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I like how the art for this morph cycle has the creatures popping out of that Morph-fireball thing they've been using to signify morph creatures for this block.
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Sep 3, 2014 16:05
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That seems a bit powerful. 
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Sep 3, 2014 16:08
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Goddamn. I love this set.
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"We do not pile the skulls of our enemies, nor make them into ornaments. We grind them into dust. We leave nothing for their families to weep over, nothing for their descendants to honor." —Anafenza, the Foremost  e: This stairway is carved into the face of a white-rock pinnacle that reaches high into the air. The stairs wind around the pinnacle, all the way up to the top, where there is a simple shrine and an unparalleled vista. Climbing this stair is considered a rite of passage for Jeskai youth. The climb is not difficult—except they must climb the stair on their hands. It takes incredible stamina, strength, and balance to accomplish this feat and ascend all 1,578 steps without falling. Jeskai children spend years in preparation, which begins as early as four years of age. Those who have climbed the steps are considered adults.
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Count Bleck posted:That seems a bit powerful. Really? It's either a 2 mana 3/1 or a 3 mana 3/1 with a minor trick attached.
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Sep 3, 2014 16:11
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Elyv posted:Really? It's either a 2 mana 3/1 or a 3 mana 3/1 with a minor trick attached. I will consider anything that lets Polukranos not get chumped good at this point, I guess.
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Sep 3, 2014 16:12
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The Ripper's the most exciting, imo.
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Sep 3, 2014 16:13
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Give me all the Horde Ambushers.
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Sep 3, 2014 16:14
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The black one seems like the best one and the blue one seems like a pretty good trick in limited too. They're all pretty decent draft picks I'd say.
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"A person who masters the three Jeskai fires has attained enough wisdom to explore the next level of existence and harness the sixth fire: ghostfire. Only a few people have ever learned to control ghostfire, and it is believed they are able transcend natural elements and alter their fundamental nature and existence."
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quote:You were taking on some risk [when blocking morphed creatures in older sets with morph], as some morphs became big enough or powerful enough to outright eat other morphs once they were turned face up. But at the same time, some morphs badly punished you for not blocking. Not sure what to think.
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Rinkles posted:Not sure what to think. And yet we see a 0/6 directly afterwards who contradicts this statement...? I think he means 'you will not get blown the gently caress out if your opponent has <5 mana', rather than 'you will win guaranteed'. See: the 6/6 trample hexproof guy from yesterday.
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Sep 3, 2014 16:21
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It means they didn't want to make things a complete guessing game, like Skirk Commando/Battering Craghorn. It makes blocking not horribly stressful, at least until they've got 5 mana.
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ungulateman posted:And yet we see a 0/6 directly afterwards who contradicts this statement...? I think he means 'you will not get blown the gently caress out if your opponent has <5 mana', rather than 'you will win guaranteed'. See: the 6/6 trample hexproof guy from yesterday. He probably got ahead of himself, and only the previous sentence is actually true. "No morph, when turned face up, will outright trump another face-down morph in combat for anything under five mana, across all rarities"
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quote:Some say that Narset possesses a secret potential inside her, a power or calling that will drive her to a greater purpose, but she remains dedicated to leading her clan.
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http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/planeswalkers-guide-khans-tarkir-part-1-2014-09-03 Planeswalker's Guide to Tarkir, Part 1! Abzan, Jeskai and Sultai.
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Rinkles posted:He probably got ahead of himself, and only the previous sentence is actually true. Yeah, I noticed that sentence and thought that there was a significant, if semantic difference in what they meant. Whether it's good or bad is up for debate, but given what we've seen it should be fine. You'll still see trades and 'heh, nice job attacking into my 0/6 dingus' happen, but no 'man, my bomb removal spell just whiffed on some hexproof dude' below 5 mana (at which point it could have just been countered, redirected or otherwise dealt with regardless of morph). I really want to make a Jeskai deck post-rotation, control or otherwise. I love everything about them. I've even grown to love their board wipe, funky as it is. e: Kurtofan posted:http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/planeswalkers-guide-khans-tarkir-part-1-2014-09-03 This is where I got my above quotes, by the way. Hmm. If Narset has some 'hidden potential' which might end up being the Spark, and ghostfire is some mystical sixth-colour... Purple as sixth color confirmed for Louie. 
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 Sultai Tri-land art? Looks neat.
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newtestleper posted:I think this fails the flavour test for mythics. I think this will be a 'myth' not a 'hit' when CFB do their little segment on thie set. Five mana for for six flying power, it's resistant to spot removal, and it gives you a bit of life? Hell yeah I'll take four. Whether or not it 'feels Mythic' is a matter of personal opinion.
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Other pieces of artwork from the article:      
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That black morph ambusher is a really high pick in draft.
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meanolmrcloud posted:That black morph ambusher is a really high pick in draft. I already love 1/1 deathtouchers for 1, and this is just gravy.
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ungulateman posted:Yeah, I noticed that sentence and thought that there was a significant, if semantic difference in what they meant. Whether it's good or bad is up for debate, but given what we've seen it should be fine. You'll still see trades and 'heh, nice job attacking into my 0/6 dingus' happen, but no 'man, my bomb removal spell just whiffed on some hexproof dude' below 5 mana (at which point it could have just been countered, redirected or otherwise dealt with regardless of morph). ghostfire is already a thing we know about, its the colorless magic of Ugin
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Those of you who did not play Onslaught limited might not understand how big a deal combat abilities on a morph are. Combat abilities on a morph are a big fuckin' deal.
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Many, many, many years ago, I was playing Momir Basic against Devin Low on MTGO. I got a Goblin Firebug, and asked "red can't get a vanilla bear?" He confirmed that a vanilla 2/2 for 1R isn't allowed, although it is at RR. Ten or so years later, red still doesn't get vanilla bears. (Frazzled Editor might possible break that rule, although you can't put some Auras and Equipment on it.)
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Angry Grimace posted:
Man, I read that as "you lose 2 life" and I was all "eh, another black card where you have to pay life for some sort of trick", but TARGET opponent actually makes this pretty darn cool for limited.
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This is going to be  but I like this setting a lot and it would be cool to explore it in an MMORPG. They should make one where you as a planeswalker can travel from world to world and check out the various places while summoning atogs, squee and norin the wary to farm bear asses for you.
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I really want to see a Magic game done in the style of Sacrifice. Capture lands to get relevant mana, summon creatures, cast spells, although it would take some work to really translate the games concepts to a real-time thrid-person strategy game.
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Veyrall posted:I really want to see a Magic game done in the style of Sacrifice. Capture lands to get relevant mana, summon creatures, cast spells, although it would take some work to really translate the games concepts to a real-time thrid-person strategy game. Sacrifice was fun as gently caress and I would buy this twice.
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Is it completely possible and possibly advantageous to just draft every Ripper regardless of whether or not they're in your colour?
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Sure. You could reveal one to flip the others. At worst, it's a grey ogre.
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TheKingofSprings posted:Is it completely possible and possibly advantageous to just draft every Ripper regardless of whether or not they're in your colour? It's possible but it's almost certainly a bad idea, if you don't have the black card to flip them they're just gray ogres and gray ogre is pretty bad. Hatedrafting is generally a bad idea.
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Won't be in standard with hybrid mana though right? There goes my plan of having a bunch of black cards without any swamps.
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"HELLO FRIENDS"
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Elyv posted:It's possible but it's almost certainly a bad idea, if you don't have the black card to flip them they're just gray ogres and gray ogre is pretty bad. Hatedrafting is generally a bad idea. Not to mention, they're uncommon, so you aren't likely to pull enough Rippers to make revealing Rippers to Rippers a profitable strategy.
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New right? Aproxiamte translation: quote:flying crane technique
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I think I'll just listen to "Everyone was all kung fu fighting" whenever I play Jeskai.
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Bugsy posted:New right?
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