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Magic: the Gathering |OT9| Kaladesh - Cruisin' Down the Street in my 6/4
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This is idiotic for the same reason that rebalancing legacy fighting games is idiotic.
The follow up is that this is more a thing they want to do to all sets, and are just using this as an example
I'm not sure I like Wizards going through and deciding what cards should be removed from classic formats because they would probably be terrible at it.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/grateful-consulate-2016-10-19
He's trying to stop the Gatewatch from... whatever they're trying to do.
Saskia Samurai nearly complete, just waiting for these Samurai to come in the mail (sideboard):
1 Ancient Ziggurat
1 Arid Mesa
1 Ash Barrens
1 Command Tower
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Eiganjo Castle
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Grand Coliseum
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 Jungle Shrine
1 Krosan Verge
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
2 Mountain
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Overgrown Tomb
2 Plains
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Sandsteppe Citadel
1 Savage Lands
1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Spinerock Knoll
1 Stomping Ground
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Swamp
1 Temple of the False God
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper
1 Windbrisk Heights
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Abzan Charm
1 Adaptive Automaton
1 Adriana, Captain of the Guard
1 Always Watching
1 Ankle Shanker
1 Araba Mothrider
1 Aurelia, the Warleader
1 Battle-Mad Ronin
1 Beastmaster Ascension
1 Boros Charm
1 Brass Herald
1 Bushi Tenderfoot
1 Chromatic Lantern
1 Conspiracy
1 Cryptic Gateway
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Descendants' Path
1 Devoted Retainer
1 Door of Destinies
1 Eerie Interlude
1 Farseek
1 Fumiko the Lowblood
1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
1 Grand Melee
1 Gratuitous Violence
1 Hand of Cruelty
1 Hand of Honor
1 Hold the Line
1 Iizuka the Ruthless
1 Indebted Samurai
1 Inner-Chamber Guard
1 Invasion Plans
1 Iroas, God of Victory
1 Kitsune Blademaster
1 Konda's Banner
1 Konda's Hatamoto
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Mirror Entity
1 Nagao, Bound by Honor
1 Nezumi Ronin
1 Obelisk of Urd
1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
1 Odric, Master Tactician
1 Patriarch's Bidding
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Ravos, Soultender
1 Ronin Cliffrider
1 Ronin Houndmaster
1 Samurai of the Pale Curtain
1 Saskia the Unyielding
1 Shamanic Revelation
1 Skullclamp
1 Sokenzan Spellblade
1 Sol Ring
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Stoneforge Masterwork
1 Takeno, Samurai General
1 Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
1 Taurean Mauler
1 Tenza, Godo's Maul
1 Time of Need
1 Tymna the Weaver
1 Urza's Incubator
Sideboard:
1 Day of Destiny
1 General's Kabuto
1 Isao, Enlightened Bushi
1 Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
1 Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
1 Kusari-Gama
1 Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
1 Sensei Golden-Tail
1 Shared Triumph
1 Toshiro Umezawa
I've gone through several iterations of the deck so far and I've settled on this for now. I can't wait for my samurai!
1 Ancient Ziggurat
1 Arid Mesa
1 Ash Barrens
1 Command Tower
1 Dragonskull Summit
1 Eiganjo Castle
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Grand Coliseum
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 Jungle Shrine
1 Krosan Verge
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
2 Mountain
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Overgrown Tomb
2 Plains
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Sandsteppe Citadel
1 Savage Lands
1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Spinerock Knoll
1 Stomping Ground
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Swamp
1 Temple of the False God
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper
1 Windbrisk Heights
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Abzan Charm
1 Adaptive Automaton
1 Adriana, Captain of the Guard
1 Always Watching
1 Ankle Shanker
1 Araba Mothrider
1 Aurelia, the Warleader
1 Battle-Mad Ronin
1 Beastmaster Ascension
1 Boros Charm
1 Brass Herald
1 Bushi Tenderfoot
1 Chromatic Lantern
1 Conspiracy
1 Cryptic Gateway
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Descendants' Path
1 Devoted Retainer
1 Door of Destinies
1 Eerie Interlude
1 Farseek
1 Fumiko the Lowblood
1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
1 Grand Melee
1 Gratuitous Violence
1 Hand of Cruelty
1 Hand of Honor
1 Hold the Line
1 Iizuka the Ruthless
1 Indebted Samurai
1 Inner-Chamber Guard
1 Invasion Plans
1 Iroas, God of Victory
1 Kitsune Blademaster
1 Konda's Banner
1 Konda's Hatamoto
1 Mentor of the Meek
1 Mirror Entity
1 Nagao, Bound by Honor
1 Nezumi Ronin
1 Obelisk of Urd
1 Odric, Lunarch Marshal
1 Odric, Master Tactician
1 Patriarch's Bidding
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Ravos, Soultender
1 Ronin Cliffrider
1 Ronin Houndmaster
1 Samurai of the Pale Curtain
1 Saskia the Unyielding
1 Shamanic Revelation
1 Skullclamp
1 Sokenzan Spellblade
1 Sol Ring
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Stoneforge Masterwork
1 Takeno, Samurai General
1 Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
1 Taurean Mauler
1 Tenza, Godo's Maul
1 Time of Need
1 Tymna the Weaver
1 Urza's Incubator
Sideboard:
1 Day of Destiny
1 General's Kabuto
1 Isao, Enlightened Bushi
1 Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
1 Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
1 Kusari-Gama
1 Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
1 Sensei Golden-Tail
1 Shared Triumph
1 Toshiro Umezawa
I've gone through several iterations of the deck so far and I've settled on this for now. I can't wait for my samurai!
Saskia and Samurai's..now that sounds good. Do you have this on Tapped Out? I'd be interested in looking, but I don't know enough of the cards verbatim to know what's going on here without some help.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
are you playing Hall of the bandit lord for flavour reasons?
hell yeah I am.
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here's the tappedout page
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ronin-warriors-2/
Ah thanks. Lemme read this...
Seems more like he's a white-blue by the rules kinda guy who is doing what he thinks is right for a leader he thinks is right. Not evil. Not a villain. Not an antihero. Just being played.
Tezz saying "Relax" to Dovin kills me. It's slightly less worse word choice than "Chill."
GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
The follow up is that this is more a thing they want to do to all sets, and are just using this as an example
I'm not sure I like Wizards going through and deciding what cards should be removed from classic formats because they would probably be terrible at it.
Didn't they already do this by screwing up Memory's Journey in Innistrad?
Wulfric
Member
Getting ready for GP Milwaukee, I don't even know if I'll have time to play all these formats. Just wanted to cover all my bases in case Legacy events don't fire. It's gonna be weirdly awesome to switch between three different deck styles in one day lol
Legacy: Death and Taxes
Modern: Naya Burn (w/ Vexing Devil instead of Goblin Guide)
Standard: Abzan Midrange (Kalitas, Liliana, Tireless Tracker)
Legacy: Death and Taxes
Modern: Naya Burn (w/ Vexing Devil instead of Goblin Guide)
Standard: Abzan Midrange (Kalitas, Liliana, Tireless Tracker)
Infinite Stars
Member
Control, aggro, and Midrange? Doesn't look like a bad deck selection. What's the white for in Standard?
And Waxmane Baku in MM2015
Because clearly, testing to make sure the product works before asking people to pay an obscene amount of money is something that WOTC decided to steal from AAA gaming
Do you not have the guides because of budget reasons?
Obviously it isn't the only thing you are doing with it, I'm just presenting the many reasons why it's good. I remember when Kolaghans command was called a shitty blighting and when collective brutality was called unplayable garbage. People always seem to underrate decisions on cards. This seems like another example.
Wulfric
Member
I put white in for Collective Effort and Thalia. Here's the decklist. I don't play standard much. I'm still looking to replace Oath of Nissa. Maybe Ishkanah?
Pretty much, yeah. It's more of a pet deck for me, and I'm really at the GP for the legacy eternal weekend trials anyways. I can wait until March and see if Guide is in MM2017 tbqh.
Infinite Stars
Member
I'm not quite sure I can get behind Collective Effort without Gideon(even though lol at Gideon's Price). Ishkanah might be a good card to run in there.
Wulfric
Member
Like I said, it's suboptimal considering the event. Although I do like keeping white in for Shambling Vent. If I had 4x Grim Flayer and 4x Copters I'd solely be in B/G.
I play the same decks in legacy and modern and they are great fun!
Finished up assembling my black Chainer EDH deck, it is great fun. Instant speed reanimation in black is brutal.
Re animating an edict effect after someone casts their commander is just brutal and with some lifegain that black offers you can do it over and over again. A touch slow for 2 player but it shines in multiplayer.
Joe Molotov
Member
That looks like a fun deck. I enjoy seeing cool, themed decks in EDH.
Magic Story: Quiet Moments
Literally putting meme talk in there. Jesus Christ that has to be rock bottom
Literally putting meme talk in there. Jesus Christ that has to be rock bottom
C'mon no.
Joe Molotov
Member
Liliana: "Here comes dat Ajani."
Gideon: "oh shit, whaddup?"
Gideon: "oh shit, whaddup?"
Simply Sarah
Member
Ugh. Fairly outdated meme talk on top of it. Clearly we just barely escaped "All your invention are belong to us" in the last Kaladesh story.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Who cares if there's meme-talk? Magic lore takes itself way too fucking seriously as it is.
C'mon, I got a good laugh at the continued "Gideon doesn't wear shirts" joke.
C'mon, I got a good laugh at the continued "Gideon doesn't wear shirts" joke.
Because it's bad writing. I don't care if the lore is silly or serious -- I can accept it for what it is -- but I don't want to cringe while reading it.
The story itself isn't that bad honestly. Don't understand why they keep giving us planeswalkers-drinking-coffee scenes though.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's the lore of a card game. Who cares if the writing is spectacular? Or expects it to be? It's fine.
divisionbyzorro
Member
I'm waiting for the upcoming deckbuilding article for Standard: "Decks out for Ajani."
"Gideon shook his head. 'I know all these may seem like unimportant details, but they matter.'"
- Quiet Moments, Magic Story
- Quiet Moments, Magic Story
Infinite Stars
Member
I don't know, I'd understand it if it wasn't Liliana mocking Ajani, who none of the Gatewatch know very well. We know why he doesn't kill, but to Liliana it's this big joke. Plus, of all the characters to make such an observation, Liliana's probably the best suited.
I honestly don't think it's meant to be a meme reference, it's just Liliana taking the piss of Ajani's serious nature.
I actually liked today's story. Sure, it's not like last week's, but it actually gives Gideon a character conflict that fits him in the block.
No. You're wrong. It literally IS a meme reference.
Again, I don't mind her joking about Ajani, or not taking it seriously. The tone is not what bothers me. The horrendous use of a dated piece of an irritating sub-culture is.
It's literally the Doge meme. You don't write that accidentally.
And it's shockingly bad writing. They really are utterly terrible at this. even if you aren't interested in the lore, a lot of people do like it and enjoy it, and objectively bad writing like they keep vomiting forth is just fucking awful.
And it's shockingly bad writing. They really are utterly terrible at this. even if you aren't interested in the lore, a lot of people do like it and enjoy it, and objectively bad writing like they keep vomiting forth is just fucking awful.
I remember liking him when reading the Odyssey and Torment novels The Odyssey and Onslaught stories were self-contained enough to be decent for mtg books.
I mean, it's awful.
But we all know that doge line is going to be talked about ten times more than a decently written but ultimately forgettable C-tier online fantasy story ever would be. They're leaning into the fandom/shipping/social media audience and it's definitely paid off.
They're not going to pay for A-game writers. A-game writers are not going to do the work for free. So they'll push out poorly written stuff that's aimed squarely at an audience that doesn't mind it.
But we all know that doge line is going to be talked about ten times more than a decently written but ultimately forgettable C-tier online fantasy story ever would be. They're leaning into the fandom/shipping/social media audience and it's definitely paid off.
They're not going to pay for A-game writers. A-game writers are not going to do the work for free. So they'll push out poorly written stuff that's aimed squarely at an audience that doesn't mind it.
Oddly enough, Kelly Digges's stuff has been pretty good.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
WoTC knows well how to engage writers who care about the subject matter into below average paying gigs. They have just failed to use that for MTG for some reason.
a) Good writers cost money
b) Territorialism. Apparently by far the worst thing about working there.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
They had grade C to A fantasy writers write on their DnD world for decades. They were paid good but not great money usually.
Infinite Stars
Member
I refuse to believe that it was consciously planned as a meme reference. The writing can be bad, but the rest of the story(and the writers previous work for Uncharted Realms) doesn't point to it being this big catastrophe. The writer wrote the Gitrog and Meren stories, I refuse to believe he just decided "Fuck it, let's make memes"
These things have editors. There is zero chance it was unintentional.
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