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Magic: the Gathering |OT4| Izzet Me; Izzet You? A Love Story
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charlequin
Banned
omg yay! I think I just posted last week that I hoped this would happen but didn't think it was likely.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Yeah, I'm not unhappy.
Speaking of Guay, I find it funny that whoever advertised the MTGO promos accidentally used the Guay promo instead of the new FNM promo and as a result, MTGO has to give out both.
Speaking of Guay, I find it funny that whoever advertised the MTGO promos accidentally used the Guay promo instead of the new FNM promo and as a result, MTGO has to give out both.
keeblerdrow
Member
Built GW Constellation, Abzan Rally, UR Artifacts, and Jeskai Ascendency Tokens/Tutelage for testing at our Tuesday thing. All 4 are fantastically fun and powerful.
I'm only really missing the Jaces for building Cuneo's UR Mill, so I'm thinking just building mill into the tokens deck is a good fix. And it is. Triggering Tutelage with Ascendency triggers and Artificier's Epiphany is just beast mode. The tokens side of things isn't really hurt by gluing the tutelage package onto it, either.
GW Constellation is a little slow to get going, but I added a 2-of Helm of the Gods and a 1-of Heliod to help speed things up. The vigilance is invaluable and slapping the Helm onto an Angel token makes the deck actually able to close the game out before you deck yourself.
Abzan Rally is incredibly fun and I hope it isn't hated out of the meta.
UR Artifacts makes me sad, because it's good, but I have so many other things I want to play in addition to it. But I'm just not spikey enough to main this deck.
I also really want to build a Hardened Scales/Managorger/Hangarback Walker/Chasm Skulker package stapled onto a UG turbofog mill deck. I think there might be something there. Might.
I'm only really missing the Jaces for building Cuneo's UR Mill, so I'm thinking just building mill into the tokens deck is a good fix. And it is. Triggering Tutelage with Ascendency triggers and Artificier's Epiphany is just beast mode. The tokens side of things isn't really hurt by gluing the tutelage package onto it, either.
GW Constellation is a little slow to get going, but I added a 2-of Helm of the Gods and a 1-of Heliod to help speed things up. The vigilance is invaluable and slapping the Helm onto an Angel token makes the deck actually able to close the game out before you deck yourself.
Abzan Rally is incredibly fun and I hope it isn't hated out of the meta.
UR Artifacts makes me sad, because it's good, but I have so many other things I want to play in addition to it. But I'm just not spikey enough to main this deck.
I also really want to build a Hardened Scales/Managorger/Hangarback Walker/Chasm Skulker package stapled onto a UG turbofog mill deck. I think there might be something there. Might.
"God's Beard!"
Member
I was playing Lantern Control on Cockatrice and some dude was sandbagging a lethal Galvanic Blast for like 5 turns, then left the room after winning game one.
Weird.
Weird.
shrapnelmagnet
Member
Is it foolish to run Shadows of the Past with only 13 creatures in the deck in sealed?
Anybody looking for a cheap draft with foreign cards, ABU currently has a sale for $50 on select foreign booster boxes.
Picked up a few Japanese m14 for fun, and who knows, maybe get lucky as hell with a foil Japanese Omniscience.
Sorry, M13 for Omniscience, I picked up Japanese M13.
Picked up a few Japanese m14 for fun, and who knows, maybe get lucky as hell with a foil Japanese Omniscience.
Sorry, M13 for Omniscience, I picked up Japanese M13.
Awesome, thanks for the link. Japanese Gatecrash and M14 both seem like incredible value. Would love to pull a foil japanese shockland.
I meant M13, which M13 and Gatecrash both have Low EV's that are higher than $50, so its not like you're taking a big loss or any at all if you pull the trigger. Here's a site to check EV's if anyone's curious for whatever reason.
I LOVE M13 limited so much, but know that my playgroup would not be able to handle drafting it in Japanese
If Gatecrash came back in stock i'd probably jump on a box though
I LOVE M13 limited so much, but know that my playgroup would not be able to handle drafting it in Japanese
If Gatecrash came back in stock i'd probably jump on a box though
I'd just print out an English visual spoiler and put a couple packets in the middle of the table lol.
divisionbyzorro
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New for MTGO: Legendary Cube. http://magic.wizards.com/en/MTGO/articles/archive/magic-online/announcing-legendary-cube-2015-08-05
It's a cube where all the creatures are legendary. The more interesting thing to come out is that they will have actual prize packs for these events
Looks like a new art of Deathrite Shaman, which I guess is going to be in the new Commander set
It's a cube where all the creatures are legendary. The more interesting thing to come out is that they will have actual prize packs for these events
Looks like a new art of Deathrite Shaman, which I guess is going to be in the new Commander set
"God's Beard!"
Member
Just made a new build of Lantern Control with Simian Spirit Guides and Infernal Tutor, seems pretty strong so far lol
How could it be DRS if all the creatures are legendary?
How could it be DRS if all the creatures are legendary?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
There are enough playable legendary creatures for a cube? I guess if its Kamigawa heavy
divisionbyzorro
Member
That cube sounds really strange, but good on them for continuing to mix it up!
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";174271356]Just made a new build of Lantern Control with Simian Spirit Guides and Infernal Tutor, seems pretty strong so far lol
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The packs contain cards not in the cube- they specifically mention "56 cards from Commander 2015" (which would be most of the new cards, and some reprints with new art). These aren't the packs you draft with, they are 6-card prize packs you can win.
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The packs contain cards not in the cube- they specifically mention "56 cards from Commander 2015" (which would be most of the new cards, and some reprints with new art). These aren't the packs you draft with, they are 6-card prize packs you can win.
GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
If everything else is powerful then creatures are not the most important part.
SigmasonicX
Member
The story of Chandra being made abbot, her not wanting to be abbot, then maybe wanting to be abbot, then Jace and Gideon telling her to come with them, then her definitely wanting to be abbot and telling them to piss off in a heavy Cockney accent. Pretty eh, and Kaladesh Regatha is still nothing but volcanoes. Also odd that the presumably monored monks would stick to tradition so much and silently harrumph Chandra when she does her own thing.
EDIT: Mixed up plane names.
EDIT: Mixed up plane names.
This story is on Regatha, not Kaladesh, isn't it?
Edit: Also, it points to us getting a Chandra, Abbot of Flame card, or something like that. Hopefully they give her something of an eternal playable card at this point.
SigmasonicX
Member
Chandra, Abbot of Flame - 7RR
+1: Discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
-6: Deal 2 damage to target creature.
-20: Deal 1 damage to each player. Each player dealt damage this way gets an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, discard a card. If you do, draw a card."
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divisionbyzorro
Member
I just realized that The Legendary Cube is a clever way to make an MTGO cube where aggro is terrible.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Honestly not sure how that works. There won't be any creatures below like 4 CMC as the majority of legends are 4+...
I can only guess at this being a test-run for letting Randy Buehler make theme cubes for MTGO.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
One step closer to a gold-bordered cube supplemental product. I can feel it in the air.
Yeah, it's going to be strange. Gatherer tells me that there are about 150 legendary creatures that cost 3 or less (which is about 1/4th of all legends in Magic's history), but that includes plenty of stuff that wouldn't even be considered for the cube, like tribal lords.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The announcement-within-an-announcement is that you can't buy the Commander products separately on MTGO anymore.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
hahahahaha
They're doing this on purpose now, I'm certain of it. They are trying to tank MTGO. There is no other possible explanation.
I'm not sure which meme would be used for this but:
MTGO FORMS ECONOMIC STRIKE TEAM
TEAM HAS NO ECONOMISTS
divisionbyzorro
Member
That's not necessarily a bad thing. Commander products on MTGO are terrible EV at MSRP, so nobody buys them, so the few good cards in them end up with ridiculous prices:
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/price/Commander+2014/Teferi+Temporal+Archmage#online
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/price/Commander+2014/Teferi+Temporal+Archmage#online
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
And tying it to cube drafting isn't going to alleviate that problem one bit, considering you have to win games to get paid out in packs of 6 cards. But now it's there is the added bonus of fucking over people who just want to buy their favorite deck and you know, play with it. Though, to be fair, unless I'm missing it, I'm not seeing where Commander 2015 won't be sold on MTGO.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
99% of the cards in Commander are useless things to own on MTGO anyways.
divisionbyzorro
Member
Events (drafts, etc) put more cards into the economy than people who buy cards in the stores. Even if you can't buy them in the store this time around, I'd be willing to bet that there will be more copies of the C15 cards floating around than C14 just by being prizes from drafts.
Sure, ideally it supplements, not replaces. But even if it is a replacement, I think it actually makes the singles cheaper.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It should - there are going to be copies of the big cards from all of the Commander sets in the prize packs, which should theoretically include Toxic Deluge, etc.
I am utterly shocked by this Q/A: http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/125902875538/who-is-in-charge-of-print-runs-in-boosters#notes
I'm confused. What does this mean? Are they talking about how much product they produce for each set?
Print Runs in Boosters= the layout of the cards in the packs - what sits next to what.
Full art lands in, NO Fetchlands in Battle for Zendikar
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/pos...-all-love-your-work-secondly-any-chance#notes
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/pos...-all-love-your-work-secondly-any-chance#notes
From Maro:
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/125946926763/first-of-all-love-your-work-secondly-any-chance
Nice to see full art basics confirmed. Very curious about thew new rare cycle of duals. He doesn't specifically rule out Zendikar fetches or enemy/ally manlands also being in the set, however.
http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/125946926763/first-of-all-love-your-work-secondly-any-chance
Nice to see full art basics confirmed. Very curious about thew new rare cycle of duals. He doesn't specifically rule out Zendikar fetches or enemy/ally manlands also being in the set, however.
SigmasonicX
Member
No, it's the number of packs printed in a run.
That's print runs OF boosters. If it's that, he needs to clarify.
The common/uncommon print runs are static- there are 2 "strings" of commons that seed a booster.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Wow. Something must be going on behind the scenes to let Maro spoil basically the two biggest announcements in BFZ on his fucken blog.
They already let the cat out of the bag on full-art lands via the set size.
The enemy fetch deconfirm needed to happen as early as possible.
0% chance- the decks would be scavenged for parts and sold 20+ dollars above MSRP.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I mean, I purchased a playset of Scalding Tarn the day ORI spoiled enemy pain land reprints.
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