Hi All,
I hope your Hobbit Prereleases were fun and you opened good cards. A reminder that we don't buy Hobbit cards until Monday, 17th of August, the Monday after Release Weekend (Though with boxes being sold on Prerelease Weekend, I can certainly understand some confusion).
This is, of course, unless you have either of the Boxtoppers with art by Rebecca Guay (non-foil), which we have a paying customer for, so we are happy picking up 1 of each at their current prices. The 2 cards are:
Galadriel's Dismissal
Galadriel, Light of Valinor
There are a few more cards to go into the store from our Dunedin Trip, but if any of them sell for more than $5, then I haven't been doing my job correctly.
I got into Competitive Brawl this week. I'm having fun, with mixed results, though I seem to be winning more than I lose, so that's good. It's not any of the top decks in the format and is infact my own brew, but it's exactly my style of deck and I get to play a Commander I haven't played since it was banned there in 2007.
Commander
1 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary (UDS) 118
Deck
34 Forest (MSH) 296
1 Birds of Paradise (BLC) 81
1 Blossoming Defense (ECL) 167
1 Defend the Rider (DFT) 157
1 Delighted Halfling (LTR) 158
1 Elvish Mystic (M14) 169
1 Gilded Goose (ELD) 160
1 Llanowar Elves (FDN) 227
1 Ranger's Guile (M21) 199
1 Royal Treatment (WOE) 183
1 Snakeskin Veil (TDM) 159
1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping (NEO) 211
1 Chrome Mox (SPG) 0
1 Mox Amber (BRR) 35
1 Lightning Greaves (MRD) 199
1 Vexing Bauble (MH3) 212
1 Carnage Tyrant (XLN) 179
1 Groundchuck & Dirtbag (TMT) 115
1 Gruff Triplets (WOE) 172
1 Kogla, the Titan Ape (IKO) 162
1 Primeval Titan (FCA) 48
1 Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider (KHM) 199
1 Rhino, Terrible Trampler (MSC) 730
1 God-Pharaoh's Statue (WAR) 238
1 Wurmcoil Engine (BRR) 63
1 Jumbo Cactuar (FIN) 191
1 Tooth and Nail (MMA) 170
1 Tyrranax Rex (ONE) 189
1 Ancient Adamantoise (FIN) 172
1 Avatar Kyoshi, Earthbender (TLE) 130
1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant (LCI) 185
1 Last March of the Ents (LTR) 172
1 Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger (MUL) 94
1 Woodfall Primus (SHM) 135
1 Sire of Seven Deaths (FDN) 1
1 Cityscape Leveler (TLE) 53
1 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (M21) 1
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger (BFZ) 15
1 Tyvar's Stand (ONE) 190
1 Badgermole Cub (TLA) 167
1 Channel (STA) 50
1 Sylvan Library (SPG) 0
1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds (JMP) 429
1 Natural Order (STA) 54
1 Vorinclex (MOM) 213
1 Surrak and Goreclaw (MOM) 337
1 Utopia Sprawl (WOT) 63
1 Cavern of Souls (LCI) 269
1 Wild Shape (HBG) 228
1 Allosaurus Shepherd (JMP) 28
1 Acidic Slime (M12) 161
1 Gemstone Caverns (EOS) 16
1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth (MH2) 261
1 Gate to Manorborn (HBG) 78
1 Surrak, Elusive Hunter (TDM) 161
1 Hit-Monkey (MSC) 723
1 Shifting Ceratops (M20) 194
1 Thrun, Breaker of Silence (ONE) 186
1 Cragplate Baloth (ZNR) 183
1 Ancient Tomb (EOS) 1
1 Castle Garenbrig (ELD) 240
1 Skylasher (PIO) 195
1 Craterhoof Behemoth (TDM) 138
1 Mistcutter Hydra (PIO) 184
1 Nyxborn Hydra (MH3) 164
1 Voracious Hydra (M20) 200
At its core, this is a combo deck. Play Rofellos into a silly 6 or 8 drop that wins you the game. Unfortunately, my opponents don't seem to like me untapping with Rofellos, so we have all the zero and 1-mana ramp spells, along with all the 1-mana protection and some ways to make him Uncounterable.
This often isn't enough, so we need to figure out a game plan for when we are playing without Rofellos. X-Cost creatures, I have come to quite like, as they are versatile on low mana but also powerful with Rofellos.
The uncounterable, untargetable, often Protection from Blue creatures are there because there are a bunch of control decks in the format, and specifically a monoblue deck usually playing Katara, Waterbending Master and sometimes playing Namor, the Sub-Mariner. Usually with the goal of countering or bouncing or otherwise removing everything you play while overwhelming you with card advantage.
Lastly, there is a 2-card instant kill combo with Tooth and Nail (and Defense of the Heart before it was pulled out for not pulling its weight). Surrak + Goreclaw with Jumbo Cactaur. Makes my inner Timmy happy.
Anyways, that's all from me this week; see you all in 2 weeks, hopefully with some exciting news about card show appearances.
- Rose Willis
