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I'm glad I can get my disappointment for this mythic out of the way now...
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I'm glad I can get my disappointment for this mythic out of the way now...
This Mythic is actually going to be at the normal "Large set" rarity, so it will be more rare than other Mythics in the set. I think its mediocreness is actually intentional because of that.
narcosis219
Member
I'm glad they added on the ETB tapped clause on there. Otherwise this would be wayyyy too broken *rolls eyes*
Without the different names part, what's the point?
Being returned to your hand as part of the cost is extremely upsetting. It could've at least been passable with deserted temple otherwise!
At least it's a wincon for 60-land atogatog.
EDIT: "different names" ffs
Oh I know it wouldn't make sense if you could do 4 of the same gates. But I think that clause brings it from borderline unplayable to completely unplayable.
I'm still going to play with it in EDH. No such thing as unplayable!
Thawing Glaciers that fetches duals and is an alt-win con? Seems just fine.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Ya, it's complete crap. In limited it's impossible to get enough gates and I dont know why you would waste your time in other formats. Maybe EDH but even there it seems bad.
That wording's just simply antiquated and actually terrible in light of the new trigger rules in competitive play. (Delayed triggers = oh god avoid if possible now.)
I don't really think this is true... I mean, we just got Voidwalk this set, and Grave Betrayal in the last one. Before that there was Loyal Cathar, and so on. Even Venser wasn't that long ago, really.
I think they were afraid of making an EDH staple, even a casual one, rarer than any other mythic in a small set. If the trigger was at end of turn (or even not part of the cost), it would've been a ramp engine with multiple popular untap effects. Still not fantastic, but something every budget 5-color deck would play.
As-is, its only real use is to be a land-based win condition that doesn't use the combat step. Definitely a valid replacement for scapeshift + faith's reward + lotus cobra + amulet of vigor + pirannah marsh + grim backwoods.
EDIT: forgot dust bowl, strip mine, and a few other lands you need to grab with scapeshift.
As-is, its only real use is to be a land-based win condition that doesn't use the combat step. Definitely a valid replacement for scapeshift + faith's reward + lotus cobra + amulet of vigor + pirannah marsh + grim backwoods.
EDIT: forgot dust bowl, strip mine, and a few other lands you need to grab with scapeshift.
I BUILD BAD DECKS ON PURPOSE OKAY
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
? That's an expensive way to bounce it. It still wouldn't work.
Conjurer's Closet is better then voidwalk for that since you don't actually have to be dealing combat damage to trigger it.
divisionbyzorro
Member
In order to play this land in a constructed deck, right around 50% of your lands are guaranteed to ETB tapped. Completely unplayable.
EsotericManiac
Banned
Everyone knows the best PTs are
Legacy
Modern
Standard
in that order. Pros talking about draft order is entertaining. Watching them play their draft pools is not.
Legacy
Modern
Standard
in that order. Pros talking about draft order is entertaining. Watching them play their draft pools is not.
Keru_Shiri
Member
I like the new land. I much prefer Mythics to be quirky build-around cards rather than tournament staples. Helps keep the costs down when the good cards sit at Uncommon and Rare.
Deadeye Navigator is also good, but the point was that it's an awful win condition.
I wonder when they'll finally print a card that says "all enter the battlefield abilities of permanents on the battlefield trigger right now." You know it's coming eventually.
Or simply "Flicker all permanents that you control" or of course in this new MtG age it would be "Exile all permanents that you control, then return all permanents exiled this way into the battlefield under your control"
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Probably a stupid question but what formats are they playing?
Gatecrash draft and Standard
Wake me when standard starts, though I believe that will be tomorrow right?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Cool, I'll watch for standard. Draft I don't really care about this time.
Sounds good, that should put standard a round or two in when i go on lunch break
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Too bad for us working blokes. Who the hell has Friday off to watch MTG???? And how do I get that job???
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Hopefully standard isn't until much later. Drafting sort of sucks so it's ok to miss.
I just have the audio running in the background with headphones. Or I would if I didn't really need to concentrate on work today.
The display of what is in the player's hand is pretty nice.
Be a student muahahaha
And drafting is cool, it makes all the cards in a set so much more relevant. Zaraki is wrong again.
divisionbyzorro
Member
PT drafts used to be boring as anything, but ever since they started filming the drafts themselves, it got a lot more fun to watch. The Player's Championship cube drafts were especially fun to watch.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
I like drafting, I'm just not excited for this one. I've watched plenty of other drafting.
FieryBalrog
Member
Where the hell is this store, I need to go here for prizes
Right? I'm from Buffalo -- a little snowstorm is nothing compared to that prize pool. I'd drive there no question.
You could say you would cross Underground Seas to get dem prizes
Hahaha. I want to make a really janky deck with this. It's actually faster than Thawing Glaciers, as it returns to your hand straight away - you can play, search the next turn, and immediately replay it. Thawing Glaciers can only be used once every two turns.
Speaking of jank, I built an Esper cipher deck on Cockatrice. Invisible Stalker + Silverblade Paladin + cipher = profit.
Keru_Shiri
Member
Since "blocked except by two or more creatures" seems to be Red's evasion, I think they should go ahead and keyword it as Madcap Skills.
Pyreheart Wolf
2R
Creature-Wolf
Undying
Whenever Pyreheart Wolf attacks, each creature you control has madcap skills until end of turn.
1/1
Pyreheart Wolf
2R
Creature-Wolf
Undying
Whenever Pyreheart Wolf attacks, each creature you control has madcap skills until end of turn.
1/1
Pyreheart should have had haste, would have been so so so so so good.
Ok i want to try this deck idea. Standard deck. Revolves around lands and using them.
4 Skarrg Guildmage(For animated lands)
4 rancors
4 farseeks
4 Rangers path
3 borborygmos enraged
4 blasphemous acts
3 Boros Reckoners(as i love the dude)
Throw in a few frenzied tillings, ground assaults. Prob is if my guildmages die.. im screwed. Maybe some r/g or r or g discard cards to do extra damage. Any ideas to help me out? Additional colours shouldnt be a prob as i can use mainly any land, though G/R is the main focus and for animate. Maybe a couple gruul charms to make them unblockable.
4 Skarrg Guildmage(For animated lands)
4 rancors
4 farseeks
4 Rangers path
3 borborygmos enraged
4 blasphemous acts
3 Boros Reckoners(as i love the dude)
Throw in a few frenzied tillings, ground assaults. Prob is if my guildmages die.. im screwed. Maybe some r/g or r or g discard cards to do extra damage. Any ideas to help me out? Additional colours shouldnt be a prob as i can use mainly any land, though G/R is the main focus and for animate. Maybe a couple gruul charms to make them unblockable.
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