Comments on: Insider: Pro Tour Magic 2015 Postmortem https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/08/insider-pro-tour-magic-2015-postmortem/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:33:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Justin https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/08/insider-pro-tour-magic-2015-postmortem/#comment-143716 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:11:36 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=50316#comment-143716 BUG might still be able to survive with stuff like Kiora, Hero’s Downfall, Ashiok, Nissa, Liliana Vess, Drown in Sorrow, and counters and other spot removal though. Similarly, Bant could also be a thing although it prob needs another shot in the arm in terms of removal and/or card draw. Either of these would naturally play Courser as a 4-of. Not to mention, Jund walkers and G/R/(x) monsters retain most of their pieces and Courser is a 4-of in those lists as well.

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By: Corbin https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/08/insider-pro-tour-magic-2015-postmortem/#comment-143608 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:31:15 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=50316#comment-143608 In reply to Justin.

It’s more a question of decks that survive. The BUG deck that relied on Sphinx at the top end existed only because of the no-Wrath thing, and Courser was insane in that deck. But if we get a wrath maybe that deck isn’t good or the meta shifts away from a place where Courser/that deck isn’t good, similar to what happened with Reckoner. For the most part I agree with you, but I think there’s something to be learned by going deeper into the discussion.

On one hand, if we have no wrath you have a ready-made deck with Courser everyone will play. If there is a Wrath, suddenly it’s a much more-open metagame where people can’t just insta-jam that deck. It’s worth being aware of.

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By: Justin https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/08/insider-pro-tour-magic-2015-postmortem/#comment-143397 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:28:51 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=50316#comment-143397 I don’t think a Wrath being in the format has any impact on Courser’s price, since it’s already heavily played in Standard with</em a Wrath in the format. The only reason it took a dip in price is due to the Clash pack copies, and I fully expect it to rebound in the fall, irregardless of Prognostic Sphinx being good or not.

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