Comments on: Podcast: Testing Jund Part 3 5/5/09 http://www.top8magic.com/2009/05/podcast-testing-jund-part-3-5509/ Magic: the Gathering current trends, play tips, gossip Fri, 18 May 2012 00:25:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: routlaw http://www.top8magic.com/2009/05/podcast-testing-jund-part-3-5509/#comment-855 routlaw Thu, 07 May 2009 06:16:33 +0000 http://www.top8magic.com/?p=1569#comment-855 You mentioned Martial Coup here-due to the control bias in both of the big Planeswalkers in block (Ajani and Elspeth), Martial Coup turns out to be one of the defining cards in Block Constructed (at least in pre-Alara Reborn). It's really hard to out-aggro decks running those planeswalkers, and when they hit that seventh mana it's over unless you have a sweeper in response for it-it's huge card advantage. Lately the only card that's seen more play than it in Block is Elspeth. Every deck runs Coup, even white weenie runs it in the board. It's one of those "cadillac cards" that might be in a lot of the Pro Tour Block Constructed Decks, but it's important to note that the card really shines because of the two format-defining planeswalkers in block. You mentioned Martial Coup here-due to the control bias in both of the big Planeswalkers in block (Ajani and Elspeth), Martial Coup turns out to be one of the defining cards in Block Constructed (at least in pre-Alara Reborn). It’s really hard to out-aggro decks running those planeswalkers, and when they hit that seventh mana it’s over unless you have a sweeper in response for it-it’s huge card advantage. Lately the only card that’s seen more play than it in Block is Elspeth. Every deck runs Coup, even white weenie runs it in the board.

It’s one of those “cadillac cards” that might be in a lot of the Pro Tour Block Constructed Decks, but it’s important to note that the card really shines because of the two format-defining planeswalkers in block.

]]> By: Concrete_Robot http://www.top8magic.com/2009/05/podcast-testing-jund-part-3-5509/#comment-845 Concrete_Robot Wed, 06 May 2009 20:47:25 +0000 http://www.top8magic.com/?p=1569#comment-845 I am ecstatic that someone is finally talking about how good Gift of the Gargantuan is. I’ve been trying to convince friends that it's essentially a Harmonize for one mana and one card less since it was spoiled. I have been running it in a Bloodbraid Elf aggro deck and its almost always a 2 for 1. Even when you only flip up a land you’re usually filtering away lands you don’t want to the bottom. I am ecstatic that someone is finally talking about how good Gift of the Gargantuan is. I’ve been trying to convince friends that it’s essentially a Harmonize for one mana and one card less since it was spoiled. I have been running it in a Bloodbraid Elf aggro deck and its almost always a 2 for 1. Even when you only flip up a land you’re usually filtering away lands you don’t want to the bottom.

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