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The Technomancer

card-carrying scientician
Owlowiscious said:
Odds of WOTC banking on this assumption and selling all crap cards?
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I can't think of why they'd do it. The market devaluation on any powerful reprints wouldn't be that great for such a limited run (and really they only seem to care about that with the really big stuff like Goyf) and they have no reason to ruin their cred for future products.

There have been some stinkers of products sure, but I don't think they'd deliberately gimp it.
 
A

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Jaeyden said:
It's as format warping as brainstorm is in legacy so let's ban brainstorm there. Yeah?

Come on, you have to draw a line somewhere. DRS is not Jund's wincon. DRS is not Melira's wincon. It's just hyper efficient and enables a lot of stuff. Can you really justify banning for being hyper efficient? Fine then ban Tarmogoyf, ban fetchlands....blah blah blah.

Sorry, I'm of the school that says unban bitterblossom and visions. Let's play that game. PLEASE. Let's enable all the non GB/X decks instead of banning everything we've spent our hard earned money on. Every deck I've built in Modern has had cards banned. I didn't "net deck" my stuff. I made them because they made sense and were super great for my meta. If it happens again (another ban), I'm fucking done. Will happily cash out a few grand on my paper and this game can fuck off.
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I rather wonder what a "fair" casting cost for DRS would be where people wouldn't call for it to be banned.
 
H

Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
2 Disciple of Phenax, 2 Grey Merchant of Asphodel, 2 Lightning Strike, 1 Return from the Underworld.

The draft of my dreams.

Presenting the Rakdos midrange dream deck:

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R

rCIZZLE

Member
I hope they sneak a junk-compatible cascade creature into the new edh decks even though cascade won't be a featured mechanic this time around.
 
H

Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
I lost a round after casting Elspeth.

Fuck, that was the worst Glare of Heresy in my life. I had ZERO other white permanents but I did play some Plains, which must've tipped the other guy off so he sided in Heresy.

Note to self:
- Hatedraft the hate for your bomb
- When splashing for a bomb, include some other splash-color spells just as a diversion for that bomb
 
N

narcosis219

Member
Haly said:
I lost a round after casting Elspeth.

Fuck, that was the worst Glare of Heresy in my life. I had ZERO other white permanents but I did play some Plains, which must've tipped the other guy off so he sided in Heresy.

Note to self:
- Hatedraft the hate for your bomb
- When splashing for a bomb, include some other splash-color spells just as a diversion for that bomb
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Same reason why you snap pick DOJ or Wraths when you're drafting aggro in cube ;D
 
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divisionbyzorro

Member
This just might be the easiest 3-0 I've ever had in a draft. I first picked Xenagos, then got really lucky to have both red and green be completely open. There's really nothing interesting to say about the games themselves, other than Xenagos was a house, and Vulpine Goliath did its job every single game. But once again, the single most important card in the deck is Voyaging Satyr, and the value of getting three of them in the draft cannot be understated.

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zoukka

Member
divisionbyzorro said:
This just might be the easiest 3-0 I've ever had in a draft. I first picked Xenagos, then got really lucky to have both red and green be completely open. There's really nothing interesting to say about the games themselves, other than Xenagos was a house, and Vulpine Goliath did its job every single game. But once again, the single most important card in the deck is Voyaging Satyr, and the value of getting three of them in the draft cannot be understated.
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Yep like I said, any ramp is first pick material in theros.
 
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zoukka

Member
lol

Btw, what would be the cheapest way to get tickets in mtgo for me? I've been buying them from friends so I have no experience of retailers. Buying them from mtgo is not an option :b
 
T

TP17

Member
Did my first Theros draft online yesterday and ended up with a ridiculously conflicted BWu deck that was terrible but managed to sneak the win in the wooden spoon game to go 1-2. It was still fun and I got a whip of erebos for my standard deck, going to be playing that format for the first time - only ever played limited before.
 
S

sammich

Member
So how many people here are going to try out the Hex TCG? I screwed up/forgot/too much wedding expenses, and now im going to settle for the slacker $50 pack. It really does seem awesome.
 
L

Lucario

Member
zoukka said:
lol

Btw, what would be the cheapest way to get tickets in mtgo for me? I've been buying them from friends so I have no experience of retailers. Buying them from mtgo is not an option :b
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Buy from people who are quitting -- in small quantities so you don't get scammed.

Getting them for under 0.97 each is pretty much impossible, though, and if you want a safe route (like ebay) you can expect to pay over $1 each.
 
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divisionbyzorro

Member
Tickets are the currency of MTGO, so their value is pretty stable by necessity. Unless the tax rate where you live is really high, buying them straight from Wizards is just as good as anything else.
 
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zoukka

Member
In theros you get punished for everything :b here's hoping the format doesn't devolve into a pure slugfest like it kinda feels right now.

Green decks without ramp feel very weak. Gotta 1st pick those mana dorks.
 
E

Exokell

Banned
divisionbyzorro said:
This just might be the easiest 3-0 I've ever had in a draft. I first picked Xenagos, then got really lucky to have both red and green be completely open. There's really nothing interesting to say about the games themselves, other than Xenagos was a house, and Vulpine Goliath did its job every single game. But once again, the single most important card in the deck is Voyaging Satyr, and the value of getting three of them in the draft cannot be understated.
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lol im having the worst luck, bad draws and powerful decks from opponent. And btw I had a deck with 3 voyaging never drawing any. Im 0-6 right now. Fuck it, im going back to standard. lol
 
H

Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
I'm learning a lot about legacy from this jpg.
 
K

Keru_Shiri

Member
Apologies. It clicks to readable size just fine on my browser, so I'm not sure what to change.

And mainly, I'm just fatigued from hunting down new Standard singles all of the time. I've been sort of keeping up with Standard since the tail-end of Lorowyn/Alara so I think I'm ready to take a step back from Standard for awhile. (But I still want to play competitive Constructed)
 
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Haly

One day I realized that sadness is just another word for not enough coffee.
Photobucket sucks, I've reupped it to minus:
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B

blindrocket

Member
Keru_Shiri said:
Apologies. It clicks to readable size just fine on my browser, so I'm not sure what to change.

And mainly, I'm just fatigued from hunting down new Standard singles all of the time. I've been sort of keeping up with Standard since the tail-end of Lorowyn/Alara so I think I'm ready to take a step back from Standard for awhile. (But I still want to play competitive Constructed)
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And Modern is too risky with the ban hammer always being swung about?
 
F

Firemind

Member
Legacy is fun because you can do completely degenerate things, yet it's fair to do so.

Well, except that one time when Survival of the Fittest got banned. I never really understood the reasoning.
 
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kirblar

Member
Firemind said:
Legacy is fun because you can do completely degenerate things, yet it's fair to do so.

Well, except that one time when Survival of the Fittest got banned. I never really understood the reasoning.
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Because Vengevine-Survival was the best deck in the format and the only deck in the format worth playing as a serious competitor, to the point where the only tier 1 decks were THREE different version of it.
 
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keeblerdrow

Member
I think I'd like to make an artifact/affinity legacy deck. I remember loving artifact decks back when I was playing during the original mirrodin block. Is there any affinity deck that anyone here can highly recommend? I'm seeing a lot of Tezzeret decks and BUw decks. I have my old BR "standard" deck from back in the day in sleeves. But it isn't taking advantage of all that has come since.
 
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G.ZZZ

Member
Keru_Shiri said:
Apologies. It clicks to readable size just fine on my browser, so I'm not sure what to change.

And mainly, I'm just fatigued from hunting down new Standard singles all of the time. I've been sort of keeping up with Standard since the tail-end of Lorowyn/Alara so I think I'm ready to take a step back from Standard for awhile. (But I still want to play competitive Constructed)
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120$ duals are still a bit of a pain. It's true that you can resell them and you'll probably get on top with it, but it's a big front-load investment. I'm hoping WotC release Legenduals in some Commander Precon (old duals with legendary supertype). They would at least allow people to play less original duals in each deck.
 
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An-Det

Member
Keru_Shiri said:
This actually makes me really want to get into Legacy, haha...

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"Do you hate yourself -> doomsday" is so damn true.

kirblar said:
Because Vengevine-Survival was the best deck in the format and the only deck in the format worth playing as a serious competitor, to the point where the only tier 1 decks were THREE different version of it.
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Yup, as much as I loved Survival that format was warped beyond belief. It had to go.
 
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Firemind

Member
kirblar said:
Because Vengevine-Survival was the best deck in the format and the only deck in the format worth playing as a serious competitor, to the point where the only tier 1 decks were THREE different version of it.
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Couldn't people use Pithing Needle or the million available graveyard removal?
 
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kirblar

Member
Firemind said:
Couldn't people use Pithing Needle or the million available graveyard removal?
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That's so adorably naive.

Surgical Extraction wasn't even a card at the time. Also, even if it was- this is the basic sequence in response to any interference.

"Extraction on Vengevine"

"In response I'll Discard Vengevine Vengevine, getting Basking Rootwalla. I'll pitch Basking Rootwalla, playing Basking Rootwalla, and getting Basking Rootwalla, I'll pitch Basking Rootwalla, playing Basking Rootwalla, getting my Vengevines back and get a Vengevine."
 
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"God's Beard!"

Member
Here's my revised decklist for the Gristlebrand deck I was making. Basically the glass cannon deck with the rare turn-1 win pulled out for more control. Any ideas for making it more consistent? I'm fresh out.

4x Soul Spike
4x Fury of the Horde
4x Simian Spirit Guide
3x Pact of Negation

3x Titan's Strength
4x Thoughtsieze
4x Faithless Looting
2x Slaughter Pact
3x Funeral Charm

4x Goryo's Vengeance

3x Liliana of the Veil
2x Footsteps of the Goryo

4x Gristlebrand

4x Gemstone Mine
4x Forbidden Orchard
4x Blackcleave Cliffs
4x Sulfurous Springs
 
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kirblar

Member
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";85464934]Dammit, that's what I get for looking up cards with cardkingdom set to modern.[/QUOTE]
There was a list at the Australian GP that went 8-0.....
then went 0-6 on Day 2, lol
 
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