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Lottery of Babylon posted:I had the title line in OGW. Ugin is teaching Jace how to fight phyrexia, and I walk by and I go, "Ah boy, I'm just so tired of all these oaths of the gatewatch" You're now my favorite poster in the magic thread.
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They should keyword different types of flavor text so they don't have to write them out each time. Juvenilia (This card's flavor text was written by a 12-year-old trying to sound cool in an AOL roleplay chatroom, circa 1995.)
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Dec 30, 2015 20:50
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stinkles1112 posted:I wish they would print some playable Eldrazi aggro guys at a CMC of something other than three. Like we've got Herald of Kozilek, Wasteland Strangler, Ruination Guide, Vile Aggregate, Molten Nursery, now this guy, plus I want Kolaghan's Command and Exquisite Firecraft, and I want all of those cards to be in the Ghostfire Blade deck that I just know is gonna be a thing. There's the new 2/1 that borrows stats for a turn, which is totally playable when you expect to be slamming bigger creatures every turn from there.
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Dec 30, 2015 20:52
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Angry Grimace posted:The Gaddock Teeg buyout seems like the most :mtgfinance: buyout in recent memory that isn't Storm World. I've been singing the praises of Drifting Death a whole bunch, I'm surprised he doesn't see more play. I also run Languish main in my version so Ojutai's not quite as attractive to me. Never liked Silumgar much for the very reason you mention-they kill him, get their guy back, and you've essentially spent a turn doing nothing. He handles Gideon pretty well though. I'm also a fan of Ob Nixilis-he's not particularly flashy but he does a lot of work if he sticks around at all.
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Dec 30, 2015 20:55
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Yeah that guy is probably good enough but what I'd really like to see is another decent one drop to stick a turn two Ghostfire Blade on. In an ideal world they'll give me a devoid 2/1 for 1
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Dec 30, 2015 20:56
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JerryLee posted:They should keyword different types of flavor text so they don't have to write them out each time. at least the truly putrid names have largely vanished I think 
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alansmithee posted:I've been singing the praises of Drifting Death a whole bunch, I'm surprised he doesn't see more play. I also run Languish main in my version so Ojutai's not quite as attractive to me. Never liked Silumgar much for the very reason you mention-they kill him, get their guy back, and you've essentially spent a turn doing nothing. He handles Gideon pretty well though. I'm also a fan of Ob Nixilis-he's not particularly flashy but he does a lot of work if he sticks around at all. I have won more games with Ob Nixilis's ultimate than any other Planeswalker's ultimate simply because a control deck that's ticking him up is almost impossible to beat. Of course, there's also the funny mirror match Ob Nixilis issue where D. Silumgar himself interacts with Ob Nixilis in funny ways because you're sitting there with no creatures on board and someone with a Nixilis out has to stop using it at 7 because of the concern that your opponent will use Silumgar to steal it at 8 and then ultimate it.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:06
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Elyv posted:at least the truly putrid names have largely vanished I think Dude, "Pia and Kiran Nalaar" exists
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Dec 30, 2015 21:07
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stinkles1112 posted:Yeah that guy is probably good enough but what I'd really like to see is another decent one drop to stick a turn two Ghostfire Blade on. In an ideal world they'll give me a devoid 2/1 for 1 Agreed. Sludge Crawler's pump is good enough to get some utility out of it but there's really not much else going on in one mana. The deck is also really dependent on whether or not you draw a Ghostfire Blade.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:21
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stinkles1112 posted:Dude, "Pia and Kiran Nalaar" exists That isn't even close to the offensiveness of some of their bullshit made-up fantasy names.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:22
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stinkles1112 posted:Dude, "Pia and Kiran Nalaar" exists I don't think that legends representing a pair of individuals ever comes off looking well, really. You can obviously get away with single-individual legends and you can get away with large unified groups like the ghost council, or even triads who are implied to have something weird going on, like Sen Triplets. But with two characters who are obviously intended to be distinct in terms of individuality, personality, etc. it's like why didn't you just make two cards? Same deal with Tibor and Lumia, and with Anaxaskasdfjksd and Cymeasdfkmsd the Therosian couple whose name I can't be arsed to look up right now
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Dec 30, 2015 21:25
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JerryLee posted:I don't think that legends representing a pair of individuals ever comes off looking well, really. You can obviously get away with single-individual legends and you can get away with large unified groups like the ghost council, or even triads who are implied to have something weird going on, like Sen Triplets. But with two characters who are obviously intended to be distinct in terms of individuality, personality, etc. it's like why didn't you just make two cards? Anthrax and Cyanide
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Dec 30, 2015 21:28
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JerryLee posted:They should keyword different types of flavor text so they don't have to write them out each time.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:29
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Pia and Kiran aren't even terrible names. If anything the only thing wrong there is the mild implication that real Indian names are basically the the same as made-up fantasy names. It's basically the Indian equivalent of making a card called Pam and Kyle Jones.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:31
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Idk Liliana is a Real name, if uncommon I guess the fact thats the only real english name i can think of is telling
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Dec 30, 2015 21:34
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Niton posted:Anthrax and Cyanide Ajax and Cyamede.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:38
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mandatory lesbian posted:Idk Liliana is a Real name, if uncommon Gideon. I've met Jaces before.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:39
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Entropic posted:Pia and Kiran aren't even terrible names. If anything the only thing wrong there is the mild implication that real Indian names are basically the the same as made-up fantasy names. I love Pia and Kiran because everyone just calls them Mom n Dad or Mom n Pop. I cast lightning bolt on your Mom n Dad. Sacrifice your Mom n Dad. etc
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Dec 30, 2015 21:39
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^^^ Anyone who doesn't call them Helicopter Parents is wrong.mandatory lesbian posted:Idk Liliana is a Real name, if uncommon
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Yawgmoth posted:Elspeth is a real name of Scottish origin, that's sort of close to English. My friend's (adult) sister is named Elspeth. Chandra is also a real name, but not for that complexion. Freya(lise) isn't that far from a real name. And Kiora got her original name changed because they accidentally named her after a Maori religious phrase 
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gimme my cyber bucks http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=13033
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The feel bads in JPG form
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Dec 30, 2015 21:46
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Jace, Gideon, Chandra, Liliana, Gerrard, Hannah
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mandatory lesbian posted:Idk Liliana is a Real name, if uncommon ...most of the humanoid Planeswalkers have real names, just some of them are archaic like Gideon (Hebrew), Nyssa (Hebrew), Elspeth (a Scottish variant on "Elizabeth"). Liliana, Chandra and Jace are all real names that still see some use. Ironically, I imagine the most popular of those names in English is "Jace," there's a ton of 10 year old kids running around named "Jace." Angry Grimace fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Dec 30, 2015 |
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Dec 30, 2015 21:51
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Angry Grimace posted:The feel bads in JPG form This is a perfect image. You can look at this single picture, and know every single thing that happened in the game. It's like poetry.
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Dec 30, 2015 21:52
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Niton posted:My friend's (adult) sister is named Elspeth. Chandra is also a real name, but not for that complexion.
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The Lord of Hats posted:Gideon. I've met Jaces before. oh duh, i even knew a gideon that was a dumb one to forget.
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Dec 30, 2015 22:06
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Madmarker posted:Jace, Gideon, Chandra, Liliana, Gerrard, Hannah Chandra's Indian tho, that was his original point. and I don't count Hannah or Gerrard since those characters were made years ago and i think we were talking the last few years
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Angry Grimace posted:The feel bads in JPG form
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Yawgmoth posted:You'd think if your opponent Entombs a Massacre Wurm t1, it might be a better idea to wait on going balls out on young pyro/empty the warrens fun times until you can counter whatever reanimate spell is obviously coming. they probably entombed at end of turn?
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Mince Pieface posted:they probably entombed at end of turn? Almost certainly the case
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Yawgmoth posted:You'd think if your opponent Entombs a Massacre Wurm t1, it might be a better idea to wait on going balls out on young pyro/empty the warrens fun times until you can counter whatever reanimate spell is obviously coming. Entomb is an instant. Player 2 played Turn 1 swamp, passed. Then Player 1 vomited tokens. End of turn, Player 2 taps the swamp, entombs Massacre Wurm; then turn 2, play a second swamp, Raise Dead the Massacre Wurm, game ends. Angry Grimace fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Dec 30, 2015 |
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There's also not any interaction in that graveyard or hand for the storm player so they didn't have any decisions to make, nobody played any magic that game
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poo poo, I totally blanked on Entomb being an instant. That makes much more sense now!
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UberJew posted:There's also not any interaction in that graveyard or hand for the storm player so they didn't have any decisions to make, nobody played any magic that game What are you even talking about? That was a loving shitload of Magic compressed into 3 turns.
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Shabadu posted:I love Pia and Kiran because everyone just calls them Mom n Dad or Mom n Pop. I cast lightning bolt on your Mom n Dad. Sacrifice your Mom n Dad. etc If you're not calling them "Mom and Thop" or "Helicopter Parents" you're doing it wrong.
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Dec 30, 2015 22:17
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Angry Grimace posted:That was a loving shitload of Solitaire compressed into 3 turns.
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numot got an mtg tatoo?
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Elyv posted:at least the truly putrid names have largely vanished I think I'm sorry, but Unscythe, Killer of Kings is the exact sort of stupid name that's good.
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UberJew posted:There's also not any interaction in that graveyard or hand for the storm player so they didn't have any decisions to make, nobody played any magic that game The reanimate guy had to pick the right creature to Entomb I guess???
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