good thing i traded for my play-set already :D

I only have 2 currently :(

Noooo, get a box or 3!

I already opened more than a box worth of packs during the pre-release because of winnings and still only got 2. But I did get a playset of Godless Shrine and Stomping Ground , so win there.

and I am getting a box at midnight :)

I just need... Sacred Foundry s.

Im getting 2 boxes, and 1 from my friend on friday. dslkjhfakjswhefjhawefhjg

I already had my Sacred Foundry playset. I only need a playset of Watery Grave , Breeding Pool , 3 Overgrown Tomb , and 2 Steam Vents to complete a playset of all 10.

My wife would kill if I bought 3 boxes... but I might could swing 2... Most likely though, I will get 1 and use it plus cash (if need be) to get the stuff I need. I have bought 2 boxes since New Phyrexia. This would be the first I don't. My shop was getting me boxes of Japanese but this time he couldn't. :(

we all need a friend that gives us a box of gatecrash! :3

I should ask him out.

Well that's no option for me... could be strange hahahahaha xD

"Hey, so I know this girl from an online blog, and I saw you got her a box of gatecrash... Wanna date me instead, and give me the box?"

Should work. ;D

no homo haha :D

but I think we're totally missing the topic xD

For a free box of gatecrash, you wouldn't even pretend? ...just a little?

hmm you're right ;)

100 euros less to pay haha :D

and it's a very, very nice set! :3

Ha

Yeah.. this is definitely off topic.

OK

4 drop bombs. game finishers/changers

Spark Trooper , Odric, Master Tactician , Firemane Avenger , Hellrider .

What would you rather play?

For this type of deck, any are a real possibility. Hellrider is probably the scariest because on t4 you are dropping him and swinging for probably 4-5 from his effect on top of whatever dudes are swinging. At the same time, the Lightning Mauler makes for a hasty Odric, Master Tactician or Firemane Avenger . Then who could forget Spark Trooper with his haste/ lifelink/ trample.

All are good choices, I think it comes down to speed though. If you want to guarantee speed, Spark Trooper or Hellrider

I agree. Spark Trooper is really in the form of both colors -- lifegain and pour-over burn? Yes please. Hellrider has longer board life plus his nasty effect. I like seeing my opponents face when I pop a turn 2 Hellrider and then build from there. >_>

hmm I think all of them have some nice effects...

Spark Trooper : I think he'll do a good job! You force your opponent to waste a counter/removal for a creature that'll die anyway at the end of your turn... because if he doesn't you get 6 (!!!) life... If your opponent hasn't any removal he'll get trouble. And as you know: Spark Trooper + Silverblade Paladin = awesome

Odric, Master Tactician : I'm a huge fan of him! Already got my playset.... BUT I haven't effectly playtested him yet... I talked with a lot of people about him and everybody said he looks better than he actually is... so I'm not sure about him...

Firemane Avenger : 3/3 flyer with a nice batallion is very mean! But I'm not sure how she'll work... Lightning Helix every turn? seems nice... but she is slow just like Odric... if they had haste I would definitly run them but ...

Hellrider is still the BEST 4-drop if you're playing a creature heavy deck with red...

so my choices are Hellrider + some Spark Trooper as you can see in my boros deck:we are Boros, we are legion!

Ok, valid, super valid. Thanks for the suggestions. Now here is a different angle...

Card draw.

Aggro decks, that can empty their entire hand in 3 turns need to keep the steam flowing if they expect to be able to contend with control decks. One way to deal with those control decks is to kill them before they can control the field... however, that doesn't always work... and aggro shouldn't just flop short if their attack fails. Although... thats kind of what the aggro typology is. When you build a little slower, to deal with control, you make a deck with more dynamics, and become a midrange deck.

So my question is, how can an aggro deck remain an aggro deck, and keep the momentum flowing without running out of steam?

I found one idea randomly from Goalith, who had a Reforge the Soul in his aggro deck. It this valid? Sure, its a miracle card, but, at turn 5 after i am totally out of steam, hard-casting it would not be horrible. What are the pros and cons, and are there other spells that could maintain my power? Other than Mass Appeal ? I'm not running blue... yet.

Reforge the Soul is something that might make its way into the deck I am running tomorrow. Even a turn 3(maybe) or t4 could be amazing, especially if you had a blowout on t2 with multiple Burning-Tree Emissary and a Lightning Mauler or Mayor of Avabruck  ^Flip .

I could see this being pretty solid.

Yay, you updated the descriptiong applause It's very good.

Not knowing how aggro works exactly ... I'd say avoid a heavy mana turn 5? Or is that what you want to do, go all in (balls deep, to quote someone) and hope that it resolves? Me personally, I'd avoid a turn 5 that taps out all your mana because by that time (me running control deck) I'm going to be leaving my mana up with a cheap counter to deal with your big drop, or I'm going to flash it back with Snappy. Since you're running really cheap effective creatures, make sure you don't tap out entirely? Dunno.

eilory, my boy, that's a good argument. I wouldnt WANT to blow all my mana on Reforge the Soul if i dont have to, i'm just thinking about another card in my deck to refuel my stock. However... BOTH players would discard their hand, my opponent may want that too, and that could be scary.

However... if i miracle it. that could be tasty for the mana cost.

Lol, well, intimate terms, haha -- you're not getting a free box of gatecrash out of me by fluttering your eyelashes, sweetthing XD

Miracle that sucker though ... and yeah, I would be upset.

A girl will try.

With a good many creatures, what about Domri Rade as a possibility? 3 cost Planeswalker that could let you draw extra stuff. His -2 isn't that bad with a beefy Champion of the Parish either