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gwrtheyrn posted:A little more likely since you can do 2x temple. I'm not too up to date on what lists could have more ways to grab 4 mana on turn 2. eye + urborg gets 4 mana but doesn't produce the colorless. T1 - Urborg - Thoughtseize T2 - Eye of ugin - Thought-knot Seer 100% possible!
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Cauldron Moose posted:T1 - Urborg - Thoughtseize There is no colorless source. Eye of ugin reduces generic mana and both lands tap for black
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Cauldron Moose posted:T1 - Urborg - Thoughtseize Produces BB, which can't cast something that costs {1}{C}.
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gwrtheyrn posted:There is no colorless source. Eye of ugin reduces generic mana and both lands tap for black Ah, of course. Better to make the mistake here than in a game, though!
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You can do T1 Thoughtseize T2 Thought-Knot if you're playing in the mirror and your opponent leads with Urborg.
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Cauldron Moose posted:T1 - Urborg - Thoughtseize Double Eldrazi Temple or Temple/Eye does give a T2 Seer mind, not to be sniffed at. What's in the Oath preprelease packs? Is it a seeded pack, three Oath and 2 BFZ? I forgot how the promos are done now, maybe it's just six packs and a bonus stamped rare? BizarroAzrael fucked around with this message at 11:42 on Jan 14, 2016 |
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BizarroAzrael posted:Double Eldrazi Temple or Temple/Eye does give a T2 Seer mind, not to be sniffed at. 4 oath, 2 BFZ, bonus stamped rare.
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Jan 14, 2016 11:57
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kizudarake posted:4 oath, 2 BFZ, bonus stamped rare. Sounds fine, although it seems a shame to get fewer rare rolls on Oath. Wondering if I'm going to regret not pre-ordering Thought-knot. I think rare value is going to have a better distribution this set, but it's a card a lot of folks seem keen on trying in the modern deck.
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kizudarake posted:4 oath, 2 BFZ, bonus stamped rare. With the stamped rare being playable.
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Lieutenant Centaur posted:I actually bought some of these 2 months ago based off an MTGLion video. The Chinese fakes are two things: Hilariously bad or perfect. Some cards are brighter on the back and feel like poo poo and some others you can't tell it's a fake. I just wanted to bring this back because in the time that I've been investigating chinese fakes (for real trying to find ways to identify them) I have still never seen one that isn't immediately obvious if you just pull out a loupe. This includes some of those fakes from a few months ago that people freaked out at a GP over. If you're ever really worried about fakes, grab a loupe off amazon (its like 10 bucks) and just look at the text on the card. Is it printed as a hard-edged layer of ink above the printing on the rest of the card? Congrats, it's real, and I've seen no evidence anywhere of a fake being able to come close to matching that.
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haha the idea of a mouthbreather with a binder holding a flipjace up to the fluorescent light at the convention center with a jeweler's loupe jammed in his eye is hilarious to me
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"hmm, first run printing..." *sniffs card deeply* "...opened in australia..." *waggles card past ear* "...stored at optimal humidity..." *runs finger along length of card and touches his fingertip delicately to the tip of his tongue "...and played in three SCG tournaments, top 8'ing once."
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GoutPatrol posted:With the stamped rare being playable. There have been pre-releases with unplayable promos haven't there? Like something where there was just one promo? Can't remember but I feel that's happened since Innistrad? Edit: ^ dread to think what you would see if the florescent light was turned back on them.
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Lancelot posted:"hmm, first run printing..." *sniffs card deeply* "...opened in australia..." *waggles card past ear* "...stored at optimal humidity..." *runs finger along length of card and touches his fingertip delicately to the tip of his tongue "...and played in three SCG tournaments, top 8'ing once." *licks card* hint of citrus.... This is a counterfeit, a true card tastes like almonds!!!!!
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BizarroAzrael posted:There have been pre-releases with unplayable promos haven't there? Like something where there was just one promo? Can't remember but I feel that's happened since Innistrad?
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BizarroAzrael posted:There have been pre-releases with unplayable promos haven't there? Like something where there was just one promo? Can't remember but I feel that's happened since Innistrad? Yeah, I had a Biovisionary in my DGM Simic pack. That was pretty unplayable!
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Edit: got eem!
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suicidesteve posted:Yeah, I had a Biovisionary in my DGM Simic pack. That was pretty unplayable! A 3 mana 2/3 is playable, just not good. With the current system I'm looking forward to tales of people getting a date-stamped foil Call The Gatewatch as their promo rare. 
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Skyl3lazer posted:I just wanted to bring this back because in the time that I've been investigating chinese fakes (for real trying to find ways to identify them) I have still never seen one that isn't immediately obvious if you just pull out a loupe. This includes some of those fakes from a few months ago that people freaked out at a GP over. You don't even need a loupe, the best examples only look good at a glance, in a sleeve. The worst of them have painfully bad errors, I saw Batterskull without a set symbol (think I posted it in the last mtg thread) and I've seen cards like Imperial Recruiter with the wrong rarity symbol. But somehow people are still being fooled and buying fake duals at events, so do the needful and mark your proxies everybody.
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Lancelot posted:"hmm, first run printing..." *sniffs card deeply* "...opened in australia..." *waggles card past ear* "...stored at optimal humidity..." *runs finger along length of card and touches his fingertip delicately to the tip of his tongue "...and played in three SCG tournaments, top 8'ing once." Its like Olivander from HP but for magic cards!
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jassi007 posted:Its like Olivander from HP but for magic cards! Too soon bro.  TheKingofSprings posted:How many Zombie Wizards are there in Magic Nekusar is pretty notable. But it's pretty small, though. Count Bleck fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Jan 14, 2016 |
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How many Zombie Wizards are there in Magic I need to know which one would make the best alter
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There are 24 Dralnu is the best tho. Yixlid Jailer is also pretty cool.
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I completely missed quote:If you see something in a private venue that you can reasonably believe is real, especially if it's prior to preview season, you may be in possession of stolen property. Snacksmaniac fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Jan 14, 2016 |
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Zoness posted:There are 24 zombie venser will be great
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gaby spartz is gonna be a commentator moving forward, i don't really know who she is but getting women into the booth isn't a bad thing
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mandatory lesbian posted:gaby spartz is gonna be a commentator moving forward, i don't really know who she is but getting women into the booth isn't a bad thing I'm not super clear how she got from obscurity to recognition, other than being a female who streams magic, is decent at it, and relatively normal. She made a connection with LSV somehow, he's promoted her stream etc. and she wrote a women in magic article for CFB.
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jassi007 posted:I'm not super clear how she got from obscurity to recognition, other than being a female who streams magic, is decent at it, and relatively normal. I think given the pool to choose from, that's plenty. I watch her stream from time to time, she's entertaining. Last night she was shitfaced running RG tron.
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jassi007 posted:I'm not super clear how she got from obscurity to recognition, other than being a female who streams magic, is decent at it, and relatively normal. She made a connection with LSV somehow, he's promoted her stream etc. and she wrote a women in magic article for CFB. Her day job is running a pair of content aggregator / clickbait-y sites - she has all the tools and knowledge needed to promote herself on top of her other positives.
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Gaby was one of the best commentators on the Super League, and is a drat sight better than Randy Buehler or BDM, so good for us.
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Terrible Horse posted:I think given the pool to choose from, that's plenty. Agree. I like her stream. I'm more saying she didn't rise up in the ranks because she's super good at magic. That isn't to say she's bad, but like Kenji she's better than most, probably not pro tour caliber player like Melissa Del Toro. Putting her in a coverage role is perfect, she plays a lot, is good, can speak well. Looks like some upcoming coverage teams are her, Marshall, and LSV. I think that is a great team, Marshall/LSV are fun to listen to on lrcast, and LSV/Gabby are fun to watch stream together.
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jassi007 posted:I'm not super clear how she got from obscurity to recognition, other than being a female who streams magic, is decent at it, and relatively normal. She made a connection with LSV somehow, he's promoted her stream etc. and she wrote a women in magic article for CFB. There does appear to be some kind of pattern when it comes to women that get into broadcasting.
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Sickening posted:There does appear to be some kind of pattern when it comes to women that get into broadcasting. Yes she is attractive if that is what you mean, however she isn't an empty shell when it comes to magic. She speaks well in public and is knowledgeable enough about the game to do a good job in coverage.
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Who makes a good commentator seems to be very hard to predict. Kenji and PV, both great players, got their shot and were underwhelming and don't seem to be invited back anytime soon. Huey surprisingly resulted in a ton of dead air when I was watching, despite LSV and Marshall's best efforts. Randy is terrible but keeps reappearing. Who knows.
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Also, I didn't make the connection, but her husband is a very famous/influential person, which certainly can't hurt your chances.
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Interesting people only look for "patterns" when it comes to women getting into the booth.
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Niton posted:Also, I didn't make the connection, but her husband is a very famous/influential person, which certainly can't hurt your chances. Forbes and Privacy Badger don't play well together. Who is her husband?
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I like how it took about 8 posts before anyone was brave enough to mention Gaby Spartz is hot. Congratulations on your courage guys!
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jassi007 posted:Forbes and Privacy Badger don't play well together. Who is her husband? Her husband is Emerson Spartz, the founder of an enormous Harry Potter fansite called MuggleNet (at the age of 12. I didn't really know anything about the guy, but reading up on him he's really quite impressive.
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Kenji is cute too but he's not a good commentator.
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