Just discovered this old gem from Ice Age; given the thread length it could easily be a repost but whatevs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_FY8dKyJFo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_FY8dKyJFo
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"God's Beard!"
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WanderingWind is right, Wizards marketing strategy has gone nothing but downhill over the years.
Blue in M11 was roughly as strong as Black in triple Torment.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Frank Karsten's limited pick list. Basically, "force blue/green."
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/frank-analysis-a-pick-order-list-for-journey-into-nyx-draft/
http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/frank-analysis-a-pick-order-list-for-journey-into-nyx-draft/
"God's Beard!"
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This cube thingy is pretty fun so I tried another with a new archetype. 41 cards, what's the cut? Fuse card on the top is Fire // Ice.
I hope I didn't make it too easy.
I hope I didn't make it too easy.
Yeah, I'm getting flashbacks of Azure Drake and Forsee rocking it up LOL
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";113821588]This cube thingy is pretty fun so I tried another with a new archetype. 41 cards, what's the cut? Fuse card on the top is Fire // Ice.
I hope I didn't make it too easy.[/QUOTE]
A) What's in your Sideboard?
B) What Cube List are you using?
B) Cut Lotus Bloom
divisionbyzorro
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Pick order articles are only good for making arguments, and from there only good for first picks. JBT isn't the most synergy-oriented set ever, but synergy is important, and your first pick can be hugely informative to future picks beyond color.
Plus, he ranked Satyr Grovedancer over Sigiled Starfish. Dat man crazy.
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";113821588]This cube thingy is pretty fun so I tried another with a new archetype. 41 cards, what's the cut? Fuse card on the top is Fire // Ice.[/QUOTE]
It's not a fuse card.
"God's Beard!"
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The Born of the Gods Event deck will get you closer to a competitive deck than any other standalone product right now.
B) MTGO
C)I can see the argument for that
Force of habit :-(
A) Magma Quake, Spikeshot Elder & Tibalt lol
B) MTGO
C)I can see the argument for that
It's not a fuse card.
Force of habit :-(
ThLunarian
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Niv Mizzet seems pretty bad in here. He's a 6-mana 4/4, with no combo-win potential and very little synergy with the rest of the deck.
Of course, every blue card you cut makes Force of Will a little bit worse. That's a tough one. I might have tried to go mono-red, really; blue doesn't add much to this deck.
Of course, every blue card you cut makes Force of Will a little bit worse. That's a tough one. I might have tried to go mono-red, really; blue doesn't add much to this deck.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I like the monoblack Event deck for Born of the Gods. It has quite a few cards which are played semi-commonly in the format.
But then you have to play black.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
A W/R Burn deck that can beat every deck in the format can be put together for like 10 bucks, too.
"God's Beard!"
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Niv Mizzet was my pick as well.
I couldn't get enough cards for mono-burn so I went counter-burn.
I dunno, I'm just playing around on Bestiaire.
Plus Mutavaults.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";113824588]Niv Mizzet was my pick as well.
I couldn't get enough cards for mono-burn so I went counter-burn.
I dunno, I'm just playing around on Bestiaire.
Plus Mutavaults.[/QUOTE]
Just don't run Mutavault. Will be just as good? No.
I couldn't get enough cards for mono-burn so I went counter-burn.
I dunno, I'm just playing around on Bestiaire.
Plus Mutavaults.[/QUOTE]
Just don't run Mutavault. Will be just as good? No.
Link? I want to play Standard but don't want to acquire the cards. And I'm not trading Legacy stuff for Standard.
divisionbyzorro
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If you already have Mutavault (which I guess does see some Legacy play) then you can make the deck for real. Caution - this deck is really not as easy to play as you might think a Burn deck would be...
R/W Burn said:
keeblerdrow
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I think if I want to draft journey born theros again I'll just buy 3 packs and punch myself in the dick. It'll be about as much fun. What a terrible set to learn to draft on.
I even had a decent deck. I wasn't even having fun when I was winning.
I even had a decent deck. I wasn't even having fun when I was winning.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I actually attempted to just force blue/green and 3-0'd pretty easily. There's a lot of really good interactions even if you take the best available cards without any real attempt to create a particular archetype beyond "this deck is blue/green."
So, WOTC stealth announced a change to PWP and Byes last night (http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/05282014/PWP)
Gist of the changes are-
1.) Byes are now earned on an annual basis, instead of a seasonal basis. From June 2nd to May 31 2015, hitting either 1,300 PWP or 2,225 PWP will grant you 1 or 2 byes at all GPs for the remainder of the year
2.) The only way to earn a 3rd round bye, starting August 30th, is to either be Gold, Platinum, or a Hall of Famer
3.)The 1,000 pt bonus for winning a PTQ has been eliminated
Gist of the changes are-
1.) Byes are now earned on an annual basis, instead of a seasonal basis. From June 2nd to May 31 2015, hitting either 1,300 PWP or 2,225 PWP will grant you 1 or 2 byes at all GPs for the remainder of the year
2.) The only way to earn a 3rd round bye, starting August 30th, is to either be Gold, Platinum, or a Hall of Famer
3.)The 1,000 pt bonus for winning a PTQ has been eliminated
ThLunarian
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Yeah that seems pretty bad. Specifically the part where already-pros can still get all 3 byes but no one else can. Booooo.
blindrocket
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They really want the Pros showing up to their events.
eat a diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick
As usual, you can blame Kibler for these changes
For the most part, it makes no sense for Pros to go out to GPs anymore, this gives them a little more incentive
For the most part, it makes no sense for Pros to go out to GPs anymore, this gives them a little more incentive
blindrocket
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He sure has WOTC's ear.
If only they took the rest of the advice in that column, and made pro points scale with attendance.... The bye system change only makes it more difficult for players to get their first pro points, and that's a little bit sad.
I'd argue on the whole it's easier now to get that first bye than it was before
True, but the first bye was never really a problem for dedicated grinders. Making the bye system annual is definitely a good change.
WoTC still needs to fix pro point distribution in GPs.
"God's Beard!"
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I like the tips and tricks section. I also agree with his assessment that blue green is the most consistently strong archetype. Frankly, I always try to err on the side of agreeing with Karsten.
I still like my white/(blue/red) based flying aggro decks.
phazedplasma
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Was Zendikar a fun block?
Was looking through some of the cards and the flavor seems cool.
Was looking through some of the cards and the flavor seems cool.
Yes. Z/Z/W fixed a lot of the issues that Z/Z/Z had.
Also, it was fun to pull power 9 out of boosters.
Nope, Priceless Treasures!
platypotamus
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Speaking of blocks that I kind of missed during one of my Magic hiatuses (hiati?), I am trying to figure out what are the best couple of "extra" packs I should have on hand for a conspiracy draft party I'm having with some people. What would you guys want to open if you drafted a Lore Seeker that I could get for a reasonable price?
keeblerdrow
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Homelands.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Fallen Empires, just so you can be annoying and Hymn to Tourach people
It's block? lol that format is miserable.
Yeah we get 1 a year, this is the first time it's been constructed for a while lol
Block Constructed is fine, usually, except in the cases where there's a single card that completely warps the format (Jitte, Bloodbraid Elf, Puresteel Paladin). In Theros' case, it's Elspeth.
Had fond memories of Invasion Block Constructed and Time Spiral Block Constructed.
Had fond memories of Invasion Block Constructed and Time Spiral Block Constructed.
Zvi's PT victory is still the gold standard for deck constriction. He walked in there as the only guy playing his deck and beat everyone.
Agreed, though if it wasn't Elspeth it would be Prognostic Sphinx that would be just as hated
I hope you really like the absolute worst art ever used on Shock.
In retrospect, ONS had real bad art until Scourge.
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