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lol at the story, when Jace decides to be a douche and force Vraska into a lover's illusion instead of listening to his partner he supposedly loves, but doesn't respect enough to listen to apparently. Got what he had coming to him, little shitass. Giving hi mthe Sylex back was a huge mistake. Also interesting to see Vrasska and Nahiri contrasted against Lukka. Vrasska and Nahiri at least trying to fight it off a little, hold off at least, but Lukka pets one ugly freak and falls in love with the whole deal almost immediately.
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Jan 14, 2023 23:24
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Jace is a loving moron.
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Rules Questions: -If I control an Archivist of Oghma, and one of my opponents controls an Aven Mindcensor, do I get an Archivist trigger if an opponent tries to tutor but looks at the top 4 instead of their whole library? -If I control an Archivist of Oghma and my opponent casts a tutor and I cast an Opposition Agent, do I get an Archivist trigger if Oppo resolves before they search and I control them? fadam fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Jan 15, 2023 |
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fadam posted:Rules Questions: From gatherer on aven mindcensor: For effects that check whether a player searched a library or may search a library, searching the top four cards of that library counts as searching that library. quote:-If I control an Archivist of Oghma and my opponent casts a tutor and I cast an Opposition Agent, do I get an Archivist trigger if Oppo resolves before they search and I control them? I would guess after the search since according to oppo they're still searching, but it's that you control them? Don't know about that though
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fadam posted:Rules Questions: 3/19/2021 For effects that check whether a player searched a library or may search a library, searching the top four cards of that library counts as searching that library. Yes you still trigger because despite being controlled by you they'ree still searching their library.
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Silhouette posted:Lmao Vraska, Thief of Crowns They "fixed" it by making it 5 mana instead of something that comes down on turn 2 with a mana dork.
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HootTheOwl posted:3/19/2021 For effects that check whether a player searched a library or may search a library, searching the top four cards of that library counts as searching that library. ilmucche posted:From gatherer on aven mindcensor: For effects that check whether a player searched a library or may search a library, searching the top four cards of that library counts as searching that library. Thanks!
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Khanstant posted:lol at the story, when Jace decides to be a douche and force Vraska into a lover's illusion instead of listening to his partner he supposedly loves, but doesn't respect enough to listen to apparently. Got what he had coming to him, little shitass. Giving hi mthe Sylex back was a huge mistake. They are absolutely going to find some way out of Compleation because Jace is the poster boy for the absolute smuggest people who play the game and he can't go away
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How do we feel about Kaya? It's an interesting design and hexproof means most players have to throw creatures at it (although Invoke Despair is around) and she can steal creatures or even turn enchantments into them, so that seems to protect her a lot by taking a threat and making an ablative 1/1 with possible ETB exploits to be had as well. Her +2 gets them closer to losing and you further from it, but it's not fast and you pay 7 mana for her. 0 is an odd one, drawing 2 at the cost of letting the opponent scry is probably justifiable but always sucks to give them anything.
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PlasticAutomaton posted:Jace is a loving moron. blue card. Also is there a discord or something where people will do webcam sealed games? like people bring their packs on cam, open them, and then play against each other?
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It is also that cards can get more powerful and more played when a better shell is found for them See: LED, Death's Shadow, like a hundred other cards
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Modern is kind of funny because a lot of these deck shells (like Death's Shadow and Lantern) actually did exist for the longest time without anyone playing them, and it wasn't any particular new cards or metagame shifts that made them suddenly start seeing play, it's just that someone tried the deck for the first time and starting seeing success.
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I think Primeval Titan Turbo is also kindof in that boat, with the amusing detail that one of the prominent early pilots was a guy stacking his deck to get ridiculous starts.
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It's a rare occasion that I ever go out and buy a booster box, but I was stoked about Dominaria Remastered, so I treated myself for my birthday and did three sealed drafts with my partner. The set is good, y'all. It was fun to see some really old bunk legendaries from Legends make their way in and find themselves a playable niche in a limited format. Also, some highlighted pulls from the box: - Yawgmoth, Thran Physician (Borderless, foil) - Yawgmoth, Thran Physician (Retro Border) - Sylvan Library (Borderless) - Mystical Tutor (Retro Border) - Enlightened Tutor (Retro Border) - Force of Will - Dark Depths (Retro Border) All in all, worth the money on the drat thing and the games themselves were a blast. It's been a long, long while since I've actually had this feeling with MTG, and even if it's a fluke nowadays, I'll take it.
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I had fun at the drafts I played at this weekend, even if I didn't win very much. Storming off in limited is a joy. I also had the joy of playing against the most oppressive draft deck I think I've ever seen. It was mono blue with two oppositions, three horseshoe crabs, and 2 FoFs.
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Khanstant posted:Oh, okay, I took it broader than it actually was, like random creatures and vampires and poo poo were showing up without explanation. It wasn't really a "racial" superiority stunt such as a "back in MY day" superiority stunt. Zendikar Rising's story was Nahiri and Nissa both contesting for control of the Lithoform core. Nahiri wanted to use it to return Zendikar to the way it was before before the Eldrazi were ever imprisoned and the plane became unstable, various empires and skyclave fortresses flourished, etc, a Zendikar without the Roil. Using the Lithoform Core would destroy the Roil, likely killing all the natural Elementals that are created by it, and according to Nissa, hurt the world. Jace was also there trying to both sides the entire thing cause he thought they could use the Lithoform core elsewhere because Jace sucks
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Maybe I'm missing some context but that doesn't sound so bad. Really, they both have the same problem of "who gave you the right?" They have the power to do what they want and stopping them can be cataclysmic, but still, weird to be shot-calling for the entire plane on individuals' whim. If they were on Earth in whatever plane this is, I'd say maybe Nissa has the advantage if only because the arrow of time is pretty sacred to us, but probably only because we don't know enough about it yet. Would be undo the past if we could, probably definitely absolutely. In any case, jus tfucking ask, take a vote, use your bigshot magic fuckin powers to ask the sentient beings of the plane you're trying to make massive decisions what they want to do. You can literally reshape the plane and trap elder gods but can't figure out how to send a magic ballot to everyone?
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https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/706621437242425344/maros-phyrexia-all-will-be-one-teaser another sword of x & y, neat
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god drat the story was dumb today. nissa, nahiri, and tibalt get compleated off screen, the strike team reaches the world tree and activates the sylex, but kaya and kaito get cold feet and then elspeth kills jace and fucks off with the sylex to load chekov's gun to fire in one or two sets
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^^ Nahiri had been almost entirely compleated on-screen, Tibalt "had a seed planted in him" by Vorinclex back in Kaldheim
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Also Nissa getting got is 100% Lukka's fault lol. But also lol at this basically being entirely Jace's fault for walking into the trap, getting himself stabbed and losing Nahiri in the process, then deciding to suicide and take half the multiverse with him.
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Kashuno posted:for 5 mana she comes down and makes a 4/4, that seems ok. For 7 she comes down and makes an 8/8 or gives a probably better on average overrun? I think this could be fine for a ramp deck to play Also 6 mana and makes a 6/6
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dragon enthusiast posted:god drat the story was dumb today. That's kind of surprising, albeit very dumb and obvious stalling for plot reasons. I was betting on the strike force getting almost to the finish line and then failing due to the Phyrexians compelling Karn nullify the sylex or make it backfire. PlasticAutomaton posted:Also Nissa getting got is 100% Lukka's fault lol. But also lol at this basically being entirely Jace's fault for walking into the trap, getting himself stabbed and losing Nahiri in the process, then deciding to suicide and take half the multiverse with him. Lukka is clearly an idiot but one of the other Planeswalkers should've been like "hey this guys whole thing is bonding with animals and 99% of the animals on Phyrexia are compleated maybe let's ask the Mirran resistance if he can borrow an uncorruptible firebird or something".
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I'm buylisting to Troll & Toad because I haven't played actual paper in a decade and I want some Jumpstart to play casually with friends instead. I have big stacks of uncommons from Theros and Khans block - is there any way to tell what's picking from that? I don't think the Blueprint exists anymore, from a cursory look at Google. Also is T&T okay to buylist to? I'm pretty sure I have enough here to cover the box and some of the sleeves I'll need for it, so I'm not super concerned about that last 10%. I'm more interested in an easy process that won't make me sweat.
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Does phyrexian mana count for devotion? That Nissa might be playable in the explorer mono-g ramp deck, but if it gives +4 devotion instead of 2 that would be even cooler.
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A Moose posted:Does phyrexian mana count for devotion? That Nissa might be playable in the explorer mono-g ramp deck, but if it gives +4 devotion instead of 2 that would be even cooler. It does count. I’ll probably test it, the overrun might be a fun mirror breaker, and having a non-wish way to get rid of a pithing needle could be handy. Not being a hit off Storm the Festival is a bummer. I don’t think this is worse than any of the other random crap people are running until we get Oath of Nissa. fadam fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Jan 16, 2023 |
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You can't grab her with storm the festival, though. I think there are other cards you'd rather play.
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resistentialism posted:You can't grab her with storm the festival, though. I think there are other cards you'd rather play. Probably, but two of the more annoying things Mono-G has to deal with is Pithing Needle coming down before Karn, and a stalled board when you can’t get enough devotion to loop. This is a reasonable fix to both. I don’t think it’ll be better on balance than Oaths and Bolas, but I think it’s worth testing in those flex slots in Explorer. The fight hydra is a reasonable flex card and that doesn’t play nice with STF either FWIW.
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Boxman posted:I'm buylisting to Troll & Toad because I haven't played actual paper in a decade and I want some Jumpstart to play casually with friends instead. I have big stacks of uncommons from Theros and Khans block - is there any way to tell what's picking from that? I don't think the Blueprint exists anymore, from a cursory look at Google. https://mtg.dawnglare.com/?p=viz&s=THS%7CBNG%7CJOU%7CKTK%7CFRF%7CDTK&r=uc
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Forgot that site existed. Thanks!
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Story spoiler, sorry I didn't spoil at first: https://twitter.com/coL_Amazonian/status/1615117979821264899 Is the story going to explain why Elspeth is grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory here?
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Mat Cauthon posted:That's kind of surprising, albeit very dumb and obvious stalling for plot reasons. I was betting on the strike force getting almost to the finish line and then failing due to the Phyrexians compelling Karn nullify the sylex or make it backfire. Nissa and Wanderer both told him it was a bad idea, he kept pushing until it was basically like "jesus christ shut the gently caress up and do it then you dumb loving moron this is why nobody respects you" but more subtle. Vrasska also told Jace to friggin leave, and he ignored her because he's a selfish arrogant turd who think his will should be respected over anyone else's (he'll make the perfect Phyrexian. It's disturbing and creepy how often and how casually he manipulates others minds or forces illusions on them. I would chalk it up to becoming compleated but nobody at all seemed shocked he was casually just violating people's minds, so I assume it's common when anyone is around him. The main lesson of ONE is listen to the women saying to do the obviously correct thing, the first time they say the obviously correct thing.
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AngryBooch posted:Story spoiler, sorry I didn't spoil at first: Spoilers for part 5 of the story: Basically, they get down to the Seedcore and find that, whoops, it's already connected to a bunch of planes and the Phyrexians are ready to go now. This leads to a bunch of hemming and hawing about whether detonating the sylex will blow up the planes the tree is attached to as well and while Jace (barely holding it together and a hair away from being fully compleated) is firmly on the side of "burn it all down, regardless", Elspeth, Kaito and Kaya all seem to think it's better for their homes to be definitely compleated (instead of possibly damaged) for some reason and Elspeth stabs Jace, grabs the activated sylex right as it's about to blow and planeswalks away, leaving the rest of the team to get captured by Elesh Norn, who shows up right after to gloat. It's pretty drat stupid and basically a bunch of people died/were compleated for no good reason. plainswalker75 fucked around with this message at 02:24 on Jan 17, 2023 |
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