Comments on: Insider: Recent Standard Movers and Shakers In Prep for Khans https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/insider-recent-standard-movers-and-shakers-in-prep-for-khans/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sigmund Ausfresser https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/insider-recent-standard-movers-and-shakers-in-prep-for-khans/#comment-170460 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:20:48 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=51393#comment-170460 In reply to The Booze Cube.

I absolutely agree with your assessment of the U/R temple in Modern. When my opponent plays Steam Vents into some scrying spell on turn 1, I pretty much know they’re on some form of combo deck. It may be Twin, it may be U/R storm or Pyromancer’s Ascension. The U/R Temple is essentially a turn 1 scry spell that doesn’t cost them 2 life! The only downside is it doesn’t replace itself, but I think that downside is small. Great add. Thanks for the comment! 🙂

]]> By: The Booze Cube https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/09/insider-recent-standard-movers-and-shakers-in-prep-for-khans/#comment-170441 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:31:30 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=51393#comment-170441 I agree completely about Temple of Epiphany. In addition to what you said, I think it’s probably the best Temple in the long term because of Modern. I’ve heard of Splinter Twin decks beginning to adopt this, as it’s half a cantrip with virtually no opportunity cost. For a combo deck, it’s less a “dual land that comes in tapped” than a dual land that has a mandatory “{U/R} Sorcery, Scry 1” attached. And given that UR tends to be one of the most common foundations for combo decks, I see real long-term prospects for this one.

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