shrapnelmagnet
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Magic: the Gathering - Shadows over Innistrad |OT| Blue's Clues
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shrapnelmagnet
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This really needed a reprint.
I'm worried these 'reprints' have nearly zero impact on the market a la Modern Masters.
Some seem super fun, but others seems volatile...
EDIT: Welp, that's a double post
sorry...Entomb is a decent reprint but it's definitely not prohibitively expensive as is. Port, Karakas, and Imperial Recruiter are the types of cards that really need to be in this set.
And Control Magic? Really? If they're going to reprint basically an EDH only card with that kind of effect they should have gone with Bribery.
And Control Magic? Really? If they're going to reprint basically an EDH only card with that kind of effect they should have gone with Bribery.
Control Magic is much better in limited though. Also Terese Nielsen painted a dragon. :lol
And is Worldgorger Dragon seriously the only card revealed so far that doesn't have new art? Are you fucking trolling me Wizards? It's mythic and the old art is several levels of terribad.
And is Worldgorger Dragon seriously the only card revealed so far that doesn't have new art? Are you fucking trolling me Wizards? It's mythic and the old art is several levels of terribad.
Necropotence? Okay, that one had alternative art a while ago. Toxic Deluge? Deathrite Shaman?
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Called Worldgorger 100% so far
1/1
Yeah but those two are from the modern age. It just seems lazy to take the old art and put it into the modern frame. But i'm talking as someone who collects dragons so maybe i'm too invested in this.
Bribery is a fine enough card in limited considering you see their entire deck minus their hand and take the best creature still within. It's also not a bulk rare in $10+ packs. Just getting the feeling they're going to leave out a lot of cards that actually need reprints for bulk rares like they did in MM1 and 2.
Having a finely tuned limited experience for sets like this is overrated. Most people will draft it a couple times if that.
I never said Bribery was better, I said it was a fine enough card. Being better isn't necessarily a good thing either. Pack Rat is better than both and that was an awful experience. You're underestimating knowing nearly the entire contents of your opponents deck too. Just don't like that they put so many bulk rares in these sets.
Treachery is reserve listed.
Vamp Tutor is the first Mythic I got wrong. I said Imperial Seal instead, but then again I didn't expect that much value in about every rare slot so far.
This set is completely bonkers.
New Control Magic art is GORGEOUS. Another insta-swap, I have Jace's Control Magic in my cube and Terese Nielsen >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jace.
EDIT: Also DAMN at that Seb McKinnon Entomb!! I LOVE THIS SET.
This set is completely bonkers.
New Control Magic art is GORGEOUS. Another insta-swap, I have Jace's Control Magic in my cube and Terese Nielsen >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jace.
EDIT: Also DAMN at that Seb McKinnon Entomb!! I LOVE THIS SET.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Wheel is so annoying because it's the best card for Nekusar.
Its just personal preference I guess. It just feels like a rare effect to me. Force feels mythic due to its history and reputation.
GregLombardi
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Force is mythic because it is an absolutely insane card that should never have been uncommon. And yes, because of history and reputation. But moreso the former reason.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
It is super annoying that Tarmogoyf got mythic because of it's reputation, but at least Force of Will makes sense at that rarity. It's not flavorfully mythic, but its effect sure is. Free counter? Yeah, that's mythic.
Tamogoyf at mythic was straight up WotC telling people wanting to play green modern decks to go fuck themselves though.
Tamogoyf at mythic was straight up WotC telling people wanting to play green modern decks to go fuck themselves though.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I think they were avoiding Modern legal cards if they could.
I mean, not that many people to this day are aware Bribery is a Modern-legal card.
We're getting Goblin Charbelcher so it can't be only not modern legal cards. I thought someone from wotc said they were avoiding printing modern staples. Like printing Painter's Servant instead of Horizon Canopy is something we'd expect. I could be misremembering the quote though.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
of course here we go so much for that SO MUCH VALUE!!!
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I'm not saying its a Modern only VMA-like set, I'm just saying if they had an option they'd probably pick the non-Modern legal one.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
elves in limited it seems
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
I hate this card so much, it made every game in standard for 2 years last 3 times as longer as it should've.
really dislike the art, won't mind getting one but will keep my uncommon.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Why would you reprint Top?
Whyyyyy?
Whyyyyy?
divisionbyzorro
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So there's our first Garmin uncommon. I was kind of hoping they wouldn't pulling that maneuver with this set.
http://www.cardkingdom.com/catalog/item/111980
http://www.cardkingdom.com/catalog/item/111980
charlequin
Banned
My old-school brain just has trouble fully understanding that Balance is the bulk mythic here, lol.
Love the Entomb art. Obviously there's some variation in total value but we're not seeing the MMA2 effect yet, so far the bulky stuff is still on-theme and moderately sensible. Also I too am sad that Treachery is reserved.
Is there any specific high demand thing we're looking for in the uncommons, the way we were hoping for Path (lol) and Serum Visions (lol) in MMA2?
Love the Entomb art. Obviously there's some variation in total value but we're not seeing the MMA2 effect yet, so far the bulky stuff is still on-theme and moderately sensible. Also I too am sad that Treachery is reserved.
Is there any specific high demand thing we're looking for in the uncommons, the way we were hoping for Path (lol) and Serum Visions (lol) in MMA2?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Gonna laugh if Glimpse of Nature is a Mythic.
Well, I mean Swords to Plowshares and Counterspell. They're not as in demand, but they go in every EDH deck ever.
I doubt Counterbalance will be in at uncommon if its in (it should be).
Well, I mean Swords to Plowshares and Counterspell. They're not as in demand, but they go in every EDH deck ever.
I doubt Counterbalance will be in at uncommon if its in (it should be).
Counterbalance. Ancient Tomb too if that counts.
Balance seems very appropriate to be in the set and would be ridiculous for Limited at any other rarity so *shrug*.
Greatest thief in the multiverse is in.
Greatest thief in the multiverse is in.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
....what?
charlequin
Banned
....what?
What what?
No issues with Mythic Karakas. I think that's the most expensive card they have shown so far?
EDIT: Second most expensive, after Mana Crypt. I think Mana Crypt is more a product of heavy supply constrain (having only existed in promo form), and that this printing is going to cut it's price in half
Mishra's Factory is in at Uncommon
EDIT: Second most expensive, after Mana Crypt. I think Mana Crypt is more a product of heavy supply constrain (having only existed in promo form), and that this printing is going to cut it's price in half
Mishra's Factory is in at Uncommon
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
This set is the bees knees.
Given recent political discussions, it doesn't surprise me in the slightest that they changed it.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's funny to me that Karakas is a legal card to reprint but Tabernacle is on the arbitrary list of "we can't reprint this" cards.
Tabernacle is Reserved list, Karakas was an Uncommon and thus never on the reserved list
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
My point being that the list was always completely arbitrary at the time based on what they decided to reprint in white border (and white border sets were fucking gigantic at the time).
GregLombardi
Member
A good reprint. We need more Dack's
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
New art would have been nice.
Blue already has 2 walkers.
Blue already has 2 walkers.
SigmasonicX
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One elf draft card that was missed:
Seeing a land like Karakas at mythic is weird from its effect, but I understand if it's because it's super expensive.
It's a shame that Werebear's flavor text was changed, but yeah, "the right to bear arms" might be seen as too political right now.
Seeing a land like Karakas at mythic is weird from its effect, but I understand if it's because it's super expensive.
It's a shame that Werebear's flavor text was changed, but yeah, "the right to bear arms" might be seen as too political right now.
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