ZSS is fun. I'm going to try to practice more with Robin, I really love the spell mechanic but the sword swipes are very limited in where it hits. I wish Ness was better I always liked him too.
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Smash is something I'm keeping track of, just because Namco Bandai's involvement intrigued me. The return of Meta Knight has 'Sakurai *laughs*' written all over it. I'm probably not getting Wii U, next buy is going to be PS4 for the next Soul Calibur, and that free PSN.
I'll mention my work is afternoons, which really cuts into my time. I do nearly everything on weekends now.
I'm surprised that the forum doesn't have alternative fonts any more.
Irmis/Ouraios still has functions of life sufficient for FB updates, but I can't work up the nerve to say hi. I is bad at Human-ing.
I'll have to re-add what I intended later.
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Played in states, scooped to my pal mid-tournament because he could use the invite and I could not. Still went 5-2. (5-1 not counting the scoop). We also played said scoop and I won 2-0, but eh. He did top 8 the event. Other then that life is busy, but I am enjoy Khans a large amount more then I was prepared for, still already wanting to quit magic however.
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Magic for me lately has been a whirlwind of brewing. Standard combo, EDH nonsense, and now I'm looking at putting back together solidarity in legacy because of dig through time. Not that I think it will push the deck into tier 1 status, but it will be much better. Plus, picking up the fetches required will be much easier this time around. Fun times.
Good to hear people have been keeping busy, I keep wishing I had time/would remember this thread more often, I still haven't done any magic related things yet, a good friend of mine is coming home soon, and I promised we'd play some magic so it does look like I will be playing it again soon.
In regards to me and my life I am working for my aunt and uncle doing a few things here and there to pay my bills, and I am ever looking for a job (hoping to find one that isn't horrible but I'd even take a horrible one at this point (imo of course)) anyway, its been awhile and I probably should update my decks or at least figure out if there are any cards that I should be looking to get a hold of, other than that my life has been so-so and I realized a few weeks back I shouldn't be as open with people over the internet (usually, I don't count you guys in that category at all) due to some issues that arose and basically led to me to feeling welcome as member of the website (not banned but I've been inactive) personally I just need to be more careful who I reach out to and be more observant, anyway I am looking forward to getting back into magic, I've been saving some money here and there for magic stuff, I hope I don't end up using it all at once
@H_H Not sure if you remember the last PM I sent you but if you do, lets just say, now more than ever I know why you answered that way =^_^=
@Rewind
looking at your profile picture reminded me that Wu is getting splash update along with a new icon not sure if i like the new look but at least its a start? I guess 0.0 (personally I think texures should be fixed before splashes and whatnot but that is just me)
@everyone
I miss you guys a bunch, and you guys should be seeing me pop up more often, aka roughly once a week (should be every Saturday)
Hey Raph! nice to see you back. About wu, yea, that could be good. I am a fan of him, though idk, havent been on league in a while, the community finally broke my back and i just find other games more fun right now.
The desert is hot. Everyone, naturally, will hang out where there's AC. Where there's AC, there's a little bit of wi-fi. Where there's a little bit of wi-fi, there are a lot of people. Where there are a lot of people, there's little bandwidth. Where there's little bandwidth, I can't successfully stay logged into any servers on Cockatrice. When I can't practice on Cockatrice, I get rusty at Magic. When I get rusty at Magic, I start thinking about using bad cards. When I start thinking about using bad cards, I second-guess buying Mishra's Workshop, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, and Mana Crypt. When I second-guess buying cards that I intended to buy with this deployment money I'm getting, I start thinking about how I'll have to deploy again for more money to buy the cards that I want. When I start thinking about deploying again, it makes me wonder if I'll have to re-enlist. When I think about re-enlisting, it makes me think that I'll never have time for Magic, vidya games, or "herbal remedies" like I used to.
The desert is hot. Everyone, naturally, will hang out where there's AC. Where there's AC, there's a little bit of wi-fi. Where there's a little bit of wi-fi, there are a lot of people. Where there are a lot of people, there's little bandwidth. Where there's little bandwidth, I can't successfully stay logged into any servers on Cockatrice. When I can't practice on Cockatrice, I get rusty at Magic. When I get rusty at Magic, I start thinking about using bad cards. When I start thinking about using bad cards, I second-guess buying Mishra's Workshop, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, and Mana Crypt. When I second-guess buying cards that I intended to buy with this deployment money I'm getting, I start thinking about how I'll have to deploy again for more money to buy the cards that I want. When I start thinking about deploying again, it makes me wonder if I'll have to re-enlist. When I think about re-enlisting, it makes me think that I'll never have time for Magic, vidya games, or "herbal remedies" like I used to.
I'm think about all that.
And the desert is hot.
I'm thirsty.
*applause*
Never second-guess Mana Crypt.
Mana Crypt is love.
Mana Crypt is life.
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On unrelated news, I'm brewing a monoblue pauper EDH!
New signature to celebrate completion of my latest deck. Still in its first draft, but im taking it out for a spin tonight. Gave nekusar the axe cuz...well, he is as boring to play as he is to play against. little interaction and less skill required.
I would really appreciate some guildy feedback, looking at you Polskibro!
@Rewind: You opted for a much more all-in abuse of Misrha's ability than I did, which might be better overall. I actually dismantled Mishra because my build didn't do anything but earn hate. Turns out that when you have five gilded lotuses, all of which are real and only one of which is yours, people get upset. If you want to throw down big bucks, there's nether void. I couldn't justify the purchase to myself, but it's awesome. I love that card.
There's also Knacksaw Clique, which is a worse version of Ornate Kanzashi but if you're looking for that sort of effect, there it is.
No sculpting steel? I can only hope it's because you just didn't have one.
As an aside, I actually love the fact that I can address someone as Rewind. I'm not sure why, but it's an awesome nickname.
@Sharad: My experience with pauper commander isn't very extensive, but you should definitely be playing gush, ghostly flicker, and scrivener. Ghostly flicker + any dude that gets back spells + any other ETB value creature = awesome. My pauper EDH was species gorger, meant to just smack down and gain value off of ETB effects, so I had plenty floating around. Ghostly flicker made it insane. Give it a shot, I doubt you'll be disappointed. I'm not sure about treasure cruise in pauper EDH, but I know it's crazy in normal pauper. I put together the UR Dragonaut deck on MTGO and tossed a few in, and it's just stupid. Your mileage may vary, though.
Thanks for the feedback Polski, i actually have a sculpting steel in my trades binder; i had just forgotten about it. YOINK! Now comes the arduous task of finding a card that doesnt help me win the game. Definitely going into my deck box though, because it merits a deck spot.
Took the deck out last night, but only got 2 games with it. First game i dropped a turn 3 Arcum that no one felt like answering. I did some 'favors' for people, by fetching up mycosynth lattice to fix their mana, and then suddenly nuked them all with Niv's Disk for the win.
Second game i am on the play in a 1v1 match against a Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker, just for fun. I turn 1 goblin welder, his turn he he drops Codex Shredder and mills me 1. I throw Steel Hellkite into the grave, and top deck a sol ring. Play ring into a signet in hand, then weld the signet into Hellkite on his turn. GG real fast. Just saying, impressive little goblin to turn a signet into a Steel Hellkite
As an aside, I actually love the fact that I can address someone as Rewind. I'm not sure why, but it's an awesome nickname.
Got the nick name back a ways. When Urza's Saga came out is when i started playing blue primarily (after getting whooped by kids at my middle school when i was still playing my 'rainbow deck,' which was essentially all my best cards and some mana). I loved the card Rewind and bought a bunch of play sets so i could run 4 in every deck i owned. someone called me Mr. Rewind and i just kept it, cuz i too thought it was a cool one.
edit - damn that 2 memes on one page, my fault. no more i promise
Someone opened fire in parliament in Forest-town (Canada) today. Words cannot overstate my concern.
Pretty awful stuff.
As a NYer, Ebola has been on my mind a lot .. also because the guy who is the senior advisor for the North East in regards to Ebola and EMS (http://www.epidemiologyandtoxicology.org/) works in my building (I see him in my lab all the time) and I've been going over a lot of this stuff with him so most of my month has been consumed with explaining this stuff to friends, family, coworkers, etc.
Pretty much if you have an Ebola Zaire question, ask it.
1) What do you think, media inflation (see every variant of flu annually) or true threat?
2) What are the implications of the disease in foreign countries, most notably europe (as someone preparing for a Britain and Mediterranean trip next year)?
I've been having trouble sleeping and therefore have not been waking up, and therefore not had time to talk.
Ebola isn't being played as a disaster, which is odd. I understood that at first, but lines are being crossed successively and I just wonder at what point it would, in the WHO's opinion, be something to panic about.
I was bothered at first by the gunman, but, if viewed as part of a murder statistic, there's less meaning attached. However, the response is filled with it. I think policy changes about security are not justified simply by the fact of someone, on one occasion, attacking parliament or an honour guard or whatever. I noticed in Prime Minister Harper's statement , where he adored the military and its service, he glossed over some points of philosophy on military might and nation-building, equivalently stating basically that the ideals of freedom and democracy are always under threat by some nonspecific, everpresent pillaging violence. Like barbarians. And just glossing over that whole subject as barbarism is not any step to understand what is going on in the mind of people who are attacking you.
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1) What do you think, media inflation (see every variant of flu annually) or true threat?
2) What are the implications of the disease in foreign countries, most notably europe (as someone preparing for a Britain and Mediterranean trip next year)?
1) Outbreaks have so far been small and vanished on their own, this will hopefully do the same but until it is under control there is no real widely-accepted model of the spread however I will say the pattern of transmission is not airborne such as flu. According to 40 years of epidemiology the transmission of Ebola can be better modeled like HIV since there is a R_0 of 1.7-2 which means for every infected person you can expect to see 1.7 to 2 new infections (for comparison HIV is 2, Measles is around 18) and it is in close (not casual) transmission.
2) Everything depends on how hospitals are prepared (staffed, supplies, etc.), the individuals who return act responsibly (ie. immediate isolation after fever of 100.3+), and public outcry (some people want to lynch returning healthcare workers).
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—Ertai, wizard adept
Awesome pumpkin. He will always be my favorite starter. Becoming a full dragon-type was almost enough to get me to play X and Y.. haven't played a pokemon game since Red and Blue, but I was so tempted!
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"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place."
—Ertai, wizard adept
So.. here's a real issue I have and if you have any input please share it. The last place I worked is trying to hire me back as a department head which would be a significant raise, plus a 401k, and great medical/vision/dental benefits however the hours are dreadful (4am to noon) and while I would love the cash and benefits I just don't know if I'll ever be happy working that.. I'm not trying to complain or brag, I just really don't know. I am honestly afraid of what could happen to my mental health and relationships. Moving to a 4am schedule kind of puts me on the opposite sleep pattern with the rest of the world and that is a huge sacrifice. This is an offer I almost can't pass up but.. man .. this is rough.. I just don't know.,,
"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place."
—Ertai, wizard adept
Legacy: UW Miracle, U MUC, UW StoneBlade, U Merfolk, R Burn, & UB Reanimator
EDH: U Azami, Lady of Scrolls & URG Riku of Two Reflections
Casual: UR Dragonstorm, UB Dralnu-Teachings, U NinjaFae, & UR Izzet EDH
Smash is something I'm keeping track of, just because Namco Bandai's involvement intrigued me. The return of Meta Knight has 'Sakurai *laughs*' written all over it. I'm probably not getting Wii U, next buy is going to be PS4 for the next Soul Calibur, and that free PSN.
I'll mention my work is afternoons, which really cuts into my time. I do nearly everything on weekends now.
I'm surprised that the forum doesn't have alternative fonts any more.
Irmis/Ouraios still has functions of life sufficient for FB updates, but I can't work up the nerve to say hi. I is bad at Human-ing.
I'll have to re-add what I intended later.
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Formerly Mindslavor
Visit Rivenor for all of the Academy's awesome artwork.
Legacy
WW Death and Taxes WW
Modern
WBMartyr-Proc BW
In regards to me and my life I am working for my aunt and uncle doing a few things here and there to pay my bills, and I am ever looking for a job (hoping to find one that isn't horrible but I'd even take a horrible one at this point (imo of course)) anyway, its been awhile and I probably should update my decks or at least figure out if there are any cards that I should be looking to get a hold of, other than that my life has been so-so and I realized a few weeks back I shouldn't be as open with people over the internet (usually, I don't count you guys in that category at all) due to some issues that arose and basically led to me to feeling welcome as member of the website (not banned but I've been inactive) personally I just need to be more careful who I reach out to and be more observant, anyway I am looking forward to getting back into magic, I've been saving some money here and there for magic stuff, I hope I don't end up using it all at once
@H_H Not sure if you remember the last PM I sent you but if you do, lets just say, now more than ever I know why you answered that way =^_^=
@Rewind
looking at your profile picture reminded me that Wu is getting splash update along with a new icon not sure if i like the new look but at least its a start? I guess 0.0 (personally I think texures should be fixed before splashes and whatnot but that is just me)
@everyone
I miss you guys a bunch, and you guys should be seeing me pop up more often, aka roughly once a week (should be every Saturday)
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Artifact (40)
1x Chromatic Lantern
1x Coalition Relic
1x Commander's Sphere
1x Crawlspace
1x Crucible of Worlds
1x Darksteel Forge
1x Darksteel Ingot
1x Dimir Signet
1x Ensnaring Bridge
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Izzet Signet
1x Lightning Greaves
1x Mana Vault
1x Mind Stone
1x Mycosynth Lattice
1x Nim Deathmantle
1x Possessed Portal
1x Rakdos Signet
1x Reito Lantern
1x Sculpting Steel
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Skullclamp
1x Smokestack
1x Sol Ring
1x Sphere of Resistance
1x Static Orb
1x Sword of Body and Mind
1x Sword of Feast and Famine
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Sword of Light and Shadow
1x Sword of War and Peace
1x Talisman of Dominance
1x Talisman of Indulgence
1x Tangle Wire
1x Thorn of Amethyst
1x Thran Dynamo
1x Torpor Orb
1x Trading Post
1x Trinisphere
1x Winter Orb
1x Academy Ruins
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Blasted Landscape
1x Blood Crypt
1x Cascade Bluffs
1x Command Tower
1x Crumbling Necropolis
1x Dakmor Salvage
1x Darksteel Citadel
1x Dust Bowl
1x Forgotten Cave
1x Graven Cairns
1x Great Furnace
1x Polluted Mire
1x Remote Isle
1x Rishadan Port
1x Seat of the Synod
1x Snow-Covered Island
1x Snow-Covered Mountain
1x Snow-Covered Swamp
1x Steam Vents
1x Strip Mine
1x Sunken Ruins
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Vault of Whispers
1x Vesuva
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1x Kuldotha Forgemaster
1x Lodestone Golem
1x Master Transmuter
1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
1x Mishra, Artificer Prodigy
1x Myr Battlesphere
1x Myr Retriever
1x Nezumi Graverobber
1x Pentavus
1x Scarecrone
1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
1x Thopter Assembly
1x Wurmcoil Engine
1x Bitterblossom
1x Blood Funnel
1x Blood Moon
1x Contamination
1x Necropotence
1x Planar Chaos
1x Possibility Storm
1x Price of Glory
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
Edrick, Spymaster of Trest
Venser, Shaper Savant
glad to hear life is going well for you mate.
I'm think about all that.
And the desert is hot.
I'm thirsty.
*applause*
Never second-guess Mana Crypt.
Mana Crypt is love.
Mana Crypt is life.
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On unrelated news, I'm brewing a monoblue pauper EDH!
http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/pauper-psychotic-bird-ritual/
I tried to be as permission as possible.
Thoughts?
New signature to celebrate completion of my latest deck. Still in its first draft, but im taking it out for a spin tonight. Gave nekusar the axe cuz...well, he is as boring to play as he is to play against. little interaction and less skill required.
I would really appreciate some guildy feedback, looking at you Polskibro!
http://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/commander-edh/multiplayer-commander-decklists/576170-mishra-artificer-prodigy
There's also Knacksaw Clique, which is a worse version of Ornate Kanzashi but if you're looking for that sort of effect, there it is.
No sculpting steel? I can only hope it's because you just didn't have one.
As an aside, I actually love the fact that I can address someone as Rewind. I'm not sure why, but it's an awesome nickname.
@Sharad: My experience with pauper commander isn't very extensive, but you should definitely be playing gush, ghostly flicker, and scrivener. Ghostly flicker + any dude that gets back spells + any other ETB value creature = awesome. My pauper EDH was species gorger, meant to just smack down and gain value off of ETB effects, so I had plenty floating around. Ghostly flicker made it insane. Give it a shot, I doubt you'll be disappointed. I'm not sure about treasure cruise in pauper EDH, but I know it's crazy in normal pauper. I put together the UR Dragonaut deck on MTGO and tossed a few in, and it's just stupid. Your mileage may vary, though.
Legacy
WW Death and Taxes WW
Modern
WBMartyr-Proc BW
Took the deck out last night, but only got 2 games with it. First game i dropped a turn 3 Arcum that no one felt like answering. I did some 'favors' for people, by fetching up mycosynth lattice to fix their mana, and then suddenly nuked them all with Niv's Disk for the win.
Second game i am on the play in a 1v1 match against a Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker, just for fun. I turn 1 goblin welder, his turn he he drops Codex Shredder and mills me 1. I throw Steel Hellkite into the grave, and top deck a sol ring. Play ring into a signet in hand, then weld the signet into Hellkite on his turn. GG real fast. Just saying, impressive little goblin to turn a signet into a Steel Hellkite
Got the nick name back a ways. When Urza's Saga came out is when i started playing blue primarily (after getting whooped by kids at my middle school when i was still playing my 'rainbow deck,' which was essentially all my best cards and some mana). I loved the card Rewind and bought a bunch of play sets so i could run 4 in every deck i owned. someone called me Mr. Rewind and i just kept it, cuz i too thought it was a cool one.
edit - damn that 2 memes on one page, my fault. no more i promise
I know cards I don't own like the back of my ha-- MY HAND IS GONE!!
What I don't know is Pauper anything.
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Pretty awful stuff.
As a NYer, Ebola has been on my mind a lot .. also because the guy who is the senior advisor for the North East in regards to Ebola and EMS (http://www.epidemiologyandtoxicology.org/) works in my building (I see him in my lab all the time) and I've been going over a lot of this stuff with him so most of my month has been consumed with explaining this stuff to friends, family, coworkers, etc.
Pretty much if you have an Ebola Zaire question, ask it.
Scary stuff as well.
This is a great source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8IFC8GQvNE&index=8&list=WL and this as well as this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn6x_UCpNHY
"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place."
—Ertai, wizard adept
Legacy: UW Miracle, U MUC, UW StoneBlade, U Merfolk, R Burn, & UB Reanimator
EDH: U Azami, Lady of Scrolls & URG Riku of Two Reflections
Casual: UR Dragonstorm, UB Dralnu-Teachings, U NinjaFae, & UR Izzet EDH
1) What do you think, media inflation (see every variant of flu annually) or true threat?
2) What are the implications of the disease in foreign countries, most notably europe (as someone preparing for a Britain and Mediterranean trip next year)?
Ebola isn't being played as a disaster, which is odd. I understood that at first, but lines are being crossed successively and I just wonder at what point it would, in the WHO's opinion, be something to panic about.
I was bothered at first by the gunman, but, if viewed as part of a murder statistic, there's less meaning attached. However, the response is filled with it. I think policy changes about security are not justified simply by the fact of someone, on one occasion, attacking parliament or an honour guard or whatever. I noticed in Prime Minister Harper's statement , where he adored the military and its service, he glossed over some points of philosophy on military might and nation-building, equivalently stating basically that the ideals of freedom and democracy are always under threat by some nonspecific, everpresent pillaging violence. Like barbarians. And just glossing over that whole subject as barbarism is not any step to understand what is going on in the mind of people who are attacking you.
Awesome avatar provided by Krashbot @ [Epic Graphics].
1) Outbreaks have so far been small and vanished on their own, this will hopefully do the same but until it is under control there is no real widely-accepted model of the spread however I will say the pattern of transmission is not airborne such as flu. According to 40 years of epidemiology the transmission of Ebola can be better modeled like HIV since there is a R_0 of 1.7-2 which means for every infected person you can expect to see 1.7 to 2 new infections (for comparison HIV is 2, Measles is around 18) and it is in close (not casual) transmission.
2) Everything depends on how hospitals are prepared (staffed, supplies, etc.), the individuals who return act responsibly (ie. immediate isolation after fever of 100.3+), and public outcry (some people want to lynch returning healthcare workers).
"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place."
—Ertai, wizard adept
Legacy: UW Miracle, U MUC, UW StoneBlade, U Merfolk, R Burn, & UB Reanimator
EDH: U Azami, Lady of Scrolls & URG Riku of Two Reflections
Casual: UR Dragonstorm, UB Dralnu-Teachings, U NinjaFae, & UR Izzet EDH
rad, dude!
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"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place."
—Ertai, wizard adept
Legacy: UW Miracle, U MUC, UW StoneBlade, U Merfolk, R Burn, & UB Reanimator
EDH: U Azami, Lady of Scrolls & URG Riku of Two Reflections
Casual: UR Dragonstorm, UB Dralnu-Teachings, U NinjaFae, & UR Izzet EDH
I DONT HAVE MONEY I SPENT IT ON MAGIC
STOP THAT
Awesome pumpkin though.
Anyone here worked with Bant in EDH before?
I heard about this . _. as late as my reaction may be. That was pretty terrifying. And I don't even live there!
Only when he does some mega evolution thing
So.. here's a real issue I have and if you have any input please share it. The last place I worked is trying to hire me back as a department head which would be a significant raise, plus a 401k, and great medical/vision/dental benefits however the hours are dreadful (4am to noon) and while I would love the cash and benefits I just don't know if I'll ever be happy working that.. I'm not trying to complain or brag, I just really don't know. I am honestly afraid of what could happen to my mental health and relationships. Moving to a 4am schedule kind of puts me on the opposite sleep pattern with the rest of the world and that is a huge sacrifice. This is an offer I almost can't pass up but.. man .. this is rough.. I just don't know.,,
"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place."
—Ertai, wizard adept
Legacy: UW Miracle, U MUC, UW StoneBlade, U Merfolk, R Burn, & UB Reanimator
EDH: U Azami, Lady of Scrolls & URG Riku of Two Reflections
Casual: UR Dragonstorm, UB Dralnu-Teachings, U NinjaFae, & UR Izzet EDH