Magic: The Gathering number crunching for limited
June 21, 2019 Leave a comment
Using the expected number of each card in Modern Horizons sealed pools to determine whether to maindeck artifact and enchantment removal, Lava Dart, Shatter Assumptions, and Gilded Light.
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/using-expected-numbers-to-prepare-for-magicfest-seattle
July 29, 2016 Leave a comment
Another Eldritch Moon prerelease pool, how I built it, and what I learned from playing in the event:
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/lessons-from-the-eldritch-moon-prerelease-part-two
July 22, 2016 Leave a comment
An Eldritch Moon prerelease pool, how I built it, what I learned from playing in the event, and how I would build the pool today:
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/lessons-from-the-eldritch-moon-prerelease
February 11, 2016 Leave a comment
So many misplays, big and small 😦
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/ahead-of-the-curve-grand-prix-vancouver-the-misplays
January 22, 2016 Leave a comment
An Oath of the Gatewatch prerelease pool, how I misbuilt it, and some observations about the format.
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/lessons-from-the-oath-of-the-gatewatch-prerelease-sealed-pool-construction
January 20, 2016 Leave a comment
An Oath of the Gatewatch prerelease pool and some observations about the format.
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/lessons-from-the-oath-of-the-gatewatch-prerelease
November 18, 2014 2 Comments
I drove down to Portland for a Sealed PTQ this weekend. My pool was quite good and I think I came up with the right build, but I lost one match to bad luck (I drew twice as many lands as spells in game 3) and another to misplays when facing down a Pearl Lake Ancient. I dropped at 4-2 so I could get back at a reasonable hour. How would you have built this pool? (The pool is also posted on TappedOut, for those that find that easier to work with.) Post your build in the comments and I’ll do the same later this week.
Artifact
Abzan Banner
Cranial Archive
Mardu Banner
Sultai Banner
Temur Banner
White
Ainok Bond-Kin
Defiant Strike
Sage-Eye Harrier
2 Salt Road Patrol
3 Smite the Monstrous
2 Suspension Field
War Behemoth
Blue
Blinding Spray
Crippling Chill
Disdainful Stroke
Embodiment of Spring
Glacial Stalker
Scaldkin
Set Adrift
2 Singing Bell Strike
Treasure Cruise
Waterwhirl
Black
Debilitating Injury
Disowned Ancestor
Dutiful Return
Molting Snakeskin
Necropolis Fiend
Rakshasa’s Secret
Rotting Mastodon
Shambling Attendants
2 Unyielding Krumar
Red
Act of Treason
2 Barrage of Boulders
Bloodfire Expert
Bloodfire Mentor
2 Bring Low
Canyon Lurkers
Swift Kick
Trumpet Blast
2 Valley Dasher
War-Name Aspirant
Green
Alpine Grizzly
Highland Game
Kin-Tree Warden
Sagu Archer
Savage Punch
2 Scout the Borders
Tusked Colossodon
Tuskguard Captain
Windstorm
Woolly Loxodon
Multicolor
2 Abomination of Gudul
2 Abzan Charm
Chief of the Scale
Highspire Mantis
Mardu Charm
Mardu Roughrider
Mindswipe
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant
Sultai Ascendancy
Temur Ascendancy (foil)
Temur Charm
Warden of the Eye
Land
Bloodstained Mire
2 Dismal Backwater
Jungle Hollow
Opulent Palace
2 Scoured Barrens
Swiftwater Cliffs
Windswept Heath
November 11, 2014 1 Comment
We had another Sealed PTQ in Seattle this weekend and I did a lot better this time (6-3) despite misbuilding the pool. How would you have built this pool? (The pool is also posted on TappedOut, for those that find that easier to work with.) Post your build in the comments and I’ll do the same later this week.
Artifact
Abzan Banner
Cranial Archive
Jeskai Banner
Mardu Banner
2 Temur Banner
White
Defiant Strike
Erase
Firehoof Cavalry
Herald of Anafenza
Jeskai Student
Kill Shot
Mardu Hordechief
Siegecraft
2 Smite the Monstrous
Take Up Arms
Blue
Cancel
Crippling Chill
Embodiment of Spring
Force Away
2 Glacial Stalker
Kheru Spellsnatcher
Riverwheel Aerialists
Scion of Glaciers
2 Singing Bell Strike
Taigam’s Scheming
Treasure Cruise
Weave Fate
Black
Disowned Ancestor
Kheru Dreadmaw
Krumar Bond-Kin
2 Molting Snakeskin
Rakshasa’s Secret
Rotting Mastodon
Ruthless Ripper
Sultai Scavenger
Unyielding Krumar
Red
Arc Lightning
Arrow Storm
Barrage of Boulders
Bloodfire Expert
Bloodfire Mentor
2 Bring Low
Canyon Lurkers
Dragon-Style Twins
Horde Ambusher
Hordeling Outburst
Mardu Heart-Piercer
2 Mardu Warshrieker
Shatter
Green
Dragonscale Boon
Hardened Scales
Heir of the Wilds
Highland Game
Hooting Mandrills
Incremental Growth
Longshot Squad
Naturalize
Savage Punch
Seek the Horizon
Windstorm
3 Woolly Loxodon
Multicolor
Abzan Charm
Anafenza, the Foremost
Flying Crane Technique
Icefeather Aven
Mardu Roughrider
Ponyback Brigade
Snowhorn Rider
Temur Charm
Winterflame
Land
2 Blossoming Sands
Scoured Barrens
Swiftwater Cliffs
Wind-Scarred Crag
November 7, 2014 1 Comment
Here’s another Sealed pool that I opened this week, as practice for the PTQ this weekend. (It’s also posted on TappedOut.) How would you have built this pool? Post your builds in the comments and I’ll post my build (also in the comments) tonight.
Artifact
Cranial Archive
Mardu Banner
Sultai Banner
2 Temur Banner
White
2 Ainok Bond-Kin
Brave the Sands
Erase
Feat of Resistance
Firehoof Cavalry
Mardu Hordechief
Smite the Monstrous
Suspension Field
Take Up Arms
2 War Behemoth
Blue
Cancel
Embodiment of Spring
Force Away
2 Monastery Flock
Quiet Contemplation
Riverwheel Aerialists
Scaldkin
Treasure Cruise
2 Weave Fate
Black
Dutiful Return
Gurmag Swiftwing
2 Kheru Dreadmaw
2 Krumar Bond-Kin
Murderous Cut
Raiders’ Spoils
Rakshasa’s Secret
Sidisi’s Pet
Unyielding Krumar
Red
3 Bloodfire Expert
Bloodfire Mentor
Canyon Lurkers
Dragon-Style Twins
Goblinslide
Hordeling Outburst
Leaping Master
Shatter
2 Tormenting Voice
Green
Alpine Grizzly
2 Archer’s Parapet
Awaken the Bear
Hardened Scales
2 Naturalize
Pine Walker
Sagu Archer
Savage Punch
Multicolor
2 Abomination of Gudul
2 Abzan Guide
Armament Corps
Deflecting Palm
Ivorytusk Fortress
Ponyback Brigade
Ride Down
Savage Knuckleblade
Snowhorn Rider
Sultai Charm
Sultai Soothsayer
Winterflame
Land
2 Jungle Hollow
Rugged Highlands
Swiftwater Cliffs
Sandsteppe Citadel
Tranquil Cove
Wind-Scarred Crag
Windswept Heath
November 4, 2014 1 Comment
I played in a Sealed PTQ in Seattle this weekend but didn’t do too well. Perhaps it’s how I built the pool, so I’m curious to see what others would have built. (The pool’s also posted on TappedOut, if you prefer.) Post your build in the comments and I’ll post my build in the comments later this week. This is also good practice for the PTQ this coming weekend.
Artifact
Cranial Archive
Lens of Clarity
Temur Banner
Ugin’s Nexus
White
Abzan Battle Priest
Ainok Bond-Kin
Brave the Sands
High Sentinels of Arashin
Kill Shot
Mardu Hateblade
Mardu Hordechief
Rush of Battle
2 Sage-Eye Harrier
2 Siegecraft
Suspension Field
Timely Hordemate
Venerable Lammasu
Watcher of the Roost
Blue
Cancel
Crippling Chill
Dig Through Time
Disdainful Stroke
Embodiment of Spring
Jeskai Windscout
Scaldkin
Weave Fate
Whirlwind Adept
Black
Debilitating Injury
Despise
Dutiful Return
Gurmag Swiftwing
Kheru Dreadmaw
Molting Snakeskin
Rite of the Serpent
Rotting Mastodon
Ruthless Ripper
Shambling Attendants
Sidisi’s Pet
2 Throttle
Red
2 Act of Treason
2 Ainok Tracker
Arrow Storm
2 Barrage of Boulders
Bloodfire Expert
Bring Low
Mardu Warshrieker
Monastery Swiftspear
Summit Prowler
Swift Kick
Green
Archer’s Parapet
Dragonscale Boon
Hooting Mandrills
2 Longshot Squad
Meandering Towershell
3 Savage Punch
2 Scout the Borders
Seek the Horizon
Sultai Flayer
Multicolor
Deflecting Palm
Duneblast
Efreet Weaponmaster
Mardu Charm
Ponyback Brigade
Secret Plans
2 Snowhorn Rider
Sultai Charm
Winterflame
Land
Blossoming Sands
Frontier Bivouac
Swiftwater Cliffs
Thornwood Falls
2 Wind-Scarred Crag
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