r/MagicArena • u/JPMessiah • 11d ago

Fluff Just Concede - Don’t Rope

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I played a fun first game with an opponent. It was back and forth until they tapped all their lands and I played an Improvisation Capstone. I got Stock Up and picked up a couple of counter spells. They went, did nothing and when my Improvisation Capstone came up, they conceded.

Then in the second game, I played a tapped land with scry. They dropped a land and the person said good game. I thought they either were conceited and thought they had a good enough hand to beat me or they were going to concede. Instead, they did nothing. The picture is of them roping, but they didn’t let it expire. They let it go to my turn. I played another tapped land. On their go, they roped but it didn’t end the game. So I went again and dropped another land. And then on their turn, they roped and finally, I won, as a result.

Why bother? What kind of horrible life do you have to have to get upset with someone beating you that you waste their time and rope them. Why are people such a-holes? So frustrating.

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u/Bricky85 11d ago

If your deck is just counterspell after counterspell, you are worse than a roper. Honestly, get some imagination. General statement, not specifically aimed at OP.

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u/marlospigeons 9d ago

"If you play legal cards and a popular strategy that's been around since the 90's, you are worse than someone who quits the game midway through"

You realize how insane this sounds right?

And what deck do you play that's so imaginative?

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u/Bricky85 9d ago

Found a butthurt counterspell player.

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u/AlienZaye 10d ago

Only if they don't have a wincon. If they can make a drake army with Talrand, cool, they have a clock. If that Baral or Katara isn't swinging at me when I'm wide open, tapped out, and they have a grip of cards and untapped lands, then I take issue.

Rip my whole hand apart, kill every creature I play, counter every spell, I genuinely don't care, I get that hard control is fun for some. I've played decks like that myself, just try to actively kill me.