4.1 KiB
Reflection Template For The EPIC Storm
For each loss, name one primary cause and one secondary cause. For each win, name the card, package, or tactical policy that most contributed to the win. Classify each result as a card quantity problem, card selection problem, mana problem, tempo problem, matchup problem, sideboard problem, pilot sequencing problem, or closing-power problem. Report mana performance, sideboard impact, stranded cards, overperforming cards, underperforming cards, and whether the Deck Strategy or Tactical Policy guidance was followed.
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Deciding factor: Record whether the game was won or lost by speed, protection, mana access, a failed reload, a stranded payoff, visible hate, or a sideboard role card. Name the exact cards that mattered, especially Lion's Eye Diamond, Burning Wish, Beseech the Mirror, Echo of Eons, Tendrils of Agony, Veil of Summer, Thoughtseize, Boseiju, Who Endures, and Empty the Warrens.
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Mulligans: Ask whether the opener had a credible path to mana plus payoff, not just many fast mana pieces. Flag keeps with Lion's Eye Diamond but no usable Burning Wish, Beseech the Mirror, Echo of Eons, Gaea's Will, Gamble, or Brainstorm path, and flag mulligans that shipped protected but slower hands against visible control or discard.
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Mana: Check whether fetchland choices from Scalding Tarn, Bloodstained Mire, and Verdant Catacombs supported the selected turn rather than a vague future line. Record every game where Underground Sea, Badlands, Taiga, Commercial District, or Undercity Sewers access constrained Dark Ritual, Burning Wish, Veil of Summer, Gamble, Beseech the Mirror, Song of Creation, or sideboard cards.
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Velocity: Identify whether Brainstorm, Gamble, Echo of Eons, Runehorn Hellkite, Song of Creation, or Gaea's Will increased the chance of winning this turn or merely spent resources. Mark any Echo of Eons line that gave the opponent a better new hand before Veles had mana, storm, or payoff ready.
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Engine commitment: Ask whether Lion's Eye Diamond was committed only after the next legal action could use the discarded-hand state. Review every loss where Lion's Eye Diamond, Chrome Mox, Lotus Petal, Mox Opal, or Dark Ritual was spent before the payoff branch was confirmed by legal actions.
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Interaction and removal: Check whether Veil of Summer or Thoughtseize protected a decisive turn, answered a revealed blocker to combo, or consumed mana that should have advanced the kill. For Boseiju, Who Endures and Boomerang Basics, confirm that the target was visible, legal, and worth slowing the storm turn; card text check required for Boomerang Basics.
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Sideboard configuration: Ask whether added role cards increased the chance to resolve a kill or only made the deck reactive. Record whether Thoughtseize, Beseech the Mirror, Echo of Eons, Peer into the Abyss, Empty the Warrens, Approach of the Second Sun, Boseiju, Who Endures, Tendrils of Agony, or Boomerang Basics was actually drawn, cast, wished for, stranded, or irrelevant.
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Closing: Verify that Tendrils of Agony, Burning Wish for Tendrils of Agony, Empty the Warrens, Peer into the Abyss, Approach of the Second Sun, or a Beseech the Mirror chain was selected because the engine-visible life totals, storm count, mana, and target legality supported it. Mark any game where the agent chose a reload when a direct closer was already legal.
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Role and mistakes: Ask whether the pilot correctly identified racing, protected combo, recovery, or answer-first posture from public information. Note mistakes where the agent passed under pressure with a live storm line, cast Gamble with an unacceptable discard risk, played Brainstorm without a shuffle or follow-up purpose, or waited while the opponent's visible clock made waiting worse.
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Stranded and performance review: List stranded cards by exact name and reason, then list overperformers and underperformers. Pay special attention to Hexing Squelcher and Runehorn Hellkite because card text check required may indicate the runtime guide needs sharper rules before trusting them.
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