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[Xis]

About to start flashin' the cash and rebuild my paper collection. I need binder/accessory recommendations though as I have pretty much nothing. I enjoy organizing and keeping a neat collection so any pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.

TMI:

I use standard heavy-duty binders with the Ultra-Pro 9-pocket sheets. The cards go in set number order (i.e., by color, then alphabetical). Each pocket is reserved; so if I don't have say, card #3, that pocket stays empty. I'll stick up to 4 copies of a card in a pocket. If I have a full 4-of, the last one goes in backwards, so I can tell at a glance which ones I have complete by looking at the back. A large set fits in a 2" binder, a small set fits in a 1.5" binder. If you are only collecting 1x sets, you can fit in a lot more cards.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

What time does the Top 8 start tonight? I haven't really been following this PT, but I'd love to watch LSV.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Day 3 of the Pro Tour doesn't start for another hour and a half, right?

EDIT: Wasn't meant to be a response to the above post.

 

[bigkrev]

About to start flashin' the cash and rebuild my paper collection. I need binder/accessory recommendations though as I have pretty much nothing. I enjoy organizing and keeping a neat collection so any pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.

A Monster binder (Ultra Pro makes a similar product) is best for a trade binder, and a Four binder (Starcitygames also makes a similar product) are what you want for organizing the cards you plan on playing

 

[Santiako]

What time does the Top 8 start tonight? I haven't really been following this PT, but I'd love to watch LSV.

If it's the same time as yesterday and friday, it should start in 40ish minutes.

 

[GregLombardi]

starts in 3 mins

 

[Firemind]

LSV doesn't play until at least after the first four matches though.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Alright, it is actually starting now.

 

[Daedardus]

LSV doesn't play until at least after the first four matches though.

It's still the normal schedule, I think the new one only starts with Kaladesh.

 

[Firemind]

Oh my bad.

 

["God's Beard!"]

It's still the normal schedule, I think the new one only starts with Kaladesh.

Oh my bracket is useless then lol

 

[SigmasonicX]

What time does the Top 8 start tonight? I haven't really been following this PT, but I'd love to watch LSV.

LSV is playing now.

 

["God's Beard!"]

If Reid Duke loses the next game he'll have the exact same result as the last time he made top 8.

edit: lol Owen is so tilted by this guy's sequencing, flipping the recruiter with his lands still tapped and Owen just twitches

edit 2: Owen using reflector mage to bounce his emrakul was awesome

 

[SigmasonicX]

Reflector Mage-ing Emrakul while Mindslavered. Good to see that finally work out.

EDIT: Wait, LSV and Reid hadn't started game 2?

 

[Santiako]

Reflector Mage-ing Emrakul while Mindslavered. Good to see that finally work out.

EDIT: Wait, LSV and Reid hadn't started game 2?

They are sequencing the games so we get them all on camera.

 

[A Serious Man]

Fuuuck, not like this Reid.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Damn, LSV won both games before he even sideboarded to account for Emrakul.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Technically Reid Duke could do worse than his 0-2 in quarters result in his last top 8.

edit: summary dismissal makes so much sense

 

[SigmasonicX]

And the announcers forgot Summary Dismissal counters abilities.

EDIT: This game has great back-and-forth. Emrakul really does make for interesting games.

 

[shrapnelmagnet]

Crazy how Birds of Paradise is $8. It hasn't been reprinted in like 5 years though, maybe in MM17.

Or the 4 colour commander product.

 

[Akim]

Watching this stream is really difficult if you don't know all the ins and outs of standard. At least for me.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Didn't realize that with the transforming planeswalkers, you can use a loyalty ability as soon as it enters, even if that's at "instant speed".

 

[Santiako]

Wow, one of the swingiest games I can remember.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Four Emrakuls in one game.

As a spectator, the great thing about Emrakul is that it is possible to fight back against it, and we often see just that.

 

[Santiako]

Didn't realize that with the transforming planeswalkers, you can use a loyalty ability as soon as it enters, even if that's at "instant speed".

What? No you can't. You can only play them at sorcery speed.

 

[Firemind]

Owen is really good at topdecking.

 

["God's Beard!"]

 

[SigmasonicX]

What? No you can't. You can only play them at sorcery speed.

I must have been mistaken about what happened in that game, then.

EDIT: Surprised that LSV didn't bring in Tamiyo.

EDIT: Actually didn't realize that was the flavor of Traverse the Ulvenwald. You're taking a stroll, and you normally just find lands, but with delirium, you encounter a horrifying creature.

 

[Santiako]

I must have been mistaken about what happened in that game, then.

Yeah, it looked confusing on camera because he was laying things down before he actually did them, so he separated the coco from the rest of the graveyard before actually flipping Jace and using his flashback ability.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Reid Duke's only goal was to improve upon his 0-2 in the last top 8 he made and he went 0-3.

0-5 in games across two PT top 8s.

Goddamn.

 

[Santiako]

RIP Reid.

 

[SigmasonicX]

And LSV wins 3-0.

 

[bigkrev]

LOL he beat Emrakul again

 

[A Serious Man]

Damn.

And now it's on Owen to save us from a Bant Company mirror.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Yuta at exactly 13 life against Emrakul.

And saved from Bant mirror.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Bant Company maintains its 25% of the field.

 

[Ashodin]

What's Emrakul's ceiling? $50? $70?

 

[Joe Molotov]

Emrakul tho

 

[Etrian Oddity]

x4 Emrakuls and two super lucky topdecks. Ehhhhh.

 

[SigmasonicX]

You know, I wonder if Ulamog would be a good thing to bring in in delirium mirrors. It can't be killed by running into Emrakul, and mills opponents like crazy.

 

[SigmasonicX]

x4 Emrakuls and two super lucky topdecks. Ehhhhh.

I think they're overstating the topdecks. The Elder Deep-Fiend could have been any of his big creatures, and the second top deck was Grapple with the Past, not Emrakul itself.

EDIT: The white-black control prediction that it will lose two games then win three after sideboarding feels really anime.

 

["God's Beard!"]

What's Emrakul's ceiling? $50? $70?

I'd be surprised if it broke 40 for any serious amount of time, and I don't think it'll even get that high.

 

[Etrian Oddity]

God, that OCD non-stop hand shuffling is so annoying. Just hold your shit like a normal person holds cards.

 

[Ashodin]

Because why not show up to the Pro Tour with an entire foil deck

 

["God's Beard!"]

God, that OCD non-stop hand shuffling is so annoying. Just hold your shit like a normal person holds cards.

The idea is that if you watch your opponents' eyes you can gain information about their hand but it's a pretty small edge and it's mostly habit.

I know that Jon Finkel just draws his card and puts it face down.

 

[Ashodin]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";212700399]The idea is that if you watch your opponents' eyes you can gain information about their hand but it's a pretty small edge and it's mostly habit.

I know that Jon Finkel just draws his card and puts it face down.[/QUOTE]

I do this. I draw my cards and put them on the table so my opponent doesn't glean information from me. I also put on a poker face.

 

[El Topo]

I only woke up, so I'm sorry if I'm late, but man, that is a diverse field.

 

[Ashodin]

I only woke up, so I'm sorry if I'm late, but man, that is a diverse field.

I don't think it's sustainable. The meta will shift and the other powerful decks will solidify against what you see. GW Tokens and Bant Company will rule until Kaladesh.

 

[SigmasonicX]

"Let's jump into this game in action, with a player at 12 life facing Emrakul."

 

[El Topo]

I don't think it's sustainable. The meta will shift and the other powerful decks will solidify against what you see. GW Tokens and Bant Company will rule until Kaladesh.

I totally agree, but it's still really nice to see all these different approaches.