Just had the head judge of the calling in Minneapolis tell me two dice odd even isn’t a 50/50 way of determining play draw after my opponent called a judge when I won the roll. Don’t think it was malicious on my opponents part. Ate the ruling but told him to please google it lmao
Well my round 15 opponent was just disqualified from the tournament. I caught him drawing an extra card off Krasis since I always keep track of the number of cards in hand. Cheated against the wrong opponent I guess, hope a suspension ensues
Somehow it gets even worse. My opponent that didn’t know how two dice odd even works also savagely cheated against me in that game. At first I thought it could’ve been an honest mistake but he wrote an article about how the interaction works for
@therathetimes
. What happened:
@InsayneHayne
his logic was there’s more even results than odd since you can’t roll a 1 so I should’ve asked if 3 dice is fine then since you can’t roll a 1 or a 2 lol
I went 3-0 to qualify for the RC tomorrow in a $25 dollar event and got this for prizing. 1 win automatically gets you a non foil nykthos. Guess skipping every in store qualifier was the play all along lmao
Randomly just top 12ed the Canadian RC?? Copy pasted
@Huschenmtg
’s esper deck card for card and it carried me the whole way. Stoked to be back on the PT and play some high level limited. Blessed fucking weekend 🙏
Looking through the spoiler and I think this card got overshadowed by some of the insanely pushed commons in the set but pretty sure it’s gonna be an absolute beating
got there for the full $2k. G/W deck barely made it to 3 wins and then the busted red green one got me all the way. pack 3 pick 3 and pick 5 chrysalis 😵💫 nice confidence boost before the PT 🙏
when I was 6 my camp councillor took my friend and I’s pokemon cards from us and didn’t give them back like he told us he would. 20 years later and I have the one I miss the most again
Lack of reps finally caught up to me. Played the esper mirror for the first time in the semis vs
@ashame_mtg
and I felt very unsure about how to sideboard and play the matchup. Happy with the weekend still and my play overall. Appreciate all of the support from everyone 🙂
9-0’d day 1 of MagicFest™️ Madison. Was very fortunate to open a completely busted pool. Had a lot of fun sacrificing my entire board to Bontu and winning via Jace’s passive😬
7-1’ed day one of
#fabWorldChamps
! 5-0’ed CC with
@DroodHT
’s Fai list beating 3 oldhims, his plan is cracked. Hopefully I don’t punt tomorrow, haven’t played much blitz 😬
Finished 12-3, 11th place at
#MTGMontreal
. Punted a bit with my u/b sealed deck to finish day 1 7-2 and then went 2-1 with the b/g draft deck and 3-0 with the busted b/r one. Fun tournament overall, I’m really enjoying this format!
He did some sketchy things that people should look out for:
-put his deckbox in front of his deck, blocking my view of it (when I asked him to move it he moved it very slightly)
-drew a fistful of cards off krasis very quickly without laying them out and then immediately passed
Realized I forgot my Storm of Sandikai as I sat down for my feature match vs
@Hadesblade
and the dudes
@TheRealmGames1
booth started ripping packs for me to get it since they didn’t bring tokens and hit Marvel Tomeltai lmao. Weird start to the tourney
Waiting on the semis between Omar and
@tirentu
to finish to see who I’ll face in the finals but I’m qualified either way! My good friend Les Walderman conceded to me in the quarters after beating me since he didn’t want the invite so shout out to him!
Just learned after watching the semifinals of the Canadian RC that plaza of heroes also taps for any colour when a legend is in play… how’d I play the whole tournament not knowing 😭 def cost me some games 😕
Dropped, brutal day. I think I drafted and played reasonably well but the pro tour is tough and there are no free wins. Hopefully goes differently when I’m back for the FaB PT in a month
Completed the Gold Star Pokémon subset finally in PSA 9 plus the crown jewel, Charizard PSA 10 that I opened as a teenager and had graded recently. For mtg/fab people, these are the secret rares from 10 sets from 2004-2007 and they’re pretty much all bangers 🔥
Lost the finals unfortunately but still happy with my play and finish. Also RNG’d the best possible promo so that helps. Excited to use my PTI on the next big event and to see where that leads!
If you play against this guy, beware that he will take advantage of you not knowing interactions in assassin. Call a judge if you’re unsure about anything as I should have.
Amazing organized play announcement today right before the PT draft started. ALL silver, gold and platinum players from the last two cycles are queued for the first Players Tour! Definitely a step in the right direction, now time to get a refund for the WPNQ I regged for 😬
11-2 and locked for top 8 of the Calling Las Vegas. Shoutout to
@AaronShantz
and
@NickButcherFAB
for the dromai list and plans. Could not have done it without them, truly the dromai goats 🐉
A little late to post but I 3-0ed the first draft at
#MythicChampionshipIV
with a sweet snow deck! Managed to beat the nutty B/R deck pictured. 5-2 overall now though so hoping to win the last one and finish with a nice 6-2 record 😁
back to back amazing weekends but this time got to do it with the squad. card games are cracked. team is cracked. tough loss in the semis but happy
@IsaakKrut
was able to take it all down!
realized just how terrible our cellular service options are in canada after being in india. i have unlimited texting, india wide calling and 2 gb of data per day (with connection that has been just as good, if not better than canada) for ~$4 CAD for the month i’m here
My opponents name on GEM is Rogue Theory. Here’s a link to his article where he states you can preempt a defence reaction with Nerve Scalpel, confirming he knows it doesn’t work retroactively:
Got the 3-0 at Canadian Nationals with a busted version of Lightning Lexi in draft. 11-1 first seed moving into top 8 with
@IsaakKrut
at second seed, hoping to meet him in the finals!!
#FaB
9-5 at the PT after scooping the last round. Finished top 64 for min cash and back in top 50 elo. Happy for
@TariqPatel10
and
@ghsfab
(who I played at my first armoury!!) making top 8 this weekend 🥳
7-2’ed day 1 of
#MTGNewJersey
. Think I could have went 8-1 with tighter play and better deck choices. However I’m super excited to draft tomorrow! This format is awesome
Okay so I’m actually just 1 pro point away from silver somehow since I didn’t realize it counts your top 12 finishes across all 4 cycles instead of just 3 per cycle... hoping to keep running well and open a good pool at Magicfest™️ Washington 🙏🏽
Shoutout to
@VietDuc92
for gifting me some vintage German pokemon packs. We talked for the literal first time at the most recent FaB pro tour during the player meeting and I told him about my collection and he saw fit to send me these. Unreal, still can’t believe it. He’s the 🐐
Lost to
@morticiansunion
in the quarter finals. Drafted a pretty medium b/r deck in a tough seat. Thank you to everyone for all of the support this weekend! It’s definitely one I won’t forget ☺️
went 6-0 into 6-2 with
@AndyAWKWARD
’s jeskai fires list and sb guide in the Arena Qualifier. shoutout to my teammate
@IsaakKrut
for queuing back to back arena mc’s after going 10-1 with the same deck. he’s a monster, watch out 😤
Started 0-2 with what I thought was a pretty decent deck but thankfully my opponent scooped in the last round! I’m silver and queued for Richmond now 🔥
I didn't have an idea who he was but I'm excited to find out.
@ShawnDMTG
on the next special episode of
@FirstStrikePod
. TONIGHT.
Another hot up and comer on the Canadian MTG scene.
Managed 7-2 at Magicfest™️ Washington with a pretty medium pool. Feeling good about my chances to get that last pro point for silver but I’m gonna try for the 3peat 😤😤
Opponent is on Nuu. He has scale peeler and flick knives. I go to block a 5 power attack with all of my equipment for 7. As I do that I verbalize that he can shrink my equipment by throwing the peeler at me because I thought that was how it worked. I then add a 2 block card.
@L_Codato
I’ve had opponents tell me I didn’t roll the die enough after they lose the roll so I do two. Usually not an issue, especially since I show my opponent it’s two dice before I roll. If they want one that’s cool, I don’t think my opponent clocked it was two though
9-3 with this pile at mtgsummit. Had fun even though the event was unfortunately run incredibly poorly. Wish limited GP’s would come back, really miss competitive limited events
boutta unleash a storm, super excited to be playing this pro tour ⛈️
shoutout to
@HeavyPlayLLC
for the gaming supplies,
@TeamRmpntGrowth
about to crush it!!
@sulphvg
@therathetimes
Yeah I know that now. My point being that he knows that he has to preempt it as stated in his article so he knew that scale peeler would not work retroactively
Bombed out of both
#MFVegas
main events ending my streak of 11 consecutive day 2s 😢.. but had a pretty great time in the city with some awesome people 😁 Hoping I’ll be able to go again next year!
Cashed Magicfest™️ Niagara. Feeling alright since it was my first premier legacy event but realized that I have a ton to learn before I’m comfortable playing the format. Looking forward to learning how to actually brainstorm 🧠 ⛈
Lost my last round to finish 10-6. Ended 5-1 in limited and 5-5 in modern. Probably should have just played the dirty gaak instead of etron but oh well. Going to try to do better at Mythic Championship™️ Richmond
Just missed the top 64 day 2 cut at the Lorcana Toronto challenge. Best of 2 is so weird, had to distribute my wins and losses a little differently ig 🤷🏽 still got the top 64 promo though so can’t complain about a free 1k+?
3-0’ed the first draft at the Calling Utrecht with Iyslander. Key tips from
@aaron_shantz
and
@IsaakKrut
definitely helped carry me. Time for some Viserai in CC 💪
#fabtcg
FaB Pro Tour Champion prize card prediction: Gold Foil Heart of Fyendal based off of the Eye of Ophidia art being used in the Pro Tour Lille announcement. Would be sweet if a different GF Fabled is awarded at each PT
Into Day 2 at Magicfest™️ Providence with a 6-1-1 record with teammates
@michael516
and
@Zane39018656
. Having a great time and hoping to run the tables tomorrow!
Absolute blast of a weekend so far playing my current favourite card game with so many of my friends. Missed this over the last couple years, wouldn’t trade it for the world.
#WTRaDraft
#fabProTour
Shoutout to
#TeamHairyT
member
@IsaakKrut
for top 8ing both limited MCQs this weekend and in doing so, getting more in prizing than I did for making top 4 of the GP 😮
This one is on me the deck is busted
@ShawnDMTG
is 8-1 and the 1 seed and his only loss was IP -2 (match loss in mtg)
@IsaakKrut
is 7-2 and
@JoelRepta
is 6-3.
Cheerleader again
He throws the peeler at me, shrinking my equipment from 7 to 3 and attack reacts to put him to 8 power. He says I take 3 damage, he got his on hit and I lost the game. I learned later it shouldn’t affect equipment that I’m already blocking with.
5-1 in the World Premier with Fai. Played 5 mirrors and they were all over in less than 10 minutes. Either roll or get rolled ☠️ looking forward to drafting with our prize packs, should be a lot more fun
Lost in the finals of my pod with one of the worst decks I’ve drafted in years. Could have 3-0ed if I hadn’t missed a point of damage in game 3 😕.. 9-3 now though so have to just not 0-3 the next pod and I’ll be silver!! 😁