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Pyrolocutus posted:Make the "legacy staple" 95% black bordered then the remainder is silver. Sadly note that because it's not completely black-bordered, it's not eligible for legacy. I was joking about this last night at my LGS. The set should be silver-bordered like normal, but one card per pack the silver scratches off lotto-style to reveal a black border beneath it.
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Played Blue Tron for the first time in months. Realized why I stopped to play Fish. I wish it was good.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:07 |
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Leperflesh posted:Yeah, that's 508.3. Priority is what actual magic has instead of the duels countdown timer thing. Instead of this weird timer based thing, the active player (the player whose turn it is) gets a chance to do something, and then, if they pass, then the non-active player gets a chance to do something. It's not just a free for all where the first person to jam the space bar gets their spell out first.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:25 |
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Quick EDH (lol) rules question If I'm MonoB vs. MonoU and I drop a Contamination and my opponent has out Caged Sun why is he still getting blue mana when he taps Islands when per Contamination he should only be getting Black or (per EDH rules) colorless since he can't produce black mana as MonoU
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:30 |
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Lieutenant Centaur posted:Quick EDH (lol) rules question Because caged sun is a super weird template and it's programmed wrong on modo.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:33 |
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Lieutenant Centaur posted:Quick EDH (lol) rules question If you're playing on MODO, it's broken. If you're playing on paper, he's wrong. Gauntlet of Power, on the other hand, would still work (It triggers off the land tapping for mana, whereas the Sun triggers when the mana of the named color would be added, or something along those lines).
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:37 |
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JOKES ON ME FOR PLAYING MODO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:39 |
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So I've been generating MM15 sealed pools for practice. Interesting thought exercise. I'd like to hear some goon thoughts. http://www.magicdrafting.com/savedpools/10384 I built this one as UW Artifacts. The payoff is just too high and you have some sweet tempo cards like Repeal and Vapor Snag, two Souleaters, three Affinity dudes etc. Blinkmoth Nexus, Myrsmith, you can take Fortify for reach. You can throw Cryptic in since with so many artifacts you can run 9-10 blue sources easy. I considered BW Spirits but despite two each of the best Spirit creatures there are no Otherworldly Journey and no spiritcraft dudes. The red cards have potential for the BR Suicide Aggro archetype but the Black support isn't there. http://www.magicdrafting.com/savedpools/10385 I consciously tried to not force the archetype but UW Metalcraft is again too obvious and strong a pull. You have TWO Mirran Crusaders and some equipment for them to wear, plus two strong gold cards on color and your white is good in general with O-Ring, Arrest, the Journeys etc. You can board in the Leaks and/or Remand to make it very controlling too. I considered GW Tokens but I don't think it's as good. http://www.magicdrafting.com/savedpools/10386 I like suicide black here with BR but the creature pool is not very deep. The few that there are are phenomenal in the archetype but the count is low unless you start including Dread Drones which do not really fit what the archetype is trying to do. There's plenty of removal at least. I considered UB Proliferate Control (which I think is a fair archetype) but didn't think that was deep enough either. Would love some input.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:45 |
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DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:So I've been generating MM15 sealed pools for practice. Interesting thought exercise. I'd like to hear some goon thoughts.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:48 |
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Lieutenant Centaur posted:JOKES ON ME FOR PLAYING MODO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also: commander.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:49 |
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Archenteron posted:If you're playing on MODO, it's broken. If you're playing on paper, he's wrong. Gauntlet of Power, on the other hand, would still work (It triggers off the land tapping for mana, whereas the Sun triggers when the mana of the named color would be added, or something along those lines). I don't know if Gauntlet of Power would work the same way or not. It's template is just as ill defined as Caged Sun's. Matt Tabak has mentioned that Gauntlet of Power doesn't really work either.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:49 |
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Jabor posted:Trying to hit UUU off 9-10 sources is still pretty sketchy TBH. I'd say you'd want at least 12 to be able to cast it before the game's over, and more like 15 if you wanted to be able to hit it on-curve. It's not really something you want to cast on curve, though. I haven't done the math on this because I've never played a CCC spell in a Limited format before. Fated Conflagration just doesn't make the cut. I suppose you could put in a Wayfarer's Bauble.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:50 |
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Snacksmaniac posted:Also: commander. I don't have friends, owned.
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# ? May 14, 2015 03:55 |
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Archenteron posted:If you're playing on MODO, it's broken. If you're playing on paper, he's wrong. Gauntlet of Power, on the other hand, would still work (It triggers off the land tapping for mana, whereas the Sun triggers when the mana of the named color would be added, or something along those lines). Actually looks like the MonoU player was correct per rulings on Gatherer and is still able to generate U mana http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=5768 I guess it has to do with how replacement effect occur.
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# ? May 14, 2015 04:00 |
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Lieutenant Centaur posted:Actually looks like the MonoU player was correct per rulings on Gatherer and is still able to generate U mana Nope. Contamination replaces his lands ability to tap for anything but B. Caged Sun is a Trigger not a Replacement. So he taps a land for 1 (can't produce B because color identity) then Caged Sun doesn't trigger because U was never added to his pool.
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# ? May 14, 2015 04:04 |
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Notably, this part of the ruling:quote:Effects which generate more mana based on what type of mana the land produces will be affected in color but not in amount. Caged Sun will still see the land generating 1 mana, but it will see the colour produced as being B rather than whatever the land originally made.
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# ? May 14, 2015 04:09 |
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In Commander it would see colorless mana because the rule works as a replacement effect. Comp Rules 903.9 posted:If mana would be added to a player’s mana pool of a color that isn’t in the color identity of that player’s commander, that amount of colorless mana is added to that player’s mana pool instead. But yeah Caged Sun doesn't see U being made so it doesn't trigger.
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DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:So I've been generating MM15 sealed pools for practice. Interesting thought exercise. I'd like to hear some goon thoughts. all of these pools are tilted like crazy. The first one is just insane, yes you run the 5 rare UW artifact deck. The biggest decision there is the mana base and maybe like a 23rd card (hint: playing with metalcraft means mediocre artifacts are better than even good non-artifact cards). The second one is, again, pretty tilted. The third one is BR. You are wrong in assuming dread drone is bad, you windmill slam those in there. They're a 4 power creature in a deck that has 12 removal spells (before counting combust or the white 2x sunlance splash). If they were 4/1s with no other words they'd still be OK, the fact that they give you mana to kill a dude AND kick burst lightning next turn or whatever groovy-ness is fine. Your removal will make sure creatures you don't want trading with it are dead, and it's TOTALLY FINE to trade him for a random on their board, because you will still kill every other one of their guys and get there with a lacerator over 10 turns.
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Sigma-X posted:all of these pools are tilted like crazy. I keep wanting to try BW spirits because I think both of those colors are crazy deep and the synergy is there but it just requires so many moving parts (spirits, arcane spells, spirit craft dudes). I think it'll work better as a draft deck where you can hit a critical mass of relevant creatures. Is there a draft sim available yet?
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# ? May 14, 2015 04:29 |
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I haven't tried to generate a ton of drafts or sealed pools for MM15 yet but I'm pretty sure that black is just hot garbage. There's barely any playable creatures in black.
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# ? May 14, 2015 04:54 |
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Drafted tokens on XMage, was super fun and really strong. Pick up tons of saproling/spawn makers, as many Scions as you see, and a couple of Algae Feeders. 1/1 shroud for 4 sounds bad until it's like an 11/11 from all your little shitters dying.
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# ? May 14, 2015 05:08 |
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qbert posted:Last night's SSL was pretty entertaining. Wrapter ended up winning for the week, but he basically stumbled into the win after making like the worst play possible for 3 turns in a row. I think the highlight was when he -2 Narset, passed. Post-match interview was hilarious. LSV said he'd likely use that turn (where Josh -2'd Narset then passed) as his example for the next "What's the play?" article, since the lines to decide between on that particularly turn were very nuanced and there was a lot to think about in support of each possibility.
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# ? May 14, 2015 06:28 |
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Leperflesh posted:Assuming I read the rules correctly. The keyword "priority" is new to me.
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# ? May 14, 2015 07:26 |
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Some judgeburps for secrets week. I'm just going to do the stories about which I feel like I have something interesting to contribute. I will burp for anyone else that requests it from that week. Ironic Twist - Wake Your words sparkle, though perhaps not quite as brightly as normal. This is still enough for your sentences to be the best of the week, and not by a small margin. I loved the way the light reflected off the ice tied the two main scenes together. Also it dealt with the sordid subject matter in a dispassionate but sensitive way, avoiding being overly sentimental. I was a little confused by the ending. I do think that it had to be a very open ending to work, but I think you can do that while still making the blocking work a bit better. It was the stuff with the brother that left me a bit "what happened when here?" Sadistech - Pyre I mainly want to talk about the structure of this story. I liked the idea- I think a story divided into headings by this guy's code of ethics could be an extremely effective means of telling a story. I didn't like the execution at all- I think that the code speaks for itself a lot of the time, and that the words under the headings should have related more directly to actions of the main character. Your links don't have to be so literal for this to work. I like that you took a risk here. Maybe GP's story from the previous week is an example of a story that uses a similar structure incredibly well. Your idea was more ambitious, but you didn't come close to pulling it off. (also just read that story because I think it is my second favourite TD story ever). Paladinus - Circle of Lies To be honest I think there would be a lot of weeks where this wouldn't lose, but that doesn't mean it isn't terrible. The plot was hard to understand, and then when I understood it I actually thought less of the story. What I really hated about the story was the dialogue. It was really expected and sappy, which is a particularly bad crime when so much of the story is told this way. Here's an example: ‘Such behaviour won’t be tolerated, young man’, said Oscar in a stern voice, ‘Maybe it’s time for you to learn there’s no Father Christmas. You get presents from your parents and you should be grateful for whatever you get.’ I mean are there really people that talk like this? And if there are, are they the kind of people we want to read stories about? No- they're boring poo poo people. *** Okay I will do some more of these but now I'm going to go read more.* *good things, not TD newtestleper fucked around with this message at 11:02 on May 14, 2015 |
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newtestleper posted:[/b]Some judgeburps for secrets week.[/b] no stories about Sarkhan, voted 1
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# ? May 14, 2015 11:00 |
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NOT AGAIN! NOT THIS TIME!
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# ? May 14, 2015 11:03 |
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this is a psa that baleful strix is a cool good card
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# ? May 14, 2015 13:46 |
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baleful strix + academy ruins = come at me broyf
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black potus posted:this is a psa that baleful strix is a cool good card agreed
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Angry Grimace posted:I haven't tried to generate a ton of drafts or sealed pools for MM15 yet but I'm pretty sure that black is just hot garbage. There's barely any playable creatures in black. The 4/1 guy who makes Eldrazi Spawn is good if you have the good Sac outlets and can go spirits.
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# ? May 14, 2015 15:07 |
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Someone explain the WB spirits deck in MM15 to me. Soulshift just seems like a horrible boring bad mechanic and I can't spot what the good high-priority cards of that archetype are supposed to be.
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# ? May 14, 2015 15:22 |
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all your guys have "when ~ dies, cast a free raise dead" ride that poo poo to valuetown
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# ? May 14, 2015 15:23 |
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black potus posted:all your guys have "when ~ dies, cast a free raise dead" ride that poo poo to valuetown and there are changeling spells in the set, such as nameless inversion. Seems like great value when a creature dies get a creature back for free, or cast a kill spell for free.
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Entropic posted:Someone explain the WB spirits deck in MM15 to me. Soulshift just seems like a horrible boring bad mechanic and I can't spot what the good high-priority cards of that archetype are supposed to be. Restless Apparition is the best non rare for the deck. If you have a good sac outlet, you can just keep bringing it back and sac'ing it over and over again.
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# ? May 14, 2015 15:27 |
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the cool thing about the spirits deck is no one else wants your best common creatures so you can probably wheel waxmane baku and such, it's going to work a lot like the rebels deck in mm1 imo where if you're the only one at the table in it you can clean up e: also devouring greed is one of my favorite limited cards of all time and it's going to own dropping it after a spectral procession.
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# ? May 14, 2015 15:29 |
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There are going to be 3 or 4 people fighting for the Artifacts deck in every draft, right?
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# ? May 14, 2015 15:30 |
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I guess also you can hope everyone is trying to draft artifacts and eldrazis and get 6 Thief of Hope.
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mcmagic posted:There are going to be 3 or 4 people fighting for the Artifacts deck in every draft, right? I just know I'm never passing Blinding Souleater unless there's a money card in the pack.
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# ? May 14, 2015 15:33 |
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the thing that is most disappointing to me about mm2 is i dont think the domain deck is very good this time when it was really good in mm1. half your common fixing is artifacts that everyone is going to fight you over. the karoos help with doing cool poo poo like a 5/5 skyreach manta but not with taking advantage of the cool stuff they gave the deck like common tribal flames
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# ? May 14, 2015 15:35 |
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Entropic posted:I just know I'm never passing Blinding Souleater unless there's a money card in the pack. Yeah, but that card is great in everything.
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