I hope they mean that those characters will be involved in the block story not necessarily that they'll have cards in every block.
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Magic: the Gathering |OT4| Izzet Me; Izzet You? A Love Story
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I hope they mean that those characters will be involved in the block story not necessarily that they'll have cards in every block.
platypotamus
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p1p1: ancestral recall or black lotus
i picked ancestral recall
No mortal should have to make such a decision.
I probably would have done the same though
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I think while you can read it as "most of the Origins planeswalkers will be in every block" what it actually means is "there will be members of this main cast in every block"
I will be quite surprised, for example, if the spring set again features say Gideon, Nissa, Chandra and Liliana
That is a nasty combo. If I was playing Standard right now I'd be all over that.
I do plan on drafting Origins tonight. I'm considering just forcing Boros aggro and hoping for the best, or at the very least make certain my pool includes some Renown two & three drops in it. That or draft B/W to pair the Renown with removal.
divisionbyzorro
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Don't say I didn't warn you.
Pia and Kiran Nalaar are pretty solid, I'd go with the red one. Also P&KN foil is pretty nifty.
Yeah that sounds pretty cool too, thanks.
charlequin
Banned
That is specifically what they mean, yes.
This is what I ended up doing. People underestimate the power of the low renown guys. Managed to get 3 Topan Freeblade, 2 Stalwart Aven, 2 Knight of the Pilgrim's Road and 2 Patron of the Valiant. Filled out my curve and got some solid removal.
Managed to get this curve out one game:
>Anointer of Champions
>>Topan Freeblade
>>>Stalwart Aven
>>>>Ampyrn Tactician
>>>>>Patron of the Valiant (both my guys were renowned)
>>>>>>Priest of the Blood Rite
So these are the trades I made at FNM tonight
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy for an Archangel of Tithes straight up
My 5th deathmist raptor (already have a playset) for an Evolutionary Leap, Kolaghan's Command, Knight of the white Orchard Origins promo, and a Gaea's Revenge.
So far I've traded away 2 planeswalkers (nissa, and jace), and a foil Day's undoing from the new set. I might regret trading the nissa away later, I'm hoping she drops in price and doesn't spike. I have $220 in credit at my local GS from fnm's, and trading in, so I'm good if they can ever get any new cards =/
Now to find a deck to play, I think i want to bite on woodland bellower's; I think they are undervalued right now.
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy for an Archangel of Tithes straight up
My 5th deathmist raptor (already have a playset) for an Evolutionary Leap, Kolaghan's Command, Knight of the white Orchard Origins promo, and a Gaea's Revenge.
So far I've traded away 2 planeswalkers (nissa, and jace), and a foil Day's undoing from the new set. I might regret trading the nissa away later, I'm hoping she drops in price and doesn't spike. I have $220 in credit at my local GS from fnm's, and trading in, so I'm good if they can ever get any new cards =/
Now to find a deck to play, I think i want to bite on woodland bellower's; I think they are undervalued right now.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
So, LotV is about to jump another 50 bucks in price. No reprint in BFZ confirmed. Too bad, she's a nice safety blanket for Eldrazi shenanigans.
charlequin
Banned
There was never even a tiny chance it'd be reprinted in BFZ, I don't think prices are going to go up based on information we already knew.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
There very much was, actually, considering they have talked quite a bit about her almost getting a reprint but they had to push that back due to MBD rocking standard for a while. BFZ would have been the next set to place her in based on that information, considering the nature of Origins.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I'm sure that factored into the decision somewhat, but they've had overlapping PWs plenty of times. Garruk and Chandra especially. Again, it's not shocking she's not in BFZ, but there was a very real chance she could have been based on what was being said about her and the timeframe. She's obviously going to be the next version we see reprinted, at the very least and it looks like she'll be a major part of whatever block comes after BFZ, based on the new info that she's not in BFZ, but they're going to focus on the main five for a while.
I won't be floored if we return to Innistrad already. Was a hugely popular plane with hugely popular characters (Avacyn especially) and it ties deeply in with Liliana, likely 'of the Veil'.
Sadly there will likely be no Tibalt revival in a return, which is too bad, as I feel like he got a pretty unfair shake of things.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I'm hoping for the fairy tale land after BFZ. If they do it right, it could be Innistrad 2.0 without it having to be exactly Innistrad. Lili would totally fit into there. So would Tibalt!
No way for they go back after zendikar, I think they are going to start rotating going from one new plane, to one old plane we've been to before. So maybe at earliest in 2 sets.
I didn't mean to imply the set after BFZ. I'm just saying it will be less than 5 years, unlike other returns.
keeblerdrow
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I'm playing in my 2nd SCG open and my girlfriend is playing in her first today! Gonna be playing my super greedy naya deck and see if I can beat languish.
Oh, and last night I tried out an abzan ascendancy/evolutionary leap deck. It's either the world's greatest draft deck or the seed of something really really powerful. I can type up a deck list from my phone if anyone wants to try it out. It's unbelievably fun.
Oh, and last night I tried out an abzan ascendancy/evolutionary leap deck. It's either the world's greatest draft deck or the seed of something really really powerful. I can type up a deck list from my phone if anyone wants to try it out. It's unbelievably fun.
I added Evolutionary Leap to my Sidisi Whip deck. It's really powerful, but I'm starting to get to the point where I have too much card advantage/self-mill and decking myself is a real problem.
Whip back Liliana, sac a Raptor to Leap, opponent tries to kill Lili, sac another Raptor, flip Lili, sac the Zombie token to Leap, +2 and discard a Raptor, play Den Protector and get Raptors back next turn. The value is real.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I swear, this is my first batch of MM2015 I've indulged in. I only bought five packs.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Two kinds of Magic players in the world. Those that take the Goyf and those that have a lot of points. But now I'm stuck with the classic Goyf dilemma. "You know what goes good with one Goyf? Three more."
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Modern Masters Goyf is 5/6 Goyf.
Future Sight Goyf is 2/3.
Not gonna make any bold predictions, but Evolutionary Leap is my sleeper card of the set. I'm guessing control/removal heavy decks are gonna figure out how annoying this card is to play through soon enough.
Future Sight Goyf is 2/3.
Not gonna make any bold predictions, but Evolutionary Leap is my sleeper card of the set. I'm guessing control/removal heavy decks are gonna figure out how annoying this card is to play through soon enough.
I'm short one 'Goyf for my playset. If you decide you want to unload it, send me a PM and we'll figure something out friendo
Leap is amazing, but boy is it terrible in multiples.
Crush your opponents.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Sorry mate, LotV, Goyfs and 2 Hierarchs are the only missing parts to me having all of the modern staples I need for the types of decks I want to play. I won't give up the Goyf until I cash out of the game in 40 years.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
My brother just got into MTG and is coming into town for Gen Con. I'm going with him and wanted to build myself a fun/cheap/slightly competitive deck. Any suggestions?
E: I played heavy during Zendikar, so it's been a while since I've done anything...But I do know how MTG works/plays. I just am not up on what currently plays well. I'm traditionally a Red Deck Wins style player or Blue Control (when viable).
E: I played heavy during Zendikar, so it's been a while since I've done anything...But I do know how MTG works/plays. I just am not up on what currently plays well. I'm traditionally a Red Deck Wins style player or Blue Control (when viable).
Yup. I can still see 2-3 copies being played, but 4 is too many. Redundancy helps against stuff like Dromoka's Command at least, or just as Liliana fuel (Leap + Lili = boss).
SigmasonicX
Member
Well good for you, both decks are in a pretty good position right now. Well, not blue control but blue-black, white-blue, and white-blue-black (Esper) control. Mono-blue is actually more aggro right now. We're right up to a new set getting into Standard, though, so things will change.
From a Google search, here's a good starting point for mono-red.
Blue-black control deck at the bottom of the page.
White-blue control
Esper control
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Thanks. Most of these decks have a few "hot cards" that would make buying singles quite expensive right now. I'll see what I can muster up, though.
Keru_Shiri
Member
Flipping Chandra just to have to her eat a Banishing Light the next turn is the feel bads.
Lol fair enough, but don't post like you aren't sure you're keeping it lol
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
I had to! It's mandatory when pulling a Goyf. I was trying to say I'm buying three more now, not getting rid of one. One Goyf is as worthless as a green control deck.
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