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[keeblerdrow]

Also have to cast the free spell immediately. Dag.

I still like him in spots.

 

[Ashodin]

Gameplan for the deck likely means you want to have the spell cast turn 3 or 4 before he comes down on 5.

 

[Santiako]

That goblin seems really good. Evasion is a nice extra too.

 

[OnPoint]

Well duh. It's better than Snapcaster, and something people will argue about red caring about the graveyard which feels more blue.

Nah, red gets flashback and probably should have got Snapcaster to begin with. No one will pick at this for that, I don't think, with any regularity.

 

[Firemind]

Welp that's the final nail in the coffin of Stone Rain reappearing in the next two years.

Whatever it's a goblin that does the same effect, except for freebies

You can cast Ancestral Visions.

Seems good in cube. Bye, Dualcaster Mage!

 

[duxstar]

I really love Top level Podcast ..... but damnit I feel like Patrick Chapin loves every single card and I almost want to go buy every new card whenever he talks about it lol. He really get's excited about magic, just go listen to the spoiler season where he talks about scythe leopard being amazing; i have to remind myself of that everytime he get's hyped like he did this week (Talking about Chandra)

 

[The Technomancer]

It's really, really close.

Its waaaay less flexible at that mana cost I think. Its not going to go into a dozen decks the way Snapcaster wants to but its going to define 1 or 2

 

[Daedardus]

Draft of the Oath of the Gatewatch OT OP
Title: Magic: the Gathering - Oath o/t Gatewatch |OT| Look again, your mana is now diamonds!

Why do we call it a diamond when the symbol is clearly an astroid?

 

[divisionbyzorro]

Spitballing Modern Land Death

4x Molten Rain
4x Stone Rain
4x Rain of Tears
2x Sowing Salt

4x Simian Spirit Guide
4x Fulminator Mage
4x Goblin Dark-Dwellers
1x Avalanche Riders

4x Lightning Bolt
4x Thoughtseize

25x Lands

 

[Santiako]

Spitballing Modern Land Death

4x Molten Rain
4x Stone Rain
4x Rain of Tears
2x Sowing Salt

4x Simian Spirit Guide
4x Fulminator Mage
4x Goblin Dark-Dwellers
1x Avalanche Riders

4x Lightning Bolt
4x Thoughtseize

25x Lands

New Chandra to finish and/or refill hand could be alright.

 

[Firemind]

l'd play Koth as well. Minus and land destruction on the same turn? Why yes please.

I thought Pillage was modern playable but apparently not. :lol

 

[Angry Grimace]

New card:

Snapcaster on a 5 mana CMC creature. lolz. Works with RG ramp, I guess.

It's a 4/4 with evasion and a free spell, which in some cases can be Kolaghan's Command and in other cases is Crackling Doom. It's playable.

Also, it should say "look again, THE mana is now diamonds."

 

[keeblerdrow]

Why do we call it a diamond when the symbol is clearly an astroid?

1. Awesome Old Spice commercial reference.

2. It's actually a wingding.

3. It's actually about ethics in wizard poker.

 

[blackflag]

How bad is R/G Tron without burnwillows? I can use Karplusans or stomping grounds but I don't want to invest in the stupidly priced burnwillows until i'm sure I like playing it.

 

[OnPoint]

It's a 4/4 with evasion and a free spell, which in some cases can be Kolaghan's Command and in other cases is Crackling Doom. It's playable.

Also, it should say "look again, THE mana is now diamonds."

I agree that it's playable. I like it a lot.

Why the emphasis on 'the'?

 

[Angry Grimace]

I agree that it's playable. I like it a lot.

Why the emphasis on 'the'?

Because Sigma's draft OT has "Look again your mana is now diamonds," but the original commercial was "look again the tickets are now diamonds" so it should be "Look again, the mana is now diamonds" right?

 

[OnPoint]

Because Sigma's draft OT has "Look again your mana is now diamonds," but the original commercial was "look again the tickets are now diamonds" so it should be "Look again, the mana is now diamonds" right?

Didn't even notice it was missing! I just didn't think it needed capitalization haha

 

[SigmasonicX]

Thanks, changed it.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Become Immense ---> Temur Battle Rage is one of the lamest combos for people to convince themselves is good in a long time. Getting 3-for-1'd with all of your mana and graveyard is pretty sweet.

 

[Keru_Shiri]

Become Immense ---> Temur Battle Rage is one of the lamest combos for people to convince themselves is good in a long time. Getting 3-for-1'd with all of your mana and graveyard is pretty sweet.

I will be so happy when mono-red can move away from that. I miss the good ole fashioned mountains-only RDW.

 

[keeblerdrow]

Become Immense ---> Temur Battle Rage is one of the lamest combos for people to convince themselves is good in a long time. Getting 3-for-1'd with all of your mana and graveyard is pretty sweet.

Everyone knows the real hot heat is in Temur Battle Rage + Outland Colossus.

 

[Angry Grimace]

It's just not....very good, you get blown out all the time and I see people leaving the combo in against control all the time and jamming it into untapped mana and then dying.

I just want to know why?

 

[keeblerdrow]

It's just not....very good, you get blown out all the time and I see people leaving the combo in against control all the time and jamming it into untapped mana and then dying.

I just want to know why?

Same reason for 85% of all bad calls in Magic. If it works, you feel like a Clever Wizard™.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Painful Truths is a really good card. I thought it would be worse than Read the Bones, but I'm typically quite happy with the +2 CA.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

Painful Truths is a really good card. I thought it would be worse than Read the Bones, but I'm typically quite happy with the +2 CA.

It turns out that no matter how much people pretend it is, Scry 2 is not even close to a card.

 

[duxstar]

Everyone knows the real combo is Conifer Stride Temur Battle Rage. The combo is so much better when you dont have to worry about spot removal!

 

[divisionbyzorro]

Everyone knows the real combo is Conifer Stride Temur Battle Rage. The combo is so much better when you dont have to worry about spot removal!

Conifer Strider + pants was an awesome DDF draft deck. You just prayed they didn't have Merciless Executioner.

 

[Matriox]

Neat launch promo.

 

[WanderingWind]

Uh. That card is fucking insane.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Whoa that seems cool.

 

[ThLunarian]

My favorite kind of card. Reminds me of a Staff of Domination with a body

 

[The Technomancer]

That's fucking dumb. Jesus. It has to be worse than it looks right?

 

[Santiako]

That's a really cool card.

Just realised that the set symbol is kozilek's crown thing as well.

 

[Angry Grimace]

That's fucking dumb. Jesus. It has to be worse than it looks right?

It costs 6 and all of its abilities are probably a pain in the ass to use in limited due to the colorless requirements.

 

[ThLunarian]

That's fucking dumb. Jesus. It has to be worse than it looks right?

Well it is 6 mana without haste and without a ETB or LTB ability. Probably not Standard playable. Pretty sick in limited though.

Have they said whether Wastes will be available in unlimited quantities for OGW limited events?

 

[Santiako]

Well it is 6 mana without haste and without a ETB or LTB ability. Probably not Standard playable. Pretty sick in limited though.

Have they said whether Wastes will be available in unlimited quantities for OGW limited events?

They won't, you have to draft/open them. They are twice as common as any common though.

 

[Ashodin]

Okay that card is fucking amazing

 

[Santiako]

He is kind of awesome on EDH, as you get to use him on everyone else's turn as well. Value machine!

 

[Firemind]

For some reason, my brain is interpreting the diamond as phyrexian mana. I'm never going to get used to it. :lol

 

[Matriox]

It's like a planeswalker-lite that can be used on everyone's turn lol, but not crazy for standard. I'd love to be wrong though, just such a cool card.

 

[SigmasonicX]

Yeah, that's a real beater in Limited, but I don't think it will see Standard play. Still, really neat.

Though if things keep getting leaked like this, we're going to have a really dull spoiler season.

 

[charlequin]

I feel like this set is so much better than BFZ already.

Also, the cojones on the guy who decided to leak this right after that article. They'll probably get extra harsh with him just out of spite.

 

[Ashodin]

There are people out there who do things for the sake of spite on others.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

That guy is going straight into my Karn deck. Sick card. It reminds me of Mercurial Chemister in a way.

 

[kirblar]

I feel like this set is so much better than BFZ already.

Also, the cojones on the guy who decided to leak this right after that article. They'll probably get extra harsh with him just out of spite.

Promos always get leaked super early, its why Jarvis's article went up.

 

[Wulfric]

Why hello there, limited bomb. It even reminds me of a Lady Gaga outfit.

Wizards better call a plumber; this is getting a bit silly now.

 

[kirblar]

Promos leaking really early always happens. This leak isn't weird.

 

[darkside31337]

Endbringer seems like a cool card but it seems pretty mediocre.

 

[Lucario]

New card:

Snapcaster on a 5 mana CMC creature. lolz. Works with RG ramp, I guess.

Seems pretty absurd. I know I'm going to get greedy and try to force this into a deck with Abzan Charm, Kohlgan's Command, and Crackling Doom.

Not sure how it works flavor-wise, though. The goblins go looting for the spell and then just... cast it themselves? Should it say red spell?

 

[Firemind]

Oh yeah, the flavour police are gonna have a riot with this one.