Goggles still Viable in EMN Standard?
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Posted on Aug. 29, 2016, 5:30 a.m. by Iffy
So one of the big breakouts in the newly formed SoI standard was Red Green goggles which topped back at the shadows over innistrpad pro tour and since then maybe at an scg or two has seen some play,
Do you guys think that A strategy with Pyromancer's Goggles at its core can be successful with the addition of eldritch moon and if so would it still be the same Red Green ramp deck or maybe Red white mid range, or even the New Izzet and Grixis "Machine Gun" Burn decks that have been making some noise in Standard
FatherLiir says... #3
I think the hardest part about Pyromancer's Goggles is its 5 CMC mana cost, in RG you could ramp into it sooner but it feels a little too slow in any other shell. Then if you want to play Burn, UR or mono red I think is fast enough without putting Goggles in. I'm not saying it's impossible but there is faster options available.
August 29, 2016 10:03 a.m.
Back when goggles was blowing up I saw red paired with just about every color except black even mono red on top of that the burn decks were seeing right now play less like burn your face off burn and more like Tempo Burn which will usually go to turn 5 either way plus the goggles dont come in tapped so even if you put down 5 mana on it turn 5 you would still have 1 mana to copy either a fiery impulse or a lightning axe
August 29, 2016 12:23 p.m.
Also I dont think there are faster options that do what goggles do
August 29, 2016 12:26 p.m.
If you already have them, then go ahead and do as I am, and give it a shot. I am not sure I'd spend $6+ a card on a card that rotates in a month though. I have three (opened all three well before the price hike) so I run two in that deck, just for kicks. I think it will do quite well.
August 29, 2016 5:49 p.m.
FIREphaenix says... #8
I have a Mono-Red Goggle Tremors, that doubles the amount of devils I get from Devils' Playground, and with Impact Tremors out, it can really get destructive. It's pretty fun to play. Here's the link:
Mono-Red Devil Tremors
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August 29, 2016 9:36 p.m.
Ik it rotates Im just saying in theory do you think it could work what with emerge,bant,delirium,spirits,control,burn and everything else
August 29, 2016 9:55 p.m.
Ik it rotates Im just saying in theory do you think it could work what with emerge,bant,delirium,spirits,control,burn and everything else
DrLitebur says... #2
I did make a U/R Burn deck that had a pair of the Goggles in them, and Fall of the Titans in the sideboard. It was something like the U/R decks running around that have Thing in the Ice Flip in them as well. It could help activate it faster, and get more utility out of your spells. Either them or Brain in a Jar might reall back a wallop in that kind of deck.
Why Brain in a Jar? Make sorceries into instants. because, of course, speed matters. But yeah, that is my thoughts.
August 29, 2016 7:20 a.m.