I'll look again next time I'm logged in.
New frame looks real bad for nonblack cards.
Goddamn. not just bad, it's downright offensive.
Rip mono red cards
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Goddamn. not just bad, it's downright offensive.
Rip mono red cards
Many of the changes are counterfeiting-related. That black area at the bottom is ghastly, though, as is the new font.
so this is bad for:
people who do alters
people who collect misprints
people with functional eyes
edit: I like the millionth excuse for the generic sci-fi enemy sliver designs. Yeah, we're sad you couldn't think of anything better than that too, Aaron.
Tip: When you make a shitty decision that's reviled by 90% of the community, don't go back and make an article implying it's our fault for not "embracing it as an improvement". Reads as bitter and passive-aggressive to me.
Slivers don't even make my top 5 list of things that went horribly wrong with Magic this year IMO
5. Magic Online continues to be actively on fire, and the failure of the new client
4. True Name Nemesis impacting the availability of Commander decks to the target audience
3. Modern Masters incredible draft experience paired with such limited availability.
2. The lack of video coverage at all North American GPs. The fact that GP Detroit (aka GP Murder) had no video coverage is alarming.
1. The re-printing of Gladecover Scout and R&D's continued ignorance to the absurdity of Hexproof.
My dream of someday upending Legacy personally still lives when I see decks like this come out of nowhere. I enjoyed watching that deck.
Actually, lost in the shuffle of stuff last night, M15 is 269 cards as opposed to the usual 249. I find this curious, and have some theories.
1. The added 20 cards are the slots for the 20 basic lands. Gives more space in all large sets
2. Return of double faced cards, with 20 of them taking up a separate sheet. Would make sense if they want to reprint Garruk Relentless instead of making a 5th Garruk
3. 10 Shocklands and 10 Fetchlands, to properly give us Magical Christmasland
1. The added 20 cards are the slots for the 20 basic lands. Gives more space in all large sets
2. Return of double faced cards, with 20 of them taking up a separate sheet. Would make sense if they want to reprint Garruk Relentless instead of making a 5th Garruk
3. 10 Shocklands and 10 Fetchlands, to properly give us Magical Christmasland
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Huh...I'm fine with the new design. People really find the way the color comes in at the bottom to be that bad?
GregLombardi
Member
I'm surprised they decided to do the taper at the bottom of the card border -- it looks pretty awful.
Still, not really a deal breaker (as if anything would be at this point).
Still, not really a deal breaker (as if anything would be at this point).
It breaks the border symmetry for one thing.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Sure, but I'm not necessarily seeing that as a bad thing. The cards have always had a very distinct directionality thanks to the placement of the art.
1. This is pretty possible. I like the idea that they have more room to work.
2. I really hope this isn't the case. Double-faced cards is something they should only return to occasionally and with good reason. I'd like to think they'll make a new Garruk if he's supposed to headline the new set.
3. LOL!
I mean, I'd love if the Fetches get put into standard, as I could then afford them, but to reprint the shocks in the same set is just hilarious.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Rosewater says that, while DFCs are definitely likely to return thanks to their reception, due to the complexities of printing them they're going to be something that happens infrequently and only when it makes sense. So I doubt that they're doing them for a core set so quickly after Innistrad.
I left of "Reprint of Power Nine Library and Duals with Cube art"
The only justification for the double face cards would be for Garruk Relentless. They aren't making him the focal point of the marketing and just reprinting M14 Garruk. And it just seems super lazy to make a 5th Garruk already, when Green is the only color without a secondary planeswalker. Just look at the list
White: Ajani, Gideon, Elspeth
Blue: Jace, Tezzeret, Tamiyo
Black: Liliana, Sorin
Red: Chandra, Koth
Green: Garruk and, uh, Nissa
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I wouldn't mind seeing M13 Garruk or even classic Garruk return. M13 Garruk lent himself to slightly more strategies then "dump all the creatures" and classic Garruk was so much faster and his ult was often reusable, something I think modern Planeswalkers often lack
divisionbyzorro
Member
I wouldn't be surprised to see fetchlands in M15.
And put me in the camp of people who find the new border to be unoffensive. I suppose if I had to pick, I'd rather it hadn't changed, but the new border is just fine.
And put me in the camp of people who find the new border to be unoffensive. I suppose if I had to pick, I'd rather it hadn't changed, but the new border is just fine.
It obviously isn't "Magic is dead!" bad, but it just looks really off to me. I just don't see why it couldn't at least end at the bottom of the text box.
The designer credit thing looking the same as flavor text is also really odd since it does the exact opposite of flavor text and pulls you out of the game. But I may just be salty that that card won YMTC.
I wonder what other cards they'll put it on. I can't imagine any would be from the normal design team members since that is presumably a group effort kind of thing. Maybe there's a few "designed by Richard Garfield" cards in there or something.
Nah pretty sure it's for timeshifted cards like Counterspell, Argothian Enchantress and Mother of Runes.
Bet you a fiver that Solemn Simulacrum "Designed by Jens Thoren" Ranger of Eos "Designed by Antonie Ruel" or Meddling Mage "Designed by Chris Pikula" are in the set
While I agree Green needs another good PW, Koth is a bit if a stretch and Tezzeret is not solely blue anymore.
Nissa could be repurposed and made good. But I would like a totally new character at this point. One who does things Garruk doesnt.
Next challenge is 3 color walkers.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Hm? Its still Fear. Changing it to Intimidate would be functional, yeah?
Anyone want to bet that Snapcaster "Designed by Tiago Chan" Mage is in the set?
...anyone?
Yeah, it would be a functional change, as giving him intimidate would let him be blocked by either Black Blue or Artifact creatures. It's a shame, as Shadowmage Infiltrator is a very good Core set card if you want to do multicolor.
There are also a few other cards designed by players. I believe Chalice of the Void was submitted as an invitational card years before it saw print. Gemstone Caverns from Time Spiral was another invitational card that was printed based on fan vote.
Also Avalanche Riders. ECHO IS BACK.
They obviously realized they messed up the 20th anniversary so M15 is Time Spiral 2: Mechanic Boogaloo.
I know you are joking, but there are other invitational cards that could be reprinted mechanically in a core set, but won't be. Rootwater Thief would be fine if Rootwater meant anything to people anymore, and Sylvan Safekeeper can't exist in the zero downside world Magic now exists in.
1. That was actually Finkels submission "Wraith of Leknif"
2. I knew that instantly without looking it up. What does that say about me?
TNN does not exist in Modern.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Rakdos Augermage - hell yeah!
If you're going to jettison a long-used style because you've "run out of design space" you should probably come out with something that doesn't look like you've run out of ideas. Megantic Sliver looks like every other generic green fattie.
You are definitely NOT Alyssa Bereznak.
blindrocket
Member
I used to work in the printing industry and the thinner border could actually increase cutting mistakes. I don't know if their cards are cut by a human or an automated machine but a larger border allows for small variances to not be as noticeable. A thinner border will make it easier to notice when the cut is off.
lol
lol
blindrocket
Member
Quick, list the 20 best uncommons... lol
Path to Exile
Inquisition of Kozilek
Remand
There are my 3... looks like with Force of Will we have four... keep it rolling.
Path to Exile
Inquisition of Kozilek
Remand
There are my 3... looks like with Force of Will we have four... keep it rolling.
Demonic Tutor.
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
They've been doing this in a lot of recent sets anyways; makes sense to make it official.
blindrocket
Member
Oh I agree, it is incredible for an uncommon.
Here is what we have so far,
1 - Force of Will
2 - Path to Exile
3 - Inquisition of Kozilek
4 - Remand
5 - Demonic Tutor
6 - Kitchen Finks
7 - Mana Drain
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
DESERT TWISTER
But Strip Mine tho.
I cheated and looked at Gatherer. Library of Alexandria is an uncommon.
soxinthebox
Member
We literally have nothing between us. I think $100 Australian would be my limit but preferably less.
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