Haiku Stats (Domain Zoo) vs Grk41F Optim (Grixis Reanimator)
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thinkingHaiku Stats
I need to select between going first (p1) or letting my opponent go first (p2). In Magic, the decision to go first or second depends on the matchup, but generally:
- **Going first** is mathematically advantageous in most matchups (4 cards turn 1 vs 5 cards turn 2 for opponent)
- However, the play pattern matters significantly
Since I don't know the opponent's deck composition yet, I'll go with the statistical advantage and **go first**. First-mover advantage typically translates to better resource management and tempo control.
mcpHaiku Statsraw
choose_action(id=p1)
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"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_target_0"
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Good — I've chosen to go first. Now let me get the mulligan decision:
thinkingHaiku Stats
Let me analyze this opening hand:
**Hand Analysis:**
- Lightning Bolt (R) - instant removal, efficient
- Mountain - red mana source
- Thundering Falls - dual land (U/R), enters tapped with surveil upside
- Doorkeeper Thrull (1W) - 1/2 flyer with a niche effect that suppresses enter triggers
- Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury (1RW) - 6/6 with escape, deals 3 + 3 life whenever it enters/attacks
- Two Scion of Draco (12 mana) - domain payoffs, extremely expensive
**Evaluation:**
This hand has some issues:
1. Two Scions are uncastable in a reasonable timeframe (12 mana pieces)
2. Doorkeeper Thrull is mediocre for a 3-card commitment (need WW investment plus utility body)
3. Limited mana sources for early game (only 2 lands, and one enters tapped)
4. Phlage is excellent but requires RW on turn 2 minimum - tight mana curve
The hand is playable but awkward. I have removal (Bolt), some threats, and landbase. However, the two Scions are basically dead weight in this hand.
**Expected value of mulligan:**
- Keeping: 40-50% chance to mulligan this draw anyway makes this a "free" mulligan
- The two Scions make this hand significantly worse than average
- First-turn keeper rate should be ~50%, so I should mulligan anything below expectation
**Decision: MULLIGAN** - This hand has too much wasted space with the two 12-mana cards. The risk of flooding or not hitting my plays outweighs keeping.
Haiku StatsmcpMulligan
raw
choose_action(answer=true)
{
"success": true,
"action_taken": "yes"
}Haiku Statsllm
get_action_choices()
{
"action_pending": false
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Mulligan accepted. Let me continue to see the new hand and start playing:
Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
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"action_type": "GAME_TARGET",
"context": "T1 ()",
"stop_reason": "non_priority_action",
"response_type": "index",
"can_cancel": false,
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N",
"message": "Select a card (1 more) to put on the bottom of your library",
"choices": [
{
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"target_type": "card",
"index": 0,
"id": "p10"
},
{
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"target_type": "card",
"index": 1,
"id": "p11"
},
{
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"target_type": "card",
"index": 2,
"id": "p12"
},
{
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"target_type": "card",
"index": 3,
"id": "p13"
},
{
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"target_type": "card",
"index": 4,
"id": "p14"
},
{
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"target_type": "card",
"index": 5,
"id": "p15"
},
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"target_type": "card",
"index": 6,
"id": "p16"
}
],
"board": [
{
"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": true,
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 52,
"life": 20,
"hand": [
{
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add {W}.",
"{T}: Add {B}."
],
"id": "p10"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"rules": [
"Flash",
"Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.",
"When {this} enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until {this} leaves the battlefield."
],
"id": "p11"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{G/W}{G/U}{B/G}{R/G}",
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p12"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{G/W}{G/U}{B/G}{R/G}",
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p13"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"rules": [
"Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. : Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead."
],
"id": "p14"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{W}{U}",
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"rules": [
"Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.",
"+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.",
"-3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card."
],
"id": "p15"
},
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add {G}.",
"{T}: Add {W}."
],
"id": "p16"
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": false,
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 52,
"life": 20
}
],
"required": true,
"action_pending": true
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Interesting! My mulligan gave me a much better hand - this looks like a constructed deck with dual lands, Leyline of the Guildpact (a powerful setup card), Teferi, and domain cards. I need to send 1 card to the bottom.
**Hand analysis (6 cards remaining after mulligan):**
- Two Leyline of the Guildpact (can start one on the battlefield!)
- Teferi, Time Raveler (3 mana planeswalker - very strong)
- Leyline Binding (domain exile effect)
- Stubborn Denial (cheap counter)
- Dual lands (Godless Shrine, Temple Garden)
**Which card to bottom?**
Since I can start with one Leyline of the Guildpact on the battlefield, I should definitely use that. The second Leyline becomes redundant if I already have one active. However, I can't start both - I need to send one to the bottom.
Prioritize:
- Keep: Leyline #1 (to start in play), Leyline Binding, Teferi, Stubborn Denial, lands
- Bottom: Leyline #2 (redundant with first one active)
The second Leyline of the Guildpact (p13) should go to the bottom since it's the most redundant.
mcpLeyline of the Guildpactraw
choose_action(id=p13)
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"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_target_3"
}Grk41F OptimmcpKeep hand
raw
choose_action(answer=false)
{
"success": true,
"action_taken": "no"
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Now asking about a second mulligan to 5 cards. Let me assess:
**Current hand (6 cards):**
1. Godless Shrine (dual land)
2. Leyline Binding (5W domain exile)
3. Leyline of the Guildpact (will start on battlefield!)
4. Stubborn Denial (U counter)
5. Teferi, Time Raveler (3-mana walker)
6. Temple Garden (dual land)
**Analysis:**
This is a very strong 6-card hand:
- Leyline of the Guildpact on the battlefield turn 1 is HUGE - gives all my permanents all colors and my lands all types (domain payoff)
- With Leyline active, I effectively have access to all colors
- Stubborn Denial is cheap interaction
- Teferi is a strong 3-drop that locks down sorcery-speed plays
- Two dual lands give me mana flexibility
- Leyline Binding becomes much cheaper with domain active
**Mulligan math:**
- A 6-card hand going first is statistically acceptable for a well-constructed deck
- With Leyline starting in play, this becomes a powerful setup
- Expected value of keeping 6 with Leyline setup > expected value of 5 cards
- This is clearly a keeper
**Decision: KEEP** (answer=false means NO MULLIGAN)
mcpKeep handraw
choose_action(answer=false)
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"action_taken": "no"
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Perfect! Confirming to start with Leyline of the Guildpact on the battlefield. This is an absolute yes - starting with a permanent that:
- Makes all my permanents all colors
- Makes my lands every basic type (unlocks domain payoffs immediately)
- Is a powerful enchantment that's hard to interact with
mcptrueraw
choose_action(answer=true)
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"success": true,
"action_taken": "yes"
}Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
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"context": "T1 Postcombat Main/Postcombat Main (Haiku Stats) YOUR_MAIN",
"stop_reason": "playable_cards",
"response_type": "select",
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N to play, or answer=false to pass",
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"index": 0,
"action": "land",
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},
{
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"index": 1,
"action": "land",
"id": "p16"
}
],
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"is_you": true,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": false,
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"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
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}
],
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 53,
"life": 20,
"hand": [
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"name": "Godless Shrine",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add {W}.",
"{T}: Add {B}."
],
"id": "p10",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"rules": [
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"Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.",
"When {this} enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until {this} leaves the battlefield.",
": ",
"Basic land types among lands you control: 0"
],
"id": "p11"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"rules": [
"Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. : Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.",
": ",
"ICON_BADYou control a creature with power 4+"
],
"id": "p14"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{W}{U}",
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"rules": [
"Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.",
"+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.",
"-3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card."
],
"id": "p15"
},
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add {G}.",
"{T}: Add {W}."
],
"id": "p16",
"playable": true
}
]
},
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"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": false,
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 52,
"life": 20
}
],
"action_pending": true
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Good! I'm in my main phase on turn 1 with Leyline of the Guildpact already on the battlefield. My playable cards are:
- Godless Shrine (dual land)
- Temple Garden (dual land)
I notice:
- Leyline Binding shows "Basic land types among lands you control: 0" - my Leyline hasn't made my lands count as basic types yet, or this is precalculated
- Stubborn Denial shows a bad icon (need ferocious - power 4+ creature)
- Teferi is uncastable turn 1 (needs 1WU)
**Play pattern for turn 1:**
With Leyline of the Guildpact active, my lands should count as all basic types. Let me play a land to establish my mana base. I'll play Godless Shrine first (can potentially pay 2 life to untap), or Temple Garden.
Actually, let me think about this more carefully:
- Both duals enter tapped if I don't pay life
- Godless Shrine: W or B producer
- Temple Garden: G or W producer
With Leyline active, both should count as all basic types. I should play the one that sets up my sequencing best. Playing Godless Shrine leaves me with Temple Garden for turn 2 ramp option.
Let me play **Godless Shrine**:
mcpPlay Godless Shrineraw
choose_action(id=p10)
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"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_0"
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Decision: Pay 2 life to enter untapped?
**Analysis:**
- Turn 1 untapped land is valuable for tempo and potential turn 2 plays
- Losing 2 life out of 20 = 10% of my life total
- The upside: untapped land enables faster spellcasting, potential turn 2 Teferi setup
- Early mana acceleration/tempo is worth 2 life in most cases, especially going first
I should **YES, pay the 2 life** to keep the land untapped:
mcptrueraw
choose_action(answer=true)
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"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "yes"
}Grk41F Optimllm
pass_priority()
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"context": "T1 Precombat Main/Precombat Main (Grk41F Optim) YOUR_MAIN",
"stop_reason": "playable_cards",
"response_type": "select",
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N to play, or answer=false to pass",
"message": "Play spells and abilities",
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"name": "Bloodstained Mire",
"index": 0,
"action": "land",
"id": "p3"
},
{
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"index": 1,
"action": "land",
"id": "p6"
}
],
"board": [
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"is_active": true,
"is_you": true,
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 51,
"life": 20,
"hand": [
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"mana_cost": "{2}{U}",
"name": "Abhorrent Oculus",
"rules": [
"As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile six cards from your graveyard.: ",
"Flying",
"At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, manifest dread."
],
"power": "5",
"id": "p1",
"toughness": "5"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{2}{U}",
"name": "Abhorrent Oculus",
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"Flying",
"At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, manifest dread."
],
"power": "5",
"id": "p2",
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},
{
"name": "Bloodstained Mire",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
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],
"id": "p3",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{B}",
"name": "Emperor of Bones",
"rules": [
"At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.",
"{1}{B}: Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.)",
"Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on {this}, put a creature card exiled with {this} onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step."
],
"power": "2",
"id": "p8",
"toughness": "2"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Gran-Gran",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} becomes tapped, draw a card, then discard a card.",
"Noncreature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast as long as there are three or more Lesson cards in your graveyard.",
": ",
"Lesson cards in your graveyard: 0"
],
"power": "1",
"id": "p4",
"toughness": "2"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}{B}",
"name": "Psychic Frog",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, draw a card.",
"Discard a card: Put a +1/+1 counter on {this}.",
"Exile three cards from your graveyard: {this} gains flying until end of turn."
],
"power": "1",
"id": "p5",
"toughness": "2"
},
{
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"{T}: Add {B}.",
"{T}: Add {R}.",
"{this} enters tapped.",
"When {this} enters, surveil 1."
],
"id": "p6",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{B}",
"name": "Thoughtseize",
"rules": [
"Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life."
],
"id": "p7"
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 4,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": false,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p9"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p10"
}
],
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 53,
"life": 18
}
],
"action_pending": true
}Grk41F OptimmcpPlay Raucous Theater
raw
choose_action(id=p6)
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"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_1"
}Grk41F Optimllm
choose_action(id=p3)
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"success": false,
"error_code": "invalid_choice",
"error": "Object p3 not found in current choices"
}Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
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"is_active": false,
"is_you": true,
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"modified": true,
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"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p10"
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{
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"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
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"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 53,
"life": 18,
"hand": [
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"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"rules": [
"Flash",
"Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.",
"When {this} enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until {this} leaves the battlefield.",
": ",
"Basic land types among lands you control: 5 (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest)"
],
"id": "p11",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"rules": [
"Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. : Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.",
": ",
"ICON_BADYou control a creature with power 4+"
],
"id": "p14"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{W}{U}",
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"rules": [
"Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.",
"+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.",
"-3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card."
],
"id": "p15"
},
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add {G}.",
"{T}: Add {W}."
],
"id": "p16"
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": true,
"is_you": false,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"rules": [
"{T}: Add {B}.",
"{T}: Add {R}.",
"{this} enters tapped.",
"When {this} enters, surveil 1."
],
"id": "p17"
}
],
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 51,
"life": 20
}
]
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Excellent! Now I'm seeing:
- It's now opponent's turn (Grk41F Optim's precombat main)
- BUT I have priority during their main phase and can play instants/activated abilities
- **Leyline Binding is now playable!** It now costs 5W reduced by domain (5 basic land types = 5 reduction, making it 0 mana!)
- Leyline of the Guildpact shows my lands count as all 5 basic types (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest)
- My life is 18 (paid 2 for the untapped land)
**Critical insight:** With Leyline making my lands count as all basic types, Leyline Binding is effectively FREE to cast on turn 1! This is an insane tempo play.
However, I need a target for Leyline Binding. Looking at the opponent's board, they only have Raucous Theater (a land), which is not a valid target for Leyline Binding (it targets nonland permanents). So I can't use it yet.
Let me wait for them to play something. I'll pass priority:
Grk41F OptimmcpPass
raw
choose_action(answer=false)
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"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
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"action_taken": "passed_priority"
}Grk41F OptimmcpPass
raw
choose_action(answer=false)
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"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "cancelled"
}Haiku StatsmcpPass
raw
choose_action(answer=false)
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"success": true,
"action_taken": "passed_priority"
}Grk41F Optimllm
choose_action(answer=false)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "passed_priority"
}Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
{
"actions_passed": 1,
"has_playable_cards": true,
"action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"context": "T1 Combat/Declare Attackers (Grk41F Optim)",
"stop_reason": "playable_cards",
"response_type": "select",
"untapped_lands": 1,
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N to play, or answer=false to pass",
"message": "Play instants and activated abilities",
"choices": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"index": 0,
"action": "cast",
"id": "p11"
}
],
"board": [
{
"hand_size": 4,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": true,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"modified": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p10"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p12"
}
],
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 53,
"life": 18,
"hand": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"rules": [
"Flash",
"Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.",
"When {this} enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until {this} leaves the battlefield.",
": ",
"Basic land types among lands you control: 5 (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest)"
],
"id": "p11",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"rules": [
"Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. : Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.",
": ",
"ICON_BADYou control a creature with power 4+"
],
"id": "p14"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{W}{U}",
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"rules": [
"Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.",
"+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.",
"-3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card."
],
"id": "p15"
},
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add {G}.",
"{T}: Add {W}."
],
"id": "p16"
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": true,
"is_you": false,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"rules": [
"{T}: Add {B}.",
"{T}: Add {R}.",
"{this} enters tapped.",
"When {this} enters, surveil 1."
],
"id": "p17"
}
],
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 51,
"life": 20
}
],
"action_pending": true
}Grk41F OptimmcpPass
raw
choose_action(answer=false)
{
"success": true,
"action_taken": "passed_priority"
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Still in opponent's declare attackers phase - they have no creatures to attack with, so they're passing through. I'll continue passing:
mcpPassraw
choose_action(answer=false)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "passed_priority"
}Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
{
"action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"stop_reason": "playable_cards",
"response_type": "select",
"untapped_lands": 1,
"message": "Play spells and abilities",
"action_pending": true,
"actions_passed": 1,
"land_drops_used": 0,
"has_playable_cards": true,
"context": "T2 Precombat Main/Precombat Main (Haiku Stats) YOUR_MAIN",
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N to play, or answer=false to pass",
"choices": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"index": 0,
"action": "cast",
"id": "p11"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{R}",
"name": "Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer",
"index": 1,
"action": "cast",
"id": "p18",
"power": "2",
"toughness": "1"
},
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"index": 2,
"action": "land",
"id": "p16"
}
],
"board": [
{
"hand_size": 5,
"is_active": true,
"is_you": true,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"modified": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p10"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p12"
}
],
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 52,
"life": 18,
"hand": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"rules": [
"Flash",
"Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.",
"When {this} enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until {this} leaves the battlefield.",
": ",
"Basic land types among lands you control: 5 (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest)"
],
"id": "p11",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{R}",
"name": "Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.",
"Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)"
],
"power": "2",
"id": "p18",
"toughness": "1",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"rules": [
"Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. : Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.",
": ",
"ICON_BADYou control a creature with power 4+"
],
"id": "p14"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{W}{U}",
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"rules": [
"Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.",
"+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.",
"-3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card."
],
"id": "p15"
},
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add {G}.",
"{T}: Add {W}."
],
"id": "p16",
"playable": true
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": false,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"rules": [
"{T}: Add {B}.",
"{T}: Add {R}.",
"{this} enters tapped.",
"When {this} enters, surveil 1."
],
"id": "p17"
}
],
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 51,
"life": 20
}
]
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Perfect! Now it's my turn 2 precombat main. New playable options appeared:
- **Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer** (R) - a 2/1 with a powerful dash ability and card advantage trigger
- Temple Garden (still available to play)
- Leyline Binding still available (costs 0 since domain = 5)
**Analysis of turn 2 sequencing:**
My hand: Leyline Binding, Ragavan, Stubborn Denial, Teferi, Temple Garden
I drew a card (went from 5 to 5 after adding Ragavan). Looking at optimal plays:
**Option A: Play Ragavan (R)**
- Fast 2/1 creature with haste potential (dash for 1R)
- Generates card advantage and Treasure tokens
- Starts applying pressure turn 2
- Opponent's hand size is 7, suggesting they have plays coming
**Option B: Play Temple Garden first, then Ragavan**
- Fixes mana for turn 3 (Teferi becomes castable with W+U)
- Improves colors for future plays
- But slows down aggression
**Option C: Hold and play Teferi turn 3**
- Teferi is a powerful planeswalker that locks opponents on sorcery speed
- But this is slower and gives opponent time to establish
**Optimal line:**
1. Play **Ragavan** now (1R casting cost, untapped Godless Shrine provides R, and Leyline makes it count as all colors)
2. Keep applying pressure
3. Play Temple Garden turn 2 or 3 to fix for Teferi
Ragavan is a strong tempo play going first. Let me cast it:
mcpCast Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer {R}raw
choose_action(id=p18)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_CHOOSE_CHOICE",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_1"
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Interesting! It's asking about alternative costs. I can either:
- **Index 0**: Cast with Dash (1R) - gives Haste and returns to hand at end of turn
- **Index 1**: Cast normally (R) - permanent addition to the battlefield
**Analysis:**
- **Cast with Dash (1R)**: Costs more, gives haste but bounces at end of turn. Good for immediate damage but dies to removal.
- **Cast normally (R)**: Cheaper, stays on board as a permanent threat.
Turn 2 on the play, I want to maximize tempo. Casting normally for just R is better because:
1. It costs 1 less (R vs 1R)
2. The creature stays in play as a persistent threat
3. Opponent only has a land, so no immediate blockers
4. If they develop creatures, I can use Ragavan's damage trigger for card advantage
I'll cast it **without the dash alternative** (index 1):
mcpCast with no alternative cost: {R}raw
choose_action(index=1)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_choice_1"
}Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
{
"actions_passed": 1,
"land_drops_used": 0,
"has_playable_cards": true,
"action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"context": "T2 Precombat Main/Precombat Main (Haiku Stats) YOUR_MAIN",
"stop_reason": "playable_cards",
"response_type": "select",
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N to play, or answer=false to pass",
"message": "Play spells and abilities",
"choices": [
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"index": 0,
"action": "land",
"id": "p16"
}
],
"board": [
{
"hand_size": 4,
"is_active": true,
"is_you": true,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"modified": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p10"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p12"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.",
"Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)"
],
"id": "p18",
"power": "2",
"toughness": "1",
"summoning_sick": true
}
],
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 52,
"life": 18,
"hand": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"rules": [
"Flash",
"Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.",
"When {this} enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until {this} leaves the battlefield.",
": ",
"Basic land types among lands you control: 5 (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest)"
],
"id": "p11"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"rules": [
"Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. : Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.",
": ",
"ICON_BADYou control a creature with power 4+"
],
"id": "p14"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{W}{U}",
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"rules": [
"Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.",
"+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.",
"-3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card."
],
"id": "p15"
},
{
"name": "Temple Garden",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add {G}.",
"{T}: Add {W}."
],
"id": "p16",
"playable": true
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": false,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"rules": [
"{T}: Add {B}.",
"{T}: Add {R}.",
"{this} enters tapped.",
"When {this} enters, surveil 1."
],
"id": "p17"
}
],
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 51,
"life": 20
}
],
"action_pending": true
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Good! Ragavan is on the battlefield (with summoning sickness). Godless Shrine is now tapped (I paid R for the spell).
I still have Temple Garden available. Let me think about whether to play it:
- Temple Garden helps fix my mana for Teferi (need W+U)
- I still have Leyline Binding and Stubborn Denial in hand
- Playing another land doesn't advance my game plan immediately
Actually, I should look ahead: I want to cast Teferi turn 3. For that I need:
- W+U+1 mana available
- Currently: untapped Leyline (counts as all colors) → but Leyline is not a land, doesn't tap for mana
- My lands: Godless Shrine (tapped), Temple Garden (not played)
Wait, I need to recheck how Leyline works. The Leyline makes my lands count as all basic types, but it itself doesn't produce mana (it's not a land). Let me play Temple Garden to have better mana availability for turn 3+:
mcpPlay Temple Gardenraw
choose_action(id=p16)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_ASK",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_0"
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Pay 2 life for untapped Temple Garden?
**Analysis:**
- Current life: 18
- Cost: 2 life (10% of life total)
- Benefit: Untapped W/G producer
- I have 3 turns remaining before lethal pressure (roughly), so losing 4 life this game is reasonable
- Untapped is much better than tapped for fixing
**Decision: YES, pay 2 life:**
mcptrueraw
choose_action(answer=true)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "yes"
}Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
{
"actions_passed": 1,
"has_playable_cards": true,
"action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"context": "T2 Combat/Declare Attackers (Haiku Stats)",
"stop_reason": "playable_cards",
"response_type": "select",
"untapped_lands": 1,
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N to play, or answer=false to pass",
"message": "Play instants and activated abilities",
"choices": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"index": 0,
"action": "cast",
"id": "p11"
}
],
"board": [
{
"hand_size": 3,
"is_active": true,
"is_you": true,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"modified": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p10"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p12"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.",
"Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)"
],
"id": "p18",
"power": "2",
"toughness": "1",
"summoning_sick": true
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Temple Garden",
"modified": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p16"
}
],
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 52,
"life": 16,
"hand": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"rules": [
"Flash",
"Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.",
"When {this} enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until {this} leaves the battlefield.",
": ",
"Basic land types among lands you control: 5 (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest)"
],
"id": "p11",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"rules": [
"Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. : Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.",
": ",
"ICON_BADYou control a creature with power 4+"
],
"id": "p14"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{W}{U}",
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"rules": [
"Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.",
"+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.",
"-3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card."
],
"id": "p15"
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": false,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"rules": [
"{T}: Add {B}.",
"{T}: Add {R}.",
"{this} enters tapped.",
"When {this} enters, surveil 1."
],
"id": "p17"
}
],
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 51,
"life": 20
}
],
"action_pending": true
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Great! Now I'm in my combat phase (declare attackers). My life is 16 (paid another 2 for Temple Garden).
**Declare attackers options:**
- Ragavan (2/1, has summoning sickness - cannot attack!)
- Leyline of the Guildpact (enchantment, can't attack)
Actually, Ragavan has summoning sickness (just cast this turn), so I cannot attack with it. I have no other attackers. Let me pass the combat phase by doing nothing:
mcpPassraw
choose_action(answer=false)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "passed_priority"
}Grk41F Optimllm
pass_priority()
{
"action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"stop_reason": "playable_cards",
"response_type": "select",
"untapped_lands": 1,
"message": "Play spells and abilities",
"action_pending": true,
"actions_passed": 5,
"land_drops_used": 0,
"has_playable_cards": true,
"context": "T2 Precombat Main/Precombat Main (Grk41F Optim) YOUR_MAIN",
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N to play, or answer=false to pass",
"choices": [
{
"name": "Bloodstained Mire",
"index": 0,
"action": "land",
"id": "p3"
},
{
"name": "Polluted Delta",
"index": 1,
"action": "land",
"id": "p11"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{B}",
"name": "Thoughtseize",
"index": 2,
"action": "cast",
"id": "p7"
}
],
"board": [
{
"hand_size": 8,
"is_active": true,
"is_you": true,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"rules": [
"{T}: Add {B}.",
"{T}: Add {R}.",
"{this} enters tapped.",
"When {this} enters, surveil 1."
],
"id": "p6"
}
],
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 50,
"life": 20,
"hand": [
{
"mana_cost": "{2}{U}",
"name": "Abhorrent Oculus",
"rules": [
"As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile six cards from your graveyard.: ",
"Flying",
"At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, manifest dread."
],
"power": "5",
"id": "p1",
"toughness": "5"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{2}{U}",
"name": "Abhorrent Oculus",
"rules": [
"As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile six cards from your graveyard.: ",
"Flying",
"At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, manifest dread."
],
"power": "5",
"id": "p2",
"toughness": "5"
},
{
"name": "Bloodstained Mire",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice {this}: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle."
],
"id": "p3",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{B}",
"name": "Emperor of Bones",
"rules": [
"At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.",
"{1}{B}: Adapt 2. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put two +1/+1 counters on it.)",
"Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on {this}, put a creature card exiled with {this} onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step."
],
"power": "2",
"id": "p8",
"toughness": "2"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Gran-Gran",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} becomes tapped, draw a card, then discard a card.",
"Noncreature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast as long as there are three or more Lesson cards in your graveyard.",
": ",
"Lesson cards in your graveyard: 0"
],
"power": "1",
"id": "p4",
"toughness": "2"
},
{
"name": "Polluted Delta",
"is_land": true,
"rules": [
"{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice {this}: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle."
],
"id": "p11",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}{B}",
"name": "Psychic Frog",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, draw a card.",
"Discard a card: Put a +1/+1 counter on {this}.",
"Exile three cards from your graveyard: {this} gains flying until end of turn."
],
"power": "1",
"id": "p5",
"toughness": "2"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{B}",
"name": "Thoughtseize",
"rules": [
"Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life."
],
"id": "p7",
"playable": true
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 3,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": false,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p9"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p10"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.",
"Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)"
],
"id": "p12",
"power": "2",
"toughness": "1",
"summoning_sick": true
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Temple Garden",
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p13"
}
],
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 52,
"life": 16
}
]
}Grk41F OptimmcpCast Thoughtseize {B}
raw
choose_action(id=p7)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_TARGET",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_2"
}Grk41F OptimmcpHaiku Stats
raw
choose_action(id=p15)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_target_1"
}Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
{
"stack": [
{
"name": "Thoughtseize",
"targets": [
{
"name": "Haiku Stats (you)",
"id": "p1"
}
]
}
],
"action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"stop_reason": "playable_cards",
"response_type": "select",
"untapped_lands": 1,
"message": "Play instants and activated abilities",
"action_pending": true,
"actions_passed": 1,
"has_playable_cards": true,
"context": "T2 Precombat Main/Precombat Main (Grk41F Optim)",
"respond_with": "id=\"pN\" or index=N to play, or answer=false to pass",
"choices": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"index": 0,
"action": "cast",
"id": "p11"
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"index": 1,
"action": "cast",
"id": "p14"
}
],
"board": [
{
"hand_size": 3,
"is_active": false,
"is_you": true,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Godless Shrine",
"modified": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p10"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Leyline of the Guildpact",
"rules": [
"If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.",
"Each nonland permanent you control is all colors.",
"Lands you control are every basic land type in addition to their other types."
],
"id": "p12"
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer",
"rules": [
"Whenever {this} deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.",
"Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)"
],
"id": "p18",
"power": "2",
"toughness": "1",
"summoning_sick": true
},
{
"tapped": false,
"name": "Temple Garden",
"modified": true,
"rules": [
"As {this} enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.",
"{T}: Add one mana of any color."
],
"id": "p16"
}
],
"name": "Haiku Stats",
"library_size": 52,
"life": 16,
"hand": [
{
"mana_cost": "{5}{W}",
"name": "Leyline Binding",
"rules": [
"Flash",
"Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.",
"When {this} enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until {this} leaves the battlefield.",
": ",
"Basic land types among lands you control: 5 (Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest)"
],
"id": "p11",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{U}",
"name": "Stubborn Denial",
"rules": [
"Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. : Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, counter that spell instead.",
": ",
"ICON_BADYou control a creature with power 4+"
],
"id": "p14",
"playable": true
},
{
"mana_cost": "{1}{W}{U}",
"name": "Teferi, Time Raveler",
"rules": [
"Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.",
"+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.",
"-3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card."
],
"id": "p15"
}
]
},
{
"hand_size": 7,
"is_active": true,
"is_you": false,
"battlefield": [
{
"tapped": true,
"name": "Raucous Theater",
"rules": [
"{T}: Add {B}.",
"{T}: Add {R}.",
"{this} enters tapped.",
"When {this} enters, surveil 1."
],
"id": "p17"
}
],
"name": "Grk41F Optim",
"library_size": 50,
"life": 20
}
]
}thinkingHaiku Stats
Uh oh! The opponent just cast **Thoughtseize** (a 1B discard spell targeting me). This is in the stack. I can now:
1. **Counter with Stubborn Denial (U)** - cheap counter, but requires paying 1 for the effect since it's a noncreature spell (not sorcery speed, so no ferocious discount)
2. **Cast Leyline Binding** - doesn't help with this
3. **Let it resolve** - opponent makes me discard a card from my hand
**Analysis:**
- Thoughtseize is a broken card - it forces me to discard AND gives opponent information
- My hand: Leyline Binding, Stubborn Denial, Teferi
- Countering it with Stubborn Denial costs me U (I have it)
- If I don't counter, opponent gets to pick what I discard (they'll take Teferi, the most powerful card)
- Stubborn Denial value: I'm protecting my best card (Teferi) AND keeping tempo
**Decision: Counter with Stubborn Denial** - This is a good use of the counter to protect my game plan:
Grk41F OptimmcpPass
raw
choose_action(answer=false)
{
"success": true,
"action_taken": "passed_priority"
}Haiku StatsmcpCast Stubborn Denial {U}
raw
choose_action(id=p14)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_1"
}Grk41F OptimmcpPass
raw
choose_action(answer=false)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_ASK",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "passed_priority"
}Grk41F OptimmcpPass
raw
choose_action(answer=false)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "no"
}Grk41F OptimmcpPlay Polluted Delta
raw
choose_action(id=p11)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_1"
}Grk41F OptimmcpActivate Polluted Delta
raw
choose_action(id=p11)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_CHOOSE_ABILITY",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_0"
}Grk41F Optimmcp1. {T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Polluted Delta: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
raw
choose_action(index=0)
{
"next_action_pending": true,
"next_action_type": "GAME_SELECT",
"next_action_hint": "Call get_action_choices or choose_action to see details, or pass_priority to continue.",
"success": true,
"action_taken": "selected_ability_0"
}Haiku Statsllm
pass_priority()
{
"actions_passed": 1,
"stop_reason": "game_over",
"game_over": true,
"recent_chat": [
"Grk41F Optim: Credits exhausted... aborting game. GG!"
],
"action_pending": false
}gamespectator2 has started watching
gameHaiku Stats chooses that they take the first turn
gameHaiku Stats draws seven cards
gameGrk41F Optim draws seven cards
gameHaiku Stats decides to take mulligan
gameGrk41F Optim keeps hand
gameHaiku Stats's library is shuffled
gameHaiku Stats mulligans down to 6 cards
gameHaiku Stats draws seven cards
gameHaiku Stats puts a card from hand to the bottom of their library
gameHaiku Stats keeps hand
gameHaiku Stats puts Leyline of the Guildpact from hand onto the Battlefield
gameTURN 1 for Haiku Stats (20 - 20)
— Upkeep —
gameHaiku Stats skips Draw step
— Precombat Main —
— Beginning of Combat —
— Declare Attackers —
— End Combat —
— Postcombat Main —
gameHaiku Stats loses 2 life from Godless Shrine
gameHaiku Stats puts Godless Shrine from hand onto the Battlefield
gameHaiku Stats plays Godless Shrine
— End Step —
gameTURN 2 for Grk41F Optim (20 - 18)
— Upkeep —
gameGrk41F Optim draws a card
— Draw Step —
— Precombat Main —
gameGrk41F Optim puts Raucous Theater from hand onto the Battlefield
gameGrk41F Optim plays Raucous Theater
gameGrk41F Optim - Ability triggers: Raucous Theater - When Raucous Theater enters, surveil 1.
gameGrk41F Optim surveils 1 (source: Raucous Theater)
gameGrk41F Optim puts a card from library to the top of their library (source: Raucous Theater)
— Beginning of Combat —
— Declare Attackers —
— End Combat —
— Postcombat Main —
— End Step —
gameTURN 3 for Haiku Stats (20 - 18)
— Haiku Stats's Turn 2 —
gameHaiku Stats draws a card
— Draw Step —
— Precombat Main —
gameHaiku Stats casts Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer from hand
gameHaiku Stats puts Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer from stack onto the Battlefield
minor blunder
Casting Ragavan normally on Turn 2 before combat means it doesn't have haste and can't attack this turn.
Casting Ragavan normally on Turn 2 before combat means it doesn't have haste and can't attack this turn. With only one land available (Godless Shrine, since Leyline of the Guildpact makes it all types), casting normally for {R} is cheaper, but Ragavan without haste on turn 2 gives the opponent a full turn to find removal. More importantly, the player should consider whether playing Temple Garden first (to have more mana available) and casting Ragavan with Dash for {1}{R} would be better - Dash gives haste allowing an immediate attack to generate a Treasure token and exile a card. With Temple Garden + Godless Shrine, they'd have the {1}{R} for Dash. A Dash Ragavan that connects generates a Treasure (netting mana parity) and card advantage, and returns safely to hand away from sorcery-speed removal.
Analysis
Action taken: Cast Ragavan normally for {R} without haste, leaving it vulnerable to removal without generating any value.
Better line: Play Temple Garden (paying 2 life for untapped), then cast Ragavan with Dash for {1}{R} to attack immediately with haste. If it connects against the opponent's empty board (they only have a tapped Raucous Theater), you get a Treasure token and exile their top card, and Ragavan returns safely to hand.
gameHaiku Stats loses 2 life from Temple Garden
gameHaiku Stats puts Temple Garden from hand onto the Battlefield
gameHaiku Stats plays Temple Garden
— Beginning of Combat —
— Declare Attackers —
— End Combat —
— Postcombat Main —
— End Step —
gameTURN 4 for Grk41F Optim (20 - 16)
— Upkeep —
gameGrk41F Optim draws a card
— Draw Step —
— Precombat Main —
gameGrk41F Optim casts Thoughtseize targeting Haiku Stats from hand
gameHaiku Stats casts Stubborn Denial targeting Thoughtseize from hand
gameGrk41F Optim chooses not to pay {1} to prevent the counter effect
gameGrk41F Optim puts Thoughtseize from stack into their graveyard (source: Stubborn Denial)
gameThoughtseize is countered by Stubborn Denial
gameHaiku Stats puts Stubborn Denial from stack into their graveyard
gameGrk41F Optim puts Polluted Delta from hand onto the Battlefield
gameGrk41F Optim plays Polluted Delta
gameGrk41F Optim loses 1 life from Polluted Delta
gameGrk41F Optim activates: search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. from Polluted Delta
gameGrk41F Optim sacrificed Polluted Delta (source: Polluted Delta)
chatGrk41F Optim: Credits exhausted... aborting game. GG!
gameGrk41F Optim catch connection problems for 38 secs (left before expire: 142 secs)
gameGrk41F Optim has lost connection