Grand Prix Austin Top 8 Quarterfinals: Raphael Levy vs. David Saylor

Watch Hall of Famer Raphael Levy battle David Saylor in the Top 8 quarterfinals of Grand Prix Austin. Format: Innistrad Booster Draft

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[vanory1997]

@SeishinBunretsu at the moment im playing only with friends but i really want to compete in a tournament to put my deck to the real test. Thats why im trying to build now a blue black control around 60 cards

[SeishinBunretsu]

@vanory1997 No worries, this is only for competitive games mind. If I'm just playing friends or something I think 70-80 deck size can be more fun.

[vanory1997]

@SeishinBunretsu well now that i tought about it, i cut my decks to 60 each and they work better so yeah i se yur point thx!

[SeishinBunretsu]

@vanory1997 No offense but no deck, no matter it's build will get in the top 8 if it has 80 cards. The less cards your deck has the bigger the chance you draw all your essential cards. If you crowd it out, even with really good cards it will immediately start to lose efficiency. You must ONLY go over 60 if you have to add a card in that is utterly essential to the build and your win condition, and even then you shouldn't need to.

[vanory1997]

@AlexeiDmitri yes i know thats why i built a werewolf deck with 60 cards and im trying to cut cards from my other deck too, but i find it very difficult to reduce them. As for my playing, u must know i live in Greece, so not many players are around to test how my decks work. But from the few players i've played with, i think my 80 card eldrazi deck can make it to the top 8 cause i've added a few more lands to a total of 31, with more ramps to make it more efficient.

[renotyuk]

Wish i could play like that! no one round here plays magic :(

[Guldemor]

These guys play so quickly! Or was it sped up?

[AlexeiDmitri]

@AlexeiDmitri Eight guys*

[AlexeiDmitri]

@ArmageddonAxel * Guys sit at a table, and open an unopened back of Innistrad (The newest set at the time of the video). They take one card, and pass the rest to their neighbor. They do this for all of the first pack, then do that two more times, so everyone has three packs worth of cards. You then try to build a 40 card deck (including 16-18 lands) with what you've picked and play against others in a best 2/3 tournament. It's really fun

[AlexeiDmitri]

@vanory1997 Yeah, dual lands are essential, and you're very right that every deck is different.

Just commenting on what you've said, I'd cut cards from your decks. If you're just playing casual then it's no deal, but in any sort of competitive game NO ONE (mostly) ever goes over 60 cards. It's true that some do run 61 or even 62 cards, but no top 8 world championship decks have EVER run anything other than 60. I really would recommend 60 cards, but do what you want first, of course