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So, here is the report from my QF. Unfortunately, my replay got lost so Ill try to remember as much as I can and not mix it up too much.

Dark Bant vs goblinpiledriver with Alara Blood Aggro

I win the die roll and have 2 elves and turn 3 Thragtusk, while opp has a small Tarmogoyf and Loxodon Smiter. When hes on 12 life and doesnt block, Im pretty happy. Then I see his plan was Shriekmaw, but I have a counter and 2 Manlands for lethal.

Game 2 opp only has Deathrite Shaman and Treetop Village, I think, but I dont have much either, only a Garruk. Apparently, he doesnt have a good play and trades his Treetop for my Token and on the following turn Shaman for my Eternal Witness. I draw Natural Order, I think, and its 2-0.

Game 3 opp begins with Rakdos Cackler, Dark Confidant and something else, but I have Force Spike and another counter while the 2/2 starts beating me down. I have Swords and Path in hand, but I obv I try to find a blocker instead - especially since he has Raging Ravine in the meantime. I still have nothing but lands when opp has Bloodbraid Elf revealing Abrupt Decay. Swords is being played. At this point, Im below 10 life and eventually I die, but right now I actually dont remember how, sorry. 2-1

Last game is pretty tight and I get lucky I guess. Basically, Im kinda manascrewed and opp has some LD too, I believe. So, Im sitting on 3 mana - green, green, black, but I have Sylvan Library and at some point Sword of Feast and Famine.

Also, I have one of my discard spells which reveals lands, O-Ring and Path. I take Path and play Worldly Tutor for Tarmogoyf, which he o-rings, which I then answer with Maelstrom Pulse. Then, he has the 3/3 scavenge dude and his own Sword of F&F and is threatening to win the race, but fortunately I find Taited Pact for Maze of Ith. Opp can only chumpblock with Aven Mindcensor, before he topdecks Maelstrom Pulse for both Swords to stabilize the game. However, I manage to assemble a 4th mana and Garruk - for trample and the match :DDD.

ggs

Kurt/Kofler/Austria/pm here or on cockatrice ok?

GL@All

Also, welcome Pacifist - HLL needs moar cocka regs

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GL@all

cool, thx. Ill send it tomorrow evening then - the match is already sheduled at around 10pm.

Ok, Ill be changing my deck too. Whats the latest I can submit the code - 21:59?

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Thanks Vazdru for the invitation - count me in! (sry peeler )

First time for me tho, so.. any obligations on my part except for this?

@LasH
Thats all semantics. Im convinced that 75% or more of the decks in Tabris videos are able to compete, if properly built.

Sure its annoying to see some staples time and time again, but I doubt you will find a format with more diversity than HL.

SFM is kinda weak to removal, NO is weak to counter and Mana Drain only ramps into gg like 50% or less imho. None of these cards should even be considered a ban - they are the bread and butter of the format. Same goes for Demonic and Top.

I guess, like coldcrow said before, its not the cards themselves, but the competitive nature of the format. People wanna win, so they play the best cards. Innovative players will find ways to exploit that tho, and thats how Id like to view it.

(...) some cards will be best, no matter what.

/rant

Well said, dude! You made an excellent point that seems to have been forgotten or have never been realized in the first place by many.

That said, Im actually really glad that everyone is trying to make the bannedlist/rules better and point out problematic spots for the game and so on.

At the same time I feel like the policy behind it should be solid and consistent. Like, here are the rules, we made sure there is nothing totally broken in the game, now deal with it. A huge portion of Magic consists of hatecards and I dont feel like they get enough attention at all.

When action is needed, appropriate measures should be taken and we all are certainly glad about it.

Instead, Im more under the impression that many people feel like they should try and change the rules. Magic is a great game, whether you play Pauper, T2, limited or HL. If you dont have certain standards tho, it becomes a game for people who dont care too much I guess.

Hi, its great to see the HLL still running. A few years ago, I actually played one season myself but didnt care too much ever since tho, tbh.

However, I always kept playing HL, so a couple of days ago, I happened to be on Cockatrice and found Payron vs pyythhu playing the finals. I joined the game as a spectator, and had a great time watching. Thanks Payron to enable spectators/showing handcards, I really appreciated it.

Also, kudos to Payron for the great deal of sportsmanship he showed. I cant say I would have managed to do the same.

Regards, r4nd0m

Changes (of the BL) are bad in general imho.

The format is filled to the brim with powerful stuff. "Real" combodecks can be hated quite easily tho. Both TPS and Hermit have great trouble with a looong list of cards. my2c