Some nice limited cards but Ugh, Graveyard Shovel. I despise getting uncommons that are almost unplayable even in limited, sure you can gain some life in a pinch targetting yourself or can maybe reduce that boneyard wurm the opponent controls but overall I see this sitting to the side then in the bin. What a wasted uncommon slot.
This really irks me, too. There would have been nothing wrong with letting the activation cost be only 1.
Originally Posted by luminum can Markov Patrician :2mana::symb:
Creature - Vampire (C)
Lifelink
3/1
Illus. Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
107/264
This seems improper. Oh yea...
Originally Posted by GDS2 Multiple-choice test answers What keeps this card from being common? The answer is lifelink. While we do allow lifelink at common, we tend to keep the power low. Lifelink can be very swingy, so we don't print creatures with lifelink with power greater than 2 at common.
Just one of MANY reasons the GDS2 test was a sham, which favored those who had a priori knowledge of the inside discussions of WotC over those of us on the outside who are just as knowledgeable of the historic precedents of Magic design.
Voiceless Spirit is the sixth common flier between Blue and White, and Green has zero creatures with Reach so far. Spiders are an obvious horror theme, you would think they'd have spoiled one by now. The sorcery could be all right late game but does nothing against turn 1,2,3,4 fliers.
It's so weird that all the posts above this one were positive except one person said "meh". I see that a lot in threads where new cards are spoiled. Sometimes the first or second post is "why does everyone hate these cards so much?" or "these are being undervalued". Huh? Who is paying these people to make these posts?
It's so weird that all the posts above this one were positive except one person said "meh". I see that a lot in threads where new cards are spoiled. Sometimes the first or second post is "why does everyone hate these cards so much?" or "these are being undervalued". Huh? Who is paying these people to make these posts?
Maybe the mods are deleting contentless whine posts?
Graveyard Shovel
Artifact (U)
:2mana:, : Target player exiles a card from his or her graveyard. If it's a creature card, you gain 2 life.
This is the type of card that's very bad but is going to get me at the right time in some situation at the prerelease. I just know it. Ugh...
How about when you give advice to a newbie and they disagree with you and put the card in their deck anyway. Later on you see them cast it, it ends up helping them win the game, and that person looks directly at you with a "you're an idiot" expression.
Voiceless Spirit: not half-bad; brings to mind Thunder Spirit and Skyhunter Patrol and, with first strike, it doesn't necessarily suffer because its toughness is 1. Fortress Crab: what a tank; a toughness of 6. Clearly, a durable blocker. I don't get Crabs in this set. Markov Patrician: even if it gets in once and dies, something feels amiss about this card. Furor of the Bitten: eh, okay. Grave Bramble: good/bad.I don't like Walls (or Wall-likes). I understand that this has pro-Zombies and a big power but it feels a little costly to me.
Heck, by the time this gets out, there are so many viable Zombies that could have been played. Graveyard Shovel: strange flavour, strange effect. Decent repeatable graveyard hate.
This really irks me, too. There would have been nothing wrong with letting the activation cost be only 1.
You're digging the corpse up to eat it, of course.
Uril, the Miststalker RGW -- Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre C -- Vhati il-Dal BG -- Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer RW -- Animar, Soul of Elements URG
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker R -- Maga, Traitor to Mortals B -- Ghave, Guru of Spores BGW -- Sliver Hivelord WUBRG
plants vs zombies anyone? yeah wiz has some humor
Just one of MANY reasons the GDS2 test was a sham, which favored those who had a priori knowledge of the inside discussions of WotC over those of us on the outside who are just as knowledgeable of the historic precedents of Magic design.
This actually made me laugh out loud
These cards are all fine in limited I suppose, even the shovel is decent enough as a repeatable lifegain card slash gy removal.
Really nie
Also, I like the Plants vs. Zombies reference.
Just because he's in the preview pic, doesn't mean in any way it's his home plane. This spoiler is the first evidence of it as far as I'm concerned.
lol, what's next?
Pea Shooter G
Creature - Plant
Tap: Deal 1 damage to Zombie Creature
0/1
There's a zombie in your lawn.
Standard
UR Control
Modern
Merfolk
Burn
Avacyn did nothing wrong!
Purify Innistrad!
#Purge
It's so weird that all the posts above this one were positive except one person said "meh". I see that a lot in threads where new cards are spoiled. Sometimes the first or second post is "why does everyone hate these cards so much?" or "these are being undervalued". Huh? Who is paying these people to make these posts?
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Maybe the mods are deleting contentless whine posts?
Practice for Khans of Tarkir Limited:
Draft: (#1) (#2) (#3) (#4) (#5)
haha:D
cute thought
Turn 2 Two Goblin Guide
its called doran, the siege tower
This is the type of card that's very bad but is going to get me at the right time in some situation at the prerelease. I just know it. Ugh...
How about when you give advice to a newbie and they disagree with you and put the card in their deck anyway. Later on you see them cast it, it ends up helping them win the game, and that person looks directly at you with a "you're an idiot" expression.
LOL The prerelease is going to be fun!
Fortress Crab: what a tank; a toughness of 6. Clearly, a durable blocker. I don't get Crabs in this set.
Markov Patrician: even if it gets in once and dies, something feels amiss about this card.
Furor of the Bitten: eh, okay.
Grave Bramble: good/bad.I don't like Walls (or Wall-likes). I understand that this has pro-Zombies and a big power but it feels a little costly to me.
Heck, by the time this gets out, there are so many viable Zombies that could have been played.
Graveyard Shovel: strange flavour, strange effect. Decent repeatable graveyard hate.