Enjoyed this one. Never been a massive fan of Sorin, but I enjoy his backstory and the mix of a call back to his humanity and his "human frailties that have withered away." Ugin being dead wasn't unknown, but him being involved and apparently giving the humans....and other species a way to combat the dragons is intriguing. As is the storm they apparently come from. Also wondering about the oracle Sorin seemed to learn from. Do we have ANOTHER planeswalker that's been to Theros? Is it gonna be Innistrad PT. 2 when it comes to interplanar travel?
Also, semi-confirmation that Nahiri is indeed the Lithomancer?
Heading to a TCGplayer Gold event next weekend, and hoping for a bit of advice on my Gifts deck as it's the only Modern deck I've got to take to the event.
Not 100% sure what to expect of the meta(obviously knowledge of decks that exist, but things like not sure what decks are prominent in the town/area). Also want to try to potentially fit 2 Scavenging Oozes around in the Sideboard, but not sure where they'd go in for. Also not 100% on the 2 Unburial Rites. Having 2 has been fine for me in the past, as a way around a little bit of grave hate, but I feel that's also occupying a slot that could go to another removal spell, etc.
So is Koth confirmed alive, Elspeth, while dead, may attempt to escape the Underworld, this leaves only Venser and Xenagos truly dead to the story. I do wonder who will be the next red walker, as Chandra is taking a break, Ajani is mourning and angry at the Gods, so Gideon might assume the mono white for a while. Its a toss between Lily, Sorin, maybe Garruk for mono black, but my bet is on Lily as she is a bit of a poster child like Jace is for blue.
Xenagos isn't really confirmed dead either. "Whether he perished utterly, as Heliod hoped, or whether his essence descended into Theros's Underworld, as mortals on Theros usually do, is unknown. So Xenagos's true fate is so far uncertain." Which so very makes me happy.
(Not sure if this is the right section of the Standard forum for this, apologize and wish for it to be moved to the correct area if wrong)
So, we all know the 5 color mythic desires for a spot in Standard. It's unlikely they'll actually be competitive, but is there a spot for Chromanticore in some portion of Standard?
The "Reaping Rainbow" list that peeked up a little bit was a more GR Monster Shell. But is that the right shell? G/W(and potentially Junk) seem like a potential base with Ajani, Mentor of Heroes and potentially the Constellation abilities of Eidolon of Blossoms. The shell effectively has to be Green-based, but what shell seems the best for success?
It's also a rare because uncommon Thoughtseize would likely be a very unfun Limited format. Granted, I don't really play Limited, so who knows. Maybe I'm completely wrong.
Just got a pool with 4 rares from the new set in it. 3 I can understand b/c you have the promo and the 2 packs, but the 4th rare was not a foil which confused me.
You can get four rares from JOU. Your seeded pack will have the promo AND a rare in your color(could even be another copy of your promo). Add in 2 other packs of JOU and that gives you 4 JOU rares.
Gary needs stuff done. A Gary on an empty board does not auto swing the game. All formats have top decks. It happens. Last Standard had Jund. Modern has Twin and Pod. The format is actually healthy. No, your Possibility Storm + Colossus of Akros deck will not win an SCG Open. But neither would Possibility Storm + Curse lock deck last Standard. You have at least 5 viable decks. Ignoring variants and things like G/B Dredge, that is pretty damn good.
Not a 5 one, but the Spirit Avatar cycle from Lorwyn/Shadowmoor. Demigod of Revenge, Dues of Calamity, Overbeing of Myth, Godhead of Awe, Divinity of Pride, Deity of Scars, Oversoul of Dusk, Ghastlord of Fugue, Nobilis of War, and Dominus of Fealty.
Iroas maybe* We don't know how the gods are distributed this time. They were color specific in BNG as well. Red could get Xenagod, Green could get Karametra, White could get Ephara, Blue Phenax, Black Mogis. So as far as we know right now Iroas, may not even be a possibility in the White seeded packs.
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Also, semi-confirmation that Nahiri is indeed the Lithomancer?
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1x Academy Ruins
1x Breeding Pool
1x Celestial Colonnade
2x Creeping Tar Pit
1x Forest
1x Ghost Quarter
1x Godless Shrine
1x Hallowed Fountain
1x Island
3x Marsh Flats
2x Misty Rainforest
1x Overgrown Tomb
1x Plains
1x Swamp
1x Tectonic Edge
1x Temple Garden
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3x Verdant Catacombs
1x Watery Grave
3x Liliana of the Veil
Sorcery (12)
2x Inquisition of Kozilek
1x Life from the Loam
3x Lingering Souls
1x Maelstrom Pulse
1x Raven's Crime
2x Thoughtseize
2x Unburial Rites
Instant (11)
3x Abrupt Decay
4x Gifts Ungiven
2x Mana Leak
1x Path to Exile
1x Slaughter Pact
Creature (7)
1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1x Grave Titan
2x Snapcaster Mage
2x Sylvan Caryatid
1x Thragtusk
Artifact (2)
1x Batterskull
1x Engineered Explosives
1x Abrupt Decay
1x Aven Mindcensor
2x Duress
1x Iona, Shield of Emeria
2x Negate
1x Obstinate Baloth
1x Path to Exile
2x Stony Silence
1x Supreme Verdict
1x Timely Reinforcements
1x Torpor Orb
1x Wrath of God
Not 100% sure what to expect of the meta(obviously knowledge of decks that exist, but things like not sure what decks are prominent in the town/area). Also want to try to potentially fit 2 Scavenging Oozes around in the Sideboard, but not sure where they'd go in for. Also not 100% on the 2 Unburial Rites. Having 2 has been fine for me in the past, as a way around a little bit of grave hate, but I feel that's also occupying a slot that could go to another removal spell, etc.
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URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
Xenagos isn't really confirmed dead either. "Whether he perished utterly, as Heliod hoped, or whether his essence descended into Theros's Underworld, as mortals on Theros usually do, is unknown. So Xenagos's true fate is so far uncertain." Which so very makes me happy.
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3 Soulmender
1 Kinsbaile Skirmisher
1 Wall of Essence
2 Child of Night
1 Accursed Spirit
1 Tireless Missionaries
1 Solemn Offering
1 Mass Calcify
1 Staff of the Death Magus
1 Staff of the Sun Magus
1 Divine Favor
12 Plains
13 Swamp
Intro Pack Hit The Ground Running
1 Illusory Angel
2 Roaring Primadox
1 Stormtide Leviathan
1 Restock
1 Negate
2 Peel from Reality
1 Turn to Frog
1 Plummet
13 Island
12 Forest
Intro Pack Infernal Intervention
3 Typhoid Rats
2 Torch Fiend
2 Gargoyle Sentinel
2 Goblin Roughrider
1 Wall of Fire
1 Gravedigger
1 Zof Shade
1 Thundering Giant
1 Cone of Flame
2 Lightning Strike
2 Heat Ray
1 Stab Wound
1 Caustic Tar
13 Mountain
Intro Pack Dragon's Hoard
2 Ornithopter
3 Bronze Sable
2 Welkin Tern
1 Rummaging Goblin
1 Wall of Frost
2 Juggernaut
1 Hoarding Dragon
1 Shrapnel Blast
1 Staff of the Flame Magus
1 Staff of the Mind Magus
1 Darksteel Citadel
12 Island
Intro Pack Will Of The Masses
2 Selfless Cathar
1 Wall of Mulch
2 Midnight Guard
2 Siege Wurm
1 Hornet Queen
1 Gather Courage
1 Naturalize
1 Titanic Growth
3 Raise the Alarm
2 Devouring Light
12 Plains
Clash Pack Fate
2 Leafcrown Dryad
2 Omenspeaker
3 Vaporkin
2 Nimbus Naiad
2 Horizon Chimera
1 Prognostic Sphinx
1 Prophet of Kruphix
1 Horizon Scholar
1 Curse of the Swine
2 Negate
2 Griptide
1 Temple of Mystery
7 Forest
17 Island
Clash Pack Fury
4 Elvish Mystic
2 Voyaging Satyr
1 Nessian Courser
2 Ill-Tempered Cyclops
1 Arbor Colossus
2 Nemesis of Mortals
2 Plummet
1 Boulderfall
1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9 Mountain
15 Forest
Decklists that we got written out for viewing if anyone cares what went where.
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So, we all know the 5 color mythic desires for a spot in Standard. It's unlikely they'll actually be competitive, but is there a spot for Chromanticore in some portion of Standard?
The "Reaping Rainbow" list that peeked up a little bit was a more GR Monster Shell. But is that the right shell? G/W(and potentially Junk) seem like a potential base with Ajani, Mentor of Heroes and potentially the Constellation abilities of Eidolon of Blossoms. The shell effectively has to be Green-based, but what shell seems the best for success?
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
Modern
URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
Modern
URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
Modern
URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
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URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
You can get four rares from JOU. Your seeded pack will have the promo AND a rare in your color(could even be another copy of your promo). Add in 2 other packs of JOU and that gives you 4 JOU rares.
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
Modern
URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
Modern
URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
Gary needs stuff done. A Gary on an empty board does not auto swing the game. All formats have top decks. It happens. Last Standard had Jund. Modern has Twin and Pod. The format is actually healthy. No, your Possibility Storm + Colossus of Akros deck will not win an SCG Open. But neither would Possibility Storm + Curse lock deck last Standard. You have at least 5 viable decks. Ignoring variants and things like G/B Dredge, that is pretty damn good.
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
Modern
URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
Modern
URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX
Standard
RWUAmerica TempoUWR
& More...
Modern
URXGrixis/Tarmo/Tempo TwinURX