Five With Flores: PT Berlin Preview - Extended Affinity

http://fivewithflores.com/2008/10/pt-berlin-preview-extended-affinity/ This is the first of a couple of videos we are posting in anticipation of PT Berlin 2008. The subject is Extended Affinity (that is, the best offensive deck of all time according to Osyp Lebedowicz). "Five With Flores: PT Berlin Preview - Extended Affinity" takes us from an archetype overview, to morphing last year's Top 8 deck to incorporate Atog and Fatal Frenzy, and finally to a quick fight with aggro Rock.

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• Magic
• The
• Gathering
• Mike
• Michael
• Flores
• Pro
• Tour
• Berlin
• Extended
• Affinity
• Arcbound
• Ravager
• Fatal
• Frenzy
• Atog

[GenericKen000]

If Mirrodin is suddenly 1/9th of Extended, how is raffinity not the best deck by default?

I guess there's shattering spree. Can affinity support maindeck Stifle?

[fivewithflores]

There are so many cards that are so good against Affinity... Ancient Grudge; Shattering Spree; Kataki, War's Wage; and Hurkyl's Recall are all very effective. Not to say that Affinity can't defend itself and succeed (it is obviously one of the fastest attack decks, and the only one with Thoughtcast), but its linear speed is balanced by the amount of anti-artifact in the format.

[twndomn]

Regardless of Mike's intention. By Not playing Master of Etherium or even mentioning it in the video, it's almost making an endorsement for choosing frenzy build over Master build.

I would at least mention the alternative and leave the choice open.

[fivewithflores]

I mentioned him in the article on Top Decks. Honestly I didn't want to pilfer a Premium Master of Etherium deck list without permission, and I think Gavin's deck is very good (having tested extensively against it at the end of last season). So there was definitely a preference, at least based on levels of familiarty, though not an endorsement (not intended, anyway).

[bodysnatcher0421]

fatal frenzy



[Masterj360]

yugioh has nothing to do with magic its just a japanes card game basically Magic is a world wide game so its bigger and older than yugioh

[007smurf]

Ummm... not that guy's deck. Just in general. Faerie's favor has allowed affinity a brief comeback. It's pretty much unheard of again since the combo decks are back on the rise again.

[jynxycats]

Comeback ? Not without artifact lands.

[007smurf]

So has affinity made a comeback? It seems like it has. I mean, there have been some decent placings if I am not mistaken.

[007smurf]

Last I checked, Magic was created first, and Yu-Gi-Oh was based off of Magic. So..... does that make Yu-Gi-Oh, as you put it: "gay"? Regardless, enjoy your card game, we will enjoy ours.

[scjespinosa]

not even magic is for the 15+ group and yu-gi-ho is gay hence "you-gay-ho

[wosmahl]

I think fatal frenzy is better. In situation when u have fe. arcbound worker with plating and 5 another artefacts, so worker is 8/1 and u attack. Your opponennt can block with 0/1 BoP. With souls fire u dealt only 8 damage, but with fatal frenty u dealt 15 damage.

[TheErikHallgren]

Isn't Soul's Fire just so much better than Fatal Frenzy? Or... Okay, Frenzy gives trample, and so i can see them both having a valid point in getting played instead of the other, but from here, Soul's Fire just seems better.

Nice adding Atog though, It is just awesome with, yes, Fatal Frenzy and/or Soul's Fire.

Lastly, I enjoyed your PT Berlin Previews. I haven't watched any of your videos before but when Evan Erwin hinted about you on The Magic Show, i couldn't resist checking you out. Nice :)