The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
oh no
I'll miss out on that hardcover book
I'm heartbroken right now
I'll miss out on that hardcover book
I'm heartbroken right now
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Magic: the Gathering |OT4| Izzet Me; Izzet You? A Love Story
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I wish they'd try something different. Even if it's the same cards with a new style.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Decided to get into modern by building the cheapest deck I could find that seemed tier 1, ie affinity. Particularly modeled after the GP Singapore winner. Cards I'm missing:
4x Mox Opal
4x Arcbound Ravager
2x Bloodmoon
2x Inkmoth Nexus
Ouch. $400 more to go.
4x Mox Opal
4x Arcbound Ravager
2x Bloodmoon
2x Inkmoth Nexus
Ouch. $400 more to go.
You have a trade list by chance?
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
I have a ton of standard stuff, as far as Modern goes:
Foil Splinter Twin
Vendilion Clique
Bitterblossom
Primeval Titan (s)
Emrakul, Aeons Torn
Iona, Shield of Something
That's probably about it.
Okay reprint. Kind of a bummer that Abzan and Sultai charm both make this way less removal proof than it feels like it should be.
Dies to Atarka ETB. Next!
It's clearly meant as a sideboard card against control decks. Assuming it doesn't get hit by thoughtseize, it's pretty hard for the current control decks to deal with. Probably moreso after rotation (when they lose thoughtseize, Perilous vault and some other answers).
Also, at rare, it's probably going to be annoying in limited.
Etrian Oddity
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Is anyone else having serious trouble with MtGO disconnection right now? I can have the portal open for an hour; but 7 minutes into any match I get disconnected. We just set up internet at our new house and I reaaaaaaaaaaaaally hope it isn't on our end.
divisionbyzorro
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MTGO is horribly unforgiving with wifi flicker. I've been traveling on business, and trying to play MTGO from my hotel has been an exercise in futility some nights. If the hotel wifi cuts out for anything more than a couple of seconds, MTGO freaks out and forces me to restart.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It dies to Foul-Tongue.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
It's an OK card in EDH. Gets in for an instant 8, that's pretty strong as a closer. Some evasion. Plays well with Dragonlord Dromoka.
Yes, if you don't have any other creatures. It also dies to board wipes. Assuming the next few sets don't have an abundance of edict effects, it's harder for control to deal with than most other creatures.
I've been nearly done with an affinity deck for like two years now (only missing a few (bl)inkmoth nexuses and 2 ravagers) but stopped my hunt to fill it out cause I realized where the hell am I gonna play paper modern? I live real close to Dallas so PTQs aren't exactly hard to get to but that even still I'd rather play "casual" competitive.
Also it's been ages but thanks Kirblar for the legendary rule heads up way back when. That's when I said fuck it and bit on 4x Mox Opals before they jumped to 50.
Also it's been ages but thanks Kirblar for the legendary rule heads up way back when. That's when I said fuck it and bit on 4x Mox Opals before they jumped to 50.
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Mox's are around 30 now. Maybe I should pounce on them.
Jesus Christ that art is awful
"God's Beard!"
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Anybody want to trade me a Marit Lage token?
dies to kraken tokens
Okay reprint. Kind of a bummer that Abzan and Sultai charm both make this way less removal proof than it feels like it should be.
dies to kraken tokens
divisionbyzorro
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Scab-Clan Berserker
Creature - Human Berserker
Haste
Renown 1
Whenever an opponent casts a non-creature spell, if Scab-Clan Berserker is renowned, Scab-Clan Berserker deals 2 damage to that player.
2/2
"God's Beard!"
Member
It's either the same or cheaper from my experience, but local guys have a tendency to go above MSRP on supplemental products you can't get at big retailers.
Scab-Clan Berserker
Creature - Human Berserker
Haste
Renown 1
Whenever an opponent casts a non-creature spell, if Scab-Clan Berserker is renowned, Scab-Clan Berserker deals 2 damage to that player.
2/2
Should have been Menace, not Haste.
divisionbyzorro
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I just realized that Hallowed Moonlight can go underneath an Isochron Scepter. So that's a thing.
First response was, "Holy Fuck, that's terrible!"
After a second look it changed to, "Wait, the tokens are 2/2's? Huh."
Finally, I've settled on,"Guess I'll end up with several of these to throw in with the rest of the bulk."
Its for ramping into with sweet mono white devotion. Maybe. Probably not.
"God's Beard!"
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Just bought another playset of Nobles at 25 each.
Also, Languish isn't very good against UW Heroic <_<
Also, Languish isn't very good against UW Heroic <_<
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It didn't, if someone is selling God's Beard Hierarch's for 25 each, it means they're desperate for drug money and/or God's Beard is their drug dealer.
Needs to pay for all those Italian dinners he buys.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Ok, so Liliana is pretty mediocre so far. Draconic Roar my Sidisi, force my Lili to flip then attack my Lili before she can activate suuuucks. 3 mana for a zombie token just isn't great.
Nissa has always, always been great though.
More importantly, I've been practicing my die rolls WanderingWind!
They taste like speculator tears.
Nissa has always, always been great though.
More importantly, I've been practicing my die rolls WanderingWind!
They taste like speculator tears.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
lol. I'm off work the same time. What format you want to test tonight?
"God's Beard!"
Member
edit: just realized that I used my friend's sister as a reaction gif. The world is a weird place.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";170387750]Ok, so Liliana is pretty mediocre so far. Draconic Roar my Sidisi, force my Lili to flip then attack my Lili before she can activate suuuucks. 3 mana for a zombie token just isn't great.
Nissa has always, always been great though.
More importantly, I've been practicing my die rolls WanderingWind!
They taste like speculator tears.[/QUOTE]
You try to sell us on all sorts of dreck, though. I haven't forgotten the Ashen Rider phase.
Nissa has always, always been great though.
More importantly, I've been practicing my die rolls WanderingWind!
They taste like speculator tears.[/QUOTE]
You try to sell us on all sorts of dreck, though. I haven't forgotten the Ashen Rider phase.
"God's Beard!"
Member
Ashen Rider the best. I definitely still play it.
...As sideboard tech against Omnitell :-(
I'm so confused by this set and I'm pretty sure they decided to weaken green a ton.
On the one hand we get Gideon, Goblin Piledriver, and other cards that point to a push towards aggro. Then they print 6 and 7 cost mythics and rares that will never see competitive play.
Look at greens rares. A 3 mana 1/1, a 7 mana 8/5, a 6 mana 6/5 that gets a cmc creature = to 3, a 9 mana edh card, an elf lord and a Planeswalker that flips at 7 mana, and a mana dork that can't tap for mana. I get that some people just want to play elfball, but that's not me. I know it's preliminary to bitch but the last mythic being spoiled as a weird EDH card was extremely disappointing
On the one hand we get Gideon, Goblin Piledriver, and other cards that point to a push towards aggro. Then they print 6 and 7 cost mythics and rares that will never see competitive play.
Look at greens rares. A 3 mana 1/1, a 7 mana 8/5, a 6 mana 6/5 that gets a cmc creature = to 3, a 9 mana edh card, an elf lord and a Planeswalker that flips at 7 mana, and a mana dork that can't tap for mana. I get that some people just want to play elfball, but that's not me. I know it's preliminary to bitch but the last mythic being spoiled as a weird EDH card was extremely disappointing
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Every Core Set is like this. People just incorrectly assumed Wizards was going to do something interesting with it.
charlequin
Banned
divisionbyzorro
Member
I hope you guys like bullet points and modal abilities:
Student of the Ring
Creature - Human Wizard (3/4)
Mythic
(1), Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard: Choose one
* Counter target non-creature spell unless its controller pays (2).
* ~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
* Tap target creature.
* Untap target creature.
Student of the Ring
Creature - Human Wizard (3/4)
Mythic
(1), Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard: Choose one
* Counter target non-creature spell unless its controller pays (2).
* ~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
* Tap target creature.
* Untap target creature.
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Transhuman
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http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/changes-starting-pro-tour-magic-origins-2015-06-29
I hate that there is a keyword ability in the game rules. Next it'll be "in Battle for Zendikar the first creature of the game you cast gets haste" or "the loser of the round gets to choose who goes first and they get Hexproof".
Clash with me if you disagree.
I hate that there is a keyword ability in the game rules. Next it'll be "in Battle for Zendikar the first creature of the game you cast gets haste" or "the loser of the round gets to choose who goes first and they get Hexproof".
Clash with me if you disagree.
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Transhuman
Unconfirmed Member
Chandra's 0 ability as an ETB effect on a creature with prowess but no haste is weird.
I keep waffling back and forth... She can single handedly control the game if you get to untap in a deck suited to have her, but she would be a 7-8 drop to reliably get there. Not unreasonable, but I'm having a hard time evaluating. I started out negative, but I'm thinking this can be really good.
Edit: I think Christmas land is getting the best of me.
manipulate
Member
Whoa, I thought Prowess was for blue only from now on.
Edit: Card seems incredibly useless anyway
Edit: Card seems incredibly useless anyway
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Seems OK as a top deck for mono red.
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Transhuman
Unconfirmed Member
O.k so I'm entering a 2v2 commander competition, made two decks:
Good idea or horrible idea? Uninterrupted, the Momir deck has usually stolen all the opponents lands by turn 5 or 6. Or activated Shaman of the Forgotten Ways' Biorhythm effect. If I get it in hand, most of the time I can cast Primal Surge on turn 4, sometimes turn 3. The Venser deck just counters anything that might wipe the board or target one of my creatures. So very fragile, but so goddamn fast.
Good idea or horrible idea? Uninterrupted, the Momir deck has usually stolen all the opponents lands by turn 5 or 6. Or activated Shaman of the Forgotten Ways' Biorhythm effect. If I get it in hand, most of the time I can cast Primal Surge on turn 4, sometimes turn 3. The Venser deck just counters anything that might wipe the board or target one of my creatures. So very fragile, but so goddamn fast.
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