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Siivola posted:On that note, this is my first prerelease, any tips? Try and stick to to two colors, if possible. Even if you have 1-2 amazing bombs in a third color, if you have nothing else in that it's usually better to go for consistency, then to ruin your mana base just for a couple of cards. Beyond that - just have fun.
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This is still going to be infinitely better than their 20 year anniversary, which consisted of WotC telling everyone "Hey, it's 20 years of Magic! To celebrate...why don't you guys go and buy a booster. That's it. gently caress off." and we know literally nothing about this, except it's name.
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Apr 20, 2017 18:06
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2-3 at my prerelease today. Opened a really shallow pool of all colors, with just a few bits of removal in each so....5 color control. I actually had a LOT of really narrow games, and the deck was super fun to play.
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Apr 22, 2017 19:04
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See...poo poo like this is why the Reserved List just makes no sense to me. No, nevermind how stupid it is, or how it may or may not be killing legacy and vintage and whatever. Nevermind all of that. At it's core, the Reserved List is Wizards telling "We are making a promise and we're going to uphold it. You can trust our word."...and then they proceed to do one thing after the other to show that their word is not, in fact, worth poo poo. Honestly, if I was someone who was for the reserved list, I'd be kind of angry at this point, since it's obvious these jokers just say stuff for the hell of it, then are more than happy to contradict themselves. I guess the good thing to come out of this, is that it will stop people from bitching about Standard for at least a short while.
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Apr 27, 2017 14:21
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Sickening posted:Just so happens melissa was part of the playtest group and it looked like there wasn't much emphasis on that team. It appears they have changed their mind on that front, maybe for the better. Wait, yeah! They have people like her working for them right? Then what the hell is their excuse? "Ah yes! We are going to hire this person, because she is really good at the game and then not listen to a word she says! Brilliant! Now, let's print another loving Gideon!"
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Apr 27, 2017 16:45
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If we're giving subjective opinions of KCW's writing - I really liked your set retrospective (to the point where I've re-read all of them at least three times) and not a single other article you have written since then, and you seem like someone I would genuinely not get along with if I met you in person. With that said - keep it up with the writing, since the more people who write about Magic and don't work for WotC, the better.
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Apr 30, 2017 07:32
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Well, ultimately you just need to decide if you want to play with these cards or not. If you're going to play with them, you can easily just use the lands in commander decks and maybe try and build something in Vintage, or you could even just go way back and find some people who play Old School 93/94 and try that format out. Otherwise, yeah, I'd suggest just selling them and buying something non-Magic related.
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May 1, 2017 13:26
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Veyrall posted:Can I donate more blood for more packs? Can I donate all of my blood for more packs? Never mind that! Can you donate someone else's blood for more packs??
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May 2, 2017 16:36
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So here's what might be an odd question - do any of you know of any write ups or (even better) videos of rotisserie drafts? I know Shotgun Lotus did their Vintage Rotisserie Drafts a few years ago, and those were super fun to watch. Have other people streamed/filmed such? Googling mostly turns up nothing, or just articles explaining what the format is, so I was wondering if anyone has watched/read write ups of such drafts.
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May 4, 2017 19:15
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clamiam45 posted:I don't have any material for you, but I just wanted to echo that that VRD was the coolest thing in magic in a long time. I did find this thing when digging around in Google, however there are no videos on their twitch channel, and their YouTube channel only has the old drafts from 2 years ago. So I've no idea what the deal is with them.
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May 4, 2017 20:24
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BizarroAzrael posted:Commentary for the GP seems pretty good, a guy called "JBL" and a woman, who I assume is called "Maggle". IT'S JOHN O'CLOCK, MOTHERFUCKER! I legit want to hear someone commentate a Magic tournament like JBL - it will probably not end well, but it will definitely be interesting.
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May 7, 2017 22:31
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mandatory lesbian posted:oh god i hope all his decks have white in them, give me this gift please You really seem to want to hammer home this "Travis Woo is a white supremacist" thing, don't you? Despite the fact that the guy just mentioned the Nazis once and then has never talked about it again, in any context, at least as far as I know. I mean, the guy is crazy, yes, but calling him literally a National Socialist is kind of pushing it. Also White is pretty strong in Amonkhet - you have stuff like Cast Out and such in it!
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May 14, 2017 07:59
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Lottery of Babylon posted:I'm going to go out on a limb here with a controversial take: if you only one time say that the Jews brought the Holocaust on themselves by taking over the German media and banks until the German people were left with no other choice, that's still one time too many. Sure. And from what I recall he then apologized for what he said and say he didn't mean for it to come out that way. Which is totally the behavior of a hard-line anti-semite. I sure know that when I see a bunch of skinheads have a rally here, they always stop to explain that when the say "stomp the kikes" they don't actually mean it. My point, if I even have one, is this - Travis Woo is probably a literal crazy person (as in, I think he might have some kind of mental disorder, so it always feels kind of bad to make fun of him), so acting like he started burning crosses and hanging people is kind of pushing it too far.
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May 14, 2017 08:44
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It just feels like making fun of a mentally handicapped kid. *shrug* But hey, you do you. Also, if he has gone on about this stuff more, maybe he just is an rear end in a top hat. Like I said - I don't tend to watch a lot of Travis Woo.
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May 14, 2017 09:27
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Elyv posted:http://wizardsmtgo.tumblr.com/post/161023137579/commander-1v1-banned-update No poo poo! On the other hand - Baral is still somehow not banned as a commander, so who even knows what WotC are doing?
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May 24, 2017 17:28
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Sickening posted:The david leavitt train hasn't stopped. The dude gets pure vitriol tweeted his way every few minutes even days after the incident. His address, phone number, and pretty much all his personal information has been posted. His dreams of being a famous media person have come true in the worst way. Dude is hosed. If you are going to troll on social media about tragedies, better do it anonymously. I think we can all agree that David Leavitt is literally ten times worse than the guy who did the actual bombing. Seriously, what the gently caress is wrong with the internet sometimes? Jesus....
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May 27, 2017 08:45
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DangerDongs posted:How can anyone be that clueless that magic players like looking at magic decks for inspiration to give your company money. Nah, you don't get it - The problem with Magic is that people solve formats way too fast, not that WotC keep printing bullshit threats and refuse to print good answers for them. Basically, you all are literally Satan for wanting deck lists and you should be ashamed of yourselves.
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Jun 1, 2017 16:33
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Star Man posted:When people clamor for quotes from literature on cards, I always wonder if those same people actually read that stuff in their spare time. To be honest - I don't really read much these days, due to lack of free time. However, just because I don't read classical literature year-round doesn't mean I don't want quotes from that on Magic cards. I mean, here's a novel idea - maybe someone will notice the flavour text on a card, see the name of a text and author and go "huh, I wonder what the rest of that is about?" and go google it up, find it somewhere online or, poo poo, maybe even possibly get the actual book. And then you have Magic having done a good thing. Also, quoting literature also generally guarantees better written flavour text than most of the poo poo we get out of WotC themselves.
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Jun 12, 2017 21:07
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Crucible Man looks spicy as hell, and I'm gonna need to get me one of those. Abrade is...strange. Obviously allowing it to deal damage to players as well might have been too much...I guess you just play it in a red-based control deck or something?
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Jun 13, 2017 19:41
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Vraska is back, and she's now a gorgon pirate lady? Cool. She's also fighting against natives that ride dinosaurs? Also cool. New Un-set? Sure, sounds like it will be fun for about a few hours, which is ultimately all that un-sets are good for. Masters 25 next year? We'll see. Could be sweet, could be meh. FTV: Jace and a bunch of cards nobody cares about? Meh. What else even costs anything? Return to Dominaria? gently caress YESS, IT'S HAPPENING BITCHES! WE'RE GOING BACK HOME! All in all - good announcement day!
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Jun 14, 2017 16:11
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mossyfisk posted:From the announcement video, "25 years of Magic, stuff from every single set" Glorious! (or a complete disaster. But let's be optimistic for a change!)
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Jun 14, 2017 19:09
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BJPaskoff posted:I'm really confused why the WPN site still asks me every time what language I want, what country I'm in, and in 2017 asks me if I want to use cookies. The cookies thing I think they have to ask. At least here in Europe anyway.
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Jun 14, 2017 22:31
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Come on that's...that's Lightning Bolt. It might end up being an Invocation, sure, but that art is very much Lightning Bolt.
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Jun 15, 2017 13:06
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Sarcastro posted:I didn't want to even say it out loud, though, for fear of jinxing the tiny chance of that (in non-Invocation form). gently caress your superstitious nonsense! Bolt to the face for 3!
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Tales of Woe posted:They're not putting loving lightning bolt in Standard in 2017, please stop setting yourself up for disappointment. The art is just going to be for the Invocation, of course. But still, a man can dream.
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Jun 15, 2017 14:50
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Bugsy posted:No a decent grixs vs esper stoneblade match, but apparently Emma Handy is the most dangerous and controversial person in magic and must be constantly talked about. I just don't get it. I actually had to look up the name, because it doesn't ring a bell. She's.....some random woman. That appears to be the extent to which I could find info on her.
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Jun 15, 2017 22:58
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Sickening posted:She is trans and the gimmick is to refer to her as "he". Yeah, I found some article she wrote right after I posted. I still don't see what the big deal is with a trans woman playing, but maybe that's just me. I mean, statistically some number of magic players are also gay. Unless that actively relates to their ability at the game, it's just an irrelevant factor.
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So in short - Twitch chat just being Twitch chat. Got it. Ha she had any big accomplishments or anything, by the way? Because the name just didn't ring a bell, I found some pictures of her online and...none of those rang a bell either. I gather she's an SCG grinder or something?
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Jun 15, 2017 23:21
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I guess an alternative is to just have very lovely memory, like me! Because once HoD spoilers start I'll probably forget most of the Ixalan cards I've seen already.
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Jun 16, 2017 15:05
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TheChirurgeon posted:It's not Italian (it's Portuguese) but it basically says "Fire? Is that your only trick, Chandra?" I mean...short answer? Yes. Long answer? Yes. That really is kind of her One Thing.
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Jun 16, 2017 23:34
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That mirror does combo with Dark Depths, so that's still something. Also I expect it to become a Commander staple, due to how versatile it is.
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Actually, something that was pointed out to me - Mirror is also a combo with Time Vault, as it just becomes a mirror at the end of your turn and untaps in your next one.
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Jun 19, 2017 22:26
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Eternal is drat sweet, and the new set is due to drop any week now, with spoilers already starting.
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Jun 20, 2017 22:55
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Claim brings back death's shadow, so maybe it will find it's way into that deck?
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Rinkles posted:There's that "bolt" art. Yuup. I was wrong. Also, gently caress WotC, gently caress their art director and gently caress whoever loving thinks that that is the art for a land and not an instant or sorcery. But seriously though - these look sweet, the art is great, but I don't really like that two of them can be activated at instant speed, while the other three can't. This is definitely going to lead to a lot of problems with people not reading their cards,more so than usual.
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suicidesteve posted:One of these: Huh that...that is not how I would have imagined Ugin being pronounced. Then again, Russian is kind of weird like that.
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Jun 27, 2017 20:53
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Tainen posted:I like it, it's fun to say Oodzhein I was always under the impression his name was pronounced Ooghin, which should just be Угин in Russian. But eh, what do I know. (Not much. I haven't used russian since high school). I do love that Duress, in Russian, is "Violence" though. In general a lot of their translations are rather fun or creative.
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suicidesteve posted:It really is. My favorite is Lotus Bloom. It's translated to "Blooming of the Lotus" which is so much cooler, imo. I had to check it, and in this case it's just the difference in structuring phrases between English and Russian. On the tutor chat - One way I read someone describe this new card is to think if it as a 1 black mana, draw a card cantrip...that can be kicked for 3B to tutor you a card instead. Because putting this in a deck and expecting to just tutor stuff for 5 is..no.
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Sickening posted:
Oh come on, how is that not artwork for Opposition? It would fit perfectly! But hey, on the other hand - random P3K reprint. Sure, why not?
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little munchkin posted:it's actually really important to celebrate the people who got so good at a children's card game that they managed to get paid minimum wage for it Yeah man, gently caress people who care about poo poo. Better to be a cynical bastard and just sneer at everyone! Seriously, what the gently caress? Sure, it's silly, but people care about this - just let them have this one thing.
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