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Was looking at the latest spoilers... Am I insane or is Flamewake Phoenix loving awesome?
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CaptainAmazingPants posted:Was looking at the latest spoilers... Am I insane or is Flamewake Phoenix loving awesome? I think the consensus is that it's going to see play
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Jan 3, 2015 19:07
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AlternateNu posted:Serious question: Why aren't more (read: any) people using Scuttling Doom Engine in this standard? It laughs at everything in Sidisi Whip with the exception of an active Pharika, forces Jeskai to use pumps defensively if they even want a chance of blocking it, and at the very least two-for-ones against every other card in the format except Pearl Lake, Silence the Believers and enchantment exiling. It's definitely underrated. 6 mana is a lot, and Hornet Queen is just a better card, but I'm considering a SB plan that boards out Queens and boards in Scuttling Doom Engines vs Doomwake decks. If you board in enough enchantment hate to keep them off an active whip, you can burn them out pretty well with a combination of Crater's Claws and Doom Engine.
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Jan 3, 2015 19:16
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As for podcasts, we do a weekly (will be back on schedule next week!) MTG one on the main show I run. You can listen to past eps here: http://bjgeeknation.com/category/podcast/magic-the-gathering-podcast/ 3 guys. Me as a middle (I know the game, don't go to tourneys), one who has PT potential, and a noober. Casual BS, mostly, but we do get some names on from time to time. Marshall and Jesse (KillGoldfish) have been on. Bonus: I'm a radio professional who uses the studio so it doesn't sound like a skype call in show!
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Jan 3, 2015 19:37
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Yeah, I dig your show! Though I do have about 80 unlistened to episodes of Geek Nation in my queue now because I mostly listen to the Magic ones. (How did no one bash The Librarians pilot? It was terrible!)
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Jan 3, 2015 19:54
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There was a brief mention of it, but Drive to Work with Mark Rosewater is one of the more important ones if you care about the game's history. His voice reminds me a lot of Ira Glass and I've already made peace with it.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:25
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legoman727 posted:So, is there any reason to play anything except Red/X aggro or Jeskai this standard after FRF hits? I refuse to give up Crackling Doom. Right now I'm liking Kolaghan and Brutal Hordechief on the higher end, and Battle Brawler on the low end, so I just need another really good one-drop that's red or white and a warrior so I can curve into a turn-two Chief of the Edge or 3/2 first strike Brawler probably. My brother is debating on either Jeskai shenanigans or making a modified version of Kibler's Temur Aggro deck using some of the new Temur goodies.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:25
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There's no reason to play Standard after FRF hits unless you like playing Jeskai Tokens mirrors.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:25
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Angry Grimace posted:There's no reason to play Standard after FRF hits unless you like playing Jeskai Tokens mirrors. Well hopefully those go a lot faster than Abzan mirrors.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:27
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Mercury Crusader posted:Well hopefully those go a lot faster than Abzan mirrors. The biggest problem with tokens in my experience is that there's nothing that realistically fights it. The board wipes in general are too slow. Anger of the Gods is great if you can draw it, but if you don't you'll lose in quick order. And so far it just looks like FRF is going to make that deck better.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:32
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Angry Grimace posted:There's no reason to play Standard after FRF hits unless you like playing Jeskai Tokens mirrors. How do those tend to play out, incidentally?
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Jan 3, 2015 20:33
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We haven't seen 2/3s of the set yet. Patience.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:33
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Won't people just play more Drown in Sorrows and Bile Blights?
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Jan 3, 2015 20:34
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Angry Grimace posted:There's no reason to play Standard after FRF hits unless you like playing Jeskai Tokens mirrors. If this is true, I can't wait to stick Archfiend of Depravity in the sideboard. That, Doomwake Giant, and Drown in Sorrow are pretty good answers to token decks.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:36
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Yeah, Jeskai is pretty scary, but people have the tools to handle it and can see the new Jeskai tokens coming from a mile away. Self correcting meta and what not.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:41
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Myriad Truths posted:Won't people just play more Drown in Sorrows and Bile Blights? Yes. The guy at our store playing Tokens kept refusing to acknowledge the cards as a threat though. "2 spells is all it takes to ignore Drown in Sorrow" Said like the smuggest know-it-all prick you can imagine.
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Jan 3, 2015 20:48
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Myriad Truths posted:Won't people just play more Drown in Sorrows and Bile Blights? There's nothing stopping them from doing that now, and the deck is pretty dominant. I'm trying out even more Arc Lightning and Drowns in my Mardu Control deck but I still lose a pretty decent chunk of the time to skilled Tokens players. Angry Grimace fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Jan 3, 2015 |
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Jan 3, 2015 20:59
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Angry Grimace posted:There's nothing stopping them from doing that now, and the deck is pretty dominant. I'm trying out even more Arc Lightning and Drowns in my Mardu Control deck but I still lose a pretty decent chunk of the time to skilled Tokens players. It's not like anyone can run enchantment removsl in a standard supporting 3 colour decks.
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Jan 3, 2015 21:04
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So I havent played MTGO in over a year and before drafting I figured I would look at super nova bots so I know the value of stuff. Why is Sengir vampire 4.5 tickets? Is this a mistake? And if not are all my older editions just as valuble? http://www.supernovabots.com/prices_0.txt
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Jan 3, 2015 21:07
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BizarroAzrael posted:It's not like anyone can run enchantment removsl in a standard supporting 3 colour decks. What? That deck definitely doesn't need Ascendancy to beat you, unless I'm not understanding you. Its not that answers don't exist, its the density of their threats backed up by Treasure Cruises to reload.
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Jan 3, 2015 21:08
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TheAbortionator posted:So I havent played MTGO in over a year and before drafting I figured I would look at super nova bots so I know the value of stuff. I bet it's supposed to be soul of innistrad.
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Jan 3, 2015 21:12
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TheAbortionator posted:So I havent played MTGO in over a year and before drafting I figured I would look at super nova bots so I know the value of stuff. Apparently the M15 version isn't in boosters and you can only acquire it through intro decks in paper and in one of those deck builder's essentials bundles online, so it's printed rarity isn't representative of how rare it actually is. The older editions aren't worth anything since it's been reprinted so many times.
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Jan 3, 2015 21:16
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Angry Grimace posted:What? That deck definitely doesn't need Ascendancy to beat you, unless I'm not understanding you. Its not that answers don't exist, its the density of their threats backed up by Treasure Cruises to reload. It does for the "2 spells save my tokens" bit. There's also Anger of the Gods, which is also good for exiling stuff. I think I'd like a Blind Obedience effect somewhere in the block, to hamper Whip and Convoke a bit.
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Jan 3, 2015 21:17
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Erdos posted:Do they drop more spoilers on the weekend or is it just Monday through Friday? no columns on the main site but occaisonally they'll give preview cards to other sites or drop a new card on Twitter
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Jan 3, 2015 21:20
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Angry Grimace posted:There's nothing stopping them from doing that now, and the deck is pretty dominant. I'm trying out even more Arc Lightning and Drowns in my Mardu Control deck but I still lose a pretty decent chunk of the time to skilled Tokens players.
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Jan 3, 2015 21:45
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Was non combo Jeskai Tokens a big deck before Watanbe's Worlds list? (One month ago)
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Jan 3, 2015 21:59
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I have 2 Jeskai players at my store. The previously mentionned smug-prick running Tokens and my brother running a list similar to the original Tempo list. We're looking into Soulfire Grandmaster as an in for his deck since it has a decent amount of Burn spells but it's price, right now at least, is dulling it's appeal. If it plummets we'll probably pick up a pair at least. In the mean time I'll be raving after the Sieges, Khans, and Dragons because I feel I must have them.
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Jan 3, 2015 22:11
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Let the Jeskai Tokens players come. All that will be waiting for them is a Doomwake Giant 
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Jan 3, 2015 22:17
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Ableist Kinkshamer posted:Apparently the M15 version isn't in boosters and you can only acquire it through intro decks in paper and in one of those deck builder's essentials bundles online, so it's printed rarity isn't representative of how rare it actually is. The older editions aren't worth anything since it's been reprinted so many times. Ah, this makes sense. I knew it was too good/too nonsensical to be true. Still 120 tickets in Sengir vampires would have been sweet.
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Jan 3, 2015 22:25
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Jan 3, 2015 22:55
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They just confirmed on the CFB stream that LSV is the new limited resources co-host.
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Jan 3, 2015 23:01
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Kabanaw posted:They just confirmed on the CFB stream that LSV is the new limited resources co-host. And it's going under the CFB banner, so presumably it'll show up on their main page. That sounds pretty fantastic.
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Jan 3, 2015 23:02
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Dack stole Sorin's face
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Jan 3, 2015 23:02
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Please don't spoil the plot twist for the upcoming Dirk Fongo-centered block.
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Jan 3, 2015 23:02
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Niton posted:And it's going under the CFB banner, so presumably it'll show up on their main page. That sounds pretty fantastic. That's pretty awesome.
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Jan 3, 2015 23:41
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forbidden lesbian posted:Dack stole Sorin's face He really is the greatest thief in the multiverse.
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Jan 3, 2015 23:44
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This happened to Kenji yesterday, but with Elspeth's emblem being Venser's face instead.
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Jan 3, 2015 23:55
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En Fuego posted:As for podcasts, we do a weekly (will be back on schedule next week!) MTG one on the main show I run. 
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Jan 4, 2015 00:34
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And another U/W Heroic player on stream doesn't understand how double Ordeal triggers work. This time Ben Friedman. At least LSV and Stark were keen enough to catch it and alert the judge this time. Edit: Actually it was 3 Ordeal triggers, ha! That's quite an illegal swing. qbert fucked around with this message at 01:18 on Jan 4, 2015 |
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qbert posted:And another U/W Heroic player on stream doesn't understand how double Ordeal triggers work. This time Ben Friedman. Could you talk me through that? Something about multiple Ordeals on an attacking creature, and resolving their triggers? Or perhaps it swung with one counter on, and because it has 2 Ordeals they thought both trigger for counters, then both trigger for sacrifice and effect, when it's one single trigger, so only one is satisfied?
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