Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
what version of it though? Early builds only had 1 or 2 Hazorets and these decks can go in quite different directions of speed.
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Magic: the Gathering |OT12| Hour of Devastation - Hour of Jace getting dunked on
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Surprised they published it. That isn't too much information for us to view?
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
just one control deck and it was UB.
Imperfected
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RDW just brutally demolishes UR Control from the matches I've seen. That might be the worst match-up any deck has against it.
You can't really "Control" someone burning your face off with a bunch of lands, and cheap Haste creatures with ETB effects generally line up well against tempo play.
a bunch of Kalitas, and then a few of various other lifegain cards like Gifted Aetherbond, Jaddi Offshoot, Aethersphere Harvester. And one of the top 8 runs 4 Kozilek's Return. Pretty uninspired countermeasures for RDW, but I guess Kalitas alone just messes with that deck. #9 went all in
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
oh yeah I'm not surprised at all by this result. Cancel is a terrible card when it counters 1 or 2 mana cards.
phazedplasma
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That UB deck looks sweet
Wulfric
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New photos of Ajani from Wonderfest in Louisville. Courtesy of the NeoGAF for fancy statues forum.
http://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=153087&page=25
This will be an excellent resource for fursuit- I mean, cosplayers. Yep.
http://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=153087&page=25
This will be an excellent resource for fursuit- I mean, cosplayers. Yep.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
his head looks comically large on 2 of these pictures there might be the angle
In EDH ramblings I'm considering making a hidden commander deck for the first time with these three.
In EDH ramblings I'm considering making a hidden commander deck for the first time with these three.
basically a big mana ramp deck that can work well with thrasios and vial smasher but goes off with neheb. I love the design of this guy but no way in hell will I play monored.
pseudocaesar
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When do Wizards usually upload the PT coverage to Youtube? I missed the stream.
pseudocaesar
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Cool, I use my PS4 to watch Youtube usually, Google tells me there is also a Twitch PS4 app so I will give that a go when I get home. Thanks
Also, this might sound like a really dumb question.. but whats the big deal about ramunap ruins in decks that dont require colourless mana? Is it really the ability to pay 4 sac a desert and deal 2 damage? That doesn't seem like that big a deal.
A Serious Man
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Turns your land draws onto shocks and helps you close out games. RDW always has trouble getting over the top if the game goes long and Ramunap provides that extra 4-6 damage you need to win once your opponent has stabilized the board.
BlewHedgehog
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Drafted the best deck of my life today (not saying much, but still). One poor guy saw Rhonas's Last Stand T2 into Croc of the Crossing T4 into green cartouche T5 both games. Other achievements include responding to opponent's Ambuscade with my Ambuscade (yes, please) and using Rhonas's Champ to put Chaos Maw into play (it really wasn't very good, but fun to do!).
This draft also marks the first time I've ever passed a planeswalker. Opened Nissa and opted for the Exemplar of Strength instead. That card is outrageous.
You lured me back with mummies and I'm staying for draft. Limited is so good. Thanks MaRo!
This draft also marks the first time I've ever passed a planeswalker. Opened Nissa and opted for the Exemplar of Strength instead. That card is outrageous.
You lured me back with mummies and I'm staying for draft. Limited is so good. Thanks MaRo!
charlequin
Banned
A goofy hypothetical in a Blogatog question lead to this discussion that I, at least, found pretty amusing of the actual strategic breakdown between the all-Hornet-Sting deck and the all-Mons's-Goblin-Raiders deck.
Reach is one of the single most important things for a red aggro/burn deck. A lot of the time you get stranded with the opponent at 2 or 3 life or something but enough control over the board to just steamroll you before you can get it in. A land that can deal damage means you have more total threats (since you're using a land slot, not a regular spell/creature slot), it's uncounterable, and in this case it doesn't cost you the ability to make {R} when you need it. That makes the difference in a lot of close games.
Reach is one of the single most important things for a red aggro/burn deck. A lot of the time you get stranded with the opponent at 2 or 3 life or something but enough control over the board to just steamroll you before you can get it in. A land that can deal damage means you have more total threats (since you're using a land slot, not a regular spell/creature slot), it's uncounterable, and in this case it doesn't cost you the ability to make {R} when you need it. That makes the difference in a lot of close games.
I'll Disallow that.
charlequin
Banned
The land's still uncounterable!
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I couldn't do it
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
I'm a dirty rare drafter unless it's bulk
That thing looks boss. Too bad I rather use the money to build a cat tribal deck once that commander set is released. Ajani will see love then lol.
I was only 50% joking about it, but doubt it would ever happen in a black border set because so many cards do not have collectors numbers.
In other news, a game of Magic in Minnesota turned violent...
Glad the injuries are not life threatening. Equipment jokes seem fitting here.
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A 31-year-old man has been charged with stabbing another guy seven times—and hitting him with a mallet—after an argument broke out during a game of Magic: The Gathering.
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Police say Creech hit the guy in the head with a rubber mallet, then stabbed him seven times in the front, sides, and back of his neck. Creech ended up calling 911, worrying the man was going to die. Luckily, the victim was taken to the hospital and his injuries don't look to be life-threatening.
Source: Gizmodo
A 31-year-old man has been charged with stabbing another guy seven times—and hitting him with a mallet—after an argument broke out during a game of Magic: The Gathering.
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Police say Creech hit the guy in the head with a rubber mallet, then stabbed him seven times in the front, sides, and back of his neck. Creech ended up calling 911, worrying the man was going to die. Luckily, the victim was taken to the hospital and his injuries don't look to be life-threatening.
Source: Gizmodo
Glad the injuries are not life threatening. Equipment jokes seem fitting here.
A Serious Man
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It's a dangerous world out there for control players.
I think they said they have 4 story podcasts coming out for the commander decks starting this week.
Also digital next should be revealed on Thursday.
Sounds like me in the average EDH game where everyone else is just durdling around, the game started 2 hours ago, and someone just activated Top for the second time in one turn without any other library manipulation
If they stick with the usual schedule, the spoilers should be August 14-17, and on the 18th revealing the full lists.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
hey i gotta know if I was an idiot.
this is oddly specific chances for another amonkhetti PW?MaRo said:
Seems like a pretty strong hint
That Maro quote: I get that a good majority of the player base does not have any idea about the leaks, but man...what a lame and easy wink/nod.
Also it's grammatically awful. Should have phrased it:
"Join me next week when I let the cat out of the bag"
Pretty awful phrasing for a writer, especially since "the cat" is already out of "the bag".
Maybe he does mean that in between this article and his next article the "the cat" will have been let out of "the bag."
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
bets on how much worse than Marchesa the commander will be?
Who said Wizards? Good call.
Doesn't matter. Poor, awkward phrasing either way.
But his quote is implying the cat is in the bag haha
Doesn't matter. Poor, awkward phrasing either way.
Just built Vial Smasher+Tharsios. Worldgorger combo or any infinite mana plus Tharsios is GG for the table
Right. I would still have preferred something other than the most obvious word-play when teasing the commander reveals.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
There's a big difference between infinite and a ton of mana and I'm not interested in making infinite.
Thrasios is a terribly designed Commander btw. Normally you'd run out of gas making a deck that's all mana but not with an azure mage in the command zone that gives you access to 4 colurs only costs 2 and ramps you.
Agreed. Sometimes he is clever, most notably in the comics he makes. And sometimes he is mega corny/obvious, like this. I guess we have to take what we get from him ultimately haha
If partners is a mechanic that they continue with than he will be the defacto of who pairs best with him. Having an always available mana sink for 2 mana is insane.
I played with him last night and turn 4 I had all my lands out.
I love painfully obvious humor, if he had taken a few more steps into "dad joke" territory I'd likely appreciate it.
The line is a lot more cryptic had the GW cat not leaked. Giving the lead times, this article would have been written slightly before or slightly after the leak.
Agreed. You're good people.
I'm not upset by the spirit. I'm actually upset by how oddly phrased it is. Cryptic or not, it's weirdly constructed. Might not care if he didn't bring up that he was a writer so often.
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