Tag: Magic: the Gathering

After D&D Encounters this week we again played Two Headed Giant. I only played one match–my Sliver deck went off so hard and fast that they did not want to play with me any more! These were the same decks that V2 and Snaggletooth were using last week when they CRUSHED Brian and I.

I don’t see a lot of people playing Sliver decks these days & I am not sure why–I think it is a really fun deck to play & when it goes off it is pretty much unbeatable. 

Schwarming Slivers goes off about every third or fourth time–as long as I get some mana generation going on I can ramp out very quickly and there is very little that I can be done to stop it–even with aggressive removal I can generally just go over the top.

Also, since I am dropping cheap creatures, buy round three I am often casting more than one creature a round–and now that I have added Door of Destiny to the deck that alone has become a real threat.

Lately, I have been closing with Syphon Sliver who just destroys the other players confidence and they scoop when I am at like 45 life–which is always a fun way to win.

Explore the world of Theros and begin your journey to become a hero. You can test your Theros™ knowledge with this quiz, then check your answers with the tournament organizer. 

1. Which of these red heroic creatures grows in size when you cast a spell that targets it?
   a  Akroan Crusader
   b  Arena Athlete
   c  Labyrinth Champion
   d  Anax and Cymede
   
2. According to The Theriad, how many graves did the Champion lament over after her battle with Borderland Minotaurs?
   a  2
   b  4
   c  8
   d  12
   
3. Which of these red creatures carries delicious fruits?
   a  Satyr Rambler
   b  Spearpoint Oread
   c  Two-Headed Cerberus
   d  Wild Celebrants
   

   

4. Which of these omens is better than a flock of crows according to the street oracle Hira on the card Peak Eruption?
   a  mourning doves
   b  early sunset
   c  total solar eclipse
   d  early olive buds
   
   

   

5. Which of these items does the red Solider token produced by Akroan Crusader not have with him?
   a  sword
   b  spear
   c  shield
   d  helmet
   

Explore the world of Theros and begin your journey to become a hero. You can test your Theros™ knowledge with this quiz, then check your answers with the tournament organizer. 

1. Which of these black creature cards does not refer to your devotion to black?
   a  Disciple of Phenax
   b  Gray Merchant of Asphodel
   c  Mogis’s Marauder
   d  Kragma Warcaller
   




2. According to The Theriad, what is the name of the great axe wielded by Thyrogog, a Felhide Minotaur?
   a  Blood Drinker
   b  Goremaster
   c  Body’s Bane
   d  The Felblade
   




3. How many bones is the person depicted on Read the Bones about to cast onto the ground?
   a  2
   b  3
   c  5
   d  8
   




4. How is the minotaur in Dark Betrayal attacked?
   a  poisoned
   b  choked
   c  tricked
   d  tickled
   




5. What appears below the black Harpy token produced by Abhorrent Overlord?
   a  ancient ruins
   b  a group of terrified humans
   c  a swamp
   d  livestock
   

Thanks to Adrian Warren for the image:

Explore the world of Theros and begin your journey to become a hero. You can test your Theros™ knowledge with this quiz, then check your answers with the tournament organizer.

1. According to The Theriad, what did Triton Shorethief do to the Champion and her companions?
   a  ruined their clothing
   b  blocked the path back
   c  killed their sentry
   d  kidnapped a companion
   
2. Which of the following scry cards has the potential to put three or more cards on the bottom of your library?
   a  Omenspeaker
   b  Prescient Chimera
   c  Horizon Scholar
   d  Sea God’s Revenge
   
3. Which of the following animals do not have aspects represented in the art of Coastline Chimera?
   a  ram
   b  lion
   c  snake
   d  hound
   
4. What sort of creature is being overtaken by the tide in Griptide?
   a  drake
   b  merfolk
   c  leonin
   d  minotaur
   
5. In the art of the blue Bird token produced by Swan Song, what color is the bird’s bill?
   a  blue
   b  orange
   c  brown
   d  polka dot
   

Thanks to Adrian Warren for the image:

 After D&D Encounters at Dice House, we have started playing Magic: The Gathering. This week Brian & I took on V2 & Snaggletooth in Two Headed Giant.

I was playing my Sliver deck & Brian was playing a Mono Black deck that sucked–he had just created it. Also, there was some humor in the fact that Brian, who has been playing for as long as I have, had all of these weird Standard Illegal Cards that he has no idea where he got. The best part was that V2 was also playing a bunch of banned cards–but V2 was playing cards banned because they were bombastically awesome. Brian just had old cards.

Snaggletooth was able to get some Theros monster up to 20/20 with trample using his Lillian Planeswalker [yeah, like I said his deck was rad & going off], V2 got stuff out but Doom Blade and other tricks kept him relatively in check. Brian was mana starved & all of my slivers were dead…it was ugly, but a lot of fun.