Sam Pardee

@SamuelHBlack @bsweitz123 @MatthewLNass and I built a deck for a weird budget format (using ‘96 duelist prices) where you were trying to use these to untap Time Vault.

@bsweitz123 @Smdster Correct, cradle or candelabra, sometimes The One Ring

All of them were great

@LSDeltour @SaffronOlive The AMP system also heavily discourages IDs at the non t8 level.

@Smdster @SaffronOlive I feel like its strictly better than what we previously had but functionally almost identical, instead of agreeing to not playing a match you didn't need to play, you are just not asked to do so.

I'm sure it's not easy to do in practice, but I wish we could just ban intentional draws.

@TGruneich @Chosler You can find them online pretty easily for like 600-800$ I think

@Smdster @Chosler Yea but you gotta have $2-$3k spare to do that. Then again, I suppose the same is true for going to a bunch big magic events each year, so…🤷‍♂️

The American healthcare system is the best in the world. Went to the doctor for sleep apnea and he told me that my lowest oxygenation levels hit 78 & that anything under 90 was "incompatible with life." He said they'd make an appt 3 months from now, if insurance approves

@BrentWaggonerBL @Chosler I think basically everyone gets the ResMed Airsense.

@Smdster @Chosler Do you have a strong take on a good product? I think I need something for myself

@slaxslaxx @BenS_MTG Strong resume, good win rate overall. Similar sample to Nass/Yukuhiro but without a W or the extra miss on breakers.

@Smdster @BenS_MTG Zevin????

I feel like there arent enough rankings and convos about who the best magic players are anymore. Who are the t10, who is the best? Chris Larson, Nate, Javier, Seth, Ken Yukihiro...? (I'm talking current like in the next PT not all time)

@Adamc_snook @BenS_MTG But the more important question is do YOU believe it?

@Smdster @BenS_MTG I believe that you belive you’re on the list.

@Ajelenbogen @BenS_MTG Yeah Ken is pretty comparable to Matt Nass statwise (same sample size, 2 T8s w/ a win and 1 T16 breaker miss for each). Yuchen Liu and Ikawa are the other 2 multi-T8ers missing from my list, definitely could be an oversight on my part.

@Smdster @BenS_MTG I am a bit worried your list undersells the asian pros. It seems mostly reasonable though.

@BenS_MTG After a little more research/thought, not including Reid is an egregious oversight.

@BenS_MTG Seth, Javier, JED, Simon, Chris Larson, myself, Arne, Matt Nass, Nathan, Toni Portolan, cftsoc would be my top 11 (roughly in order but I didn’t give it a ton of thought)

@RossHunneds Tbf they might just have made it up. Their reporting on Worlds was just fabricated.

3 mismatchers and 2 draft boxers. We used to be a society.

@SethBurn Clearly further study is needed

@Smdster Correct. Bi-storm is the play.

What I’m learning is that you should play neither Straight Storm nor Gay Storm at a PT under any circumstances

@Adamc_snook @MSigrist83 Damn I went undrafted!?

@MSigrist83 💪🏼

Siggy wins again. 3-0. Ez.

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve had a bird poop on me while I was indoors, I’d have 10 cents…

@Dr_Derael Did Nexus win any PTs? I didn’t think it did.

@Smdster If a land creature counts, could be simic Nexus, but common creatures are almost never good enough to see play otherwise, unlike common spells.

What is the most recent pro tour that was won with a common non-token creature involved in an attack? (Or conceded to a common that could probably attack next turn)

@MtgVinci I think Swiftspear does not count. It was uncommon in Brother's War and that was why it was Standard legal.

@Smdster Prob swiftspear with monor winning during cutter?

@zmpster Pt-clinching win

@Smdster Do you mean literally as the last turn in the PT-clinching win, or generally the creature is generally a win condition in the deck?