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[Haly]

I reworded it so it's more clear:

Imbue X (X, exile this card imbuing it to target creature you control. When the imbued creature dies, its controller may cast this spell without playing its mana cost. Imbue only as a sorcery.)

As a real mechanic, it would probably be overcosted to hell like Cipher. Alternatively, you'd wind up with dull cards like this:

Imbued Inspiration 3UU
Instant
Draw 2 cards.
Imbue 2U

 

[The Technomancer]

I reworded it so it's more clear:

Imbue X (X, exile this card imbuing it to target creature you control. When the imbued creature dies, its controller may cast this spell without playing its mana cost. Imbue only as a sorcery.)

Feels like Haunt

 

[Angry Grimace]

I see where you're confused.

The spell only gets cast once. Either you cast it from your hand, or you exile it from your hand, target a creature, and if that creature dies you may then cast the spell from exile.

The end result is just a clunky variant on Multikicker (we have a lot of those already actually).

 

[Haly]

Feels like Haunt

I would say it's the lovechild of Haunt and Suspend. It's supposed to be an alternate cost, but it relies on the same conditions as Haunt.

 

[The Adder]

The end result is just a clunky variant on Multikicker (we have a lot of those already actually).

Pleaae explain how that's anything like kicker/multi-kicker?

 

[Angry Grimace]

Pleaae explain how that's anything like kicker/multi-kicker?

Because you kill a dude, pay a cost so you can then kill another dude, until you run out of mana. What's the game play benefit of templating it like that vs. how Silence the Believers is templated?

 

[The Technomancer]

What if it wasn't on a creature? What if it was just suspend without time counters?

 

[Angry Grimace]

Oh I see what you're saying, I thought you were saying its an additional cost to play the spell.

Yeah, its just pay for haunt.

 

[Llyrwenne]

Naturalize - Uh, what is that? The Dragon Throne of Tarkir?

:O

I love finding these little things.

 

[Angry Grimace]

The Dragon Throne of Tarkir is Kolaghan. Kolgahan being alive sort of precludes Naturalize being Kolaghan's skull. Not sure why that Collateral Damage cannon had legs though.

 

["God's Beard!"]

The Dragon Throne of Tarkir is Kolaghan. Kolgahan being alive sort of precludes Naturalize being Kolaghan's skull. Not sure why that Collateral Damage cannon had legs though.

Looks like braces to reduce recoil.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Link

sigmasonicx asked: I really hope that the next reprint of Tormenting Voice features Bolas being bothered by Sarkhan, to complete the cycle.

We’ll keep it in mind. : )

Also, random thought, but something that could work well for an Un-set mechanic would be "Slam -- As you play this card, slam it onto the table. If you do, do X." Super easy to trigger, but it would be a good way to bring energy to an Un-game.

And also, random Un-card:

Valuetown
Land
Tap: Add (1) to your mana pool.
(5), Tap, Sacrifice Valuetown: For the next 5 seconds, reveal the top card of your library, pronounce its name correctly, and then when you do, put it in your hand. Repeat this until time is up.

 

[aidan]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";155849284]Looks like braces to reduce recoil.[/QUOTE]

Looks like a dude blasting out a spicy fart.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Looks like a dude blasting out a spicy fart.

I don't know why but this post combined with your tag

lol

 

[platypotamus]

I don't know why but this post combined with your tag

lol

If I had the power, his tag would link to that post

 

[Wichu]

3-1 at FNM again. I keep losing to Sultai Control. Gotta work on that matchup

But at least my deck is glorious. Round one I played against Abzan midrange; my opponent managed to monstrous three Fleecemane Lions and get a Soul of Theros to start gaining ridiculous amounts of life and push through my chump blockers. My response was just durdle durdle durdle durdle Genesis Hydra my deck drop Phenax mill 40 GG

Nobody expects the mill wincon from G/W

 

[aidan]

I don't know why but this post combined with your tag

lol

If I had the power, his tag would link to that post

No matter what I do, I bring Hugo Award calibre writing and observations with me.

 

[JulianImp]

Also, random thought, but something that could work well for an Un-set mechanic would be "Slam -- As you play this card, slam it onto the table. If you do, do X." Super easy to trigger, but it would be a good way to bring energy to an Un-game.

And also, random Un-card:

Valuetown
Land
Tap: Add (1) to your mana pool.
(5), Tap, Sacrifice Valuetown: For the next 5 seconds, reveal the top card of your library, pronounce its name correctly, and then when you do, put it in your hand. Repeat this until time is up.

Slam sounds like a really fun pseudo-keyword ability for an un-set, even more so if you couple it with other stuff such as:

Stack of Books 2
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a book counter on Stack of Books, then look at the top X cards of your library and put them back in any order.
Whenever a player slams a card onto the table, remove all book counters from Stack of Books and shuffle your library.

Sleeping Student 2U
Creature - Human Wizard
Whenever a player slams a card onto the table, you may untap Sleeping Student.
U, T: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Teachers won't complain about it as long as you can tell them the answer they want to hear. - Hanz, tolarian student
1/3

...Sorry for getting sidetracked with custom cards. I can't help it!

 

[The Technomancer]

I love this

 

[kirblar]

I can't wait until people start busting product.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Man, nobody showed up for Modern FNM tonight so I just sat around playing edh and tiny leaders with people -_-

Pptq modern tomorrow, hype

 

[blindrocket]

I can't wait until people start busting product.

What are you interested in seeing?
Price drops?

 

[charlequin]

I think Tarkir shows that the Lorwyn/Shadowmoor structure is much better than the A B A* structure for this type of block.

The LOR/SHA structure wasn't so hot either. I don't think the problem here is that the format constrained them from making changes, it's that "five wedge clans" is a real theme while "some dragons" is not.

 

[JulianImp]

The LOR/SHA structure wasn't so hot either. I don't think the problem here is that the format constrained them from making changes, it's that "five wedge clans" is a real theme while "some dragons" is not.

I was out of the whole Magic business since M15, so I'm a bit bummed that I'm only coming back after the wedge clans set is about to stop being drafted and that they're being replaced by boring two-color clans. At least I'm happy that I can finally use my judge fetches in standard (too bad I don't have any copies of the blue ones, though).

From what I've heard, the RUG faction hasn't been all that good, right? Are there any cards I should consider picking up for playing a deck in those colors, even if it ends up being a crappy one? I think I used to like the morph mana dork when I saw it spoiled somewhere, but that's the only Temur card I remember at all.

 

[kirblar]

The LOR/SHA structure wasn't so hot either. I don't think the problem here is that the format constrained them from making changes, it's that "five wedge clans" is a real theme while "some dragons" is not.

The issue here is that the new factions aren't different enough, and I think the lack of small/common dragons really hurts the set. I suspect MaRo's "oh only the As-Fan" matters thing is actually going to get proven wrong here and you really do need it at common.

What are you interested in seeing?
Price drops?

The reason for DTK only have 15 basics.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Karma for making fun of Gods Beard: 0-3 not counting beating a dude who didn't know how to play. Mostly because I got land and color screwed every game. Unless I flooded. Yeah.

What are you interested in seeing?
Price drops?

Secret illuminati fetchlands, I think. But the real reason is probably because Fare Reforged had basic land and small sets usually don't combined with the fact it's not being drafted alone.

 

[ElyrionX]

The reason for DTK only have 15 basics.

?????!!!!!

 

[Ringo]

?????!!!!!

Fetches.

 

[Angry Grimace]

?????!!!!!

Don't get too excited - he's hoping its some kind of secret thing nobody knows anything about.

 

[WanderingWind]

I'm guessing he's talking about the rumored timeshifted fetches with live dragons, rather than bones. That'd be one hell of a secret squirrel thing though.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Karma for making fun of Gods Beard: 0-3 not counting beating a dude who didn't know how to play. Mostly because I got land and color screwed every game. Unless I flooded. Yeah.

Only one way to balance the force, Grimace. Time to sleeve it up:

 

[kirblar]

How many large sets since Shards of Alara have only 15 lands? 1. Innistrad, which had Checklist Cards on the print sheet in the Basic slot. RTR was the only other change, with 25, because they reprinted an OG Rav land.

When they do something highly abnormal like this, it's done for a reason.

Just realized there will be foil versions. Holy crap will those be worth a lot. (The reprinted fetches would essentially be at Mythic Rarity, given the print sheet structure.)

 

[Hero]

How many large sets since Shards of Alara have only 15 lands? 1. Innistrad, which had Checklist Cards on the print sheet in the Basic slot. RTR was the only other change, with 25, because they reprinted an OG Rav land.

When they do something highly abnormal like this, it's done for a reason.

Just realized there will be foil versions. Holy crap will those be worth a lot. (The reprinted fetches would essentially be at Mythic Rarity, given the print sheet structure.)

Wizards gotta monetize.

Also, agree that 15 basics is way too strange for NO REASON.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

How many large sets since Shards of Alara have only 15 lands? 1. Innistrad, which had Checklist Cards on the print sheet in the Basic slot. RTR was the only other change, with 25, because they reprinted an OG Rav land.

When they do something highly abnormal like this, it's done for a reason.

Just realized there will be foil versions. Holy crap will those be worth a lot. (The reprinted fetches would essentially be at Mythic Rarity, given the print sheet structure.)

They were also super weird about the land question at the PAX panel.

 

[kirblar]

Wizards gotta monetize.

Also, agree that 15 basics is way too strange for NO REASON.

You don't want these as common as the KTK ones anyway.

 

[Xis]

How many large sets since Shards of Alara have only 15 lands? 1. Innistrad, which had Checklist Cards on the print sheet in the Basic slot. RTR was the only other change, with 25, because they reprinted an OG Rav land.

Avacyn restored also only had 15 basics (to be fair, they were all mirrors of the Innistrad lands).

And Gatecrash technically had zero basic lands.

 

[Angry Grimace]

How many large sets since Shards of Alara have only 15 lands? 1. Innistrad, which had Checklist Cards on the print sheet in the Basic slot. RTR was the only other change, with 25, because they reprinted an OG Rav land.

When they do something highly abnormal like this, it's done for a reason.

Just realized there will be foil versions. Holy crap will those be worth a lot. (The reprinted fetches would essentially be at Mythic Rarity, given the print sheet structure.)

It's just because of the Fate Reforged basics dude.

 

[Hero]

They were also super weird about the land question at the PAX panel.

Do you remember what the question was and what they said exactly?

 

[Yeef]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tadiOCUl7s#t=36m

"What are the lands going to be like?"

"Wait and See"

 

[Angry Grimace]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tadiOCUl7s#t=36m

"What are the lands going to be like?"

"Wait and See"

What are they supposed to say?

"There's another bad Dragon land and some basics." Non-answers exist for reasons that aren't hyping up super secret Illuminati fetchlands.

This reminds me of when a friend of mine and I would joke when we would go to Sammy Hagar-fronted Van Halen concerts that Hagar would get sick and David Lee Roth would catch a red-eye flight to sub in for him at the concert.

 

[Grakl]

What are they supposed to say?

"There's another bad Dragon land and some basics." Non-answers exist for reasons that aren't hyping up super secret Illuminati fetchlands.

This reminds me of when a friend of mine and I would joke when we would go to Sammy Hagar-fronted Van Halen concerts that Hagar would get sick and David Lee Roth would catch a red-eye flight to sub in for him at the concert.

Bad Dragon lands are the most fun of all the lands.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Bad Dragon lands are the most fun of all the lands.

Bazaar is the most fun

c:

 

[Firemind]

[QUOTE="God's Beard!";155930800]Bazaar is the most fun

c:[/QUOTE]
If only it got unbanned. If only.

 

["God's Beard!"]

Managed to 2-0 the first round against a thoughtseize deck, and looking around the room it doesn't seem likely I'll be able to dodge playing against more.

*Prays to the Leyline of Sanctity gods*

Edit:
Round two against another thoughtseize deck

 

["God's Beard!"]

Wow three thoughtseize abrupt decay decks in a row what a blowout

Time to go play evil within.

 

[Firemind]

that channelfireball top 8 dragons smh

Spoiler

shivan dragon, covetous dragon and two-headed dragon got robbed

in other news, i finally won a draft

i couldn't decide between white and blue so i just played both lol

 

[SigmasonicX]

Huh, I guess they figured out how to print double faced cards cheaply

senatorofinnistrad asked: Will there be other double-faced cards in Origins, or will it be limited to the plabeswalkers?

The five planeswalkers are the only double-faced cards in Magic Origins.

 

[Toxi]

Huh, I guess they figured out how to print double faced cards cheaply

Sweet. Double-faced cards are one of those mechanics I want to see return on a regular basis.

 

[kirblar]

Huh, I guess they figured out how to print double faced cards cheaply

We were wondering about this on twitter last week.

Looks like this is why they needed the machine-readable type. Definitely changes the economics, since they no longer need a 4th sheet.

 

["God's Beard!"]

I should have known, but Abrupt Decay was just not as good as Path to Exile. I wanted extra outs to maindeck blood moons since it seemed like more people were hedging against the BGx decks, but instead I misread the meta and just played nothing but BGx decks. -_-

Two mana suuuuuuuuuuuuucks. Deviant Glees were as good as I expected from testing, though. Definitely an upgrade over Madcap for sure. I might still replace them with the new aura from Dragons, though.


If I can't figure out how to beat BGx I'm gonna stop entering modern events. My record against the deck is below 20%. Someone unban Treasure Cruise pls