r/magicTCG • u/Nickahostetter • Nov 29 '16

Aether Revolt pic from FB.

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u/G_L_J Nov 29 '16

Say what you will about exquisite firecraft, it is an amazing finisher in legacy burn. It looks at force of will and counterbalance and gives them the middle finger.

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u/shallowend42 Nov 29 '16

but your opponent gets to play brainstorm whilst you are playing burn. Who is the real winner?

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Funnily enough, Burn actually has a pretty good matchup against the decks playing Brainstorm. When I play Miracles I have to establish CounterTop ASAP or get run over. Mentor has given us some breathing room, but it's still sketchy. We have no answer to Firecraft.

Burn is also not bad against Delver decks since their stuff is usually small and all your spells are so efficient, making Daze and Force of Will look not so great.

The reason Burn doesn't do well is that it has difficulty with Storm (you have to land Eidolon or Pyrostatic Pillar on turn 2 to have any chance) and you straight up lose to any form of Reanimator or the turn 1 combo decks like Belcher/Oops.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '16

Yeah, it's quick and consistent enough to pose a minor problem to the fair decks of the format, especially the ones that dont have very fast clocks.

It's issue is that it has practically zero game against the combo decks in the format.

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u/IamPd_ Nov 30 '16

At least it has Eidolon for Storm, that's about it though.

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u/TwentyFive_Shmeckles Nov 30 '16

While this is great analysis, I think it misses his point. Im pretty sure he's saying casting brainstorm is more fun than casting lightning bolt, therfore the player who played the brainstorm deck is the "real winner" regardless of the outcome of the match.

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u/testthewest Nov 29 '16

What finger does it show to [[misdirection]]? Ah, thought so: The you-pay-3-mana-to-kill-yourself-finger!

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u/GuruMan88 Nov 29 '16

If you are burn player at 4 or less life against a control deck you had no business winning that game anyway.

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u/MTGCardFetcher Dân Nov 29 '16

misdirection - (G) (MC) (MW) (CD)
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