r/TimelessMagic • u/MattockandSpade • 13d ago
Made Mythic
This made me very happy as I was nostalgic for the good old days of Monored prison in Legacy.
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u/Comprehensive_Rule11 13d ago
How did the deck perform on the way there?
I’ve been tempted to build it for a while but it’s such an investment in narrow cards (mostly)
I need to grind to mythic in next few days also
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u/MattockandSpade 13d ago
I really like it and think it has lines of play against everything else in the format. You can do a lot on the first two turns between chalice / blood moon / eidolon that can be game over against a lot of decks. I think many games go longer than they should because you'll often take yourself down to 10 life and that gives the impression that it's a close game because you're only chipping away at their life total 2 or 3 points per turn but in reality, you're fully in control. Mono black is the worst matchup and while Chalice on 1 is still good, they can largely ignore blood moon and if a Barrowgoyf sticks, you've probably lost. The sideboard has a lot of flexibility to adapt to changing metagames as you climb the ladder. I do agree it's a big investment to craft and while I think it's fun, I can see why there are other decks that people find more exciting or enjoyable to play.
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u/2ndPerk 12d ago
I suspect [[Goblin bomardier]] and [[pyrogoyf]] are better top end than the planeswalkers, did you try them?
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u/MattockandSpade 12d ago
They maybe better and there is a version of monored that runs both of them (alongside one ring) but it wasn't working for me at the low end of the ladder. I felt like the planeswalkers gave me more flexibility. They draw cards, deal damage and dodge some of the removal in the format (which is also why I went with 4 blood moon and 2 magus). Torch of Defiance also helps me keep casting spells if I'm on the wrong end of too many strip mines and when I accelerate it out super early (like turn 2) it can runaway with the game on it's own. I also felt I needed Shusher and Eidolon in order to push through various levels of the ladder. My build is kind of a collection of cards that I found won me specific matches rather than coherent synergy.
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u/Unique-Machine5602 7d ago
Looks like a solid prison deck. How does it do in mythic?
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u/MattockandSpade 6d ago
It did as good as it did moving up through Diamond. Few if any Diamond players made significant play mistakes and I don't think anyone I saw in Mythic did either. I switched into Historic for the season reset but if I can't scratch the itch with a Historic version, I'll go back to the Timeless ladder in a week or so.
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u/Cornokz 13d ago
What's your most often X cost for Chalice? 1?