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[The Technomancer]

Seems unlikely. In the story Liliana seems to be trying to goad her into acting more black, but it doesn't work.

I'd agree, but I really hope they start allowing the Gatewatch to branch out into different dual colors for different stories

 

[Ashodin]

I'd agree, but I really hope they start allowing the Gatewatch to branch out into different dual colors for different stories

Won't happen till Return to Ravnica 2. Bank on it.

 

[Yeef]

I'd agree, but I really hope they start allowing the Gatewatch to branch out into different dual colors for different stories

They might eventually, but I'd guess that they'd do it as a big event. I could see them going clockwise around though (RG Chandra, UB Jace, etc.). I think that fits a bit more than going the other way, given the characters. The one standout is Gideon, who I think feels closer to GW than WU.

If they do something like that, I think it's a long ways off. I'd guess that more, multicolored walkers join the Gatewatch before we get multicolored versions of the central 5.

 

[Etrian Oddity]

Seems unlikely. In the story Liliana seems to be trying to goad her into acting more black, but it doesn't work.

I think the gatewatch will remain true to their colours, after all, they are the marketing face of each colour.

I fucking hate this boring Jacetice League shit. I'm done giving a damn about the story if they waste this great opportunity to turn Chandra into Rakdos.

 

[duxstar]

What the fuck is this and who is the target audience lol , new magic players ? This is pretty bad lol

 

[Angry Grimace]

No no no guys

see, we have a mono-red Chandra in standard now but we need a different mono-red Chandra because

 

[duxstar]

Like are there enough absolute newbs that this type of panel is needed, wouldnt some of the pro players be better at going over deck building and offering you know not obvious advice ?

 

[duxstar]

Hmmm i just thought that this would be a good panel for deck building outside the norm. For example EDH mana bases, what is a card like Sol ring or Explosive vegetation worth in a 100 card deck. Or how do you figure out cube mana bases with moxes/ a black lotus

 

[SigmasonicX]

Like are there enough absolute newbs that this type of panel is needed, wouldnt some of the pro players be better at going over deck building and offering you know not obvious advice ?

Remember, this panel is at PAX, not a Magic convention. This is probably aimed at general audiences.

 

["God's Beard!"]

What the fuck is this and who is the target audience lol , new magic players ? This is pretty bad lol

Yes that is literally who this is for.

 

[blindrocket]

Interview with Mark Rosewater at Pax
Questions about Damnation, expensive reprints, MTGO, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzYFGMaNkVM&feature=youtu.be

 

[SigmasonicX]

Interview with Mark Rosewater at Pax
Questions about Damnation, expensive reprints, MTGO, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzYFGMaNkVM&feature=youtu.be

For those who don't get it, it's a joke video. Mark and the Professor are friends.

But speaking of which, Blogatog Live in a few minutes, which is an actual Q&A with MaRo.

 

[blindrocket]

For those who don't get it, it's a joke video. Mark and the Professor are friends.

But speaking of which, Blogatog Live in a few minutes, which is an actual Q&A with MaRo.

Party pooper.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Mark's showing a home video made by his daughter. There are a lot of puns.

EDIT: They briefly explored having boats in Theros, but Mark said to hold off until an artifact set.

EDIT: They tested energy with instead putting charge counters on artifacts and you can take counters from any artifact you control, but that was much harder to track than the current version. Mark says energy will be easy to understand once you start playing. Erik(?) says in contrast to mana, where you want to use up as much as possible in one turn, you will use energy differently.

EDIT: There are fans of fungus tribal in R&D, but they need the right world for it.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I personally find it really funny that they made Gideon Jura as a perpetually shirtless hunk canon.

 

[Wichu]

I personally find it really funny that they made Gideon Jura as a perpetually shirtless hunk canon.

Not as good as Jace's cloak collection though.

 

[blindrocket]

EDIT: There are fans of fungus tribal in R&D, but they need the right world for it.

 

[MoxManiac]

Isn't fungi like super common in nature? why does it have to be a special world? lol

 

[Ooccoo]

These questions were relatively easy. Then again, the real interesting stuff would have been ignored.

 

[Ashodin]

Isn't fungi like super common in nature? why does it have to be a special world? lol

They'd want it to be a big part of the mechanics.

 

[Firemind]

Planeswalkers I want dead:
Sorin Markov
Chandra Nalaar
Gideon Jura
Nissa Revane
Liliana Vess
Ugin
Sarkhan Christ
Ral Zarek
Nahiri
Kiora

 

[Pachimari]

Is it hard to get into Magic Duels if I have never played the card game before? I found some decade old Magic the Gathering cards and I'm loving the art and descriptions, and I'm loving card games like Hearthstone and Pokemon TCG Online, so I thought this might be along the same road.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Planeswalkers I want dead:
Sorin Markov
Chandra Nalaar
Gideon Jura
Nissa Revane
Liliana Vess
Ugin
Sarkhan Christ
Ral Zarek
Nahiri
Kiora

Ctrl - f jace

smh

 

[Firemind]

jace draws cards

i like to draw cards

 

[DashReindeer]

Not as good as Jace's cloak collection though.

I don't know that I agree. I kind of dislike this sort of lampshading, as it allows them to sort of handwave away any criticism of their trite writing and shallow characters. I'd much rather they tried to add more to the characters than point out what is kind of dumb about them in the first place.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

jace draws cards

i like to draw cards

All of these draw cards in at least 1 iteration

Sorin Markov
Chandra Nalaar
Nissa Revane
Ugin
Sarkhan Christ
Ral Zarek
Nahiri
Kiora

 

[Firemind]

what

no

and with sarkhan i mean blue sarkhan

 

[DashReindeer]

what

no

and with sarkhan i mean blue sarkhan

But Blue Sarkhan draws too. I don't quite understand...

 

[Angry Grimace]

LSV playing a noob

 

[SigmasonicX]

Is it hard to get into Magic Duels if I have never played the card game before? I found some decade old Magic the Gathering cards and I'm loving the art and descriptions, and I'm loving card games like Hearthstone and Pokemon TCG Online, so I thought this might be along the same road.

If you've been playing Hearthstone, then the app itself will be a downgrade, but it's a good way to learn Magic.

EDIT: New card, Armorcraft Judge, 3G, creature, draw a card for each creature with a +1/+1 counter.

EDIT: Fortuitous Bind - 2B, sorcery, choose one or both, return artifact or creature from graveyard to hand

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

what

no

and with sarkhan i mean blue sarkhan

so one of two sarkhans that draws cards?

taking extra turns is technically drawing cards (messed up Ral doesn't draw)

But yes most of these draw cards some of which (Nissa, Sarkhan, Kiora) even have multiple iterations drawing cards

 

[charlequin]

Is it hard to get into Magic Duels if I have never played the card game before? I found some decade old Magic the Gathering cards and I'm loving the art and descriptions, and I'm loving card games like Hearthstone and Pokemon TCG Online, so I thought this might be along the same road.

Duels is designed to teach you the game. Give it a shot, it'll ease you in just fine.

I don't know that I agree. I kind of dislike this sort of lampshading, as it allows them to sort of handwave away any criticism of their trite writing and shallow characters. I'd much rather they tried to add more to the characters than point out what is kind of dumb about them in the first place.

People complain about stupid, irrelevant stuff way more than they apply actual literary analysis, tho. The creative team are used to people saying seriously, deeply wrong things like "the old planeswalkers had good characterization" so it's gonna take more than being what people bitch about on reddit to move the needle there.

Isn't fungi like super common in nature? why does it have to be a special world? lol

a) Fungus tribal in magic terms would need to be super heavy on 1/1 tokens or +1/+1 counters or both so it'd need to be a set with the space, and

b) There's fungus everywhere but only so many places where the idea of fungus expanding to be THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM really scan. You're probably either looking at some kind of jungle world or underground cave world.

 

[SigmasonicX]

New cards so far from Spellslinging:

 

[Firemind]

jace only requires islands

blue sarkhan is triple colours, two of which are one of my least favourite colour combos

basically jace is a team player, sarkhan has become someone who only pleasures himself

 

[blindrocket]

Morbid Curiosity and draw 7 cards.... niiiiiice

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

jace only requires islands

blue sarkhan is triple colours, two of which are one of my least favourite colour combos

basically jace is a team player, sarkhan has become someone who only pleasures himself

nissa gets you forests and draws for you. Kiora is an explore on a stick. Ugin draws you 7(!) cards

 

[Firemind]

ugin is an inferior nicol bolas

i don't know why you're so hung up on drawing cards

 

[Angry Grimace]

This is pretty cringey.

 

[bigkrev]

This is both super cheesy but kind of endearing because LSV is being a completely good sport

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

ugin is an inferior nicol bolas

i don't know why you're so hung up on drawing cards

it's your reason Jace isn't on that list. I provided irrefutable evidence that the same reasoning would exclude the majority of your list.

 

[FreedomFrisbee]

This is pretty cringey.

I only made it 2 minutes

 

[Firemind]

you probably never played jace then if you compare him to the likes of ral zarek and kiora

 

[Angry Grimace]

what was even the point of the cheating?

 

[blindrocket]

This is both super cheesy but kind of endearing because LSV is being a completely good sport

Agreed.

 

[Etrian Oddity]

New cards so far from Spellslinging:

Very nice.

 

["God's Beard!"]

How to beat BW Control in Standard:

Not pictured: Ob Nixilis emblem.

 

[duxstar]

K wizards, make this worth my time lol

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

you probably never played jace then if you compare him to the likes of ral zarek and kiora

so it's because he group hugs?

 

[charlequin]

This is both super cheesy but kind of endearing because LSV is being a completely good sport

LSV is always a completely good sport.

 

[Angry Grimace]

The concept of pre-cons with new cards being played is fine, they just need to cover it normally and get rid of this cringey comedy crap.