So we were worried about White's Shoal being Life gain and thusly crappy...well, guess what, it looks like Green's getting that. I've seen 2 people around here somewhere posting rumors that hinted at Green's Shoal being life gain.
Due to the abundance of Legends in this block, my brain has finally got around "well thank god there can only be one". Take Takeno and Kiki and Godo (4 Godo's = 5 attack phases). And now?
Has anyone else noticed Night of Soul's Betrayal floating around mtg.com. I think we've found our next official preview card.
Well if the card's not too expensive [$], I'm gonna break it. KALDRA. OMG KALDRA!! hehee
Mirror Gallery: I saw this coming, and anyone that says they didn't is lying to themselves. Most of the CHK Legends were powered at a manageable level, since the designers obviously saw this card coming too. More important to look at are other legends from older sets. Rath said Kaldra, and while weak, it's a good example. Some of the more breakable Legends minus the Legend Rule:
Ascendant Evincar (Night of Soul's Betrayal fits here too)
Braids, Cabal Minion
Captain Sisay (eww...Legend deck...)
Ertai, Wizard Adept (Hell, Ertai the Corrupted too)
Gaea's Cradle (I'd say Academy but it's restricted anyway)
Glissa Sunseeker
Krark's Thumb
Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero
Mirari
Visara the Dreadful
Zo-Zu the Punisher
now that's some tasty stuff... the white shole thing isen't that bad... center tree dosen't impress me and well... all of these cards (well... most) look like they at least have SOME use...
edit: the mirror stunts B/G a little... grr...
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Legendary Creature – Human Designer (MR)
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When Brian Tinsman, Set Designer enters the battlefield, ignore all flavor and mechanics of the first two sets in the block. "Ok so what do we have here... gothic horror? Scrap it. Expand the Devine Vs. Demonic duel deck to 244 cards and print it!"
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Legendary Creature – Human Designer (MR)
Brian Tinsman, Set Designer can only be cast during the third set of a block.
When Brian Tinsman, Set Designer enters the battlefield, ignore all flavor and mechanics of the first two sets in the block. "Ok so what do we have here... gothic horror? Scrap it. Expand the Devine Vs. Demonic duel deck to 244 cards and print it!"
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Mirror Gallery is a cool card. I thought WotC wouldn't risk making this card...
well keep in mind it's hard to abuse. one well placed Oxidize and you might as well have played a ***. of course if you have multiple shrines or black dragons out... you'd either already be dead or too scared to blow it up.
Double Krark's Thumb is very well handled by the rules already.
You flip a coin.
Both Thumbs try replace the event, so you choose one to take precedence then the second fails because the event it's looking for has been changed.
Now you have "flip 2 coins and ignore one". For each of these flips, the first Thumb has already replaced the event so it doesn't do anything, but the second Thumb still works.
Final effect: "Whenever you would flip a coin, instead flip 2 coins and ignore one, then flip 2 coins and ignore one, then ignore a flip." Or, more simply, "Whenever you would flip a coin, instead flip 4 coins and ignore 3.", or each 50% chance becomes 93.75%. Likewise 3 Thumbs = flip 8 and ignore 7 (99.609375% chance of winning, and four = flip 16 and ignore 15 (99.99847412109375%).
Umezawa's Jitte
{2}
Legendary Artifact -- Equipment
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, put two charge counters on Umezawa's Jitte.
Remove a charge counter from Umezawa's Jitte: Choose one -- Equipped creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn; or target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn; or you gain 2 life.
Equip {2}
This thing is insane. It uses charge counters -- with Coretapper, Energy Chamber, and Dismantle still in Standard. It's the first equipment I could build a *creatureless* deck around. This card is a Johnny's Dream. :grin2:
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New Webcomic -- Genocide Man Life is funny. Death is funnier. Mass slaughter can be hilarious.
Did anyone notice that Patron of the Nezumi in the FAQ says: "Whenever a permanent is put into an opponent's graveyard, that player loses 1 life." instead of "Whenever a permanent an opponent controls is put into a graveyard from play, that player loses 1 life.", which is in the MTG Salvation Spoiler.
Does this mean that cards discarded by your opponent also cause life lose? or is something only a permanent while it is play?
Yep, only a permanent while in play.
I love this one:
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
{5}{U}
Legendary Creature -- Spirit
1/5
If you would draw a card, look at the top three cards of your library instead. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Bummer! Looks like the first strike and Ninjutsu combo won't work as many people suggested. From FAQ, only unblocked creature or Ninja replacing unblocked creature may deal combat damage, not both.
Bummer! Looks like the first strike and Ninjutsu combo won't work as many people suggested. From FAQ, only unblocked creature or Ninja replacing unblocked creature may deal combat damage, not both.
Actually it still works:
"The ninjutsu ability can be used during the declare blockers, combat damage, or end of combat steps if you have an unblocked attacking creature."
First strike combat damage resolve seperatly from regular combat damage.
These cards look pretty cool, my favorite is Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar, too bad it costs so much. It reminds me a lot of Sylvan Library. I also really like Shirei. It's just asking to be broken.
BTW: Blink 1ce, your sig quote is so far off its not even funny
The FAQ entry on Higure (as well as Saturday School question concerning him) confirm that you can send Ninja in after first strike damage and he will still hit.
the Jitte=so much fun and cobo... hehe... just give him a ping enchantment, add two counters on, give oh, then... bloody hell yes, OH! Next... (continues to ramble on crazy ideas and froths at mouth but dosen't bother to type any down... I MUST have at LEAST 2... and 3 Toshi... for I love zem...)
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Legendary Creature – Human Designer (MR)
Brian Tinsman, Set Designer can only be cast during the third set of a block.
When Brian Tinsman, Set Designer enters the battlefield, ignore all flavor and mechanics of the first two sets in the block. "Ok so what do we have here... gothic horror? Scrap it. Expand the Devine Vs. Demonic duel deck to 244 cards and print it!"
2/2
YES! I predicted this card for CHK block before CHK was released, and people denied it, saying it might be too broken. Look who was right. Now, back to the card. Is it just me, or does Mirror Gallery + Coat of Arms + 2 Mistform Ultimus = OMFGBIGCREATURES!!!11one? ...I think I may have found my new casual deck. :biggrin3:
And, Stream of Conciousness makes the second Dream Theater song used as a Magic card title in CHK block (Pull [me] Under was the first). Coincidence?
I really [most] of these cards. People are complaining about the high costs of them, but I think this will make for a very healthy metagame for block, at least. You won't have to worry about consistent turn 3-4 kills, so hopefully people will be able to get more creative.
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"A question well served: 'Is silence like a fever?'" - Dream Theater, The Silent Man
the Jitte=so much fun and cobo... hehe... just give him a ping enchantment, add two counters on, give oh, then... bloody hell yes, OH! Next... (continues to ramble on crazy ideas and froths at mouth but dosen't bother to type any down... I MUST have at LEAST 2... and 3 Toshi... for I love zem...)
the jitte only works for combat damage
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What we're doing here is akin to taking the text of Moby Dick, locating specific words therein, rearranging them to create a passage from Fight Club, and concluding from this evidence that Tyler Durden is based on Ahab.
Oh well...I bet I could convince my friends into believing it worked, though :D. Mirror Gallery probably won't see much play in block unless someone crafts a sick honden deck. Mirror Gallery could do wonders for it. It may be a little too expensive, though.
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"A question well served: 'Is silence like a fever?'" - Dream Theater, The Silent Man
badman: that, I know... but Toshi needs his tools... and I like both of them... and it is also needless to say that Toshis gosu equippment of utter D00m is pure sexy in draft and limited... no doubt about that... and Toshi can STILL get damn nasty with his Jitte... any one could!
face: ya... but that's casual I would say... but who knows... but I know the mirror is a slap in the face for B/G... THAT my friends... I know. :/
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Brian Tinsman, Set Designer :?mana::snow::snow:
Legendary Creature – Human Designer (MR)
Brian Tinsman, Set Designer can only be cast during the third set of a block.
When Brian Tinsman, Set Designer enters the battlefield, ignore all flavor and mechanics of the first two sets in the block. "Ok so what do we have here... gothic horror? Scrap it. Expand the Devine Vs. Demonic duel deck to 244 cards and print it!"
2/2
Due to the abundance of Legends in this block, my brain has finally got around "well thank god there can only be one". Take Takeno and Kiki and Godo (4 Godo's = 5 attack phases). And now?
Has anyone else noticed Night of Soul's Betrayal floating around mtg.com. I think we've found our next official preview card.
Well if the card's not too expensive [$], I'm gonna break it. KALDRA. OMG KALDRA!! hehee
Ascendant Evincar (Night of Soul's Betrayal fits here too)
Braids, Cabal Minion
Captain Sisay (eww...Legend deck...)
Ertai, Wizard Adept (Hell, Ertai the Corrupted too)
Gaea's Cradle (I'd say Academy but it's restricted anyway)
Glissa Sunseeker
Krark's Thumb
Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero
Mirari
Visara the Dreadful
Zo-Zu the Punisher
edit: the mirror stunts B/G a little... grr...
Legendary Creature – Human Designer (MR)
Brian Tinsman, Set Designer can only be cast during the third set of a block.
When Brian Tinsman, Set Designer enters the battlefield, ignore all flavor and mechanics of the first two sets in the block.
"Ok so what do we have here... gothic horror? Scrap it. Expand the Devine Vs. Demonic duel deck to 244 cards and print it!"
2/2
Legendary Creature – Human Designer (MR)
Brian Tinsman, Set Designer can only be cast during the third set of a block.
When Brian Tinsman, Set Designer enters the battlefield, ignore all flavor and mechanics of the first two sets in the block.
"Ok so what do we have here... gothic horror? Scrap it. Expand the Devine Vs. Demonic duel deck to 244 cards and print it!"
2/2
well keep in mind it's hard to abuse. one well placed Oxidize and you might as well have played a ***. of course if you have multiple shrines or black dragons out... you'd either already be dead or too scared to blow it up.
You flip a coin.
Both Thumbs try replace the event, so you choose one to take precedence then the second fails because the event it's looking for has been changed.
Now you have "flip 2 coins and ignore one". For each of these flips, the first Thumb has already replaced the event so it doesn't do anything, but the second Thumb still works.
Final effect: "Whenever you would flip a coin, instead flip 2 coins and ignore one, then flip 2 coins and ignore one, then ignore a flip." Or, more simply, "Whenever you would flip a coin, instead flip 4 coins and ignore 3.", or each 50% chance becomes 93.75%. Likewise 3 Thumbs = flip 8 and ignore 7 (99.609375% chance of winning, and four = flip 16 and ignore 15 (99.99847412109375%).
This thing is insane. It uses charge counters -- with Coretapper, Energy Chamber, and Dismantle still in Standard. It's the first equipment I could build a *creatureless* deck around. This card is a Johnny's Dream. :grin2:
Life is funny. Death is funnier. Mass slaughter can be hilarious.
Yep, only a permanent while in play.
I love this one:
6cc for a 1/5 is kinda crazy though.
I need to go clean my pants now.
--Dirty Spikey
Actually it still works:
"The ninjutsu ability can be used during the declare blockers, combat damage, or end of combat steps if you have an unblocked attacking creature."
First strike combat damage resolve seperatly from regular combat damage.
BTW: Blink 1ce, your sig quote is so far off its not even funny
Legendary Creature – Human Designer (MR)
Brian Tinsman, Set Designer can only be cast during the third set of a block.
When Brian Tinsman, Set Designer enters the battlefield, ignore all flavor and mechanics of the first two sets in the block.
"Ok so what do we have here... gothic horror? Scrap it. Expand the Devine Vs. Demonic duel deck to 244 cards and print it!"
2/2
YES! I predicted this card for CHK block before CHK was released, and people denied it, saying it might be too broken. Look who was right. Now, back to the card. Is it just me, or does Mirror Gallery + Coat of Arms + 2 Mistform Ultimus = OMFGBIGCREATURES!!!11one? ...I think I may have found my new casual deck. :biggrin3:
And, Stream of Conciousness makes the second Dream Theater song used as a Magic card title in CHK block (Pull [me] Under was the first). Coincidence?
I really [most] of these cards. People are complaining about the high costs of them, but I think this will make for a very healthy metagame for block, at least. You won't have to worry about consistent turn 3-4 kills, so hopefully people will be able to get more creative.
the jitte only works for combat damage
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Hondens. Any honden deck is now insane.
face: ya... but that's casual I would say... but who knows... but I know the mirror is a slap in the face for B/G... THAT my friends... I know. :/
Legendary Creature – Human Designer (MR)
Brian Tinsman, Set Designer can only be cast during the third set of a block.
When Brian Tinsman, Set Designer enters the battlefield, ignore all flavor and mechanics of the first two sets in the block.
"Ok so what do we have here... gothic horror? Scrap it. Expand the Devine Vs. Demonic duel deck to 244 cards and print it!"
2/2
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Key changes are:
* The ruling for Ogre Marauder has been reversed and Ogre Marauder will
receive errata.
* Kodama of the Center Tree will also be given errata.
Can anyone confirm this?