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Cactrot posted:We just got goblin chieftain, what more do you want?! That was actually the first decent one in a while. Not played a lot but it's a $6 rare and people love goblins. Then it's followed up by such hits as.. crumbling vestige? Wizards has like a 20% hit rate in fnm promos.
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Sickening posted:Gitaxian Probe They just reprinted Dismember but the others are a great start. Aven Mindcensor too.
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May 31, 2016 04:55
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Roast was a good one. But really, Crumbling Vestige?
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May 31, 2016 04:59
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mcmagic posted:They just reprinted Dismember but the others are a great start. Aven Mindcensor too. They reprinted it in a set sure, but its an easy slam dunk especially if it got some decent new art. You don't even have to go for every expensive uncommon/common. Imagine a new lightening bolt with some cool new art. Wild Nacatl? I feel picking exciting commons/uncommons for these promos is like the easiest task ever and it surprises me how they can gently caress it up.
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May 31, 2016 05:01
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Why not some or the more expensive, difficult to obtain EDH uncommons in honor of EMA? Isochron Scepter Lightning Greaves Skullclamp Ghostly Prison
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May 31, 2016 05:03
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Honestly, I'm not unhappy with Sylvan Scrying and Spatial Contortion. I mean yeah they're not exciting price-wise, but they're multi-format playable cards that are an affordable way to spice a deck a bit. As far as promos go, that's not bad. I have no idea what wizards is thinking with poo poo like clash of wills and crumbling vestige though.
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May 31, 2016 05:11
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clash saw a decent amount of standard playat least vestige(and imo contortion) are pretty  though
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May 31, 2016 05:20
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People play Contortion. It is uncommon though.
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May 31, 2016 05:22
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I remember getting a Blighted Fen at the last FNM I attended and I didn't even realize it was an FNM promo at first, it just felt like such a letdown.
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Contortion is fine, it sees a smattering of play in standard and modern. I'm not sure how stuff like vestige or orator of ojutai gets approved. Edit: actually, looking at the list of past fnm promos they've been about 75% commonly played standard cards, which isn't too bad. These recent ones just feel pretty bad and it isn't exactly hard to make sure everything is going to be exciting and playable. Fingers McLongDong fucked around with this message at 05:39 on May 31, 2016 |
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May 31, 2016 05:28
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Balon posted:Why not some or the more expensive, difficult to obtain EDH uncommons in honor of EMA? FWIW Lightning Greaves is in the red white Commander 2015 deck.
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Balon posted:Why not some or the more expensive, difficult to obtain EDH uncommons in honor of EMA? Scepter is in EMA. Dismember was both in MM2015 too. I thought Probe was in there too until I looked it up, I guess I just have 10 from old drafting. If they are going to reprint uncommons for Modern, do Terminate, Inquisition, Chromatic Star, Finks, and Helix.
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May 31, 2016 06:00
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Iso scepter and dismember have already been fnm promos, unless  .Edit - finks as well. Bugsy fucked around with this message at 06:11 on May 31, 2016 |
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May 31, 2016 06:08
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Does anybody else think wotc should just make some five dollar bills the FNM promo?? I know it's sort of an EDH thing,
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May 31, 2016 06:14
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It really seems like they try to forecast what will be making waves in standard and just gently caress it up constantly.
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May 31, 2016 06:18
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sylvan scrying promo is good, I'll finally be able to split my Tron playset of it into four different versions to complement my hideously mismatched tron lands.
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ZeroCount posted:sylvan scrying promo is good, I'll finally be able to split my Tron playset of it into four different versions to complement my hideously mismatched tron lands. I thought the try hard rule was that your cards all needed to match, so that your opponent couldn't figure out what was in your hand after they get to take a peak with Inquisition/Thoughtseize?
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anglachel posted:I thought the try hard rule was that your cards all needed to match, so that your opponent couldn't figure out what was in your hand after they get to take a peak with Inquisition/Thoughtseize? We can only hope that forums poster zerocount will turn aside from this madness before they dishonor their family
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anglachel posted:I thought the try hard rule was that your cards all needed to match, so that your opponent couldn't figure out what was in your hand after they get to take a peak with Inquisition/Thoughtseize? Oh contrare, you want to have completely different versions and count on your opponent misremembering what he/she saw.
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anglachel posted:I thought the try hard rule was that your cards all needed to match, so that your opponent couldn't figure out what was in your hand after they get to take a peak with Inquisition/Thoughtseize? That's the try hard rule; the try harder rule is to use as many mismatched arts as possible alongside white borders, lands in front of creatures, YuGiOh sleeves, and a My Little Pony playmat to make your opponent as on-tilt as possible without doing anything actually against the rules.
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May 31, 2016 09:14
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Urza's tower has four different seasons for a reason.
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Jabor posted:Urza's tower has four different seasons for a reason. I change the arts in my deck based on what season it really is 
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I only play FBB Japanese Chronicles Tron lands for maximum tilt purposes. I also play all 3 existent Karakases in Death and Taxes!
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anglachel posted:I thought the try hard rule was that your cards all needed to match, so that your opponent couldn't figure out what was in your hand after they get to take a peak with Inquisition/Thoughtseize? spoken like someone who doesnt show up to draft with their own supply of 8th edition basic lands
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suicidesteve posted:I only play FBB Japanese Chronicles Tron lands for maximum tilt purposes. I also play all 3 existent Karakases in Death and Taxes! If you would like to own the fourth just let me know. 3s are for plebs after all
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Don't forget to play your cards facing your opponent, and study the battlefield for 5 seconds each time your opponent plays any spell, no matter if you have an empty hand before saying "it resolves." Also, play your deck in the ultra pro magic card back sleeves upside down, so that it looks to your opponent like your hand is oriented wrong.
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May 31, 2016 11:32
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Sigma-X posted:If you would like to own the fourth just let me know. 3s are for plebs after all Eternal Masters is going to ruin everything by printing 2 more versions.
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May 31, 2016 11:53
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Soul Glo posted:FWIW Lightning Greaves is in the red white Commander 2015 deck. The R/W is the worst one as somehow they put together a ramp-into-fatties deck without including ramp or draw, so you have a normal RW deck except your guys cost 5-8 instead of 1-4.
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suicidesteve posted:I only play FBB Japanese Chronicles Tron lands for maximum tilt purposes. I also play all 3 existent Karakases in Death and Taxes! Legends, judge, and?
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Pontius Pilate posted:Legends, judge, and? Italian Legends.
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suicidesteve posted:Eternal Masters is going to ruin everything by printing 2 more versions. Those aren't real cards anyways
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:The R/W is the worst one as somehow they put together a ramp-into-fatties deck without including ramp or draw, so you have a normal RW deck except your guys cost 5-8 instead of 1-4. It's Giant Tribal
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Who's going to GP Columbus?
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A Fancy Bloke posted:It's Giant Tribal Yeah I bought it and played with it when those first released. It's terrible.
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A Fancy Bloke posted:It's Giant Tribal It's a far less exciting outcome than the other experience counter commanders since it makes RW combat keyword pile #181 larger, which is redundant when casting fatties should already dominate the board. It's just so lame when you have Meren a few boxes over whispering of untold secrets and reusing the same spore frog forever, or Ezuri getting a whole gang of value guys together and one of them hulks out. And Anya somehow is even duller. Mazirek Kaseto, Karlov, and Arjun are all unique in some way. Anya is #182.
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May 31, 2016 14:54
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Spatial Contortion promo should have been Warping Wail and the set key for Eldritch Moon is EMN not EDM
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"Can't possibly lose now" https://www.twitch.tv/lsv/v/69592755?t=35m35s
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little munchkin posted:Imagine using the phrase "initial investment of 300$" for a computer game lol I know what you mean, but is "initial investment of $300+ for a paper card game" any less insane? And for me, even with the interface oddities and bugs, Mtgo is preferable to playing in person unless its with my friends. I hate card stores. It is gross that Wotc charges, and people will pay, paper prices for pixel cards that can be spun up infinitely at no cost.
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They could run a different freemium model and still make bank. Some here have mentioned a subscription with access to certain things (X drafts a week, infinite access to the card pool). The problem with that it is makes everyone's cards literally worthless. I dont mind (I have a modest MTGO collection) but I'd hate to do that to someone. little munchkin posted:Imagine using the phrase "initial investment of 300$" for a computer game lol
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Snacksmaniac posted:They could run a different freemium model and still make bank. Some here have mentioned a subscription with access to certain things (X drafts a week, infinite access to the card pool). You should be able to subscribe to "Standard" for 20 or 30 bucks a month and have access to the card pool.
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