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Luke Brandes

@LukeBrandes

Team Schism ⛓️‍💥⛓️‍💥 Control One-Trick forced to play other decks when I want to win ~~kingofallyousee~~ LukeBrandes on MTGO he/him

 Washington State
Joined June 2021
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I qualified for my second Pro Tour this weekend in DC jamming stock modo Prowess! I'll be releasing my sideboard guide and a short written guide to the deck for free over the next week :)
4 Boomerang Basics 4 Burst Lightning 4 Eddymurk Crab 4 Flow State 1 Impractical Joke 7 Island 2 Octopus Form 4 Opt 4 Riverpyre Verge 4 Sleight of Hand 4 Slickshot Show-Off 1 Spell Pierce 4 Spirebluff Canal 4 Steam Vents 2 Stormcarved Coast 4 Stormchaser's Talent 3 Vibrant Outburst SIDEBOARD: 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Get Out 1 Ghost Vacuum 1 Iroh's Demonstration 2 Ral, Crackling Wit 2 Roaring Furnace/Steaming Sauna 1 Secret Identity 2 Slagstorm 2 Spell Pierce 1 Spell Snare 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian

ALT 4 Boomerang Basics 4 Burst Lightning 4 Eddymurk Crab 4 Flow State 1 Impractical Joke 7 Island 2 Octopus Form 4 Opt 4 Riverpyre Verge 4 Sleight of Hand 4 Slickshot Show-Off 1 Spell Pierce 4 Spirebluff Canal 4 Steam Vents 2 Stormcarved Coast 4 Stormchaser's Talent 3 Vibrant Outburst SIDEBOARD: 1 Disdainful Stroke 1 Get Out 1 Ghost Vacuum 1 Iroh's Demonstration 2 Ral, Crackling Wit 2 Roaring Furnace/Steaming Sauna 1 Secret Identity 2 Slagstorm 2 Spell Pierce 1 Spell Snare 1 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian

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Maxx Kominowski@twinlesstwinSep 21
How I expect my girlfriend to react when I tell her I Top 8’d my RCQ
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Team Schism@Team_SchismSep 5
our resident colorless expert @mickeycushing aka Flossing has worked very very hard to bring you the tier list that nobody asked for. what's in your s-tier?
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Synth was tech that I made sure to tell Sanctum about, but it came directly from the mind of @magedissident. Card is so sick.
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Experimental Synthesizer - this was the main Affinity @SanctumOfAll tech for the weekend. (two of my teammates were also on this) This is kind of like Preordain but it gives you an artifact token to cast Kappa with!
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I have been recently informed that I was the top performing Affinity pilot at the Pro Tour with a record of 8-2. I enjoy posting my sideboard guides after the tournament so here it is! I have a few notes on the list in the replies.
Deck 1 Arcbound Ravager 4 Claws of Gix 2 Disruptor Flute 4 Engineered Explosives 4 Experimental Synthesizer 4 Fiery Islet 1 Island 4 Kappa Cannoneer 1 Memnite 4 Mishra's Bauble 4 Mox Opal 4 Pinnacle Emissary 1 Shadowspear 2 Shivan Reef 1 Sink into Stupor 1 Skateboard 4 Spirebluff Canal 1 Steam Vents 4 Tormod's Crypt 4 Urza's Saga 4 Weapons Manufacturing 1 Welding Jar Sideboard 2 Blood Moon 3 Consign to Memory 1 Damping Sphere 2 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 3 Galvanic Blast 2 Metallic Rebuke 2 Mystical Dispute

ALT Deck 1 Arcbound Ravager 4 Claws of Gix 2 Disruptor Flute 4 Engineered Explosives 4 Experimental Synthesizer 4 Fiery Islet 1 Island 4 Kappa Cannoneer 1 Memnite 4 Mishra's Bauble 4 Mox Opal 4 Pinnacle Emissary 1 Shadowspear 2 Shivan Reef 1 Sink into Stupor 1 Skateboard 4 Spirebluff Canal 1 Steam Vents 4 Tormod's Crypt 4 Urza's Saga 4 Weapons Manufacturing 1 Welding Jar Sideboard 2 Blood Moon 3 Consign to Memory 1 Damping Sphere 2 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 3 Galvanic Blast 2 Metallic Rebuke 2 Mystical Dispute

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Experimental Synthesizer - this was the main Affinity @SanctumOfAll tech for the weekend. (two of my teammates were also on this) This is kind of like Preordain but it gives you an artifact token to cast Kappa with!
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Disruptor Flute - you can cast your rebukes off synth! This one was pretty experimental and I wasn't super confident in it, but it was nice a few times and it played pretty well
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Mary@marys_mtgJun 8
Won an invite today on Hollow One :) #mtg I post on my insta sometimes now btw instagram.com/marysynced
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I find this Arena LTQ format to be unfun and predatory. In order to show this opinion to the powers that be, I will be playing the Arena LTQ a few times and complaining in discord about how unfun and predatory this Arena LTQ format is.
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This is the sideboard guide that I used to qualify for the Pro Tour with Crabby Prowess in DC this weekend! I recommend being dynamic - almost every match I boarded a few cards different from this but it gave me a good starting point!
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Shoutout @nikroulah taking one for the team so that the two of us can total one PT invite worth of wins each RC
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I'll be making a short write up on Prowess to share later this week with more details on how I'd recommend you adjust the sideboard guide. @fireshoes for visibility :)
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Team Schism@Team_SchismJun 1
Back on the PT train - huge shoutout @LukeBrandes finishing up 18th in DC!! Luke is a critical piece of our team, it's awesome to see his hard work pay off. He keeps us on track, makes sure we don't waffle, and watch VODs and give insight his dedication is top notch. Congrats!
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Finished Day 1 of the RC at 8-1!! My only loss today was to my @Team_Schism teammate on Spellementals 😔 #nobadmatchups
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we broke it
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12th place at 5-2 in the Tuesday afternoon Challenge! Matchups: Prowess WW Prowess WW GW Cub LL Prowess WW Prowess WLW Prowess WW Prowess WLL I love standard!
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Team Schism@Team_SchismMar 22
engagement bait
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After a few failures to start, top 4d the late night Friday challenge with my dimir-cards-i-like brew!
1 Bitter Triumph 2 Bleachbone Verge 2 Cecil, Dark Knight 4 Dream Beavers 3 Enduring Curiosity 4 Floodpits Drowner 4 Gloomlake Verge 1 Hallowed Fountain 3 Into the Flood Maw 4 Kaito, Bane of Nightmares 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel 4 Multiversal Passage 2 Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising 1 Phantom Interference 2 Requiting Hex 2 Restless Reef 1 Shoot the Sheriff 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 1 Spell Pierce 1 Spell Snare 3 Spyglass Siren 4 Starting Town 2 Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom 1 Tragic Trajectory 4 Watery Grave SIDEBOARD: 1 Annul 2 Day of Black Sun 1 Enduring Curiosity 1 Ghost Vacuum 2 Intimidation Tactics 2 Requiting Hex 1 Soul-Guide Lantern 1 Spell Pierce 2 Tishana's Tidebinder 2 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian

ALT 1 Bitter Triumph 2 Bleachbone Verge 2 Cecil, Dark Knight 4 Dream Beavers 3 Enduring Curiosity 4 Floodpits Drowner 4 Gloomlake Verge 1 Hallowed Fountain 3 Into the Flood Maw 4 Kaito, Bane of Nightmares 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel 4 Multiversal Passage 2 Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising 1 Phantom Interference 2 Requiting Hex 2 Restless Reef 1 Shoot the Sheriff 3 Soulstone Sanctuary 1 Spell Pierce 1 Spell Snare 3 Spyglass Siren 4 Starting Town 2 Sygg, Wanderwine Wisdom 1 Tragic Trajectory 4 Watery Grave SIDEBOARD: 1 Annul 2 Day of Black Sun 1 Enduring Curiosity 1 Ghost Vacuum 2 Intimidation Tactics 2 Requiting Hex 1 Soul-Guide Lantern 1 Spell Pierce 2 Tishana's Tidebinder 2 Wan Shi Tong, Librarian

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Connor Mackenzie@CanMack1Mar 14
Teferi mirror for the win in the challenge. Modern saved??? Played vs Eldrazi 5 times..
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