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Jennifer-Rose Holloway @jennifer-rose.bsky.social · 14d

Hi all, I left my tote at the venue yesterday with all of my magic stuff, lost and found don’t have it so if anyone has seen it/found it please reach out! Photos attached but is a raccoon tote with 3 deck boxes inside containing grixis, my draft deck and my promos, appreciated @fireshoes.bsky.social

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · 17d

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nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · Aug 20

when boyfriend offers to sort your collection for you while you're sick in bed 🥺🥺🥺🥰🥰

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · Jul 23

Was able to 3-1 a weekly for an ultima to give rona relic one last (small) hurrah before rotation, after missing two city of brasses in the finals this weekend (against a PT and a worlds competitor, thanks Seattle). List is somewhat scuffed but still v fun to play :)

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · Jul 13

Played 2 RCQs today on boros and walked away with invite #2 and store credit for half a trop! 🌴
decklist in alt, cori should be arena 3

rcq 1
🔨 L
RUG hollowvine W
LE W
Prowess W
Creativity ID
QF Living End ♻️ W
SF Prowess ♻️ L

rcq 2
🔨 L
Prowess W
🍝 W
Affinity L
Prowess W
QF Esper sewers W
SF 🍝 W

4 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
2 Arena of Glory
4 Arid Mesa
1 Cori Mountain Monastery
2 Elegant Parlor
4 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
4 Flooded Strand
4 Galvanic Discharge
3 Goblin Bombardment
4 Guide of Souls
4 Marsh Flats
1 Mountain
4 Ocelot Pride
4 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
2 Plains
4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
3 Sacred Foundry
2 Static Prison
2 Thraben Charm
2 Voice of Victory

SIDEBOARD:
2 Blood Moon
2 Celestial Purge
1 Clarion Conqueror
1 Containment Priest
2 High Noon
2 Molten Rain
2 Orim's Chant
1 Showdown of the Skalds
2 Wear/Tear

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 31

‪I guess 306.5b is the better point of comparison for 714.3a — 306.5b gives PWs an intrinsic ability of "this permanent enters with N counters", while 714.3a just says sagas enter with counters‬

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 31

The last point may not be true depending on how they implement the change. e.g. if they change 714.3a and 714.3b to grant intrinsic abilities to the card, then Saga would enter with no counters under moon (and saga creatures under dress down).

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 31

Besides no longer dying:
- Saga keeps ch1 and ch2 ability thru moon
- (Alpine) moon vs Saga is timestamps (moon wins unless it's flashed)
- Saga after moon will enter with a counter (afaict—see 714.3a vs 310.4b). After moon leaves saga gets construct ability on 2nd counter but still no T: C ability

Nile (like the river) @nilejoan.com · May 30

HUGE RULES CHANGE TO SAGAS

gone are the days of blood mooning away an urzas saga

i think this change is *almost* really good

it certainly is more intuitive to do away with the 0 chapter ability thing, but imo sagas are still one of the clunkiest cards ...🧵

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nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 19

😔 glad that hasn't happened to me yet since swapping to the sticker

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

heading back to boston now but final thoughts are that overlord main is pretty good

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

0-2 cutter again in r8
misnavigated g1 a bit I think and got punished for a sketchy adarkar wastes keep in g2

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

2-1 cutter in r7
lost a very grindy g2 to cat finding enough answers for scrollshift, won g3 with overlord scrollshifted twice

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

certainly dead for t8 but may play the last 3 rounds depending on what friends are up to

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

1-2 nightmare mu dimir mid r6
g1 maybe misplayed my last turn, g2 t1 pierce duress into voice + beza beats, g3 misstepped again (really getting punished for never playing with this card before)

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

0-2 fastest cutter player in the room r5
died to rage rage g1 (burst burst also does it iirc) and probably made a couple missteps in g2 (like playing my minor misstep as land for turn by accident 😅 and then not misstepping vacuum)

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

2-0 the mirror again r4 otd
g1 opponent t1 entombs and I manage to eventually combo by bouncing a lockdown repeatedly with one of his dragonstorms under to deck him (no founding), g2 won with thundertrap+voice+3/3 omni beats

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

2-1 the mirror r3 (vs a friend of a friend)
the player otd won 2/3 games, opponent with t1 entomb in games 1 and 3

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

2-0 the mirror r2
otp for g1 and had voice + kinda sketchy t4 vs no t4 for g2

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 18

beat clerics r1 of the 10k :)
ripped lockdown on t4 after casting a naked scrollshift t3 eot

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 17

R6 ✂️ otd, g1 ripped abuelos at 1 life for t4 omni but op had 1-of pierce, won g2 with beza, floopy, and regent. g3 otd missequenced counterspells and let a stock up resolve, then couldn't find a lockdown in time. Out at 2-4! The list is pretty good I think but my gameplay today wasn't the sharpest 😔

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 17

R5 vs ⚪️⚫️ 🧚/👹, g1 pierced a nightmare but had a painland draw and died to pixie 2x preacher beats, otd was 1 turn slow for dragonstorm -> abuelos. g2 played a grindy rest in peace game and ended up dying to second annex + soulstone (should have taken 2nd doj off of stock up vs duress), 2-3 now

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 17

R4 ✂️, g1 scrollshifted lockdown twice, once to eat two cutters and draw towards land 4 and once to counter a floodmaw, g2 pierce didn't line up well vs slickshot and died quickly, g3 op playing a bit too scared and conqueror was able to clock them. 2-2!

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 17

R3 ✂️ again (with 4 🐦!) g1 triple verge vs 1-lander, make a 3/3 omni and missequence a bit after unlocking blue mana but rip stock up off the top for the win. g2 lockdown on 3 instead of hold up pierce for t4 ral and die, g3 op stuck on 2 lands, but got a bit flooded with 2 dead abuelos into vacuum

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 17

R2 ✂️ — g1 attack op down to 8 with regent and draw a couple too many lands to close out (maybe could have cast the omen instead). g2 op on 5 though my hand is quite good anyways, and g3 op misplays their 1 vacuum and eats omni mainphase, letting me surveil another with dispersal and then combo off

nikroulah @nikroulah.bsky.social · May 17

R1 ✂️! Op on 5 g1 and I have a resilient combo draw, g2 I drop beza & regent, go to 1 then attack op down to 5 and didn't abuelo lockdown to play around 2 attackers (op 1 card empty board). g3 have to sequence awkwardly to hit land drops then brick on action for 2 draws with omni — MU feels fine!