Magic: The Gathering: Megathread: Sorin & Sarkhan's Excellent Adventure

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Cernunnos: Sep 2, 2011; ppbbbbttttthhhhh~

SCGs Singles are usually overpriced anyway.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 02:39

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# ? May 17, 2024 14:27

GonSmithe: Apr 25, 2010; Perhaps it's in the nature of television. Just waves in space.

God dammit I'm so mad my new job didn't pay me this week so I could order like 20 Narsets at $2.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 02:40

Sickening: Jul 16, 2007; Black summer was the best summer.

Cernunnos posted:

SCGs Singles are usually overpriced anyway.

As compared to what?

# ? Sep 28, 2014 02:42

neetengie: Jul 17, 2013; Shittiest taste in anime and video games.

Sickening posted:

As compared to what?

The rest of the market?

# ? Sep 28, 2014 02:44

Ciprian Maricon: Feb 27, 2006

That's a lovely way of looking at it and i say that as someone who never pays their prices. SCG has a unique position in the market and i think overall their influence is a net positive for the community as a whole.

If a big retailer like them didn't exist the market would be way crazier.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 03:10

Chamale: Jul 11, 2010; I'm helping!

GonSmithe posted:

God dammit I'm so mad my new job didn't pay me this week so I could order like 20 Narsets at $2.

Don't worry, she won't hold a price much higher than that. Certainly not enough for you to profit.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 03:14

AlternateNu: May 5, 2005; ドーナツダメ！

AATREK CURES KIDS posted:

Don't worry, she won't hold a price much higher than that. Certainly not enough for you to profit.

Yeah. Even in the Jeskai decks, she is only a one or two-of (assuming she is in the decklist at all). She won't breach $4-5.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 03:22

Sickening: Jul 16, 2007; Black summer was the best summer.

Shots fired!

# ? Sep 28, 2014 03:26

Nehru the Damaja: May 20, 2005

This is the dumbest game of Magic since the Bant Hexproof mirror for the pro tour.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 03:33

Count Bleck: Apr 5, 2010; DISPEL MAGIC!

Sickening posted:

Shots fired!

This is about as funny as it gets, folks.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 03:51

Symphonie: Dec 24, 2010; lol just flamestrike it idk

I'm really bummed that Jeskai Alfonso didn't stick as a name.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 03:55

bhsman: Feb 10, 2008; by exmarx

Sickening posted:

Shots fired!

Oh wow congratulations mcmagic

# ? Sep 28, 2014 03:56

rabidsquid: Oct 11, 2004; LOVES THE KOG

I have been really busy lately and haven't been able to keep up at all, is new Standard basically all G/x/x decks?

# ? Sep 28, 2014 04:15

NovemberMike: Dec 28, 2008

rabidsquid posted:

I have been really busy lately and haven't been able to keep up at all, is new Standard basically all G/x/x decks?

IIRC some UWR decks have been doing well.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 04:20

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

Aw, 9th place.

http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=73385

# ? Sep 28, 2014 04:22

mcmagic: Jul 1, 2004; If you see this avatar while scrolling the succ zone, you have been visited by the mcmagic of shitty lib takes! Good luck and prosperity will come to you, but only if you reply "shut the fuck up mcmagic" to this post!

bhsman posted:

Oh wow congratulations mcmagic

That's what you think I look like? Christ.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 04:26

Symphonie: Dec 24, 2010; lol just flamestrike it idk

NovemberMike posted:

IIRC some UWR decks have been doing well.

[url=http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=1&start_date=09/27/2014&end_date=09/28/2014&start=1&finish=32&state=NJ]The top 8 of New Jersey[/url] was pretty varied, but [url=http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=1&start_date=09/27/2014&end_date=09/28/2014&start=1&state=IN]Indianopolis[/url] had green in every top 8.

e: urls are hard

# ? Sep 28, 2014 04:30

Attorney at Funk: Jun 3, 2008; ...the person who says honestly that he despairs is closer to being cured than all those who are not regarded as despairing by themselves or others.

mcmagic posted:

That's what you think I look like? Christ.

No way, this is:

# ? Sep 28, 2014 04:44

Entropic: Feb 21, 2007; patriarchy sucks

Allegedly posted and then quickly deleted.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 05:22

Bugsy: Jul 15, 2004; I'm thumpin'. That's
why they call me
'Thumper'.; Slippery Tilde

Symphonie posted:

[url=http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=1&start_date=09/27/2014&end_date=09/28/2014&start=1&finish=32&state=NJ]The top 8 of New Jersey[/url] was pretty varied, but [url=http://sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/deckshow.php?&t[C1]=1&start_date=09/27/2014&end_date=09/28/2014&start=1&state=IN]Indianopolis[/url] had green in every top 8.

e: urls are hard

Nice to see the jeskai ascendency combo made 20th place in IN.

http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=73359

# ? Sep 28, 2014 05:22

Applebees: Jul 23, 2013; yospos

The OP needs to be updated in a couple places.

BJPaskoff posted:

Modern: Magic's newest format bridges the gap between Legacy and ~~Extended~~.

Extended doesn't exist anymore, so it should say "the gap between Legacy and Standard."

BJPaskoff posted:

Vintage: The most powerful decks that can be created reside here in "Type 1". The insanely high expense of cards that are in almost every good deck in the format - cards known as the Power 9 because of their reputation for being the nine most powerful cards ever printed - leads players to shy away from the format. Most Vintage tournaments will be run without DCI sanctioning because they allow ten or fifteen proxies in order to make the tournament more ~~accessable~~ to players not willing to spend $3000 on a Black Lotus.

Misspelled accessible.

BJPaskoff posted:

DIGITAL VERSIONS

There have been many digital versions of the game in the past, on Dreamcast, Playstation, PC, and even arcades, but the current and most popular version is Magic Online. Magic Online players buy digital cards and play online against people all over the world, at any time they want. The only downside to the program is, of course, that you're buying digital objects and the social aspect of the game is ~~non-existant~~. ~~Wizards used to have a redemption program where players who collected every card in a newer set could redeem them for paper versions of those cards, but that's since been discontinued.~~ Magic Online costs $9.99, but once you sign up, you get a bunch of random cards~~, including some gold-bordered cards you can only play with other people who have them~~. Also, new sets come ~~out much slower than their paper versions,~~ with a short delay between the paper release and the MTGO release ~~due to Wizards not wanting people beta testing products that haven't been officially released yet~~.

Misspelled nonexistent. The redemption program still exists, so you should remove that part. New accounts don't include gold-bordered cards, but they do include entry for a few tournaments. New sets are available online one week after the paper release date, so I wouldn't say they come out much slower.

BJPaskoff posted:

Duels of the Planeswalkers is an Xbox Live, Playstation, and PC game with multiple expansions. Hardcore players were disappointed that there's no deckbuilding available, just a bunch of precons you can unlock and new cards you can unlock for them in turn, but it's a fun, arcade-y version of Magic.

The updated link is http://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/products/duels-of-the-planeswalkers. The new version of the game is very different, so there should be a new summary. Duels of the Planeswalkers is a series with many entries on Xbox, PlayStation, Windows, iPad, and Android. This is the best way for new players to learn to play Magic. It doesn't try to simulate every aspect of the paper game, instead it provides a more arcade-like experience.

BJPaskoff posted:

Friday Night Magic (FNM): The most ~~accessable~~ tournaments for most players is FNM, which as its name suggests takes place on Friday nights at local hobby stores. FNM tournaments can range anywhere from eight to sixty-plus players, and usually pay out prizes in either packs or store credit. To make sure everyone who wants to play can play, FNM tournaments are only allowed to be Standard, ~~Extended~~, Block, sealed, booster draft, or Two-Headed Giant Standard/sealed. That way, no one needs to worry about tracking down older, out-of-print cards. Competition is usually pretty lax at FNMs, with (hopefully) friendly players and a fun atmosphere. Each month, Wizards ~~prins~~ a special foil promo that is given out to FNM players at each event. Other local events can be run too, even if they're not FNM.

Extended is gone, so available formats are Standard, Modern, Block, Sealed Deck, Booster Draft, or Two-Headed Giant (Standard or Sealed). There's two typos: accessible and prints.

BJPaskoff posted:

States/Champs: States, or Champs, depending on where in the world you live, is a big, fun tournament run on the same day in every state/province/what-have-you. Every participant gets a free promo card, and the top 8 players win boxes of product and a special foil promotional card. Since no huge prizes are on the line, the environment is close to a "big FNM".

Wizards doesn't run States and Champs anymore.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 05:22

Elephant Ambush: Nov 13, 2012; ...We sholde spenden more time together. What sayest thou?; Nap Ghost

Applebees posted:

The OP needs to be updated in a couple places.

Extended doesn't exist anymore, so it should say "the gap between Legacy and Standard."

Misspelled accessible.

Misspelled nonexistent. The redemption program still exists, so you should remove that part. New accounts don't include gold-bordered cards, but they do include entry for a few tournaments. New sets are available online one week after the paper release date, so I wouldn't say they come out much slower.

The updated link is http://magic.wizards.com/en/game-info/products/duels-of-the-planeswalkers. The new version of the game is very different, so there should be a new summary. Duels of the Planeswalkers is a series with many entries on Xbox, PlayStation, Windows, iPad, and Android. This is the best way for new players to learn to play Magic. It doesn't try to simulate every aspect of the paper game, instead it provides a more arcade-like experience.

Extended is gone, so available formats are Standard, Modern, Block, Sealed Deck, Booster Draft, or Two-Headed Giant (Standard or Sealed). There's two typos: accessible and prints.

Wizards doesn't run States and Champs anymore.

So yeah this tournament is hilarious. Everyone is either running Jeskai tempo, Abzan midrange, mono-black aggro or mono-black aggro.

I'm building Jadine's Jeskai tempo for next FNM. I wanna Deflecting Palm people to death :allears:

# ? Sep 28, 2014 05:56

Nehru the Damaja: May 20, 2005

Between the top 32 of Indy and Jersey combined to 64 decks, something like 12 didn't Courser/Caryatid I think.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:05

GonSmithe: Apr 25, 2010; Perhaps it's in the nature of television. Just waves in space.

Sickening posted:

Shots fired!

Oh hey, this kid goes to my (closing) local shop.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:08

Rogue 7: Oct 13, 2012

Mercury Crusader posted:

Aw, 9th place.

http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=73385

I know that dude! He is a good dude.

Edit: Unless you are that dude, in which case, hey!

Rogue 7 fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Sep 28, 2014

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:08

Pyrolocutus: Feb 5, 2005; Shape of Flame

Took second at the Khans release event at my FLGS today with a Temur sealed deck. Nothing spectacular in the prize packs, but I opened my second Sorin in the pool itself (first one at the pre-release, when I could actually play it in my Azban deck :v:

), as well as a couple of other decent cards to have around.

Attorney at Funk posted:

No way, this is:

The most "overweight 14-year-old" 19-year-old I've ever seen.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:09

Count Bleck: Apr 5, 2010; DISPEL MAGIC!

Entropic posted:

Allegedly posted and then quickly deleted.

I hope it's real. Call it Karma.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:12

deftest: May 7, 2011

Symphonie posted:

I'm really bummed that Jeskai Alfonso didn't stick as a name.

Was this on camera referencing the pilot? I know that guy and would dearly enjoy bothering him about it

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:16

Pyronic: Oct 1, 2008; ROYAL RAINWHARRGARBL

Entropic posted:

Allegedly posted and then quickly deleted.

Can someone explain this? Is he known for having cheated somewhere before?

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:19

neetengie: Jul 17, 2013; Shittiest taste in anime and video games.

Pyronic posted:

Can someone explain this? Is he known for having cheated somewhere before?

Yes, multiple times.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:23

LordSaturn: Aug 12, 2007; sadly unfunny

Pyronic posted:

Can someone explain this? Is he known for having cheated somewhere before?

Alex Bertoncini is one of the leading names in tournament magic cheating, in this age of video replays letting us all watch him cheat long after he's gotten away with it.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:23

Johnny Landmine: Aug 2, 2004; PURE FUCKING AINOGEDDON

Pyronic posted:

Can someone explain this? Is he known for having cheated somewhere before?

Yep - most notably for playing extra lands.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:25

Attorney at Funk: Jun 3, 2008; ...the person who says honestly that he despairs is closer to being cured than all those who are not regarded as despairing by themselves or others.

Pyronic posted:

Can someone explain this? Is he known for having cheated somewhere before?

Alex Bertoncini was banned for 18 months for cheating, and has been reportedly caught cheating as recently as GP Phoenix in April.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:26

Symphonie: Dec 24, 2010; lol just flamestrike it idk

deftest posted:

Was this on camera referencing the pilot? I know that guy and would dearly enjoy bothering him about it

Yeah it was labeled that for half the match or so before they fixed it.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:30

LifeLynx: Feb 27, 2001; Dang so this is like looking over his shoulder in real-time; Grimey Drawer

Attorney at Funk posted:

Alex Bertoncini was banned for 18 months for cheating, and has been reportedly caught cheating as recently as GP Phoenix in April.

Actually he was banned 12 months for cheating and 6 months for bragging about it, wasn't that what happened?

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:30

Tracula: Mar 26, 2010; PLEASE LEAVE

I get maybe not tapping something or slipping an extra card into your hand going unnoticed. How the gently caress do you miss someone playing an extra land on turn two? I'm mostly a kitchen table scrub and this is insanely obvious poo poo to me.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:37

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

Rogue 7 posted:

I know that dude! He is a good dude.

Edit: Unless you are that dude, in which case, hey!

Naw, it ain't me, but I do like seeing any sort of Sligh/Red Deck Wins/whatever place. Gotta live that classic dream~

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:39

Attorney at Funk: Jun 3, 2008; ...the person who says honestly that he despairs is closer to being cured than all those who are not regarded as despairing by themselves or others.

Tracula posted:

I get maybe not tapping something or slipping an extra card into your hand going unnoticed. How the gently caress do you miss someone playing an extra land on turn two? I'm mostly a kitchen table scrub and this is insanely obvious poo poo to me.

This is a good question, one that merits exploring in some detail.

This is a good question, one that merits exploring in some detail.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 06:43

Babylon Astronaut: Apr 19, 2012

Tracula posted:

I get maybe not tapping something or slipping an extra card into your hand going unnoticed. How the gently caress do you miss someone playing an extra land on turn two? I'm mostly a kitchen table scrub and this is insanely obvious poo poo to me.

If you're Alex you play explore, then next turn you play explore but explore twice. When your opponent is like wtf, show him the two explores in your graveyard you just cast.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 08:01

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# ? May 17, 2024 14:27

Eeevil: Oct 28, 2010; Well obviously he didn't see it, or he'd be wearing a hardhat

Could the Magic Card Design Challenge thread be added to the OP? It's much more active than the card generator thread.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 08:20

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