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Kor Landfall 1

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700

So, as promised (though a bit later than I originally intended), my modified Kor Landfall deck. I’ll be testing this in tonight’s session.

Creatures (18 total)

Other Spells (18 total)

Land (24 total)

Land Really Does Matter

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:20:04 -0700

Got a chance to try out my first real Zendikar-themed deck today. Inspired by Monty’s article a few weeks back entitled Living the Dream, I put together a green/white small creature landfall deck. The core combo is pretty straight-forward: have a creature on the battlefield (preferably one with Landfall already, like a Steppe Lynx, but the Kor Duelist works just as well), drop an artifact or two on it, and Harrow or Khalni Heart Expedition your way into hitting with a really big creature.

I found this deck ran out of steam mid-game, but that is partially due to our format (three player, shared-planar deck Planechase). It has a lot of potential, but most importantly, it really brought me into the play style that Zendikar encourages. I found myself holding lands (like my Terramorphic Expanses), waiting for just the right moment to fire off a massive Landfall cascade. And I found that bouncing lands like the Alara Panoramas (yes, I’m playing with Panoramas) with a Kor Skyfisher gives me a bit of a Landfall edge too. I’ve got a few tweaks I want to make, so look for a deck list later today. But I think, we’re officially into the wild world of Zendikar!

Memorable moments:

Planeswalking to Lethe Lake, and decking myself (combined, my two opponents rolled Chaos 4 times; couple that up with the two turns I spent alive on this plane (milling for 10 each upkeep)). I am always the target of milling effects like this because, in my playgroup, I am that one annoying player who enjoys playing a Mill deck.
Planeswalking to Stronghold Furnace, and attacking with a Kor Duelist, equipped with an Adventuring Gear. Unfortunately, I never got around to actually pulling off a Harrow or Khalni Heart Expedition along with it though. When at Stronghold Furnace, the Kor Duelist becomes a very tempting target for spot removal spells like Terminate.

One hundred Type 2 Rares

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:51:10 -0700

I received the cards I purchased from ChannelFireball today, and this is what I got. I am most excited about the Zendikar rares; Blade of the Bloodchief will be lots of fun to drop on my Vampire Nighthawks.

Butchered my first chicken today. It was not as daunting as you might think. In fact, it was quite...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:27:39 -0700

Butchered my first chicken today. It was not as daunting as you might think. In fact, it was quite fun! And my breast cuts turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself.

Gonna start using Tumblr again.

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:22:10 -0700

Gonna start using Tumblr again.

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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:23:24 -0700

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WOOPS. Questionablecontent.org is NOT what i was looking for…

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:26:46 -0700

WOOPS. Questionablecontent.org is NOT what i was looking for…

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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:08:04 -0700

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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:08:03 -0700

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Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:30:29 -0700

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Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:40:22 -0700

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hello twitter; i have forgotten about you

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:16:41 -0700

hello twitter; i have forgotten about you

#winMBP @taptaptap is giving away a $5999 ColorWare STEALTH MacBook Pro to celebrate launching...

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:07:11 -0700

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The zendikar portait land art make great iPhone wallpapers

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:34:54 -0700

The zendikar portait land art make great iPhone wallpapers

RT @mtgaaron: Planechase rules are up! http://tinyurl.com/ns53cm … And yes, the cards look...

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:10:56 -0700

RT @mtgaaron: Planechase rules are up! http://tinyurl.com/ns53cm … And yes, the cards look that awesome in real life. (Yes, yes they do.)

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Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:10:56 -0700

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RT @jedgar: This is absolutely the best thing I’ve watched in a very very long time:...

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:32:31 -0700

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video tweets need a warning

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:21:37 -0700

video tweets need a warning

“CC:” is not a verb people. Come on!

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:08:47 -0700

“CC:” is not a verb people. Come on!

SPOILER How Twilight ends: http://bit.ly/5FixY

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:26:09 -0700

***SPOILER*** How Twilight ends: http://bit.ly/5FixY