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[Yeef]

Between Rootbound Defenses, Boros Charm and Ready & Willing, there's plenty of effects to make your tokens indestructible to avoid Ratchet Bomb and other sweepers. Ignoring any new answers they may print in Theros.

It'll be great sideboard tech for sure, but it's not going to make the Selesnya decks completely unplayable or anything.

 

[kirblar]

Between Rootbound Defenses, Boros Charm and Ready & Willing, there's plenty of effects to make your tokens indestructible to avoid Ratchet Bomb and other sweepers. Ignoring any new answers they may print in Theros.

It'll be great sideboard tech for sure, but it's not going to make the Selesnya decks completely unplayable or anything.

The populate deck is insane. Although it's just stone dead to Nightshade Peddler, as I discovered this weekend.

 

[Sinatar]

Jesus Voice of Resurgence is up to $42 on MTGO. That's freaking crazy.

 

[noquarter]

Less Goblins more Slivers.

This is an amazing card though.

I really like this card. Just wish it had some flavor text, since Goblins usually have pretty funny text. I think the art is pretty good for it and hope they start to get back to "fun" looking cards.

 

[Takuan]

New Confidant looks incredible to me, so I hope the people who hate him open a bunch and sell them to me cheap.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

Voice is good but I refuse to believe it's $40+ good.

I really like this card. Just wish it had some flavor text, since Goblins usually have pretty funny text. I think the art is pretty good for it and hope they start to get back to "fun" looking cards.

Yeah, the cool blues and greens make for a nice contrast against the red frame. I wish they'd do this more with their artwork, especially for red cards.

 

[Ronabo]

Scott M Fischer is a cheap artist now?He's not exactly a Magic newbie either, since he's been doing artworks since Mirage.

I don't know how anyone could prefer the old art except because of nostalgia:

Artist must really like Gary Oldman in the movie The 5th Element.

Pretty sweet.

 

[JulianImp]

I really like this card. Just wish it had some flavor text, since Goblins usually have pretty funny text. I think the art is pretty good for it and hope they start to get back to "fun" looking cards.

As I've read somewhere else, it would've been even better if it was a Goblin Advisor.

However, what's with the whole "We don't want card names in plural when the card's stats are that of a single creature" (ie: Birds of Paradise, Llanowar Elves) thing I heard Wizards say every now and then since quite a while ago? This is clearly a single diplomat judging by the stats.

I agree that it could've been given some hilarious flavor text, but what's not to say the regular card has flavor text and it was merely been removed for the full-art version of the card? There's still hope.

Edit @Ronabo: The new Dark Confidant also sort of reminds me of Ghirahim from Skyward Sword, and the art even makes sense in that context, hilariously enough.

 

[WanderingWind]

That new Dark Confidant art is about a billion, trillion times better than the original. It's not even close.

 

[Sinatar]

Just took down another 8-4 with this mess. No real bombs (I didn't even draw my Ruric Thar) but it just goes to show that having a solid curve of dudes is often enough.

I also found the deck that won me the 8-4 yesterday if anyone's curious.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

I like that the chair in the new Confidant art is empty, inviting the player to sit.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

This is the reaction when a Notion Thief hits play in response to a Jace Brainstorm...

 

[Sinatar]

I figured 4 mana would be too much for legacy, I'm glad that isn't necessarily the case.

 

[kirblar]

I figured 4 mana would be too much for legacy, I'm glad that isn't necessarily the case.

Yeah, I picked up a playset of Gaze/Thief today for $10 shipped (for all 8.) Card is good, but its probably not a 4x-er simply due to the nature of its effect.

 

[Haly]

>Print narrow card no one expects anyone to use
>Someone uses it to great effect
>Everyone hops on the bandwagon
>Success

 

[kirblar]

>Print narrow card no one expects anyone to use
>Someone uses it to great effect
>Everyone hops on the bandwagon
>Success

I actually had a very similar card design in my head for a long time (Enchantment, All players can only draw 1 card per turn, flash) precisely to set up the same sort of "lol brainstorm/jace" situations you see here.

 

[joelseph]

Yeah, I picked up a playset of Gaze/Thief today for $10 shipped (for all 8.) Card is good, but its probably not a 4x-er simply due to the nature of its effect.

Whispering Madness deck!!

 

[kirblar]

Whispering Madness deck!!

Maybe if the format turns into...not what it is now, lol.

 

[noquarter]

I really like Notion Thief and have been trying to figure out a standard deck with him and Sign in Blood type cards. Target them and in response play it. Let them take the life and you just get CA. Not sure what else to do with the deck though...

 

[JulianImp]

I really like Notion Thief and have been trying to figure out a standard deck with him and Sign in Blood type cards. Target them and in response play it. Let them take the life and you just get CA. Not sure what else to do with the deck though...

Targeting them with the Sign in Blood and playing the Thief in response isn't any better than simply playing the Thief at their EoT and then casting Sign on your turn, though. Whispering Madness seems like a nice combo, since everyone discards their hand and only you draw cards equal to N times the highest number of cards anyone discarded this way, where N is the number of players in the game, but the 3/1 body is really fragile and quite prone to dying.

I guess it could work as some kind of turbofog deck with Otherworldly Atlas and Vorel to double its counters? It'd still be kind of janky, but I have a soft spot for quirky and sort of janky decks (and non-creature cards I can double counters on with Vorel).

 

[The Technomancer]

Hey guys, so my brother has taken up manually editing Magic cards with paint and selling them for $15 bucks a pop to friends and the local card shop. I feel like he could be asking for more and maybe even taking stuff online. What do you guys think?

 

[GregLombardi]

Hey guys, so my brother has taken up manually editing Magic cards with paint and selling them for $15 bucks a pop to friends and the local card shop. I feel like he could be asking for more and maybe even taking stuff online. What do you guys think?

the banefire is fantastic. would buy!

 

[divisionbyzorro]

I often forget just how grotesque Ad Nauseam actually is...

 

[Jaeyden]

I love the new Confidant art. I don't care if people feel nostalgic. The truth is that most if not all the player cards have had shit art. Case in point...my favorite card..my least favorite art.

Really?

How did this session go?

Artist: Well, what would you like in your picture?
Tiago: Um...I want some armor..yeah, yeah. Uh, I also want a big wand..Yeah,yeah this is awesome. Oh!! How about a gun...NO,NO..a Mana Gun!!!! Yeah...lol heee,hee and a dragon head behind me...Wooohoo. Wait!!! I need a fucking monocle..YES. Please give me a fucking monocle.
Artist: OK..sigh


Edit: What is this? My dreams come true.

 

[y2dvd]

I think the one you want is in the "Release Queues" room instead of the normal drafting room.

How do I get to the "Release Queues" room. I'm trying to navigate this thing and it's not so user-friendly imo.
*Nevermind. The Support were pretty responsive. What's 8-4 vs 4-3-2-2?

Edit: What is this? My dreams come true.

Is that a special print or a fan made art?

 

[Haly]

Is that a special print or a fan made art?

Looks fan made.

Waifucaster is pretty awesome tho.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

I might print out a waifucaster for my Cube. That way I can keep my real playset together...

 

[WanderingWind]

Edit: What is this? My dreams come true.

I want them to do a full-art block. Every card, full art.

It'll never happen because reasons, but still They're sexy

 

[kirblar]

Hey guys, so my brother has taken up manually editing Magic cards with paint and selling them for $15 bucks a pop to friends and the local card shop. I feel like he could be asking for more and maybe even taking stuff online. What do you guys think?

He should be asking for a lot more.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

I want them to do a full-art block. Every card, full art.

It'll never happen because reasons, but still They're sexy

Lord, can you imagine if all of Modern Masters was full art? :O~~~~

 

[Haly]

Lord, can you imagine if all of Modern Masters was full art? :O~~~~

Every card's price will increase five fold over the originals.

 

[joelseph]

Is there a way to go back and screenshot a draft deck? I forgot to take a pic during sideboard and want to show it off.

Gruul War Chant is crazy. Was passed that and Varolz with a bunch of bloodrush and scavenge dudes. So fun.

 

[Lucario]

my draft cube! finally got it on deckbox.

http://deckbox.org/sets/295167?v=v

 

[noquarter]

Targeting them with the Sign in Blood and playing the Thief in response isn't any better than simply playing the Thief at their EoT and then casting Sign on your turn, though. Whispering Madness seems like a nice combo, since everyone discards their hand and only you draw cards equal to N times the highest number of cards anyone discarded this way, where N is the number of players in the game, but the 3/1 body is really fragile and quite prone to dying.

I guess it could work as some kind of turbofog deck with Otherworldly Atlas and Vorel to double its counters? It'd still be kind of janky, but I have a soft spot for quirky and sort of janky decks (and non-creature cards I can double counters on with Vorel).

I know the timing doesn't have to be just like that, but just making that play is what I want to happen. Wish stuff like Faithless Looting was target player as well, give me good reason to splash some red.

Hey guys, so my brother has taken up manually editing Magic cards with paint and selling them for $15 bucks a pop to friends and the local card shop. I feel like he could be asking for more and maybe even taking stuff online. What do you guys think?

$15 for friends and such sounds about right, maybe a little more. One of the guys on MTGSalvation that does really good alters charges $20 for borderless and $5-10 more for full art (paints over the text box as well). I really want to finish one of my EDH decks, but don't have the time or cash right now.

my draft cube! finally got it on deckbox.

http://deckbox.org/sets/295167?v=v

Cube looks pretty fun, once again haven't had time to finish mine, but have a spreadsheet with everything I plan on putting in there on Google Drive. Hope to finish it within the next year, but getting the Power is taking time.

 

[CorruptShadow]

Hey guys, so my brother has taken up manually editing Magic cards with paint and selling them for $15 bucks a pop to friends and the local card shop. I feel like he could be asking for more and maybe even taking stuff online. What do you guys think?

It's very nice work, the price is about right, the guy I use does them for $12 and I always felt that was low, I typically paypal him a $20 per alter instead. Most prices online that I've seen are in the $15-$18 range. I really only alter my generals, so far I have an altered Azusa, Hanna, and Zur. Still need to get Grand Arbiter done.

 

[Kurtofan]

I love the new Confidant art. I don't care if people feel nostalgic. The truth is that most if not all the player cards have had shit art. Case in point...my favorite card..my least favorite art.

Really?

How did this session go?

Artist: Well, what would you like in your picture?
Tiago: Um...I want some armor..yeah, yeah. Uh, I also want a big wand..Yeah,yeah this is awesome. Oh!! How about a gun...NO,NO..a Mana Gun!!!! Yeah...lol heee,hee and a dragon head behind me...Wooohoo. Wait!!! I need a fucking monocle..YES. Please give me a fucking monocle.
Artist: OK..sigh
]

Actually it was already like that except for the face and monocle:

 

[Transhuman]

Is that a special print or a fan made art?

Going to go out on a limb and say fan-made.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

I think we knew this was coming, but it has been confirmed:

 

[siddx]

I just pre-ordered a booster box of Modern Masters for $250. No idea if thats a reasonable price or if it was even worth doing. I haven't been following it very clearly on and only know that goyf, city of brass, and bob are in it.

What are the chances I get a return on my investment if I open the packs?
What is the likelihood of a sealed box being worth double the amount I paid for it in a few years?

 

[rCIZZLE]

So what are the rest of you guys thinking of doing with your boxes of MM? Several people in my play group decided to do a draft once a week with some money added in to pay for a booster box of RTR for the winner. All of the MM cards will just be returned to the box owner so there's no tainted drafts where people take the money cards like would happen if we drafted at the shop. So far we have around 6 boxes between us so it'll last about half of summer. Definitely looking forward to release.

I just pre-ordered a booster box of Modern Masters for $250. No idea if thats a reasonable price or if it was even worth doing. I haven't been following it very clearly on and only know that goyf, city of brass, and bob are in it.

What are the chances I get a return on my investment if I open the packs?
What is the likelihood of a sealed box being worth double the amount I paid for it in a few years?

Unless they start dumping in bad rares like pain lands then you should be fine. ~$10 per pack is not unreasonable considering the guaranteed foil, uncommon staples, and potential money rares you'll be getting.

 

[zoukka]

I just pre-ordered a booster box of Modern Masters for $250. No idea if thats a reasonable price or if it was even worth doing. I haven't been following it very clearly on and only know that goyf, city of brass, and bob are in it.

What are the chances I get a return on my investment if I open the packs?
What is the likelihood of a sealed box being worth double the amount I paid for it in a few years?

Is it a limited print? If yes, it should at least sustain its value as sealed. If not, the cards will slowly get less rare and go down in prices.

 

[bunbun777]

Some new spoiled cards I just saw, apologies if you all have seen them already:

 

[zoukka]

That bounty could have potential.

 

[rCIZZLE]

EDH gold. WOTC really has been targeting that part of the community pretty hard this past couple of years.

 

[An-Det]

I think we knew this was coming, but it has been confirmed:

Yes! Finally a black bordered new frame version to replace my 8th edition ones.

 

[turnbuckle]

Hey guys, so my brother has taken up manually editing Magic cards with paint and selling them for $15 bucks a pop to friends and the local card shop. I feel like he could be asking for more and maybe even taking stuff online. What do you guys think?

Those are fantastic. I'm not a good judge of price for anything, but $15 seems like a very very very generous price to sell to local friends and they'd definitely command a higher price than that.

 

[The Technomancer]

Jesus christ

 

[Sinatar]

Is there a way to go back and screenshot a draft deck? I forgot to take a pic during sideboard and want to show it off.

Gruul War Chant is crazy. Was passed that and Varolz with a bunch of bloodrush and scavenge dudes. So fun.

Go into the deck editor and hit load then select the "Tournament" folder, all your draft decks should be stored there.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

If MTGSalvation is correct, it looks like Thundermaw Hellkite was a one-year-only mythic (they just spoiled another red mythic dragon - which is decidedly less impressive by comparison).

 

[Sinatar]

The dragons usually only stick around for one set, too bad though, Thundermaw was actually playable.