I teach Shakespeare for eight weeks a year or so. We do the major tragedies: R&J, Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet. I haven't had the opportunity to teach a class that reads Hamlet, but that's probably my favorite of the tragedies.
I also went rogue last year and taught Merchant of Venice, which I love. It's this weird play that was written as a comedy, but we usually now read as tragic.
Richard III is amazing and has the best epithet in English lit, I think: hell's black intelligencer.
I really like Shakespeare, and I especially like teaching it. We sit with our chairs in a circle and assign roles. I project a video of a fireplace on the board. Lamps only, no overheads. And I brew hot chocolate. We have a good time with it.
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Pernicious Deed is a perfect card for cube. It's powerful for the cost, classically good, and has great history within the game. Top tier golgari card.
I've never gotten Deed to do much more for me than be a Nevinyrral's Disk, but having a board wipe that takes out multiple permanent types is more than good enough for me to keep running it.
The foil versions are all a bit too pricey for me, but I make a point of running the original Apocalypse version because I love how multicolored cards look in the original frame, and this is one of the few old school multicolored cards that's still good enough for cube.
I can't stand Shakespeare comedies, the humor just hasn't held up as far as I'm concerned, but I've loved all of the Shakespeare tragedies I've seen and read. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Julius Caesar, a truly epic tale of betrayal, revolt, and unintended consequences that's based on actual fact.
Hate watching Hamlet though. So much of my enjoyment comes from breaking down the lines and seeing the intricacies in the change of style and verse and rhyme and etc., and a lot of that is missed when you are listening. In fact I think one of the worst things you can do to younger people in order to get them interested in Shakespeare is show it to them live--do you want a room full of snoozing kids? Language has changed enough that it's hard to follow without a frame of reference, especially if the actors aren't top notch. Even Kenneth Branagh, who did some of the best renditions that are easily accessible with the characters Hamlet and Tiago, will be tough to follow if you don't get the point of the speech or what he's trying to accomplish in a scene.
That's interesting, because I feel like Shakespeare is much harder to appreciate when it isn't performed, which is how Shakespeare intended for his plays to be enjoyed. I'll agree that you get more out of watching one of his plays when you've had the chance to read the scripts first, but it's such a powerful experience to see it come to life on stage or screen with a cast that's up to the job. Here's a link to a really good movie adaptation of Julius Caesar, starring Jason Robards, Charlton Heston, Richard Chamberlain and more great actors who really brought this play to life for me. Enjoy!
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Pernicious deed is a card I havent had the pleasure of cubing. I am hoping to acquire a copy soon in which case it will fit into my golgari section perfectly.
Yea, outside of the Bible itself there are very few texts that offer the depth that Shakespear presents.
Isn't the bibles depth more due to translations, rewrites and people interpreting it in different ways to suite their world view? Its more of a living work rather than a fixed text.
Hope that doesn't come off inflammatory, they just seem like apples and oranges to compare.
- It's the best Golgari card, IMO (doesn't slot into every deck like Maelstrom Pulse though).
- It's a sweeper you can activate at instant speed and has relatively low initial investment cost.
- Sweeps multiple types of permanents.
- Very easy to make one-sided.
- Probably my favorite thing to recur with Sun Titan.
- The amazing art and flavor text take place during a very pivotal moment in the story.
- Old card frame gold cards are PIMP.
- I have fond memories of playing 6th Edition Extended and this was a very prominent card in The Rock deck. I don't understand how Vampiric Tutor wasn't banned in that format, lol.
I don't like to admit it, but I haven't read too much Shakespear. I had an amazing English teacher in high school and used a lot of my electives for his other classes like Creative Writing and Modern Literature, but I never got to take his Drama class, which was pretty much all Shakespeare.
My favorite bounce effect is vapor snag, so that's an easy question. Snag is the only pure bounce spell I've ever run. New phyrexia was such a great set.
Yea, outside of the Bible itself there are very few texts that offer the depth that Shakespear presents.
Isn't the bibles depth more due to translations, rewrites and people interpreting it in different ways to suite their world view? Its more of a living work rather than a fixed text.
Hope that doesn't come off inflammatory, they just seem like apples and oranges to compare.
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Thanks but no thanks, I make a point of not getting too in-depth into talking about religion, it rarely ends well as tempers tend to flair (especially in Northern Ireland where I live).
I liked vapor snag a lot but it got cut eventually, it was great in tempo decks and the 1 health was usually better than losing a creature if you were using it to save your own guy.
As for favourite bounce effects it proabaly have to be upheaval. Outside of that I like Waterfront Bouncer and Crystal Shard a lot. From time to time I consider re-adding Curfew because its a pretty efficient effect but I haven't pulled the trigger on that.
Blue is so stacked these days that I just can't find room for this kind of card at 450, Into the Roil is the closest thing I run, and I'm not sure how much longer it will last. Vapor Snag often (mistakenly) gets called strictly better than Unsummon, but I actually prefer Unsummon for this kind of effect over Vapor Snag because it gives a bit of extra support to the blink archetype, and it's not that unreasonable to bounce your own creature to blank a removal spell or to get a 2nd use out of an ETB trigger. I run Unsummon and Snap in my Peasant cube, and more power to anyone who can find room to run any of these in a cube with rares.
My favorite bounce effect for cube is Man-'o-War. It's a classic, and it's such a sweet splashable tempo play.
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Yea, outside of the Bible itself there are very few texts that offer the depth that Shakespear presents.
Isn't the bibles depth more due to translations, rewrites and people interpreting it in different ways to suite their world view? Its more of a living work rather than a fixed text.
Hope that doesn't come off inflammatory, they just seem like apples and oranges to compare.
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Thanks but no thanks, I make a point of not getting too in-depth into talking about religion, it rarely ends well as tempers tend to flair (especially in Northern Ireland where I live).
On topic. I have never run Vapor Snag and don't think I could find space for it at 540. My favorite bounce effect is Waterfront Bouncer. I love everything about that card.
I always like to picture Waterfront Bouncer putting kozilek, the great distortion (or whatever giant creature) in a headlock and escorting them off the premises saying "That's enough mate, time to go home".
I always like to picture Waterfront Bouncer putting kozilek, the great distortion (or whatever giant creature) in a headlock and escorting them off the premises saying "That's enough mate, time to go home".
I always like to picture Waterfront Bouncer putting kozilek, the great distortion (or whatever giant creature) in a headlock and escorting them off the premises saying "That's enough mate, time to go home".
"I think you've annihilated enough."
"Your being a menace mate, sober up and come back next turn"
I always like to picture Waterfront Bouncer putting kozilek, the great distortion (or whatever giant creature) in a headlock and escorting them off the premises saying "That's enough mate, time to go home".
"I think you've annihilated enough."
"Your being a menace mate, sober up and come back next turn"
"Don't planeswalk home with your vision all distorted."
Vapor Snag was pretty meh for us, and I think it's probably the 3rd best Unsummon variant now, behind both Silent Departure and Clutch of Currents. But it's hard to find room for any Unsummons when there's so much good bounce that can hit multiple permanent types now, in Into the Roil, Repeal and even Cyclonic Rift. I think that even in giant cubes, Snag would be pretty far from making the cut for me.
Favorite bounce effect in the cube is probably Mystic Confluence now. Man that card's a complete beating.
I run Vapor Snag, but I never feel like it's really as good as I wish it was. Thinking about swapping it for Snap since it may cost one more, but opens your mana right back up, which is important for control.
My favorite bounce effects are repeatable. Capsize is a classic no-fun card, and Waterfront Bouncer turns unwanted lands into unsummons. Special shout out to Cloudstone Curio for EDH shenanigans.
I usually find my counter-based tempo decks rely more on evasion than bounce. Most tempo shells that I play that would actually include an Unsummn variant are more tap-out tempo shells, where the sorcery speed isn't nearly as punishing. Getting a pair of effects (from Departure) generates so much more tempo, and increasing my threat density (via Clutch) always felt more important. Especially since the life-loss offsets some of the defensive capabilities that instant-speed bounce can have when it doubles as protection.
My friend runs it and he and my other friend stand by it, but it rarely performs and seems really bad most of the time. I agree that I would rather have the sorcery speed options with additional applications.
I teach Shakespeare for eight weeks a year or so. We do the major tragedies: R&J, Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet. I haven't had the opportunity to teach a class that reads Hamlet, but that's probably my favorite of the tragedies.
I also went rogue last year and taught Merchant of Venice, which I love. It's this weird play that was written as a comedy, but we usually now read as tragic.
Richard III is amazing and has the best epithet in English lit, I think: hell's black intelligencer.
I really like Shakespeare, and I especially like teaching it. We sit with our chairs in a circle and assign roles. I project a video of a fireplace on the board. Lamps only, no overheads. And I brew hot chocolate. We have a good time with it.
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I've always been fond of Taming of the Shrew.
The foil versions are all a bit too pricey for me, but I make a point of running the original Apocalypse version because I love how multicolored cards look in the original frame, and this is one of the few old school multicolored cards that's still good enough for cube.
I can't stand Shakespeare comedies, the humor just hasn't held up as far as I'm concerned, but I've loved all of the Shakespeare tragedies I've seen and read. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be Julius Caesar, a truly epic tale of betrayal, revolt, and unintended consequences that's based on actual fact.
That's interesting, because I feel like Shakespeare is much harder to appreciate when it isn't performed, which is how Shakespeare intended for his plays to be enjoyed. I'll agree that you get more out of watching one of his plays when you've had the chance to read the scripts first, but it's such a powerful experience to see it come to life on stage or screen with a cast that's up to the job. Here's a link to a really good movie adaptation of Julius Caesar, starring Jason Robards, Charlton Heston, Richard Chamberlain and more great actors who really brought this play to life for me. Enjoy!
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- It's the best Golgari card, IMO (doesn't slot into every deck like Maelstrom Pulse though).
- It's a sweeper you can activate at instant speed and has relatively low initial investment cost.
- Sweeps multiple types of permanents.
- Very easy to make one-sided.
- Probably my favorite thing to recur with Sun Titan.
- The amazing art and flavor text take place during a very pivotal moment in the story.
- Old card frame gold cards are PIMP.
- I have fond memories of playing 6th Edition Extended and this was a very prominent card in The Rock deck. I don't understand how Vampiric Tutor wasn't banned in that format, lol.
I don't like to admit it, but I haven't read too much Shakespear. I had an amazing English teacher in high school and used a lot of my electives for his other classes like Creative Writing and Modern Literature, but I never got to take his Drama class, which was pretty much all Shakespeare.
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Thanks but no thanks, I make a point of not getting too in-depth into talking about religion, it rarely ends well as tempers tend to flair (especially in Northern Ireland where I live).
As for favourite bounce effects it proabaly have to be upheaval. Outside of that I like Waterfront Bouncer and Crystal Shard a lot. From time to time I consider re-adding Curfew because its a pretty efficient effect but I haven't pulled the trigger on that.
My favorite bounce effect for cube is Man-'o-War. It's a classic, and it's such a sweet splashable tempo play.
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On topic. I have never run Vapor Snag and don't think I could find space for it at 540. My favorite bounce effect is Waterfront Bouncer. I love everything about that card.
"I think you've annihilated enough."
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"Your being a menace mate, sober up and come back next turn"
"Don't planeswalk home with your vision all distorted."
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Favorite bounce effect in the cube is probably Mystic Confluence now. Man that card's a complete beating.
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Really? I would have thought instant would have put it above its sorcery speed counterparts, so I can keep counter mana up or bounce EoT.
I suppose silent departure vs vapor snag is a bit like diabolic edict vs chainer's edict.
Sorin seems to have a thing for S&M gear (look at avacyn) and I dread to think what liliana tastes are...
My favorite bounce effects are repeatable. Capsize is a classic no-fun card, and Waterfront Bouncer turns unwanted lands into unsummons. Special shout out to Cloudstone Curio for EDH shenanigans.
I usually find my counter-based tempo decks rely more on evasion than bounce. Most tempo shells that I play that would actually include an Unsummn variant are more tap-out tempo shells, where the sorcery speed isn't nearly as punishing. Getting a pair of effects (from Departure) generates so much more tempo, and increasing my threat density (via Clutch) always felt more important. Especially since the life-loss offsets some of the defensive capabilities that instant-speed bounce can have when it doubles as protection.
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