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Rinkles
Oct 24, 2010

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Is Cruise Control a deck? Please tell me Cruise Control is a deck.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Unsurprsingly, Dig Through Time was an all star every time I saw it cast.

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Lets Pickle posted:

I'm glad to see Narset win a tournament. The card seems to get underestimated because it's a 3-power creature for 6, but she really does do something fundamentally broken. She also seems to be in a good place right now since Crackling Doom and End Hostilities are about the only things that kill her.

Anger of the Gods, also.

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Oct 24, 2010

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jassi007 posted:

This. I'm sure that nobody consider a tempo deck that was 3 colors that centered on a 3 drop. Now that I look at it, its like slow UR delver, but since most other decks are durdly too, it works out.

It's not like mono colored aggro was absent.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Are there any chances of ever seeing Counterspell back in standard?

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I'd just like to once experience how it warps the game in a standard environment, but I suppose it's effect on modern would be unacceptable.

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Not all fantastic cards are fantastic in all situations. Dig let's you pick what you need at the time.

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Angry Grimace posted:

I think you are overestimating the card evaluation skills of the Magic playing community at large.

The fact that "the deck" that's going to be dominant in Standard exists on the internet somewhere doesn't mean you can or should be able to accurately predict as such. There's a reason Master of Waves went over $25 on the second weekend in October vs. any time before that.

I like Master so much I almost want to buy a few copies, even though I have no interest in playing any form of constructed. $5 just seems cheap given he's mythic.

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I'm sure it looks appropriately fabulous.

We can probably expect delve and the other clan mechanics in Fate Reforged and the 3rd set, right?

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Oct 24, 2010

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I'm still holding out for a 5 mana delve counterspell.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Haha, Time Spiral (block) was nuts.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Brian Wong is leaving LR

http://lrcast.com/new-directions/

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Oct 24, 2010

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I find it hilarious that Pact of Negation would actually be a mana generator in this deck, all the value etc.

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Oct 24, 2010

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a dozen swans posted:

they better not ban glittering wish, the 5c Glittering Paruns deck is hilarious (and bad)

Why would they ban wish instead of ascendency? I mean, is that actually a likely outcome?

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What would the standard version of the ascendency deck use for cantriping? Or would it mostly rely on the looting ability plus treasure cruise to not run out of fuel?

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Oct 24, 2010

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Jeskai's still around, right?

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Oct 24, 2010

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Chorocojo posted:

Yeah, that loving happens.

I'm almost curious as to the logistics.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Chorocojo posted:

They both rot things they touch, therefore, er go they can touch each other with no problems. :pseudo:

Note! The Patriarch's touch having the same rot-whatever-it-touches effect does not come up during Odyssey block and not mentioned until I think Legions.


Delightful stuff, thanks.

Related, is Jeska alive? I've never read up on the details of what actually transpired during Time Spiral.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Can spirit planeswalkers be a thing?

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Oct 24, 2010

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Devor posted:

Tom Ross was on camera, board was mostly gummed up, he was slightly on his back foot.

He cast a second Dragon Grip to blow out his opponent in combat, but his deck only mainboards one copy. I think the commentators called him on it and stopped the game.

Edit: You could hear Cedric with a muted mic while Matthias' was still hot, giving directions to make them wait while they called the judge

That's a little worse than accidentally playing less cards in your deck. I mean, that couldn't have been accidental right?

e:Or did he not realize his deck list didn't include a card he was actually playing?

Rinkles fucked around with this message at 23:57 on Oct 5, 2014

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Oct 24, 2010

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Entropic posted:

I think we're really feeling the lack of Doom Blade / Ultimate Price right now. If you want unconditional removal it costs 3 color-intensive mana now, and that's a huge difference from 1B. That and Supreme Verdict obviously. Bumping up how much 1-for-1 removal and board wipes cost by 1 mana makes a ton of difference to how the first 5 turns plays out in any given matchup.

It's no Doom Blade but there is Murderous Cut.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Does Disdainful Stroke counter an X spell (like Villainous Wealth) when the casting cost is greater than 4?

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Oct 24, 2010

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Yawgmoth posted:

Yes. When on the stack, X adds to the CMC. Anywhere else, X = 0.

Thought so, thanks.

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Oct 24, 2010

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I understand all that's changed is the templating, but I don't understand how the initial version was functionally equivalent to the new one. Can someone explain?

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change thread icon to , kthx

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Oct 24, 2010

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Did Ashiok ever get any prime time?

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Oct 24, 2010

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I Love You! posted:

Super excited about this weird 2color draft, especially after streaming the draft portion and the only comment made was "bad drafting man..." and then the guy left.

I actually caught one of your drafts a couple of days ago, w/o knowing it was a goon. It was the only stream w/o music or a face cam, and I enjoyed your commentary.

(Why keep the the goofy modo sound effects on?)

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I Love You! posted:

I'll try muting them in the future if they're distracting.

Nah, it's just unusual.

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I Love You! posted:

twitch.tv/tedsternator

I'm between rounds. Well, I was.

Actually, no headcam, no features, and no voice, unless you haven't said anything for a few minutes

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I Love You! posted:

Always mull, kids. Always mull.

It was going to be a tough match anyway.

Also, have you actually seen Retribution of the Ancients perform well in play? (you mentioned it during drafting)

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Oct 24, 2010

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qbert posted:

Forget Duke's draft, Dezani is just getting passed everything he wants.

He basically had a deck after two packs.

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qbert posted:

Basically the only way Dezani's deck loses is to mana screw.

Which is exactly what's happening to him.

The block was a massive mistake. There was no reason to risk it w/ Manfield playing Jeskai and having the mana to flip the Weaponsmaster.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Niton posted:

For a more legitmate complaint: Shaun McLaren is currently playing a Jeskai deck on camera with Mardu sleeves :argh:

Abzan sleeves :argh:

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Oct 24, 2010

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Toshimo posted:

PT:KTK Official Drinking Game

Every time someone plays Dig Through Time, take a drink.

Every time they hardcast it for the full cost, finish the bottle.

Also drink whenever Randy Buehler goes "Wow!" at the end of a game.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Lord Of Texas posted:

Lean back in your chair contentedly whenever you realize you could be listening to Rich Hagon.

Buehler's a lovable guy, no complaints.

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Oct 24, 2010

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Fingers McLongDong posted:

Wouldnt be surprised to see a few more empty the pits hit the table. That card is so good and I'm not sure why it's so cheap right now.

Thing is most decks aren't going to want a full playset, right?

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Woo! LSV's Jeskai Combo deck is 2-1.

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Matignon's Jeskai Student taking down the Riverwheel Aerialists was probably my favorite play of the event so far.

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ungulateman posted:

Topdeck a fetchland, go to 3, slam-dunk a Zurgo into your enemy's face for the win. Ari Lax's draft deck is the greatest thing I have ever seen. :allears:

I liked Threatening the lone morph which Ari flipped in response. It was a Monastery Flock.

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Vanguard is making a return?

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