Tiyo Paeng

Saturday, 19 July 2025

MTG MODERN: TWIDDLE COMBO

After securing an invite, it's time to practice those math skills again. First stop, Mox & Lotus trials at Regran.

MOX & LOTUS trials

REGRAN Hobbies

19 July 2025

RD 1 bye

RD 2 Eldrazi

RD 3 Domain Zoo

It's been ages since I get to experience a round one bye. So sweet!

versus Eldrazi

I won this round because of Sylvan Scrying helped me fetch the Otawara, Soaring City which then I used to bounce the opponent's Chalice of the void (set at one).

versus Domain Zoo

I lost to Damping Sphere because I cannot summon any of my cantrips or bounce spells for Lotus Field is now producing only one colorless mana. Not to mention, there's a 5/5 golden kavu lurking on the side. Very unwinnable situation. So after a quick math, I throw in the towel.

This is all for now. Stay safe and dry folks!

Paeng

Sunday, 13 July 2025

MODERN: BOROS BURN

RCQ at NG Centris
Quezon City
13 July 2025

RD 1 Domain Zoo L

RD 2 NeoBrand W

RD 3 Broodscale Eldrazi W

RD 4 Living End W

RD 5 Domain Zoo ID

Semis: Broodscale Eldrazi W

Here are some of the things that I can still recall.

My lone loss was because of the Phlage, Titan of Fury's helix ability. I was a bolt spell away from winning when the red-white 6/6 elder giant saved him the day.

Orim's Chant won me two rounds [against NeoBrand (game three) and Living End (game two)]. I believe both opponents did not see it coming. Speaking of that Living End game, luck was on my side because his third land did not reach him in time.

I aimed all the burn spells to the opponent.

Against the Broodscale Eldrazi decks, there were instances where Skullcracks denied them of gain life.

We did not play the finals because both players will receive an invite.

In case you are interested to see the seventy-five, here.

Boros Burn

Main deck

3 Sacred Foundry

1 Stomping Ground

3 Mountain

2 Barbarian Ring

2 Inspiring Vantage

2 Sunbaked Canyon

2 Scalding Tarn

1 Bloodstained Mire

2 Arid Mesa

2 Wooded Foothills

4 Goblin Guide

4 Monastery Swiftspear

4 Lightning Bolt

4 Boltwave

4 Lava Spike

4 Rift Bolt

4 Skewer the Critics

4 Skullcrack

4 Searing Blaze

4 Boros Charm

sideboard

2 Faerie Macabre

2 Exquisite Firecraft

1 Pyroclasm

2 Stony Silence

2 Orim's Chant

3 Destructive Revelry

2 Obsidian Charmaw

1 Path to Exile

Finally, an invite! So happy! See you RC in a few weeks!

This is all for now.

Thank you for reading!

Paeng

Sunday, 22 June 2025

MODERN: TWIDDLE COMBO

RCQ at HONOR's GROUND
Baguio City

Amongst the RCQ grinds that I attended, I will never forget this one. Only eight individuals showed up. And as such, 8-man single elimination tournament format was implemented.

Quarters vs . Eldrazi Ramp

Game one

Third turn win via second turn set up by Sylvan Scrying fetching Lotus Field. The crucial part of game one win was when I summon my last Peer Through Depths (card in hand was a Psychic Puppetry; and at the same time I had two blue mana floating + an untapped Lotus Field; cards in the graveyard were lands, Twiddles and another Peer Through Depths) and saw these five: Past in Flames, Ideas Unbound, Stock-up, Twiddle, and a non instant or sorcery card. Picked the red sorcery card. Tapped the golden land card for three red mana; cast Past in Flames. PIF resolved and started the chain of spells that ended in Wish into Grapeshot.

Game two

I first read the opponent's Soulless Jailer as "cannot cast spell from graveyard". And When I was about to cast Wish, I double check the 0/4 artifact creature's wording: "graveyard and exile". I smiled and immediately conceded.

Game three

The home team played like a control deck during the early part of the game. Draw-land drop-go. End of turn fetch into surveil land or shockland. Counter whatever I can with my Consign to Memories.

Eventually, the Preordains found the following combo pieces: Twiddles, Reach Through Mist, and Psychic Puppetry. Reach Through Mist became Ideas Unbound. Ideas Unbound drew into more gas which were enough to sustain the momentum. I had the opportunity to end the game with Wish into Grapeshot when storm was at 19, but I decided to dig a little more for protection just incase the opposing player had anything ready for me.

Semis vs. Boros Energy

Game one

Opening hand was fine: Lotus Field, fetchland, Preordain, Psychic Puppetry, Ideas Unbound, Reach Through Mist, and a Vizier. Hand is bananas, all it needed was a second land. But alas, it did not reach on time. Clowder soon took over game one.

Game two

This is the part where I learned something new. Deafening Silence. That its effect applies to the entire turn even if the said one-drop white enchantment left the battlefield when the first non-creature spell was summon. Wow.

This is all for now. Thank you for reading.

Paeng

Saturday, 14 June 2025

MODERN: TWIDDLE

RCQ @ BLK 101
Mandaluyong City

14 June 2025

Match-ups

Affinity, Edrazi, UB Frog, Eldrazi Tron, and GB Shoal

Things that I can still recall.

I won a game with eight (8) red flying 11/11 dragons.

I should not have summon Serum Visions in my turn one because the opponent was able to lock me out with a second turn Chalice of the Void for one (I had a Consign to Memory).

I already fired my two twiddle effects before realizing that I do not have Psychic Puppetry in hand (it was a Consign to Memory). I had no choice but to burn the Ideas Unbound. Good thing it gave these: Psychic Puppetry, Dream's Grip, and Reach Through Mist. Mist turned into Peer Through Depths into Ideas into Past in Flames into loop into win.

I almost win in front of Trinisphere and a Chalice of the Void set for one. I was just short of one mana to ignite the loop.

There were cases where I should not bin the card I that I was surveiling from Thundering Falls' trigger.

I also miscalculated at one point. My initial count was six but after executing, I have seven blue floating.

All rounds went to a rubber match to which I lost all but one.

I need to improve quickly on my storming skills if I want to win an invite.

This is all for now.

Thank you for reading.

Paeng

Saturday, 24 May 2025

MODERN: LOTUS FIELD

RCQ at Mox and Lotus

Magallanes, Makati City

24 May 2025

RD 1 Domain Zoo L

RD 2 Edrazi L

RD 3 BW Phelia W

RD 4 Boros Energy

RD 5 Belcher loss (friendly atmosphere)

Things that I can still remember:

I boarded wrong versus Domain Zoo. I brought in the Pact of Negations instead of the Into the Flood Maws. I thought the opponent will bring in counter spells, I was wrong.

I got lockout by two Chalice of the Voids [for one and for two] in game one against Eldrazi.

I won game one versus Boros Energy, but gave the round to my opponent because he had better tie breaks.

I had games where if Tolaria West was the fourth copy of Lotus Field, I could have won already.

I think Leyline of Sanctity is not a good choice versus Team Belcher.

This is all for now.

Thank you for reading!

Paeng

Friday, 16 May 2025

MODERN: BOGLES

FNM at OHS
Vito Cruz, Manila
16 May 2025

RD 1 RG ELDRAZI win

RD 2 CREATIVITY win

RD 3 BOROS STORM win

I won rounds one and three because the opponents where drawing bricks in both of our game threes.

Suppression Field somehow controlled the tempo of my second round opponent.

I think Orim's Chant is better than Deafening Silence.

The removal ability of Sheltered by Ghosts is superb! I was able to remove a Ruby Medallion and a Terastodon.

And speaking of Sheltered by Ghosts, question: If both enchantments (Sheltered aby Ghosts and Daybreak Coronet) are on the table at the same time, do I get two lifelink triggers? Like if Bogles is a 6/6 because of them, does it mean I get to gain 12? or just 6?