I'd play that deck!
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Magic: the Gathering |OT11| Amonkhet - Have you ever had decks with a Pharaoh?
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Hmmm... I've been considering getting back into Magic. Haven't really been invested in the game since Tarkir.
Egyptian plane is bound to have amazing flavor and I like the look of the mechanics. They seem pretty neat. From what I've read, however, it seems like Standard is in a bad place now, yes? Not sure how much I want to commit.
Egyptian plane is bound to have amazing flavor and I like the look of the mechanics. They seem pretty neat. From what I've read, however, it seems like Standard is in a bad place now, yes? Not sure how much I want to commit.
It legit makes zero sense. Why is red even in the game at this point if all the other colors do its stuff better, while the unique stuff it does is slowly choked into irrelevance and unplayability?
Simply Sarah
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Again, despite both being 3x, a conditional 5/4 creature with indestructible, haste, and a functional ability is not the same thing as an effectively 4/3 creature with haste. Hazoret is 100% the better card in Constructed even if she takes more effort to work.
Looking at that Crocodile more and comparing it to Emporer Crocodile really makes the power creep apparent.
Uncommon, 3G for 5 power and haste, unless you have no creatures in which case it's 4 power.
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Rare, 3G for 5 power and no abilities, unless you have no creatures in which case fuck you.
Uncommon, 3G for 5 power and haste, unless you have no creatures in which case it's 4 power.
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Rare, 3G for 5 power and no abilities, unless you have no creatures in which case fuck you.
To be fair, Emperor Crocodile was demoted to common in Eternal Masters, so they are aware that the card is now obsolete and kinda bad.
i'm talking about limited
both are uncommons but a 1/2 menace is legit unplayable
never mind green gets haste. feels like a slap in the face.
The 1/2 menace guy is clearly intended for constructed, where he has the potential to be amazing. And we're just finishing Aether Revolt limited, where red is the best colour!
unless there are cards that cycle for one mana, I doubt it. it doesn't even get +1/+1.
Standard isn't in a great place but the limited environment has been pretty consistently above average for a while. You could always jump in for the prerelease or drafts and see how this set out the set afterward affect Standard before you jump back in.
charlequin
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I mean Victor is kind of the textbook definition of a dom, really.
LuciusAxelrod
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Turn 1: Land, Flameblade Adept
Turn 2: Land, Flameblade Adept
Turn 3: Noose Constrictor
Turn 4: Swing board and discard your hand for the win.
Nothing can go wrong here.
Anyway, I'm liking the theme of this set. I can't wait until they show the good cards.
That's why I said potential. If there's some good cyclers and discard outlets, there could be some red/x aggro deck where this shines. Maybe with Noose Constrictor or Black Vampires, Fiery Temper, etc
Lesgo Fluctuator reprint!
Print big creatures that cycle cheaply and a Living End equivalent with no graveyard hate in the format.
Yep, I was lucky enough and managed to pick up a playset in English for 20
You print an Astral Slide equivalent, maybe just Decree of Justice would suffice. Even just good effects while cycling like the Gempalm cycle are more than playable.
Yeah but you'd still only have four Living Deaths. It's not like there's Cascade where you can play 8 copies at instant speed.
I could see a Grimoire of the Dead reprint, it fits thematically and is easily stopped.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Unless you have Enchanted Evening out!
Wulfric
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Watch out, Insolent Neonate. You've got competition.
Also, why are these jackals so shiny? I doubt they were going for the PVC/latex look, but it's reading that way to me.
TheBlackMarvel
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I think it's meant to be obsidian?
One of a few complaints I have about the art on Limits of Solidarity. Can't all be winners, I suppose.
Joe Molotov
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Or they're really into fetish culture.
Hazoret: Behold! I am known as the Fervent!First god:
Planeswalker: I have four cards in hand.
Hazoret: Oh for real? Nvm. I'm just gonna chill, then.
(And yeah, I can't unsee Pervert lol).
Sounds like a plan. I could go for some drafts.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The Pervert is pretty bad. I would probably almost always rather just play Fleetwheel Cruiser in an aggressive deck and doing nothing but doming at a relatively high price isn't great. You can get one to drive a Cruiser, of course, but I don't want to pay 4 mana for a Crewbot.
Joe Molotov
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Just play Impetuous Devils. All in, bitches.
so hazoret only shows up to save the justice league when they're about to die because she doesn't activate until you have one card in hand eh
also i didn't see anyone mention it but the set trailer is the first one of these i've actually liked - it's more of an ambient worldbuilding piece and they're getting better at the motion comic thing.
also i didn't see anyone mention it but the set trailer is the first one of these i've actually liked - it's more of an ambient worldbuilding piece and they're getting better at the motion comic thing.
I've been out of the loop for a while now, but I can't believe how terrible those "special borders" are. Like you can kind of see what they're going for but the font is just poorly thought out. And it's all caps for some reason. It reminds me of that weird "ancient language" mew promo card for the Pokemon movie, in the worst ways.
I'll be on the lookout for cheap cubables, although I haven't updated mine in the last two years...
I'll be on the lookout for cheap cubables, although I haven't updated mine in the last two years...
RIP Boom/Bust shenanigans but this is for the best.
I'm not surprised. It seemed like the previous interaction was holding them back from really being able to explore the power level of split cards.
TheBlackMarvel
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That seems like an improvement tbh.
well that fucking sucksBig functional change to split cards:
No more casting Boom/Bust from Dwellers, no more free big spells from Kari Zev's Expertise :/
(Straight from Tabak on reddit)
No more Fire/Ice on Isochron Scepters! That's killing a really long interaction
makes way more sense for newer players this way, though. These interactions always got me some dirty glances at FNM level, and way too many judge calls.
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