Comments on: Insider: Lincoln’s Modern Calls https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/02/insider-lincolns-modern-calls/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: @starwarer https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/02/insider-lincolns-modern-calls/#comment-30212 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:41:16 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26063#comment-30212 One quibble:
Torpor Orb does nothing against Iona. Iona's ability is an 'As it comes into play', just like Clone effects. It is not a trigger.
There are many players who think they can respond 'with the trigger on the stack' to kill an Iona naming black. That's not how it works.

I have wanted to play Shadow of Doubt, but I've never been able to in good conscience. DDT-dominated extended had a similar amount of search, and I wanted to include it there, too.

]]> By: Paul Johnson https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/02/insider-lincolns-modern-calls/#comment-30208 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:17:58 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26063#comment-30208 Shadow of Doubt would protect any copies you have in your library, but graveyard and hand are both still fair game; its all right, I guess, in that sense. Considering its "primary" use as a fetch-stifle, it might be good enough.

]]> By: Tyler https://www.quietspeculation.com/2012/02/insider-lincolns-modern-calls/#comment-30207 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:54:15 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=26063#comment-30207 Boy, I was glad to see an Aggro Loam build make the bubble, let alone top 8 then first! Raven's Crime and Life from the Loam are two of my favorite cards of all time. I have a whole stack of foil Raven's Crimes from a while ago when I couldn't find ANY anywhere and had to resort to ordering the $.05 card online. To make the shipping worth it, I bought a bunch of $.25 foils. 🙂

Anywho, I wonder how practical Worm Harvest would fit into the Loam build? It definitely has some negative synergy with Bob, but it is a great win condition and can be a forever-fog.

Fighting the deck, standard graveyard hate seems to be just fine. Especially with Snapcasters floating around, Surgical Extraction would be a good card to bet on.

I could see the deck adopting a more Legacy-centered approach with a replacement for Hymn somewhere… maybe in the form of the (slow) Blightning? Not sure on that one… But I am glad I picked up some Countryside Crushers and Seismic Assaults.

And 25 foil Flame Jabs.

I'm really liking Shadow of Doubt. It's like a cantripping Stifle in this format. Would that work as a "counter" against a Surgical Extraction in an Aggro Loam build?

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