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[charlequin]

Why don't they ever reprint Through the Breach? $40 red splashy card. Seems like a shoo-in for "red mythic."

So far this is definitely the weirdest omission. All the artifacts just showed up as Inventions which I can imagine might contribute to them getting left out of the set, Grove and Canopy inevitably lost out once they decided to include fetchlands, but there's no reason at all to specifically leave this out.

 

[MoxManiac]

Still hoping for Season o' Doubling but it may be greedy at this point.

 

[ultron87]

Still hoping for Season o' Doubling but it may be greedy at this point.

It is so perfect with the GW draft theme!

Think of the Seance Combos!

 

[Angry Grimace]

There's 1 more Mythic also, which is multicolored or colorless.

 

[Santiako]

Still hoping for Season o' Doubling but it may be greedy at this point.

Parallel Lives makes more sense since it's from INN.

 

[Giant Panda]

Why aren't they spoiling more today? Are they really going to leave 120 cards for the full spoiler tomorrow?

 

[Angry Grimace]

Why aren't they spoiling more today? Are they really going to leave 120 cards for the full spoiler tomorrow?

No, its that WOTC gives a lot of these spoilers to retailers who spoil them at times of the day where they think they're going to get more exposure to their site.

 

[kirblar]

Olivia's the final Mythic

 

[Angry Grimace]

I think I just lost some brain cells; I actually just read someone seriously suggest that the reason Gaby Spartz hasn't been on commentary for GPs is because she's having an affair with LSV and is pregnant with his love child and this is supported by the fact that LSV has also been "mysteriously" missing from commentary.

(The actual answer is she's getting a divorce from her husband who owns the company she works for, which is like a serious situation, and that LSV has a five month old newborn at home)

(and no this doesn't mean you have a shot with her)

 

[Santiako]

Olivia's the final Mythic

That still leaves hope for Crucible at rare (it's probably coalition relic or chromatic star/sphere).

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

I think I just lost some brain cells; I actually just read someone seriously suggest that the reason Gaby Spartz hasn't been on commentary for GPs is because she's having an affair with LSV and is pregnant with his love child and this is supported by the fact that LSV has also been "mysteriously" missing from commentary.

(The actual answer is she's getting a divorce from her husband who owns the company she works for, which is like a serious situation, and that LSV has a five month old newborn at home)

(and no this doesn't mean you have a shot with her)

I thought LSV was the one getting a divorce. It's weird how streaming gives you intimate details about someone but you really still know very little about what's going on.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I thought LSV was the one getting a divorce. It's weird how streaming gives you intimate details about someone but you really still know very little about what's going on.

Nope. LSV just had a daughter like 5 months ago, which is why he stopped playing in PTs.

 

[Tunoku]

With all these spoilers I felt inspired today and played some Modern. Went 3-1 and lost against Lantern of all decks. Game 1 he's at 2. I have a Lavamancer. He draws a Pithing Needle. Game 2 he has: Spellskite, Ensnaring Bridge and Leyline. He's at 3.

Anyway, I tried out Boros burn over Naya and cutting Nacatls and Atarka's Command felt pretty good. I still wanna play another deck long term tho, but it's nice to have the deck around.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Nope. LSV just had a daughter like 5 months ago, which is why he stopped playing in PTs.

I know that but he joined the coverage team a couple months into Naya's life and was regularly streaming as well. On LR it was once said he's going through rough times.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I know that but he joined the coverage team a couple months into Naya's life and was regularly streaming as well. On LR it was once said he's going through rough times.

Because of the torrid affair with Gaby Spartz?

I'm guessing its because he has a newborn, which is hard times.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

When I read that Gaby wasn't even part of the conversation. Also yuck to the whole thing LSV could almost be Gaby's father.

 

[Santiako]

When I read that Gaby wasn't even part of the conversation. Also yuck to the whole thing LSV could almost be Gaby's father.

LSV is 34.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

LSV is 34.

I always thought he's an old guy who aged well. Also wondered why Paul Cheon was roommates with a middle aged guy like LSV had to be back then. This explains a lot.

 

[Joe Molotov]

I'm guessing its because he has a newborn, which is hard times.

Hard enough times that you might even be tempted to seek comfort in the arms of a sympathetic colleague perhaps?

 

[Santiako]

yesss I love this card.

 

[Megalosaro]

My gaming group dabbles in magic. We havr been playing poor man commander.
I want to build a cosmic horror themed deck.

Tips?

 

[kirblar]

My gaming group dabbles in magic. We havr been playing poor man commander.
I want to build a cosmic horror themed deck.

Tips?

See: Shadows over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon, two recent sets.

 

[ultron87]

My gaming group dabbles in magic. We havr been playing poor man commander.
I want to build a cosmic horror themed deck.

Tips?

Creatures with the Eldrazi type are Magic's take on eldritch horrors. Will get you your tentacled monstrosities.

 

[Joe Molotov]

My gaming group dabbles in magic. We havr been playing poor man commander.
I want to build a cosmic horror themed deck.

Tips?

Tree of Perdition + Triskaidekaphobia

 

[y2dvd]

I think I just lost some brain cells; I actually just read someone seriously suggest that the reason Gaby Spartz hasn't been on commentary for GPs is because she's having an affair with LSV and is pregnant with his love child and this is supported by the fact that LSV has also been "mysteriously" missing from commentary.

(The actual answer is she's getting a divorce from her husband who owns the company she works for, which is like a serious situation, and that LSV has a five month old newborn at home)

SO you're saying there's a...

(and no this doesn't mean you have a shot with her)

Oh ok.

In all seriousness, tough situation they are going through. I'm still getting over my break up about 6 months ago, and we've only dated for a year. Kinda weird we know such intimate details about their lives though.

 

[Angry Grimace]

SO you're saying there's a...


Oh ok.

In all seriousness, tough situation they are going through. I'm still getting over my break up about 6 months ago, and we've only dated for a year. Kinda weird we know such intimate details about their lives though.

"Getting a divorce" is a pretty sparse detail. We don't know anything else about it, nor is it any of our business.

 

[Giant Panda]

Look what happens to this thread when we don't have Planeswalker shipping to talk about: we start pro-shipping.

 

[OnPoint]

Honestly wish it wasn't even brought up. It's none of our business and I couldn't honestly care less.

 

[Megalosaro]

See: Shadows over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon, two recent sets.

Creatures with the Eldrazi type are Magic's take on eldritch horrors. Will get you your tentacled monstrosities.

I actually dropped 55 for an eldritch moon fat pack and some boosters.

I got that card actually.

But I can't use it for poor man commander right?

 

[ultron87]

But I can't use it for poor man commander right?

Is Poor Man Commander a specific format that has deckbuilding restrictions beyond normal Commander? I'm not familiar with that.

In regular Commander, the other Emrakul, The Aeon's Torn, is banned, but that one, The Promised End, is still okay.

 

[Megalosaro]

In poor man you commander cant be above uncommon

And you can only have commons for everything else. No duplicates beside land

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

You should play Reflector Mage then, might not be cosmic but pure horror.

 

[ultron87]

Oh gotcha, then yeah that Mythic Rare probably won't work out. Haha.

You're probably on the right track looking at Shadows over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon then. Battle for Zendikar, Oath of the Gatewatch, and Rise of the Eldrazi have more Eldrazi you can probably use as well.

 

[charlequin]

I think I just lost some brain cells

Yeah, the Magic community's idea of engaging with "community drama" is brain-meltingly stupid even in the cases where it seems like it's based on something real, which this one certainly does not.

 

[noquarter]

In poor man you commander cant be above uncommon

And you can only have commons for everything else. No duplicates beside land

So what are the restrictions on your Commander, since there aren't any Legendary uncommons? It can just be any creature?

 

[Santiako]

In poor man you commander cant be above uncommon

And you can only have commons for everything else. No duplicates beside land

Ah that's usually called Pauper Commander.

So what are the restrictions on your Commander, since there aren't any Legendary uncommons? It can just be any creature?

There are quite a few of legendary uncommons, but in pauper commander any uncommon creature can be your commander.

 

[traveler]

Some notable cards we could still get:

Kitchen Finks
Cursecatcher
Cryptic Command
Lord of Atlantis
Spell Snare
Living End
Noble Hierarch
Doubling Season
Knight of the Reliquary
Crucible of Worlds/Chalice of the Void

 

[red13th]

I honestly think we'll get no more rares worth a damn, although I have said this every day since like tuesday.

 

[bigkrev]

There will be at least a few things good tomorrow- they still have Friday preview articles, and they usually like to save a few cool things for the full spoiler

 

[Santiako]

Some notable cards we could still get:

Kitchen Finks
Cursecatcher
Cryptic Command
Lord of Atlantis
Spell Snare
Living End
Noble Hierarch
Doubling Season
Knight of the Reliquary
Crucible of Worlds/Chalice of the Void

Scapeshift and Through the Breach are still possible too.

 

[traveler]

I'm totally fine with what we have already. Anything else is just gravy. I think the rare slot is pretty stacked too. Would honestly rather see the uncommons there- Finks and Cursecatcher- get a reprint over the rares.

 

[Firemind]

There are quite a few of legendary uncommons, but in pauper commander any uncommon creature can be your commander.

So... Bloodbraid Elf? Shardless Agent?

 

[f0rk]

Going off topic from modern masters, does anyone think Paul Cheon is actually a good streamer? He gets mad at chat way too easily, and not in a funny way. I'm never convinced he's playing that well. His attempts at cRaZzzyy reactions are pretty transparent. Pretty slim pickings on twitch though

Like if anyone's watching right now, he's getting really upset by the chat lol

 

[traveler]

I don't like Cheon streams because his volume is inconsistent. I usually have streams on while doing something else and he just blows up out of nowhere and scares the shit out of me.

CalebD is my favorite streamer

 

[Tunoku]

I enjoy his streams. At least he's more down to earth than most streamers I see in the video game community and he's willing to play a bunch of different stuff these days. Watching Kenji's streams makes me fall asleep sometimes. And Paul has cute kids.

 

[Santiako]

So... Bloodbraid Elf? Shardless Agent?

Sure. Crypt Rats is probably the strongest commander there, and Ascended Lawmage, Garruk's Packleader, Mistmeadow Witch, Blaze Commando, Gelectrode are other really strong ones. The format is fun but the games go on forever since everything is so underpowered.

 

[aidan]

Going off topic from modern masters, does anyone think Paul Cheon is actually a good streamer? He gets mad at chat way too easily, and not in a funny way. I'm never convinced he's playing that well. His attempts at cRaZzzyy reactions are pretty transparent. Pretty slim pickings on twitch though

Like if anyone's watching right now, he's getting really upset by the chat lol

Funny. I just closed his stream a couple of minutes ago and decided that I don't really like him all that much as a streamer (though I love when he's on broadcasts for GPs, etc.) The thing I want most from a streamer is clear explanation of why they're doing what they're doing (Kibler's Hearthstone stream is great for this) and I found that Cheon skips through things, and gives the briefest answers when chat asks why he took a certain line (and sounds annoyed at the interruption most of the time.) I watch streams because I want to learn about the game, and I don't get a lot of that from Cheon's stream.

 

[El Topo]

I find Cheon's streams very enjoyable. He seems pretty nice in general.

 

[Ashodin]

Still hoping for Season o' Doubling but it may be greedy at this point.

This was said like five times in the thread already lmao

 

[bigkrev]

Doubling Season makes way more sense at Mythic than the other cards they bumped up- it's expensive, "splashy", and would absolutely be printed at Mythic if it was first printed in a Mythic era set