First I've heard of it, which bot is this and how does it work? Even if it's only C/U's, still could get the occasional useful one from it.
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First I've heard of it, which bot is this and how does it work? Even if it's only C/U's, still could get the occasional useful one from it.
Oh wow, didn't even realize. I haven't touched modern at all.
Neither had my opponents. And when they're playing Affinity/PW control for the first time it makes for some problematically slow play.
Affinity's a terrible choice right now anyway- its too easy to hate on. Storm has the same issue.
Okay i worked a bit more on my decklist, i have a bit to much cards now (72 atm)
Which 12 cards should i lose? (or maybe lessen the amount) Also i decided to stay with UB for the sake of simplicity.
Land (22)
2x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2x Jwar Isle refuge
4x Underground river
8x Swamp
6x Island
Creatures (8)
4x Cephalid Broker
4x Fog Bank
Artifacts (14)
4x Teferi's Puzzle box
4x Howling Mine
3x Font of Mythos
2x Temple Bell
1x Memory Jar
Enchantments (12)
4x Underworld Dreams
4x Propaganda
4x Forced Fruition
Spells (16)
4x Wheel and Deal
4x Dark Ritual
4x Arcane Denial
4x Go for the throat
Which 12 cards should i lose? (or maybe lessen the amount) Also i decided to stay with UB for the sake of simplicity.
Land (22)
2x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2x Jwar Isle refuge
4x Underground river
8x Swamp
6x Island
Creatures (8)
4x Cephalid Broker
4x Fog Bank
Artifacts (14)
4x Teferi's Puzzle box
4x Howling Mine
3x Font of Mythos
2x Temple Bell
1x Memory Jar
Enchantments (12)
4x Underworld Dreams
4x Propaganda
4x Forced Fruition
Spells (16)
4x Wheel and Deal
4x Dark Ritual
4x Arcane Denial
4x Go for the throat
Yeah I have affinity since I play it in legacy for fun every now and then but it does get hated on without much effort.
Kind of surprised people were slow playing you with it, could you have called a judge on them?
I'm too used to Green and White. I have NO idea how to fashion a U/R deck together. It's just too weird for me, and every time I think I have an idea I just scrap it. haha
By the gods, throw me some ideas.
I'm basically trying to put together a janky Izzet deck, full of spell shenanigans. Thinking it might be fun to use Epic Experiment.
By the gods, throw me some ideas.
I'm basically trying to put together a janky Izzet deck, full of spell shenanigans. Thinking it might be fun to use Epic Experiment.
I'd like to be able to make a competitive deck if I need to, but starting from somewhere helps
Start with 4x Desperate Ravings it is the best card ever
I didn't realize how much time the game was taking. I have absurd levels of patience, which is a problem sometimes.
The problem is that they don't know how the interactions work and how to do math.
FieryBalrog
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I basically only play EDH anymore. Lot of fun, and I love that the format is basically self-regulating.
Current decks:
Karn, Silver Golem
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Darien, King of Kjeldor
Olivia Voldaren
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Glissa, the Traitor
Razia, Boros Archangel
Ghave, Guru of Spores
The Mimeoplasm
I just got two of my friends into EDH a couple of months ago and one of them already has as many decks as I do...
RuinerPrime
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I've just recently got into magic about 5-6 months ago, thanks to a friend. And I've put together about 12 different decks of all different colors from innistrad up to RtR (5 single color and 7 mix color) I only play with a few friends and I've never been to a Friday night magic, so my question is: how common do people use planeswalkers in Standard? At like FNM? Do planeswalkers make the game unbalanced? And should I have them in my deck no matter what?
Also is there a wiki that breaks down some of the lingo and jargon that's used by players in magic? All I know is what's on the cards and the iPad game. like for instance, what does Mill mean? stuff like that.
Also is there a wiki that breaks down some of the lingo and jargon that's used by players in magic? All I know is what's on the cards and the iPad game. like for instance, what does Mill mean? stuff like that.
Here's something I've boon goofing around with, works reasonably well.
Where's the Desperate Ravings fool. Not even joking, they would do a lot more work than the Divinations when you're playing counterspells. Random ain't even that bad most of the time it's a land or a Think Twice/another Ravings which is just value town.
Also I'd say you definitely need 4 Delvers if you're going to play any. The Guildgates are a liability with Delver. Might want some Snapcasters unless it's a budget thing.
Gillian Seed
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You can have more than one Demonic Tutor in a deck? I only play Magic Online where you are limited to one per deck on cards like that and Sol Ring.
It depends on the format, it's restricted in Vintage so you can play 1 and banned completely in Legacy.
It seems he's playing 'casual' kitchen table but with good cards.
It depends on the format. For casual it is whatever, but for anything sanctioned Demonic Tutor is banned in Legacy and Restricted in Vintage. So you can only play it in Vintage as a single. Also in Commander I suppose.
The Technomancer
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I miss the "casual" Magic I played in high-school. None of us had money for good cards, so the decks we put together were built out of whatever random boosters and pre-cons gave us.
I think a large part of why I like Limited so much is because it produces decks similar to that, where you don't have the luxury of a finely tuned machine, and so you're forced to discover unexpected interactions in the "mediocre" cards you have available. That discovery is one of my favorite parts of Magic.
robotzombie
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Okay, can Olivia bite a Knight of Glory? Since the ability just costs one mountain, its not exactly a black ability but its coming from a black (and red) creature. How does that work?
99% sure she can't because she is black so the ability counts as black.
The Technomancer
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She's a black creature, so the source of the ability is black. And remember, Protection is DEBT: it can't be destroyed by, enchanted by, blocked by or targeted by anything it has protection from.
The D is damaged by, not destroyed. Wrath of God still blows up all kinds of pro-white stuff.
The Technomancer
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Whoop, right you are
divisionbyzorro
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Can Modern Storm ever really survive a large tournament without just getting good dodges? It seems like it's a fine deck for MTGO dailies or something, but in my (admittedly small) experience playing it, it seems to be a glass cannon that would have a really hard time making top 8 in a large event.
divisionbyzorro
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divisionbyzorro
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XANDER CAGE
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Oh my god, I need 4x Gridlock just for funsies.
divisionbyzorro
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So far it looks like they're being very timid about the power level of Cipher cards. I really want to see the rare or possibly mythic Cipher cards to see just how far they're going to push it.
EDIT: I just read this and the impact of it struck me: "A bloodrush ability isn't a spell and can't be countered by things that only counter spells. It uses the stack and can be responded to normally." I hadn't really considered that until now.
EDIT: I just read this and the impact of it struck me: "A bloodrush ability isn't a spell and can't be countered by things that only counter spells. It uses the stack and can be responded to normally." I hadn't really considered that until now.
Does not seem that difficult, honestly. That'd be a nutty common.
I just got into this. Is the slope as slippery as it feels already, GAF?
I'm playing a mostly plains and forest deck from a ravnica intro deck (Selesnya Surge) beefed up a little from some trading and extra booster packs. Feel like I'm learning faster than expected but tokens still confuse me sometimes. I need to print out some token cards..
I'm playing a mostly plains and forest deck from a ravnica intro deck (Selesnya Surge) beefed up a little from some trading and extra booster packs. Feel like I'm learning faster than expected but tokens still confuse me sometimes. I need to print out some token cards..
narcosis219
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I can't wait to restoration angel blink thragtusk to give experiment one +3/+3, get 5 life and a beast token.
The Technomancer
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oooh, Burning Tree Emmisary looks strong. A free 2/2 on turn 2? Yes please.
Also I really like Experiment One from a flavor perspective. Creepy.
Also I really like Experiment One from a flavor perspective. Creepy.
narcosis219
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Burning Tree Emmisary is going straight into my Peasant Cube. Hoping to see more peasant cube-worthy cards soon!
Experiment One looks pretty good too for the cube
divisionbyzorro
Member
I get the feeling that Cloudfin Raptor could end up being a trap in Limited.
What I would be looking for is a Simic creature that either blinks itself or other creatures. Without this sort of enabler, topdecking a tiny Evolve creature would be a terrible, terrible thing.
What I would be looking for is a Simic creature that either blinks itself or other creatures. Without this sort of enabler, topdecking a tiny Evolve creature would be a terrible, terrible thing.
It very much wants a hyper-agressive deck.
The Technomancer
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Damn, I like basically every card in that preview batch. Murder Investigation is hilarious.
divisionbyzorro
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For certain. And I suppose it's no worse than topdecking your Rakdos Cackler. But I'd be willing to be that it will most certainly end up being more difficult to draft the Evolve deck than to draft the Unleash deck.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
The Bracers have me pretty excited, especially for EDH. They're my favorite kind of card, the kind that creates discovery moments. (my absolute favorite card for this is Prototype Portal. Every game it seems I discover a new artifact that suddenly becomes crazy when I can make six of them)
Welcome to the best game ever.
divisionbyzorro
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So...Thoughtseize is your favorite card ever?
The Technomancer
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I feel like it will balance out. Evolve has a bit more of a late game, whereas especially in Limited it felt like Unleash really needed the initial assault to work or it was utterly screwed. Its main problem is yeah, drawing the curve properly. If you can even get one or two counters on your Evolve creatures it seems like you get decent utility based on the power level we're seeing so far.
Vindicate
But I love getting to play with Cabal Therapy. Got me my first PTQ T8.
The Technomancer
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Bloodrush almost feels like a complement to Scavenge. Instead of counters you just get +X/+Y for a turn, but in exchange you get it at instant speed as a combat trick.
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