"God's Beard!"
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LET'S GO OWEN
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Magic: the Gathering - Battle for Zendikar |OT| Lands matter (but nothing else does)
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BrokeBack Goblin R
Creature - Goblin
As BrokeBack Goblin ETB or attack, each player discard a card at random then draw a card.
1/1
I'd call that the BrokeBack mechanic. Disruption via chaos basically. Also draw a card if you're hellbent, but it's still a 1/1 with no evasion so whatever who caer eheheh.
Land bounce/stall maybe could be printed if LD isn't "fun" enough?
Unstable terrain R
Sorcery
Bounce target non-basic land. Deal 1 damage to that land's controller.
Creature - Goblin
As BrokeBack Goblin ETB or attack, each player discard a card at random then draw a card.
1/1
I'd call that the BrokeBack mechanic. Disruption via chaos basically. Also draw a card if you're hellbent, but it's still a 1/1 with no evasion so whatever who caer eheheh.
Land bounce/stall maybe could be printed if LD isn't "fun" enough?
Unstable terrain R
Sorcery
Bounce target non-basic land. Deal 1 damage to that land's controller.
SigmasonicX
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BrokeBack Goblin R
Creature - Goblin
As BrokeBack Goblin ETB or attack, each player discard a card at random then draw a card.
1/1
I'd call that the BrokeBack mechanic. Disruption via chaos basically. Also draw a card if you're hellbent, but it's still a 1/1 with no evasion so whatever who caer eheheh.
Land bounce/stall maybe could be printed if LD isn't "fun" enough?
Unstable terrain R
Sorcery
Bounce target non-basic land. Deal 1 damage to that land's controller.
Random discard then draw would be good.
As for land bouncing, Wizards claims that it really isn't that different from straight up land destruction. It's why Boomerang isn't printed anymore.
"God's Beard!"
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;_;
divisionbyzorro
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I am generally super aggressive with mulligans. I would have mulled Owen's G2 hand. Would I have been wrong? I know Owen got unlucky, but still...
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
I would've mulled. He basically put his PT Top 8 in the heart of the cards. If he drew all lands for the next 3 turns he would've probably done very dirty things to his opponent.
I still don't get why these guys don't board in disdainful stroke against Abzan. Doesn't make any sense.
A Serious Man
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Welp, go Finkel.
"God's Beard!"
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Ob "real negative guy" Nixilis
"God's Beard!"
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Basically everybody mulliganing and every match except the first ending super quick with one player getting run over.
Really sad top 8 so far, only the first was a real, interesting match.
SigmasonicX
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Snapcaster Mage is the 2016 Regional PTQ promo card, with new art.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
I like the original art more and isn't it the likeness of a dead pro? Kinda bad taste to change it.
Uh, Tiago is still alive and well (just not playing MTG)
At least this isn't turning Pikula into a Black Woman?
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Ah thought I heard he died. Still like the original more
"God's Beard!"
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That art is awesome! I don't know what the flavor is though lol
Before the Meddling Mage reprint, they had reprinted both Avalanche Rider (without changing the art), and Voidmage Prodegy (with new art that still was in Kai's likeness). People were not happy that Meddling Mage was changed so drastically, and Chris himself was very vocal about hating the drastic changes to his card.
watching the pt draft tourney vods, i have to pinch zoom closer to table on my ipad so i can actually see board state
They do an ok job but i enjoy seeing the board state and a closer look much more than a huge bar telling me life and cards in hand etc
I have to assume that this is the best they can do, and it will never change and like i said i can kind of fix it for myself, but ive always been dissapointed with the production in terms of seeing cards on the table
They do an ok job but i enjoy seeing the board state and a closer look much more than a huge bar telling me life and cards in hand etc
I have to assume that this is the best they can do, and it will never change and like i said i can kind of fix it for myself, but ive always been dissapointed with the production in terms of seeing cards on the table
keeblerdrow
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Star City Games does it so much better. But they don't ever really stream limited, so you'd have to get your feet wet in the big leagues to start enjoying their content.
I like the new Snapcaster. I'm excited to pick up at least a couple of them in the coming GPs I'm attending.
"God's Beard!"
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I'm now going to blame my poor performance this weekend in not believing in myself. I kept wanting to add kolaghan's commands and keep duresses in the board and just never did. I need to trust my instincts again, I win more when I'm not looking at tons of decklists and constraining my mindset.
edit: Tamada is a goddamn mad genius.
edit: Tamada is a goddamn mad genius.
keeblerdrow
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MASTERY OF THE UNSEEN IS AT THE PRO TOUR.
This makes me incredibly happy. And it's doing exactly what it should do: confounding the fuck out of an unprepared opponent.
This makes me incredibly happy. And it's doing exactly what it should do: confounding the fuck out of an unprepared opponent.
A Serious Man
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God I hope Dragonmaster Outcast wins this game.
"God's Beard!"
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:-o
A Serious Man
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Barf.
Please beat Abzan Tamada.
Please beat Abzan Tamada.
Sure, but the problem there is just changing it to a different person when the card was originally made with the pro's likeness, not what kind of different person is in the art.
Unless Dark Confidant becoming a different white guy is somehow preferable.
Sam Black in his deck tech mentioned he wanted 4 Nisaa/3 Visionary in his Emeria Retreat based-deck.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Seriously these games, can we have 1 match where someone doesn't get screwed.
Like seriously Takimura mulliganed to 4 and is winning because his opponent is getting mana screwed.
Like seriously Takimura mulliganed to 4 and is winning because his opponent is getting mana screwed.
SigmasonicX
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Jeez, Takimura mulliganed down to 4 and still won.
Dean's draws clearly beat him, not Takimura.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
He ended the game with 5 4 drops in hand and 3 lands in play, while his opponent mulls to 4 but has what feels like a stacked deck. Feelsbadman
Etrian Oddity
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Traditional Abzan vs. Jeskai
Get that gimmicky 4 color shit outta here God's Beard
Get that gimmicky 4 color shit outta here God's Beard
I love ya bro
The best performing standard decks were still two color gw megamorph
(including one with zero- !!!- Gideons)http://magic.wizards.com/en/events/coverage/ptbfz/24-27-point-standard-decklists-2015-10-18
I ran them some in the main and sideboard this weekend at states. Didn't break open games but definitely felt like an improvement for the deck.
Did not run Avatar of the Resolute in the main like some of the pros are- only two in the side- after a little testing. Didn't feel that great as the anti Mantis Rider in testing, but I didn't ever face Mantis Rider at states so who knows. I do feel like it's even less likely to get run now with Archangel becoming an archetype staple.
For GW megamorph or?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
No, why would I
Correct, it's in Autumn's 9-1 deck instead of Gideon. It's 100% casual demand right now and likely at its low ebb.
Speaking of, Gideon: $38 TCG low.
Buy in low, low-risk, likely will increase in price long term for casual demand regardless of constructed play.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
lo and behold someone's getting mana screwed...
keeblerdrow
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We tested up to three Nissas, but Eric can be a bit finicky on green cards. (He's one of the few people I know that will actively complain about Siege Rhinos in his decks.) He liked the feel of two, but ultimately landed on one based on an audible, I think.
The BIG downside of Nissa is how many basic forests you have to run for each copy of her that you play.
Okay, got in on a playset for 22. Let's see how this goes.
Yeah, Sam's deck was W/G I think.
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