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Magic: the Gathering - Shadows over Innistrad |OT| Blue's Clues
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Giant Panda
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That's fairly disappointing as a card actually.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Looks way better than the last one but is kinda meh. Makes the Nahrung ultimate like 13 damage also kinda unimpressive.
So it costs 9 when you have delirium Even with a graveyard based deck I hardly ever went above 5 types in the yard and even had troublesome at time to hit delirium. A ramp deck will have an even harder time to get different types into the yard so even if you cast it Newlamog is just better in most circumstances.
So it costs 9 when you have delirium Even with a graveyard based deck I hardly ever went above 5 types in the yard and even had troublesome at time to hit delirium. A ramp deck will have an even harder time to get different types into the yard so even if you cast it Newlamog is just better in most circumstances.
It's a non-busted Emrakul. Of course it doesn't compare to the stupid version from RoE.
Mindslaver ETB + a big giant Emrakul on the battlefield = you can still rek them
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Cool art, useless card.
Bruna/Gisela are a two-headed Emrakul Angel now: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/emrakul-rises-2016-06-20
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I guess I just don't get the Emrakul card or why it exists with that design.
....ugh the Gatewatch Dork Team has arrived on Innistrad to be goofball babyfaces.
....ugh the Gatewatch Dork Team has arrived on Innistrad to be goofball babyfaces.
A Serious Man
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Decent synergy with Nahiri's +2. Declaration and Path just got a little stronger.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Fuck WotC, they had one chance to make good on goldnight castigator by making a mono red Gisela.
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I'm out, fuck WotC
Wow, that is disgusting hahah
A Serious Man
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Emrakul is driving people insane, hench the Mindslaver effect. Madness feeds it, making it cheaper.
Those are cringeworthy stories. I don't know why they are even trying right now, and especially why they are doubling down on this story mystery.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's not very good though. Like, unless there's some kind of weird Entomb card, you can only get 6 types. The cheapest it goes is 7 and that's if you have Dredge or something.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/emrakul-rises-2016-06-20
Oh God, I just started laughing. This is so bad it's good. Holy shit. It's hilarious.
charlequin
Banned
It's 13 trampling damage and then you get to cast it for like 8 mana and get the Mindslaver effect the next turn. It's not as good an interaction as the Modern version because Standard isn't Modern.
WotC avoiding designs where you easily play giant game-ending things for free is a good thing.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
The damage isn't easy to prevent so it's a good finisher the issue is more drawing emrakul naturally since you won't be able to discard it to reshuffle
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's 13 trampling damage and then you get to cast it for like 8 mana and get the Mindslaver effect the next turn. It's not as good an interaction as the Modern version because Standard isn't Modern.
WotC avoiding designs where you easily play giant game-ending things for free is a good thing.
I can't imagine jumping through the fuckload of hoops required is ever gonna be worth it. It's 2 different hoops to jump through simultaneously - getting 7 mana and getting 6 types in your yard.
A Serious Man
Member
I didn't think Ulamog would see any play either so who knows. At least Emrakul is more fun in a casual sense.
Synergy with Kaladesh block maybe?
Synergy with Kaladesh block maybe?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
This art is great
On cast, not etb
SigmasonicX
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I was surprised to see that they made a new trailer, which can be seen at the end of the Access Magic video. I thought it was pretty good, cheese of Liliana's VA aside.
New Emrakul certainly won't be a replacement for the old one, but it's a pretty neat card. As for Nahiri, remember that her effect returns it to your hand after it attacks, so you deal 13 damage and then you can cast Emrakul next turn (for cheaper due to your looting, presumably).
We're getting a premium double-sided zombie token in the prerelease pack, BTW. It isn't double-faced, just two different arts.
I'll have to read the story. I'll give my summary and reaction later.
New Emrakul certainly won't be a replacement for the old one, but it's a pretty neat card. As for Nahiri, remember that her effect returns it to your hand after it attacks, so you deal 13 damage and then you can cast Emrakul next turn (for cheaper due to your looting, presumably).
We're getting a premium double-sided zombie token in the prerelease pack, BTW. It isn't double-faced, just two different arts.
I'll have to read the story. I'll give my summary and reaction later.
It really is horrid'mrakul.
A Serious Man
Member
Kreines gonna Kreines'mrakul.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Hold the Door'mrakul
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
The thing with newmrakul is that to waste the sorcery speed removal you still need legal targets. If it's about getting her out fast the opponent won't have the mana for you to get the most value out of emrakul and there's a strong deck in the meta that really just cares about attacking every turn anyway.
Also there's still
Go wide decks have Ormendahl to stonewall emrakul too.
Also there's still
in rotation
Go wide decks have Ormendahl to stonewall emrakul too.
SigmasonicX
Member
Now, now, I thought the story did a good job presenting the horror and creepiness. Aside from the vocal tick, which was just horrid.
Magic Story - Marit Lage Rises - With Avacyn's death, the last seal protecting Innistrad falls. We revisit characters from previous Magic stories, including the child who fled a town attacked by angels while his mother stayed behind, the girl from the Gitrog Frog story, and monster hunters Hal and Alena. As we've seen, two of the Powerpuff Girls have merged into one horrific Angel Eldrazi.
Then, we cut back to Jace and co. Jace is having a hard time keeping Emrakul's madness out of his head. Him seeing Bruna and Gisela causes him to drop his defenses to try and parse what it is, but he recovers. Tamiyo is handling herself better than him. It turns out that after killing Avacyn, Sorin just left without saying anything. They see Emrakul, and Jace notes how everything seems to be warping to head toward her, and even he feels drawn. Jace feels that if he's acting like this, would the others of the Gatewatch be of any help?
Tamiyo notes that Emrakul was a name given to the Eldrazi, and wonders what she calls herself. Jace thinks this and in response gets a speech about how everything will belong to it, and that it is the end. Jace realizes he does need to get the rest of the Gatewatch. Tamiyo protects his mind during the planeswalking process. Jace planeswalks and meets Chandra.
New art:
Magic Story - Marit Lage Rises - With Avacyn's death, the last seal protecting Innistrad falls. We revisit characters from previous Magic stories, including the child who fled a town attacked by angels while his mother stayed behind, the girl from the Gitrog Frog story, and monster hunters Hal and Alena. As we've seen, two of the Powerpuff Girls have merged into one horrific Angel Eldrazi.
Then, we cut back to Jace and co. Jace is having a hard time keeping Emrakul's madness out of his head. Him seeing Bruna and Gisela causes him to drop his defenses to try and parse what it is, but he recovers. Tamiyo is handling herself better than him. It turns out that after killing Avacyn, Sorin just left without saying anything. They see Emrakul, and Jace notes how everything seems to be warping to head toward her, and even he feels drawn. Jace feels that if he's acting like this, would the others of the Gatewatch be of any help?
Tamiyo notes that Emrakul was a name given to the Eldrazi, and wonders what she calls herself. Jace thinks this and in response gets a speech about how everything will belong to it, and that it is the end. Jace realizes he does need to get the rest of the Gatewatch. Tamiyo protects his mind during the planeswalking process. Jace planeswalks and meets Chandra.
New art:
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Did Jace planeswalk to meet them, it sounded more like they just showed up on Innistrad...?
Edit: No, I guess they said he "showed up" so that would imply he went back to Zendikar.
Edit: No, I guess they said he "showed up" so that would imply he went back to Zendikar.
Joe Molotov
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lol'mrakul
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Oh god my MTG group text just exploded with this bullshit'mrakul
SigmasonicX
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On another note, today's Making Magic article is interesting, providing 25 random facts about Magic history. I wasn't aware that Sixth Edition was advertised as "Classic", forcing them to change the name of Type 1 from Classic to Vintage; or that Coldsnap was designed in only six weeks
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