NOP Challenge 1.3.18

bk1234
bk1234 Posts: 2,924 Chairperson of the Boards
edited January 2018 in MtGPQ General Discussion
Hello!

ThePower9 alliance of coalitions would like to invite you to participate in our NOP challenge this week:

We are going creatureless -- all cards, all PW, only tokens from supports / spells / abilities allowed, no other creatures (great practice for new Bolas decks in our last month of HOU). Build for objectives!

Let's see what you've got!

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  • James13
    James13 Posts: 665 Critical Contributor
    When you say creatureless, is this creatureless as far as the AI pilot is concerned?  I notice you also include token creatures as "creatureless".

    Occasionally I term some of my decks as "creatureless" despite including a cycling creature or filler for deck limits that I won't play (but I know the AI will).

    Just wondering how strict this creatureless definition is. Most decks I do in NoP probably already fulfill the definition if lenient enough.
  • bk1234
    bk1234 Posts: 2,924 Chairperson of the Boards
    @James13 -- we have set the parameter as no actual creature cards. 

    Cycling drakes or TSN or Garruks abilities are ok, for example. 

    But for the record, cycling is boring and we should all reach higher. 
  • Zzyzzx
    Zzyzzx Posts: 251 Mover and Shaker
    Challenge accepted!
  • AdmiralZorpo
    AdmiralZorpo Posts: 2 Just Dropped In
    I would love to if the game wasn't broken - none of the nodes are loading (at least in Platinum).  Oktagon, are you there?
  • donvnny45
    donvnny45 Posts: 29 Just Dropped In
    I am experiencing the same problem with none of the nodes loading an actual match. Also, still unable to collect our daily rewards, even though the game promps me to every time i close the app
  • Doomstat
    Doomstat Posts: 115 Tile Toppler
    edited January 2018
    Once the NoP problem is fixed, I'm in. Good luck to all who participate. :)


    Edit: just kidding, I forgot I chose Samut for the red node and Nahari for the White... I'll just adjust that deck to minimum creatures and not play said deck in the node. By not playing it I should not be chosen as an opponent.
  • Emanon2000
    Emanon2000 Posts: 156 Tile Toppler
    We are all officially Creatureless...  NoP(e) its not working...
  • JopeX37
    JopeX37 Posts: 138 Tile Toppler
    bken1234 said:

    But for the record, cycling is boring and we should all reach higher. 
    This times 1,000.  I'm doing the challenge, assuming NoP actually makes matches, and am not using cycling because I play the game to have fun and the cycling deck is powerfully unfun.
  • wickedwitch74
    wickedwitch74 Posts: 267 Mover and Shaker
    Has Oktagon acknowledged this issue with NoP? All nodes (in platinum) just spin when trying to match an opponent.
  • Phillmoore
    Phillmoore Posts: 207 Tile Toppler
    I’m storming this....well I certainly haven’t played any creatures...actually I haven’t played anything at all yet and in first place!   
  • rafalele
    rafalele Posts: 876 Critical Contributor
    Just now I do not really want it to be fix.

    Could be a good New Year reward, first position for everyone. 
  • bk1234
    bk1234 Posts: 2,924 Chairperson of the Boards
    Ok, my decks are together:

    Red, Bolas
    Green, Garruk
    White, Aj1
    Blue, Dovin
    Black, Ob

    I've cleared red with 8 rounds being my best and 10 my second best. 
  • JopeX37
    JopeX37 Posts: 138 Tile Toppler
    White- DB Energy combo
    Blue- Saheeli Harness Control
    Black- Ob Control
    Red- NB Thopter Shenanigans
    Green- Kiora Tokens

    Using the same DB, Ob, and Kiora decks I normally use but the Saheeli and NB lists are new.  -4 points because of NB but so far that's it.  This has been a cool challenge.
  • bk1234
    bk1234 Posts: 2,924 Chairperson of the Boards
    I went with Bolas Imminent Doom -- it's only kindof working as far as objectives go. Haven't done it in 5 yet. 
  • Rhasget
    Rhasget Posts: 412 Mover and Shaker
    bken1234 said:
    I went with Bolas Imminent Doom -- it's only kindof working as far as objectives go. Haven't done it in 5 yet. 
    With the right combo, it is very doable. I lost turn 2 against such a combo just now.
  • tfg76
    tfg76 Posts: 258 Mover and Shaker
    @bken1234 This would have been better defined as "If there was a secondary objective to play 0 creatures, you would have won it". That way it would be ok to play cycling creatures, Deploy etc.
  • blacklotus
    blacklotus Posts: 589 Critical Contributor
    **** combo: pair **** with Pull from Tomorrow. Profit.

    **** = Approach of the 2nd Sun. 
  • TheDragonHermit
    TheDragonHermit Posts: 465 Mover and Shaker
    A tinykittypull combo if you will.

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