GregLombardi
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Most times, there isn't. That's why we play magic though.
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Magic: the Gathering - Battle for Zendikar |OT| Lands matter (but nothing else does)
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Most times, there isn't. That's why we play magic though.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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So Brimaz going down or up in price?
Ob Nixilis is climbing in Europe.
turn 2 Amulet Bloom.
Ob Nixilis is climbing in Europe.
turn 2 Amulet Bloom.
"God's Beard!"
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Man this 5c bring to light deck really is that good.
I could drive to Columbus, but that's an hour drive and I already drive there for work lol. I live in rural Ohio, and the closest cities to me are on average 10 players for fnm.
I used to have such a playgroup but then a couple of people started playing degenerate things and now there's an arms race going on.
The Technomancer
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"Degenerate" with my friends always remained under control, which is to say it always managed to mostly be "really strong versions of dumb casual shit" like the Rhys the Redeemed deck that made a billion elves on turn 4 or the Zur the Enchanter deck, none of this "infinite turns infinite damage" combo off bullcrap
"God's Beard!"
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Slightly tweaked the list after today's testing:
I still think the Eldrazi decks are a bit more of a struggle than the other stuff I've played, but certainly not unwinnable, especially with the 4 strokes post-board. Cast triggers are a beating.
I still think the Eldrazi decks are a bit more of a struggle than the other stuff I've played, but certainly not unwinnable, especially with the 4 strokes post-board. Cast triggers are a beating.
keeblerdrow
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For the life of me, I can't get my hands on Jaces. I need people to stop making good decks with 4xJace. Please, internet. Please.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Interesting the price hike hasn't made it to europe yet he's still ~30 here
Infinite combos is precisely what happened. It's dumb and it's boring. Consistent and linear combo decks in EDH are the worst.
"God's Beard!"
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Cast Bring to Light, get Ojutai, cast Bring to Light, get Crux of Fate is pretty dumb.
One person even brought up playing a singleton Dark Petition to get odd cards off Bring To Light. Face Down Den Protector, 6+ mana spells or counters then use the BBB to cast cards that were already in your hand, etc. Probably too fancy but the potential is there.
Vendilion Clique EDH is the great equalizer for combo.
TestMonkey
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My group is pretty much finished with the arms race. Our main decks are Zur, Prossh, Derevi and Mimeo. Disgusting. Nuclear option all around. Also, Hermit Druid can be dealt with if you have the right cards. Turn 1 Extract ruins the strategy and from there their outs are pretty flimsy.
Yes. The deck can only stop 1 person consistently. It is pretty much dead if you're facing 2 or more high powered decks.
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!";179780804]Man this 5c bring to light deck really is that good.[/QUOTE]
There's a reason Bring to Light is 7 bucks overnight.
I think its just a little too slow though, I think a lot of the people testing it don't seem to believe you can just lose by turn 4 in this format and there's pretty much nothing relevant the deck can do against very aggressive decks pre-turn 3.
There's a reason Bring to Light is 7 bucks overnight.
I think its just a little too slow though, I think a lot of the people testing it don't seem to believe you can just lose by turn 4 in this format and there's pretty much nothing relevant the deck can do against very aggressive decks pre-turn 3.
Nothing like good ol' stax can't fix.
nofunallowed
divisionbyzorro
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I firmly believe that every deck needs a way to "just win this turn." Sometimes that's non-infinite (like Craterhoof Behemoth or Exsanguinate behind Coffers+Urborg), and sometimes that's infinite (like Strionic Resonator in Brago or Ashnod's Altar + Reito Lantern in Grenzo). Mostly this is because I believe that most games of EDH have worn out their welcome by the time the 45-minute mark hits, and somebody needs to win the game. If nobody is playing haymakers, games just drag on forever.
I'd like to hear people's opinion on Brimaz and his price as well. I'd like to pick a few more up if possible, but I don't know when the best time for him is.
I couldn't agree with this more. Exanguinate is probably one of my favorite ways to do it, too.
Don't you get it? Nobody wants to wage wars over nothing. We should all be diplomatic. Maybe Zur just likes to play dress up. Prossh probably just wants to keep pet Kobolds. It's not like he's eating them yet or anything. Oloro is the nicest guy around. Wait a minute, he's starting to profit from us? Let's nuke that son of a bitch.
nicoga3000
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Not a MTG question per se, but well...Kind of.
I am looking at buying a bunch of card sleeves. I typically use Ultra Pro Mattes, but the damn hologram on every card is bothering me to no end. I've been looking at picking up some Dragon Sleeves (either regular or matte), but some reviews and videos I've read have suggested that the actual sleeves aren't always cut right.
Anyone here use Dragon Sleeves for their card gaming needs? It's not durability that I'm worried about, but I do want sleeves that fit and shuffle well (so penny sleeves are never going to happen). Also, I will be proxying some cards, so I can't be able to see through the backs. Thoughts?
I am looking at buying a bunch of card sleeves. I typically use Ultra Pro Mattes, but the damn hologram on every card is bothering me to no end. I've been looking at picking up some Dragon Sleeves (either regular or matte), but some reviews and videos I've read have suggested that the actual sleeves aren't always cut right.
Anyone here use Dragon Sleeves for their card gaming needs? It's not durability that I'm worried about, but I do want sleeves that fit and shuffle well (so penny sleeves are never going to happen). Also, I will be proxying some cards, so I can't be able to see through the backs. Thoughts?
KMC sleeves are the best shuffling sleeves I have ever used. No experience with dragon shields, but plenty of people recommend them. Found a good deal from another thread here on GAF for them as well
http://www.potomacdist.com/detail.asp?itemid=dragshieldbb#.VgP228tVhBc
I love dragon shields. They are so nice to shuffle with when they are new. It gets a bit harder when they get used a bit / dirty.
Picked up some KMC hyper mattes the other day to try out as my drafting sleeves. They seem to be pretty great also, but not quite as nice to shuffle as brand new dragon shields.
Picked up some KMC hyper mattes the other day to try out as my drafting sleeves. They seem to be pretty great also, but not quite as nice to shuffle as brand new dragon shields.
Joe Molotov
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I use Dragon Shield Mattes, they're pretty nice. I don't care for the regular Dragon Shields because they feel too slippery (sweaty palms guy here).
Goddamn that event deck is stacked. What's the usual price on those anyways?
Familienoberhauptvogel
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rip reasonable price.
What makes you say that? These should be available at places like WalMart and Target along with LGS's ?
Llanowar Wastes is the rare land in it
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/battle-zendikar-event-deck-and-intro-packs-2015-09-24
C'mon I got like 40 of those lol
Actually looking over the list, it has a bunch of stuff I want.
It's also got Evolutionary Leap in it too. Definitely tempting to get 4 of those decks
Familienoberhauptvogel
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just my experience whenever just a single expensive card is put into any product but checking the price it actually about adds up so it should stay reasonable.
I don't think any of my local supermarket chains even still have MTG stock.
In my experience, the intro packs and event decks are usually only bought during prereleases to get extra packs and most of the cards in it are crap, so this is a good change.
Supplemental product like Intro Packs and Event Decks are usually printed in such volume, and available widely at most big box stores, that they're always at or below MSRP. Even with Clash Packs and Duel Decks it's rare for those to move above MSRP. Now I wouldn't discount there being a terrible LGS out there that will gouge their customers for whatever they think they can get but it's practically unheard of with Event Decks because they're available so widely.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Good to hear, now they should do that with the Modern Event Deck(s) at a lower MSRP. Just to piss off everyone that paid 1k+ on his deck.
so long as it's not merfolk since I already have that
Event decks have Mythics now? This is a new development right?
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
A reprint decision from WotC I agree with. My gawd.
Seems that way. I can't recall any others.
probably because not many people actually cared enough to buy them but super casuals before
Well when they're boringly designed and need a ton of work to be played, I don't blame people for ignoring them. I thought the whole idea was someone should be able to buy one and enter an event on the spot. I could be wrong about that though.
Both Mythics will rotate with the set after Oath and neither has made an impact in other formats. Pretty good way to make Standard more affordable if that was their intention. Really liking how much value they've been pushing in supplemental products lately. Hopefully this is a trend that continues going forward.
"God's Beard!"
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Cutthroats and Sifters, I told you guys that was the combo
the old Blood Artist Viscera Seer strat
utilizing that reprint equity
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