26 2014-02-17 02:00:52
Topic: Monoblack Devotion Part 2 (2 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
27 2014-02-16 19:14:41
Topic: All cards from near mint to mint (0 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
How do I change the condition of all my cards from near mint to mint?
28 2014-02-16 01:34:57
Topic: W: Bile Blight, Drown in Sorrow; H: M14, RTR, GTC, DGM, THS, BNG (0 replies, posted in Trading Post)
I am currently looking to trade any of the 2014 Core Set, Return of Ravnica block and Theros block for 1 Bile Blight and 2 Drown in Sorrow.
http://deckbox.org/sets/70778?f=c3122.1 15.113.111
If you want to toss something in as a surprise to make it worth both of our wilds please feel free. I am looking for the top grossing rares and mythic rares to sweeten the deals.
Will only trade out 2 or 3 cards per trade so that I can keep the weight of parcels under 1 ounce. Thank you for your understanding and I appreciate the help!
29 2014-02-16 00:26:04
Topic: W: Bile Blight, Drown in Sorrow; H: M14, RTR, GTC, DGM, THS, BNG (3 replies, posted in Trading Post)
I am currently looking to trade any of the 2014 Core Set, Return of Ravnica block and Theros block for 1 Bile Blight and 2 Drown in Sorrow.
http://deckbox.org/sets/70778?f=c3122.1 15.113.111
Will only trade out 2 or 3 cards per trade so that I can keep the weight of parcels under 1 ounce. Thank you for your understanding and I appreciate the help!
30 2014-02-15 12:33:30
Topic: Pulled a Brimaz, King of Oreskos (1 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I ordered 6 boxes of Born of Gods and just pulled a Brimaz, King of Oreskos from the first box, 7th pack! I am stoked! I then pulled a Drown in Sorrow from the same pack that I needed for a revised Monoblack Devotion deck.
Freaking beautiful morning!
31 2014-02-10 04:44:56
Topic: H: Core Set 14, Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, Theros; W: Wishlist (1 replies, posted in Trading Post)
Will make it easy.
Here is my trade list http://deckbox.org/sets/70779?f=53120.1 =j&o=d
And here is my wishlist http://deckbox.org/sets/70780
Any questions?
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HAVE
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1 Sphinx's Revelation
2 Chandra, Pyromaster
1 Deathrite Shaman
1 Boros Reckoner
1 Boros Reckoner
1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
2 Nightveil Specter
1 Desecration Demon
2 Master of Waves
2 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
3 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
1 Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
4 Hero's Downfall
1 Breeding Pool
1 Jace, Memory Adept
1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
2 Scavenging Ooze
1 Polukranos, World Eater
1 Lifebane Zombie
2 Fiendslayer Paladin
2 Pack Rat
1 Sylvan Caryatid
2 Xathrid Necromancer
1 Temple of Deceit
4 Shadowborn Demon
3 Chandra's Phoenix
1 Witchstalker
2 Tidebinder Mage
3 Rise of the Dark Realms
1 Young Pyromancer
8 Young Pyromancer
2 Door of Destinies
2 Burning Earth
1 Scourge of Valkas
3 Galerider Sliver
2 Darksteel Forge
2 Bonescythe Sliver
4 Ratchet Bomb
2 Silence
1 Ring of Three Wishes
3 Traumatize
2 Imposing Sovereign
2 Sanguine Bond
3 Magma Jet
1 Syphon Sliver
3 Quicken
1 Liliana's Reaver
2 Path of Bravery
3 Windreader Sphinx
2 Thorncaster Sliver
20 Shadowborn Apostle
1 Shadowborn Apostle
10 Manaweft Sliver
1 Manaweft Sliver
4 Dissolve
1 Strionic Resonator
3 Megantic Sliver
3 Mindsparker
1 Bogbrew Witch
1 Bogbrew Witch
4 Ogre Battledriver
3 Elite Arcanist
4 Vastwood Hydra
2 Grim Return
5 Into the Wilds
1 Indestructibility
8 Brave the Elements
3 Awaken the Ancient
4 Lightning Strike
4 Doom Blade
4 Banisher Priest
15 Elvish Mystic
4 Encroaching Wastes
3 Spellheart Chimera
1 Kalonian Tusker
8 Kalonian Tusker
15 Predatory Sliver
9 Elixir of Immortality
3 Angelic Accord
3 Bubbling Cauldron
4 Dark Betrayal
3 Destructive Revelry
2 Diabolic Tutor
3 Glare of Heresy
3 Tormented Hero
5 Coordinated Assault
3 Karametra's Acolyte
7 Steelform Sliver
5 Barrage of Expendables
7 Battle Sliver
4 Devour Flesh
4 Frostburn Weird
4 Peak Eruption
4 Warriors' Lesson
4 Burnished Hart
3 Opportunity
6 Staff of the Death Magus
4 Staff of the Wild Magus
5 Chronicler of Heroes
3 Congregate
4 Flamecast Wheel
4 Horizon Scholar
3 Kragma Warcaller
4 Ordeal of Heliod
4 Rescue from the Underworld
3 Satyr Piper
3 Sentry of the Underworld
3 Spell Blast
3 Staff of the Flame Magus
3 Voracious Wurm
3 Warden of Evos Isle
4 Witches' Eye
4 Air Servant
4 Anvilwrought Raptor
4 Artificer's Hex
5 Artisan's Sorrow
11 Celestial Flare
4 Centaur Battlemaster
4 Cloudfin Raptor
4 Corrupt
3 Cutthroat Maneuver
4 Dauntless Onslaught
3 Fleshpulper Giant
3 Gnawing Zombie
3 Howl of the Night Pack
2 Illusionary Armor
3 Insatiable Harpy
3 Millstone
4 Mogis's Marauder
4 Molten Birth
3 Nylea's Emissary
3 Ordeal of Thassa
4 Orzhov Guildgate
4 Sealock Monster
5 Shipwreck Singer
4 Shiv's Embrace
5 Staff of the Mind Magus
3 Tenacious Dead
5 Triton Fortune Hunter
4 Vampire Warlord
3 Vanquish the Foul
3 Vial of Poison
3 Wall of Swords
3 Water Servant
3 Woodborn Behemoth
2 Blessing
4 Boros Guildgate
4 Dimir Guildgate
3 Dragon Egg
4 Enlarge
4 Flames of the Firebrand
5 Flamespeaker Adept
4 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
4 Hunt the Hunter
4 Keepsake Gorgon
4 Madcap Skills
10 Phantom Warrior
4 Read the Bones
4 Rod of Ruin
2 Sengir Vampire
4 Sentinel Sliver
9 Serra Angel
3 Triton Tactics
3 Windstorm
3 Briarpack Alpha
3 Ordeal of Erebos
4 Purphoros's Emissary
3 Shimmering Grotto
14 Striking Sliver
3 Akroan Hoplite
3 Arena Athlete
4 Azorius Guildgate
4 Blur Sliver
4 Bramblecrush
4 Evangel of Heliod
2 Homing Lightning
4 Omenspeaker
4 Psychic Strike
4 Rootborn Defenses
4 Simic Guildgate
3 Accorder's Shield
4 Commune with the Gods
4 Duress
4 Gods Willing
4 Gruul Guildgate
4 Hive Stirrings
2 Mark for Death
4 Academy Raider
4 Akroan Crusader
4 Angelic Wall
4 Aqueous Form
4 Armored Cancrix
4 Brindle Boar
4 Cancel
4 Canyon Minotaur
4 Capashen Knight
4 Charging Griffin
4 Coral Merfolk
4 Ephara's Warden
4 Essence Scatter
4 Festering Newt
4 Fog
4 Forest
4 Giant Spider
4 Gladecover Scout
4 Griffin Sentinel
4 Groundshaker Sliver
4 Island
8 Last Breath
4 Lay of the Land
2 Mental Vapors
4 Mountain
4 Negate
4 Nephalia Seakite
4 Opaline Unicorn
4 Paranoid Delusions
2 Phantom General
4 Pharika's Cure
4 Pillarfield Ox
4 Plains
4 Prowler's Helm
4 Rootwalla
4 Satyr Hedonist
4 Sedge Scorpion
4 Shock
4 Siege Mastodon
2 Slime Molding
4 Spark Jolt
4 Swamp
4 Swamp
4 Thunder Strike
4 Titan's Strength
4 Tome Scour
4 Trollhide
4 Voyage's End
4 Voyaging Satyr
4 Accursed Spirit
8 Act of Treason
4 Annul
4 Benthic Giant
4 Blood-Toll Harpy
4 Boulderfall
4 Breaching Hippocamp
4 Bronze Sable
4 Cavern Lampad
4 Centaur Healer
4 Child of Night
4 Claustrophobia
4 Coastline Chimera
4 Crackling Triton
4 Cyclops Tyrant
4 Daring Skyjek
4 Dark Favor
4 Dawnstrike Paladin
4 Defend the Hearth
10 Demolish
11 Demolish
4 Disciple of Phenax
4 Disperse
4 Divine Favor
4 Divine Verdict
4 Dragon Hatchling
4 Fade into Antiquity
4 Fate Foretold
4 Fleetfeather Sandals
4 Fleshmad Steed
4 Frost Breath
4 Giant Growth
4 Goblin Shortcutter
4 Griptide
4 Guardians of Meletis
4 Hands of Binding
4 Ill-Tempered Cyclops
4 Island
4 Lagonna-Band Elder
4 Lash of the Whip
4 Lava Axe
4 Leafcrown Dryad
4 Leonin Snarecaster
4 Liturgy of Blood
4 Loathsome Catoblepas
4 Lost in a Labyrinth
4 Marauding Maulhorn
4 Mark of the Vampire
4 Merfolk Spy
4 Messenger Drake
4 Messenger's Speed
4 Minotaur Abomination
4 Mountain
4 Mountain
4 Naturalize
4 Nessian Asp
4 Nessian Courser
4 Nightwing Shade
4 Nimbus Naiad
4 Nylea's Disciple
4 Nylea's Presence
4 Observant Alseid
4 Pacifism
4 Pay No Heed
4 Pheres-Band Centaurs
4 Pitchburn Devils
4 Plains
4 Plummet
4 Portent of Betrayal
4 Prescient Chimera
4 Priest of Iroas
4 Rage of Purphoros
4 Ray of Dissolution
4 Regathan Firecat
4 Returned Centaur
4 Scholar of Athreos
4 Scroll Thief
4 Sensory Deprivation
4 Setessan Battle Priest
4 Setessan Griffin
4 Silent Artisan
4 Sip of Hemlock
4 Smelt
4 Spearpoint Oread
4 Swamp
4 Thassa's Bounty
4 Trained Condor
4 Traveler's Amulet
4 Traveling Philosopher
4 Traveling Philosopher
4 Triton Shorethief
4 Two-Headed Cerberus
4 Undead Minotaur
4 Vaporkin
4 Verdant Haven
4 Wavecrash Triton
4 Wild Celebrants
4 Wild Guess
4 Yoked Ox
4 Zephyr Charge
4 Advocate of the Beast
4 Agent of Horizons
4 Armored Transport
4 Asphodel Wanderer
4 Assault Griffin
4 Auramancer
4 Axebane Stag
4 Baleful Eidolon
4 Battlewise Valor
4 Beckon Apparition
4 Bioshift
4 Blood Bairn
4 Bomber Corps
4 Boon of Erebos
4 Borderland Minotaur
4 Catacomb Slug
4 Cavalry Pegasus
4 Chandra's Outrage
4 Chemister's Trick
4 Chorus of Might
4 Chosen by Heliod
4 Clinging Anemones
4 Corpse Hauler
4 Deathbellow Raider
4 Deathcult Rogue
4 Deathgaze Cockatrice
4 Disciple of the Old Ways
4 Divination
4 Dragon Mantle
4 Drakewing Krasis
4 Drudge Beetle
4 Dutiful Thrull
4 Ember Beast
4 Executioner's Swing
4 Feral Invocation
4 Forced Adaptation
4 Forest
4 Fortify
4 Foundry Street Denizen
4 Frilled Oculus
4 Golgari Longlegs
4 Greenside Watcher
4 Grisly Spectacle
4 Guildscorn Ward
4 Gutter Skulk
4 Hopeful Eidolon
4 Horror of the Dim
4 Hunt the Weak
4 Hussar Patrol
4 Hydroform
4 Isperia's Skywatch
4 Keymaster Rogue
4 Knight Watch
4 Last Thoughts
4 Leyline Phantom
4 Lightning Talons
4 March of the Returned
4 Massive Raid
4 Master of Diversion
4 Metropolis Sprite
4 Mind Rot
4 Mnemonic Wall
4 Mugging
4 Nav Squad Commandos
4 Pit Fight
4 Primal Visitation
4 Prophetic Prism
4 Purge the Profane
4 Quag Sickness
4 Razortip Whip
4 Riot Gear
4 Ruination Wurm
4 Rumbling Baloth
4 Satyr Rambler
12 Savage Surge
4 Scab-Clan Charger
4 Scourgemark
4 Search Warrant
4 Seismic Stomp
4 Shadow Slice
4 Shambleshark
4 Shattering Blow
4 Shredding Winds
4 Shrivel
4 Skinbrand Goblin
4 Skyblinder Staff
4 Skygames
4 Skyknight Legionnaire
4 Solemn Offering
4 Soulmender
4 Sporemound
4 Staunch-Hearted Warrior
4 Structural Collapse
4 Stymied Hopes
4 Sunspire Griffin
4 Survey the Wreckage
4 Time Ebb
4 Time to Feed
4 Tin Street Market
4 Totally Lost
4 Towering Thunderfist
4 Vile Rebirth
4 Viper's Kiss
4 Way of the Thief
4 Wildwood Rebirth
4 Wingsteed Rider
4 Wring Flesh
7 Act of Treason
4 Adaptive Snapjaw
4 Aerial Maneuver
4 Aerial Predation
4 Altar's Reap
4 Angelic Edict
4 Archaeomancer
4 Auger Spree
4 Avenging Arrow
4 Balustrade Spy
4 Basilica Screecher
4 Burst of Strength
4 Common Bond
4 Contaminated Ground
4 Corpse Blockade
4 Court Street Denizen
4 Crocanura
4 Deadly Recluse
4 Death's Approach
4 Deviant Glee
4 Dynacharge
4 Essence Backlash
4 Eyes in the Skies
4 Giant Growth
4 Island
4 Ivy Lane Denizen
4 Keening Apparition
4 Kingpin's Pet
4 Korozda Monitor
4 Lobber Crew
4 Martial Glory
4 Midnight Recovery
4 Mind Rot
4 Minotaur Skullcleaver
4 Mortus Strider
4 Naturalize
4 Plains
4 Predator's Rapport
4 Rakdos Shred-Freak
4 Ranger's Guile
4 Returned Phalanx
4 Sage's Row Denizen
4 Scorchwalker
4 Sewer Shambler
4 Shadow Alley Denizen
4 Shielded Passage
4 Slate Street Ruffian
4 Slaughterhorn
4 Smite
4 Spell Rupture
4 Stab Wound
4 Suntail Hawk
4 Syndic of Tithes
4 Syndicate Enforcer
4 Tenement Crasher
4 Terrus Wurm
8 Traitorous Instinct
4 Trostani's Judgment
4 Unknown Shores
4 Viashino Racketeer
4 Vulpine Goliath
4 Wojek Halberdiers
2 Cremate
4 Spire Tracer
4 Basilica Guards
4 Forest
4 Felhide Minotaur
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WANT
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Mutavault
Sphinx's Revelation
Chandra, Pyromaster
Thoughtseize
Deathrite Shaman
Boros Reckoner
Spellskite
Ajani, Caller of the Pride
Nightveil Specter
Desecration Demon
Master of Waves
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
Hero's Downfall
Breeding Pool
Jace, Memory Adept
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Scavenging Ooze
Polukranos, World Eater
Lifebane Zombie
Fiendslayer Paladin
Pack Rat
Sylvan Caryatid
Xathrid Necromancer
Temple of Deceit
Shadowborn Demon
Shadowborn Apostle
32 2014-02-08 20:49:40
Re: Nervous about FNM (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
unclemantis wrote:I am chickening out for this Friday guys. .
Darn it! My anxiety is kicking my butt tonight. I don't like going to new places to meet new people by myself. Wish I had a friend close by me that would go with me.
just keep at it man. you'll get out sometime and you'll find its not as bad as it seems.
I found another place locally that I can go to just play without competition.
33 2014-02-08 03:45:41
Re: New Updated with BNG! Have list and other things for trade (12 replies, posted in Trading Post)
I submitted a trade request for Boros Reckoner. I have a MT-GM non-foil to trade for your foil.
34 2014-02-08 03:13:51
Re: New Updated with BNG! Have list and other things for trade (12 replies, posted in Trading Post)
I have my 6 boxes of BNG on route right now so keep an eye on my inventory in the next week. Will be more than happy to trade or sell what you need. Have a great one!
35 2014-02-07 23:27:44
Re: Nervous about FNM (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I am chickening out for this Friday guys. .
Darn it! My anxiety is kicking my butt tonight. I don't like going to new places to meet new people by myself. Wish I had a friend close by me that would go with me.
36 2014-02-07 21:08:19
Re: Born of the Gods! (8 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Ordered 6 boxes of BG. Wish me luck!
37 2014-02-07 18:33:10
Re: Monoblack Devotoin (7 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
Thank you everyone for your replies and support. I bought 6 boxes just because I figure I would take a gamble. Maybe I overpaid but I would rather invest now and have the cards I need now instead of later. Also it will give me a chance to have more ammunition for trades.
38 2014-02-07 00:41:10
Topic: Nervous about FNM (7 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I haven't played at FNM for 3 years now and I am nervous to attend. Hoping you guys can talk me into it.
39 2014-02-06 18:35:31
Topic: Submitting to PSA (0 replies, posted in General Discussion)
How do you feel out a form to submit a card for grading at PSA? The form is build to accept sports cards. How do I fill it out for Magic?
40 2014-02-06 14:41:47
Re: Help with playing Monoblock Devotion (4 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
41 2014-02-06 14:40:41
Re: Just submitted my first order to Abu Games (9 replies, posted in General Discussion)
In general mono black is a very good deck. The caveat is it's only very good in the hands of a good player. An inexperienced or bad player will notice the deck under performs markedly so.
Owen Turtenwald with channel fireball has been piloting the decks in the big tournaments I suggest you read his articles.
Some general play advice for the deck though. It's a 1-1 grind. You need to appropriately answer all your opponents threats with the 1-1 removal you have at your disposal. If you answer a threat with the wrong card, it could definitely come back to haunt you later. It's a constant check on what's on the board/hand to see if you can maintain the currently state and only using your removal when it's appropriate. At some point during the game you will be able to turn a corner and take over the match by using underworld connections to bury them in card advantage or desecration demon/pack rat for board advantage.
Also, don't be afraid to go all in on pack rat, it's a strong play in the format and mutavault synergies with it very well. Against some decks though before you can take over with pack rat you'll get extremely low on life/resources so it can be unnerving at first, but you'll have to get a feel for when it's right to go all in.
Cool thanks! Wish me luck!
42 2014-02-06 14:35:43
Re: Help with playing Monoblock Devotion (4 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
I posted to your other thread some general tips.
There's lots of literature on the deck and how it should sideboard.
Can you post the link here to the thread. I can't seem to find it :-(
Thank you for the help!
43 2014-02-06 07:40:22
Re: Just submitted my first order to Abu Games (9 replies, posted in General Discussion)
ponder is banned in modern as well.
I'd suggest serum visions and sleight of hand as replacements.
This is my new deck http://deckbox.org/sets/573063
Now if I could just get some tips on how to play it :-)
44 2014-02-06 07:38:15
Topic: Help with playing Monoblock Devotion (4 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
Here is my deck that I am going to try and use Friday night.
http://deckbox.org/sets/573063
Can I get some insight into the mechanics and when the time comes to sideboard which cards do I swap out?
Thanks!
45 2014-02-06 06:08:30
Topic: Monoblack Devotoin (7 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)
It took me weeks of cracking boxes and cracking packs and a few trades to finally finish my Monoblack Devotion deck.
http://deckbox.org/sets/573063
I will be attending my first FNM in a couple years and I wanted to walk in with a good deck and win at least one or two matches and not completely get p00ned.
What do you all think? Comments? Suggestions? I have ordered 6 boxes of Gods so this will help me out too.
I am not really in it to win it but if I can win a few games and make some new local friends then I am totally down with that.
Thanks!
46 2014-02-06 05:49:32
Re: Card Quality (2 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
This would be a huge improvement.
As far as card grading, please pick one grading scale and stick with it. Don't mix conditions from different grading scales. It should be one of:
M > NM > EX > VG > G > P
<or>
M > NM > EX > VF > F > P
<or>
M > NM > SP > LP > HP
For now, to work around the problem of mixed grading scale and not knowing what to use, I try to enter all of my cards with no grading. This means that if condition is important that it will be brought up in the trade.
People also need to learn how to grade their own cards. For less than a $10 investment they can buy a collection of 3 jewler's loupe at different magnification to check corners, sides and surface and an OmniGrid to measure centering.
I send out trades in order of Best to Worst so if I have 2 of the same card for sale the one with the highest grading goes out first.
My two cents.
47 2014-02-06 05:45:12
Re: Question About a Current Trade (4 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
That still doesn't answer my question at all. I see the "allow 2 weeks for delivery." What's the waiting period for no communication at all when my cards have been delivered and mine have not even been sent out? 2 weeks as well?
Marvin is a great trader. I did a trade with him earlier this month and have been ultra pleased. I can vouch that he is a great trader.
About the non communication, I would blame part of this on the weather in the northern states. I have a trade that is pending because the seller's post office has been closed for the past few days but he sent me a message this morning telling me what was going on and why he hasn't sent.
Communication is key people. No news is bad news!
49 2014-02-06 05:37:18
Re: Sort by price (1 replies, posted in Site Discussion)
I wish that sorting inventory by price would take the condition (foil most notably) into account when sorting your collection. It seems weird seeing a $20 card below a $10 when things are sorted, especially since DeckBox shows the current value for the condition your card is in.
I have noticed that the sort groups by non-foils being priority. I would love to see the price sort show the results in order of price and not grouped by the non-foil dominate.
Thanks!
50 2014-02-06 05:27:54
Re: Mtg: Born of the Gods (11 replies, posted in Announcements)
nice i have a deck built for the set
Care to post a link to the deck that you have created?