Magic economics is cray crayOh and to those saying don't bother with Eye of Ugin yesterday because the spike already happened?
I paid $41 (tax+shipping included) yesterday for 4 of them.
Today? Blue price is paper:
Lesson is Kirblar usually knows what he's talking about.
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Magic: the Gathering - Oath o/t Gatewatch |OT| Look again, the mana is now diamonds!
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I would have loved it more if I hadn't sold my initial group of cards 15 years ago when fucking Bazaar of Baghdad was a garbage card worth less than $10.
This one was way more obvious than most once the ball got rolling on that deck since Eye was literally the only card with major supply constraints in it. (excluding SB Damnation)
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Wheeeeeeee opened my BFZ gift box I got for Christmas and got 0 rares of value, but I got 2 foil basics and a Blood Crypt EXP!
SigmasonicX
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Compare with Pennon Blade, Coat of Arms, and Alpha Status.
This could be good with both allies and eldrazi. Or warriors.
Joe Molotov
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Or Goblins.
#IWantToBelieve
#IWantToBelieve
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It won't be good with anything because its equipment. I don't even really understand why Equipment is still in the game as an evergreen card type. It has to be blatantly overpowered to be good or have something like Living Weapon to even make it worth playing in limited.
charlequin
Banned
Yes, it used to be that way and it was dumb and bad.
LaserBuddha
Member
What's the BEST way to be a dick with Angus Mackenzie in EDH?
Play Shahrazad.
Plus Slaughter Pact. Of course the impending doom of Amulet Bloom will keep that from moving as quickly. Honestly, I'd keep an eye on Slaughter Pact when the Banned and Restricted announcement comes down. Depending on whether or not Bloom gets hit it might be a good opportunity to get a few copies either at a discount from people selling out of the deck or prior to another period of growth if it isn't touched.
Oddly the finance aspect is probably one of the things I enjoy the most about Magic. It's nice to be able to discuss this stuff with folks to get a feel for the various points of view.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
Casually, it's quite fun. It's like a super-aura. Only certain colours / cards can deal with it outright. Dpends on playgroup, though, I imagine.
LaserBuddha
Member
Ugh.
charlequin
Banned
Because approximately everybody likes it who isn't a grumpusaurus? I mean....
Wulfric
Member
Does anyone have advice for setting up a chaos draft? I want to host one later this coming month using these packs:
SOM block
INN block
RTR block
THS block
KTK block
BFZ block + plus ORI
M13, M14, M15
MM2013, MM2015, CNS
Am I better off having each person open their own block, or have everyone open one of each? I also kind of want to replace the BNG and DGM boosters with something else. Thoughts?
SOM block
INN block
RTR block
THS block
KTK block
BFZ block + plus ORI
M13, M14, M15
MM2013, MM2015, CNS
Am I better off having each person open their own block, or have everyone open one of each? I also kind of want to replace the BNG and DGM boosters with something else. Thoughts?
Best or worst cube draft deck?
Mirrodin and Kamigawa suck in chaos. That is all.
PS. don't have each open one block. There's nothing chaos about it. Either have a grab bag or have a rotation.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Yeah, "everyone" (e.g. population: you) likes it from a flavor perspective. When was the last time they had an actual good card in the type?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I generally avoid SOM and INN in chaos drafts because they're just tribal enough (or in the case of SOM, Infect heavy enough) that its easy to end up with feel bad "useless" cards. By the same token, I've found that Shadowmoor packs are great in Chaos because all of the hybrid cards act as some much needed grease for all the weird shit everyone is assembling
Simply Sarah
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The question was about being a dick, not about getting run out with flaming pitchforks.
From a limited perspective, Slab Hammer, Throwing Knife and Sword of the Animist were all playable. Hammer needs the right deck, but the other two are solid cards in just about any deck.
charlequin
Banned
Lol, no. The mechanic is ten years old and they've consistently talked about how popular it is over that entire time. Like it's more popular and has been good in tournaments more often than auras, which they've never even considered getting rid of, why would they get rid of equipment?
Wasn't Ghostfire Blade in the artifacts deck just like six months ago?
SigmasonicX
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Not exactly efficient, but:
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Goes into my white knight EDH deck Yesssss Yesssss Yesssss
Compare with Pennon Blade, Coat of Arms, and Alpha Status.
This could be good with both allies and eldrazi. Or warriors.
Infinite Stars
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I could see that equipment being useful in Allies and Eldrazi, plus with Innistrad coming next it could be useful. The biggest issue with Equipment stems from you having to equip them on top of cast and the whole act taking up a turn. Maybe they could try the way Ghostfire Blade worked where the equip cost goes down depending upon circumstances?
Wulfric
Member
Thanks, I haven't bought the older packs yet so I can still adjust the selection. Hmm, would Lorwyn/Morningtide work as well? I like that they have the original planeswalkers and Thoughtseize/Bitterblossom at rare.
SigmasonicX
Member
If Technomancer thinks Innistrad will be a problem because of the tribal cards, Lorwyn will be even worse.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Best or worst cube draft deck?
So how often did that splashing fetches for brainstorm tech work out?
it's the worst. wait until shadows over innistrad. unless you want to gamble on exp wasteland.
recently got back into magic, and I've been curious about Oath. What are your guys thoughts on this card? I kinda like it and have been thinking of ordering a playset, even if it isn't tournament viable, It looks like a fun card to play casually with.
I think it's better than a lot of people are letting on.
Also where's the post list from the previous thread?
I made one
Things: AG posts a lot
Familienoberhauptvogel is a really long name
Niv-Mizzet really wants to be back in a set someday
kirblar has really good "buy this" insights
LaserBuddha
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Yeah I'm talking more like Bident of Thassa, not "Punch Me in the Dick: The Card"
Trying to do something control-y but not really using counter magic.
I wonder though, how deep does the Shaharazaradadad + Karn rabbit hole go?
divisionbyzorro
Member
AG really posts that much? That explains the reputation. 
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
No, they're far more tribal. Okay INN block is probably okay, but Lorwyn/Morningtide are really rough in Chaos when you have like...four merfolk in your entire deck
Appetite is from Innistrad block and given that it exiles it's possible that we see it reprinted in SOI block simply because it plays well with BFZ block. Plus it's so cheap, being a relatively recent Uncommon, the gains probably won't be very large.
If anyone doesn't have the copies of Relic of Progenitus that they want, they might want to get them soon. It's been moving more quietly since the article on the mothership but they're moving pretty quick. CoolStuffInc has a lot of copies still at $1.99, which if you're picking up a playset is actually cheaper with their .99 singles shipping than TCGPlayer. Hell, even if you're just buying one it's almost on par with the lowest TCGPlayer prices. I'm not sure if the larger vendors have just pulled all their stock in anticipation of a higher price or if they're legitimately sold out but supply is pretty scarce for a card with so many printings at lower rarities.
"God's Beard!"
Member
If you ever cast Mind's Desire and hit Emrakul, it really doesn't matter how good your deck is. You won.
River of Tears is one of my favorite land designs of Magic history. It's just so elegant.
divisionbyzorro
Member
River of Tears is a logistical/judging nightmare. I actually really dislike it.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
recently got back into magic, and I've been curious about Oath. What are your guys thoughts on this card? I kinda like it and have been thinking of ordering a playset, even if it isn't tournament viable, It looks like a fun card to play casually with.
This card is absolutely tournament viable. It's like 2.50 to preorder it and I ordered mine as soon as someone would let me.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
For equipment to be good in Constructed it usually has to be a Sword of X and Y or Umezawa's Jitte, or something that costs 1 to cast and 1 to equip.
Random thought - are they ever going to make another Modern Event Deck? The first one was a lot of fun and had a ton of cards I put into all sorts of stuff.
CeruleanSilver
Member
This definitely looks like a fun card to play with.Another one
Quick rules question: because this thing says to look at the top card at the beginning of combat, I get to see the possible topdeck creature before choosing my attackers right? In other words, this triggers before declaring attackers right?
Correct. You can choose not to attack.
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I just noticed something interesting
inklings of a standard equipment deck? (modern, with SFM unban?)
SigmasonicX
Member
Shift in MaRo's view on card draw in white
White has had these kinds of cards for a while, but MaRo has only now accepted them.
On mixing colorless mana costs with colored mana costs
White has had these kinds of cards for a while, but MaRo has only now accepted them.
On mixing colorless mana costs with colored mana costs
charlequin
Banned
I mean they got rid of the Standard Event Decks, so sadly I'm guessing no? I dunno, I thought this was a pretty solid way of bringing some random reprints into play.
Mentor of the Meek is fucking dope as hell too. I want more "train soldiers, get knowledge" style white draw.
I've posted a couple more cards from my set, Paladium, over on my tumblr: legendrule.tumblr.com
I've started experimenting with the commons and seeing how the mechanics work, and it's pretty cool actually.
I've posted a couple more cards from my set, Paladium, over on my tumblr: legendrule.tumblr.com
I've started experimenting with the commons and seeing how the mechanics work, and it's pretty cool actually.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Really? It's black mana on your turn and blue on your opponent's. It's wonderful!
Correct. You can choose not to attack.
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I just noticed something interesting
inklings of a standard equipment deck? (modern, with SFM unban?)
I used to have a Ride Down + Relic Seeker deck to force through the tutor effect and get Hero's Blade.
ThLunarian
Member
Oh and to those saying don't bother with Eye of Ugin yesterday because the spike already happened?
I paid $41 (tax+shipping included) yesterday for 4 of them.
Today? Blue price is paper:
Lesson is Kirblar usually knows what he's talking about.
Nice. I ordered 4x for $52 yesterday. It's too bad I didn't buy a 5th; I could sell two of them today and basically make back all the money I'd spent while still having enough for the deck.
Hopefully my order doesn't get cancelled
divisionbyzorro
Member
Ugh, how can I draft a deck with Lotus and Ancestral and have it be this bad?
EDIT: Holy shit. I won game one by Reanimating his Sundering Titan that he kindly put in his graveyard with Buried Alive. Game three he had me locked out of blue with an Iona, and he upticked a Liliana and put Craterhoof into his graveyard while I had a Meloku out. I topdecked Reanimate, made four more Meloku tokens (in addition to the two I already had), then reanimated his Craterhoof for an epic win. I literally stole the first match by casting Reanimate on my opponent's stuff. :lol
EDIT: Holy shit. I won game one by Reanimating his Sundering Titan that he kindly put in his graveyard with Buried Alive. Game three he had me locked out of blue with an Iona, and he upticked a Liliana and put Craterhoof into his graveyard while I had a Meloku out. I topdecked Reanimate, made four more Meloku tokens (in addition to the two I already had), then reanimated his Craterhoof for an epic win. I literally stole the first match by casting Reanimate on my opponent's stuff. :lol
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