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Literally what Labyrinth Champion could've been, holy poo poo. I want to play with these so bad. Edit: And then I searched the thread harder and saw that it's all dragons and not just it. Buying a playset as soon as they're pre-orderable, I'm gonna enjoy curving into that and Stormbreath. Wow. Count Bleck fucked around with this message at 05:17 on Mar 3, 2015 |
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STiL. posted:My absolute favourite thing about spoiler season is everyone going absolute batshit about new cards, presumably so that when Standard Playable Chase Rare is playable they can look at their posts and pat themselves on the back for being how right they were. And then mcmagic also shows up to poo poo on everybody's parade.
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Mar 3, 2015 06:10
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Entropic posted:Gods too, but no one's playing any of the multicolor ones except the odd Pharika here and there. Keranos is in a couple Jeskai Control lists, isn't he? I know I run him in my Temur Midrange list in the sideboard for when I want to play Control
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Mar 3, 2015 06:28
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And then you get the stuff nobody expects to be good but turns out is, like Kiora and Keranos.
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Mar 3, 2015 16:05
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Ramos posted:I honestly thought Kiora had a lot of fantastic potential to begin with. Keranos though, I don't think anyone could have predicted him showing up in multiple eternal formats. I dabbled with her for a long time, and I really enjoy what she brings to the table. I did have a situation where my opponent of Abzan Midrange had a Rhino and a Caryatid out, and I had Kiora and a Knuckleblade with countermagic backup for removal, and every time I would just swing with Knux, he wouldn't block because then I pump it and kill his Rhino, and then second main plus Kiora and his Rhino couldn't do dick until my turn in which I did it again. Her main problem is that doesn't work nearly as well against multiple threats. I love playing her but she's kind of a situational walker. Still better than Ral Zarek, unfortunately.
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Mar 3, 2015 16:13
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What the gently caress is that Shaman. What the gently caress new commands yessss. They just made a "worse" Cryptic command and I don't know how to feel about it.
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Mar 3, 2015 16:52
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Of all of those, Pristine Skywise looks like it's the strongest.
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Mar 3, 2015 16:58
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Zoness posted:But Searing Spear > Lightning Strike I would prefer Searing Spear, it just sounds cooler to "Spear you." than "Strike you."
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Mar 3, 2015 17:47
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TheKingofSprings posted:Just wait until they announce Liferite Shaman Personally I can't wait for Jace, the Brain Bender.
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Mar 3, 2015 18:22
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TheKingofSprings posted:In fact, reprint Cryptic Do this so I can actually play Scapeshift.
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Mar 3, 2015 18:39
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Rinkles posted:Curious about the reason for the differentiation. Dust gets in the first sleeve but not the second.
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Mar 4, 2015 00:07
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Angry Grimace posted:Double sleeved cards don't move in the sleeve much due to friction (or just size). This is actually why I don't use Hyper Mattes unless I'm double-sleeving - they're a little too big so the card moves around in the sleeve if they aren't double sleeved and then the card gets wear on the edge. I thought hyper mattes were made that way specifically to let you double sleeve with perfect fits?
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Mar 4, 2015 01:10
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All this talk about card protection is making me think about getting a new binder. How's this for cringe: I'm currently using an old 3 ring with some ultrapro pages, I have a bunch of 30-40 dollar rares in there, no sleeves. My shocklands and fetches are also stuck in stacks of 2, again no sleeves. Any suggestions on better practice besides get a not poo poo binder?
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Mar 4, 2015 01:32
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Anybody ever get the feeling that sometimes while they look through retail boosters that some of them feels slightly heavier? Because every time I've impulsed bought off that feeling I've opened a foil am I weird???
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Mar 4, 2015 03:52
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It's weird because I get this tingling sensation in my hand and I don't understand why. But every time I've trusted it there's a loving foil in the pack. 
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Mar 4, 2015 04:02
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Angry Grimace posted:
Holy poo poo I want this forever. Nevermind the second ability, a 6/5 that goes fast and gives everything else fast is radical. The Lord of Hats posted:Actually, I think that's a mistranslation, judging by a google translate of the original article, and of the card. It should be if they cast a copy of a spell that's in *their* graveyard, which seems a lot better. It actually seems like that would be disgustingly broken.
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Mar 4, 2015 07:42
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Rinkles posted:That's a nasty card, and randomly swingy in a way I don't like. I mean, 10 life? Good thing it's not "spells" You gotta play around the fact that while it's on board you can't play poo poo that got murdered. Not too hard I guess? Granted, couple people were saying the new Ob Nixilus would see play if fetchlands became a thing, but that never happened, unfortunately.
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Mar 4, 2015 08:20
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Aah, Narset the Mind Sculptor. I want them. Forever. I'm willing to break my clause of not playing White for the remainder of this standard to play them. At worst she comes down and gets downfalled but maybe replaces herself in your hand, I'm really digging her +1 by the way, it's Domri's for wizardry. At best she's a loving house and makes your most powerful spells cast twice for free. I'm buying a box for sure now.
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Mar 4, 2015 16:54
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Terrible Horse posted:Narset is insane, but the -2 doesn't seem that great for straight up control because giving rebound to a counterspell or wrath does nothing. In a UWR counter-burn deck it seems very good though. In standard right now you could Rebound Crux of Fate if you really felt like it, which guarantees your opponent doesn't won't reload their board after you cast it. Control likes when the opponent doesn't re-play poo poo after their wipe, right? Then there's also the Jeskai Control deck which would be throwing around charms, stokes, and the like. All of those seem like perfectly good targets. Edit: I think this is Wizards finally coming out and saying that they're not afraid to make powerful walkers anymore, Narset basically confirms we're going to probably see poo poo around this power level from now on. Also, speculation time: Sarkhan, Unbound will be R/G and cost 5 mana, after reading his story he seems more like a Temur clanmate than a Mardu one, and they've gone the way of Atarka, I hope for vomiting of dragons Taigam will probably be replacing Narset as the Jeskai "Khan but not Khan" in the cycle. The red 2/1 with Megamorph rare in that cycle is going to be a babby dragon and suck really badly. Count Bleck fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Mar 4, 2015 |
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Terrible Horse posted:In standard Narset looks very good, I meant a UW modern control deck with verdicts etc. The way U/W Control looks in Modern, I have to agree. I mean I'd personally like to -2 her, Serum Visions, and then potentially scry my wincon to the top and draw 1 scry 2, draw 1 next turn. That sounds powerful as gently caress and I'm so glad she exists. DarkRider09 posted:All I want to do now is cast treasure cruise with rebound. The vaaaaluuuue. It's like I delve for Cruise and then it Delves itself and casts for free.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:05
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Yawgmoth posted:Holy jesus, Narset is insane. If people start playing more UW in my area I'm gonna have to hold a hero's downfall in hand forever just to deal with her asap. That ult is murder. Wonder if you could do an esper control thing with Sorin? I think it'd be more of Narset and Ashiok dream team given that he'd be the supply of men that keeps your Superfriends safe from things marching over your islands. Tubgoat posted:Son of a goddamn bitch, what the gently caress is with their loving blue boner? Be this good to red mages EVER. But, Pyromaster is going on it's 3rd year in standard??? Also Ablaze is perfectly fine in EDH. I'm in your boat too friend I'm just trying to make light of the situation.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:10
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I Love You! posted:I'm anticipating Sultai control adding white for Narset possibly. Sultai charm is the cleanest rebound target of all since it basically does whatever you need it to do in addition to having a digmode and there's not a better shell for superfriends right now than Sultai. I'm currently working on assembling Sultai Superfriends just because I have the walkers minus an Apex Predator and I could see splashing white for Narset. There's also the fact that the deck has access to the best 0/3 with hexproof ramper in standard, too. forbidden lesbian posted:This song is literally what happened I really need to finish P4G.. Mercury Crusader posted:With Dragon Fodder being reprinted, I wonder how many decks will either substitute Hordeling Outburst for it or run them alongside one another. My current Mardu Warrior Tokens rogue deck thing can probably use it but depending on what else gets spoiled I may just play some BR aggro deck instead. rip wedges I could see the decks that run outburst also run Dragon Fodder. All this does is give me a reason to buy the old verion with the better art.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:14
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jassi007 posted:All the value in the set will be on her. I think she sill settle at 20-30 I'll get my set then some later time she'll go up. You say that, and then watch, we're getting Zendikar fetches. I want to believe.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:19
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Dohaeris posted:I've never purchased a booster box before, and I really just started playing a few weeks ago. Pretty sure I want to buy a box though. Does the promo for buying a booster work the same at any LGS? Do I need to preorder? How's this work? Generally preorder can be as simple as "I'd like to preorder a box." and then they'll tell you something along the lines of "Sure just pay part or all of it down right now." Or "Sure we'll put one aside for you for release day just pay for it when you come get it." The promo is generally limited quantity so the sooner is probably the better if you really want the promo. Angry Grimace posted:Earlier this year a guy asked at our LGS if they still had the Box promo (Rattleclaw Mystic), and the guy said no. I'd take that offer any day of the week holy poo poo.
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Mar 4, 2015 19:12
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Alaan posted:Remember it took a while until everyone noticed how insane rabble is. The store owner of the place I bought my box of M15 was really confused as to why I wanted the Rabblemaster promo so badly, he said that it was "really really poo poo." I wish I had bought a lot more when they were a buck.
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Mar 4, 2015 19:17
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Big Ol Marsh Pussy posted:I'm going to play Goblin tribal at FNM with Obelisk of Urd. You can't stop me, I'm going to do this. Why would we stop you?
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Mar 4, 2015 19:42
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qbert posted:Will Narset's -2 work with Temporal Trespass? The card is going to the exile zone either way. I think it works the same way Ghost Council worked with Whip of Erebos? You're replacing "Exile Temporal Trespass" with "Exile Temporal Trespass"
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Mar 4, 2015 21:42
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I mean I want a Form of the Dragon reprint.
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Mar 4, 2015 23:53
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RME posted:this will go great in my mono red edh deck Norin the Wary DOES benefit from a 1 drop that bounces itself doesn't he!
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Mar 5, 2015 00:18
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That's not happening and you know it.
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Mar 5, 2015 03:49
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C-Euro posted:Isn't the point of Merfolk to cast Spreading Seas on an opponent so that all your Merfolk can't be blocked? Even so I'm down with Modern tribal, my first Modern deck was a Goblins deck that I still have and I spent an afternoon last weekend thinking up a Sliver deck for Modern that kind of gave me Merfolk vibes. Generally when you play Merfolk you will side out the seas if by any chance your opponent is also playing islands because you don't need to meet that condition. But then you have poo poo like Jeskai Control which isn't about that all Islands life so you Seas their Steam Vents and Hallowed Fountains and make them sad. On that mention I also 3-0'd my local modern tournament as Merfolk, nobody was expecting to see fish and so I won all my games handily. It feels really good to Vapor Snag an Inkmoth Nexus that's been pumped by Pendelhaven and Groundswell for 5 lethal poison and watch them scoop. Really, really does.
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Rinkles posted:I dislike that art quite a bit How can you hate that art? It's amazing.
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Mar 5, 2015 05:30
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I mean Durdle Turtle can be fun sometimes.
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Mar 5, 2015 07:39
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Chamale posted:I like to call him Durdle the Turtle, because I grew up on Doctor Seuss. Oh, the places he'll go! Like the exile, then the graveyard, then the bulk bin.
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That's a really good card. Your options can be as simple as it being a Skullcrack for RG and that's actually a really good "getcha" pump, putting a land onto the battlefield at instant speed also seems like something they haven't done often outside of land having that ability themselves. I could see burn maybe running these if R/G Burn becomes more of a thing, don't they play R/W and splash Black and Green for Bump in the Night and utility?
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Mar 5, 2015 14:58
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Elyv posted:Lands can't do it themselves, Rosewater has said several times that he's tried to get a land with flash but it has the small problem of just not working in the rules. I was more referring to lands that blow themselves up to put lands on the board, like Fetches and Evolving Wilds, but I get you.
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Mar 5, 2015 15:24
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New Drokoma is neat and will totally go into Scion of the Ur-Dragon. You know, like every dragon. Zurgo is a really good one drop god drat. The Raptor looks alright I guess. I think Exemplars is going to make people really sad.
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Mar 5, 2015 17:47
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Angry Grimace posted:Exemplars is actually worse than Mentor even though a lot of people poo poo on Mentor for being 2/2 and not pooping monks on his own. It costs 4 and doesn't trigger Prowess on any of your other guys. A much better play in that slot is probably just casting Narset. Hey probably. I'm not okay with all these mythic slots being filled with rare quality cards to be honest. Just spoil Surrak the Hunt Caller already. Also the new Sarkhan.
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Mar 5, 2015 17:51
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Meatbag Esq. posted:The trick is to then shatter or naturalize the other one for maximum jank. The real trick is to play it with Goblin Welder and then pay R and tap it to take another turn and get back your scariest artifact creature that got put in your graveyard. Because you are all about that Daretti EDH life.
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I actually did the art for the FoW reprint and I asked them why they needed Ojutai doing such a smug pose, as I thought the rough draft looked like a typical counterspell. Ken Nagle pulled me into his secret sky fortress (not an underground lair because the ground is the graveyard and there lies dredge!!!!) and relayed to me the secret cardboard wizard code, "the Crow caws at midnight" I ran this through Google translator from English to German to Russian and then back to English and it said Force of Will Reprint!!!!
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