Comments on: Insider: MTG Stock Watch for 5/3/2015

By: David Schumann

David Schumann — Wed, 06 May 2015 17:09:01 +0000

In reply to QBChaz.

True…but if Surgical Extraction ever regains a foothold in the format…having only one way to cheat in your win condition is NOT where I want to be…

By: QBChaz

QBChaz — Wed, 06 May 2015 13:24:33 +0000

In reply to David Schumann. Boseiju is great and they have a lot more cantrips plus 4x Dig to make it very consistent. They also have a nice, stable manabase and loads more countermagic. They get less clunky draws with multiple fatties and no cheat card. It definitely loses speed and the "oops, I win" T1 factor of Sneak and Show but it can answer most things.

By: David Schumann

David Schumann — Wed, 06 May 2015 12:58:27 +0000

In reply to QBChaz. You're likely correct on that front, though my biggest issue with the Omni-tell decks is that instead of having 8 ways to "cheat in" their win condition (like Sneak and Show) they are instead limited to 4 (Show and Tell), which I feel is a bit risky, though I do like the inclusion of Boseiju, Who Shelter's All

By: QBChaz

QBChaz — Wed, 06 May 2015 11:00:25 +0000

I would guess the uptick in Show and Tell isn’t due to a resurgence of Sneak and Show (against which Containment Priest is strong) but rather the convergence upon a streamlined and sleek OmniTell list that is surging to the forefront as the premier Show and Tell deck. CP of course does next to nothing against this deck because it ends up actually casting Emrakul albeit without paying its mana cost.

By: David Schumann

David Schumann — Tue, 05 May 2015 17:47:37 +0000

In reply to Justin.

That’s also plausible…like I said, I really don’t get that one…I wasn’t sure if some weird brew had hit MTGO recently (that I’d missed).

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 05 May 2015 13:29:08 +0000

My guess on Hunted Horror is Tiny Leaders and/or SB play in Modern 8 Rack.