Kidding. I love you. However, I really don't want Primetime in Standard again. The others are all fun cards (Grave is a pain, but manageable). If they reprint the titans, I want a different green one. I'd even take Primetime if they'd errata him so that he only fetches basics.
I'm just saying, it fits flavor-wise. What's the harm in dropping a Temple Garden for the turn, prime, getting a Stomping Ground and a Sacred Foundry then next turn slivers you control are gonna get like Double Strike, +2/+2, and Trample?
You know Rosewater is A-Okay with that going on in standard.
Control already has to run 4 Supreme Verdicts, instead of 1 or 2. Maybe we get a cool new board wipe. That is what Maro insists on giving us as a replacement for just saying "Oh well, i like Aggro, and i hate Control, so I'm going to punish you by making your answers as boring as possible so you'll play Aggro too."
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And I still maintain that Theros is going to be Boros Aggro Dominant. What else can they do with Greek Gods and Roman Soldiers besides WR? Nothing.
Don't forget the rich Greek and Roman mythology. Monsters aren't in short supply. If we're lucky, Theros is Kamigawa block, done right.
I expect a storyline a bit along the lines of the deeds of Hercules, with a demigod (= progeny of a pre-mending planeswalker?) trying to claim a place in the pantheon.
Hmmm ... multiple gods -> Wrath of God as a cycle?
I just spent almost a grand on starcitygames.com.
Wow. Didnt even notice how big my cart was until checkout time.
Muravault and Tboughtseize? Seriously, wizards? Youre going to poop down our throats with expansions, but have hotness printed in a core? Whatevs. Good times are about to be had.
So....are we sticking with, "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaan!", lol?
Don't forget the rich Greek and Roman mythology. Monsters aren't in short supply. If we're lucky, Theros is Kamigawa block, done right.
I expect a storyline a bit along the lines of the deeds of Hercules, with a demigod (= progeny of a pre-mending planeswalker?) trying to claim a place in the pantheon.
Hmmm ... multiple gods -> Wrath of God as a cycle?
I'm mainly just talking about overall raw power in the colors. Black is going to get an overcosted demon and/or Cerberus. Blue will get Tribal Merfolk at best which will cross over to green(Selkies maybe?) to fit the new Kiora Atua into the set, whose ultimate ability will be -7: put a 7/7 Blue Leviathan creature Token. with Islandwalk onto the battlefield under your control, for Kiora's leviathan as well as the 777 reference. A wrath cycle would be nice, but MaRo won't make blue kill things, stating it's not in U's philosophy. I'm not even sure how Neptune would do that, Floods, which wouldn't effect Flyers, or mind control all creatures, which would be super OP.. I'm still open to a Wrath cycle as a possibility though, seeing as I don't work for wizards R&D, I'm just going from patterns.
@Digi To be honest, That title will just drive me to start watching Next Gen with my son, so I'm in. Where did you see Thoughtseize spoiled?
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Yeah, just found the thread after I posted that. If that happens, watch me buy a couple boxes. Now that I think about it, what good is any leviathan with Aetherling in standard until October 2014? Maybe her ultimate will be some kind of time ability, more solid and/or cheaper than Ral flipping coins. I don't know but I'm up for a bet that she produces some kind of token.(not counting an emblem, although not ruling it out).
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A wrath cycle would be nice, but MaRo won't make blue kill things, stating it's not in U's philosophy. I'm not even sure how Neptune would do that, Floods, which wouldn't effect Flyers, or mind control all creatures, which would be super OP.
I'm hoping Theros has something for Dimir or Grixis colors. The Boros/Naya aggro is sickening and there's almost no real way to run control without going white as well.
M14 may give us slivers, but here's hoping there's a shift of power going into UB, BR or UBR and with Ratchet Bomb reprinting, we can at least deal with tokens (sort of a moot point since Innistrad is going away) but if that reprint is any indication, the forcast for Theros sounds like a severe Boros Watch in effect and an expected flash flurry of Tokens around the Dimir coast. Agents are expected to prepare their sleep/tap spells and stock plenty of Ratchet Bombs to weather the storm in the upcoming months.
...Did I mention hoping for a shift in power for black?
I'm hoping Theros has something for Dimir or Grixis colors. The Boros/Naya aggro is sickening and there's almost no real way to run control without going white as well.
M14 may give us slivers, but here's hoping there's a shift of power going into UB, BR or UBR and with Ratchet Bomb reprinting, we can at least deal with tokens (sort of a moot point since Innistrad is going away) but if that reprint is any indication, the forcast for Theros sounds like a severe Boros Watch in effect and an expected flash flurry of Tokens around the Dimir coast. Agents are expected to prepare their sleep/tap spells and stock plenty of Ratchet Bombs to weather the storm in the upcoming months.
...Did I mention hoping for a shift in power for black?
Don't hold your breathe for Theros throwing Dimir a bone. MaRo leading the design means your going to see aggro and boardwipes. Lightning Bolt or a variant will fit flavor-wise,, and the only black you have to hope for is that Thoughtsieze isn't just a rumour. As far as blue goes I wouldn't mind Mind Spring, which I've read speculated, due to an appearance in DotP 2014.
As far as Ratchet Bomb goes, it will still be useful against other things by "ratchetting" it up a bit, but Naya, Boros, and Selesnya Slivers can run Blind Obedience to slow the ratchet a turn, which can be enough, or even against Mirror Matches.
EDIT: About the legend rule change, it gives us a reason to run Mind Control and it's variants with our Shapeshifters.
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I got my.promo Wastelands today. A bunch of other stuff too.
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Whoa whoa whoa, promo Wasteland??? How do I get my hands on one?
I really need to get my trade list up...
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I also now have at least one foil of every card ever printed with the Dimir watermark. Holla!
Eds: damn. They had only been up a couple hours. Within the time I took post this and.reload, the NM-M ones were gone. They still have a couple ones in less than perfect condition, but who the frack wants those?
I also now have at least one foil of every card ever printed with the Dimir watermark. Holla!
Eds: damn. They had only been up a couple hours. Within the time I took post this and.reload, the NM-M ones were gone. They still have a couple ones in less than perfect condition, but who the frack wants those?
I thought you got it on some promotional basis. I don't want to buy one. I had a hard enough time spending a total of(after shipping) 38.99 on 2 Damnation. I just need one for my Karn EDH deck anyway.
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So, I just reviewed the top 8's for Pro Tour Theros qualifiers season in Toronto, Knoxville, and Seatle. Every. Deck. Is Aggro. Saw a lot of Gruul(some splashing white) , Jund, Golgari, WRB, couple Aristocrats, couple Naya, couple Bant Hexproof/Enchantment, ONE WU Control that looked more like a burn deck with a lot of utility, there's even a Simic Deck that placed 2nd in Seattle! MaRo has succeeded in removing control from Standard, which I now believe was his personal mission. I'm gonna try my mono blue at 1pm Standard today(if anyone shows up this week), and if it doesn't do well, I'm switching back to Esper. I have a neat little idea that runs Counsel of the Absolute, Sphinx's Revelation, and Aetherling main. Possibly Notion Thief sideboard if I find a mirror. And it'll cost :symu::symb:.
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The problem with control in the current standard is that we no longer have a good go-to 1 or 2 drop counter. No Mana Leak, no Spell Pierce, not even a Force Spike. If M14 doesn't see a Leak reprint or just a straight up Counterspell reprint, I'll metaphorically punch Mark Rosewater in the face. Supreme Verdict is a hard test to pass for aggro decks, but if they manage to explode and start hitting for half your life total before you get to four mana then they'll have a pretty easy time recovering from it. You can't really blame Rosewater for killing control, though. We have several decent/good boardwipes, Snappy, Tusk, and some decent killspells in standard; people just don't want to play control anymore. The reason control decks aren't winning PTQs as often as aggro decks is because nobody's running control anymore (except us Dimiricans). If people would start playing more bantcontrol.dec, those aggro decks would be put in check, at least until M14 drops and Slivers/Mutavault/Cavern of Souls becomes a thing.
Also, where the **** is my infinite combo in standard? I'm a Johnny, and this standard makes me sick.
@guitars, I play a drop tuned '94 Alvarez special acoustic. It's my pride and joy, and the only thing I have left from my biological father. Real music is and always will be jazz/blues, my friends.
Rosewater is continually giving me the impression, via Drive to Work, articles, AND design, that he doesn't want any more good 1-drop control elements. He has said no more UU - Counter target spell. All the good 1-drops are aggro(with the exception of playing Deathrite Shamanas a mono-black).
@Jazz/Blues is definitely the core of modern music. ALL other genres are rooted in one or both.
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Reckoner is an aggro deck that happens to go infinite, and if I want a janky 4-card combo I'll go play some EDH. I want a real combo. A man's combo.
Rock and roll came straight from that hard, Harlem jazz sound of the early 1900s. That stuff, man... Oomph.
Lol, agreed on all fronts.
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@Jazz/Blues is definitely the core of modern music. ALL other genres are rooted in one or both.
While I'm not really into Jazz, I like its orchestral distant cousins: impressionism/expressionism. It's as if everyone suddenly felt that that that old musty European music wasn't interesting any more and it was time for something new.
I'm grateful for all of them realizing that dissonance isn't necessarily ugly, but can also be interesting. I played my fair share of old-style European music in a local concert band. GAH, that stuff can be incredibly DULL!
Also, I tried to put my Limited skills (?) to use at a GP trial for Rimini. While I managed to make it into top 8, and drafted a lovely Azorius splash R deck (fliers galore!), my deck decided to reward my efforts by drowning me in mana. Can't win when you get 13 lands along with your 4 spells. In two consecutive games.
Control will find a way. I think these new fangled aggro decks in many formats have bonafide control elements in them. Tempo style XU decks especially. And we see several combo plays throughout any fnm.
I would love for a return straight control, though. I am playing straight control esper and am doing well. Permission decks always pop up here and thwre, too. Not many viable counterspells in standard, though:/
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I'm just saying, it fits flavor-wise. What's the harm in dropping a Temple Garden for the turn, prime, getting a Stomping Ground and a Sacred Foundry then next turn slivers you control are gonna get like Double Strike, +2/+2, and Trample?
You know Rosewater is A-Okay with that going on in standard.
Control already has to run 4 Supreme Verdicts, instead of 1 or 2. Maybe we get a cool new board wipe. That is what Maro insists on giving us as a replacement for just saying "Oh well, i like Aggro, and i hate Control, so I'm going to punish you by making your answers as boring as possible so you'll play Aggro too."
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Don't forget the rich Greek and Roman mythology. Monsters aren't in short supply. If we're lucky, Theros is Kamigawa block, done right.
I expect a storyline a bit along the lines of the deeds of Hercules, with a demigod (= progeny of a pre-mending planeswalker?) trying to claim a place in the pantheon.
Hmmm ... multiple gods -> Wrath of God as a cycle?
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Wow. Didnt even notice how big my cart was until checkout time.
Muravault and Tboughtseize? Seriously, wizards? Youre going to poop down our throats with expansions, but have hotness printed in a core? Whatevs. Good times are about to be had.
So....are we sticking with, "Khaaaaaaaaaaaaan!", lol?
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I'm mainly just talking about overall raw power in the colors. Black is going to get an overcosted demon and/or Cerberus. Blue will get Tribal Merfolk at best which will cross over to green(Selkies maybe?) to fit the new Kiora Atua into the set, whose ultimate ability will be -7: put a 7/7 Blue Leviathan creature Token. with Islandwalk onto the battlefield under your control, for Kiora's leviathan as well as the 777 reference. A wrath cycle would be nice, but MaRo won't make blue kill things, stating it's not in U's philosophy. I'm not even sure how Neptune would do that, Floods, which wouldn't effect Flyers, or mind control all creatures, which would be super OP.. I'm still open to a Wrath cycle as a possibility though, seeing as I don't work for wizards R&D, I'm just going from patterns.
@Digi To be honest, That title will just drive me to start watching Next Gen with my son, so I'm in. Where did you see Thoughtseize spoiled?
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Yeah, just found the thread after I posted that. If that happens, watch me buy a couple boxes. Now that I think about it, what good is any leviathan with Aetherling in standard until October 2014? Maybe her ultimate will be some kind of time ability, more solid and/or cheaper than Ral flipping coins. I don't know but I'm up for a bet that she produces some kind of token.(not counting an emblem, although not ruling it out).
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I somehow hope for a 4 mana Evacuation.
@title: is there a connection to the clan I overlook?
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M14 may give us slivers, but here's hoping there's a shift of power going into UB, BR or UBR and with Ratchet Bomb reprinting, we can at least deal with tokens (sort of a moot point since Innistrad is going away) but if that reprint is any indication, the forcast for Theros sounds like a severe Boros Watch in effect and an expected flash flurry of Tokens around the Dimir coast. Agents are expected to prepare their sleep/tap spells and stock plenty of Ratchet Bombs to weather the storm in the upcoming months.
...Did I mention hoping for a shift in power for black?
EDH Decks:
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RGURiku, "Just like everyone else" Deck
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Lazav, Death by Mill
:orzhov:Vish Kal, Heir to the Throne
Don't hold your breathe for Theros throwing Dimir a bone. MaRo leading the design means your going to see aggro and boardwipes. Lightning Bolt or a variant will fit flavor-wise,, and the only black you have to hope for is that Thoughtsieze isn't just a rumour. As far as blue goes I wouldn't mind Mind Spring, which I've read speculated, due to an appearance in DotP 2014.
As far as Ratchet Bomb goes, it will still be useful against other things by "ratchetting" it up a bit, but Naya, Boros, and Selesnya Slivers can run Blind Obedience to slow the ratchet a turn, which can be enough, or even against Mirror Matches.
EDIT: About the legend rule change, it gives us a reason to run Mind Control and it's variants with our Shapeshifters.
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Whoa whoa whoa, promo Wasteland??? How do I get my hands on one?
I really need to get my trade list up...
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http://sales.starcitygames.com/carddisplay.php?product=24305
They always have the judge ones, though.
I also now have at least one foil of every card ever printed with the Dimir watermark. Holla!
Eds: damn. They had only been up a couple hours. Within the time I took post this and.reload, the NM-M ones were gone. They still have a couple ones in less than perfect condition, but who the frack wants those?
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I thought you got it on some promotional basis. I don't want to buy one. I had a hard enough time spending a total of(after shipping) 38.99 on 2 Damnation. I just need one for my Karn EDH deck anyway.
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You get to make yourself a tag at 1k right? I suggest "Jivanmukta's Mind Slave".
Unless he's got Academy Ruins ready, that is ... and thanks to the influx from Modern Masters ...
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Good. Now go...bring me a brain in a jar or something.
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So, I just reviewed the top 8's for Pro Tour Theros qualifiers season in Toronto, Knoxville, and Seatle. Every. Deck. Is Aggro. Saw a lot of Gruul(some splashing white) , Jund, Golgari, WRB, couple Aristocrats, couple Naya, couple Bant Hexproof/Enchantment, ONE WU Control that looked more like a burn deck with a lot of utility, there's even a Simic Deck that placed 2nd in Seattle! MaRo has succeeded in removing control from Standard, which I now believe was his personal mission. I'm gonna try my mono blue at 1pm Standard today(if anyone shows up this week), and if it doesn't do well, I'm switching back to Esper. I have a neat little idea that runs Counsel of the Absolute, Sphinx's Revelation, and Aetherling main. Possibly Notion Thief sideboard if I find a mirror. And it'll cost :symu::symb:.
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Rosewater is continually giving me the impression, via Drive to Work, articles, AND design, that he doesn't want any more good 1-drop control elements. He has said no more UU - Counter target spell. All the good 1-drops are aggro(with the exception of playing Deathrite Shamanas a mono-black).
Infinite Life combo = Boros Reckoner
And: Huntmaster of the Fells + Cartel Artistocrat + Angel of Glory's Rise + Fiend Hunter = Infinite Life AND 2/2 green Wolf Token Combo. Ala Humananimator.
@Jazz/Blues is definitely the core of modern music. ALL other genres are rooted in one or both.
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Lol, agreed on all fronts.
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While I'm not really into Jazz, I like its orchestral distant cousins: impressionism/expressionism. It's as if everyone suddenly felt that that that old musty European music wasn't interesting any more and it was time for something new.
I'm grateful for all of them realizing that dissonance isn't necessarily ugly, but can also be interesting. I played my fair share of old-style European music in a local concert band. GAH, that stuff can be incredibly DULL!
Also, I tried to put my Limited skills (?) to use at a GP trial for Rimini. While I managed to make it into top 8, and drafted a lovely Azorius splash R deck (fliers galore!), my deck decided to reward my efforts by drowning me in mana. Can't win when you get 13 lands along with your 4 spells. In two consecutive games.
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I would love for a return straight control, though. I am playing straight control esper and am doing well. Permission decks always pop up here and thwre, too. Not many viable counterspells in standard, though:/
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Twin Pioneer CJ-800 tables, Silicon Nation quad boxes on each side and a Allen and Heath 2.02 mixer.
As it is, I have did very little in the means of making music since Ive accumilated these things. I was going to run a podcast with the Ableton Live recording features and the sound router that came with the mixer, but no one except myself and pinkfloyd were actually interested.
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That one's my fault---things have been so crazy with the end of the semester, internship troubles, work, and Magic tournaments that I've barely spent time on the internet---for reals.
Also, to jump into the current conversation, I don't play guitar, but I do play trumpet, clarinet, cello, and mellophone. Also if any of you are band geeks and know what the other DCI is, I'm an alumnus of Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps.
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