Alright, now we need a card/mechanic called "Strictly Better" and a Vanilla Mythic called "Dies To Removal" and we'll finally have the ultimate trio of MTG memes.
That is really funny. I mean, it's a meme, but it's a really funny meme.
Many years ago, I (and the entire Magic community, I presume) designed this card.
Mine was 3UU in the interest of balance. You have to be careful with any storm card that makes tokens, damages an opponent, causes life loss, mills, or (just for completion's sake) gives poison counters or proliferates.
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Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
I feel bad admitting this, but I'm sure other people don't know either so I'll just ask, what the hell is the meme surrounding Storm Crow? I've heard people joke about it for years, but never have I actually understood what they were making fun of about it. Can someone please, in all seriousness, enlighten me about this?
I don't know how it got started, but while Storm Crow is in an objective, non-meme-y fashion a card that is not very good (see Seacoast Drake), people decide to look up all the possible 'benefits' it could offer in a way to turn its badness into awesomeness.
Gut Shot? That's cute. 20 turn clock! Evasive damage! Greatest card advantage machine ever, because for the price of 1 Jace you can get 100 Storm Crows! Pitches to Force of Will! Can wield Jitte!
It doesn't necessarily have to really be sensible, but through its own twisted logic, a card that was so bad became the card that is so good. It's all about making fun of the fact that yes, it's not really a good card, by going for these delusions of grandeur.
This. I also really, really hope that its meme-partner Chimney Imp gets a mention somewhere too.
There was an entire meme-y debate over whether Chimney Imp was better/worse than Storm Crow or not (given it has the same stats, but costs two more and can't be pitched to Force of Will). And then someone replied with "Well, Chimney Imp untaps for free", and an entire new level of meme was born.
If they print something called "Chimney Gimp" with "0: Untap Chimney Gimp", I will laugh and laugh (and laugh).
Yes, I love that WOTC can laugh at themselves. This type of silliness is perfect: it's actually playable but you wouldn't want it in black border.
Many years ago, I (and the entire Magic community, I presume) designed this card.
Mine was 3UU in the interest of balance. You have to be careful with any storm card that makes tokens, damages an opponent, causes life loss, mills, or (just for completion's sake) gives poison counters or proliferates.
On phasing:
Generals meant to be drafted first in a single pack of 6 cards.
And here is the actual cube, meant to be drafted in 4 regular sized packs. (60 card decks)
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This. I also really, really hope that its meme-partner Chimney Imp gets a mention somewhere too.
There was an entire meme-y debate over whether Chimney Imp was better/worse than Storm Crow or not (given it has the same stats, but costs two more and can't be pitched to Force of Will). And then someone replied with "Well, Chimney Imp untaps for free", and an entire new level of meme was born.
If they print something called "Chimney Gimp" with "0: Untap Chimney Gimp", I will laugh and laugh (and laugh).
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Wizards, I'm crying here. This card...this card is so beautiful. I take back almost all the mean things I ever said about you.
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Or just an actual reprint.