Anil Dasharez0ne posted:

It's nice that it can let you dig for answers, since if Opponent A is up to something that threatens to run away with the game and there's something in your top ten that stops it, Opponent B can give it to you.

EDIT: Now check out this pile!

Archenteron posted:

Motherfucker why didn't we get Krark as a new legend for the chaos deck

Mischalaniouse posted:

please explain more about how acknowledging gays or trans people existing is "shoving it in your face"

Rinkles posted:

Rinkles posted:

Sigma-X posted:

Pretty sure I already explained why it was badly written but I think making characters whose principal character trait is being that minority instead of having it be a facet of their character is poo poo writing, I have nothing against "acknowledging them", so climb on down from that high horse. When you make the entirety of their character about their minority struggles instead of them being characters who are minorities its patronizing or poo poo writing, and these dudes do a much better job of being folks who are both gay and heroes.

Making "this guy is the powerful wizard" and "this guy is the gay one" instead of "this guy is the powerful wizard and also likes dudes" is hacky.

mfcrocker posted:

At the same time, the trans MTG friends I have really liked Alesha so maybe it's just fine?

I get that it's lazy as gently caress but it was so, so much better than gently caress all

Sigma-X posted:

Sure, I agree. There's folks that unironically really like Jace, too, I get that basic / unidimensional mass market characters have appeal and I'd rather have Alesha than not. It's just fine, this magical writing is not endangering people or whatever. It's just poorly excuted and I don't think WotC deserves a pass from criticism just because there's a touchy subject in a particular story. This thread puts their bad writing on blast every week that Jace/Chandra/etc are written badly, and I don't think if they meet Queerio the rectomancer next week that they suddenly get a pass on that story.

I wish it was possible to be critical of some creative endeavor on SA (in this case, praising a better execution, even) without someone trying to loving crucify you for hating the gays / trans / whatever minority was poorly portrayed in the hack art you're criticizing. The actual gay, trans, latina, whatever folks I know in real life are actual, whole people with life goals that aren't Fight Social Perceptions but rather Write a Book, Make A Game, Own A Business, and it bugs me that we're still in gently caress-around MINORITY PROBLEMS 101 land and we have to lavish praise on whatever turd they fart out just because they made this particular shitwizard The "X" One. Especially with a fantasy setting where you can actually portray a post-hatred world and normalize that behavior, at least in some of the goddamn planes, of which there are so loving many. Alesha's story is basically commercialized virtue signaling rather than actual acceptance. I assume it comes out of good-intentioned naivety rather than a cold-hearted market manipulation but it's still everyone's right to demand better.

Which is why I really like Theros dudes because they're clearly huge proud heroes and their being a gay interracial couple has nothing to do with their heroic story in the slightest and in fact it's made clear that the people don't have a problem with that and rallied under their heroism, and that was my original point. More of that, please.

Sigma-X posted:

rectomancer

Sigma-X posted:

Queerio the rectomancer

rabidsquid posted:

oh no, these new magic characters dont have the character depth of, uh

Elyv posted:

mcmagic posted:

Chuckling to myself thinking of playing this in legacy.

Entropic posted:

I think the best thing you can say about it in 2-player is that it's better than Dubious Challenge.

mcmagic posted:

IDK Challenge might be good in some sort of Evles deck?

Entropic posted:

Pay four mana to get another Llanowar Eld and give your opponent a Craterhoof or whatever?

We went over this when the card was spoiled, it's bad.

The best anyone could come up with was to flip, like, some giant bomb and something that kills it. You'd have to make sure both cards were in your top 10 first though. In which case, congrats? You spent a bunch of time and effort getting an awkward 4-mana Ashen Rider without the ETB trigger.

Rinkles posted:

Thrasios, Triton Hero
GU
Legendary Creature - Merfolk
4: Scry 1, then reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped. Otherwise, draw a card.

Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Rip_Van_Winkle posted:

This seems really good?

anglachel posted:

Yeah it seems pretty solid, could support Merfolk tribal in Commander. Is it good enough for Legacy merfolk?

Elyv posted:

code:

Armory Automaton
3
Artifact Creature - Construct
Whenever Armory Automaton enters the battlefield or attacks, attach to it any number of target equipments. (Control of Equipment doesn't change.)
2/2

C-Euro posted:

Grip of Phyresis seems like pretty sweet SB tech in Legacy, even without getting a Germ token from the deal.

Elyv posted:

idk, no one plays carry away. This card is quite a bit better, though