MRD Tournament - Game commentary/Discussion

[monopoman]

I will take..

Absorb
Lightning Helix
Fire//Ice

[grinnin]

Quick someone grab Master of Etherium and Etherium Sculptor before jatill does

[Cognis]

Jatill's deck is done, if he wanted them he wouldn't take Martial Coup. My deck is also done, only one card left but it's not crucial. I tested it a little and it seems to have a consistent mana supply and lots of possibilities, it probably wouldn't do too well but it's and the AI shouldn't have much problems playing with it.

[Nicdanger]

Wow that round went fast!

Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Llanowar Knight
Steward of Valeron

[monopoman]

Well each player only has between 15 and 12 picks left so we will be done shortly.

[juzamjedi]

I take:

Force Spike
Cancel
Negate

[aww1979]

I pick
Forbidden Orchard
Icy Manipulator
Expedition Map

[jatill]

Wayfarer's Bauble
Tolarian Academy
Transmute Artifact

[Shantak]

I don't have access to Manalink, so I hope these are all in Constructed:

Kill Switch
Trygon Predator
Plow Under
Rampaging Baloths
Survival of the Fittest
Decree of Justice

[Shantak]

Though some here probably already know completely how to build their decks, I hope we still get enough time to build and test our decks - I have many things I would like to try out once drafting is done.

Also, if we are playing twice against each other, it would be fun that once one round of seven matchups is over, we'd get the chance to adjust our decks. I'm not meaning sideboarding for every match (though that would be interesting in some future tourney), but just doing some adjustments for the second round after we have seen how our decks perform.

[jatill]

Living Death
Arcane Sanctum
Malakir Bloodwitch

[juzamjedi]

Survival of the Fittest was available? That should have been one of the first green cards drafted. Nice. Steal.

Your suggestion to modify decks after first round seems fine to me.

[Nicdanger]

Also, if we are playing twice against each other, it would be fun that once one round of seven matchups is over, we'd get the chance to adjust our decks. I'm not meaning sideboarding for every match (though that would be interesting in some future tourney), but just doing some adjustments for the second round after we have seen how our decks perform.

If we do something like that I'd be all for running 2 tourneys. Have everyone play everyone once, top 4 advance to a single elimination Semi-final. Then remake decks as we see fit and do it again. I'll write up some options and post them.

It looks like we'll be finishing up in the next few days so we will have time to build and test. Trying to do this whole tourney in December might be pushing it, are there any plans for another one in December or January? I think it would be best to extend this over 2 months with the amount of rounds we're going to be playing.

[Cognis]

Let's call it the new years tournament since it will span into the next year. The idea of deck modification is OK, although I'm not particularly for it nor against it, either way is fine by me.

[jatill]

I'll be releasing a patch before the tournament starts. So if you are testing decks and notice that some cards don't work like you expect, let me know.

For example, I changed Thirst for Knowledge and Compulsive Research so that the AI discards 1 card if able. Also, wayfarer's Bauble was crashing the game, but not anymore.