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Applebees posted:Magic Online Announcements March 18, 2014 Hahahaha now they are bribing us to play modo. Won't lie, I'm all in and fur it.
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At least they apparently dropped out on Force of Will being on a MTGO pseudo reserve list.
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Mar 18, 2014 23:41
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Alaan posted:At least they apparently dropped out on Force of Will being on a MTGO pseudo reserve list. Well, vintage masters is going to be a thing this summer.
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Mar 18, 2014 23:43
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Alaan posted:At least they apparently dropped out on Force of Will being on a MTGO pseudo reserve list. This is the second time Force of Will has been a MOCS promo. I think this is the first time they have done an exact repeat for a MOCS promo.
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Mar 18, 2014 23:53
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Toshimo posted:Apparently you are unclear on how Grindclock and/or Proliferate work. Tell me about these awesome proliferate grindclock decks. I hope it won a pro tour.
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Mar 19, 2014 00:02
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How do I get one of those Force of Wills?
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Mar 19, 2014 00:18
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Gyshall posted:Is there a modern proliferate deck at all? I loved that mechanic - and it should work with the ROE levelers too, correct? Oh there's also nearly Mono Green Devotion pumping out a game winning Helix Pinnacle as well... That's even more gimmicky. Korak fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Mar 19, 2014 |
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Mar 19, 2014 00:19
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Gyshall posted:How do I get one of those Force of Wills? Get 15+ QP's during MOCS? http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/other/110413/mocs2014#promos
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Mar 19, 2014 00:20
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My LGS wants to run a Modern FNM, which I would totally go out of the way to play at, so maybe I'll brew something up. e: ^^^ Thanks. I have three, so maybe I'll get there 
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Mar 19, 2014 00:20
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Gyshall posted:My LGS wants to run a Modern FNM, which I would totally go out of the way to play at, so maybe I'll brew something up. Some of my friends have told me that phantom sealed has basically the lowest competition level of all events that give out QPs, so maybe try those if you're struggling to get to 15.
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Mar 19, 2014 00:23
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Alaan posted:At least they apparently dropped out on Force of Will being on a MTGO pseudo reserve list.
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Mar 19, 2014 00:33
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The best* way to get QPs is to play in daily events. The EV (expected value) of these events are usually positive, which means on average you win more in prizes than you spend on the entry fees. You get 1 QP for going 3-1 and 3 QPs for going 4-0. Block Constructed and Standard are of course the most accessible constructed formats, but after a recent prize restructuring the sealed daily events are much closer to EV neutral. This site is great for looking at the EV of events. Oh and this month the promo card is Lion's Eye Diamond, which is a case of an MTGO card being more expensive than the real life version. *In the no cost sense.
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Mar 19, 2014 00:56
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Speaking of Theros Block Constructed this deck is currently the bees knees. Once you get a Sphinx online it's just a matter of sitting on it till you have counter spells up and filtering through your deck for any answers you need as they come. Elspeth is terrible against a Sphinx and Elspeth is arguably the most played wincon in most Block decks. Stormbreath Dragon being the other wincon a lot of decks use and just so happens Sphinx blocks Dragon all day(at least until it monstrosities.)
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Mar 19, 2014 01:02
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Korak posted:Speaking of Theros Block Constructed this deck is currently the bees knees. Once you get a Sphinx online it's just a matter of sitting on it till you have counter spells up and filtering through your deck for any answers you need as they come. Elspeth is terrible against a Sphinx and Elspeth is arguably the most played wincon in most Block decks. Stormbreath Dragon being the other wincon a lot of decks use and just so happens Sphinx blocks Dragon all day(at least until it monstrosities.) Someone once said to me in a match that "playing with Prognostic Sphinx feels like cheating." As he attacked with it and continually set up perfect draws, can't say I disagree with him.
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Mar 19, 2014 01:31
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I love Prognostic Sphinx because it's deceptively good. No one really freaks about a 3/5 flyer and the ability to deep-fix your draws is really underestimated. I don't believe it will last too long though. It took people a while to catch up with Nightveil Specter...
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Mar 19, 2014 01:38
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Nightveil specter is only good because of devotion though (and because nighthawk rotated). In a vacuum the Sphinx is much better on its own.
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Mar 19, 2014 01:41
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So what's going with the hype on bitterblossom now? On mtgprice I can see them going for $43 on TCGlow and avg 60 but on MCM I see them for 17 euros.  So I am a little confused.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:03
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So I've been watching some tournament coverage recently, and have noticed that almost every player had a tendency to rapidly shuffle/rearrange the cards in their hand. Any reason besides other players do it so it must be cool?
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Mar 19, 2014 02:05
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Samael posted:So what's going with the hype on bitterblossom now? On mtgprice I can see them going for $43 on TCGlow and avg 60 but on MCM I see them for 17 euros. People went hard on it hoping that U/B Fae or B/W Tokens would be a thing after the unbanning, but a lot of pretty smart people have said that even a nut draw from Tokens doesn't do anything and Fae has to run some suboptimal stuff, forgoing Snapcasters for Spellstutter Sprites (or having a lower amount of Faeries than they'd like) Maybe someone will break either archetype open but so far the card hasn't produced. morning wood posted:So I've been watching some tournament coverage recently, and have noticed that almost every player had a tendency to rapidly shuffle/rearrange the cards in their hand. Any reason besides other players do it so it must be cool? It's so your opponent can't keep track of your draws.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:10
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morning wood posted:So I've been watching some tournament coverage recently, and have noticed that almost every player had a tendency to rapidly shuffle/rearrange the cards in their hand. Any reason besides other players do it so it must be cool? When you draw a card you shuffle the cards in your hand around so your opponent can't tell if you top decked a land or if you top decked a useful card
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Mar 19, 2014 02:10
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morning wood posted:So I've been watching some tournament coverage recently, and have noticed that almost every player had a tendency to rapidly shuffle/rearrange the cards in their hand. Any reason besides other players do it so it must be cool? Gives you something to do with your hands, and can hide which card you drew this turn from your opponent. For most players, it's somewhere between unconscious habit and compulsion.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:10
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rabidsquid posted:People went hard on it hoping that U/B Fae or B/W Tokens would be a thing after the unbanning, but a lot of pretty smart people have said that even a nut draw from Tokens doesn't do anything and Fae has to run some suboptimal stuff, forgoing Snapcasters for Spellstutter Sprites (or having a lower amount of Faeries than they'd like) I just found out that the guy selling this is just obscene with his prices. Thoughtseize for 6 euros? Um, yes please
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Mar 19, 2014 02:15
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Mortimer posted:When you draw a card you shuffle the cards in your hand around so your opponent can't tell if you top decked a land or if you top decked a useful card Oh that makes sense, didn't think of that.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:17
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Samael posted:I just found out that the guy selling this is just obscene with his prices. Thoughtseize for 6 euros? Um, yes please
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Mar 19, 2014 02:20
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Korak posted:That sounds way too good to be true? It's MCM, its quite legitimate. It's MP so probably a bit battered but still usable. He's also selling mint mistbinds for 4 euros each, brimaz for 15, splinter for 12 euros etc.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:26
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The shuffling thing really annoys me because I feel like a lot of people do it because they see pros do it, who saw other pros do it. There is no reason to shuffle them around your hand like that, especially if you have like, 2 cards.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:37
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I'm just putting this prediction here for posterity: Damnation will be reprinted in Journey into Nyx. Prove me wrong  e: I forgot how much I hate esper control and its absurd mana bases and I forgot that verdict will still be in standard when JiN comes out, never mind me. Damnation for M15 then.  In all seriousness I do want to see Damnation again, that card is :kickinrad: ungulateman fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Mar 19, 2014 |
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Mar 19, 2014 02:43
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Damnation will not be printed in Journey into Nyx. Black has enough pseudo-wrath effects as well as a mini-mutilate, which already makes it one of the top-tier decks to beat. Damnation just doesn't make sense.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:52
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It's got the no-regen clause. I say it won't be.
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Mar 19, 2014 02:53
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It's also not very adherent to the color pie, is it? Not too sure about that, but I think black doesn't get sweepers like that, which is why Damnation was in planar chaos
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Mar 19, 2014 02:57
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They should really make the no-regen thing an on-again, off-again thing for Standard, like other power level things. They probably won't, though. (Is there even anything in Standard right now or recently that makes it relevant in a non-corner-case situation? The big thing I remember is Thrun and I'm drawing a blank on anything else that's caused a big regeneration splash.)
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Mar 19, 2014 03:00
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They're not going to make 8 4-mana wraths in the same standard as they try and push the power level on creatures to get them played more. Also Golgari Charm is not irrelevant. Other creatures like Experiment One are situationally relevant.
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Mar 19, 2014 03:06
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Bonus posted:It's also not very adherent to the color pie, is it? Not too sure about that, but I think black doesn't get sweepers like that, which is why Damnation was in planar chaos Decree of Pain, Plague Wind, Black Sun's Zenith, Mutilate, and Life's Finale would disagree. So would Maro, for that matter. I would think black would be the most likely color to get sweepers. But yeah, if they give Esper 8 4-mana board wipes, one of which is unregenable, I'm quitting Standard. JerryLee posted:(Is there even anything in Standard right now or recently that makes it relevant in a non-corner-case situation? The big thing I remember is Thrun and I'm drawing a blank on anything else that's caused a big regeneration splash.) Lol Troll sees a little play. So does Golgari Charm, ad was mentioned above.
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Mar 19, 2014 03:09
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I withdraw my previous statement. On a more interesting topic, ugh why is Voice of Resurgence A: a mythic and B: expensive even by mythic standards? (rhetorical question) Like, it's GW's only good answer to control and board wipes (Rootborn Defenses is okay but why not play RD AND Voice?) but of course it creates a dichotomy of 'you have money therefore you win FNM' and 'you do not therefore you lose FNM'. 
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Mar 19, 2014 03:24
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Probably because it's a pretty great 2-drop for Pod and I think it sees Legacy play as well (maybe not)? Similar to Deathrite Shaman if it was unbanned in Modern.
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Mar 19, 2014 03:30
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ungulateman posted:I withdraw my previous statement. It's a mythic in a small set, and it's just about the only good card in that set. (Aetherling is also pretty good, but between only being a rare, and only being a 2-of, and only in Standard, there's enough supply to meet demand). So it carries the majority of the value from opening that set.
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Mar 19, 2014 03:33
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I wouldn't be surprised if it was also partially a holdover from when it was an $80 card.
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Dungeon Ecology posted:I love Prognostic Sphinx because it's deceptively good. No one really freaks about a 3/5 flyer and the ability to deep-fix your draws is really underestimated. I don't believe it will last too long though. It took people a while to catch up with Nightveil Specter...
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Because they thought the effect was too powerful for a rare and now we have Emmara Tandris. 
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Oh how I wish Emmara was a 2WG 3/4 or something instead of a 5WG 5/7.
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