#rw god trio

[slug-love]

Can I request enot x nightcat x saint?

Here you go! It’s such a cute ship. If they have a ship name, let me know so that I can tag this properly!

[kayochinyo]

for the ship request maybe god trio (enot x nightcat x saint)

AAA I HOPE I DID YOUR DESIGNS JUSTICE (I FUCKIN LOVE THE DESIGNS)

GOD TRIO UPON THEE

[lanternlightsovercloudyskies]

Requests some god trio (enot x nightcat x saint) and queerplatonic glowstick? (spearmaster x survivor)?

here ya go!

[starlight-ace]

here’s some for god trio

as a celebration for 50 followers i would like to draw ur rw ships :] please send designs and the ships! rb for a wider reach if you would like <3

[mewguca]

more assorted oc doodlies featuring the higurashi brainrot seeping in as i read thru chapter 6

also apparently chime is rlly tall. and sls is............quite short so. not the most height accurate

Chime Of A Bell: (the one with the heart) @catboyarchivist

Paths Left Untaken: (3 pairs of antennae) @fauxbia

[rizzzcat]

what‘s more romantic than explaining the whole fnaf lore

[cconfusedkat]

Clearly ,,,, the happiest war & wisdom gods you have ever seen ,,, Such A Happy Trio

Possibly coming up w a design for toww (the one who wilts) shamura !! I wont exactly tag anything else w/this yet but ill still put it under the rw&rw tag :>

In regretful war & regretful wisdom , its goat & ram's world that is a little more violent than lamb's in mystic pursuit ? While lamb actively had to worry about mystic , goat had to worry about thxir god above (rather than "the one below") with their course of actions

And the huge major difference for this shamura versus mystic pursuits ;; they had received a heart injury, pancreas injury, and brain injury (a sword lodged in their head which is still there + i need to draw their ref more properly)

From getting into more violence as a childish god , to completely killing their found family (their bishops) by accident ,,, they were chained to the above for 3,000 years of the sin for killing your loved ones

Areem — a bishop oc — was the one who chained them, a snow leopard who also happens to be a bishop of war w/the focus of timing and precision rather than the courage it takes to kill someone during a war

Rather than a warm welcome to both goat & ram ascending up (bc they got killed by goat hunters) , the one who wilts promptly responded to goat with : "you should not be here."

^ cuz it messed with the timeline , therefore they kept the two siblings in their enclosure for three months , watching them spar for the crowns! Ram won the god of war crown by beating goat in the final sparring session, Goat earned the god of wisdom crown for proving thxy were a more than meets the eye person

Ofc a cult was run under shamura but war and wisdom didn't exactly get along Too well...? It sorta began more conflict from there on with infighting going on between goat & ram

Thats technically all i got for now :-] ill make a more proper thing for the one who wilts

[kayochinyo]

HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THEM

Just testing out designs and stuff + god trio

The line art was wonky but eh

[purpleplaid17]

Jess Watches // Sun 16 June // Day 262 & Mon 17 June // Day 263 Synopses & Favourite Scenes & Poll

Sweet Kaaram Coffee (with mum) 1x08 Rule Number 5 (Finale)

The trip has changed the trio's lives, a bit too much.

The joy spreading throughout Sundari's entire body as she is reunited with her only true love, followed by devastation and heartbreak as she realizes Deva already said her goodbyes 38 years earlier and doesn't want to see her again. I was so distracted and distraught for them that I couldn't fully appreciate how much happier the others were now with much healthier relationships. I had lost all hope for Sundari when there came an unexpected knock on her door. The immense overwhelming delight as Deva asked SP to be her companion in their next chapter. 😭🥰

Call the Midwife (with mum) 8x00 Christmas Special 2018

As Christmas approaches, Sisters Julienne and Winifred are called to the Mother House, where important decisions must be made. Meanwhile, Trixie returns from Italy, and the midwives help with a difficult birth.

I can't help but feel the nun's level of servitude to God is just another way of controlling women. That they are constantly denying themselves small pleasures baffles me. Life is hard enough. However I did appreciate that the new Mother Superior made it so each Sister could go where they wanted.

Six Feet Under (rw) 2x12 I'll Take You

Rico remembers how he lost his father and got into the funeral business. Nate and Brenda attend her parents' remarriage. Keith, David, and Taylor are visited by a social worker. Nikoai responds indifferently when Ruth breaks up with him. Claire likes the prospect of attending LAC Arts school.

Rico gets rich, while Keith flips his switch. Brenda's parents get hitched, while Nikolai gets ditched. Nate wishes he and Brenda never met, while Claire continues to fight the comphet. And Ruth gets all the love and hugs because she deserves the world.

Invincible 2x02 In About Six Hours I Lose My Virginity to a Fish

It's summer break for Mark and his friends, but supervillains don't take a vacation. Mark is forced to face the consequences of Omni-Man's double life.

The show actually dealing with the aftermath of epic superhero battles. The destruction and chaos caused often being overlooked or purposely ignored. That with great power comes great responsibility and how important thinking is before you act when the consequences effect millions of people.

[ravens-words]

The RW&RB movie should have been a TV show because although it was an amazing movie with so many things that I love, it was not a good adaptation, and that's largely due to how little time they had. And I think that not only took out a lot of characters, but also took away from the characters we still got.

I loved a lot of things. The chemistry between Nicholas and Taylor was amazing, despite what many thought before the premiere.

Some other things I really loved:

Henry and Alex at the NY's party.

Alex and Henry in Paris was beautiful.

The way Henry said "I love you" to Alex right before they stepped out. The smile, the break in his voice destroyed me.

The steady way Alex loves him.

Their slow dance.

"History, huh? Bet we can make some."

Their hugs.

Nora and Alex were so fun to watch in the little time we got them.

Zahra and Shaan.

The things I missed:

The emails. I know we got some, but it was not nearly enough to capture what they made me feel in the books.

The turkey scene. Again, we got it, but there were some small details that I WANTED but didn't get.

The slow reveal of Henry's true character, of his struggles.

Henry singing (muttering) God save the Queen

Nora and Alex, June and Alex, and the Golden Trio.

Alex's slow realization of his sexuality.

The PowerPoint presentation.

The hug in the car after the fake Henry and June date.

Seeing Alex ACTUALLY storm the palace.

More Bae.

[mak1lol]

1955 logs : #1

(Based on omori faraway logs)

Henry: "umm Hello, this is Henry and i just a got a new camera and i wanted to tested it out..uhh yeah! Umm im currently at my part time job so theres alot of kids running around and such so sorry about the noise...uhh let me introduce you to my friends.."

[Video cut]

Henry: "Okay so uhh this is Gordon, hes my bestfriend! Say hi to the camera Gordon"

Gordon:"hehe Hey everyone" he smiled

Henry:"so do you have anything you want to say about yourself?"

Gordon:"Well theres alot, i am probably the greatest,the smartest and the most Handsome out of all in my class atleast. Im quite popular at school, i guess you can say im a jock...kinda" he chuckled "i never really made friends back then,since i was homeschool when i was a kid until i met you guys"

Henry:"aww Gordon"

Gordon:"When i met you guys, i never thought i will make friends outside my family so it was nice" he smiled

Henry: he sighed "Gordon, i will never forget what you did to me, your always gonna be my bestfriend!" He chuckled "Well see ya dude"

Gordon:"hehe see ya-"

[Video cut]

Henry:"alright now, this is Edward, say hi now!" Edward stayed silent "Your rude, anyways would you say something about yourself? Yknow something?"

Edward:"Something" he teased

Henry:"I swear to god Ed-"

Edward:"Okay okay jeez. I am Edward prettigew, and you SHOULD know my name. I am that one kid who hangs out at that alley way"

Henry:"you mean the alley way next to the flower shop down the street?"

Edward:"EXACTLY, for some reason my parents forced me to work at this stupid place fill with annoying kids"

Henry:"arent you like 19? Your now an adult now, you can make your decisions right?"

Edward:"being an adult dosent mean i can do whatever i want you know?, i have now more resposibilities! Plus i need to pay bills for my apartment. I would love to work at a restorant or something but ofc they make me choose this job" he said being annoyed "Anyways,why are you filiming me again??"

Henry:"its for memory's obviously"

Edward:"tch, whats the point, your gonna lose or even yet break the camera"

Henry:"I"ll keep it safe dont worry, its also a good way for me to pratice in the entertaiment industry"

Edward:"Really? I thought you wanted to become a singer"

Henry:"Well yes, yes i do but atleast recording videos is something in the entertaiment industry! Besides im used to filming stuff anyway"

Edward:"what ever you say idiot"

Henry:"ah shoot my camera batteries low"

Edward:"Didnt you charge it?"

Henry:"Yeah but-"

[Recording ended, Recording saved]

Note:umm hey, so ever since i did the 1&6 interview from my last post, i wanted to make something similiar! With 1955 characters ofc, this is also my take for the 78th anniversary on the RWS...kinda, its not really RWS since its not train and its mostly past related golden trio but its still something with golden trio so yeah! This was kinda short but hope you like it either way

[ryder-likes-their-aus]

Two years au -(because you need me) (2y!au )

Anne takes two years to return to Amphibia when she does she finds marcy has sided with andrais willingly and Sasha has grown a massive rebellion but not everything is so simple it seems

A year and a half au (1.5y!au)

a variant of the two year au That i cant explain without spoilers god damit

The room it echos clear ///with words we choose not to hear ///( WCNTH!au)

An au where after leaving andrais she’s not sure if she’s Marcy Darcy the core or someone else entirely

Guide Luz au (G!AU)

Luz ends up guiding Belos around the human realm

Rebellion Marcy au (RM!AU)

Marcy gets time in the rebellion after the core to make things right

Runaway au (or yunan becomes a mom to a sad gay teen on accident) (RW!au)

Marcy discovers andrais’s plans early leading to him having to trap her and experiment on her, she escapes, andrais sends yunan to catch her yunan is very suprised to learn Marcy is like 13 stuff happens yunan and Marcy end up on the run together

Time is an illusion (TIl!au)

When sent through the portal the hexsqaud end up where they were back in episode 1, with the knowledge of the future they try to prevent the day of unity.

Full disclosure (Full!Au)

Similarly when all three of the calamity trio die in this version of all in, time is reset and they are given another chance, however marcy thinking she’s the only one with knowledge of the time loop buys the box and opens it before Anne and Sasha can get to her,

Living together LT!Au

The calamity trio live together nothing angsty ever happens and everything is completely normal

Fire and Embers au (FE!AU) (AU where sky (Here named Ember) is taken in alongside peril,)

Crossovers

apparition high au (AH!Au)

An au about a shcool for the paranormally inclined

With students from

Ducktales

Amphibia

The owl house

Infinity train

Gravity falls

School was founded By Steven universes characters

Characters from other shows may show up from time to time as well

This is the wackiest thing I have ever made and I’m having fun is it cringe? Maybe is it fun hell yeah

Jade gaurd au (JG!au)

Here if Marcy got sent to the boiling isles alone from the beginning, here she joins the emperor's coven and trains under hunter

Allied tyrants au (at!au)

Basically a Belos and Andrais are close Allies who plan to betray each other to keep eachother from reaching their goals, Marcy falls through the portal and ends up in the Boiling ilses instead of being fully possessed

Sashannarcy miraculous Au (SM!AU)

Amphibia au that’s basically a human au with Marcy Sasha and Anne becoming holders of the Cat Tiger and Peacock miraculous respectively as well as Sprig as ladybug,(SpottedBeetle) Andrais is hawk moth ect it’s a very self indulgent au

[insanityclause]

I like this trio. We haven’t seen Tom act with these two (except ZA in Tolstoy event). So that’s fresh. They are also quite different from Ben Kingsley film version or Kristin Scott Thomas’ Pinter theater version years ago, or Daniel Craig -Rachel Weisz’ version. As JL seems to have a good grasp of Pinter, this is going to be pretty interesting. I secured tickets for the last two days. Will enjoy the shows after a LONG flight haha. Thank god the play is short.

Tolstoy and Happy Birthday Harold, for those who saw it.

I’m so hoping they bring more than the Ben Kingsley/Jeremy Irons movie version -- that was way too stagey for film, and really, really didn’t use things like the ‘Pinter Pause’ at all.

Honestly, I want to see reviews side-by-side with the DC/RW reviews. Just cuz.

[fossadeileonixv]

WTF

A look at the schedule and some random ramblings about the rest of the season.

Let’s go!

- Milan have 10 league games left to go. We recorded 24 points (8 Ws and 2 Ls) against those 10 teams in the first round.  If we duplicate that we end on 84 points. 

If Napoli duplicate their results they finish with only 15 more points and end on 73.  

Inter have 11 games left and if they duplicate theirs they finish with 28 more and end on 86. 

Of course this is why we play the games.

-  Including the Coppa we have 12 possible games left in the next 75 days. I say possible because that would include the Coppa Italia final if we should make it.

Either way it's basically a game a week. 

You can kind of break it down into 2 parts. You have the first 5, followed by the midweek coppa leg and then the last 5. 

 The first 5 is not bad: Empoli, @Cagliari, Bologna, @Torino and Genoa. Empoli, Bologna and Torino don't have much to play for being 11, 12 and 13 in the table. They are in no man's land. They aren't making europe and aren't getting relegated. Genoa and Cagliari are both in the thick of the relegation fight and will both be battles. 

Then you have the only midweek game left on the fixture list, the second leg of the coppa semis against Inter. I’m sure that will be a war.

The last 5 league games after the that showdown are much tougher: @Lazio, Fiorentina, @Verona, Atalanta and @Sassuolo. That's 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 currently in the table. So if you are keeping track that means we play 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 and 17 and 19. All 5 in the final stretch will most likely still have something to play for by then. Atalanta still has CL dreams battling with Roma and Juve. The rest are all in a battle for the last couple Europa League spots right now. That’s a dangerous run out.

But Mike we are great against the 7 sisters and suuuuuuck against the bottom feeders! Maybe it’s good we play a lot of good teams from here on out! Sure we might lay an egg at Cagliari but we will beat all the good teams and win the Scudetto, right?? 

Sure that would be great. Of course it would be nice to just go ahead and win the next 5. That would put us on 75 with 5 to play and more or less lock up CL for next year. We all know that won't happen though. We will suffer, stumble and struggle. 

This IS why we play the games after all. 

- With it being roughly a game a week the rest of the way that means Pioli can carefully plot who plays and who doesn’t. He can rotate or he can just roll out his best XI every week, Conte style. But what IS that best XI? Let’s take a look. 

Clearly Maignan starts the rest of the way in goal. 

Kalulu and Tomori are most likely the CB pairing and Calabria is RB. Maybe Florenzi maybe gets a start depending on the opponent or a knock but otherwise that’s Calabria’s spot. Theo will have to sit out tomorrow’s game after getting his 5th yellow against Napoli but he should then be good the rest of the way. 

NOTE: Nice thing right now the only guys on 4 yellows are R13 and Diaz. Not huge losses.

AC MILAN FACT OF THE DAY

Our current starting back 4 has a combined 11 yellow cards in 5118 total minutes. That’s 1 card every 465 minutes. Not bad considering their ages are 25, 25, 24 and 21. 

The midfield is set with Tonali-Bennacer-Kessie. Perhaps Diaz gets a start here or there but those 3 are essentially locked in. We have been fantastic when that trio has featured. 

LW is Leao. 

Striker I think you just go with the hot hand. Right now Giroud is in form but he has that nasty gash from the Napoli game. I’m guessing Zlatan gets the start tomorrow against Empoli at home as long as he is up for it. Otherwise I’m sure giroud will soldier on.  

RW is a disaster. You can throw any name at me and it’s whatever. They are all mediocre to poor or in god awful form or all those put together. Messias, Saele, Rebic... do any of them really inspire more than Castilllejo? Oof. 

If Pioli wants he can roll out 9 of those guys every game once Theo is back, while only rotating striker and RW. That’s not bad. All 9 of them are on pretty good form and so is one striker. If Zlatan can just be Zlatan we ought to be in good shape. Anything we get from the RW spot will be a bonus. 

Seems pretty straight forward RIGHT?

Well... THIS IS WHY WE PLAY THE GAMES!!!

Forza Milan

Lisi

[sportscourant-blog]

4 reasons why Liverpool cannot afford to let Mohamed Salah go

Eden Hazard is often touted as the best player in the Premier League today, but no one can dispute that Mohamed Salah is the most influential. After relatively unsuccessful stints at Roma and Chelsea, Mohamed Salah has seemingly found his feet in an epic way at Liverpool. Since arriving in 2017, the Egyptian’s list of achievements speaks for itself; Premier Golden boot winner: Check. African Footballer of the Year: Check. Premier League Player of the Season: Check. PFA Player of the Season: Check. Top 3 in the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award: Check. To be honest, I could go on but for time’s sake and your sanity, we’ll leave it there. Here’s why Liverpool cannot afford to let Mohamed Salah go. A Wanted Man

It’s safe to say that Mohamed Salah had the season of his career last year, a campaign that saw him score 44 goals and provide 16 assists - simply world-class numbers. However, such world-class numbers were always going to draw unwanted interest from Europe’s elites. After officially securing the services of Aaron Ramsey, reports suggest that Juventus have set their sights on Liverpool’s talisman. Due to their monopoly in Italy, the Zebre most definitely have the funds to sign the Egyptian, as they proved in the summer with the acquisition of the world’s best player. Indispensable Influence

The 27-year-old may not be in the scintillating form of last season, but he’s proven that the 2017/18 campaign was no fluke, as his numbers still hold up with the best in Europe. So far this season, he’s scored 20 goals and provided 7 assists, in comparison, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 21 while Lionel Messi has netted on 30 occasions. Not bad company to keep. Although dubbed as the devastating trio, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane wouldn’t be having the effect they are if it weren’t for Mohamed Salah. Salah’s frightening pace, clinical finishing and intelligent movement put the fear of God into opposing defenders, thus creating ample amounts of space for the other two to thrive in. He’s metaphorically dragging them to world-class status. Selling Club?

Jürgen Klopp is on the verge of something special at Liverpool. He’s finally taken the Reds to a point where they are not only challenging for titles but emerging as the favourites and Salah is at the forefront of that push. The Egyptian forward is the definition of an irreplaceable talent. There are not many talents in European football that could replicate what Salah has done and does for Klopp’s system. Put quite simply, if the Reds sell the 26-year-old, they would have gone three steps forward and five steps backwards. Where Salah would fit in at the Allianz Stadium

Some of you may be wondering, as I was, where on earth would Salah even start in an already star-studded Juventus team? Well, the answer’s easy – he doesn’t. Nah, just joking. You have to take into account the quality of Salah, meaning you HAVE to force him into the team no matter what. This season, Massimiliano Allegri has preferred to deploy a 4-4-2 due to the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo, on other occasions he’s played a fluid 4-3-3. With Salah as an option, Allegri could a play front three of Ronaldo (LW), Mandzukic (ST) and Salah RW. For even more pace, he could put Ronaldo up front and put Douglas Costa on the left flank. Basically, Juventus would be unstoppable with the 26-year-old. All in all, the decision will lay at the hands of Mohamed Salah. Juventus have the funds to match any price tag Liverpool would demand and Klopp has shown in the past that he’s powerless to stop a wantaway player. Salah must, first of all, quantify his ambitions and then assess whether the Reds could meet those targets. Because in all fairness, Liverpool did reach last year’s Champions League final, and nobody would bet against them doing it this May. Over to you Egyptian King.   Read the full article

[frogtownhobbies]

        Last weekend Frogtown Hobbies hosted a modern format Star City Games Invitational Qualifier and pulled in an exciting field of 62 players from all over Ohio and Michigan. Later this month (Saturday, August 24th to be specific) we are holding our first ever Mythic Championship Qualifier and the format will again be modern, so we thought a brief analysis of the decks played last Saturday would be informative for anyone coming out in a few weeks. Two notes before I begin; first, space will be limited for the MCQ and we are capping attendance at 132 so if you are planning on playing, sign up sooner rather than later. Second, while 62 players is a good turnout for an IQ, all analysis in this article still comes with a small sample size warning. This last point is accentuated by the disparity in player skill at local tournaments. That being said, on with the analysis.

The Field

         Modern is, of course, a hugely diverse format with anywhere from 10 to 40 decks being competitive, depending on how strictly you define competitive. Using MTGTop8.com we see that 9 different modern archetypes have managed to top-8 at least 10 times in the last 2 weeks alone, 21 have at least 4 top-8s, 32 have at least 2 top-8s and a full 50 have managed to make at least 1 top-8. By this metric Dredge (which includes Hogvine decks on MTGTop8) leads the way with 53 top-8s (15%) followed by Phoenix variants (mostly UR or mono-R) with 37, UW Control (28), Eldrazi Tron (25), Urza’s Foundry (23), Classic Tron (23), Burn (22) and Jund (21). Mythic Championship IV in Barcelona had 11 different decks played by at least 10 players and 20 played by at least 3 led by Hogvine (98 players), UR Phoenix (48 players), Eldrazi Tron (42 players), Humans (38 players), UW Control (38 players) and Jund (36 players).

        The Frogtown IQ was no less diverse, with 24 different archetypes being played by its 62 players and 13 being played by at least 2 players. Like the Mythic Championship the week before Hogvine was the most played deck with 8 intrepid pilots braving the seas of graveyard hate for the possibility of its explosive starts. All of the Hogvine decks played were pretty uniform in the maindeck with the only decision point seeming to be what removal suite to use in the last 3-5 slots between Lightning Axe (most popular), Assassin’s Trophy, Abrupt Decay and Fatal Push (least popular). Despite its heavy representation, Hogvine players were shut out of the top-8 with it’s best performance being put up by Michael Barabe in 9th place at 4-2.

        The second most popular deck was Jund, right behind Hogvine with 7 players. Befitting of a midrange deck built around answering threats the Jund decklists were very diverse.Wrenn and Six was universally adopted with everyone running between 2 and 4. All 7 players also ran some number of Inquisition of Kozilek, Thoughtseize, Tarmogoyf, Lightning Bolt and Liliana of the Veil, and 6 of 7 players also ran some number of Bloodbraid Elf and Assassin’s Trophy. Raja Sulaiman managed the archetype’s only top-8 with one of the most unique lists, splashing white for 3 maindeck Path to Exile (with the 4th in the sideboard) to compliment a full boat of Assassin’s Trophies and fully tax his opponents’ basic land counts. The fourth color probably precluded Raja from playing a ghost quarter or two but modern’s basic land light decks are definitely ill-equipped to handle that many of that effect.

        A trio of very disparate deck choices were brought by 5 players each in Monogreen Tron, Burn and Urza’s Foundry (sometimes called Grixis Urza or Whirza). Tron lists are obviously pretty stock at this point with the variety basically boiling down to whether to run the Karn-Lattice package or not. Notably, our five players all chose not to, led by Nick Moore who managed to top-8 despite leaving his trusty Celestial Colonnades at home. The burn decks were similarly uniform with all five players running nearly identical 75s. All five were RW (with one lightly touching green for some sideboard cards) and all 5 ran Skewer the Critics, Boros Charm and Lightning Helix on top of the usual suspects. One burn player made top-8 with the archetype, Peter Duhamel II. Urza’s Foundry was the final deck to be brought by 5 players and, despite the deck being fairly new to Modern, there was not a lot of variation in the lists. Teferi, Time Raveler was in the maindeck of 3 of the lists (and the SB of another), 4 of the players ran Goblin Engineer, 1 player ran a Time Sieve and another ran the Karn package but for the most part the decks were pretty uniform. Yours truly was the only player to top-8 with the archetype, running it back for my second straight top-8 with it.

        The rest of the decks to be played by at least 2 players were Humans (4 players, 1 top-8), Mono-R Phoenix (4 players, 1 top-8), UW Control (3 players), UR Phoenix (2 players, 1 top-8), Affinity (2 players), Goblins (2 players), TitanShift (2 players) and Eldrazi Tron (2 players). For those of you counting at home thats 7 of the 8 Top-8 slots. With the last slot being taken by the eventual winner Jarad Carroll on RW Reckoner (!!) thats a full 8 distinct archetypes (depending on how you feel about UR vs mono-R Phoenix). Our 13 decks with multiple pilots were the same as the 13 decks with more than 10 players at the Mythic Championship with 2 exceptions (Goblins and Affinity at Frog Town vs 2 different Dredge variants in Barcelona).

Results

       I mentioned the top-8 decks above but let’s look a little more in depth at how decks did during the IQ. Tracking all 13 2+ pilot decks, along with the “other” category, we saw three distinct tiers emerge from the tournament. Tier 1 (Humans, UR Phoenix, Affinity, Mono-R Phoenix and Tron) all saw their players post mean and median point totals of 9 or more and match win percentages greater than 54%. Humans had an especially good day in terms of number of standings points with its players managing 3, 12, 12 and 15 points led by Max Hersch’s top-8 appearance. UR Phoenix had only 2 players but one made top-8 (Joe Romeo) with a 4-0-2 record that buoys the match-win percentage for the archetype. Affinity also had two players (who finished on 12 and 6 points). Mono-Red Phoenix was all over the map with point totals for its four players of 3,6,12 and 15 (A top-8 for Aaron Miotke).

       The second tier of decks (Burn, Whirza, Hogvine, Jund, Goblins and UW Control) all had mean and median point totals between 6 and 9 and match win percentages between 42% and 54%. It should be noted that the more players a deck has the harder it is to move into the top tier just based on there being a limited number of places available at the top of the standings. Accordingly we see most of our top played archetypes here in the middle tier.

       The lowest tier of decks includes the 11 decks in the “other” category as well as Titan Shift and Eldrazi Tron. Besides Jarad Carroll’s Reckoner deck no singleton deck finished higher than 9 points. Titan Shift and Eldrazi Tron had especially bad days at the office with final point totals of 0, 9, 3 and 3 combined.

Conclusion

        Overall, it looks like the best plan for the IQ was to be aggressive with a little bit of disruption as this adequately describes Humans, both Phoenix decks, Affinity, Burn and Hogvine. The little bit of flux caused by recent strong Modern sets like Modern Horizons and War of the Spark makes it hard to play control (where a settled field helps make sure you play the right answers). Of course, the deck that won took advantage of all of those aggressive decks (beating BR Elementals, Devoted Vizier, Affinity, Humans, Burn and Mono-R Phoenix while losing only to Whirza) by playing maindeck Auriok Champions, Worships, Blessed Alliance, Pyroclasm and Blasphemous Act to the top of the heap so there’s that.

Boros Reckoner Swans

Jarad Carroll

1st Place at Star City Games Invitational Qualifier on 8/3/2019

Creatures (19)

4 Auriok Champion

4 Boros Reckoner

2 Spiteful Sliver

2 Swans of Bryn Argoll

2 Volcano Hellion

4 Wall of Omens

1 Hazoret the Fervent

Planeswalkers (2)

2 Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Lands (21)

2 Mountain

6 Plains

1 Bloodstained Mire

1 Clifftop Retreat

4 Inspiring Vantage

2 Marsh Flats

2 Sacred Foundry

3 Wooded Foothills

Spells (18)

2 Rest in Peace

2 Worship

1 Blessed Alliance

3 Lightning Bolt

3 Path to Exile

1 Blasphemous Act

4 Faithless Looting

2 Pyroclasm

Sideboard

1 Pithing Needle

3 Blood Moon

2 Leyline of Sanctity

1 Rest in Peace

2 Stony Silence

1 Boil

1 Wear

2 Anger of the Gods

         My recommendation is the same as it always is in modern: either play something proactive with just enough disruption or win the matchup lottery and coast through without playing decks that beat you. Good luck to all of those coming to Frogtown’s Mythic Championship Qualifier, I’ll be there battling it out for fame and glory, stop and say hello.

         -Stephen K Timmons