Penny Dreadful: "Penny Dreadful League"
Game 573077714
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bhelyer chooses to play first.
bhelyer keeps this hand.
[CHAT] bhelyer: gl hf
mtg2018 mulligans to 6 cards.
mtg2018 mulligans to 5 cards.
mtg2018 keeps this hand.
[CHAT] mtg2018: gl hf
mtg2018 put a card on the bottom of the library.
bhelyer skips their draw step.
bhelyer plays [Swamp].
Turn 1: mtg2018.
mtg2018 plays [Mountain].
[CHAT] mtg2018: what does that mean?
[CHAT] bhelyer: good luck have fun :)
bhelyer discards [Scarab Feast].
bhelyer cycles [Scarab Feast].
Turn 2: bhelyer.
bhelyer plays [Island].
bhelyer casts [Shadowstorm Vizier].
[CHAT] mtg2018: ok you too
Turn 2: mtg2018.
mtg2018 plays [Plains].
mtg2018 casts [Cobbled Wings].
Turn 3: bhelyer.
bhelyer plays [Island].
bhelyer casts [Compulsive Research] targeting bhelyer.
bhelyer draws three cards with [Compulsive Research].
bhelyer discards [Polluted Mire].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Shadowstorm Vizier] onto the stack (Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.).
mtg2018 is being attacked by [Shadowstorm Vizier].
[CHAT] mtg2018: are u new to this
Turn 3: mtg2018.
[CHAT] bhelyer: Not really, why?
mtg2018 plays [Desert of the Fervent].
mtg2018 casts [Fathom Fleet Firebrand].
[CHAT] mtg2018: cuz i dont have any good cards yet.. lol seriously
[CHAT] bhelyer: Did you see the Penny Dreadful comment in the Comments section of the game?
[CHAT] mtg2018: i opened account yesterday and have no good cards. not even a rare
Turn 4: bhelyer.
bhelyer plays [Island].
[CHAT] bhelyer: Yeah, modo's economy is basically a model of the real world one, so you tend to buy singles to make a deck
[CHAT] mtg2018: i didnt see the comment. what did it say?
[CHAT] bhelyer: Oh, just Penny Dreadful League -- which meant I was looking for a PD game. But that's okay! PD is a format where every card costs about 1 cent -- see pennydreadfulmagic.com for details
bhelyer discards [Archfiend of Ifnir].
bhelyer cycles [Archfiend of Ifnir].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Shadowstorm Vizier] onto the stack (Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.).
bhelyer casts [Animate Dead] targeting [Archfiend of Ifnir].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Animate Dead] onto the stack (When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses 'enchant creature c...).
mtg2018 is being attacked by [Shadowstorm Vizier].
[CHAT] mtg2018: is it hard to earn cards to build a deck here
Turn 4: mtg2018.
[CHAT] bhelyer: Like I said, it's basically real world modelled -- you buy cards. Using a service like cardhoarders.com or mtgotraders.com is most convenient
mtg2018 casts [Forsake the Worldly] targeting [Animate Dead].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Animate Dead] onto the stack (When this leaves the battlefield, the enchanted creature's controller sacrifices it.).
[CHAT] bhelyer: depending on the format and deck, prices can vary wildly
bhelyer is being attacked by [Fathom Fleet Firebrand].
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[CHAT] bhelyer: cardhoarder.com*
Turn 5: bhelyer.
bhelyer plays [Island].
[CHAT] mtg2018: i cant wait to build a nice deck. this is the only deck ive built so far
mtg2018 is being attacked by [Shadowstorm Vizier].
bhelyer discards [Mage's Guile].
bhelyer cycles [Mage's Guile].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Shadowstorm Vizier] onto the stack (Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.).
bhelyer discards [Mage's Guile].
bhelyer cycles [Mage's Guile].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Shadowstorm Vizier] onto the stack (Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.).
bhelyer discards [Mage's Guile].
bhelyer cycles [Mage's Guile].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Shadowstorm Vizier] onto the stack (Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.).
[CHAT] bhelyer: mtggoldfish.com has some nice metagame pages of the bigger formats, and you can look at some of the decks to get an idea
bhelyer casts [Vile Manifestation].
Turn 5: mtg2018.
bhelyer is being attacked by [Fathom Fleet Firebrand].
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Turn 6: bhelyer.
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bhelyer plays [Swamp].
bhelyer casts [Compulsive Research] targeting bhelyer.
bhelyer draws three cards with [Compulsive Research].
bhelyer discards [Polluted Mire].
bhelyer discards [Countervailing Winds].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Shadowstorm Vizier] onto the stack (Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.).
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Shadowstorm Vizier] onto the stack (Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.).
bhelyer discards [Striped Riverwinder].
bhelyer cycles [Striped Riverwinder].
bhelyer puts triggered ability from [Shadowstorm Vizier] onto the stack (Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.).
mtg2018 is being attacked by [Vile Manifestation] and [Shadowstorm Vizier].
Winner: bhelyer
Game 1 Completed.
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bhelyer has left the game.
mtg2018 draws their next card.
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[CHAT] mtg2018: thats what i was thinking
[CHAT] mtg2018: i kinda struggle with this online game
mtg2018 chooses to play first.
mtg2018 mulligans to 6 cards.
[CHAT] bhelyer: The UI is not the most slick, but works fairly well once you get used to it
bhelyer keeps this hand.
[CHAT] mtg2018: how do i add sidebars
mtg2018 keeps this hand.
mtg2018 put a card on top of mtg2018's library.
mtg2018 skips their draw step.
Turn 1: bhelyer.
[CHAT] bhelyer: Those buttons under your life total etc
[CHAT] bhelyer: from left to right, graveyard, exiled cards, revealed, and effects
bhelyer plays [Island].
bhelyer discards [Striped Riverwinder].
bhelyer cycles [Striped Riverwinder].
Turn 2: mtg2018.
mtg2018 plays [Plains].
mtg2018 has run out of time and has lost the match.
Winner: bhelyer
Game 2 Completed.
Match Winner: bhelyer: 2–0