Again, I get this, but I feel like it's an outdated practice that's pretty inconvenient for the customer.
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Magic: the Gathering |OT8| Eldritch Moon - It's only a paper (and digital) moon
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Again, I get this, but I feel like it's an outdated practice that's pretty inconvenient for the customer.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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well went and ordered a FTV Lore for ~€50. It's about what one can get the desirable (Jite, Depths, Token) stuff for plus the drek for free.
charlequin
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I think this is accurate as to what it exists for, I just think this is basically a bad idea and they should rethink how they approach it.
I dig the alternative art for Ob Nixilis and Nissa but man is that DD deck list disappointing. Conspiracy better be rife with Modern cards in need of reprint or they've basically wasted over a year of potential Modern reprint spots in various products. Conspiracy won't change that but it could alleviate some of the pressure on the market currently.
The reserved list effectively kills off Vintage and Legacy and that's why WotC has long since phased them out in favor of a format they can actually grow and monetize. Modern is the third most popular format, ahead of Standard, and it's only getting more popular with time. They're not going to "kill it off" or anything near that. Perhaps sometime next decade they attempt to create something similar to old Extended to be a bridge between Standard and Modern but it won't be at the expense of phasing out Modern.
The reserved list effectively kills off Vintage and Legacy and that's why WotC has long since phased them out in favor of a format they can actually grow and monetize. Modern is the third most popular format, ahead of Standard, and it's only getting more popular with time. They're not going to "kill it off" or anything near that. Perhaps sometime next decade they attempt to create something similar to old Extended to be a bridge between Standard and Modern but it won't be at the expense of phasing out Modern.
blindrocket
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I can understand it, but I also think it comes across as Modern Lite to me.
That would probably be the intent. It would be more approachable to the recently enfranchised player and would provide a smaller ramp into Modern. Charlequin pretty well summed up why Modern and Commander, as non-rotating formats, are essential to the longevity and health of the game in his response to SigmasonicX. As to the actual likelihood of this bridge format I'm a little skeptical at least for the next several years. Extended, from my understanding, was pretty unpopular and I don't think they're likely to return to it anytime soon.
This set includes a Planeswalker that is a 4 of in the most recent pro tour deck/best non Bant deck in standard,and a walker that sees play in various decks. I don't think we have ever had a duel deck where both walkers were strong standard cards (Elspeth vs Tezz being the closest one)
charlequin
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Yeah, people never liked Extended at any point after the dual lands rotated out of it, pretty much. Modern is a better curated format than any iteration of Extended and it has more of a clear identity compared to Standard, I think it would be a long time before that gets muddy and a shorter format could actually find a place to live.
blindrocket
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Who's jumping in on Planechase Anthology?
http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/planechase-anthology-information
I don't 'need' it since I have a phone app that has all of the Planechase system, which I can also stream/cast to my TV and play it that way. But with that said, I've always wanted the paper copy just to have something tangible.
I've seen some custom cards people have made that look pretty cool.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/planechase-anthology-information
I don't 'need' it since I have a phone app that has all of the Planechase system, which I can also stream/cast to my TV and play it that way. But with that said, I've always wanted the paper copy just to have something tangible.
I've seen some custom cards people have made that look pretty cool.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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I'd gobble up regular size planechase any day, oversized I have all of them except the promos.
charlequin
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I'd definitely buy one if it were just a normal product but it's gonna be super-limited like the Duel Decks Anthology again.
blindrocket
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Jeff Hoogland is on stream playing "Darwin Chord", I don't know the deck list but I see Green, White, Red being played.
He was pretty much losing to Burn but then came back in a big way.
It looks like he won with Kiki and Voice of Resurgence.
Found it:
He was pretty much losing to Burn but then came back in a big way.
It looks like he won with Kiki and Voice of Resurgence.
Found it:
so, yeah. mono red is pretty amazing if you can force it.
i hated b/r vampires in triple innistrad because either i got color screwed or my ground vampires couldn't actually force through damage. now red has amazing late game finishers. the flowstone werewolf is beastly. it's almost always a 2 for 1. cast uncaged fury on it and win on the spot. the transform ability is just icing on the cake. the 3/2 that pings two creatures is also really good. it's uncommon though so less likely to see it. the hill giant that taps a land is underrated. it's an excellent way to prevent them from casting fatties until you cast yours or simply overwhelm them. bear is, as i mentioned before, solid. brazen wolves is one of the best three drops you can have. remember kragma butcher in theros draft? this is basically an upgrade.
i actually see zero reason to draft black anymore. black removal is just straight up garbage in edm. red has so many more options. the advantage black had in dead weight is completely gone with the kindle shock. with two packs you're going to see it more often too. i actually p1p1 the shock once. never drafted more than one copy and it still overperformed. shock is just that good.
black is so bad oh my god. i'm never drafting black again.
i hated b/r vampires in triple innistrad because either i got color screwed or my ground vampires couldn't actually force through damage. now red has amazing late game finishers. the flowstone werewolf is beastly. it's almost always a 2 for 1. cast uncaged fury on it and win on the spot. the transform ability is just icing on the cake. the 3/2 that pings two creatures is also really good. it's uncommon though so less likely to see it. the hill giant that taps a land is underrated. it's an excellent way to prevent them from casting fatties until you cast yours or simply overwhelm them. bear is, as i mentioned before, solid. brazen wolves is one of the best three drops you can have. remember kragma butcher in theros draft? this is basically an upgrade.
i actually see zero reason to draft black anymore. black removal is just straight up garbage in edm. red has so many more options. the advantage black had in dead weight is completely gone with the kindle shock. with two packs you're going to see it more often too. i actually p1p1 the shock once. never drafted more than one copy and it still overperformed. shock is just that good.
black is so bad oh my god. i'm never drafting black again.
"God's Beard!"
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Dark Depths is still my favorite art in all of Magic. Really wish there was a large print I could get.
blindrocket
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[QUOTE="God's Beard!";212188428]Dark Depths is still my favorite art in all of Magic. Really wish there was a large print I could get.[/QUOTE]
That reminds me, you used to like playing with the Dark Depths/Thespian Stage combo. Was that for Legacy or Commander or what?
I've been playing Legacy Lands and 4C Loam and I love it.
That reminds me, you used to like playing with the Dark Depths/Thespian Stage combo. Was that for Legacy or Commander or what?
I've been playing Legacy Lands and 4C Loam and I love it.
"God's Beard!"
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I put Dark Depths, Thespian Stage and Expedition Map in every EDH deck I build. It's a sickness. That said, I've sold every MTG deck I own except my Kozilek EDH.
When I play Legacy it's usually Reanimator or Shardless BUG.
Yeah, he made it to 3rd place in the scg classic a couple of days ago with that deck, the evolutions are much better than the nahiris that they were running.
That list was slightly different though.
Black is amazing in this set.
If you get a couple of Boons and a couple Irconclad Slayers, it's basically unbeatable.
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4x Lupine Prototype
4x Insolent Neonate
4x Fiery Temper
4x Skin Invasion
4x Rush of Adrenaline
4x Zurgo Bellstriker
4x Borrowed Hostility
4x Titan's Strength
4x Noose Constrictor
4x Prey Upon
12x Mountain
8x Forest
4x Game Trail
How many Lupine Prototypes should I buy before it spikes? One or two hundred?
4x Insolent Neonate
4x Fiery Temper
4x Skin Invasion
4x Rush of Adrenaline
4x Zurgo Bellstriker
4x Borrowed Hostility
4x Titan's Strength
4x Noose Constrictor
4x Prey Upon
12x Mountain
8x Forest
4x Game Trail
How many Lupine Prototypes should I buy before it spikes? One or two hundred?
It's pretty nuts. Great removal at common and uncommon, good discard outlet at common, strong rares, pseudo Hymn, some good uncommon creatures.
"God's Beard!"
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I let the fighting game community discord chat pick my first 5 vintage cube picks just based on names and I drafted it from there. Actually not that bad lol
Joe Molotov
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All of them, Lupine Prototype buyout boys!
Etrian Oddity
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Even in U/G Emerge, Kiora doesn't have a home. It's crazy. 
Ashodin, you like Simic, right? You played around with this archetype?
Ashodin, you like Simic, right? You played around with this archetype?
Infinite Stars
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Kiora 2.0 needed a format with Mana Dorks in it that weren't crap/Better "Go Big" lands. Imagine her with Sylvan Caraytid, or Nykthos.
Whoever it was who said that Kiora 1/2 should have been in each other's standards was correct, considering how both have been mediocre.
Also, wasn't Voice in a similar situation to Brimaz? IE the decks that wanted him got pushed out and they shared standard with a card that basically murdered them.
Whoever it was who said that Kiora 1/2 should have been in each other's standards was correct, considering how both have been mediocre.
Also, wasn't Voice in a similar situation to Brimaz? IE the decks that wanted him got pushed out and they shared standard with a card that basically murdered them.
keeblerdrow
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Yep. That was me. Kiora 1 would be playable in this format, I think. Mostly because she's a good fog effect in Bant colors.
Infinite Stars
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She'd also enable Landfall(lol Landfall in BFZ was so bad). It's the same reason why think the Nissa Sage Animist/Voice of Zendikar were switched(Sage Animist's abilities makes Ashaya, enables landfall, and turns your land into dudes, which works so well with BFZs themes vs Nissa VoZ's more generic "I love nature" theme)
Yeah; it runs it as a 2-of. 9 times out of 10 it seems like it just went minus, minus on camera; so she was basically a 4 mana Opportunity.
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Transhuman
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I know you're being serious, so I will.
Olivia's Dragoon and Boon of Emrakul are fine commons, the rest are too slow. Black's uncommons are too clunky. Black's rares, I already passed Collective Brutality, Dark Salvation, Oath of Liliana, Stromkirk Condemned. Distended Mindbender is a sweet card though I will admit.
Hymn? That's like the opposite of nuts. Look at all the black cards. They're mostly gimmicky cards that don't really do anything. How Black can win against the onslaught of green and white creatures is beyond me. Even blue has better creatures.
I respectfully disagree, except for the discard spell, which I fully admit is not good in limited. Although I must admit that for some reason Green seems to never be open, which is probably telling, now that I think about it.
As for Blue, I haven't been impressed, except for Emerge, which is fun.
Imperfected
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Is using Nahiri's -2 to exile the Imprisoned in the Moon on my Sorin the best flavor fail I've ever managed in a match? Probably.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Green is definitely the strongest colour.
Dark Salvation is probably the best removal spell in the set.
So they are doing team unified modern GPs next year, that's pretty cool. Also, a super triple four day long GP in las vegas.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-eldritch-moon-organized-play-announcement-bookkeeping-2016-08-02
Both Legacy GPs are in the US, rest of the world legacy players keeps getting fucked.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/pro-tour-eldritch-moon-organized-play-announcement-bookkeeping-2016-08-02
Both Legacy GPs are in the US, rest of the world legacy players keeps getting fucked.
when he says
'are we having fun yet'
as he taps down his opponent's entire board during their upkeep
and you can just IMAGINE how little fun his opponent is having. you can practically HEAR it.
New Pro tour top 8 structure. Starting with Kaladesh, 1st and 2nd seed will advance directly into the semifinals. This is to get people to play their rounds instead of IDd into top8 I assume.
Congrats on the deck
, I'm about to finish up my RG Through the Breach deck. I don't think it fills any role better than Ulamog or Worldbreaker. Maybe in the sb for decks that can kill themselves like Ad Nauseum? Seems so slow for that though.Familienoberhauptvogel
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isn't tron too tried and tested at this point to talk much about it?
Congrats on the deck
Hah, thanks. You're right, Emrakul is probably too slow for Ad Nauseum, but man, that would be the dream scenario kick in the balls. I'm gonna test it and see how it works in place of one Ulamog, but I'd guess it won't be great.
What's your Breach deck looking like?
Please, I've seen so many topics here get beat to death over the years I've been in this thread (if we ever start multiple pages on the reserved list again, please kill me). I'm actually kind of glad I didn't play the deck during the halcyon days of Eye of Ugin -- I'd probably really be missing it right about now.
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