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Magic: the Gathering - Shadows over Innistrad |OT| Blue's Clues
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nothing crazy noteworthy but better than I usually accomplish so I'm happy.divisionbyzorro
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Oh fuck this. Facebook knows my NeoGAF handle now?
I mean, they probably did already, but WTF man.
"God's Beard!"
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Well, won two rounds so I guess it's not that bad after all. I did gamble for Maelstrom Wanderer twice with 4+ cards in hand and discarded him twice, though.
SigmasonicX
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Just added, there's a big thread on OT now.
This is the big reason why I won't be using this.
new functionality they rolled out today.
Giant Panda
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http://tabakrules.tumblr.com/post/145195963009/what-block-gave-you-the-most-pain-as-a-rule
Q: "What block gave you the most pain as a rule manager?"
A: "It's coming"
Also said it's not Kaladesh.
Q: "What block gave you the most pain as a rule manager?"
A: "It's coming"
Also said it's not Kaladesh.
divisionbyzorro
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Any page that has a Facebook "Like" button on it already has all of the information it needs. You don't have to click it.
SigmasonicX
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Oh, that's what you meant. I thought you were referring to your Facebook friends knowing your NeoGAF handle.
A Serious Man
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I loathe Eldrazi now and it looks like they've taken over Vintage. BfZ was a mistake, it's nothing but trash.
divisionbyzorro
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I got LSV. Suck it, nerds.
Vintage decks are hilariously unequipped to deal with an onslaught of creatures. It's a very weird and inbred format.
Vintage decks are hilariously unequipped to deal with an onslaught of creatures. It's a very weird and inbred format.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
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charlequin
Banned
lol pwnt
Let's not do that thing with assuming that a) the VSL is representative of Vintage metagame b) the Vintage metagame can't react to a new deck that showed up, certainly off of just a couple rounds.
charlequin
Banned
laughed way too hard at efro's fiancee taking this quiz and getting chris pikula
SigmasonicX
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Hey GAF,
A couple of my friends and I are considering playing Magic for the first time.
We have some Hearthstone experience but that's it. I read the OP and skimmed this whole thread and have been looking around at other suggestions for getting started.
I stopped by Target on my way home (had a gift card) and picked up 3 different Innistrad intro packs (only thing they had) with the intention of gifting 1 to each the of the other guys and us learning some of the basics by playing with those decks. Does that sound alright? Or should I pick up a deckbuilder toolkit (Innistrad? or is there a reason to pick Origins over it? Or both?!) or even a Zendikar duel deck instead?
I will also try to grab a couple those free starter packs if I can. Thanks for the help!
A couple of my friends and I are considering playing Magic for the first time.
(uh oh)
I stopped by Target on my way home (had a gift card) and picked up 3 different Innistrad intro packs (only thing they had) with the intention of gifting 1 to each the of the other guys and us learning some of the basics by playing with those decks. Does that sound alright? Or should I pick up a deckbuilder toolkit (Innistrad? or is there a reason to pick Origins over it? Or both?!) or even a Zendikar duel deck instead?
I will also try to grab a couple those free starter packs if I can. Thanks for the help!
SigmasonicX
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I'd recommend that you and your friends go through the tutorials of Magic Duels, since I can't imagine it going well for a group entirely made up of beginners to try and learn the game without any guidance.
As for your product choice, you did fine. Magic Origins would have provided some simpler cards and mechanics, but in an intro pack, you'll get simple cards anyway. The Deckbuilder Toolkit would have provided you with a lot of cards, but at this stage, it's better to get a deck that has already been made. As for which Deckbuilder Toolkit to get if you were going to get one, just go for whichever art you like more or whichever is cheapest. The duel decks are more advanced than the intro packs, so you are probably better off with the intro packs in this case.
https://youtu.be/3TH0cSKDFBQ
Current Events of Innistrad! I talk to Sorin Markov about Nahiri (and she talks about Sorin?)
It's a wild ride with a surprise guest at the end as well! Bet you can't guess who!
I feel like this is my best video yet, so enjoy!
Current Events of Innistrad! I talk to Sorin Markov about Nahiri (and she talks about Sorin?)
It's a wild ride with a surprise guest at the end as well! Bet you can't guess who!
I feel like this is my best video yet, so enjoy!
T
Transhuman
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It depends what you want out of it. If you just want to have a lot of casual fun with friends, commander is a good way to go (format with 100 card deck, where each card must be unique), if you are competitive and like to win, going to local FNM to learn is a good way to get a head-first crash-course. Since you're coming from Hearthstone a lot of stuff that takes a few games to understand like triggers you'll pick up right away but for anything else, Google will probably answer any rules questions you might have.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
that was really good. Did you do all voices?
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
go away Jace nobody likes you...
Guess you're not getting a X-Mas card from MaRo this year, Ash
divisionbyzorro
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From the VSL last night:
Steve: "And he's going to end up taking 4 extra damage from the Myr bonus as well."
LSV: "And that's not a mere bonus - that's a substantial bonus that's going to mean a lot this game.
Steve (completely oblivious to what just happened): "Absolutely."
:lol
Steve: "And he's going to end up taking 4 extra damage from the Myr bonus as well."
LSV: "And that's not a mere bonus - that's a substantial bonus that's going to mean a lot this game.
Steve (completely oblivious to what just happened): "Absolutely."
:lol
They're running a Legacy Gauntlet on Magic Online.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/legacy-gauntlet-2016-06-01
Decks: Miracles, Shardless, Storm, Sneak and Show, Reanimator, Lands, Death and Taxes, Infect, Elves, Eldrazi, Temur Delver, Four-Color Punishing Knight, Grixis Pyromancer, Painter Combo.
Getting Storm or Elves if you've never played it before is kind of scary. And shouldn't the Delver deck be Grixis?
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-digital/legacy-gauntlet-2016-06-01
Decks: Miracles, Shardless, Storm, Sneak and Show, Reanimator, Lands, Death and Taxes, Infect, Elves, Eldrazi, Temur Delver, Four-Color Punishing Knight, Grixis Pyromancer, Painter Combo.
Getting Storm or Elves if you've never played it before is kind of scary. And shouldn't the Delver deck be Grixis?
"God's Beard!"
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Why is Inkwell Leviathan in the Reanimator deck?
A Serious Man
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And it's in EMA.
Yeah I will have to find out what my friends want out of it. I am interested in trying some competitive stuff but they are busier than me and might not be willing to spend as much money. Commander is probably a good option since it apparently works well for FFA. The cube idea sounds cool as well and would mean that I could supply cards for everyone but that is a bit overwhelming to start with.
"God's Beard!"
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So is Iona. I don't see the point. I'd rather have Sphinx of the Steel Wind or Sire of Insanity or something that just ends the game against the right opponent.
SigmasonicX
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Magic Story - All That Came Before - We're still in Eternal Masters mode for the stories, and we got one set on Mercadia (Mercadian Masques). It's pretty decent but straightforward. Girl doesn't believe in her village's traditions, village is attacked by the Mercadians, she turns to their traditions and becomes strong enough to help fight them off. There's some body horror, as a head's up.
I will say that the constant use of apostrophes before each name was rather confusing, because I kept thinking it was the start of a quote for half a second.
EDIT:
Don't get ahead of yourself. No one in your group, including yourself, knows how to play Magic. Deal with that first, using what you already have.
I will say that the constant use of apostrophes before each name was rather confusing, because I kept thinking it was the start of a quote for half a second.
EDIT:
Don't get ahead of yourself. No one in your group, including yourself, knows how to play Magic. Deal with that first, using what you already have.
Would You Rather? Eternal Masters Art Edition (Part 1)
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/would-you-rather-eternal-masters-art-edition-part-1
My picks
Counterspell: New
Giant Tortoise: Either - Something enduring about that old art.
Glacial Wall: Old - I got a tattoo of a wolf, so I'm bias.
Hydroblast: Old
Memory Lapse: New
Peregrine Drake: Old
Phantom Monster: Old - That flavor text
Stupifying Touch: Old - That pose is too boss.
Daze: New
Prodigal Sorcerer: New
Control Magic: Either - Leaning towards new but old is great too.
Force of Will: New
Diminishing Returns: New
Mystic Tutor: New
Nausea: New
Prowling Pangolin: New
Havoc Demon: Old
Sengir Autocrat: New
Animate Dead: Either
Vampiric Tutor: New
Entomb: New
Sinkhole: New
Wasteland: New
Karakas: New
N/O/E
15/6/3
Surprisingly, I still preferred a few of the old arts and was tossed on several others.
http://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/would-you-rather-eternal-masters-art-edition-part-1
My picks
Counterspell: New
Giant Tortoise: Either - Something enduring about that old art.
Glacial Wall: Old - I got a tattoo of a wolf, so I'm bias.
Hydroblast: Old
Memory Lapse: New
Peregrine Drake: Old
Phantom Monster: Old - That flavor text
Stupifying Touch: Old - That pose is too boss.
Daze: New
Prodigal Sorcerer: New
Control Magic: Either - Leaning towards new but old is great too.
Force of Will: New
Diminishing Returns: New
Mystic Tutor: New
Nausea: New
Prowling Pangolin: New
Havoc Demon: Old
Sengir Autocrat: New
Animate Dead: Either
Vampiric Tutor: New
Entomb: New
Sinkhole: New
Wasteland: New
Karakas: New
N/O/E
15/6/3
Surprisingly, I still preferred a few of the old arts and was tossed on several others.
charlequin
Banned
Today's RoboRosewater is entertainingly OP but also extremely coherent:
Also in some random search I came across this random fan card that is definitely near the top of the "WTF did I just read" scale for me:
I'm honestly shocked that Incorrect Rorix is beating Correct Rorix there.
Also in some random search I came across this random fan card that is definitely near the top of the "WTF did I just read" scale for me:
I'm honestly shocked that Incorrect Rorix is beating Correct Rorix there.
Joe Molotov
Member
Also in some random search I came across this random fan card that is definitely near the top of the "WTF did I just read" scale for me:
What drives people to want to create new keywords that are not only extremely confusing but also extremely narrow and/or just plain bad?
Flample is the only new keyword we need.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
"I think I'm smarter than everybody else and if I can confuse some folks, I get some much-needed personal validation supporting that."
"God's Beard!"
Member
One of Mark Rosewater's lessons is to not design things just to show you can.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
"Human Merfolk"
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Having an Uncharted Realms set on Mercadia without putting Rishadan Port in the set is next level trolling.
Joe Molotov
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Let's break down this card. The first time it attacks, it would be -3/3. Then the second time it attacked, it be -9/9. Then -27/27! And then at that point you've either won or you've turned one of your opponent's creatures into a 0/40 wall. Now we're playing Magic, guys!
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
For some reason the white and black cards in the cycle were tribal but Zombie and Knight isn't really a cross like these two.
Not to mention
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