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Magic: the Gathering |OT9| Kaladesh - Cruisin' Down the Street in my 6/4
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charlequin
Banned
"There are still curlicues, but, like... nicer curlicues."
EDIT: confirmation that the Origins stuff was better realized since Kaladesh was already well in process.
It got bumped from Mirrodin and Alara specifically for requiring too much space, too.
Should, based on the wording.
EDIT: confirmation that the Origins stuff was better realized since Kaladesh was already well in process.
It got bumped from Mirrodin and Alara specifically for requiring too much space, too.
Should, based on the wording.
They are not tokens, they are counters.
It works with experience counters, so this should be the same.
SigmasonicX
Member
It is.
Go back and see who called mechanic e as fuel first! I'm on mobile.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Doubling Season does not work though, right?
No, you get the counters, not any permanents.
SigmasonicX
Member
No, Doubling Season only affects counters on permanents.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I like how we got both vehicles and Mechanic E which was not vehicles
Such a nice change of scenery after all the Eldrazi doom and gloom.
A Serious Man
Member
That Leviathan art...
SigmasonicX
Member
This environment art is great.
Leviathans, angels, dragons confirmed.
Leviathans, angels, dragons confirmed.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's not a very good use of Doubling Season anyways. You can ultimate like ~50% of Planeswalkers if you have Doubling Season out. Casting Jace, AOT with Doubling Season out lets you cast any card from your deck for free and 4 cards from your opponents deck. For free.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Oh right duh Proliferate explicitly specifies players, brainfart
SigmasonicX
Member
I think there's a pretty good chance that if proliferate doesn't appear in Aether Revolt, it will at least be in the same Standard as Kaladesh.
charlequin
Banned
All three of these are just completely gorgeous. The land art, too. Definitely concur it's terrible that we don't get full arts of this.
Yeah I'm kind of astonished it isn't here.
Return to New Phyrexia, Fall 2017?
I need ADHD meds to play at a high level competitively because of the tracking stuff. (note: have actual ADHD) Very easy to miss a minor thing and lose because of it.
Compared to heavy board games or miniature wargames like Warmachine and Hordes? Not so bad. I'd say it's somewhere in the middle of the pack as far as tabletop game complexity and 'fiddliness' goes.
SigmasonicX
Member
The good thing about Magic is that there are various formats you can play, of different levels of complexity. Standard has much fewer cards to consider than, say, Modern. And of course, in casual play, you only have to care about what your friends play.
I recommend playing Magic Duels, which has a relatively small card pool and is free.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
What sort of things? There is a lot going on, but with even a dozen games under your belt you'll start developing instincts for what does and doesn't matter in a given situation
EDIT : As Kirblar touched on it follows an arc. First it's overwhelming. Then you "get it". Then you get serious and start paying attention to all that stuff again
charlequin
Banned
This Elvish artifice stuff looks so awesome.
A Serious Man
Member
Really hope Dovin is U/B.
They are "on you", like poison or experience counters.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The problem isn't keeping track of the board state in modern Magic, its mostly trying to figure out potential interactions and how to sequence stuff. That's why I lose a lot.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
They're "on you" same as poison
SigmasonicX
Member
I believe counters on players are on the battlefield, but there are few ways to interact with them.
charlequin
Banned
lol the flavor of eldrazi driving vehicles is gonna be ridiculous for a year
SigmasonicX
Member
White vs. red in this set being dwarves vs. gremlins is pretty fun.
Also, no necromancy at all on Kaladesh is pretty surprising.
Also, no necromancy at all on Kaladesh is pretty surprising.
charlequin
Banned
oh my fucking god the aetherborn are evil nerds
charlequin
Banned
Kaladesh looks great but I am honestly a little sad that we are gonna be way off our all-time peak for Octopi in Magic.
A Serious Man
Member
Gonti looks fun.
SigmasonicX
Member
Gonti is pretty neat. A bit disappointed this means we probably won't get rakshasas.
EDIT: Happy to see they considered the colonialist implications of pure steampunk with Kaladesh.
EDIT: Happy to see they considered the colonialist implications of pure steampunk with Kaladesh.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Wait vehicles don't specify pre-combat? If they're at any frequency combat could become a tracking nightmare
Mechanical octopi! Heck, even EMN had eldrazi crabsKaladesh looks great but I am honestly a little sad that we are gonna be way off our all-time peak for Octopi in Magic.
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