This is a small gripe, but I don't care for the look of most of the merchandise specific to MTG. It's all just "Too much" I guess.
Deckboxes, Sleeves, Playmats, etc all usually have big MTG logos in multiple places or say something like "Deck Box" on it. I mean, I know what I'm buying it for. Do I really need all the excessive advertising? Also, most of the art and colors they use on the stuff is a bit gawdy for my taste. It makes me feel like I'm buying something childish, like a hotweels car.
I think it's entirely possible to make clean, artistic, and slightly more mature looking merchandise than what is currently offered.
PS I am fully aware there are solid color choices.
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I think everyone can agree that a good sideboard is equally as important as a good deck. In fact, they are really one and the same. So what is your strategy for constructing a sideboard? It's something that I would like to learn to do better.
Here is just a list of things I came up with.
Do you include mainly things as a tool to shut down hate cards that target your deck? (Defense)
Do you sideboard lots of Hate cards yourself? (Offense)
Do you sideboard another set of key cards for a complete strategy change? (Swap)
Anything else?
On average, how often do you sideboard?
Ever do it before the first game? AND: Did it help or hurt you?
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If you are referring to rooftop storm then a combo yes, infinite no. You still have to pay the 1 to activate his ability for each creature you want to cast, though the casting cost would be 0 instead of the normal cost.
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When Treacherous Pit-Dweller enters from the graveyard, he is no longer under your control. Cloudshift only targets creatures under your control. So how does this work?
*EDIT* Nevermind, the ability triggers after he enters and you can respond to it.
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Wouldn't you be able to respond to the whipflare with cloudshift on the daybreak to avoid whipflare damage or would it sill die?
Nope. Cloudshift resolves before whipflare. Your creature leaves the battlefield and comes back, then whipflare resolves doing 2 damage to each non-artifact creature.
Cloudshift would work against a targeted spell like lightning bolt, however.
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Eh. I think it's positive. Shakes things up a bit. I'm more excited to use it as a mana fixer than the uncounterable ability, really. There will always be other forms of control aside from counterspells.
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I decided one way to get around the high cost of the demons was to try out Heartless Summoning. I have been playing with this list on Cockatrice every now and then and it does alright. If I don't get heartless summoning in my opening hand, it is usually a loss. When I do, I win about every time because I can get bloodgift demon out really quickly and start building up card advantage. This is technically not block legal, because I have been using doom blades. The reason I posted here was because I figured that the block community would have more experience with heartless summoning, So I left some space in the list for your input.
Deck is on the right or left, I'm flexible. Usually I put diagonally from my opponents to balance the board. More out of courtesy than anything else, especially if space is cramped.
I keep my land spaced out well enough so it is clear what I am tapping. I am also flexible here. If I have two different kinds/colors of land I put the one I have the most of on one side and the off color on the other. Even if I am playing mono-colored decks I will break up the land in three piles when I get a lot. It is just easier to comprehend visually.
Creatures are in the middle wherever I feel like, but I keep them organized. Tokens or identical creatures I overlap slightly. Enchantments on the inner side of the deck, artifacts above the deck. Exile pile beside graveyard face down.
I do the piles on the table in the beginning or if I mulligan, but not always. If I feel like it is adequately shuffled I'll just cut and put the top half in the bottom half in my hand a few times (not sure what this is called)
I don't flick, I don't shuffle my hand in a ritualistic fashion. I'll even put it face down on my opponents turn to stretch and look away for a moment and relax.
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Bottom line is, it is very hard to prevent this kind of thing without stamping cards.
There is just way too big of an opportunity to do it, and it is pretty easy to get away with it. In a room full of 80-100 people all shuffling and moving around in close proximity I don't see a very viable solution.
Maybe if people grew up with some lessons in integrity?
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It's not a "demand is low so prices need to go up" thing.
Actually higher demand drives higher prices.
Since it's your last time and it has sentimental value, you may as well pony up and fork it over unless you find a viable alternative. In this case the lost opportunity might be worth more than the extra money to you.
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It's on their buy list, so I would assume (perhaps wrongly) that means they are in need of them.
I am going to a prerelease at midnight tomorrow, so I'll see what I can get out of it. I would like to get 4 catacombs for it, is this reasonable? I know it depends on the quality of both. the Traft is Near Mint. Never been out of a binder.
Thanks for the advice so far, I'll hang onto it if I can't get someone reasonable.
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Deckboxes, Sleeves, Playmats, etc all usually have big MTG logos in multiple places or say something like "Deck Box" on it. I mean, I know what I'm buying it for. Do I really need all the excessive advertising? Also, most of the art and colors they use on the stuff is a bit gawdy for my taste. It makes me feel like I'm buying something childish, like a hotweels car.
I think it's entirely possible to make clean, artistic, and slightly more mature looking merchandise than what is currently offered.
PS I am fully aware there are solid color choices.
Here is just a list of things I came up with.
Do you include mainly things as a tool to shut down hate cards that target your deck? (Defense)
Do you sideboard lots of Hate cards yourself? (Offense)
Do you sideboard another set of key cards for a complete strategy change? (Swap)
Anything else?
On average, how often do you sideboard?
Ever do it before the first game? AND: Did it help or hurt you?
If you are referring to rooftop storm then a combo yes, infinite no. You still have to pay the 1 to activate his ability for each creature you want to cast, though the casting cost would be 0 instead of the normal cost.
*EDIT* Nevermind, the ability triggers after he enters and you can respond to it.
Nope. Cloudshift resolves before whipflare. Your creature leaves the battlefield and comes back, then whipflare resolves doing 2 damage to each non-artifact creature.
Cloudshift would work against a targeted spell like lightning bolt, however.
I have my Inn rares in a binder, and my commons uncommons in a HUGE other one.
Mr organization goes like this
UNCOMMON, artifact-black-blue-green-red-white. COMMON, artifact-black-blue-green-red-white
This, definitely.
I wouldn't even do it for a friend unless it was an extreme circumstance.
So here's the list:
Heartless Summoning x4
Bloodgift Demon x4
Griselbrand x2
Mikaeus the Unhallowed x2
Reaper from the Abyss x2
Soulcage Fiend x4
Harvester of Souls x2
Appetite for Brains x4
Tragic Slip x3
Scroll of Griselbrand x2
Swamp x24
I know there is a bunch of other removal like Human frailty, Victim of night. Like I said, I left some space for your input. Thanks!
I keep my land spaced out well enough so it is clear what I am tapping. I am also flexible here. If I have two different kinds/colors of land I put the one I have the most of on one side and the off color on the other. Even if I am playing mono-colored decks I will break up the land in three piles when I get a lot. It is just easier to comprehend visually.
Creatures are in the middle wherever I feel like, but I keep them organized. Tokens or identical creatures I overlap slightly. Enchantments on the inner side of the deck, artifacts above the deck. Exile pile beside graveyard face down.
I do the piles on the table in the beginning or if I mulligan, but not always. If I feel like it is adequately shuffled I'll just cut and put the top half in the bottom half in my hand a few times (not sure what this is called)
I don't flick, I don't shuffle my hand in a ritualistic fashion. I'll even put it face down on my opponents turn to stretch and look away for a moment and relax.
If you pay only for your captains with killing wave then it creates an even bigger lose/lose situation for your opponent.
They pay life and keep their guys, and lose more life from yours dying, or they let theirs die and lose life anyway.
Sounds fun to me, what do you all think?
There is just way too big of an opportunity to do it, and it is pretty easy to get away with it. In a room full of 80-100 people all shuffling and moving around in close proximity I don't see a very viable solution.
Maybe if people grew up with some lessons in integrity?
Actually higher demand drives higher prices.
Since it's your last time and it has sentimental value, you may as well pony up and fork it over unless you find a viable alternative. In this case the lost opportunity might be worth more than the extra money to you.
I am going to a prerelease at midnight tomorrow, so I'll see what I can get out of it. I would like to get 4 catacombs for it, is this reasonable? I know it depends on the quality of both. the Traft is Near Mint. Never been out of a binder.
Thanks for the advice so far, I'll hang onto it if I can't get someone reasonable.