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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Khaos » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:13 pm

looks like ~40-50% you can drop it on turn 2 (assuming you have it on turn 2)

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Post by Blissful » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:29 pm

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Post by Blissful » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:30 pm

Khaos wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:13 pm looks like ~40-50% you can drop it on turn 2 (assuming you have it on turn 2)
i think its higher than that, but i would play it if it said 50% chance to drop on t2

10 sources is my absolute bare minumum for a CC 2-drop, but its workable
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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Khaos » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:44 pm

i calculated that number using maths

ten sources for a CC 2-drop is probably fine depending on how strong it is on turns 3-4

like you said, having a dude on turn 2 is important for regimen. and your magecraft triggers are low making him especially worse with regimen

having a million 5 drops means campus guide's ability is better too

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Post by Rylinks » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:57 pm

it's higher than 50% in practice because you draw on turn 2 and maybe turn 1 and because you are mulliganning many 1 and 2 land hands regardless

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Rylinks » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:58 pm

if you have a 3 lander it's 64% to be able to play it just from lands in your opening hand

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Post by Khaos » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:04 pm

Rylinks wrote:it's higher than 50% in practice because you draw on turn 2 and maybe turn 1 and because you are mulliganning many 1 and 2 land hands regardless
i included 8/9 card hands, but yeah i guess there's mulligans

note that i am not good at the maths so i might have fucked up in other ways

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Post by Khaos » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:04 pm

Rylinks wrote:if you have a 3 lander it's 64% to be able to play it just from lands in your opening hand
i dunno how useful that statistic is

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Post by Khaos » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:08 pm

when i see a CC 2-drop my brain shortcuts it to "this costs 3 or 4 mana" and i dont think we want a 3 mana 3/3 with a drawback

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Post by Blissful » Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:17 pm

Khaos wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:08 pmwhen i see a CC 2-drop my brain shortcuts it to "this costs 3 or 4 mana"
this is a correct heuristic in a deck without manafixing
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Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:11 pm

i went to stream the final game of this and my opponent said 'good game' on turn 1 and then conceded :supo:
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Post by Ashenai » Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:12 pm

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Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:19 pm

Bizzare and confusing draft phase left me with this bizarre and awful deckbuilding puzzle

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There's some really good cards in here, but i don't feel at all happy with this list really
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Post by Ashenai » Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:30 pm

Hard to tell from the end result of course, but it kinda looks to me like Lorehold was open and Prismari wasn't. It's a pile, but I think it can win! Good cards are good!

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Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:31 pm

lorehold WAS open but also i got 5th pick rootha 8th pick expressive iteration so ????
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Post by Ashenai » Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:33 pm

that does sound confusing yes

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Post by Blissful » Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:00 pm

PSA to AFR drafters, if you let yourself go to 1 life, your opponent can kill you by entering the Tomb of Annihilation
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Post by Khaos » Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:58 pm

also watch out for stupid critical hit bullshit

god i hate the double strike tricks

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Post by Blissful » Fri Jul 09, 2021 4:32 pm

critical hit ends the game whether or not it crits, so the roll doesnt matter
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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Khaos » Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:29 pm

is anyone free to do a GG VS GROBOT team draft this weekend? i am wife and childless for the next week

if not there's no rush

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Ashenai » Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:56 pm

yup

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Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:44 pm

should be good for it

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:49 pm

I have never done one of these before but I could be interested

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Khaos » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:07 pm

you could rep gg! ill make a thread there
timeslot would be same starting time but saturday or sunday i think

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:10 pm

oh is it only six people total?

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Khaos » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:18 pm

yes. i signed you up

i also put ashe and myself in for grobot but i'd be happy to observe if someone else wants to take my spot instead (skeletor? bracketbot? juice?)

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:32 pm

Khaos wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:18 pm yes. i signed you up
eh put me in conditional on there not being a full six, if other people are interested they can take that slot instead

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:43 pm

Jeb Bush 2012 wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:32 pm
Khaos wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:18 pm yes. i signed you up
eh put me in conditional on there not being a full six, if other people are interested they can take that slot instead
[everyone signs up in this fashion and we have to perform a quantum draft]
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Post by Khaos » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:56 pm

Jeb Bush 2012 wrote:
Khaos wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:18 pm yes. i signed you up
eh put me in conditional on there not being a full six, if other people are interested they can take that slot instead
aight we'll put you in the side and bring you in against flyers

it's an interesting format where you're incentivized to hate draft (you are sitting next to the enemy team at the draft table)

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Re: do we need a weekday group draft thread?

Post by Crunchums » Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:19 pm

i was thinking, how would i root for team grobot, and then i imagined a stadium full of fans chanting "Lo-tus! Lo-tus! Lo-tus!"
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