Comments on: The Return of Borderland Ranger! http://fivewithflores.com/2010/04/the-return-of-borderland-ranger/ Where you learn to love what Mike Flores loves Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:31:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Five With Flores » Double Up on Stirring Wildwood http://fivewithflores.com/2010/04/the-return-of-borderland-ranger/#comment-1827 Five With Flores » Double Up on Stirring Wildwood Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:06:29 +0000 http://fivewithflores.com/?p=932#comment-1827 [...] Borderland Ranger deck was a hit. I liked it a bit, but something wasn’t quite right. I’m not sure if it [...] [...] Borderland Ranger deck was a hit. I liked it a bit, but something wasn’t quite right. I’m not sure if it [...]

]]> By: Brightbo http://fivewithflores.com/2010/04/the-return-of-borderland-ranger/#comment-1824 Brightbo Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:42:17 +0000 http://fivewithflores.com/?p=932#comment-1824 I have to agree with Alfrebaut. Blightning is one of the best cards in standard, and on a cascade you can gain disgusting amounts of card advantage. Say you're opponent has a Jace, the Mind Sculptor out at 5 loyalty with no creatures. You go Wurm into Elf into blightning. He loses Jace, two cards, and has 8 power starting him down. That's like a 5 for 1! Borderland Ranger is good and probably necessary for color fixing, but blightning is just such a beating that I think swapping resounding thunder for it may be the way to go. I have to agree with Alfrebaut. Blightning is one of the best cards in standard, and on a cascade you can gain disgusting amounts of card advantage.

Say you’re opponent has a Jace, the Mind Sculptor out at 5 loyalty with no creatures. You go Wurm into Elf into blightning. He loses Jace, two cards, and has 8 power starting him down. That’s like a 5 for 1! Borderland Ranger is good and probably necessary for color fixing, but blightning is just such a beating that I think swapping resounding thunder for it may be the way to go.

]]> By: Tobot Zeez http://fivewithflores.com/2010/04/the-return-of-borderland-ranger/#comment-1823 Tobot Zeez Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:10:19 +0000 http://fivewithflores.com/?p=932#comment-1823 I liked seeing this. This shell can easily support all 5 colors with little mana issues. The Sunlights don't seem as strong when they don't = Gain 4 life and make the Opponent discard 2. Rampant Growth and Ardent Plea play very nice together, and could be considered as an option over Ranger and Sunlight. This would let you run more manlands over the Orchards. Creeping Tar-pits loves some Ardent Plea. If you shift into running some blue, the War Monk is in play. Plea after sideboard equals (insert 1 or 2cc hoser card). I like Celestial Purge or Perimeter Captain myself. I liked seeing this. This shell can easily support all 5 colors with little mana issues. The Sunlights don’t seem as strong when they don’t = Gain 4 life and make the Opponent discard 2. Rampant Growth and Ardent Plea play very nice together, and could be considered as an option over Ranger and Sunlight. This would let you run more manlands over the Orchards. Creeping Tar-pits loves some Ardent Plea.

If you shift into running some blue, the War Monk is in play. Plea after sideboard equals (insert 1 or 2cc hoser card). I like Celestial Purge or Perimeter Captain myself.

]]> By: Alfrebaut http://fivewithflores.com/2010/04/the-return-of-borderland-ranger/#comment-1819 Alfrebaut Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:44:33 +0000 http://fivewithflores.com/?p=932#comment-1819 I know it's going to seem like I missed something, but... why no Blightning? I know it’s going to seem like I missed something, but… why no Blightning?

]]> By: MTGBattlefield http://fivewithflores.com/2010/04/the-return-of-borderland-ranger/#comment-1818 MTGBattlefield Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:16:27 +0000 http://fivewithflores.com/?p=932#comment-1818 <strong>The Return of Borderland Ranger!...</strong> Your story has been summoned to the battlefield - Trackback from MTGBattlefield... The Return of Borderland Ranger!…

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]]> By: Diego http://fivewithflores.com/2010/04/the-return-of-borderland-ranger/#comment-1817 Diego Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:34:00 +0000 http://fivewithflores.com/?p=932#comment-1817 It's no mystery for anyone your love for Civic Wayfinder. But vs Bloodbraid: ok you trade creature for creature, but the only difference is that they trade free creature on the battlefield or free removal spell vs a basic land tapped on your side. I think the therm "card for a card" needs to be analyzed with more detail, certainly is not the same drawing Baneslayer than drawing a Forest. I like your raw archetype decks that you post. Some seem very exploitable. It’s no mystery for anyone your love for Civic Wayfinder. But vs Bloodbraid: ok you trade creature for creature, but the only difference is that they trade free creature on the battlefield or free removal spell vs a basic land tapped on your side. I think the therm “card for a card” needs to be analyzed with more detail, certainly is not the same drawing Baneslayer than drawing a Forest.

I like your raw archetype decks that you post. Some seem very exploitable.

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