Why would you not sacrifice Arid Messa or Teramorphic expanse right away
Asked by Bertie 13 years ago
Watching the Pro Tour Paris coverage i noticed alot of the players didnt imediatly sacrifice arid-messa. Is there a reason for this?
That or sacrifice the land at the end of their turn so the tutored land comes into play tapped, but will untap at your turn.
February 13, 2011 10:30 a.m.
It could be so they can respond to potential land destruction.
February 13, 2011 12:25 p.m.
theemptyquiver says... Accepted answer #4
The answer to this is, if you don't absolutely have to do something. Don't. In magic, always waiting until the last possible moment to do something is a good strategy (most times). It helps with dicipline to not overplay your hand.
Why sac a terramophic expanse during your turn and give away what you need? Wait until the last minute! Keep them guessing.
February 13, 2011 1:38 p.m.
Also, when dealing with fetch lands it is important to consider what you have in your hand and what that means you need to draw. If you don't need the mana right away, but really need to draw a land in your next couple of turns in order to keep tempo, not cracking a fetch land increases the odds, just a little, or you drawing a land next turn.
February 13, 2011 1:50 p.m.
MagnorCriol says... #6
There's also shuffling. It's not a frequent occurrence, but sometimes you want your library shuffled. Say you play a Halimar Depths , look at the top three cards of your library, and decide you hate all of them. Cracking a fetchland will let you shuffle those cards away.
But the real reason is as theemptyquiver said; unless you need to do something, don't. Everything you do gives your opponent a little piece of information or a little bit longer to react to it, an particularly at the Pro Tour level, every little bit is crucial.
February 13, 2011 1:56 p.m.
As well as info, popping fetchlands like arid mesa later can help with colour-fixing.
e.g
t1 mountain
t2 arid mesa
t3 draw Jace Beleren , realise that you need more blue mana, pop mesa for island, play island
t4 PROFIT!
February 13, 2011 3:37 p.m.
Scalding Tarn you ment. if they dont know wat ur next move is dont let em. save up spells that cost X til u can be sure u get wat u want plus save 3 for Mana Leak . wait for 6 mana for thrun to regenerate it. i have 2 Leyline of Anticipation in my mono green deck. i either start out with it or gen wave into it and guess wat? i drop big guys on ur turn to block. its so trolling!
oulani says... #1
The only reason I could think of would be to maximize the effectiveness a landfall trigger.
February 13, 2011 10:10 a.m.