Game 737273958
[Time] 1601415321 [07:35:21] PDBot has started watching. [07:35:21] LinkXNess joined the game. [League] Rakdos Midrange by linkxness (101296) vs Simic Post by ciaphas2037 (101355) [07:35:24] [CHAT] PDBot: [sD] Good luck in your League match! [07:35:35] ciaphas2037 chooses to play first. [07:35:39] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: good luck [07:35:47] [CHAT] LinkXNess: glhf [07:35:49] ciaphas2037 begins the game with seven cards in hand. [07:35:54] LinkXNess begins the game with seven cards in hand. [07:35:54] Turn 1: ciaphas2037 [07:36:00] ciaphas2037 skips their draw step. [07:36:03] ciaphas2037 plays [Cloudpost]. [07:36:05] Turn 1: LinkXNess [07:36:09] LinkXNess plays [Bloodfell Caves]. [07:36:09] LinkXNess puts triggered ability from [Bloodfell Caves] onto the stack (When Bloodfell Caves enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.). [07:36:29] [CHAT] LinkXNess: we're off to a bad start for me D: [07:36:30] Turn 2: ciaphas2037 [07:36:42] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: you have a problem? [07:36:47] ciaphas2037 plays [Island]. [07:36:55] Turn 2: LinkXNess [07:36:58] LinkXNess plays [Ghitu Encampment]. [07:37:18] Turn 3: ciaphas2037 [07:37:23] [CHAT] LinkXNess: slow start vs Cloudpost xd [07:37:34] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: aaaaah, ok. Yes, might be a problem for rakdos [07:37:35] ciaphas2037 plays [Temple of Mystery]. [07:37:35] ciaphas2037 puts triggered ability from [Temple of Mystery] onto the stack (When Temple of Mystery enters the battlefield, scry 1.). [07:37:47] ciaphas2037 puts 1 card on top of their library. [07:37:55] Turn 3: LinkXNess [07:37:58] LinkXNess plays [Swamp]. [07:38:00] LinkXNess casts [Hanweir Garrison]. [07:38:29] ciaphas2037 casts [Spatial Contortion] targeting [Hanweir Garrison]. [07:38:32] Turn 4: ciaphas2037 [07:38:36] ciaphas2037 plays [Island]. [07:38:42] Turn 4: LinkXNess [07:38:45] LinkXNess plays [Swamp]. [07:38:54] ciaphas2037 casts [Fact or Fiction]. [07:39:11] ciaphas2037 puts [Spatial Contortion], [Cloudpost], [Growth Spiral] into their hand with [Fact or Fiction]. [07:39:11] ciaphas2037 puts [Platinum Angel], [Endbringer] into their graveyard. [07:39:15] Turn 5: ciaphas2037 [07:39:18] ciaphas2037 plays [Cloudpost]. [07:39:34] Turn 5: LinkXNess [07:39:37] LinkXNess plays [Swamp]. [07:39:50] ciaphas2037 casts [Growth Spiral]. [07:39:52] ciaphas2037 draws a card with [Growth Spiral]. [07:39:56] Turn 6: ciaphas2037 [07:39:59] ciaphas2037 plays [Forest]. [07:40:06] Turn 6: LinkXNess [07:40:10] LinkXNess plays [Mountain]. [07:40:15] LinkXNess casts [Tectonic Giant]. [07:40:33] ciaphas2037 casts [Power Sink] targeting [Tectonic Giant]. (X is 4). [07:40:48] LinkXNess casts [Cling to Dust] targeting [Growth Spiral]. [07:40:53] LinkXNess draws a card with [Cling to Dust]. [07:41:09] ciaphas2037 casts [Fact or Fiction]. [07:41:17] ciaphas2037 puts [Memnarch], [Forest], [Sylvan Scrying] into their hand with [Fact or Fiction]. [07:41:17] ciaphas2037 puts [Growth Spiral], [Growth Spiral] into their graveyard. [07:41:21] Turn 7: ciaphas2037 [07:41:24] ciaphas2037 plays [Forest]. [07:41:51] ciaphas2037 casts [Memnarch]. [07:42:06] Turn 7: LinkXNess [07:42:09] LinkXNess plays [Dragonskull Summit]. [07:42:20] LinkXNess casts [Hanweir Garrison]. [07:42:28] LinkXNess casts [Angrath's Rampage] targeting ciaphas2037 (Target player sacrifices an artifact.). [07:42:35] ciaphas2037 casts [Prohibit] targeting [Angrath's Rampage]. [07:42:57] Turn 8: ciaphas2037 [07:43:03] [CHAT] LinkXNess: blue is such a dumb color xd [07:43:05] ciaphas2037 plays [Island]. [07:43:12] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: haha, it's why so many of us love it [07:43:17] ciaphas2037 activates an ability of [Memnarch] targeting [Hanweir Garrison] ( Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types.). [07:43:23] ciaphas2037 activates an ability of [Memnarch] targeting [Hanweir Garrison] ( Gain control of target artifact.). [07:43:29] LinkXNess casts [Ultimate Price] targeting [Hanweir Garrison]. [07:43:47] ciaphas2037's Memnarch is removed from the stack because it has no legal targets. [07:43:52] LinkXNess is being attacked by [Memnarch]. [07:44:02] Turn 8: LinkXNess [07:44:05] LinkXNess plays [Swamp]. [07:44:14] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: that's a shame, a few 1/1/ humans would help protect against your edicts [07:44:23] Turn 9: ciaphas2037 [07:44:28] ciaphas2037 casts [Sylvan Scrying]. [07:44:35] ciaphas2037 reveals [Cloudpost]. [07:44:36] ciaphas2037 plays [Cloudpost]. [07:44:42] [CHAT] LinkXNess: you mean basic lands :^)? [07:44:46] LinkXNess is being attacked by [Memnarch]. [07:45:00] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: no, removal like Angrath's rampage [07:45:01] ciaphas2037 exiles [Hanweir Garrison], [Tectonic Giant], [Hanweir Garrison], [Ultimate Price], and [Angrath's Rampage] with with [Cling to Dust]'s ability. [07:45:01] LinkXNess casts [Cling to Dust] from the graveyard for its escape cost targeting [Fact or Fiction]. [07:45:16] [CHAT] LinkXNess: yeah, but i aint drawing nothing right now [07:45:19] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: it's good against me until I get a few 1/1 tokens like your garrison [07:45:21] LinkXNess draws a card with [Cling to Dust]. [07:45:42] ciaphas2037 activates an ability of [Memnarch] targeting [Ghitu Encampment] ( Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types.). [07:45:54] ciaphas2037 activates an ability of [Memnarch] targeting [Ghitu Encampment] ( Gain control of target artifact.). [07:46:00] Turn 9: LinkXNess [07:46:04] LinkXNess casts [Sign in Blood] targeting LinkXNess. [07:46:06] LinkXNess draws two cards with [Sign in Blood]. [07:46:09] LinkXNess casts [Sign in Blood] targeting LinkXNess. [07:46:11] LinkXNess draws two cards with [Sign in Blood]. [07:46:15] LinkXNess casts [Duress] targeting ciaphas2037. [07:46:26] ciaphas2037 discards [Commit/Memory]. [07:46:26] ciaphas2037 reveals their hand to [Duress], containing [Repeal], [Sylvan Scrying], [Spatial Contortion], and [Fact or Fiction]. [07:46:32] [CHAT] LinkXNess: that was literally the only nonland i found [07:46:40] LinkXNess has conceded from the game. Winner: ciaphas2037 Game 1 Completed.
Game 737274982
[Time] 1601416044 [07:47:25] PDBot has started watching. [07:47:27] LinkXNess mulligans to six cards. [07:47:30] ciaphas2037 begins the game with seven cards in hand. [07:47:35] LinkXNess puts a card on the bottom of their library and begins the game with six cards in hand. [07:47:35] Turn 1: LinkXNess [07:47:37] LinkXNess skips their draw step. [07:47:38] LinkXNess plays [Swamp]. [07:47:40] Turn 1: ciaphas2037 [07:47:45] ciaphas2037 plays [Cloudpost]. [07:47:47] Turn 2: LinkXNess [07:47:50] LinkXNess plays [Mountain]. [07:47:51] Turn 2: ciaphas2037 [07:48:07] ciaphas2037 plays [Island]. [07:48:11] Turn 3: LinkXNess [07:48:15] LinkXNess plays [Dragonskull Summit]. [07:48:22] LinkXNess casts [Vampire Nighthawk]. [07:48:29] ciaphas2037 casts [Power Sink] targeting [Vampire Nighthawk]. (X is 1). [07:48:33] Turn 3: ciaphas2037 [07:48:38] Turn 4: LinkXNess [07:48:40] [CHAT] LinkXNess: i hate blue so much [07:48:43] LinkXNess plays [Swamp]. [07:48:46] LinkXNess casts [Lost Legacy] targeting ciaphas2037. [07:48:50] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: woops, f6 through turn [07:49:00] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: that's gonna hurt a bit [07:49:05] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: could have countered this otherwise [07:49:25] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: it's ok. now you can get rid of whichever blue card you like the least [07:49:53] LinkXNess names Mana Leak for [Lost Legacy]. [07:50:08] [CHAT] LinkXNess: xd [07:50:18] LinkXNess exiled 0 copies of Mana Leak (0 from graveyard, 0 from hand, 0 from library) using [Lost Legacy]'s ability. [07:50:39] [CHAT] LinkXNess: Of course [07:50:42] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: lol, I see how you wouldn't like mana leak [07:50:45] Turn 4: ciaphas2037 [07:50:49] [CHAT] LinkXNess: it doesnt keep the cards revealed :) [07:50:50] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: not a fan of counters [07:50:53] [CHAT] LinkXNess: why would it [07:50:53] ciaphas2037 plays [Glimmerpost]. [07:50:53] ciaphas2037 puts triggered ability from [Glimmerpost] onto the stack (When Glimmerpost enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each Locus on the battlefield.). [07:51:04] Turn 5: LinkXNess [07:51:09] LinkXNess casts [Duress] targeting ciaphas2037. [07:51:15] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: yeah, unfortunately [07:51:29] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: MoDo only does it when the card says "reveal" not "search" like lost legacy [07:51:30] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: it's dumb [07:51:45] ciaphas2037 discards [Power Sink]. [07:51:46] ciaphas2037 reveals their hand to [Duress], containing [Endbringer], [Fact or Fiction], [Prohibit], [Endbringer], [Spine of Ish Sah], and [Sylvan Scrying]. [07:51:50] LinkXNess casts [Hanweir Garrison]. [07:51:56] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: "search hand" should be the same as "reveal" [07:52:05] ciaphas2037 casts [Prohibit] (with kicker) targeting [Hanweir Garrison]. [07:52:07] Turn 5: ciaphas2037 [07:52:08] [CHAT] LinkXNess: and blue should be less overpowered xd [07:52:18] Turn 6: LinkXNess [07:52:21] LinkXNess plays [Swamp]. [07:52:34] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: tbf, my mono red aggro deck has a way higher win rate than my blue control decks [07:52:43] ciaphas2037 casts [Fact or Fiction]. [07:52:58] ciaphas2037 puts [Culling Scales], [Island], [Growth Spiral] into their hand with [Fact or Fiction]. [07:52:58] ciaphas2037 puts [Repeal], [Repeal] into their graveyard. [07:53:01] Turn 6: ciaphas2037 [07:53:04] [CHAT] LinkXNess: I dont care getting smashed by aggro, but this is just not fun [07:53:05] [CHAT] LinkXNess: yeah [07:53:06] [CHAT] LinkXNess: i sit here [07:53:08] [CHAT] LinkXNess: i can do nothing [07:53:14] [CHAT] LinkXNess: it just wastes a lot of time [07:53:15] [CHAT] LinkXNess: its not fun [07:53:26] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: there are ways to play around blue decks [07:53:27] ciaphas2037 plays [Island]. [07:53:40] ciaphas2037 casts [Turnabout] targeting ciaphas2037. [07:53:42] ciaphas2037 chooses land for [Turnabout]. [07:53:47] ciaphas2037 casts [Endbringer]. [07:53:49] [CHAT] LinkXNess: Or Wizards could just balance colors [07:53:50] Turn 7: LinkXNess [07:53:57] LinkXNess casts [Heartless Act] targeting [Endbringer] (Destroy target creature with no counters on it.). [07:54:03] Turn 7: ciaphas2037 [07:54:26] Turn 8: LinkXNess [07:54:32] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: other than standard printed cards for the last 12 months (simic was a problem) and alpha, I don't think blue has been that over-represented competitively [07:54:38] Turn 8: ciaphas2037 [07:54:57] ciaphas2037 discards [Growth Spiral]. [07:54:57] Turn 9: LinkXNess [07:55:05] [CHAT] LinkXNess: You heard of this niche format called Modern? I dont recall a top-deck without blue tbh [07:55:10] LinkXNess casts [Duress] targeting ciaphas2037. [07:55:36] ciaphas2037 discards [Spine of Ish Sah]. [07:55:37] ciaphas2037 reveals their hand to [Duress], containing [Artisan of Kozilek], [Growth Spiral], [Culling Scales], [Spatial Contortion], [Endbringer], and [Sylvan Scrying]. [07:55:39] Turn 9: ciaphas2037 [07:55:55] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: prowess, ponza, jund death's shadow, G tron [07:55:59] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: all super strong right now [07:56:04] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: valakut titan [07:56:06] ciaphas2037 plays [Glimmerpost]. [07:56:06] ciaphas2037 puts triggered ability from [Glimmerpost] onto the stack (When Glimmerpost enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each Locus on the battlefield.). [07:56:12] ciaphas2037 casts [Endbringer]. [07:56:15] Turn 10: LinkXNess [07:56:16] [CHAT] LinkXNess: Titan is partially blue. Same for Prowess [07:56:28] LinkXNess casts [Chain Lightning] targeting [Endbringer]. [07:56:37] LinkXNess casts [Chain Lightning] targeting [Endbringer]. [07:56:46] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: i thought RG titan was most popular? [07:56:49] Turn 10: ciaphas2037 [07:56:54] [CHAT] LinkXNess: Still plays blue cards [07:57:08] ciaphas2037 plays [Island]. [07:57:33] Turn 11: LinkXNess [07:57:41] LinkXNess casts [Blightning] targeting ciaphas2037. [07:57:43] [CHAT] ciaphas2037: i'd have said that green was more of a problem in modern atm [07:57:52] ciaphas2037 discards [Growth Spiral]. [07:57:52] ciaphas2037 discards [Culling Scales]. [07:57:56] Turn 11: ciaphas2037 [07:58:04] Turn 12: LinkXNess [07:58:08] LinkXNess plays [Mountain]. [07:58:27] LinkXNess casts [Sarkhan the Masterless]. [07:58:36] LinkXNess activates an ability of [Sarkhan the Masterless] ( Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.). [07:58:38] LinkXNess's [Sarkhan the Masterless] creates a Dragon token. [07:58:44] Turn 12: ciaphas2037 [07:59:01] ciaphas2037 plays [Temple of Mystery]. [07:59:01] ciaphas2037 puts triggered ability from [Temple of Mystery] onto the stack (When Temple of Mystery enters the battlefield, scry 1.). [07:59:08] [CHAT] LinkXNess: green doesnt have a single card thats free to cast AND kills of an entire archetype [07:59:19] ciaphas2037 puts 1 card on top of their library. [07:59:28] Turn 13: LinkXNess [07:59:31] LinkXNess plays [Dragonskull Summit]. [07:59:32] LinkXNess activates an ability of [Sarkhan the Masterless] ( Until end of turn, each planeswalker you control becomes a 4/4 red Dragon creature and gains flyi...). [07:59:42] ciaphas2037 is being attacked by [Dragon] token and [Sarkhan the Masterless]. [07:59:58] Turn 13: ciaphas2037 [08:00:03] ciaphas2037 plays [Island]. [08:00:08] ciaphas2037 casts [Artisan of Kozilek]. [08:00:13] ciaphas2037 puts triggered ability from [Artisan of Kozilek] onto the stack targeting [Endbringer] (When you cast this spell, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefie...). [08:00:30] Turn 14: LinkXNess [08:00:33] LinkXNess plays [Swamp]. [08:00:40] LinkXNess casts [Angrath's Rampage] targeting ciaphas2037 (Target player sacrifices a creature.). [08:00:51] ciaphas2037 sacrifices [Endbringer]. [08:00:54] LinkXNess activates an ability of [Sarkhan the Masterless] ( Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.). [08:00:54] LinkXNess's [Sarkhan the Masterless] creates a Dragon token. [08:01:05] ciaphas2037 is being attacked by [Dragon] token. [08:01:07] Turn 14: ciaphas2037 [08:01:14] LinkXNess is being attacked by [Artisan of Kozilek]. [08:01:14] ciaphas2037 puts triggered ability from [Artisan of Kozilek] onto the stack (Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices two permanents.)). [08:01:16] LinkXNess sacrifices [Swamp]. [08:01:17] LinkXNess sacrifices [Mountain]. [08:01:46] ciaphas2037 casts [Sylvan Scrying]. [08:01:49] ciaphas2037 reveals [Glimmerpost]. [08:01:50] ciaphas2037 plays [Glimmerpost]. [08:01:50] ciaphas2037 puts triggered ability from [Glimmerpost] onto the stack (When Glimmerpost enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each Locus on the battlefield.). [08:01:56] ciaphas2037 casts [Platinum Angel]. [08:01:59] Turn 15: LinkXNess [08:02:04] LinkXNess casts [Hanweir Garrison]. [08:02:07] [CHAT] LinkXNess: I'd say "gg", but that would be a blatant lie. [08:02:09] LinkXNess has conceded from the game. Winner: ciaphas2037 Game 2 Completed. Match Winner: ciaphas2037: 2–0 [08:02:11] LinkXNess draws their next card.