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I wish they would print some playable Eldrazi aggro guys at a CMC of something other than three. Like we've got Herald of Kozilek, Wasteland Strangler, Ruination Guide, Vile Aggregate, Molten Nursery, now this guy, plus I want Kolaghan's Command and Exquisite Firecraft, and I want all of those cards to be in the Ghostfire Blade deck that I just know is gonna be a thing. Then to curve out ahead of all that you have... Sludge Crawler and Forerunner of Slaughter, which wants to be a three drop half the time too
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The color power levels in this set are going to have way more impact on the draft format than the power levels in BFZ. Green could end up highly playable, hell an excellent green common has already been spoiled. If there's a better common fight spell than Unnatural Aggression or whatever it's called, green is no longer grossly underpowered.
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Dec 30, 2015 18:38
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Angry Grimace posted:They did the patented MTG Cheesecake Angel complete with wonky-as-gently caress proportions to try and fit her in the box. Her legs are like 6 feet long and stuck out as weird as gently caress angles. I thought the same thing at first because it looks like the bit of toga flying off at almost a right angle to her body looks like her other leg but after realizing what her actual legs were it doesn't look so bad
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Dec 30, 2015 19:50
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Angry Grimace posted:I have no idea even right now where her right leg is supposed to be. Touching the left one, with the foot crossed behind. She's got like a gold thigh-plate on but only on the one leg
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Dec 30, 2015 20:05
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Nah do it in Grixis, use Skyspawner, Herald of Koz and Blight Herder. Or do it in four color since we're getting devoid-city of brass. And Ghostfire Blade. Love Ghostfire Blade.
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Dec 30, 2015 20:20
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Yeah that guy is probably good enough but what I'd really like to see is another decent one drop to stick a turn two Ghostfire Blade on. In an ideal world they'll give me a devoid 2/1 for 1
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Dec 30, 2015 20:56
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Elyv posted:at least the truly putrid names have largely vanished I think Dude, "Pia and Kiran Nalaar" exists
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Dec 30, 2015 21:07
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WhalerWren posted:Aaaand I missed one. Eurgh This is like, an eighth grader's creative writing assignment. That they forgot about and threw together the period before it was due.
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Jan 6, 2016 00:07
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Elyv posted:the first things that jump to mind for that haste card are zada and, especially, monastery mentor. Well there just going to print my entire wishlist for GhostfireBlade.dec aren't they
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Jan 7, 2016 17:36
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I like this set, there are a lot of neat cards, they gave my pet strategy (Ghostfire Blade) a lot of love, and I especially think they did a good job considering the whole block paradigm change but godDAMN the art is disappointing. I hope this hyper-CG style doesn't persist.
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Jan 8, 2016 19:28
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Lottery of Babylon posted:We've done it. We've reached a point where Shock is too strong for standard. Shock with an upside is currently in standard. Maybe I'm alone in this but I like lower power levels in standard. The fewer Siege Rhinos and Mantis Riders around the better. I like games being a little durdley and less swingy, and lower average power level seems to lead to gameplay decisions, deck construction and player skill being bigger determinant factors than just "turn 4 Siege Rhino turn 5 Siege Rhino oops I win".
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Jan 8, 2016 21:26
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TheKingofSprings posted:You're the loving worst and may the outliers trample and drain you for 3 until the end of your days "Imagine a pachyderm, stamping on a human face forever" - en-Kor expression meaning "get used to it"
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Jan 9, 2016 00:33
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I'll tell you what, at a minimum my Assault Formation deck is pretty high on that guy right now
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Jan 9, 2016 00:46
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Errant Gin Monks posted:Well Patrick and Cedrick got excited a few times and I would always laugh when they lost it. Getting basic game analysis wrong and failing to RTFC are much, much worse than being boring as far as commentary goes imo They should hire John Madden
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Jan 9, 2016 18:42
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Um... Well you see WotC has a vested interest in making sure that.. uh... You know, they have to make money to keep being able to... make... games. And, like, Sharpie is technically a direct competitor so......
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Jan 13, 2016 02:45
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Ultima66 posted:No really the reason Trick Jarrett is a total corporate mouthpiece is because WotC literally fired a guy in 2013 for saying it's okay to proxy for EDH on Twitter. I'm not saying I don't believe you buy did anybody have a source for this. It seems.... incredible.
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Jan 13, 2016 02:49
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Something tells me that if you sit around your LGS playtesting with proxies, WotC isn't gonna come kick the door in and strip away all their privileges. The dude who said "just stop pressing the issue" is pretty right on.
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Jan 13, 2016 18:39
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JerryLee posted:the statement zoness literally says "the store has zero involvement (including no use of Event Reporter)" (emphasis mine) so that implies that there are other things that you could get nailed for as 'involvement.' what about putting it on the store calendar? verbally promoting it to your customers? "donating" store credit as a prize for the players' tournament? Wizards is just trying to create a dynamic life-format where player choices are more meaningful. They are subtly encouraging Magic players to do what they do best: liberally interpret vague rules to come to conclusions that benefit them personally. Wizards said "Cast Meddling Mage, naming 'Tournaments That Allow Proxies'" to which the astute Magic community can and will respond "OK then I cast 'Player-Organized Tournaments That Allow Proxies'"
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Jan 13, 2016 20:17
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JerryLee posted:Actually I think you'll find that you never announced the "allow proxies" trigger when it went on the stack It's not a "may" ability, scrub
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Jan 13, 2016 20:21
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Zoness posted:That's a SBE not a trigger. Damage doesn't destroy fun, SBE do.
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Jan 13, 2016 20:27
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Death Bot posted:Wonder what kinda punishment you'd get for showing up to a gp with a swamp that said "island" on it what if you then played it as a Swamp though
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So does anyone else think Sylvan Advocate has the potential to be stupid good? Isn't this guy gonna be the better part of a Tarmogoyf plus an additional upside a lot of the time? Plus recurrable with Ojutai's Command, seems real good to me.
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Jan 18, 2016 17:38
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Yeah I was wondering about that too. Reshaper didn't really seem to belong. I'm not crazy about Titans Presence either, I feel like this strategy would be better if you dipped into red for Vile Aggregate and some reach like Wild Slash and Exquisite Firecraft. Although I'm probably just looking for an excuse to play Firecraft because I like it.
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Jan 18, 2016 21:34
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Oh ok I actually did misread that and overlook the "may"
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Jan 18, 2016 21:43
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En Fuego posted:Yes I see that, but the inherent bonus of it is lost. I've been attempting to brew a decent BR Ghostfire Blade aggro deck and my main conclusion so far is that I really wish we still had Sulfurous Springs
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Jan 18, 2016 21:54
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kizudarake posted:FNM is supposed to be more casual. The flatter the payout for the entry fee, the more casual it should be. If it's free entry and win a box prizing, it'll be full of grinders. If it's 5 dollar entry, everyone gets a pack, 1st gets 3 extra, second gets 2 extra, 3rd gets 1, it should be more casual. But I wish this were true where I play. It's four dollar entry, usually a 16-20 pack split at top four and I don't remember the last time I didn't play either Jeskai Black or Abzan aggro rounds three and four.
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What are everyone's thoughts on Dimensional Infiltrator? It's an interesting card I think, it has a very narrow range of application but I think there are certain roles it could fill very well. Primarily I've been liking it in the Ghostfire Blade deck that I am goddamn determined to make work. The threat of being able to bounce it to dodge removal, even if on average the odds of it's ability hitting a land are less than 50%, is enough to make opponents generally not want to try in the first place. I love that it has flash too, between it and Ulamog's Nullifier it gives a counter-aggro strategy the options at instant speed it needs.
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Jan 19, 2016 20:36
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Another card I think could be really good soon, and certainly post-rotation, is Herald of Kozilek. There are so many cards that get stupid good when you knock a mana off the cost.
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Jan 19, 2016 21:41
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The Shortest Path posted:Literally kill everyone who plays this game
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Jan 20, 2016 06:13
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Guys Reality Smasher is completely absurd. The card just steals games by itself.
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Jan 21, 2016 18:51
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Sickening posted:At its core it's just another pro saying he doesn't like a modern pro tour. I kinda agree with his argument. The pros should have to be constantly adapting to format changes. He's mostly right that the idea of Modern is that you can play the same deck or two all the time, and I can definitely see why he would think that's lame for pros like him.
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Jan 23, 2016 04:16
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Ramos posted:This Abzan Aggro deck is running Sylvan Advocate, which someone in here was thinking was pretty good. We'll see if it pulls its weight. That was me, and I maintain that it is a very playable card. Six lands isn't a high threshold in a world of Explosive Vegetations and Oblivion Sowers. 4/5 vigilance with upside for 2 is definitely going to find a home, if maybe a limited one.
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mcmagic posted:It's really not since it's meh as a 2/3 and by the time a deck with no ramp gets to 6 mana it's way outclassed. It's not so much that it gets outclassed by then as it is that it's a two drop that scales up if it makes to the late game, and also I'm going to jam this guy and Noyan Dar and Ojutai's Command and stuff all together and it's gonna be sweet.
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Jan 23, 2016 18:07
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Why not have white for Mantis Rider also? And you get other good options like Silkwrap and Surge of Righteousness and Seeker of the Way. That's what I've been brewing.
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Jan 23, 2016 18:50
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What are the lists you guys are seeing running for dudes? Just Swiftspear, Stormchaser and Jace? That seems so brittle.
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Jan 23, 2016 19:33
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Don't you hate it when people around you insist on trying to interact with you casually? Sperling must be the kind of guy who just starts shouting his order when the Burger King cashier ask him "Would you like to try our...."
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black potus posted:satire implies skill in execution and comedic value If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's to never assume a Magic player is joking.
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Jan 26, 2016 17:42
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Count Bleck posted:This joke was funny the first time, the subsequent 30 times that same day killed me inside. In college, my girlfriend and I both worked at Wal-Mart and she hated this joke so much, before the customer could even get the entire sentence out, she would say "no it isn't", every single time, without the barest hint of levity. She was awesome.
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Madmarker posted:Luckily, I only spent one year in retail, I worked at a local grocery store chain, but in that year, that joke never really bothered me. What bothered me was the time we got robbed by a guy with a kitana or the time a homeless guy took a poo poo in the produce aisle. The Wal-Mart I worked at made national news for having a meth lab set up in the bathroom. Oooooo-klahoma!
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Zoness posted:Also sperling's article seems fine, really digged the part about a legendary llanowar elves. Yeah I wholeheartedly agree with his 'creative deck names' point, just using the wedge names is so boring. For instance, if you're making a RWB deck and don't make a newspaper pun, I'm pretty sure you're doing it wrong. Because it's black and white and read all over, you see
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