apprentice? i've never tried before. thank for the tip smile.gif

oh u were here ah last week? you saw anyone getting a foiled overgrown tomb (or one of the other tap lands, can't remember which) that's my friend laugh.gif i would've went last week but i'm having exams this week so didn't go lor
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post Feb 28 2006, 08:33 PM

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QUOTE(7chai @ Feb 28 2006, 08:48 AM)
vincee, ok get what u mean. lol XD
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lol. glad u do XD


QUOTE(evofantasy @ Feb 28 2006, 12:08 PM)
the 3 best color depends ur pack that u open (or the 2 main colour in ur theme deck that u picked and 1 colour of ur choice in the packs u open)
i normally go for green in any deckc ause its the easiest to use besides great mana provider to provide u wit momentum for the game...
never use blue as they require too much timing and it is the hardest to use among the 5 main colors...

dun get apprentice...
get MWS it is way betetr
and they got their own server so u dun even need to use the old ip address connect stuff lol...
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just downloaded MWS. still experimenting with it. thanks notworthy.gif


QUOTE(cdwk2383 @ Feb 28 2006, 08:11 PM)
actually blue is very good, can gain a lot of card advantage, a lot of tricks, but u need a lot of experience n skills to utilize it.
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i'm pretty much a noob now after not playing magic for so long. so i suppose i better avoid blue smile.gif
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post Mar 1 2006, 07:42 PM

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have been playing around with MWS tongue.gif

was wondering if bottled cloister would be a good card in a sealed deck? what bout any of the hunted creatures?
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post Mar 3 2006, 11:22 PM

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oooo... thanks for the answers regarding the hunted creatures biggrin.gif

what about dark confidant? i was tryin out a sealed deck i built on mws with dark confidant in play. i drew an overwhelm with it and that was really ouch laugh.gif
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post Mar 7 2006, 08:32 PM

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aahhh... anyone coming to the ipoh gpt this weekend? cdwk2383 coming? tongue.gif

haven't played magic for 3 years. hope i won't be free kill there this weekend sad.gif
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post Mar 7 2006, 11:52 PM

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QUOTE(cdwk2383 @ Mar 7 2006, 11:28 PM)
GPT not worth the travel, if it is PTQ then i'll go...anyway good luck for u.
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my friend said the same thing bout gpt. now we're worried there's not even enough people to start the thing doh.gif

edit: and thanks for the luck. gonna need all i can get biggrin.gif and thanks for all the tips and answers earlier laugh.gif

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post Mar 12 2006, 12:49 AM

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i tried my first game of casual drafting today and it was a total disaster sad.gif

i got nervous mid-way through the draft since i was really slow. so eventually i just picked whatever cards that suited my colour. i ended up with a blue-black deck which couldn't decide whether it's a control or aggro deck. sigh.

ipoh players aren't that friendly either especially to noobs so i was rather made fun of also. sigh cry.gif
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post Mar 12 2006, 07:00 PM

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QUOTE(cdwk2383 @ Mar 12 2006, 08:41 AM)
haha...poor little guy....once upon a time ago those players tat think they "pro" also make fun of me. Just prove ur strength to them, i mean practice n practice until u  are good, and prove them wrong, shame on them! at least this is wat i did tongue.gif
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well i went for gpt manila today. didn't do that well either tongue.gif i was eliminated on the very first round. but later that evening they had another casual draft and this time i was much more calm and was able to draft an okie g/r/w deck which got me 3rd place (out of 6 ppl la laugh.gif)

didn't get any nice foils. i sold my 6 boosters for rm50. turns out there was a steam vents and burning tree shaman in those 6 packs doh.gif


QUOTE(Guenhwyvar @ Mar 12 2006, 01:51 PM)
Where did you play in ipoh? unsure.gif
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well there isn't many places to ipoh now is there? smile.gif

i guess i'll just have to earn the respect from those seasoned players and not expect any kinda sympathy from them just because i'm a noob biggrin.gif
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post Mar 24 2006, 11:30 PM

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QUOTE(cdwk2383 @ Mar 19 2006, 08:30 AM)
yo guys, Grand Prix Kuala Lumpur coming soon(June). The Trials will be starting next Sunday! Let's practice more sealed deck/draft and earn the 3 byes to the GP!
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ooo... where can i get more info on that? can't seem to find anything on the official site. was wondering if there would be any trials here in ipoh laugh.gif

btw guys, i was wondering what good cards should i try to get which would be beneficial in the long run? birds? wrath? painlands?
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post Mar 26 2006, 12:35 AM

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errr.... correct me if i'm wrong but i thought solifuge can't be the target of spells and abilities?

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so how will shock and darkblast kill it? huh.gif

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