Meddling Mage Grid #2

[Chriskool]

Full Grid Card Population (18 random cards absent per draft)

Feel free to draft this if you want; the entire card population should be available on RiptideLab MTGO account for anyone who can wrangle up an admin for access! If you draft this and find a card is missing, let me know.

Pack 1

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Izzet Charm
1 Consume the Meek
1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

Row 2:
1 Thoughtseize
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Gift of Orzhova

Row 3:
1 Blightning
1 Mulldrifter
1 Sickening Dreams

Column 1:
1 Izzet Charm
1 Thoughtseize
1 Blightning

Column 2:
1 Consume the Meek
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Mulldrifter

Column 3:
1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
1 Gift of Orzhova
1 Sickening Dreams

Pack 2

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Forbid
1 Mana Confluence
1 Mizzium Meddler

Row 2:
1 Mana Leak
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Containment Priest

Row 3:
1 Mana Confluence
1 Radiant's Dragoons
1 Gift of Orzhova

Column 1:
1 Forbid
1 Mana Leak
1 Mana Confluence

Column 2:
1 Mana Confluence
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Radiant's Dragoons

Column 3:
1 Mizzium Meddler
1 Containment Priest
1 Gift of Orzhova

Pack 3

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Mystical Teachings
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Fiery Temper

Row 2:
1 Goblin Commando
1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
1 Meddling Mage

Row 3:
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Pearl Lake Ancient
1 Hero of Iroas

Column 1:
1 Mystical Teachings
1 Goblin Commando
1 Caves of Koilos

Column 2:
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
1 Pearl Lake Ancient

Column 3:
1 Fiery Temper
1 Meddling Mage
1 Hero of Iroas

Pack 4

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Mutavault
1 Drift of Phantasms
1 Relic of Progenitus

Row 2:
1 Izzet Charm
1 Auntie's Hovel
1 Nameless Inversion

Row 3:
1 Meddling Mage
1 Attunement
1 Asylum Visitor

Column 1:
1 Mutavault
1 Izzet Charm
1 Meddling Mage

Column 2:
1 Drift of Phantasms
1 Auntie's Hovel
1 Attunement

Column 3:
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Nameless Inversion
1 Asylum Visitor

Pack 5

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Banishing Light
1 Gnarled Scarhide
1 Bogardan Hellkite

Row 2:
1 Gloom Surgeon
1 Stingscourger
1 Nyx-Fleece Ram

Row 3:
1 Oubliette
1 Circular Logic
1 Phyrexian Rager

Column 1:
1 Banishing Light
1 Gloom Surgeon
1 Oubliette

Column 2:
1 Gnarled Scarhide
1 Stingscourger
1 Circular Logic

Column 3:
1 Bogardan Hellkite
1 Nyx-Fleece Ram
1 Phyrexian Rager

Pack 6

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Magus of the Wheel
1 Marshal's Anthem
1 Caves of Koilos

Row 2:
1 Goblin Dark-Dwellers
1 Think Twice
1 Stingscourger

Row 3:
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Scion of Darkness
1 Momentary Blink

Column 1:
1 Magus of the Wheel
1 Goblin Dark-Dwellers
1 Adarkar Wastes

Column 2:
1 Marshal's Anthem
1 Think Twice
1 Scion of Darkness

Column 3:
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Stingscourger
1 Momentary Blink

Pack 7

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Beetleback Chief
1 Big Game Hunter
1 Thick-Skinned Goblin

Row 2:
1 Hordeling Outburst
1 Violent Eruption
1 Frantic Search

Row 3:
1 Momentary Blink
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Temple of Epiphany

Column 1:
1 Beetleback Chief
1 Hordeling Outburst
1 Momentary Blink

Column 2:
1 Big Game Hunter
1 Violent Eruption
1 Terramorphic Expanse

Column 3:
1 Thick-Skinned Goblin
1 Frantic Search
1 Temple of Epiphany

Pack 8

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Hero of Iroas
1 Waterfront Bouncer
1 Nyx-Fleece Ram

Row 2:
1 Void Stalker
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 Cabal Therapy

Row 3:
1 Seal of Removal
1 Gamble
1 Sinister Concoction

Column 1:
1 Hero of Iroas
1 Void Stalker
1 Seal of Removal

Column 2:
1 Waterfront Bouncer
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 Gamble

Column 3:
1 Nyx-Fleece Ram
1 Cabal Therapy
1 Sinister Concoction

Pack 9

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Erebos's Emissary
1 Void Stalker
1 Ajani's Chosen

Row 2:
1 Brain Maggot
1 Pyrohemia
1 Mutavault

Row 3:
1 Wandering Fumarole
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Lightning Dragon

Column 1:
1 Erebos's Emissary
1 Brain Maggot
1 Wandering Fumarole

Column 2:
1 Void Stalker
1 Pyrohemia
1 Phyrexian Revoker

Column 3:
1 Ajani's Chosen
1 Mutavault
1 Lightning Dragon

Pack 10

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Hero of Iroas
1 Tivadar of Thorn
1 Starfield of Nyx

Row 2:
1 Oubliette
1 Eidolon of Countless Battles
1 Doomwake Giant

Row 3:
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Tethmos High Priest
1 Gnarled Scarhide

Column 1:
1 Hero of Iroas
1 Oubliette
1 Phyrexian Revoker

Column 2:
1 Tivadar of Thorn
1 Eidolon of Countless Battles
1 Tethmos High Priest

Column 3:
1 Starfield of Nyx
1 Doomwake Giant
1 Gnarled Scarhide

Pack 11

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Avalanche Riders
1 Seal of Removal
1 Terramorphic Expanse

Row 2:
1 Herald of Torment
1 Meddling Mage
1 Wild Research

Row 3:
1 Fulminator Mage
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Celestial Colonnade

Column 1:
1 Avalanche Riders
1 Herald of Torment
1 Fulminator Mage

Column 2:
1 Seal of Removal
1 Meddling Mage
1 Gitaxian Probe

Column 3:
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Wild Research
1 Celestial Colonnade

Pack 12

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Goblin Wardriver
1 Earwig Squad
1 Wort, Boggart Auntie

Row 2:
1 Auntie's Hovel
1 Angel of Finality
1 Frantic Search

Row 3:
1 Mizzium Meddler
1 Replenish
1 Attunement

Column 1:
1 Goblin Wardriver
1 Auntie's Hovel
1 Mizzium Meddler

Column 2:
1 Earwig Squad
1 Angel of Finality
1 Replenish

Column 3:
1 Wort, Boggart Auntie
1 Frantic Search
1 Attunement

Pack 13

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Just the Wind
1 Skirk Ridge Exhumer

Row 2:
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 Void Stalker

Row 3:
1 Thassa's Emissary
1 Lavaclaw Reaches
1 Tormenting Voice

Column 1:
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Thassa's Emissary

Column 2:
1 Just the Wind
1 Ratchet Bomb
1 Lavaclaw Reaches

Column 3:
1 Skirk Ridge Exhumer
1 Void Stalker
1 Tormenting Voice

Pack 14

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Temple of Enlightenment
1 Platinum Emperion

Row 2:
1 End Hostilities
1 Alexi's Cloak
1 Hushwing Gryff

Row 3:
1 Goblin Diplomats
1 Gnarled Scarhide
1 Conviction

Column 1:
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 End Hostilities
1 Goblin Diplomats

Column 2:
1 Temple of Enlightenment
1 Alexi's Cloak
1 Gnarled Scarhide

Column 3:
1 Platinum Emperion
1 Hushwing Gryff
1 Conviction

Pack 15

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Thick-Skinned Goblin
1 Wild Research
1 Goblin Commando

Row 2:
1 Brain Maggot
1 Utter End
1 Karmic Guide

Row 3:
1 Shadow of Doubt
1 Dark Withering
1 Orim's Thunder

Column 1:
1 Thick-Skinned Goblin
1 Brain Maggot
1 Shadow of Doubt

Column 2:
1 Wild Research
1 Utter End
1 Dark Withering

Column 3:
1 Goblin Commando
1 Karmic Guide
1 Orim's Thunder

Pack 16

Spoiler

Row 1:
1 Mystical Teachings
1 Mana Leak
1 Eidolon of Countless Battles

Row 2:
1 Thick-Skinned Goblin
1 Nameless Inversion
1 Fiery Temper

Row 3:
1 Phyrexian Rager
1 Animate Dead
1 Frantic Purification

Column 1:
1 Mystical Teachings
1 Thick-Skinned Goblin
1 Phyrexian Rager

Column 2:
1 Mana Leak
1 Nameless Inversion
1 Animate Dead

Column 3:
1 Eidolon of Countless Battles
1 Fiery Temper
1 Frantic Purification

 

[Chriskool]

Thanks again to Kirblinx for the draft and games!

I took some notes during drafting & gameplay this time

Link to the Google doc

Pack 2: appears Kirblinx is going some sort of esper tempo
I am angling for grixis control (perhaps splash white)
Pack 6: Kirb seemed to have hatedrafted
Pack 7: need to value mana fix to pull off my deck / maybe Kirb is switching into red?
Pack 11: maybe I can play a 4c mess...

Here we go...



I thought I would play more of a reanimator theme, but it looked like it would dilute my deck too much to play the white cards.

Game 1: Kirb wins die roll; i keep a land light hand
Kirb starts off slow with Mutavault beats; I solely develop lands.

I get behind as Ajani's Chosen and a Seal of Removal develop Kirb's board.

Game 2: brought in Brain Maggots for Scion of Darkness and Sickening Dreams

A quick Seal of removal into Hero into Eidolon puts me on the backpedal; all I have is a Mulldrifter hunting for the second black.

Kirb Gitaxian Probes into Med Mage, naming ...Forbid! but a second helping of Drifting (courtesy of Animate Dead) digs me into Nameless Inversion + second black.

Kirb plays out double Hero (saved one with Seal earlier), and starts putting on pants faster than a shopaholic in a major department store. I play Doomwake Giant and Brain Maggot (but don't get the second constellation trigger due to a well-timed Seal on Kirb's part).

Game 3: Took out Brain Maggots for Erebos's Emissary and Scion of Darkness

Kirb never got solid footing and the game ended with my Forbiddian (Thassa's Emissary) lock

=====MATCH 2, Fiiiight=======

Game 1: I keep a hand with too many lands (6), but one scrys and a Gloom Surgeon. Thought I had a creatureland as well.. Med Mages scream away Oubliette (as I draw one) and Nameless Inversion. Eventually, a Ratchet Bomb stabilizes the game, but I've taken a beating.

Game goes long with me falling to Just the Wind on my Scion when I am at 2.

Game 2: I board into a BW reanimator to see how it plays. My mana is probably incorrect, and I cannot use marshal's anthem on turn 6.

A well-timed Alexi's Cloak saves meddling mage from nameless inversion.

Anthem brings back Doomwake Giant to see it Void Stalkered back into the library. Then, Platinum Emperion comes out to play... for about a turn. Kirb wins with Just the Wind!

Closing thoughts:

Mizzium Meddler is *REALLY* fun. And its body is relevant in the context of the environment.

Eidolon of Countless Battles is powerful. Is it too powerful? Judgment reserved...

 

[Kirblinx]

Did someone call this the Meddling Mage Cube?

I forgot to record the first games of each of the matches. But I did record the draft and the rest of the games. Didn't feel it was worth uploading since it wasn't complete, but if people want to see them then I can upload them.

Deck went 3-2. It was pretty sweet 'velocity' pants deck with triple meddling mage. Some various notes:

• My draft hinged mainly on the early Gift of Orzhova's and kept switching between various colours and strategies. When I got the third Meddling Mage went full on into UW. I really wanted to splash red, but Chris kept cutting the fixing and all my red cards were double red. Which might be something to look out for for future cuts.
• The Gitaxian Probes owned their keep in making my Meddling Mages actually deny real cards (instead of the future problems).
• Eidolon of Countless Battles were definitely the strongest cards in my deck. Throwing it on anything was quite the beating. This was offset by Oubliette, which wrecked it pretty hard, which is why I would constantly name it with Meddling Mage.
• Mutavault was the next MVP. Being a creature that can't get hit my enchantment removal and surprise buffing my Eidolon (Chris fell for that twice ) and just tapping for a mana. It seems like a real high pick in this format with no ramifications.
• I almost got blown out by a Mizzium Meddler sucking up my Eidolon of Countless Battles. All I can say is thank god Ajani's Chosen has some random trinket text that I never knew existed that saved me from that blowout.
• Enchantment removal is easily maindeckable. Frantic Purification was pretty sweet with Frantic Search (why so frantic?), same with Just the Wind. I even sided in the Orim's Thunder every game after the first that it became part of the main after that.
• Angel of Finality still seems like a really good card that borders on the cusp of being a bomb.
• Seal of Removal was a little disappointing with Heroic (I wanted to target my High Priest to get a Meddling mage back ) but was overall a solid roleplayer. More so than no saving my own creatures from removal.
• Gloom Surgeon is a hilarious blocker. Chris won the game of M1G2 with zero cards left in his library due to him blocking two rather large Eidolon beats. It being still around allowed him to get in that final two points of damage he needed too. Card need to see more play in various formats.