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They're called cryptoliths because the flavor text on the land says so. Is there a "you gotta read the cards" emote?
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So based on the booster packaging it looks like Sorin, Jace and Werewolf Lady are the planeswalker cards in this set. Unless those big closeup arts of Jace and Sorin are somehow not from planeswalker cards. So I'm guessing in Eldritch Moon we get a Tamiyo and one other. mcmagic posted:Best green common. I feel like she would be friends with Den Protector.  Chill la Chill posted:I don't know why people want a new Emrakul that is guaranteed to be a worse version of the original. I mean Ulamog only got a buff since the OG version set a really low bar. I do hope whatever Eldritch thing Nahiri is doing actually has nothing to do with Emrakul.
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Mar 7, 2016 17:52
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Calling best green common is outrageously premature. Especially since a competitor already exists:
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Mar 7, 2016 17:57
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Entropic posted:So based on the booster packaging it looks like Sorin, Jace and Werewolf Lady are the planeswalker cards in this set. Unless those big closeup arts of Jace and Sorin are somehow not from planeswalker cards. I think Eldritch Moon will be when we find out what Nahiri has been up to, so she'll probably get a card, and Liliana is the face of the set, so Tamiyo might miss out.
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Mar 7, 2016 17:58
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lockdar posted:I've just joined a sealed league for the first time and this is the pool wizards decided to hand me. You have good fixing, and white has your best base of commons, given that it has a bunch of fliers and Isolation Zone. You should definitely be playing your Cliffhaven Vampire. I would try something like this: Creatures (15) 2x Makindi Aeronaut 1x Shadow Glider 1x Courier Griffin 2x Spawnbinder Mage 1x Steppe Glider 2x Slaughter Drone 1x Kozilek's Translator 1x Dread Defiler 1x Cliffhaven Vampire 2x Kozilek's Pathfinder 1x World Breaker Non-creatures (7) 1x Seer's Lantern 2x Oblivion Strike 1x Demon's Grasp 1x Exert Influence 1x Isolation Zone 1x Roil's Retribution Lands (18) 1x Unknown Shores 1x Holdout Settlement 1x Corrupted Crossroads 1x Fertile Thicket 1x Cinder Barrens 1x Canopy Vista 4x Swamp 2x Island 6x Plains
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Well, how do you top blue getting a 3/2 for 1 on turn 2 or 3? Give them a 7/8 for 2 on turn 3 or 4.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:02
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I actually kindof like Thraben Inspector. The rate isn't that much worse than Elvish Visionary and you could potentially use it in the Spy Network deck. Hinterland Logger once flipped is probably just going to trade with their bear and deal a couple of points of damage to them, it doesn't seem that good.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:03
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Four Score posted:itshappening.gif Database down!
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Mar 7, 2016 18:05
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Mr. Peepers posted:Well, how do you top blue getting a 3/2 for 1 on turn 2 or 3? Give them a 7/8 for 2 on turn 3 or 4. A 7/8 board wipe no less.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:08
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I gotta say, I'm not opposed to any of those rules changes. The "only transforms once" rule opens up a lot of design space a la new Avacyn that allows them to get a little saucier with transform triggers, and rule change #2 is hard to evaluate without seeing the cards that it was designed to impact. The third one I'm actually all for. I always thought it was dumb that Ratchet Bomb blew up all my transformed guys anyway. I will agree that it's kinda stupid they didn't put a mana cost reminder bubble of some kind though. Otoh if you're using the checklist cards it's pretty trivial.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:09
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MiddleEastBeast posted:A 7/8 board wipe no less. Like, you can tell they don't playtest Modern or Legacy because it will be trivially easy to flip it that early for any deck that wants to in either format.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:11
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Lawnie posted:They're called cryptoliths because the flavor text on the land says so. Is there a "you gotta read the cards" emote? Nah cards are designed for people who don't read them don't you know
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Mar 7, 2016 18:12
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Zoness posted:Nah cards are designed for people who don't read them don't you know I'd still love a big flashing "RTFC!!" to post at people
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Mar 7, 2016 18:14
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Mr. Peepers posted:Like, you can tell they don't playtest Modern or Legacy because it will be trivially easy to flip it that early for any deck that wants to in either format. If Treasure Cruise were still in standard I'd like it a lot there but as it is it seems kindof easy to run out of gas.
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stinkles1112 posted:I'd still love a big flashing "RTFC!!" to post at people  but with LSV
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Mar 7, 2016 18:17
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Four Score posted:itshappening.gif ...in like 5 years
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stinkles1112 posted:I gotta say, I'm not opposed to any of those rules changes. The "only transforms once" rule opens up a lot of design space a la new Avacyn that allows them to get a little saucier with transform triggers, and rule change #2 is hard to evaluate without seeing the cards that it was designed to impact. The times where you have to ask what the converted mana cost of a card on the battlefield is so rare that it's not really a hassle to turn the DFC over or look at the checklist card when needed.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:18
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I think it's funny that delver's front side costs 3 more as its own flip card.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:19
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Just the Wind is my favorite flavor card. Actually no it's Magnifying Glass. Actually no again it's Thing in the Ice. I'm really digging this Lovecraftian motif, it really is what Innistrad was missing in terms of full on Horror Plane. Also, this change to the DFCs means Ugin can no longer remove Jaces by -0ing. This is tragic. Edit: You can probably play Thing in the Ice in some sort of control deck, it's a decent blocker until you get to 0 ice counters, then it's how you win. Count Bleck fucked around with this message at 18:25 on Mar 7, 2016 |
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Mar 7, 2016 18:22
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Four Score posted:itshappening.gif Confirmed, no good reason to play MTGO unless you're a pro.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:23
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Where's the creepy doll that lets you use your blood echoes to strengthen yourself though
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Mar 7, 2016 18:27
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Thing in the ice is a great card
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Mar 7, 2016 18:31
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Eh I'm waiting for the creepy doll equipment instead.
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Entropic posted:So based on the booster packaging it looks like Sorin, Jace and Werewolf Lady are the planeswalker cards in this set. Unless those big closeup arts of Jace and Sorin are somehow not from planeswalker cards. I concur, on this set, but Liliana is in promo material for Moon. Suppose we may not get a Nahiri yet, may have just done a hit-and-run on the Plane.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:38
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If we get another fuckin Jace and not a new Mrs. Moonsocks I'm going to seriously reevaluate my massively positive feelings about this set so far
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Thing in the Ice is really good, I think. Also it's awesome. I am going to draft Mono Winds every draft. Innistrad rules.
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Mar 7, 2016 18:40
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420 tammy moonsocks all day
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Mar 7, 2016 18:41
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"That Thing in the Ice was Just the Wind."
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Mar 7, 2016 18:42
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I think this will make a standard UR prowess/surge deck very real
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It's starting to look likely that the Cthulhu thing in SoI isn't Emrakul, but something related to Innistrad's history (but not native to it, as evidenced by the portal). It could be Marit Lage, I guess, since it's an underwater cosmic horror and Nahiri would be old enough to remember it. The tentacles aren't Emrakul-like, they're more sea-creature-ish whereas Emrakul's are more thin and spindly.
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ThePeavstenator posted:I think this will make a standard UR prowess/surge deck very real I don't know about that but I feel like it replaces jace very well in that deck.
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That news is from November and they didn't say a peep about anything at the latest quarterly results meeting nor at their annual toy fair last month. It's either just a brand umbrella for their online initiatives like modo plus duels together or nothing at all.
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Anyone who thought Emrakul would be on Innistrad was and remains a giant idiot. There, I said it.
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BJPaskoff posted:It's starting to look likely that the Cthulhu thing in SoI isn't Emrakul, but something related to Innistrad's history (but not native to it, as evidenced by the portal). It could be Marit Lage, I guess, since it's an underwater cosmic horror and Nahiri would be old enough to remember it. The tentacles aren't Emrakul-like, they're more sea-creature-ish whereas Emrakul's are more thin and spindly. True, but the growth on the buildings in Thraben Inspector's looks pretty Eldrazieqsue. But then, Emrakul isn't supposed to corrupt the land, as she's the one that induces madness. Edit: Lowball I'd love Marit Lage returning.
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Fuzzy Mammal posted:That news is from November and they didn't say a peep about anything at the latest quarterly results meeting nor at their annual toy fair last month. It's either just a brand umbrella for their online initiatives like modo plus duels together or nothing at all. Didn't Hasbro cite investment in magic digital as a huge money sink in a recent fiscal call
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Since they must know that Thing in Ice is a strong card, I wonder what the odds are that they print something in the set that can add ice counters to delay/prevent it from flipping? For example:
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Sickening posted:I don't know about that but I feel like it replaces jace very well in that deck. The problem is mostly that nothing seems very likely to replace Monastery Swiftspear and Thing in Ice is actually doing quite a different thing. I would think some kind of different deck running something like Myth Realized would be a more likely option.
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CompeAnansi posted:Since they must know that Thing in Ice is a strong card, I wonder what the odds are that they print something in the set that can add ice counters to delay/prevent it from flipping? For example: That is in fact a cool card, and is also the most Un-Red card I've seen in a while.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned yet that this card: Is pretty much Fallen Angel: 
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