When they said there would be a "pushed" merfolk, I was kinda hoping they meant for it to be a new one that could be played in things like modern merfolk.
When they said there would be a "pushed" merfolk, I was kinda hoping they meant for it to be a new one that could be played in things like modern merfolk.
Oh wow, you've already playtested it extensively?
Cool beans.
How did it go?
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
"If fetch lands are reprinted I really believe they will be in allied colors (aka Onslaught fetches). If the fetch lands are reprinted you better believe that we'll all be fetching up basics. This would lead me to believe that the set after THS may have a reprint as the temples can't be fetched but it's pure speculation." - posted 03/22/2014 proved correct during Khans spoiler season.
"The set releases for fall 2015 (Blood, Sweat and Tears) and fall 2016 (Lock, Stock and Barrel). One or both of those 2 blocks (I'm betting) are going to contain either Fetch reprints or (more likely) Filter reprints. Filter lands still need a reprint. They are getting pretty high up there and it's been longer than ZEN so it makes a little more sense that Filter lands would see print earlier that fetches." - posted 03/22/2014 proved incorrect about filters coming earlier than fetches, still pending on filters in Origins block.
No worries, I exhaled as soon as Springleaf Drum was officially spoiled
I'm an ardent follower of the great thinker that once said that two janky cards working together to do something one card alone should do is no combo. I can't say I remember drum being run in anything but true combos which wizards have forbidden by decree (and ban) from all relevant formats, unless we want to consider drum in pauper.
A real enabler would be a pushed card that functions on its own and makes it possible as an afterthought. If there is a tiago for inspiration, this isn't it, and drum isn't anywhere close. Call it cynical, but the days of urzatrons and voltaic keys are buried and the hoops you have to jump through to get an engine to draw your grandmammy a measly card per turn these days omen poorly for the likes of (the rather uninspired) inspiration
Its just a voyaging satyr again, a werebear with less wares on display
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
I can't say I remember drum being run in anything but true combos which wizards have forbidden by decree (and ban) from all relevant formats, unless we want to consider drum in pauper....
Call it cynical, but the days of urzatrons...are buried...
Affinity/Robots
also, a Tron deck made top 8 at GP Prague this past weekend.
An enabler dies not have to be good at enabling. It either enables or it doesn't. The degree to which something enables is open to discussion.
Regardless, Follower is not an Inspire enabler because it only untaps. Cards will always untap. An Inspire enabler will tap (Drum). Cards that untap only allow you to activate Inspire earlier, it will eventually untap without them.
Pointing out a combo or interaction is fragile is a perfectly reasonable argument.
Yes, but there is always an answer to a combo or interaction in Magic. Otherwise, it's banned. It's what makes the game great.
I was more pointing out that we had multiple pages of people raving about how great a spoiled creature card was without the inevitable "dies to removal" comment.
Yes, it dies to removal, as all creatures without indestructible and/or hexproof do. That doesn't mean that it's a bad combo just because something can break it. Every combo can be broken.
In the same way you can tell someone is from the XVIII century because he is arroused by ankles, you can tell someone is from USA because he feels nipples disturbing.
An enabler dies not have to be good at enabling. It either enables or it doesn't. The degree to which something enables is open to discussion.
Regardless, Follower is not an Inspire enabler because it only untaps. Cards will always untap. An Inspire enabler will tap (Drum). Cards that untap only allow you to activate Inspire earlier, it will eventually untap without them.
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It'd be super useful if we get an inspiration card that does direct damage, to mess with combat. But such a card will be red, so thats three colours already with Kiora's follower...
In the same way you can tell someone is from the XVIII century because he is arroused by ankles, you can tell someone is from USA because he feels nipples disturbing.
If he didn't (because he had Hexproof or Indestructible), it would be so broken it would be banned before Born of the Gods was even released. That's how they make these awesome cards balanced: give them an obvious weakness.
Goyf dies to removal. Bob (mostly) dies to removal. They are still heavily, heavily played.
Yes, I am saying that Kiora's Follower will see Modern play. I don't know how much, but he's a 2CMC Merfolk that untaps another target permanent repeatedly. Get two of them out and it's bananas.
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"There are no two words in the English language more harmful than 'good job'." -Terrance Fletcher, Whiplash (2014)
Magic could be nothing but utility bears and I wouldn't even be that disappointed.
I have no complaints in this case, but still...
Oh wow, you've already playtested it extensively?
Cool beans.
How did it go?
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Great. The whole not being mono-blue kinda makes it an issue, though.
"The set releases for fall 2015 (Blood, Sweat and Tears) and fall 2016 (Lock, Stock and Barrel). One or both of those 2 blocks (I'm betting) are going to contain either Fetch reprints or (more likely) Filter reprints. Filter lands still need a reprint. They are getting pretty high up there and it's been longer than ZEN so it makes a little more sense that Filter lands would see print earlier that fetches." - posted 03/22/2014 proved incorrect about filters coming earlier than fetches, still pending on filters in Origins block.
Nothing a removal spell cant handle and I will run many of them
Ah, we finally have the "dies to removal" comment!
I'm an ardent follower of the great thinker that once said that two janky cards working together to do something one card alone should do is no combo. I can't say I remember drum being run in anything but true combos which wizards have forbidden by decree (and ban) from all relevant formats, unless we want to consider drum in pauper.
A real enabler would be a pushed card that functions on its own and makes it possible as an afterthought. If there is a tiago for inspiration, this isn't it, and drum isn't anywhere close. Call it cynical, but the days of urzatrons and voltaic keys are buried and the hoops you have to jump through to get an engine to draw your grandmammy a measly card per turn these days omen poorly for the likes of (the rather uninspired) inspiration
Its just a voyaging satyr again, a werebear with less wares on display
Where is my price???
For the first time, like, EVER.
It's more than OK with me after seeing (G/B) and (R/W) get so much love
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Affinity/Robots
also, a Tron deck made top 8 at GP Prague this past weekend.
Regardless, Follower is not an Inspire enabler because it only untaps. Cards will always untap. An Inspire enabler will tap (Drum). Cards that untap only allow you to activate Inspire earlier, it will eventually untap without them.
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Yes, but there is always an answer to a combo or interaction in Magic. Otherwise, it's banned. It's what makes the game great.
I was more pointing out that we had multiple pages of people raving about how great a spoiled creature card was without the inevitable "dies to removal" comment.
Yes, it dies to removal, as all creatures without indestructible and/or hexproof do. That doesn't mean that it's a bad combo just because something can break it. Every combo can be broken.
But then they Doom Blade/etc. your guy and then you're a sad panda. Interaction = blown out.
It'd be super useful if we get an inspiration card that does direct damage, to mess with combat. But such a card will be red, so thats three colours already with Kiora's follower...
Yes, he dies to removal.
If he didn't (because he had Hexproof or Indestructible), it would be so broken it would be banned before Born of the Gods was even released. That's how they make these awesome cards balanced: give them an obvious weakness.
Goyf dies to removal. Bob (mostly) dies to removal. They are still heavily, heavily played.
Yes, I am saying that Kiora's Follower will see Modern play. I don't know how much, but he's a 2CMC Merfolk that untaps another target permanent repeatedly. Get two of them out and it's bananas.