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[WanderingWind]

Remand is this set's overly expensive modern playable reprint!

 

[Firemind]

As penance for printing more hexproof guys, I would accept this, but it's never going to happen. Mana Leak is basically better than Counterspell.

So you're saying Counterspell has a chance...

 

["God's Beard!"]

As penance for printing more hexproof guys, I would accept this, but it's never going to happen. Mana Leak is basically better than Counterspell.

Brush-Off
UU
Counter target spell unless its controller pays (2).

 

[OnPoint]

yes, lets make Hexproof even more prevalent!

Of that list of cards "not in the actual set", Cancel is the most interesting one. Wonder what takes it's place in the set. Dissapate?

You're too easy sometimes

 

[WanderingWind]

Just played a guy playing nothing but discard spells (Ravens Crime, Funeral Charm, Duress, Thougtsieze, Brain Maggot, LotV, and Victim of Night/Doom Blade for creature control) and Shrieking Affliction, then got mad when I landed a Inkmoth because THAT apparently, is bullshit.

I dunno about people sometimes.

On the other hand, there is something nice about buying into an eternal format, knowing that your deck is done. Unless of course they print some hoser or ban some major piece of it.

Also, did you know that Verdant Catacombs and Arid Mesa now cost more than the value of the contents of Ramses II tomb? It's true!

 

[Yeef]

Another thing I just noticed: flying is getting reminder text again, even on rare cards.

Evergreen keywords always get reminder text in core sets. Even on rares (so long as there's room on the card).

 

[Angry Grimace]

There's something amazing about seeing Dark Ritual in the draft pool.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Evergreen keywords always get reminder text in core sets. Even on rares (so long as there's room on the card).

Not with flying. See the M14 Serra Angel.

Of that list of cards "not in the actual set", Cancel is the most interesting one. Wonder what takes it's place in the set. Dissapate?

If my theory that those cards were pushed out by guest designer cards holds true, then it's possible one of the guest designers created a counterspell variant.

 

[kirblar]

They're all cards that don't really see standard play. Cancel's also pretty stupid in core set drafts, happy to see it out of the packs.

 

[Angry Grimace]

First game, opponent is on the play and plays Library of Alexandria. My turn - Dark Ritual, Choking Sands, target Library of Alexandria.

 

[WanderingWind]

There's something amazing about seeing Dark Ritual in the draft pool.

Where are you playing this?

 

[Angry Grimace]

Where are you playing this?

Uh, MTGO? Prerelease events just started.

This is definitely not a powerful format. The lack of powerful creatures makes it kind of a durdly format in some ways.

 

[blindrocket]

Just played a guy playing nothing but discard spells (Ravens Crime, Funeral Charm, Duress, Thougtsieze, Brain Maggot, LotV, and Victim of Night/Doom Blade for creature control) and Shrieking Affliction, then got mad when I landed a Inkmoth because THAT apparently, is bullshit.

I dunno about people sometimes.

On the other hand, there is something nice about buying into an eternal format, knowing that your deck is done. Unless of course they print some hoser or ban some major piece of it.

Also, did you know that Verdant Catacombs and Arid Mesa now cost more than the value of the contents of Ramses II tomb? It's true!

Sounds like 8 rack, which I built last week.

Ensnaring Bridge is pretty awesome with the deck!

 

[Firemind]

Uh, MTGO? Prerelease events just started.

This is definitely not a powerful format. The lack of powerful creatures makes it kind of a durdly format in some ways.

Doesn't matter when storm is viable.

Spoiler

lol who am I fooling?

 

[Angry Grimace]

Doesn't matter when storm is viable.

Spoiler

lol who am I fooling?

Storm is apparently an impossible archetype to draft absent a lot of luck.

 

[WanderingWind]

Uh, MTGO? Prerelease events just started.

This is definitely not a powerful format. The lack of powerful creatures makes it kind of a durdly format in some ways.

BLEEEERGGHGHHHHHHH

WHERE ARE MUH TICKETS

 

[Angry Grimace]

BLEEEERGGHGHHHHHHH

WHERE ARE MUH TICKETS

Your dragons have them.

 

[WanderingWind]

Your dragons have them.

Zombies.

oh my god are those full art lands

 

[Angry Grimace]

Zombies.

oh my god are those full art lands

You don't get to keep anything you don't actually draft on MTGO, so don't add 100 to your sideboard. There are no basics in VMA packs, either.

 

[WanderingWind]

You don't get to keep anything you don't actually draft on MTGO, so don't add 100 to your sideboard. There are no basics in VMA packs, either.

my tears

they burn

like stars

 

[bigkrev]

Star City just knifed Legacy...

They are running 5K Modern tournaments simultaniously with Legacy opens from now on.

Would not be surprised to see Modern replace legacy on the Invitational next year

 

[kirblar]

Writing had been on the wall for a while.

 

[WanderingWind]

GG legacy

 

[blindrocket]

Modern!!!

Price hikes.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Well, there goes that theory.

sigmasonicx said: It occurs to me that there are 15 "Standard but not in M15" cards, and there are also 15 guest designer cards. Were the former actually forced out of the set by the latter?

No. The match of the number was not on purpose.

I guess there really weren't any appropriate cards for the sample decks in M15 for whatever reason. *shrug*

EDIT:
Another post.

sigmasonicx said: Having cards in the sample decks that aren't in M15 just strikes me as so odd. Were there really no white spells to boost all of your creatures, or big green creatures that could fill the role that Inspired Charge and Terra Stomper do?

We looked at it and making the sample decks and Magic 2015 completely overlap made one of the two products worse, so we chose not to do it that way. I don’t see a great injustice having been done.

 

[rCIZZLE]

Been looking to sell a huge chunk of my legacy collection anyways. Probably should get a move-on though before they make anymore announcements.

 

[kirblar]

Less crappy cards in M15 = net win for everyone.

 

[WanderingWind]

Been looking to sell a huge chunk of my legacy collection anyways. Probably should get a move-on though before they make anymore announcements.

Yeah, you should sell them off ASAP.

TO ME MUHAHAHAHAHAH

 

[OnPoint]

And here's me, sitting on my full set of dual lands finally, and Legacy is about to rotate out.

FUCKING AWESOME

 

[Exokell]

Have u guys played vintage masters draft? How is it?

 

[Angry Grimace]

Have u guys played vintage masters draft? How is it?

Kind of a slow format, unless you do this:

 

[rCIZZLE]

Yeah, you should sell them off ASAP.

TO ME MUHAHAHAHAHAH

Well, I have ANT and most of Reanimator built, both of which I'll be looking to rid myself of. If you want to buy some high end stuff like blue duals, LEDs, Forces, or Deltas let me know.

 

[WanderingWind]

Well, I have ANT and most of Reanimator built, both of which I'll be looking to rid myself of. If you want to buy some high end stuff like blue duals, LEDs, Forces, or Deltas let me know.

db

 

[acheron_xl]

GG legacy

I hope the price of some legacy cards doesn't crater anytime soon. They somehow turned into my nest egg.

 

[kirblar]

I hope the price of some legacy cards doesn't crater anytime soon. They somehow turned into my nest egg.

They won't.

 

[acheron_xl]

They won't.

Good. I've been contemplating turning a playset of Ports into a pile of Vintage Masters.

 

[TheSeks]

Geez, $30 to draft or the $6 booster required plus $2 ticket fee for Vintage...

Whew that'll add up quickly.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Geez, $30 to draft or the $6 booster required plus $2 ticket fee for Vintage...

Whew that'll add up quickly.

Its totally overpriced, actually. The most valuable card in the set that isn't a Power 9 card costs less than a Theros Elspeth does. Bazaar of Baghdad is format warping enough to have an entire pillar of the Vintage meta named after it: 8 bucks on MTGOtraders.

 

[Firemind]

I really tried to draft Storm, but it was not meant to be. Only storm cards I managed to get were Mind's Desire and Temporal Fissure. :lol

Saw one Brain Freeze, but it didn't wheel for some reason. In my defense, I wasn't on the storm plan yet. It was in pack one.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Hey guys, remember when Force of Will was 115 dollars on MODO? Yeah, its $15.18 now.

 

[Firemind]

Holy shit I just won the first game by bouncing all his permanents and casting two Killer Whales. :lol

edit: aaaaand promptly lost two games because I whiffed the turn before I would have died. Next time, Modo, next time.

 

[noquarter]

Logged into Modo for the first time since 2012 to try some VMA. Opened 3 Duals and decided I should try to play those, so went BGr. Won the first match pretty easily, lets see how the other three go (playing sealed, would hate to open something good and have to pass it)

 

[WanderingWind]

I'm thinking about just buying a messload of the duals and some Forces...I would hate to spend 30 bucks to draft a durdly UG deck with tangle as the big ticket item.

 

[GregLombardi]

Haha. I just Channel Kaervek's Torched someone. Pretty crazy!

 

[noquarter]

Did they say how long it will be draftable? Right now, duals are still a little high, wondering if I should wait and do the same.

The set is slower than I thought it would be, but I'm liking the deck I put together. Didn't think it would do that good, but it has been alright. Ended up going 2-2, losing one match due to a misplay at the end of game 2, and the last match to a pretty good BW control weenie deck.

Will end up playing another set at least this weekend. Will probably end up playing at least once a week, just like to gamble, and the format is interesting.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Did they say how long it will be draftable? Right now, duals are still a little high, wondering if I should wait and do the same.

The set is slower than I thought it would be, but I'm liking the deck I put together. Didn't think it would do that good, but it has been alright. Ended up going 2-2, losing one match due to a misplay at the end of game 2, and the last match to a pretty good BW control weenie deck.

Will end up playing another set at least this weekend. Will probably end up playing at least once a week, just like to gamble, and the format is interesting.

Early October.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Speaking of Legacy, just pulled a foil Misdirection ^_^

I wanted to trade it to a guy I know who had a 2013 Vindicate, but he sold it :-(

 

[WanderingWind]

Wow, this is going until October? Damn, guess I can wait a while before splurging.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

Are the rares really tanking that hard in value?

This set doesn't even look like it's super interesting to draft. I had thought I'd be grinding it, but I don't think that's going to be the case with how expensive it is.

EDIT: I mean, I just spent $15 to draft Conspiracy with some buddies over hot dogs and beer. I mean, that's a way better use of money than sitting in my room doing a $25 VM draft.

 

[acheron_xl]

Any format you can draft Necropotence and Ivory Tower together is OK by me. Still overpriced, though. And opening Spirit Cairn feels bad, man.