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I think my first ever pet card was Ardent Recruit. It's changed from time to time since then, but ever since I actually tried to make Ardent Recruit work, I just can't get worked up about individual cards anymore. That FNM was an expensive lesson, that sometimes there is a reason people aren't using a card.
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I can see why they wouldn't want Phil Foglio, even if I do love his comics, but why did they decide to drop Kaja? She loving nailed it in nearly every piece she did for them, it seems.
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Feb 9, 2014 15:26
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Zoness posted:It's mostly that there are a lot of players who draft just for the sake of opening cards as opposed to going about it with the intent of playing limited as a tournament. I can't help it if I enjoy laying down Pharika's Mender to grab a Gray Merchant for lethal next turn.
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Feb 12, 2014 18:47
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Wait, aren't there several large online retailers that regularly corner the market on cards and artificially drive the price point up? I can't remember exactly which one was accused of doing that, but it's apparently happened more than a couple of times. Is there any way to know exactly how much of an effect that is having on Modern and Legacy prices?
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Feb 14, 2014 01:08
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Just how important is it that people don't know other people's decklists? I would think that in Legacy and Modern, you're opponents are going to be playing well-worn archetypes, meaning that you basically know the deck their playing as soon as they drop their first notable play, and Standard can get pretty drat same-y too. If you made everyone's decklist available to their opponents, wouldn't it lead to much more skill-intensive play? I mean, both players are at the same advantage/disadvantage, but now they can make more informed play decisions. However, by the same logic, it might lead to more mechanical play as well. i.e. I know you're playing Jund, so I know that I have to have a Turn 1 counterspell to stop you Thoughtseizing the best card in my hand/my most important combo piece. I don't intend to imply that I'm some kind of tournament play expert or anything, just that hiding decklists seems like an irrelevant action, though I'm willing to be wrong. A big flaming stink posted:Soooo, phonechat aside, one of my friends brought up an interesting idea about new lands to print. Would legendary dual lands (as in, identical to the originals except legendary) be in violation of the spirit of the reserve list or too destabilizing to modern? It seems like a pretty nice inclusion to ease the manabase price of old formats a little bit. Also, Wizards likes their cards being expensive, and will likely only bring the price "down" if it's guaranteed to rise back up due to increased availability increasing demand. It wouldn't surprise me a bit to learn that most Wizards employees directly involved in Magic trade cards with advance knowledge of what archetypes will exist/become better supported, thus supplementing their income by a notable margin.
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Feb 14, 2014 21:56
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threefive posted:Knowing multiple people at WOTC: no one does this. They'd be fired instantly.
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Feb 15, 2014 00:52
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JerryLee posted:(Note: People like Maro and Forsythe aren't in such a policy-affecting position, if we take them at their implied word that they would like to roll back or skirt around the obstacles to reprinting but are not in a position to do so. I'm talking about the Hasbro CEOs here.) I imagine that another explanation is that the business model Wizards employs requires that the secondary market stay healthy and competitive. It means that they can later roll out a bunch of reprints in order to move packs basically at will.I believe some people put forward the theory that Thoughtseize was put into Theros precisely as a way to ensure that it would sell well; either on flavor, mechanics, or just by virtue of having Thoughtseize. Veyrall fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Feb 15, 2014 |
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JerryLee posted:I'll likewise give you that, but such low-rung people have no opportunities to influence the company to "work so hard" to prop up the secondary market to its current ludicrous heights, which is what I thought you were talking about. Mob posted:What you guys often fail to understand it that until VERY recently, almost every single WotC employee who is in a position to do what you're describing is loving. terrible. at Magic and no amount of FFL testing is going to give them a clue about what will be hot or not. I kinda want to see a bunch of Magic employees play against each other now. I just want to see exactly how skilled they actually are at playing the game, even if they are pretty good at making it fun.
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Feb 15, 2014 09:37
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Fingers McLongDong posted:
Also, Sharzak, I don't know why the existance of utilikilts bothers you as much as it does. I've seen way worse with the Yu-Gi-Oh crowd at my LGS that "cosplays" as "original characters" that generally consist of over-dyed, over-sprayed spike hair, plastic shoulderpads, neon colors, and a desperate lack of aesthetic sense. But they don't steal anything and are pretty polite, which apparently puts them miles ahead of other Yu-Gi-Oh crowds. Veyrall fucked around with this message at 14:05 on Feb 15, 2014 |
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Feb 15, 2014 13:59
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Well that sounds like a terrible place, it would be hard to blame someone for not going back. I've always had good experiences with the stores around here for the most part so its always hard to believe places like that exist.
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Feb 15, 2014 17:57
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Bosushi! posted:Haha I was wondering this too. I'm inclined to believe she really is that stupid because Sorin is absolutely dumbfounded and just kind of goes "Holy poo poo, gently caress all of ya'll. I'm leaving"
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Feb 17, 2014 15:09
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CountFosco posted:I don't think they want fetches in standard ever again, really. Stinky Pit posted:You guys have to constantly remind yourself that people who even know what the formats even are makes up a minority of their customers.
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Feb 17, 2014 17:38
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The thing is, all those lands have drawbacks that really do, in greater or smaller measure, affect the variance of your deck. Granted, the biggest thing is that lands coming in tapped is basically death for a lot of archetypes, and that's the easiest and most common drawback to mana-fixers. While you do occasionally see these other options, fetches and shocks are really the simplest and easiest way to go. Now, why Amulet decks don't make use of tri-lands is anyone's guess, but yeah.
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Feb 23, 2014 00:49
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From different vendors, or all the same guy? I wonder if every schmuck with a thousand or so lying around is trying to corner some kind of market, after seeing big vendors do it, only without understanding a fraction of the reasoning behind it.
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Fox of Stone posted:Yeah I guess that, like mike Flores, he's grasping to remain relevant.
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Feb 23, 2014 20:20
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Draft is a completely valid way to play Magic. Just sayin'.
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Feb 27, 2014 03:23
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Oldsrocket_27 posted:My guess is that Sarkhan's boss Bolas has heard about how Dragons have been wiped out on Sarkhan's home plane, and is pissed about what's been done to his kin. Zorak posted:On the other hand, the Innistrad dragons were cool as heck Zorak posted:Given that Bolas genocides dragons constantly because why would he want to risk other dudes like him: unlikely.
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Feb 27, 2014 05:22
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Slave of Bolas doesn't have the trademark Bolas scarf though. That's a cape. Well, either a cape or she has an entire carpet tied to her back. Either one.
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Feb 27, 2014 06:29
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Babylon Astronaut posted:redraft the rares
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Feb 28, 2014 12:03
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A 4-mana enchantment that's only legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander, and it doesn't win you the game outright. Yup, that's a card that's gonna see some big bux.
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Mar 3, 2014 05:03
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Dr. Clockwork posted:Game Day report: lost round one 2-0 to BIOVISIONARY.
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Mar 3, 2014 15:28
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There's a guy who wears an old red beret from some military thing at my LGS. I can't decide if it's just different enough to be kinda cool, or just different enough to be hipster. As for picture sleeves, what are some decent sources? My LGS only has anime girls (of the clothed variety), Game of Thrones, and Boris Vallejo pin-ups. Is there a way to get custom sleeves?
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Mar 5, 2014 18:01
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jassi007 posted:he thinks a riffle shuffle is loving magic.
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Mar 6, 2014 06:21
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Yeaaaah, I am so totally jealous. Like, no lie. That is an amazing draft deck.
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Mar 7, 2014 10:10
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Boxman posted:Personally, I'm probably going to get my playset of shocks by rotation, cost be damned, even for colors I have no present intention of playing. WotC is going to keep pushing modern, and as long as that happens, shocklands will trend up.
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Are there really 33 million people watching this? That's...like actual important television numbers... Also, calling that Domain Zoo is already out of this match. Veyrall fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Mar 8, 2014 |
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Mar 8, 2014 17:46
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Well I was totally wrong, Zoo is doing just fine and now Melira Pod is dead. I need to follow these events more often.
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Mar 8, 2014 17:56
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A land that dies to extremely situational removal will never not be funny to me.
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Ramos posted:All of this land eating nonsense is just making me think of the a Darksteel Colossus standing up to punch out a Blood Moon to make the tide go out.
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Death Bot posted:I've said it before, Thragtusk would probably be on cost if it had either ability, but not both. A 5 mana creature that gives you enough life and a blocker to last another turn and slow down most opponents? Sure! A 5 mana creature that's pretty powerful but is also resistant to removal? Fine! And they both would have played pretty well with flicker!
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Death Bot posted:Why do I feel like this isn't a troll post, but instead a quote from when M13 was spoiled Edit: Holy poo poo, people were trying to build around Fencing Ace. Edit 2: Holy poo poo, I was obsessed with Essence Harvest for some reason. I think it was because the name is awesome. 
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Holy poo poo, have my opinions always been this awful? I
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Going back through the archives, it looks like there were some initial naysayers, but Thragtusk was so blatanly pushed it didn't take long for them to at least grudgingly give it a couple of sideboard slots. Maybe. Here are some of the relevant posts. (click for HUGE)
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Zenephant posted:Let's play a game: try to guess the highest and lowest community rated cards on Gatherer
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Promoted Pawn posted:Let's not forget the great granddaddy of useless loving rares everywhere. Yes I will gladly pay the equivalent of '3GGG and sacrifice 2 Forests' for a vanilla bear. Imagine paying market rates for a Legends pack these days (~$130) and getting one of these as your rare.
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JerryLee posted:All I can think of is that you probably could have made some kid's week by giving that to them at FNM.
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Damnation will not be printed in Journey into Nyx. Black has enough pseudo-wrath effects as well as a mini-mutilate, which already makes it one of the top-tier decks to beat. Damnation just doesn't make sense.
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Is Pack Rat the first Constructed playable Spellshaper, even though it doesn't have the type? It's got the same kind of "Discard card: Do a thing that's like another card" ability, only the card it's copying is itself.
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I pulled a foil Jarad from a random RTR pack that was just on the ground in the middle of the sidewalk, so now I want to make a G/B EDH deck. Anyone got any ideas for traps to avoid/must have cards? I'm thinking of picking up Jarad's Orders just for flavor and tutor.Madmarker posted::cough: I am one of the people who hates new slivers. I don't mind the change in templating (well I do but I understand it and can accept the logic) but I despise the new art direction.
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