I'm digging the new Nissa. A few things I noted from the mothership article is that Eldrazi are interplanar beings and that there are two other Eldrazi Titans roaming the multiverse. This is news to me as I never was around for the Zendikar block. Quite interesting...
Yep Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn are the three titans from which all the other smaller Eldrazi come from and from the sound of it two of them returned to the place where they came from. Either chilling there or on the lookout for new planes to devastate.
I'm digging the new Nissa. A few things I noted from the mothership article is that Eldrazi are interplanar beings and that there are two other Eldrazi Titans roaming the multiverse. This is news to me as I never was around for the Zendikar block. Quite interesting...
Clarification:
They are beings binded to the blind eternities ( The space between planes) ( Its the same as interplanar beings ) that move from plane to plane draining that plane life forces ( its mana and energy as well) They don't act together to much ( one eat from a diferent plane the other is eating) and after they are finished with a plane that plane is finished as well. It was necessary 3 Old Walkers ( Ageless planeswalkers that can change the shape of his body (lose parts of it) and can keep fight until they head is too much damaged ) and have usualy lived, learned powerfull spells, made bonds to the lands of incontable planes, and take adventured for too much )( tradution== they can kick the ass of any ( or almost all) newwalker that was born pos mending ( the event that changed the nature of what is a planeswalker) (their spark) ) to atract them to Zendikar and to trap them in the plane ( After longs Batles that the Eldrazi just didn't suffered ennought to get killed)...
Soo The Eldrazi are like the Hecatomb to any plane and now they are free
Wow when M15 comes out there will have been 5 Jaces, 5 Ajanis, 5 Garruks, 4 Chandras and 3 Lilianas. Its time to give other planeswalkers some new iterations :/
I think the thing that bothers me is that for 3 months, Jace 3, Jace 4, and Jace 5 will all be standard legal. Same for Ajani 3, 4, and 5.
Considering a deck with nothing but Jaces, counters, bounces, and lands.
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You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
I love this Nissa SO MUCH. I mean DAMN. But does anyone else feel like that art looks really weird? I mean her face looks really artificial for some reason and that posture just seems awkward.
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Casual Decks WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery) RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***) URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you) GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR) GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though) BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz) WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?) WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you) GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie) BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you) URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA) RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb) GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun) WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL) GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz) GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE) GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...) UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos) RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!) WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
Check out Nissa Revane, and this. She always had her staff. Although her latest picture may represent her trying to cast a spell or force an action.
Do agree the posture is odd. It's more about showing her belly more than anything else.
No, the posture is actually showing how she is the master of forest growth no matter how it is oriented. Take a look at the full art as pictured in the actual article. Sex Kitten? No...commanding confidant badass.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
I dunno if it's me, but her facial feature seems to have changed... Did she lose even more weight?
@Dr Worm: I think her belly showing is also catering to those testosterones.
What about the exposed belly is somehow inappropriate for a forest manipulating planeswalker? If this was Elspeth with a chaimmail bikini and plate with her midriff showing I would give it too you, but she is the master of forests and plants...she doesn't need it. Have you ever seen a tree that grows on a very steep slope? They don't always grow perpendicular to the ground, they will grow exactly like she is standing...they curve out then up to the sky. She is being the supple willow, responding to and working in accordance with her environment rather than standing in firm opposition to it.
I agree that it is an appealing female image, but it does not strike me as exploitative or obligatorily sexy.
I can get on the train of people who aren't very happy about animated lands, BUT, say you make it to the ult and empty your deck of lands, you will only draw spells from that point on, even if they wipe away your animated lands, your draws will be pretty live (unless you used the animate +1 and then ulted and got wiped). I can see all her abilities being good in standard, unfortunately, I don't think she does enough at 5 mana to see play outside of edh, standard, and casual.
Just imagine that the tree shes standing on is actual growing quickly and rushes to the top.
She certainly is the master of forests, as Garruck is the master of animals.
That means we now have :
Koth = Mountains
Nissa = Forests
Liliana = Swamps
Still missing an actual "Plains Walker" and a "Islad Walker" , they probably will come, maybe Kiora provides the Island one, but not sure who could be the "Plains Walker", as non of the white planeswalkers so far deals with Plains at all.
Just imagine that the tree shes standing on is actual growing quickly and rushes to the top.
She certainly is the master of forests, as Garruck is the master of animals.
That means we now have :
Koth = Mountains
Nissa = Forests
Liliana = Swamps
Still missing an actual "Plains Walker" and a "Islad Walker" , they probably will come, maybe Kiora provides the Island one, but not sure who could be the "Plains Walker", as non of the white planeswalkers so far deals with Plains at all.
The Island Walker can change lands to Islands and steal them. Then add High Tide effect.
A Plains Walker can fetch Plains when an opponent has more lands than you.
I just realized. I was reading the flavortext of Dauntless River Guide......Is......is he Ramsey Bolton....?!
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I get to watch worlds develop around me.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
Yep Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn are the three titans from which all the other smaller Eldrazi come from and from the sound of it two of them returned to the place where they came from. Either chilling there or on the lookout for new planes to devastate.
Clarification:
They are beings binded to the blind eternities ( The space between planes) ( Its the same as interplanar beings ) that move from plane to plane draining that plane life forces ( its mana and energy as well) They don't act together to much ( one eat from a diferent plane the other is eating) and after they are finished with a plane that plane is finished as well. It was necessary 3 Old Walkers ( Ageless planeswalkers that can change the shape of his body (lose parts of it) and can keep fight until they head is too much damaged ) and have usualy lived, learned powerfull spells, made bonds to the lands of incontable planes, and take adventured for too much )( tradution== they can kick the ass of any ( or almost all) newwalker that was born pos mending ( the event that changed the nature of what is a planeswalker) (their spark) ) to atract them to Zendikar and to trap them in the plane ( After longs Batles that the Eldrazi just didn't suffered ennought to get killed)...
Soo The Eldrazi are like the Hecatomb to any plane and now they are free
I think the thing that bothers me is that for 3 months, Jace 3, Jace 4, and Jace 5 will all be standard legal. Same for Ajani 3, 4, and 5.
Considering a deck with nothing but Jaces, counters, bounces, and lands.
"I hope to have such a death... lying in triumph atop the broken bodies of those who slew me..."
Don't forget the Planeswalker rule: only one Jace on your board at a time.
GB Electric Dreams BG Deal 20 in one shot, or discard their hand?
GWU Free Stuff Midrange UWG Slowly bury the opponent with more threats and answers than they can handle.
My greatest hits:
GURFate Reforged Temur Ascendancy COMBORUG
GUDragons of Tarkir Whisperwood Forever UG
WRBoros Aggro (Glorious knights of badassery)
RBRakdos Bloodthirst (Undercosted waves of fat s***)
URIzzet Talrand/Pyromancer (b/c I hate you)
GRGruul Ramp and Stomp (SO FAT. SO FAST. RAWRRR)
GBGolgari Birthing Pod (b/c you wanted a challenge. I did warn you this BS is banned though)
BWOrzhov Lifegain Aggro (Removal for dayzzz)
WGSelesnya Tribal Golem-splicers/token (meh. Needs more upgrades. Perhaps switching to bant?)
WUAzorius Flicker (b/c I wanna annoy the f*** outta you)
GUSimic Evolve Aggro (Aggro takes a journey to the weird side of the color pie)
BUDimir Control (b/c I wanna peel your skin off and flay you within an inch of life before I kill you)
URWJeskai Ascendency Tokens (MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
RWBMardu Warriors (Butcher is da bomb)
GU Simic Morph (slow as s*** but oh so fun)
WBGAbzan Dredge-animator (PURE EVIL)
GWHexproof Aggro (Deal with it. Lemme guess, you cant?)
EDH Decks
UBRNekusar (Multiplayer MONSTA. 1v1 Klutz)
GRB Prossh (Set up engines. WRECK FACE)
GEzuri (Hey so I heard you liked Elves...)
UTalrand (Counter. Cantrip. Counter. Cantrip. Repeat till opponents die-- possibly of boredom)
Tiny leaders
WUDaxos (basic 3/1 fliers do basic s***. Also Daxos)
RWAnax and Cymede (Heroic weenie beats)
Standard
RRMONO RED AGGRO (RAWWWRRRR!!!!)
WUHeroic Aggro (Easy mode beatstick)
I know, but it is satisfying to -2 AoT, then drop MA, discard AoT, and get another PW activation.
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@Dr Worm: I think her belly showing is also catering to those testosterones.
And to a certain extent I agree that's a confident stance, but it's very weird like she's doing a Michael Jackson lean (http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_Criminal#mediaviewer/File:Smooth_Criminal.jpg)
Perhaps it might be Peter Mohrbacher's homage to the legend?
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I agree that it is an appealing female image, but it does not strike me as exploitative or obligatorily sexy.
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Just imagine that the tree shes standing on is actual growing quickly and rushes to the top.
She certainly is the master of forests, as Garruck is the master of animals.
That means we now have :
Koth = Mountains
Nissa = Forests
Liliana = Swamps
Still missing an actual "Plains Walker" and a "Islad Walker" , they probably will come, maybe Kiora provides the Island one, but not sure who could be the "Plains Walker", as non of the white planeswalkers so far deals with Plains at all.
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The Island Walker can change lands to Islands and steal them. Then add High Tide effect.
A Plains Walker can fetch Plains when an opponent has more lands than you.
I get to watch great leaders, terrible oppressors, and trend setters rise and fall.
Limited, Standard, Modern, everything is a different playing field I feel I can observe, but will not actually touch.
I look forward to the stories I will hear.
And more so to the ones I will watch unfold first hand.
Isn't the unknown exciting?
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