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Deckprimer Vial-Goblins
0. Update notes
August 16th 2016
* updated chapter IV. Matchups and Strategy, adding Carpet of Flowers as relevant SB card in Tempo matchups
* updated chapter V. Outside the Box, refreshing the list of already tested cards and To-be-tested cards
August 15th 2016
* updated the tournament report section
* added Jim Davis' podcast to "Literature"
March 28th 2016
* reworked the chapter about "IV. Matchupd & Sideboarding"
* removed the description of the "Thalia" list
* updated the tournament report section
* killed some typos and weird choice of words
August 26th 2015
* tournament reports are up-to-date now
May 31st 2015
* tournament reports are up-to-date now
* removed 'UR Delver' from the matchup chapter
November 3rd 2014
* updated the tournament report section
* reserved space for "URx Treasure Cruise Delver" in the Matchups and Sideboarding section
June 17th 2014
Re-structured the opening post. It should now be easier to read. I also wrote a whole new paragraph about the three subarchetypes of Goblins and added a lot of pictures.
February 24th 2014
* updated the tournament report section
February 6th 2014
* updated the tournament report section
* minor changes to the ""To-be-tested" card list
November 13th 2013
* updated the tournament report section
* changed the layout and position of the update notes
* added cronos' testing results to the "Literature/Good Reads"
I borrowed several ideas for the structure of the primer from Bryant cooks deckprimer about The Epic Storm.
Thank you to everyone who is visting this thread on a regular basis. Your constructive comments and the positive atmosphere make the thread what it is today.
I. Introduction
a) History
b) Strategy
c) Why should I play Goblins?
II. Maindeck
a) Mana
b) The Core
c) Staples
III. The two faces of Vial-Goblins
a) The CLASSIC goblindeck
b) The WINSTIGATOR list
IV. Matchups & strategy
V. Outside the Box
a) Already tested, bad cardchoices
b) To-be-tested cards
VI. Literature
a) Tournament Reports
b) Good Reads
I. Introduction
a) History
Here is a brief outline of the decks development.
Vial Goblins exists since the very beginning of the format Legacy. It came to life with the printing of Goblin Warchief, Goblin Piledriver, Siege-Gang Commander, Goblin Sharpshooter and Gempalm Incinerator all of which were included in the Onslaught block. Later, Aether Vial was released which made the deck one of the most dominant decks in the format. The deck gradually lost its dominant position with the power-creep that creatures since the Ravnica-block are experiencing. In 2011 with the release of Stoneforge Mystic and Batterskull the deck was once again said to be dead. Goblins faced the problem that any creature-based strategy was more efficient: while Goblins always relied on their synergistic abilities to spam high CMC creatures like Ringleader and Siege-Gang Commander, other creature-based strategies were able to just play with any combination of cards that were strong in their own rights while having very low mana-costs.
However, people didnt lose interest in Goblins. Less than one year later (spring of 2012) some players were coming up with innovative decklists and strategies to compete in the meta. Then, in May 2012 we were blessed with the printing of Cavern of Souls which initiated a comeback for Vial Goblins.
b) Strategy
So what do Goblins do? Goblins have two major strategies: (1) beating our opponents as fast as possible and (2) grinding out games to win in late game via card- (and board-) advantage. The first strategy is made possible by a combination of Goblin Lackey, Warren Instigator, and Goblin Piledriver, while the latter strategy makes use of the huge card-advantage which the deck can create with cards like Goblin Matron, Ringleader and Mogg War Marshal. Which strategy to use is highly dependent from the matchup (MU) and the meta oftentimes you will find yourself using a mixture of both roles even in the same game.
c) Why should I play Goblins?
Most of all, you should play goblins when you are looking for a deck that can beat control decks on a regular basis. In this sense Vial Goblins is a meta deck. You will realize that there are goblin-friendly metas and goblin-hostile metas. Goblins rewards knowledge of the metagame because the deck has a relatively large number of playable cards in the MD as well as in the SB that you can or cannot use to tune your deck for the metagame you are expecting. Goblins is also a deck with many faces: there is not ONE, but at least TWO stock-lists all of which have a different strategy and perform differently against the field. This makes it hard for your opponents to get a good grasp on the deck. Next, Goblins is a very old deck and many newer players wont know how to play against it. You should also play Goblins when you are looking for a deck that does not punish you badly when you arent playing 100% correct. That is not to say that the deck is so strong that it will beat many decks while your brain is on standby-mode. Rather this means that its skillcap is not very high and its decision trees are less complex than with other decks. While skill is not a big issue during games, it definitely is an issue for deckbuilding. As I said, there are plenty of playable cards, but it is essential that your cardchoices really fit the metagame requirements. This will come back at you when you have to decide whether to play, lets say, Goblin Chieftain or Goblin Warchief. The devil is in the details. So, you should also play Goblins if you are willing to invest some time in working out the details of the deck (the first step has been set once you fought yourself through this deckprimer).
II. The Maindeck
a) Mana
Lets talk about mana first. Goblins is a very mana-hungry deck which needs to be provided with lands in the first three turns to ensure a fast and solid start. The high manacosts of cards like Ringleader and manaconsuming abilities like those of Rishadan Port force us to play a number of lands: 22-24. (Note that successful attempts have been made to run 20 or 21 mana-sources. However those cases are rare and usually only run smoothly in well balanced decklists. So for starters Id advice to run 23 lands).
Mana-denial is an important part of Goblins gameplan. This is why a playset of Wastelands + X Rishadan Ports find their way into most Goblin-lists. Apart from purely shutting our opponents off a single color, manadenial lands can be used to deal with problematic cards like:
* so-called manlands: Mishras Factory, Mutavault and Creeping Tar Pit
* Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
* Grove of the Burnwillows (in combo with Punishing Fire)
Cavern of Souls is an auto-include in every Goblin-decklist. The default number if 4 copies.
As far as splash colors are concerned, success has been reported with EVERY additional color. Given the limited space, there is usually room for only 1-3 duallands to support your splashcolor. Also, dont hesitate to play a mono red deck. Approximately 95% of the deck is red, even in multicolored lists. Playing Mono Red is not a question of low budget. By default you should build your deck mono-red. Only if you need certain cards (mostly SB cards) that are not red or colorless, you can think about splashing colors.
Other prominent utility lands in Goblins are [cards]Pendelhaven[/cards (which protects Lackey from Punishing Firean pumps it to get past early blockers like Deathrite Shaman and Delver of Secrets) and Karakas (which protects your own legenadaries like Krenko and Kiki-Jiki; and bounces legendaries comonly played in Legacy, like Iona and Griselbrand).
b) The Core
Vial is one of the reasons why such a fast aggro deck can approve such high-CMC-creatures as Matron and Ringleader. Oftentimes Vial is ticked up every round, whereas one should carefully consider adding more than three counters.
Did you know that?
Vial has an upkeep-trigger that reads you may put a charge counter on Aether Vial. Therefore one should announce the trigger in each and every upkeep (you will NEVER forget that after a while) and then carefully think whether to add another counter or not. E.g.: Its our mainphase and we control Vial with 2 counters on it (@2) we have a Mogg War Marshal, Piledriver and Ringleader on our hand and we want to cheat all of them through our opponents counterspells. Actually we must leave Vial @ 2 for two rounds to do that. At the end of our opponents turn we tap Vial to bring in Piledriver. In our next upkeep we announce the may-trigger and tap Vial in response to bring in MWM after that, Vials trigger resolves and we add another counter. So, in our next upkeep we can decide to bring in any cc3 Goblin or the Ringleader that is waiting on our hand.
Caverns, Lackey, Go the best T1-play our deck has. His threatening, triggered ability enables fast and aggressive starts, even turn-3-kills. On the other hand he does very often not connect because opponents will try everything to throw removal, counter or Stifle at him. Placing creatures in his way is oftentimes a plan-B, because the creature in question could be removed to make sure that Lackey gets the party started.
Did you know that?
Lackeys oracle-text reads that he can bring in goblin-permanents, whereas Warren Instigator can only bring in goblin-creatures. This fact is often irrelevant because most goblin-permanents have legs anyways. Also there is a nice interaction with Rakdos Charm that doesn't work for Warren Instigator.
Goblin Matron, along with Goblin Ringleader, is the backbone of the deck. Most often you will fetch a Goblin Ringleader with her ability, but you can also choose any other goblin, depending on what is needed at the moment she enters the battlefield. E.g. fetch Goblin Chieftain to counter Engineered Plague, or Tuktuk Scrapper to destroy that pesky equipment.
Did you know that?
a foil Goblin Matron is only available in the 7th Edition and costs a whole lot of money.
Its also good to know that Goblin Matrons triggered ability is obligatory. That means that (1) if you forget to fetch a creature and move on to the next step of the turn, your opponent can be a dick and not allow you to still fetch a creature afterwards. Thats not the case with triggers that must be resolved, i.e. such abilities without the word may. (2) When Matron is the only card in your hand and you have a Vial @3 and your opponent plays a discard spell, like Thoughtseize, you can put Matron into play without having to look for something to put into your hand. Also, you can search your library and declare NOT TO FIND ANYTHING, in case you want to shuffle your library.
Sometimes this guy just reads draw 4 cards. Ringleader has an immediate impact on the game by potentially creating huge card advantage. At the very least he will replace himself (that is: you invest one card to get one card in return), but most of the time he creates raw card advantage. This card advantage ultimately leads to board advantage (most cards you reveal are creature cards), which means that you are winning the game. It is also important to play as many goblins as possible (34 goblins is the maximum number with 22 lands and 4 Aether Vials) in your maindeck to make the best card of the deck even better.
Did you know that?
Ringleader never lets you down. Have you ever revealed 4 lands in a row? Yes, almost certainly. Have you ever been disappointed about this fact? You shouldnt! Everytime Ringleader reveals 0 Goblin cards, ask yourself how the game would have turned out if you had drawn those cards for the next 4 turns! However he usually should reveal 3 Goblin cards, with 4 and 2 cards lying within standards, while 0 or 1 is highly unlikely.
Okay, lets take a short break here and see what we have so far.
How you fill the remaining 14 land-slots and which set of spells you choose for the MD is dependent from the metagame you are playing in. In other words: these slots are very flexible. What follows now is an explanation of proven subtypes of Goblin decks as well as a list of playable and un-playable cards.4 Cavern of Souls
4 Wasteland
14 other lands
4 Aether Vial
4 Goblin Lackey
4 Goblin Matron
4 Goblin Ringleader
22 other cards
c) Staples
Hastey goblins are happy goblins. Both, Goblin Warchief and Goblin Chieftain, make the deck more explosive and much harder to deal with. Players usually spend 4-7 slots on 'hastelords' Goblin Warchief and Goblin Chieftain, whereas Goblin Warchief is the more popular choice. I personally favor Goblin Cieftain, because the additional power it adds to the boar will not only let you deal more unblocked damage, but it will also make you trade less resources in combat situations.
Suggested reading about Warchief and Chieftain: here.
Cards you should NOT run instead: Goblin King, Mad Auntie, Goblin Wardriver, Frogtosser Banneret, Goblin Lookout
Piledriver is a common choice for the deck. His insane triggered ability causes heavy damage to opponents lifepoints, when unblocked. However this is often not the case, since opponents place creatures and removal in his way. Piledriver supports aggressive strategies and makes the deck more explosive. His triggered ability checks the number of Goblins on resolution. This has two implications: (1) Stifle turn an attacking PD into a Squire and (2) your opponent can destroy (or remove) goblins in response to the triggered ability and still weaken your PD. People usually run 2-4 copies of Piledriver in their decklists, for starters 4 should be the default option. I am in favor of 4 copies as well, as long as you are not expecting to face a ridicoulous amount of non-blue creatures.
Gempalm Incinerator is the most common spotremoval of choice in Goblin lists and usually a 4-off. It trades 0 for 1 (in the worst case 0:0) with other creatures, cant be counterered by ordinary countermagic, and even has a body to block/attack with. One should carefully count all Goblins in play (even Mutavault is a Goblin once in a while) and take opponents removal into account (which can decrease the number of Goblins in play while Gempalms ability is on the stack) before using cycling. Cycling is an activated ability that can be used at instant-speed. This means that, since it is an ability, not a spell, Force of Will and Daze wont work on Cycling. Cards with cycling usually have an additional triggered ability printed on it, that triggers when you cycle the card (which is the case with thishere card).
The problem with Gempalm Incinerator is, that you need a decent board position to effectively kill a targeted creature. In some MUs it is hardly possible to develop such a board position which means that you sometimes need removal spells that are dealing damage more reliably. Tarfire is an alternative for such situations (e.g. when most of the creatures in your metagame are power 2 or less and are to be dealt with immediately and reliably).
By default you should play 3 copies of Gempalm Incinerator.
Suggested reading about Lightning Bolt (and Tarfire for that matter), click here.
Cards you should NOT run instead: Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares, Mogg Fanatic
Goblin Sharpshooter is another common choice for Goblin decks. Sharpshooter helps in the mirror-match, against hordes of Elves and counters a lot of strategies that rely on x/1 creatures (oftentimes tokens), such as Thopter Foundry, Empty the Warrens, Elspeth, Bitterblossom and Lingering Souls. He also has interactions with SGC, Stingscourger and Mogg War Marshal. A card typically found alongside with Sharpshooter is Skirk Prospector (also as a 1-off). Although Goblin Sharpshooter is typically played 1-off, it is way more effective when playied in multiples of 2 (or even 3 to 4) copies. The reason is that (1) your opponent will only expect to see one, so after he kills the first one he doesn't really have the resources, nor is he prepared to deal with a second one. (2) Second, with multiple Sharpshooters you will be more likely to draw him naturally rather than spending a Matron-trigger to find one. It is very inefficient to spend 6 mana on a creatures that your opponent can deal with right away. This is different when you fetch creatures like Ringleader who have an immediate impact at the moment they enter the battlefield.
Sparksmith is another, tap-for-damage-spell that you can use multiple times. The downsides are basically the same as with Gempalm Incinerator with the addition that your opponent will oftentimes see him coming. The fact that he eats your lifepoints has surprisingly little impact on the game, especially when you consider what you get in return.
Cards you should NOT run instead: Lightning Crafter
Stingscourger is a typical 1-off (or silverbullet), which gives you the flexibility to bounce huge blockers and go for the alpha strike. He is also a popular choice in fields where SneakShow decks are around, since it effectively counters their Show and Tell. Even Emrakul, isnt protected against this card, as the spagetthi monster will be sent back by an ability, not by a spell. Another nice thing about this removal spell is that it usually circumvents countermagic with Aether Vial or Cavern of Souls (or Show and Tell).
If you want a card that actually handles large creatures permanently you are probably looking for Warren Weirding. It is only comparable to Stingscourger in that it is usually meant to handle the big guys, but other than that the cards are quite different in how you manage them during the game. That is Warren Weirding is usually not run instead of, but in addition to, Stingscourger.
Cards you should NOT run instead: Goblin Tunneler
1-off artifact hate is commonly seen in Goblin-decklists. The most important reason is flexibility. Artifact hate in MD is basically never irrelevant because decks today are rarely artifact-free. The most prominent reason to run those so-called Shatter-Goblins is, of course, equipments. If your list is green, Tin Street Hooligan is an alternative to Tuktuk Scrapper
Suggested reading on Tin Street Hooligan and Tuktuk Scrapper: Hot Topics of Vial Goblins
Cards you should NOT run instead: Goblin Tinkerer, Goblin Vandal
Goblins also play a number of cards that are supposed to end the game immediately (or at the very least snowball pretty fast). For a very long time, Siege-Gang Commander (SGC) was the post popular choice for this. Besides bringing 4 bodies into play, SGC can also throw your Goblins over a Moat, or break boardstates that are otherwise stalled. Its activated ability is also useful to prevent equipments like Batterskull and Umezawas Jitte from triggering their abilities. Ever since the printing of Krenko, there is a discussion about which one is better, or if they are just differently used while being on approximately the same power level. And that is really something you have to find out yourself, as there is no straight answer to this issue yet. As a rule of thumb you can say that the more haste-lords your deck has, the more likely it is that Krenko is better than SGC in your list. Another, very viable option is Kiki-Jiki which essentially gives you extra copies of the most essential Goblins in the deck: Matron and Ringleader, while he can also build up a critical boardposition with copies of Chieftain and Piledriver. And important trick for Kiki-Jiki is to use his ability in your opponents turn after the beginning of end step. This way the copy will survive a whole turn, i.e. until your next endstep. The norm is to spare 2 slots on one or more of the creatures.
Cards you should NOT run instead: Wort, Boggart Auntie, Beetleback Chief, Boggart Mob, Goblin Pyromancer
III. The two faces of Vial-Goblins
In the long history of Goblins, twodecklists have been established. In the following section I will discuss them one by one and provide sample-decklists that are as close to the basic of the respective subtype as possible. That means: there is no recipe how to build these two arechtypes, neither is there a set-in-stone 60-cards-MD . The lists I present serve as examples to show the advantages and disadvantages of each subtype.
a) Face 1: The CLASSIC Goblin deck
At first we are looking at the lands. The deck is monored and uses the full number of mana-denial lands. This has two important advantages. First, it is hard, if not impossible, for your opponent to mana-screw this deck as you have 10-14 red manasources, 10 of which are unaffected by any land destruction played in legacy, including Back to Basics and Bood Moon. Second, the lists is very good at punishing greedy, multicolored manabases which will sometimes give you free wins just by tapping your lands. Another important element is the choice to play a full playset of Gempalm Incinerator, which goes hand in hand with 4 Mogg War Marshal. Gempalm Incinerator is, provided you have enough Goblins in play, the best removal spell available. It is uncounterable, it draws a card, it occasionally can be a creature and most importantly it is a Goblin. So why not play the best removal spell as a 4-off? Mogg War Marshal makes it possible. Mogg War Marshal works in perfect harmony with your manadenial: tapping lands with Rishadan Port can mean a timewalk but only when you keep your opponents creatures in check. MWM does exactly that. Together they support a grindy strategy that gets the deck where it wants to be: turn 5. From that point on your card-advantage engine in form of Matron and Ringleader takes over to quickly outperform your opponent on all fronts: the hand and the board. Siege-Gang Commander is just another testament to the fact that the lategame will be yours and that you want to play grindy games, preferably with Aether Vial on turn 1. Those four cards I separated from the rest of the deck are silverbullets for your Matron-gun. Since your are going for the mid-and lategame it is essential to have answers to a variety of (un-)expected situations. After all this is legacy, which means that unexpected things will happen. Going for mid and lategame also has a huge drawback: this list is cold to basically any kind of fast combo deck.10 Mountain
4 Wasteland
4 Rishadan Port
4 Cavern of Souls
16 Corecards (Vial, Lackey, Matron, Ringleader)
4 Mogg War Marshal
4 Goblin Piledriver
4 Goblin Warchief
4 Gempalm Incinerator
2 Siege-Gang Commander
1 Skirk Prospector
1 Goblin Sharpshoorter
1 Stingscourger
1 Tuktuk Scrapper
b) Face 2: The WInstigator list
The two most defining elements of this list are Chrome Mox and Warren Instigator. Chrome Mox is not only used as a tool to dish out Warren Instigator on turn 1 (which effectively gives you 8 Goblin Lackeys, and who wouldnt want that?). It also enables Goblin Chieftain/Warchief on turn 2 and Ringleaders as early as turn 3. It is essential to know which card to put under a Chrome Mox, which can be a real challenge on turn 1 or 2, but less so when you cast it later on. The combination of Winstigator, Chieftain and Chrome Mox makes the deck much more explosive and aggressive than the CLASSIC version. In contrary to those lists, WInstigator lists do not try to grind out games, but catch people off guard that cant handle early aggression in form of Winstigators. The full playset of Piledrivers is a must. Chieftain is played in favor of Warchief because the cost reducing ability is less relevant: your list in general has more double-red manacosts (which is also a reason to cut Rishadan Ports) and you have Chrome Mox which partly makes up for the manaboost you want to get out of Warchief. A downside is that Chrome Mox creates card disadvantage, which you should usually be able to make up for. But still, there will be games where your opponents discard spells and the card you imprint for Chrome Mox add up to a critical degree. Another remarkable feature of those lists is that Gempalm Incinerators are cut to 2, sometimes even down to 0 copies. This is because the list is more focused on pushing through early Lackeys/Winstigators, and this strategy is best supported by reliable removal. In a world where 75% of the field is playing either Deathrite Shaman, and/or Stoneforge Mystic and/or Delver of Secrets Tarfire is more reliable than Gempalm Incinerator. Pendelhaven has recently proven to be a good card for Winstigator-lists.11 Mountain
2 Wasteland
2 Pendelhaven
4 Cavern of Souls
3 Chrome Mox
16 Corecards
4 Warren Instigator
4 Goblin Piledriver
4 Goblin Chieftain
3 Tarfire
2 Goblin Warchief
1 Subterranean Scout
1 Gempalm Incinerator
1 Stingscourger
1 Tuktuk Scrapper
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
IV. Matchups & strategy (last update: 16/08/2016)
In this section I will present my view on a number of relevant MUs as well as some suggestions how to play them right. I will try to update this regularly, but please keep in mind the date when I last edited the list. Also, this is but one view that is presented here, so please feel free to test the MUs yourself and work out strategies that are different from what I am presenting here.
I am using the following five "ratings" for MUs.
(1) favorable: most iterations of Goblins will have good chances of winning against most iterations of the deck in question. Usually you dont need to reserve any SB cards for this MU.
(2) slightly favorable: your chances of winning range from even to good, depending on your version of the deck as well as some SB cards
(3) even: generally chances are evenly distributed. Sometimes the outcome if this is MU decided by certain MD or SB cards that you or your opponent are playing. Also, skill and experience will be a relevant factor.
(4) slightly unfavorable: your list will need some specific tuning to win this MU. SB cards can turn the tides and drag the odds down to 50%. These MUs are usually what you need your SB cards for.
(5) unfavorable: most iterations of your opponents deck will have good chances of beating yours. In some cases you can dedicate a lot of SB cards to make this MU even, but sometimes it is better to accept that you cant beat every deck.
Miracles favorable
How the matchups works: You have everything that they dont want to see: a fast clock, creatures that they cant counter, cardadvantage. There are two ways they can beat you: (1) a well-timed Entreat the Angels and (2) Monastery Mentor getting out of reach before you can remove it. The longer the games the more favored they are so try to make it quick. Your plan is to establish a boardposition that can deal a minimum of 4 damage a turn, while holding Matron or Ringleader in your hand. You will pressure your opponent to find a Terminus during your attack step and then refill your resources with Ringleader on the second mainphase of the same turn. Matron should usually find Ringleader. Make sure to not let it get countered. After G1 you want to keep as many creatures in our deck as possible. Ideally you keep one or two removal spells after G1.
Which version to pick: Both versions are equally well-equipped to beat Miracles. If you are playing the CLASSIC build, make sure not to overrate your Rishadan Ports but keep on casting creatures. When wielding the WINSTIGATOR list, make sure to resist temptation of overextending with Double-Strike triggers. Winstigator + Pendelhaven is a decent clock.
Cards that support this strategy: Aether Vial, Cavern of Souls, Goblin Matron, Goblin Ringleader, Goblin Piledriver, Goblin Chieftain
Meaningful SB cards: Earwig Squad, Pithing Needle
Storm Combo unfavorable
How the matchups works: You can steal games by killing them on turn 3 or 4. However, your lack of disruptive elements usually makes you an easy target. When you evaluate your opening hands you should aim for a kill on turn 3 or 4. Every piece of hate should delay your opponent by at least 1 turn. If it doesnt then dont play it. Accept the idea of being killed on turn 1 or 2 without any interaction.
Which version to pick: Neither version will have good times here. WINSTIGATOR lists are better equipped here as they are more likely to pull off turn-3 kills. Also, Chrome Mox helps casting hatepieces one turn earlier than usual.
Cards that support this strategy: Goblin Lackey, Warren Instigator, Goblin Piledriver
Meaningful SB cards: Chalice of the Void, Cabal Therapy, Ethersworn Canonist, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Thorn of Amethyst, Leyline of Sanctity
Eldrazi Stompy slightly favorable
How the matchups works: In this MU your goal is to buy enough time until you can block their way with your hordes. Eldrazi Smasher and equipments stand in the way of that plan. Their major weakness is their manabase. Their best spells cost 4+ mana and demand colorless mana, so any form of manadisruption is effective. Try to read what cards they have in hand. You can read that from the amount of mana they have available and what cards they played last turn. Watch out for some interactions of their spells and lands. A few examples: Eye of Ugin doesnt actually produce mana, but reduces the manacosts. So, no playing Jitte with Eye of Ugin. Make sure that they tap at least 1 colorless mana when casting their spells. Under a Bloodmoon they will usually not be able to cast any spell with <> in their manacosts. Over a course of several games you will be favored, as their manabase is shaky and their mulligan decisions are more difficult - their deck is less consistent than yours.
Which version to pick: The CLASSIC build really shines here as it is able to run 8 manadenial lands. The WINSTIGATOR build is better in MUs where you want to win the early game and Eldrazi Stompy is none of them, since their early game is much better than ours.
Cards that support this strategy: Aether Vial, Wasteland, Rishadan Port, Mogg War Marshal,
Meaningful SB cards: Blood Moon, Pyrokinesis, Tuktuk Scrapper
Shardless BUG even
How the matchups works: unlike most other deck, this creature-based deck has a cardadvantage engine that is as powerful as ours. Shardless Agent revealing Tarmogoyf or Ancestral Visions can put you in a very uncomfortable position. Additionally, early DRS blocking the way for Goblin Lackey, and Abrupt Decay destroying Aether Vial can steal your tempo and mana advantage. Our strength on the other turn is their weakness to Krenko, Mob Boss as they have only 1 or two cards in their 75 that can actually get rid of it. Also, in the absence of Tarmogoyf and Ancestral visions their board is usually weak and we will have enough time to develop a favorable boardposition. One more thing that many people might not notice: Tuktuk Scrapper can usually destroy one of their creatures, since Shardless Agent and Baleful Strix both are artifacts.
Which version to pick: The CLASSIC version is in a better here, as Mogg War Marshal supports the above strategy better. Also, running Chrome Mox makes Hymn to Tourarch hurt you more and Liliana can become a problem as well when running Warren Instigator in the spot of Mogg War Marshal.
Cards that support this strategy: Krenko, Mob Boss, Mogg War Marshal, Aether Vial, Goblin Matron, Goblin Ringleader, Gempalm Incinerator
Meaningful SB cards: Relic of Progenitus, Rest in Peace, Perish
BUG Delver even
How the matchups works: Delver of Secrets, Deathrite Shaman and True-Name Nemesis will try to deal unblockable damage to your lifepoints while Tarmogoyf, Hymn to Tourarch and Liliana of the Veil will try to eat your resources so that you cant handle their damage output. The rest of their deck is largely irrelevant as you can usually ignore their countermagic. Also their deck is light on removal spells so, unless you need to throw your creatures into a Tarmogoyf or Liliana, every creature that hits the board, stay on the board. Your plan is to create a large-enough cardadvantage, while killing Delver and Deathrite Shaman as early as possible. As with other tempo-decks, try to avoid unfavorable trades. On the long run your deck has a better stamina. At the same time you need to close out games fast enough, because their unblockable damage can stack up really fast and put your lifetotal in lethal range.
Which version to pick: The CLASSIC version should have easier times surviving the early game. Just dont focus too much on using your manadenial, but make sure to get some value on the board. The WINSTIGATOR list will be better at closing out games and switching from the control role to beatdown mode. However, as with Shardless BUG, Hymn to Tourarch and Liliana hit you harder when playing with Chrome Mox.
Cards that support this strategy: Mogg War Marshal, Tarfire, Aether Vial, Goblin Piledriver, Krenko, Mob Boss
Meaningful SB cards: Relic of Progenitus, Rest in Peace, Carpet of Flowers
Grixis Tempo slightly favorable
How the matchups works: Very much like BUG Delver, this is another Tempo deck featuring the shell of Deathrite Shaman and Delver of Secrets, Force of Will, Daze and 8 cantrips. The most problematic card in this MU is Young Pyromancer, which can take over games from one turn to the next. Save a removal spell for this guy and you will be fine. With this MU you will have somewhat easier time getting ahead in early game as their creatures are initially very weak. Also, in comparison to BUG, Grixis usually doesnt play any Abrupt Decays, which means that your Vial will stick on the board. In earlygame it is totally legit to trade your Lackey for Delver of Young Pyromancer. After G1 you will bring in some Pyrokinesis and/or Sharpshooter to counter their most effective wincondition, while they exchange some of their countermagic for more removal spells and probably discard.
Which version to pick: Their deck operates well with a small amount of mana. In addition to that, grinding out games is not necessary. For these reasons the two major strength of the CLASSIC version dont carry weight. The WINSTIGATOR list should be your version of choice, as it brings a very strong early game.
Cards that support this strategy: Warren Instigator, Goblin Chieftain, Tarfire, Gempalm Incinerator
Meaningful SB cards: Pyrokinesis, Goblin Sharpshooter, Carpet of Flowers
Elves slightly unfavorable
How the matchups works: In game 1 they are clearly favored. On the way of assembling one of their combokills they can block the board with a bunch of 1/1 creatures and gain value with untaps, mana-abilities and bouncing their own creatures (like Elvish Visionary). Their most effective enablers are Quirion Ranger, Wirewood Symbiote and Heritage Druid so usually you should kill of these first. It is very rare that you can slowly build up an advantage that you can ride to victory. The MU comes down to whether or not you can wipe their board with clean with Pyrokinesis, Goblin Sharpshooter or Perish, so your strategy should support finding one of these. Note that Chalice of the Void seems effective on first sight but in practice they will often be able to play around that.
Which version to pick: The WINSTIGATOR list is the better choice as it support your plan of finding (and casting) boardsweepers better. Also, with Warren Instigator you have a doublestrike-creature that can engage in combat situations more easily.
Cards that support this strategy: Chrome Mox, Warren Instigator
Meaningful SB cards: Goblin Sharpshooter, Pyrokinesis, Perish, Pithing Needle, Cabal Therapy, Grafdiggers Cage
UG Infect even
How the matchups works: Your priority in this MU is to destroy their infect-creatures. Use your removal in your turn to make them use their pump-spells to protect their creatures, rather than killing you. They can kill you with only 2 pumpspells, but most often they will have to use 3. Due to their lack of removal and the very small amount of countermagic they play, build up a threatening boardposition is relatively easy for you. Other than that, there is not much to watch out for. Make sure to play safe and steady dont get greedy or do anything risky. The MU is already quite shaky.
Which version to pick: WINSTIGATOR is better by a mile. The fact that they cant interact with you building up a boardposition makes them an easy prey for Lackey and Warren Instigator. Plus, running Chrome Moxen comes at basically no cost, as the card-disadvantage will not carry any weight.
Cards that support this strategy: Goblin Lackey, Warren Instigator, Tarfire, Gempalm Incinerator, Stingscourge
Meaningful SB cards: Goblin Sharpshooter, Pyrokinesis, Chalice of the Void, Pithing Needle, Blood Moon
Death & Taxes favorable
How the matchups works: The worst thing that can happen is that they have an equipment at a moment when you cant deal with it yet. This would be the case when they have Stoneforge Mystic on turn 2 and you cant kill SFM before the equipment comes down. Try to grind them out, make favorable trades (or even one-for-ones). We have a cardadvantage engine, while Death & Taxes is only able to generate CA via equipments. Other potentially problematic cards in their deck are Mother of Runes and Phyrexian Revoker (which shuts down a range of valuable cards).
Which version to pick: Both versions will do equally well. The WINSTIGATOR version has easier times going into profitable combat situations, while the CLASSIC list is better at grinding out games until you get keycards on the table.
Cards that support this strategy: Tarfire, Krenko, Mob Boss, Mogg War Marshal
Meaningful SB cards: Tuktuk Scrapper, Pithing Needle, Goblin Sharpshooter, Pyrokinesis
RG Combo Lands even
How the matchups works: It is relatively easy to keep them off their combo-kill with an untapped Wasteland. It takes them quite some effort and setup-time to still push it through your untapped Wasteland. Stingscourger is another valuable asset , which can save you even after Marit Lage hits the board. On the other hand they have very effective means of keeping from winning, including Grove of the Burnwillows + Punishing Fire, Maze of Ith and Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale. Looking at all of this, your plan is to kill them as fast as possible, while having a Wasteland untapped. The longer the games lasts, the more likely they are to gain the upper hand. After G2 things dont look so much different in their deck, but you will usually have a few cards to bring in.
Which version to pick: The WINSTIGATOR list is the better choice, as it supports the plan of setting up a fast kill. Chrome MOX has no drawbacks in MUs where speed is your strongest asset. In addition to that Pendelhaven (which is more common in Winstigator builds) will mess with their Punishing Fire.
Cards that support this strategy: Wasteland, Chrome Mox, Goblin Lackey, Warren Instigator, Goblin Piledriver, Stingscourger Pendelhaven.
Meaningful SB cards: Blood Moon, Earwig Squad, Pithing Needle, Goblin Settler, Relic of Progenitus, Rest in Peace
Sneak Show slightly favorable
How the matchups works: Get an Stingscourger or Goblin Matron on your hand as quickly as possible, as this will effectively shut down Show and Tell. The only card really left to care about is Sneak Attack. As with other combo decks, your plan is to kill they as fast as possible. Due to their lack of interaction with your setup (other than a little countermagic) you can usually go all-in. After Game 1 they will bring in some Pyroclasm and possibly Through the Breach (which work as additional copies of Sneak Attack). Your gameplan doesnt change much though, only will you replace your spotremoval with some hatecards.
Which version to pick: I dont have experience with fighting this deck with the traditional list, but I assume both versions are well equipped to win. WINSTIGATORs strength is to end the game in a timely fashion, while the classic list has additional manadenial to delay the mana-intense winconditions of Sneak Attack and Through the Breach.
Cards that support this strategy: Stingscourger, Goblin Matron, Chrome Mox, Goblin Lackey, Warren Instigator, Goblin Piledriver, Rishadan Port, Wasteland
Meaningful SB cards: Pithing Needle, Goblin Settler, Cabal Therapy
[Reanimator/TinFins unfavorable
How the matchups works: They can easily reanimate scary creatures on turn 2. Contrary to Stormdecks, their combo will not kill you on the same turn, but only make it very likely that they win. In game 1 you can get lucky and have Stingscourger in your opponing hand and they didnt reanimate a creature that you cant bounce (Iona#Red or Sphinx of the Steel Wind). However, this scenario will only buy you some time and doesnt mean that you win. For G2 you can bring in some graveyard hate and/or combohate, while they wont get any more dangerous than they already are.
Which version to pick: If anything you can expect that the WINSTIGATOR list is better for this MU, but neither version will have good chances of winning.
Cards that support this strategy: Stingscourger, Warren Weirding, Chrome Mox, Goblin Lackey, Warren Instigator, Goblin Piledriver
Meaningful SB cards: any graveyard hate, Cabal Therapy, Chalice of the Void
V. Outside the Box
last update: 19/08/2016
This paragraph will focus on the future of the deck inasmuch that I hope to inspire people to test unconventional cardchoices and report their results.
a) Already tested, bad cardchoices
* Fecundity
* Goblin Guide
* Brightstone Ritual (better cardchoices: Mountain)
* Vexing Shusher
* Volrath's Stronghold (better cardchoices: Mountain)
* Mutavault (better cardchoices: Mountain)
* Ancient Tomb (better cardchoices: Mountain)
* Smoldering Spires (better cardchoices: any removal spell)
* Soaring Seacliff (better cardchoices: any removal spell)
* Basilisk Collar (better cardchoices: any removal spell)
* Boros Charm (better cardchoices: any removal spell)
* Deathrite Shaman (Reference)
* Pestermite, Deceiver Exarch and Intruder Alarm (in combination with Kiki-Jiki
* Mirror Entity
* Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
* Contested War Zone (better cardchoices: Mountain)
* Sensation Gorger
* Summoning Trap (outdated due to Cavern of Souls)
* Battle Squadron (better cardchoices: Krenko, Mob Boss)
* Fodder Launch (better cardchoices: Krenko, Mob Boss)
* Murderous Redcap (better cardchoices: Krenko, Mob Boss)
* Shrieking Mogg (better cardchoices: Subterranean Scout)
* Cover of Darkness (outdated due to Deathrite Shaman)
* Rest in Peace + Helm of Obedience (outdated)
* Root Maze (better cardchoices: Thalia Heretic Cathar)
b) To-be-tested cards:
* Caller of the Claw
* Tuktuk the Explorer
* Bloodmark Mentor
* Taurean Mauler
* Chaos Warp
* Gaea's Cradle
* Gemstone Carvern
VI. Literature
a) Tournament Reports
August, GoblinSettler 3-1 with Rg WINSTIATOR Goblins
August, jrw1985 2-2 with Rb CLASSIC Goblins
August, Meddling_Mage 5-2 with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
September, Raznaak 3-0-1 with Rwg Goblins
September, jrw1985 4-0 with Mono R Goblins
September, GoblinTurkey 3-0 with Rw Goblins
September, jrw1985 6-0-1 with Mono R Goblins
September, GoboLord 5-1 with Mono R WINSTIGATOR Goblins
October, jrw1985 3-1 with Mono R Goblins
October, Raznaak 1-4 with Rwg Goblins
October, B-rad 6-2-1 with Rwg CLASSIC Goblins
October, goblinpiledriver 1-3 with Rwgb CLASSIC Goblins
October, OlegtheSupter 6-2 with Rw CLASSIC Goblins
October, Sandro95 5-2-1 with Rb Goblins
October, btraut 5-0 with Rw CLASSIC Goblins
October, GoboLord 2-4 with Mono R WINSTIGATOR Goblins
November, Raznaak 3-1 with Mono R WINSTIGATOR Goblins
November, jrw1985 4-1-2 with Mono R Goblins
November, GoblinTurkey 3-1 with Rw CLASSIC Goblins
November, GoboLord 3-4 with Mono R WINSTIGATOR Goblins
November, GoboLord 4-1 with Rb Goblins Goblins
November, GoblinTurkey 3-4 with Rw CLASSIC Goblins
December, MattPruner 3-4 with Rb CLASSIC Goblins
December, jrw1985 0-2 with Rb Goblins
December, B-rad 5-2-1 with Rwg CLASSIC Goblins
January, Sandro95 0-2 with Rb Goblins
January, Zombiesquisher 4-0 with Mono R Goblins
January, Dan Pyre 6-1-1 with Mono R Goblins
January, GoboLord 4-2 with Rb Goblins
January, Diotram 5-2-1 with Rw CLASSIC Goblins
February, mrblueduck 7-1-1 with Rb Goblins Goblins
February, GoboLord 4-2 with Rb Goblins Goblins
February, Sandro95 4-0 with Rb Goblins Goblins
February, MattPruner 4-2 with Rb CLASSIC Goblins
February, LeoCop 90 2-3 with Rb CLASSIC Goblins
March, Sandro95 3-1 with Rb Goblins
March, Sandro95 2-3 with Rb Goblins
March, MattPruner 3-0 with Rb CLASSIC Goblins
March, GoboLord 4-1-1 with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
April, Goblin Turkey 3-2 with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
April, GoboLord 4-1 with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
April, MattPruner 5-1 with Rb CLASSIC Goblins
May, Sandro95 4-0 with Rb Goblins
May, GoboLord 6-1-1 with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
May, Olaf Forkbeard 8-2-1 with Rwg CLASSIC Goblins
May, B-rad 5-3 with Rwg CLASSIC Goblins
May, jrw1985 4-2 with Rb CLASSIC Goblins
June, ScatmanX 10-4-1 (Day 2 at GP Prague) with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
June, Chatto 2-4 with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
June, GoboLord 5-4 with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
June, GoboLord 3-0-2 with Mono R CLASSIC Goblins
July, Zombiesquisher 3-1 with Rg CLASSIC Goblins
July, Olaf Forkbeard 5-2 with Rwg CLASSIC Goblins
Sandro95 @ Scandinavian Legacy Open Febuary 22nd 2015
* Quarterfinals vs. Patriot Delver (2-0)
* Semifinals vs. Grixis OmniShow (2-0)
* Finals vs. BUG Foodchain (0-2)
Podcast with Jim Davis on Goblins
* Legacy's Allure - Ep. 12, Goblins with Jim Davis
b) Good Reads
* 5 tricky Legacy interactions
* Painting the Town REB
* The performance of the "Average Decklist" by jrw1985
* Analysis of successful goblin decklists, pt.1 by GoboLord
* Hot Topics of Vial Goblins by GoboLord
* Analysis of successful goblin decklists, pt.2, by GoboLord
* Analysis of successful goblin decklists, final part, by GoboLord
* Goblins Are Great But Haters Gonna Hate, by Kenny Dungar
* No One Survives, by Necorgoblikon
* Testing results (updated on a regular basis) by cronos
* "JUDGE!" - More tricky Legacy interactions
* "JUDGE!" - More tricky Legacy interactions Part 3
Thank you for reading my primer,
Last edited by GoboLord; 08-16-2016 at 03:10 AM.
MountainCaverns, Lackey, Go.
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchanges our apples, we each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange our ideas, we each have two ideas.
Nice work! I knew you'd end up doing a primer sooner or later!
Ratchet Bombs, and they're not bad, but are just slow as hell. If someone wants to play them, need to play a 4off, otherwise it'll be just a bad topdeck.
Mad Auntie, and it is a really good card, but depends heavely on the build. If you want to play it, 2-3 would be the number. It gives you "infinite" blockers, and you don't have to worry about losing your Piledriver when attacking.
Summoning Trap, but only in a Food Chain build. Here it would be fun, but our sideboard is thit as it is already. It's awesome against Stax/Stompy (and Chalice of the Void) -> don't know if works though.
You can include Slavering Nulls on the bad cards. It just not as good as any 2 drop we have acess to...
Super Bizarros Team. Beating everything with small green dudes and big waves.
Thanks for posting the new primer. I think the effectiveness of Earwig Squad is being exaggerated vs storm combo though. The good storm decks in the format have 1 Tendrils plus 4 Burning Wish.
Super Bizarros Team. Beating everything with small green dudes and big waves.
Love the new primer and like the push for the new structure of decklists. Can a mod kill/archive the old thread and then rename this one without the 2.0? It makes it sound like its a new Goblins deck when really its just a new primer.
Only the heroic and the mad follow mountain goat trails.
As a new player to Legacy/Goblins, this guide was very helpful. Since my last post got deleted for some reason, I'll say thanks again for all the good work.
Thoughts (for anyone to answer):
I like the new way of presenting decks as long as people agree on the core, which is pretty well-established (except for maybe the # of SGC). However, instead of doing math, maybe one could just post the new number if there are any changes, and the rest are assumed at 4 (or 2 in SGC's case)?
//Core [24]:
3 Piledriver
Either way accomplishes the same thing, I just think it saves a step and makes listing/reading/comparisons even easier and more immediately understandable. I also would advocate ellipses at the end just for clarity.
Is there ever a reason to run <4 Warchiefs?
Is Chieftain mainly defensive as an answer to plague/clasm/spout/etc, or does he also have offensive utility significant enough for inclusion of 1-3? In other words, how does his usefulness vary when playing aggro vs playing control?
tiny errors:
[cards]Phyrexian Dreadnought[cards]
[cards]Earwig Squad[/card]
Auntie's Hovel vs Blood Crypt: Crypt is fetchable (sounds like a bad idea to me?), but Hovel is almost always free when you need her. Why is BC considered better?
Can we add Goblin Wardriver to the list of bad cards?
oh, I just realized the page numbers depend on your forum settings. That's why links in my email/the primer weren't working... silly me.
lastly, perhaps a couple sample decklists, and matchup analyses/boarding suggestions?
Thanks again for this.
i agree with Caspid above, a couple of sample deck lists should be presented. This can be the ones that finished first on the Legacy open last month.
This can also serve as an 'ego-boost' for returning old gob players and an encouragement to new ones, that goblins is still damn relevant in the scene.
I seen sometimes Goblin Settler its very rare but sometimes resonable choice in flexi slots as additional mana danial card. All lists with them also had Kiki to him. Probably its win more card but i see him as useful in some MU like Lands with Recurring Chasm.
When Mogg Warmarchall first came off, tons of people told it was bad. Now almost everyone plays him.
There are also cards that only a couple of people play, like Frogtosser Banneret, but they have had good results with it (like Media12345).
So I think it's a little early to say set it in stone.
Super Bizarros Team. Beating everything with small green dudes and big waves.
... (reading before posting improvements is tech)
Nice read.
I think I might test Sensation Gorger when I get a chance, he looks like he has a lot of potential in the right build.
I'm wondering, though. 1-of, 2-of, 3-of, 4-of? The build would definitely run as many Goblins as possible, meaning something like 22 Lands, 4 Vials, 34 Goblins.
This looks like a job for me.
Most of my posts will be written from my phone, so please excuse the eventual lack of proper typing.
Maybe one could use him instead of Chieftain, but their applications are quite different and I don' think comparing them is worth it.
This looks like a job for me.
Most of my posts will be written from my phone, so please excuse the eventual lack of proper typing.
With the information about the top card you can make good decisions on paying Echocosts, ticking up your vial, using Volrath's Stronghold in upkeep, using a fetchland or not...
You don't have to use it's effect all the time and that's excatly what makes him threatening for you opponent: he never knows how or IF to prepare for him.
A nice trick would also be to bounce a creature via Stingscourger EOT and then let your opp discard his hand at the next upkeep.
MountainCaverns, Lackey, Go.
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchanges our apples, we each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange our ideas, we each have two ideas.
Sensation Gorger is pretty awesome in that with him in play you are basically drawing 5 cards a turn (4 from him, and 1 in your Draw step). Unfortunately he's also pretty expensive at 3cc, he doesn't contribute much on offense, has a pretty small butt so he's very burnable, his ability doesn't always work (I'm not adding Top for him), and he needs to be in play at the beginning of your upkeep, so he's pretty slow too. But the worst part is that he lets your opponent draw 4 new cards which greatly increases their chances of drawing their E Plague or Moat or that Propaganda they boarded in. Also, considering so much of Goblins' game is mana denial it seems that letting your opponent draw extra lands messes up your own strategy. Bottom line - Goblins has enough ways to draw cards without letting our opponent do the same. We don't need Sensation Gorger.
I think you might wanna add: Bloodmark Mentor. I think that he was already discussed in the old threat. He's a pretty good tutor target vs Merfolk and Elves (and maybe even the mirror).
While we are brainstorming about Sensation Gorger... he has pretty neat synergy with Countryside Crusher.
Good job and thank to the new primer :)
But small critics ^^
-Id like to have 3 sample goblin lists there, too. A monoR, RG, RB Version. Also it would be nice to have a short introduction to the pro and cons of the different splashes.
-The explanaition of WarrenWeirding is a little bit to negative imo, maybe you add the biggest pro. (kills emrakul, progenitus Iona and other tough creatures)
-I found PlanarVoid always a good gh sb option for b splash. It completely shuts down every graveyard interaction, including goyf, its fast and can quickly be recast if bounced. Maybe you add that card :)
-maybe some links to some of the card discussions we had, especially the whole combo sb stuff
-no word about kikijiki vs sgc'? ^^
-some iconic picture at the heading would pimp the primer :D
// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)
// Lands
4 [R] Badlands
4 [ON] Bloodstained Mire
4 [MPR] Wasteland
4 [ON] Mountain (3)
3 [MM] Rishadan Port
2 [ON] Wooded Foothills
1 [ALA] Swamp (3)
// Creatures
3 [LE] Gempalm Incinerator
4 [US] Goblin Lackey
4 [7E] Goblin Matron
4 [ON] Goblin Piledriver
4 [AP] Goblin Ringleader
4 [SC] Goblin Warchief
2 [M10] Siege-Gang Commander
1 [M10] Goblin Chieftain
1 [CHK] Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1 [LRW] Wort, Boggart Auntie
1 [ON] Goblin Sharpshooter
4 [EVG] Mogg War Marshal
// Spells
4 [DS] AEther Vial
2 [MOR] Warren Weirding
// Sideboard
SB: 1 [ON] Goblin Sharpshooter
SB: 3 [6E] Perish
SB: 3 [AL] Pyrokinesis
SB: 3 [ALA] Relic of Progenitus
SB: 2 [ON] Patriarch's Bidding
SB: 3 [US] Meltdown
SB is in flux at all times, depending on the meta I'm playing at. Also about to attempt a s green splash to deal with enchantments in my local meta, since no major tourneys are coming up. I'll post my 3 color list after this weekend when we brainstorm it.
Id put winning lists in the primer, but tanks for sharing ;)
well its kind of a new/old discussion, but i actually dont see any benefits for rb atm
the only black card the deck usually runs is weirdings which got cut down to 2 or even 1 (stingscourger fits the same role often)
than it has very few sb slots that are superior to non splashes (perish vs kinesis and black gyhate vs artifacts)
that is paid with lifeloss (fetches) and a weaker manabase (stifles/wastelands, pop)
green has at least the always useful disenchateffect
but really, id run monoR atm, even if it hurts me alot, cuz i got my rb pimped out
my standard red build.gobbo
// Lands
4 [MM] Rishadan Port
14 [CS] Snow-Covered Mountain
4 [TE] Wasteland
// Creatures
4 [EVG] Gempalm Incinerator
3 [M11] Goblin Chieftain
4 [V09] Goblin Lackey
4 [EVG] Goblin Matron
4 [ON] Goblin Piledriver
4 [EVG] Goblin Ringleader
4 [EVG] Goblin Warchief
2 [M10] Siege-Gang Commander
3 [EVG] Mogg War Marshal
2 [PLC] Stingscourger
// Spells
4 [V10] AEther Vial
// Sideboard
SB: 2 [HOP] Relic of Progenitus
SB: 2 [M10] Pithing Needle
SB: 2 [5E] Pyroblast
SB: 2 [DK] Tormod's Crypt
SB: 2 [ZEN] Mindbreak Trap
SB: 3 [AT] Pyrokinesis
SB: 2 [MR] Chalice of the Void
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I'm not quite sure how I had the good fortune to snaffle chef Paul Collins for Muddy Stilettos, but frankly the man's a genius. The ex head chef at Daylesford Farm now cooks bespoke dinners in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and beyond and in his spare time devises all sorts of delicious meals for gluttons like me. I can personally vouch for these canapés as Paul made them at a dinner party I hosted last year and I almost woofed the lot.
Party canapes
These canapé recipes are regulars on my private dining menus and, with a glass of champagne at the ready, they're a great way to start the evening. I make all my canapés at the very last minute to ensure they're as fresh as possible and vary the presentation on a mixture of olive wood boards, slate, glass and even mirrors.
I like to serve a variety of 6 or 7 canapés at each dinner, with a mixture of textures, colours and temperatures. Follow my recipes below and impress your party guests without getting stressed this Christmas!
Tartlets of soft boiled quail eggs with creamed baby spinach and celery salt
12 Quail Eggs
24 Miniature Individual Precooked Tartlet Cases
100g Spinach
1 tbsp Double Cream
Pinch Nutmeg
1. Soft boil the quail eggs for 2 minutes 45 seconds (yes, it's that exact!) and then plunge into very cold water. This will ensure that the yolk remains runny.
2. Peel the eggs and reserve to one side.
3. Cook the baby spinach in a knob of butter and season with salt and pepper, drain and chop. Return to the pan and add a generous tablespoon of double cream and a little nutmeg, then bring back to the boil.
4. Place a little spinach into the base of each precooked tart shells and cut the quail eggs in half and place on top of the creamed spinach. Season with the celery salt and serve.
Steak tartare with homemade ketchup
Steak tartare is one of my favourite canapés. As it's basically raw meat, use only the best fillet steak. For this canapé to truly stand out everything needs to be done at the very last minute to avoid discolouration. I only use Worcestershire sauce, but you could also add a splash of tabasco should the urge take you.
1 small fillet steak
1 banana shallot
Gherkins or capers
Worcester sauce
Tomato ketchup
1. Cut the steak into a very small dice, dice the shallot very finely, and chop the parsley and also the gherkins.
2. Mix all of the main ingredients together, season with salt and pepper and now season with the Worcester sauce and parsley.
3. Place the mixture onto croutons previously cooked in a hot oven until golden brown on both sides and crunchy. Serve.
Smoked salmon blini with horseradish and pea shoots
I make these blini very thin and use the best smoked salmon I can find – for me, that's Forman & Sons of London or the Severn and Wye smokery. I do have a recipe for these blini and do normally make them for special occasions, however as this is a very time consuming recipe I'd urge you to take the short cut and buy the blini from a good deli. Just don't compromise on the smoked salmon.
Smoked salmon
Creamed horseradish
Black pepper
Pea shoots
1. Place the blini onto a baking tray and bake them for 2-3 minutes at 180c.
2. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool.
3. Once they are cool place a small amount of the creamed horseradish in the middle of the blini.
4. Cut small pieces of the smoked salmon and place on top of the horseradish.
5. Season with fresh lemon juice and a pinch of freshly ground black pepper.
6. Place a tiny tip of fresh pea shoots on top of the salmon to garnish and serve immediately.
Anchovy Whispers are probably the most popular canapés I make – I'm always being asked for the recipe! The secret to these is the length which gives them real impact visually. You can make anchovy whispers well in advance and keep in the freezer until required.
Good all butter puff pastry
Tinned anchovies
1 egg
1. Roll out the puff pastry to A4 size. Drain the anchovies from the oil and place across the pastry so that they form about 5/6 lines that reach halfway across.
2. Eggs wash inbetween the anchovies and then fold the pastry over to cover the lines of anchovies.
3. Egg wash the top of the piece of pastry and place back in the freezer for 10 minutes to harden slightly.
4. Remove from the freezer and cut along the length of the pastry to reveal the anchovies at equal spacing.
5. Turn these strips on to the anchovy side on a non-stick baking tray, and cook for 3/4 minutes at 180c.
6. Remove from the oven and turn the strips of pastry over to the opposite side and cook for a further 3 / 4 minutes
Cocktail sausages cooked in honey and mustard
A delicious hot canapé that takes very little time or effort, with the added interest of a splash of runny honey and some grain mustard. You could add chilli if you like and finish with a handful of freshly chopped herbs just to liven them a little further.
Tempura batter
The great thing about this recipe is that you can use it for so many things, seafood, fish, meat or even vegetables. If you are serving tempura it is always a plus to have a dipping sauce or something like a wasabi-flavoured mayonnaise.
You can make a larger batch of the flour mixture in advance (up to two months) and keep in an air tight jar until required; this just saves a few precious minutes on the day of your canapé or dinner party. You could also use this as a batter for your children's fish as a tea time treat.
3 oz Plain flour
2 oz Corn flour
1 oz Baking powder
Sift all the ingredients together and place in a bowl. Add cold water and allow to stand for one minute. Dip the pre-cut fish or whatever you choose to use into the batter and then drop into hot cooking oil. When the batter hardens, colours slightly and rises to the top of the oil remove and drain on kitchen paper. Serve.
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I remember when I went in for a job interview. I answered every question very well and even felt the vibe that I already had gotten the job. I felt so confident about it that I just had to tell a few friends about it and even started thinking about my life at that job.
Then, after weeks of hearing nothing from the employer, I learned that someone else got the position.
I remember when I told people that I'm going to start losing weight. I didn't.
I remember when I told people that I was going to start redesigning my site. I haven't started yet.
Instead of telling people what you're going to do, just do it. When the task is done, that is when you can announce your thing.


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The idea of a concept store may no longer be a novelty, but La Jeune Rue has taken the notion one step further: it's a whole concept street, which aims to celebrate France's enviable food culture. Situated in the northern Marais district, La Jeune Rue ('the young street') is actually a network of three streets: rue du Vertbois, rue Volta and rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth. The name is taken from a poem by Guillaume Apollinaire: 'Here's the young street and you're still a baby/Dressed by your mother in blue and white only.'
A gourmet dream
The area has been designed to be an epicurean quarter, filled with carefully curated – and beautiful – bars, restaurants and shops. La Jeune Rue's founder, enigmatic multi-millionaire Cédric Naudon, has called it 'a gourmet dream, a cultural challenge and a social project', while his collaborators Behind the Scene describe it as 'more than a street, a bridge – a living area where food shops meet cultural events on the pavement, to warm the hearts of pedestrians, locals and travellers'.
To help achieve these lofty aspirations, Naudon has bought 45 shops fronts in the area and has already started filling them with gastronomic delights. Each new opening is designed to have interiors that are as tempting as the food on offer: leading designer Tom Dixon has overseen the design of a fishmonger, while modern minimalist Jasper Morrison has turned his hand to a tapas bar down the street. At the Korean street-food restaurant, Italian designer Paola Navone has created an interior that combines luxury materials such as marble with more quotidian woven plastic and broken white tiles.
A grand plan
Naudon is also working with a group of leading creatives on the next wave of planned cultural and culinary openings: a covered food market designed by Marc Ange; Studio Job's take on a crêperie, a bakery by Japanese architects Nendo, a Wallpaper magazine concept store, a cinema by architect Andrea Branzi and a gallery run by arts writer Julie Boukobza.
It's certainly a grand plan, but one born of serendipity and gut instinct rather than any by-the-numbers strategy. After working with chef Antonin Bonnet on acclaimed restaurant Le Sergent Recruteur, the team was keen to launch a new project and decided upon an Italian restaurant to be designed by Patricia Urquiola. When Naudon found the perfect site, he agreed to buy several other properties from the same landlord and La Jeune Rue was born. He has admitted getting slightly carried away by the idea, buying 37 properties in less than a year.
Eat better, live better
Naudon's encounters with farmers and artisanal producers through his work with Bonnet have inspired him to showcase sustainable and ethical food. The motto of Naudon and his collaborators is 'produce better, eat better, live better', and it is this philosophy that they want to bring to the people of Paris – both its residents and visitors to the city. 'The dream that rules at La Jeune Rue is a humanist one,' the team announced at the project's launch. 'It takes its roots in the most beloved value we have, the environment, and shapes the most precious thing we leave behind us, the future.'
The project – which has reportedly cost around €30m to date – has attracted some controversy. Critics have claimed that the planned shops and restaurants will not address the needs of locals, while others have mocked the scale of Naudon's dream. However, the team behind the project is keen to point out that La Jeune Rue is no elitist folly, but a place where food enthusiasts can meet, trade and share with producers, and where every product is sold at a fair price.
Where industry meets craftsmanship
La Jeune Rue's ethical approach has attracted the support of some of the world's leading creative talents. 'The ambition of giving urbanites access to ethical products and to the people that make France's food, without intermediaries, convinced us straight away,' say the Campana brothers, who are designing a bar and fish restaurant for the project. Navone was similarly impressed and immediately drawn to the idea. 'I like to start conversations where industry meets craftsmanship, where man's hand still has an impact,' she says.
With a handful of restaurants already open, and plans to open several more throughout 2015 and 2016, Naudon's idealistic project is steadily taking shape. The result will provide a stylish new home for what is arguably France's greatest luxury – its food.


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Aug 22, 2015 | Atlanta, GA
Shanghai has long been a big city, with a rich and complicated history. Historically, its architecture has been marked by influences of French, British and American businesses, and the same is true now. One of its most famous landmarks is the Ritz-Carlton Hotel complex, a development and design of Georgia Tech's very own John C. Portman, Jr. (ARCH 1950, Honorary Ph.D. 2012.) If you ever get lost in Shanghai just mention the Portman. Locals from Shanghai will know exactly where you want to go. With 14.35 million people, this megacity is an incredible sight. As shown in the attached photo, the city is nestled at the edge of the Bund and Huangpu rivers where its skyscrapers hug the shore.
Shanghai is the financial capital of China and one of its major high tech hubs. The city was an early pioneer as a builder of industrial parks. We had the opportunity to spend a whole Saturday morning with top leadership of Lingang Economic Development Group, including Yuan Guohua, president. The Lingang Group is the largest industrial real estate developer in Shanghai. The meeting was arranged by Georgia Tech alumnus, Peter Long (ChBE PhD '98), president of Innovative Material and Devices, a company that at the moment focuses on biomedical dental applications. Peter, by the way, is a resident of Georgia. The Lingang Group provides full services to Long's industrial park clients. We had a broad conversation spanning everything from planning to professional education.
The highlight of the Shanghai visit was the First Annual Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Get-Together dinner. This event attracted about 100 of our alumni/ae as well as parents of past and present students. It was a successful and delightful evening. The highlight was the announcement of the effort to establish the Georgia Tech Foundation in China. We need to capitalize the Foundation with about $500,000. It is seeded with $150,000 contributed by key alumni.
The attendees were wonderful. I was joined by prominent alumni including Liang Zeng, Vice President of Baidu; Peter Long, whom I mentioned previously, and Ed Zhao, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Milliken Asia. Also attending was Stella Xu, Director for China of the Georgia Office of Economic Development. She brought four corporate representatives of China industries.
Most satisfying was the attendance of about a dozen Coulter Fellows, master degree level graduates from our former program in Shanghai. They are an unbelievably accomplished young group that is making a difference in China – holding important positions in commerce, industry and government. They enjoyed the evening together with their patron, Sue Van of the Coulter Foundation, who made their graduate studies possible. We have over 250 graduates from that program, most in China and the US.
The most fun of the evening came during the live auction of a few items (a Georgia Tech basketball signed by coach Gregory, an antique Rummel print of the Georgia Tech campus, and dinner to be cooked by me at my home!) The bidding was active and at times very funny. We collected $10,000 for the Foundation. Believe it or not somebody paid $3,000 to eat my cooking!
It was a great visit to Shanghai. Next stop - Beijing.
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To improve the sustainability of any business, you might consider all of your practices regarding the water your business uses. Implementing applications that can reuse water, or use reused water, can save you money while also making your business more environmentally conscious.
Recycled water is categorized as potable and non-potable, both approved for use in different applications. Here is a short list of ways in which a business can conserve the use, and reduce the waste, of water, improving financial stability, as well as enhancing environmental sustainability for all.
- Agriculture: Generally speaking, one application for non-potable recycled water is in many types of agriculture. You can apply this to any type of business – even if you are not doing any farming. For example, chances are you do use things like sprinkler systems for lawn upkeep. Recycling water in this way allows for redistribution in natural ground water after use.
- Industry: Many industrial processes and equipment rely on water as a means of cooling, making this a very efficient way to recycle non-potable water sources. Conversion over to steam power when possible is another great way to reuse water.
- Plumbing: Most recycled water can also be used in plumbing applications. Here, the non-potable and potable water is separated, providing clean drinking water while using its less processed cousin for things such as evacuating toilets or large drains.
Class-G has allowed any business the benefit of being certified as sustainable without using large amounts of capital. Not only will Class-G give you credit for the sustainability practices you already have in motion, but they will also give you suggestions where and how to improve the green practices of your business – and help you track this over time.
Having a valid, third-party green certification shows stakeholders – including investors, employees, vendors, customers and the surrounding community – your commitment to the environment. It's good for the planet, it good for people, and it's good for business.


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The Skyline UltraSafe 600 Cart is a portable anchor point for use on flat roofs. This transportable anchorage connector for fall arrest and travel restraint applications has been tested and meets OSHA standards. It is quickly set up and easy to move around the roof. The large tires make it easy to use on rough surfaces. Some customers leave the cart on rooftops where there is no permanent guardrail, although it is also perfect for contractors that work on many roofs.
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ECN History of Development
The Enoch Cree Nation (ECN) has a rich, long and proud history of Economic Development. One of the initial ecnomic initiatives was the establishment of the Tomahawk Park around the mid 1960's. The park was a recreation area which included: an outdoor pool, restaurant, picnic area, rodeo grounds, camp grounds, pony rides, outdoor concert area and a ski hill. In the mid 1970's, the ECN created the first Taxation By-law on First Nation Land. Further development around this time included a land designation for an Industrial park where a mobile home manufacturering plant leased land and buildings. ECN capitalized on the oil boom of the 1960's, 70's and 80's and as a result, the ECN established their own Gas Bar & Convenience Stores, a farming company, and one of the first owned and operated Golf Course's on First Nation Lands in Canada. Furthermore, several land acquisitions were made locallly, provincially and internationally, including property located in the Palm Springs area in California.
The River Cree Development Corporation (RCDC) was established for the purpose of capitalizing on economic opportunities while safeguarding the other interests of the ECN. Since the establishment of the RCDC, several other initiatives were incorporated to enhance the current economic portfolio. These consist of a fully integrated commercial taxation arm, a holding company and the establishment of a Commercial Property Management company charged with the management of the newly designed River Cree Crossing! Phase I of the River Cree Crossing consists of a 50,000 square foot office building, a 19,000 square foot bank pad, a 6,500 square foot gas bar & convenience store and a 2,900 square foot restaurant. The necessary due diligence has been conducted and the development should be complete by September of 2015. RCDC designed the development focusing on the needs of the ECN while attempting to capitalize on the current housing boom in the area.
Not resting on our laurels, the RCDC has already commenced with the design of the River Cree Crossing Phase II. Although plans are in the early stages, several options of development could include an additional hotel, a restaurant/entertainment district, condominiums, several retail opportunities and additional office space. Harmonizing with the successful River Cree Resort & Casino, the RCDC continues to look at alternatives to enhance and provide drivers for the resort to increase profitability.
The future appears extremely bright for the ECN given the past success and the ongoing planned development of designated lands. By developing our lands internally, we are creating an alternative source of revenue, an additional source of employment, an increasing asset base and an economy in itself! It certainly is an exciting time for the ECN!


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One of the hottest looks right now is to look, well, like you have done anything at all. Natural "what, I woke up like this" style might make your heart soar, but it's harder to achieve than you might think. Remember all those people who said a natural makeup style was simple, then showed you the twenty products you needed to achieve it? It's a bit like that.
A messy bun is the peak of this nonchalant style. It's carefree, easy, and like our very favourite hairstyles looks as at home in the office as it does with a cocktail dress.
For those with shorter hair who are desperate to pull off this style you'll need to use hair extensions or a ponytail hair extension.
This is for several reasons. First if you hair is fine then you'll know a bun can look tiny and not very effective if you don't have a little help. A few clip on hair extensions, or a ponytail hair extension in the same colour as your natural hair will help to boost the bun and make it look incredible.
Second if you've got shorter hair you might be able to get it into a pony, but haven't got any length to twist in a bun. A ponytail hair extension will add much needed length.
The first thing to do is to start with clean, dry hair. Brush it first as you want to be free from any knots or tangles. Always brush from root to tip, tor educe any pulling and the risk of split ends.
Next spray a little hairspray into your hands and comb your fingers through your hair. This will add volume but also texture. You want hair to stay in the style and a little hairspray at this stage will help the locks stick together and stay in place.
If you're using clip on hair extensions you need to add them now. Choose a colour that's as close to your natural hair colour as possible so that they blend in seamlessly.
Tie your hair in a high ponytail on the crown of the head. If it's easier, tip your head forward and gather the hair as it falls. This will help you get that ponytail as high on your head as it needs to be. Secure the ponytail with a bobble.
If you're using a ponytail hair extension, fasten it now.
Next, split the ponytail into two strands. Twist those strands individually with your fingers until they're twisted right to the tips. Take the two sections and twist them around the bobble until you get to the end. Fasten in place with another bobble.
Now you need to messy it up. Take sections of the hair and pull slightly to loosen it up. A few strands here and there will make it look bang on trend. Use bobby pins to pin down different sections of the bun itself so that it doesn't look uniform.
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President Buhari Has Directed The Production Of E-Passports
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the production and personalization of all Nigerian E-passports and related documentation shall be the sole responsibility of the Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Company (NSPMC).
President Buhari Has Directed The Production On E-Passports
Popularly known as The Mint, the company was established in 1963 with the objective of producing the nation's currency notes and coins for the Central Bank of Nigeria as well as security documents for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of government, banks, and other blue-chip companies.
With the new directive from the President, all existing memoranda of understanding and contracts on printing by other institutions/ companies will not be renewed.
The Mint is the largest banknote and security documents specialist printing company in West Africa.
However, its performance was rapidly dwindling in terms of both currency production and security documents prior to 2014.
Under the chairmanship of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, new targets were set by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Mint, Abbas Umar Masanawa.
The Managing Direction pledged that The Mint would justify the renewed confidence reposed in it by the President, "as we are moving to the Next Level, and poised to boost national security and integrity, we will conserve scarce foreign exchange, improve revenue generation, create job opportunities, and boost acquisition/transfer of technology."


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text: Incorporating the Model into the Classroom at Columbia University August 21, 2014 | Uncategorized by ReThink Health Staff Columbia University's School of Public Health has incorporated the ReThink Health Model into its core curriculum. Over 400 masters in public health students each year log in to the Model to sharpen their competency in health policy, leadership, data, and analytic capabilities. This is part of a larger effort by the school to modernize its curricula, incorporating elements around systems science and health to help students understand how best to support peoples' health over time.


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My master bath looks like hell.
Sad that this is the before.
Here is the "after". Let's hope this "after" is short- lived.
I have big plans. We are moving plumbing lines. We are taking out the tub. Don't hate me, but I just don't take baths.
We will use subway tiles on the walls.
2 Kohler rainheads.
and some other delightful stuff.
I ordered the carrara circle mosaic last night.
We're doing standing glass panels on each rainhead side.
So excited!
Hiccup is we need a new light fixture. A single light bulb sticking out of the wall is maybe too industrial.
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Piermont Grand
Piermont Grand is a new Executive Condominium (EC) based in Punggol District, Singapore. This EC has been developed by CDL Constellation Limited and TID Residential Limited, a group of Project Developers in Singapore. Around the globe, CDL is a recognized Real Estate Developer in 29 international locations with over 500 firms. Considering the market capitalization of CDL, Singapore's Stock Exchange has listed it as one of the largest. Investing with this real estate developer is satisfying because of its outstanding returns to its stock holders. CDL has been investing and selling diverse residential condominiums, Shopping malls, and integrated complexes across the world. A tenure of 99 years is under contract with Piermont Grand. This covers the leasehold of the following properties; 820 units with a total 291,126 square feet area.
Executive Condos are hard to find now in the North East of Singapore. Luckily, Piermont Grant can provide what you are seeking. Without a doubt, Piermont Grand is your only hope of having one EC in the Digital District of Singapore. Transportation in this spot is not a problem. This makes this project a practical one. Next to the location, there is a waterway too. The waterfront located nearby the EC will make the views of the residents more pleasing and wonderful.
Living in the Piermont Grand is guaranteed stress-free because of the amenities provided for the locals. The whole family will undoubtedly take pleasure in the amenities of Piermont Grand. Facilities that are made available to the locals are the clubhouse, indoor fitness center, tennis court, children playground, 50 meters pool, BBQ pits, indoor house, and guard house.
Shopping centres are also nearby in this project at the Punggol District. For example, Compass One and Punggol Plaza are next to Piermont Grand Sumang Walk. My Waterway @Punggole is near the Piermont Grand. This can lead to numerous outdoor activities.
In order to reach the EC, a ride through Punggol MRT and Sumang LRT Stations are needed. Transportation can also be started via bus along Punggol Central and Punggol Way. This is another option for the homeowners. Tampines Express is also near the EC. This makes easier for occupants visiting the city. The Punggol District doesn't lack the best schools in the area too. List of educational facilities include Punggol Primary, Oasis Primary, Edgefield Secondary, and MeeToh.
Due to the accessibility of academic institutions, parents won't have trouble sending their children and getting them back home. The country club is not far from the Piermont Grand. This gives the opportunity to the locals to mingle and make friends with other EC homeowners. The American, Raffles Town, and Singapore Town are the 3 of them.
It's timely that Piermont Grand has been developed at a time where the Punggol District is in its transformation as the Digital District. The beneficiaries of this transformation are the locals. They will benefit from the school, business parks, community amenities and digital economy that later followed the transformation.


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Star Awards 2017
Pupils and students, teachers, lecturers, employers, and training providers from across Scotland and further afield gathered in Edinburgh on Friday 03 November to hear a host of success stories at the 2017 Scottish Qualifications Authority Star Awards
The ceremony, held in the city's Assembly Rooms, was hosted by TV and radio presenter Kaye Adams and with the support of a number of sponsors, including the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership, and Skills Development Scotland.
The SQA Fellowship
The SQA Fellowship was presented to Grant Ritchie, principal of Dundee and Angus College.
Joining the then Dundee College as a lecturer in 1985, Grant has overseen the growth of creative industries throughout the college, including the development of the Space Dance Centre, and the £50m redevelopment of the Gardyne campus in Dundee.
Grant has worked with SQA since the early 1990s, first as an external verifier, before going on to lead the design team for Higher National qualifications in the creative industries. He currently chairs SQA's College Curriculum Group.
SQA Pride o' Worth (Individual) – Tricia Lowe
Tricia Lowe, an Acting Assessment Centre Manager within Angus Council's Social Work department, was named the SQA Pride o' Worth winner after earlier presented with the SQA Champion Award.
Tricia was nominated by her colleagues at the council, in recognition of the support she has provided many of her co-workers, helping them to build successful careers by encouraging them to undertake Scottish Vocational Qualifications.
Speaking about her colleague, Fiona Murray, SQA Coordinator at Angus Council, said of Tricia: "She has a real passion for championing qualifications. She continues to look for opportunities for staff, she's a fantastic role model, and she has dedicated a massive part of her life to learning and development, and installs that passion in others".
SQA Pride o' Worth (Centre) – Muscat College
Muscat College in Oman is one of SQA's longest established international centres, and was named International Centre of the Year, before going on to lift the prestigious SQA Pride o' Worth Centre award.
The college is one of the oldest further education institutions in the country, and has been delivering Scottish Qualifications Authority certificates and diplomas for over 16 years.
The college has an articulation agreement with Stirling University, allowing students that complete SQA diplomas in Computing Science, and Business and Accounting courses to progress onto years two or three of degree level programmes at the Scottish university.
Yasmeen Al-Bulushi, Dean of Muscat College, added "Our graduates are well received and perform very well in the next destinations, whether that's in a higher education programme, or in the workplace. The feedback we have from our SQA alumni is very positive, and we are proud that our graduates, and we as a college are doing very well."
Other winners on the night
The SQA Star Awards are unique, recognising both the individuals who work towards and the organisations that deliver SQA qualifications; rewarding those that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to learning.
Other highlights include, James O'Neill, who was named College Candidate of the Year; Jack Park, and Elle Wyatt, who were winners of the School Candidate of the Year, and Academic Excellence Awards respectively.
Susanne Arnott was named Lifelong Learner of the Year, while Roxanne Kerr received the award for Training Organisation Candidate of the Year. Teacher Audrey Diamond was the recipient of the SQA Appointee of the Year Award.
SilverNote Music project at North East Scotland College in Aberdeen won the Innovation award, and Angus Council was named Lifelong Learning Centre of the Year. The University of Strathclyde was the winner of the Partnership of the Year Award, while the Darlington-based Thermal Insulation Contracting Association was named the winner of the Centre of the Year in the Wider UK.
Entertainment and Sponsors
Special thanks go out to all the performers who entertained our finalists and other guests at the ceremony. Pupils from the Gaelic School of Glasgow Anna NicGriogair and Abigail Cavanagh put on spell-binding performances of the clàrsach during the drinks reception, while Conundrum from North East Scotland College, and the Boca Bellas acapella group from Boclair Academy, raised the tempo during the ceremony.
String group Craicte Leis from Gaelic School of Glasgow, and classically-trained soprano Nicole Dickie, a sixth-year pupil from Craigholme School received standing ovations from the audience as they saw out the ceremony.
A special mention also goes out to the pupils from Castlebrae Community High School, who designed and served the delicious canapés that were served during the drinks reception.
SQA Star Awards 2017 - Category winners and highly commended finalists
- Academic Excellence
- Appointee of the Year
- Partnership of the Year
- Lifelong Learning: Centre of the Year
- Centre of the Year in the wider UK
- International Award
- Innovation Award
- Promoting Inclusion
- Lifelong Learning: Candidate of the Year
- SQA Champion
- Training Organisation Candidate of the Year
- School Candidate of the Year
- College Candidate of the Year
Thanks once more go out to all our SQA Star Awards sponsors, without whom the ceremony could not take place.


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Just as an update-I am probably going to keep this site up for a long time. We are still getting our new website going familytravelescapades.com. I am going to keep posting on here as well.
I may post some things other than Disney.
As a quick note, we just got back last Monday late from a visit to Disneyland. It was our second visit out there and I must say I will never go in the summer again! It was hot and crowded. There was still a lot of Disney Magic though!
We have both written articles about the comparison of Disney World and Disneyland and our articles were brief. I love both parks for different reasons. I feel like I am "cheating" on WDW to love Disneyland, but I can't help it. There is a different sort of charm at Disneyland.
We stayed at The Grand Californian and loved it so if anyone is thinking of visiting, I highly recommend this as a place to stay.
The 60th anniversary celebration was going on and there were some new nighttime celebrations. The World of Color was new and re-imagined. Disneyland Forever was the new fireworks show with outstanding projections on Sleeping Beauty's Castle, The Matterhorn, Main Street U.S.A., and It's A Small World. The projections were truly amazing. There were projections of orange groves, clips of favorite characters, etc. There was also a nighttime parade called Paint The Night that was spectacular. It looked like an amped- up Mainstreet Electrical Parade that is a staple at The Magic Kingdom.
In summary, I am going to continue writing for this blog. I wanted to also tell you a little bit more about our recent trip to Disneyland. If you get a chance I would suggest a visit to ; just wait for the fall.
Although I will continue to write on this blog as earlier stated, I still hope you check out our new website http://www.familytravelescapades.com. On the website you can also follow us on twitter, Facebook, instagram, and pinterest. I hope you will check it out!


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Trigger warning: Intense squirrelly cuteness.
When Penn State student Mary Krupa arrived on campus, she was struck by how friendly the resident squirrels were. Some would even let her touch them. "I figured, hm, well if the squirrel lets me touch it, maybe I can put a little hat on it," she says in a YouTube interview. That's a logical train of thought, Mary. You can't argue with that reasoning.
The result is Sneezy the Penn State Squirrel, actually a number of different squirrels that Krupa's befriended; any one can stand in as Sneezy. She dresses them up with adorable costumes and props — including paper hats, miniature saxophones, and tiny, tiny teacups — and then photographs them. God bless this woman and her willingness to risk rabies for the betterment of us all.
Before the internet, Mary might've been made fun of as "that weird girl over there petting the squirrels." But now? She's "The Squirrel Whisperer."
Now, please enjoy some of the fruits of Mary's precious, precious labor:
Those tiny paper sandals absolutely destroy us.
Holy crap we can't even handle this. Someone please give Mary a Nobel Prize.
Dios fucking mío, man. ¡Qué lindo!
"DJ Squirrel," huh? Clever, Mary.
Omigod, that hat with the tiny propeller. You are killing us with cuteness, squirrel.
Even that tiny leaf just demolishes us.
From now on, when we think of a knight in shining armor, we'll think of this.
Hehehe, we can't even take it anymore. Can't even one bit.
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Thank you, Mary. The world is a better place with you in it.
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