Onmi posted:

what's a good counter to Silumgar Drifting Death?

Onmi posted:

what's a good counter to Silumgar Drifting Death?

Onmi posted:

what's a good counter to Silumgar Drifting Death?

AlternateNu posted:

Real answer: Edict effects.

Onmi posted:

what's a good counter to Silumgar Drifting Death?

AlternateNu posted:

Real answer: Edict effects.

Sickening posted:

You know what I am going to do, I am going to just play modern and be sure to let him know how much I am enjoying the collection and pick up the tab a little more than I already do when we play golf.

I didn't ask for him to drop off 50lbs of magic cards when his he and his wife came over for some bbq. When he did I didn't think to make a big deal of it and ask a bunch of questions. Both my wife and his don't particularly like magic as a hobby and I just stashed it in the garage and went about my evening. It turned out to be quite the haul of cards. Yay for me. I am not going to turn around and feel guilty about it.

Ramos posted:

I'm too busy being content playing Goggles Control. Oh yes, I'd love to draw four off of a red one mana spell.

Bugsy posted:

Thats cute. If you exile Constipated Sphinx and he returns to the battlefield you don't get to do the look and choose again.

qbert posted:

Huh?

Olothreutes posted:

I think he's talking about Alhammarret. I assume it is bugged in MODO.

AlternateNu posted:

It is going to be hilarious when we find out that the Battle for Zendikar fails, Gideon dies, and Nahiri become the new mono-W walker.

AlternateNu posted:

It is going to be hilarious when we find out that the Battle for Zendikar fails, Gideon dies, and Nahiri become the new mono-W walker.

Count Bleck posted:

Pffff, Gideon will die, but Chandra will get absolutely pissed about it and take up the R/W mantle.

Onmi posted:

Then who'd be the Mono-Red Walker?

Frozen_flame posted:

Frozen_flame posted:

Count Bleck posted:

Pffff, Gideon will die, but Chandra will get absolutely pissed about it and take up the R/W mantle.

Thisuck posted:

The Wonderful101 is a fantastic game and everyone needs to play/watch a LP for it.

Was there something between Chandra and Gideon in the lore? Also Gideon will just go Indestructible mode and gently caress poo poo up.

quote:

Gideon heard legends in his travels referencing a large naturally occuring fountain of white mana that took the shape of fire on the plane of Regatha. It was called the Purifying Fire by the Order of Heliud, the group that watched over the flame. With interest, Gideon pursued this legend hoping to study it and was initially denied his request by the head of the Regathan Order, Walbert. Walbert finally acquiesced if Gideon would do him a favor and tasked Gideon with recovering the planeswalker known as Chandra Nalaar when she left Keral Keep.

Gideon followed Chandra to Kephalai where he quickly found her, due to her cataclysmic theft of the Dragon Scroll. This theft led to the complete destruction of the Sanctum of Stars and Gideon tracked Chandra down and attempted to assist her. Unfortunately, he wasn't the only being to have found her and in an attempt to save innocent lives, he incapacitated Chandra. Eventually he returned the scroll, having kept it in hopes that Chandra would not be executed until it was found, but with her escape, he found no reason to keep it.

Gideon once again tracked Chandra, landing on the plane of Diraden in Chandra's footsteps, much to the pyromancer's immense disbelief and fury. He quickly calmed her and suggested that they would accomplish more to escape the plane, which was dominated by black mana and endless night ruled by a Vampire prince, if they would work together. Chandra's last ally, a goblin named Jurl, chose that moment to attack them, and Gideon quickly subdued the being. With Jurl as their guide, Gideon and Chandra found their way to a village to speak with their wise woman, the menarch Falia. Falia appeared to be a child, but through the use of Blood Magic, had gained her wisdom from her mother, as well as slowed her aging considerably. Falia was instantly smitten by Gideon's good looks and secretly plotted to separate Chandra from her accomplice. She sent Gideon on a hunting expedition and summoned the Fog Riders to abduct Chandra. Gideon showed up at an opportune moment and slew one of the Fog Riders before they were both incapacitated.

While Prince Velrav treated Chandra to his own bedchambers, Gideon was handled with more ostentation for his part in the death of the Fog Rider. Gideon was tied to stakes in the courtyard with the understanding that any who should wish it were encouraged to feed from him. When Chandra awoke, she parlayed with Velrav to treat Gideon with more mercy, which resulted in the planeswalker being moved into the dungeons below. Unfortunately, as part of the price paid to have Gideon moved, Chandra had told Velrav of planeswalkers, and Velrav believed he could harness Gideon's essence to become a planeswalker himself. During the ritual that was to attempt this though, Chandra beheaded the prince, and with his death the spell preventing them from planeswalking was lifted.

The pair returned to Regatha and sought the help of Chandra's woodland friend Samir Mia Kaulda. To Chandra's shock, Samir revealed that he had already met Gideon at the headquarters of the Order. Feeling betrayed, she left him to fend for himself and stormed back to Keral Keep. The Order had laid siege to the Keep though, with the simple ultimatum to hand over Chandra. When Chandra surrendered, she only requested that Gideon escort her to Walbert. When the walkers reached Walbert, he revealed that he planned to offer Chandra to the Purifying Fire, hoping she would be cleansed and left powerless as an example to any who would oppose him. Gideon felt immense guilt, not having known of Walbert's intentions and sought some way to help Chandra escape her fate. Finally, he found passages stating that if a person went into the fire with no regrets, that they may survive unharmed. Chandra confessed to Gideon of the accidental part she played in the death of her village and how it had haunted her ever since.

The Fire spared Chandra, and left her intact, and with great relish, she destroyed Walbert and his guards, cracking the foundations of the Fire's cavern and the temple above with the power of her fire magic. Gideon was the first to venture forth into the ruin and found Chandra passed out. He was aghast at what she had done, but swore he would cover for her if she left and never returned. Chandra revealed then that the soldiers that had killed her parents had the same ideals as the Order of Heliud, and it was in his best interest to consider his allegiances closely, stating that anyone who exemplified the Order's ideals was to be her enemy, even Gideon.

Frozen_flame posted:

TheKingofSprings posted:

Tibalt is cool and I want them to make a good version of him

free Tibalt Wizards

TheKingofSprings posted:

Tibalt is cool and I want them to make a good version of him

free Tibalt Wizards

Balon posted:

Sitting here in round 4 of a 5-round FNM, currently 3-0 and 6-0 in games.

Im playing Atarka Goblins featuring the standout card from Origins: Molten Vortex!

Honestly, Im playing 2 copies of the card and so far it's dealt the killing blow in 2 games, dealing a total of 10 damage in a single game.

I know it's a lovely card but holy hell I cant argue with these results.

Aranan posted:

Trying to figure out MTGO. I made an account solely to play limited and have some questions.

1. Apparently I've got some New Player Points to do sealed with, but can I just wait until Origins is available and spend the NPP on Origins sealed instead of Khans/Fate?

Hellsau posted:

Dude Tibalt is a Legacy and Vintage playable. I don't know what more you want from him.

Hellsau posted:

Dude Tibalt is a Legacy and Vintage playable. I don't know what more you want from him.

GeneX posted:

you are correct, Tibalt isn't banned in vintage or legacy

Frozen_flame posted:

What did happen to him on Innistrad? I'd love for him to randomly show up on Zendikar and be a dick.

Balon posted:

Sitting here in round 4 of a 5-round FNM, currently 3-0 and 6-0 in games.

Im playing Atarka Goblins featuring the standout card from Origins: Molten Vortex!

Honestly, Im playing 2 copies of the card and so far it's dealt the killing blow in 2 games, dealing a total of 10 damage in a single game.

I know it's a lovely card but holy hell I cant argue with these results.

Gumdrop Larry posted:

Tried out G/B standard elves at FNM. If it wasn't already obvious, it's just not quite there. It can ramp decently at a somewhat consistent rate, but closing out games in any sort of meaningful manner is a total crapshoot. Shaman life drains weren't just big enough most of the time, Collected Companies were usually really underwhelming, and Dwynen was an absolute magnet for targeted removal when you tried to close things out by that avenue. The whole thing also folds to every prominent and easy to cast field wipe out there like Drown in Sorrow or Anger of the Gods. There might be some more pieces coming in BFZ that will make this thing cohesive, but I'm personally gonna shelf it until then unless someone figures out something that everyone else is missing.

Balon posted:

Update!

I went 5-0 tonight to take it all home. My last round opponent was playing Mono Red and once again Molten Vortex MVP. I hit 4 lands then every land after that became a shock, including clearing a path for Rabblemaster to swing in for the win in the final game.

It could be confirmation bias but hot drat is this card the tits in a deck like this. If drawing a land is exactly what you don't want then find a spot for it.

Count Bleck posted:

The thing it's missing is Modern Legal Cards.

But seriously I hope they reprint a not-poo poo Elf lord.



Yeah I honestly don't know why people wouldn't play at least 2 of it in their red deck, especially if you have a deck that hates you and makes you draw 5 lands when you need gas.

With Vortex lands ARE gas.

eSporks posted:

Vortex is a potential do nothing. Its a bit backwards to run a do nothing to avoid drawing do nothings.