Hey guys!

I just wanted to do a follow up post to the testing session that Will Price and I did “live from Twitter” (sort of) on Tuesday night.

People have been asking for our Jund Mana Ramp deck list; will do more substantial posts later, but I just wanted to get the deck list out there so folks can start working!

Happy Regionals,

3 Makeshift Mannequin
3 Shriekmaw

4 Broodmate Dragon
4 Kitchen Finks

4 Civic Wayfinder
4 Cloudthresher
4 Gift of the Gargantuan
4 Rampant Growth

4 Banefire
3 Volcanic Fallout

4 Fire-Lit Thicket
8 Forest
2 Mountain
4 Savage Land
1 Swamp
4 Treetop Village

Yes, for those of you paying attention at home, this is very much like my States-era Jund Mana Ramp deck, but with a threat base Brian Kowal would appreciate more and a Mannequin sub-theme (thanks Spencer!).

LOVE
MIKE

BDM recently accused me of being the Greenest one of all.

Certainly I am envious of… everyone. I have stunk at Magic since basically my win at the 2006 New York State Championship, with only one individual Top 8 (a Standard Regionals) since.

Is it because of being too Green?

Here is a list of my last 20 individual Constructed tournaments, conveniently the 20 since my win over Greg Poverelli with This Girl.

According to this — or my last 20 individual Constructed tournaments anyway — I am Green 80% of the time and down 199 rating points.

Green: 80%
Not Green: 20%

Green: -249
Not Green: +50

Is it that simple? Is Green the pits?

… Maybe?

In these 20 tournaments, my biggest delta was at States two weeks ago, +52 rating points, with a Jund Mana Ramp deck.

My biggest loser was also with Jund colors, -50 at an Extended PTQ last winter.

Both Green.

I don’t know what that means because rating is so relative; my best finish out of the bunch — Top 8 and an inch from qualification — was with Mishra, a mere +20 delta.

Not Green.

So… Firestarter:

1) Am I the Greenest one of all?
2) Am I the pits or is Green the pits?
3) How do I turn this around and establish myself once again as a Top 25 rated player?

Go start fires!

LOVE
MIKE

PS Update - I forgot that alleged B/U Control Time Spiral PTQ I actually splashed Green for the Green six drop Dragaon and the Battlemage… So 80/20 Green, and -249/+50 are the updated stats. Oh my!