Rise of the Fattie

"The difference between 2 mana and 3 man is immense. The distance between 10 mana and 15 mana is tiny."

"Never thought I'd see the day when the spell 'Destroy creature with mana cost greater than 9" would be useful."

"Poor Darksteel Colossus."

"But at least he can block Emrakul all day. Oh wait, Annihilator. Poor Darksteel Colossus."

"The habit of playing removal in response to declared attackers is going to lose games."

"New deck archtype: 'Massive EDH'?"

"Should I be stocking up on Polymorphs?"

"Draft curve... meaningless?"

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!"

...and suddenly I'm off to Hong Kong. Magic will have to wait a little.

I'm even going to miss the San Juan PTQ in Sydney on Sunday. I would of played GB Depths, but, apparently, now I wont.

A Rolling Stone

...gathers no blogs. Or something like that. Been travelling a lot, so I've had no time to even think about Magic.

But I'm back in one spot for a while now, on the run-up to PTQ San Juan, so if you have any ideas of what you'd like me to blog about, post 'em in the comments.

Thank-you for doing my homework for me.

Quick Deck, Plane Calling

Here's the deck I'd like to discuss if I wasn't getting on a plane right now:

// 20 Creatures

4 x Gatekeeper of Malikir
4 x Bloodghast
4 x Kalastria Highborn
4 x Fleshbag Marauder
4 x Abyssal Persecutor

// 6 Sorceries

2 x Grim Discovery
4 x Duress

// 4 Enchantments

4 x Soul Stair Expedition

// 6 Instants

2 x Tendrils of Corruption
4 x Smother

// 2 Equipment

1 x Trusty Machete
1 x Blade of the Bloodchief

// 22 Lands

14 x Swamp
4 x Verdant Catacombs
4 x Marsh Flats