Picking card to collect, we look at their future values. When a new deck type is showing signs of getting popular after the adding of a new set, I first choose cards based on the colors of the deck type. This time, I expect UB or UW control to come back.
In a control deck, it likely for us to use 4 copies of Dig Through Time. Pearl Lake Ancient and Jace, the Living Guildpact can also be something we need.
The fetchlands, especially Polluted Delta and Flooded Strand are good to buy but we must be patient, as KTK will be heavily drafted during prerelease. Then, cards from the set will keep dropping until the third set releases. We have plenty of time to buy.
Something I feel confused is the effects of Soulfire Grand Master and Monastery Mentor on tri-color control decks. Frankly, they themselves make up a combo that can constantly burn, counter, draw, give out tokens, depending on the spells you cast. Even when players only gets either of them on the battlefield, with sufficient mana and spells, they can take control some aspects of the game and will eventually win. So, what will happen in the Standard?
If decks using these two cards are dominating, we should focus both on cards compatible to them and the cards that can beat these decks. I think Thoughtseize, Drown in Sorrow, Bile Blight and other black removal cards are good against them. In some ramp decks, we can consider Ugin, the Spirit Dragon as the solution to them.
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In a control deck, it likely for us to use 4 copies of Dig Through Time. Pearl Lake Ancient and Jace, the Living Guildpact can also be something we need.
The fetchlands, especially Polluted Delta and Flooded Strand are good to buy but we must be patient, as KTK will be heavily drafted during prerelease. Then, cards from the set will keep dropping until the third set releases. We have plenty of time to buy.
Something I feel confused is the effects of Soulfire Grand Master and Monastery Mentor on tri-color control decks. Frankly, they themselves make up a combo that can constantly burn, counter, draw, give out tokens, depending on the spells you cast. Even when players only gets either of them on the battlefield, with sufficient mana and spells, they can take control some aspects of the game and will eventually win. So, what will happen in the Standard?
If decks using these two cards are dominating, we should focus both on cards compatible to them and the cards that can beat these decks. I think Thoughtseize, Drown in Sorrow, Bile Blight and other black removal cards are good against them. In some ramp decks, we can consider Ugin, the Spirit Dragon as the solution to them.
I am starting to stream for 1-2 hours a day, if you are interested to see some fun games and know more about trading on MTGO, find me on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/lotus_ring!
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