I have 200 matching Tempest basics, no interest in old ZEN or new ZEN lands. If I ever have a spare thousand bucks they'll become Beta
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I expect/fear a new Shardless would be same art with giant text box star, but maybe they'll surprise me. I'd love a 10th Ed-style printing with no reminder text for Cascade!
But I'm thinking of also sleeving up 10 foils full arts of each colors to make it possible for full foil decks. If I get the chance I will buy a playset of the new full art foil lands and supply with what I have from old Zendikar and unhinged.
I run 50 of each basic, each with different artwork. I really like the variety. I think it shows the wide array of locales from Magic's history. My favorites are still mainly Mirage, but there are very few pieces or art for basics that I'd describe as ugly. Alara, Kamigawa and Tarkir had some really good ones.
Full-arts are fine, but I don't run any because I don't think they'd look right with the regulars.
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My current manabase is all full art Zendikar with the same art. We have started working toward changing those out for a different land choice. The Ewok Forst from Invasion and the Lightning Plains from Odyssey were both easy choices. We haven't truly decided on a Swamp or Mountain yet. Currently the Island is Titus Lunter version from Khans. I hate the new frame, but that art is so sick, especially in foil. My dream manabase for cube would be similar to wtwlf's all different promo manabase. I think that's perfect for cube. It's like the best of the best from Magic's history only with basics. You have foils, nonfoils, different borders, different art styles. It's just really cool.
I run only Zendikar fullart basics, because that really helps to spot basic lands and makes sorting them out after the draft a lot easier. Plus, they look really good. I might switch some out if the new fullart basics look good enough. That depends on how noticeable the new border is though.
I like the pack foil. The FNM Pridemage feels a bit cartoonish to me, and also feels too Naya for a card that's supposed to be representing a character that has a strong Bant influence as well.
I'm looking to convert my basics from all ZEN Avon lands to one foil from each block (plus some promos possibly, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it). For the blocks where I already have at least one foil basic, I'm going with one of those rather than tracking down specific ones, and I'd like some feedback for cases where I have multiple:
I'm currently thinking the second one for plains/island/mountain and the first for each of the forests.
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Of those options, those are my picks. However, I don't think I'd limit myself to just what I had on hand. I think the search for and acquisition of sweet pimp cards is one of the things I enjoy most about cube. If I were updating my basics to be the best (ie my favorite) art from each block, I'd go through all options and make a wish list, then work toward acquiring that list.
Of those options, those are my picks. However, I don't think I'd limit myself to just what I had on hand. I think the search for and acquisition of sweet pimp cards is one of the things I enjoy most about cube. If I were updating my basics to be the best (ie my favorite) art from each block, I'd go through all options and make a wish list, then work toward acquiring that list.
I agree with this, and probably should have been clearer - for block basics where I already have a foil one, I'm not going to get another one until I get all the other ones (or I stumble across one at a store/in a trade). Since I have these on hand, I can put my effort into finding basics that I don't have any of the options for, and then swap these out down the road.
I think the new art for port seems too much for me, but a new art Shardless Agent or old broder would be amazing.
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I expect/fear a new Shardless would be same art with giant text box star, but maybe they'll surprise me. I'd love a 10th Ed-style printing with no reminder text for Cascade!
But I'm thinking of also sleeving up 10 foils full arts of each colors to make it possible for full foil decks. If I get the chance I will buy a playset of the new full art foil lands and supply with what I have from old Zendikar and unhinged.
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Full-arts are fine, but I don't run any because I don't think they'd look right with the regulars.
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I'm currently thinking the second one for plains/island/mountain and the first for each of the forests.
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Sorry, this has to be the John Avon one - neither of these are acceptable
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Chippy Island
Lunter Mountain
Szczudio Forest
Pilcerova Forest
Of those options, those are my picks. However, I don't think I'd limit myself to just what I had on hand. I think the search for and acquisition of sweet pimp cards is one of the things I enjoy most about cube. If I were updating my basics to be the best (ie my favorite) art from each block, I'd go through all options and make a wish list, then work toward acquiring that list.
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