KnightoftheHokeyPokey

I'm working on land destruction. :)

I'm shooting for a Rafha-led red/green deck.

How about ... an Azorius Deck?

Simply wait til you top deck. Even with 2 or 3 cards in hand, it's a beast of a 3 drop. Draw 4 to 7 is nothing to sneeze at. Fire all your burn till you are empty, then reload.

Vanguard, you are genius. That ruling will help out so much! Thank you for your insight.

I demand your name be celebrated. :)

What if ... the burn deck brings eidolon of the great revel ... simply copy it 4 times.

Thank you for your amazing response. II love the deck (though admittedly, I am a hardcore white player).

Duress looks amazing here. Without removal, your opponent can't get rid of your creature pumpers

Hidden Strings seems more powerful than hands of binding, especially considering how many of your creatures have deathtouch. Unless you run up against a knight exemplar or frontline medic, you should have no issues winning an arms race.

Huzzah! That's really awesome!

Untrue.

The best red draw is, hands down, wheel of fortune.

Hmm ... faithless looting isn't true card draw ... it's more like scry. That being said, it's pretty damn good.

I have some other common, modern-legal red card draw for you. RR for dicard 1 draw 2 Wild Guess, but that's just a tormenting voice. But hey, it's m14 legal and rotation safe!

Um ... how exactly? It pumps the heck outta your creatures ... but how is it infinite?

Meh ... quantity has a quality all of its own, I guess.

Please add zee moxes to zat list.

I'll wait for you ... the issues in question are:
All non-basic lands are considered uncommon, except for maybe guildgates.
Sol ring is ridiculous in any format. Literally, any format. It doesn't even come in tapped!

Lol, but it's true ... cloudpost and the other posts are indeed common. So is sol ring.

JESSIE! We have some cards for you to suggest to the creator of this format be banned for our continued sanity.

I'm just sayin ... spawnsire could call in 4 copies of ulamog's crusher and 3 copies of pathrazer of ulamog.

Oh ... and you totally need some cloudposts and glimmerposts in here. Because ... SCIENCE!

MAN! This deck is awesome.

Now I know what Tron is. It's really impressive that you got it in this format. This gets an automatic like from me!

Ulamog's crusher is common ... oh, and Spawnsire of Ulamog is insulted that you didn't include it. :D

I concur - you have beaten this challenge and deserve a spot on the Hot Page!

Meh ... prompt simplicity is just as good if not better than delayed complexity.

To quote Benjamin Franklin, "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."

What about that blogger's manifesto? Do you want to help out?

Thank you for the compliment. You are pretty damn funny yourself when you want to be Jessie. Seriously ... "hands down"!? :P

And as for where I pull this crap from .... read on!

But before we head that way, there is a matter I would like to address. I would prefer it if you did not take the lord's name it vain. Don't go on apologizing about it ... a lifetime of navigating the interwebs and youtubes has left me a more than adequately thick-skinned and seasoned veteran of the utterly baffling phenomenon known as ... comments.

I feel that my views on comments should be compounded here. Lord knows how much stupidity, ignorance, and bigotry I have suffered though ... I only hope that my monologue will help others to avoid unpleasant experiences.

Conversation is based upon respect for your audience. If you want your audience to listen, first show your respect for them. Treat them as equals.

My Freshman English professor in high school, Mr. Lazarek, told me that, and it remains the best advice I was ever given.

If I may indulge in the same example that he used. Read the beginning of Patrick Henry's famous "Give me Liberty" speech. Notice that the FIRST words out of Patrick Henry's mouth are laden with respect.

http://www.history.org/almanack/life/politics/giveme.cfm

But there exist so many more ways to show respect apart from openly acknowledging it!

Though it seems obvious, don't attack people, and quickly apologize if your audience misinterprets your response, or if you are simply wrong. Humility is far for attractive than vindictive, childish behaviour.

Take the time to craft a good response. It is paramount to ensure that you have written with proper grammar and punctuation, and reference the correct information. Making sure your argument is logically ordered is also a nice touch. People notice when go the extra mile!

The quality of the view you cultivate may do your knowledge credit, but the effort you put into polishing and articulating your response speaks volumes about your character and respect towards other people. Presentation really matters.

Use humour when appropriate. The secret to developing excellent humour and wit is part turning to the experts and part unyielding and unceasing practice. I am merely a relatively cultured American who has taken to time to study the mannerisms and phraseology of those more literate than I, and it has taken me far! I heartily encourage that you look to public speakers of skill.

Whether those role models be true, paid comedians, creators of animated shorts, or even game reviewers (the latter are an exceptionally good source of wit), the process of learning by osmosis is a tried and true fact, or so I like to tell myself. If you have no soul - looking at you, black players - yes, politicians are rather apt at the use of felicitous language. So many golden nuggets of wit and language can be found among these accomplished individuals! And each discovery you make will only serve to expand the ease of expression you enjoy.

Employ appropriate vocabulary. This is based upon your audience. Enrich your conversation with colourful language, but know when it is time to speak plainly. Beating people over the head with flowery descriptions, or resorting to those infernal texting abbreviations and thereby belittling your audience, is a terrible mistake. Proper language promotes equality.

As for timing ... it turns out that full body armor and a helmet makes for one helluva poker face :). In all seriousness, take the time to knock a ball into your audience's court. Engage them. If they don't want to listen, then it is not time to speak. Simple as that.

If you must disagree ... first evaluate whether a response will lead to a conversation as opposed to an argument. The former always opens minds and advances towards the truth; the latter leads to repeated attacks on the argument or the person who presented it. For you naive bloggers out there ... there are such persons called "Trolls" who only seek conflict, and accomplish this by posting controversial or extremely offensive comments. If you truly think the resulting discourse will be constructive, continue ahead.

First things first ... begin with a statement of respect. Point out good things in the argument of the individual. Throughout you conversation, tie your talk into the discussion or source material, and never stop being positive.

Then ... simply talk. Don't reference dogma, or other sources, or previous arguments too much. That's a sign that you aren't truly conversing. Acknowledge only the previous comment, and reference only when it will add.

Whelp, I'm rambling, but I feel like this thread might prove to be useful to bloggers. Maybe ... several of us more experienced vault users could write a set of guideline for comments on this site. That would be refreshing, and quite helpful for newcomers.

And don't you go congratulating little old me ... just take a look at the sheer number of comments you have made, and the number of article decks you have made. You have a family, and are going to college, and have a house to clean ... and still manage to be, hands-down, the single most prolific helper of aspiring deck-builders on this site. I am deeply honorable to know you ... in the shallow, impersonal way that this site allows. :)

To all who took the time to read to the end of this beast of a comment - thank you for your time, good luck, and happy deck building.