The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Holy crap so that's at least three U/x planeswalkers confirmed for this block yeah?
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Magic: the Gathering |OT9| Kaladesh - Cruisin' Down the Street in my 6/4
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blindrocket
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Well, that changes things.
GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Tezz is going to be esper finally.
And green always had the ability can't be blocked by creatures with less power and since both mournwillow and the guide are 3 power it fits.
And green always had the ability can't be blocked by creatures with less power and since both mournwillow and the guide are 3 power it fits.
Should have made her cost 1R to complete the cycle.Chandra's mom is alive!
Edit: also, the spoiler was that Tezzeret is the head judge. TEZZZZZZZZZZZZ I love Tezz
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
well it just means her dad costed R
also I kinda like how it feels in some way like half of Pia & Kiran Nalaar
A Serious Man
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Colorless Morphling is fun, definitely going to be a headache in limited.
FreedomFrisbee
Member
They covered up flavor text. Boo.
1/1 for R with a thopter token would actually be pretty playable. Bonus if he has the shock ability.
ThLunarian
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Wait what? Tezzeret? Isn't he holed up on Mirrodin, working undercover for Bolas? Won't the Gatewatch know that?
Or actually, were any of the Gatewatch on Mirrodin when Phyrexians took over? I guess that was just Elspeth, Koth, and Venser.
Or is there some time paradox stuff going on?
Interesting development!
Or actually, were any of the Gatewatch on Mirrodin when Phyrexians took over? I guess that was just Elspeth, Koth, and Venser.
Or is there some time paradox stuff going on?
Interesting development!
Giant Panda
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So if Tezzeret is the bad guy does that clear Dovin Baan? Tezzeret is bad right?
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
That depends on how much of this book is still canon and it was never quite clear what Tezz' job on Mirrodin was.
I hope Tezzeret is gonna remain an antihero instead of Bolas' pawn. He has the makings of a lawful evil character that'd fit Esper colors so well.
SigmasonicX
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I'm surprised Tezzeret is in the story after all. It's odd that we're getting three blue planeswalkers. Perhaps he'll get a card proper in Amonkhet, and he's just in the story for this set.
AFAIK, none of the Gatewatch know about Phyrexia, but Jace used to work for Tezzeret.
Nice to see that Pia is alive. I like the flavor of her basically flying artifacts into creatures' faces to stop them from blocking.
"Can't be blocked by power 2 or less" is appearing a fair amount. I wonder if they considered keywording it.
Cataclysmic Gearhulk seems good. Note that if you control another creature, you can choose that as the creature and the Gearhulk as your artifact. As mentioned, this is different from Tragic Arrogance, because each player chooses what they keep instead of you.
An odd thing from MaRo's article is that he's doing something else next week instead of the next part of his design of Kaladesh article.
Story relatively coming soon.
EDIT:
Anime/JRPG character: "Don't you see? Even though he appears to have done nothing but evil things, Baan actually loves Kaladesh more than anyone else!"
AFAIK, none of the Gatewatch know about Phyrexia, but Jace used to work for Tezzeret.
Nice to see that Pia is alive. I like the flavor of her basically flying artifacts into creatures' faces to stop them from blocking.
"Can't be blocked by power 2 or less" is appearing a fair amount. I wonder if they considered keywording it.
Cataclysmic Gearhulk seems good. Note that if you control another creature, you can choose that as the creature and the Gearhulk as your artifact. As mentioned, this is different from Tragic Arrogance, because each player chooses what they keep instead of you.
An odd thing from MaRo's article is that he's doing something else next week instead of the next part of his design of Kaladesh article.
Story relatively coming soon.
EDIT:
Anime/JRPG character: "Don't you see? Even though he appears to have done nothing but evil things, Baan actually loves Kaladesh more than anyone else!"
charlequin
Banned
Red can make creatures completely unblockable.
We call those "wands."
There were three B/x walkers in ISD block.
Chandra's mom is alive!
Edit: also, the spoiler was that Tezzeret is the head judge. TEZZZZZZZZZZZZ I love Tezz
Pia yes!
Tezz yesss!
Head judge Tezzeret!
Artifact morphing yessss!
I love this set.
Wrong fantasy property for wands.
Joe Molotov
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You're a Wizard of the Coast, Harry!
charlequin
Banned
Wrong property for guns too!
A Serious Man
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Manaleak.com has a new spoiler.
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Creature - Dwarf Artificer
Servo and thopter creatures get +1/+1.
3W: Create a 1/1 colorless artifact Servo token creature
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Creature - Dwarf Artificer
Servo and thopter creatures get +1/+1.
3W: Create a 1/1 colorless artifact Servo token creature
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charlequin
Banned
The Gatewatch is actually completely of the Phyrexia situation, and it was established at least a few years ago that Tezzeret lost in his attempts to take control of NPH and went elsewhere.
What is the guy holding in Summary Dismissal?
SigmasonicX
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Magic Story - Torch of Defiance
* Chandra arrives on Kaladesh and feels nostalgic, but she stops herself. She's there to protect the renegade that the Consulate are after. She realizes she has no information and is briefly tempted to go back.
* Liliana's there too. Chandra thinks she's there to bring her back, but she isn't. She tells her to enjoy herself at the fair.
* They go around talking with renegade sympathizers, but eventually Chandra starts to join in on the festivities.
* Liliana goes up to a soldier and tells him they're renegade sympathizers, after throwing a drink in his face, which makes Chandra panic. He brings out handcuffs and tells them to come with him. Chandra punches him out, and Liliana laughs. Liliana wants them to stay and show the crowd what they're made of, but Chandra makes them run away.
* A man in a cloak (clearly Tezzeret) is going around doing mysterious stuff. He meets up with some renegades, asking them some vague information. Meanwhile, he steals a listener module from them, then leaves. He listens to the module and gets the information he wants.
* After running away, Chandra and Liliana come across mosaic art of the former's father. If this is graffiti, that goes to show that even Kaladesh graffiti is next level.
* Liliana suggests looking up Baral, the soldier that got her parents killed. Her spirits lift when Liliana talks about confronting him, and seeing the look on his face when he finds out she survived. But then Liliana suggests killing him, and it doesn't feel right, until it does.
* Some guards spot them. Liliana tells Chandra to kill them, but she instead just gives a warning blast to the floor. They get on a train, and Chandra destroys the machine asking for tickets.
* Later, the train stops because of police activity, not because of them, but because of an earlier demonstration by renegades that cut power to the area. They leave the train there.
* In the crowd, Liliana points out a man conspicuously keeping himself hidden in a hood. They follow after him.
* They follow him to see him confronting a woman working on a machine. The man in the hood calls her Renegade Prime. Liliana recognizes the man as Tezzeret, but Chandra recognizes the woman as her mother.
I was enjoying it well enough, but the way they come across Tezzeret and Pia is way too convenient.
* Chandra arrives on Kaladesh and feels nostalgic, but she stops herself. She's there to protect the renegade that the Consulate are after. She realizes she has no information and is briefly tempted to go back.
* Liliana's there too. Chandra thinks she's there to bring her back, but she isn't. She tells her to enjoy herself at the fair.
* They go around talking with renegade sympathizers, but eventually Chandra starts to join in on the festivities.
* Liliana goes up to a soldier and tells him they're renegade sympathizers, after throwing a drink in his face, which makes Chandra panic. He brings out handcuffs and tells them to come with him. Chandra punches him out, and Liliana laughs. Liliana wants them to stay and show the crowd what they're made of, but Chandra makes them run away.
* A man in a cloak (clearly Tezzeret) is going around doing mysterious stuff. He meets up with some renegades, asking them some vague information. Meanwhile, he steals a listener module from them, then leaves. He listens to the module and gets the information he wants.
* After running away, Chandra and Liliana come across mosaic art of the former's father. If this is graffiti, that goes to show that even Kaladesh graffiti is next level.
* Liliana suggests looking up Baral, the soldier that got her parents killed. Her spirits lift when Liliana talks about confronting him, and seeing the look on his face when he finds out she survived. But then Liliana suggests killing him, and it doesn't feel right, until it does.
* Some guards spot them. Liliana tells Chandra to kill them, but she instead just gives a warning blast to the floor. They get on a train, and Chandra destroys the machine asking for tickets.
* Later, the train stops because of police activity, not because of them, but because of an earlier demonstration by renegades that cut power to the area. They leave the train there.
* In the crowd, Liliana points out a man conspicuously keeping himself hidden in a hood. They follow after him.
* They follow him to see him confronting a woman working on a machine. The man in the hood calls her Renegade Prime. Liliana recognizes the man as Tezzeret, but Chandra recognizes the woman as her mother.
I was enjoying it well enough, but the way they come across Tezzeret and Pia is way too convenient.
G/W Tokens not dead yet!
SigmasonicX
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Plot contrivence 101
"God's Beard!"
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Tezz = UB artifacts = BALEFUL STRIX CONFIRMED
awwwwwwwwww yeah
awwwwwwwwww yeah
Lazy vs Crazy
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We have Less Good Dak, maybe Tez, and who else?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Vedalken dude
Thinking about it though I bet Tezz is a character plant for next block, similar to how Sorin was technically "part" of the BFZ story
SigmasonicX
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Added characters to the OP, changed up card examples, and now using the official card list versions of the cards instead of Mythic Spoiler versions.
I also changed the format of the thread highlights section. I was already only linking the first highlight on a page (50 posts) (excluding the start of a new day, which always gets a link), but now I'm putting everything on the same page on the same line.
I also changed the format of the thread highlights section. I was already only linking the first highlight on a page (50 posts) (excluding the start of a new day, which always gets a link), but now I'm putting everything on the same page on the same line.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
So I'm super curious of Tezz is like..hiding his spindly metal arms? Or the people of Kaladesh don't think they're weird?
charlequin
Banned
Leaving, what, another Liliana? There are only six walkers in this block story and she's the one who is least due.
(Plus, again, three planeswalkers sharing a color, especially one that's on theme for the block, isn't weird at all. There are three B/xs in ISD and three G/xs in Theros.)
SigmasonicX
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It appears that as Head Judge, Tezzeret doesn't hide his arm, but when he's out on the street, he hides it. His arm isn't considered so unusual that it'd be thought of as impossible, but it's odd enough that people would instantly recognize him.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Do we know how long the Aetherborn life actually is? Six months? Three years?
First off whoever made the title for this thread is a genius. Second I LOVE the quote that liliana says to chandra in today's magic story.
Most people are content to take life as it comes. The world tells them theyre weak, and they agree. They eat disappointment, let it rot inside of them, and then they lie down and die. The rest of us? We learn how to refuse. How to spit and throw things. We learn how to survive. You are a survivor, Chandra. Liliana Vess
That just oozes with mono black flavor, I love it.
Most people are content to take life as it comes. The world tells them theyre weak, and they agree. They eat disappointment, let it rot inside of them, and then they lie down and die. The rest of us? We learn how to refuse. How to spit and throw things. We learn how to survive. You are a survivor, Chandra. Liliana Vess
That just oozes with mono black flavor, I love it.
Gotta hide that arm when you're doing Bolas' business.
The way they came across Pia is fine because today's story was about finding the renegade if they didn't find anyone today's story would have been wack. I would have liked a better build up for Tezzeret since he is, you know Tezzeret.
blindrocket
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Spent $21
Picked up:
1- Grim Flayer
1- Hero of Bladehold
1- Eldritch Evolution
3- Thought-Knot Seer
1- Serra's Avenger
And a couple .50 dual lands for Commander.
Picked up:
1- Grim Flayer
1- Hero of Bladehold
1- Eldritch Evolution
3- Thought-Knot Seer
1- Serra's Avenger
And a couple .50 dual lands for Commander.
Not to mention Green already has Trample, Deathtouch, Forestwalk, Islandwalk, Swampwalk, Nonbasic landwalk, can only be blocked by flying creatures and whatever Thorn Elemental's mechanic is called.
blindrocket
Member
I think this Thought-Knot Seer Jund list could be fun for FNM
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
it's in green's pile
Not to mention Green already has Trample, Deathtouch, Forestwalk, Islandwalk, Swampwalk, Nonbasic landwalk, can only be blocked by flying creatures and whatever Thorn Elemental's mechanic is called.
"God's Beard!"
Member
I don't know why I'm winning with this deck(even just counting cockatrice I wasn't expecting anything) but I love it. Here's a more visual representation of my list since I forgot the sideboard last time.
Bring To Light Planeswalkers
The idea is that BTL for 5 gets dark petition and terarrion/oath of nissa turns the BBB into whatever I need so if I have 6 lands I can get Nahiri, 8 I can get Sorin etc.
By playing with 80 cards and redundant core pieces I can reduce the number of times I draw my bullets directly without reducing the % that I draw the cards I actually want to draw every game. It's the old Living End tech. 6 5-mana tutors, Roast being a 5th flow fascimile, 8 cantrips that double as mana fixing etc.
I should probably turn the prairie stream into a basic island, though.
Bring To Light Planeswalkers
The idea is that BTL for 5 gets dark petition and terarrion/oath of nissa turns the BBB into whatever I need so if I have 6 lands I can get Nahiri, 8 I can get Sorin etc.
By playing with 80 cards and redundant core pieces I can reduce the number of times I draw my bullets directly without reducing the % that I draw the cards I actually want to draw every game. It's the old Living End tech. 6 5-mana tutors, Roast being a 5th flow fascimile, 8 cantrips that double as mana fixing etc.
I should probably turn the prairie stream into a basic island, though.
_/¯"God's Beard!"
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Is Chandra gonna be a RB planeswalker this set?
A Serious Man
Member
We just got a Bant PW, it's Espers turn. Don't let me down WotC.
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