I am actually a little afraid of some of these cards that are out. They seem... too good. Obviously everyone sees mental misstep as being ridiculous (I am most certainly springing for 4x foil). The ability to go down a bit in life to make stuff cheaper is crazy... Idk how I feel about it at the moment lol
They only had 3x Obliterator, 3x Lashwrithe, 3x Dispatch, 4x Gitaxian Probe. I wanted 5/6/5/6 of those, respectively. The others were for cost considerations (i.e. I'm not spending 8 on an uncommon.)
MY GOD MAN!!!! that's crazy... why not just order a foil playset!!
On that note, i am legitimately thinking of just ordering a playset of this set...So many of the cards will be able to spread across SOOO many formats, I actually see it saving me money lol.
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That's damn near what I'll end up with. This set is gonna be all over the place between all constructed formats and EDH. Also, the cards are just scarily good. Figured it a reasonable investment.
Also, if I knew a trustworthy place that sold foil playsets I'd be right on it.
And ran into a mirror match! I'm not sure he was playing Vampire Nighthawk though, so I won. Incidentally, Lashwrithe-equipped Obliterators running into each other brings back memories.
@ SA: Dude, your cracked ribs suck. Sorry to hear about that, and I hope you get healed up soon. However, you'd better take it easy on the hockey, man! Gotta heal, gotta heal, GOTTA HEAL /maternal instincts
So, I know it's not :symb:, but I wanted to share this deck with you guys. This deck is a beast, and I've had so much fun playing with it. So, if any of you have Cockatrice (I know you do since I found out about it from you guys, haha) and want to see if you can beat this deck sometime, I'm game! Just PM me. I'm almost always here, haha.
I couldn't find it to show you what I'm talking about, but the new Liliana art is freaking amazing. I'm talking about the one that has her sitting on a throne in a purple (my fave color) dress with thigh high leather boots, with a dead or dying guy on the ground behind and to her right of her. I made my husband make that our background on our computer. So awesome.
Have a great day, guys, and I'll talk to you again soon!
I couldn't find it to show you what I'm talking about, but the new Liliana art is freaking amazing. I'm talking about the one that has her sitting on a throne in a purple (my fave color) dress with thigh high leather boots, with a dead or dying guy on the ground behind and to her right of her. I made my husband make that our background on our computer. So awesome.
innistrad sounds like its gonna be awesome, with richard garfield on the team and all
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Maaaaaaaan, I'm not happy about the new set usually I only spring for like a playset of 5 different cards.. but this time I'm gunna need a lot. I don't has enough money for what I want. Idk whether to buy 2 boxes or what this time :/ all of these cards just look so good and it makes me sad. I might end up just drafting a LOT this summer :/
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Maaaaaaaan, I'm not happy about the new set usually I only spring for like a playset of 5 different cards.. but this time I'm gunna need a lot. I don't has enough money for what I want. Idk whether to buy 2 boxes or what this time :/ all of these cards just look so good and it makes me sad. I might end up just drafting a LOT this summer :/
Yeah, lot of cards for each format and it's going to be the least drafted set of the block just on merit of being the last one. Kinda why I went overboard with the preorder.
Yeah, lot of cards for each format and it's going to be the least drafted set of the block just on merit of being the last one. Kinda why I went overboard with the preorder.
Obliterators are not cheap.
Yea but the people I draft with don't really draft right. We will do a month straight of NP/NP/NP drafts with the 2 cases we usually get. But we might spring for a 3rd this time because we all realize this set will be fun for many reasons:
draft
standard
legacy
EDH
casual
foils
LOOOOOTS stuff
I want it here now actually... the only thing I am buying is 4 foily mental misstep because of obviousness
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Hey, I'm only 17. I don't have much money at all, let alone enough for everything I want.
Haha, I wonder what that's like
I'm in a stranger spot. I work a few part time jobs and have more then enough money for food and hobbies, like magic booster drafting. But I don't have a full time job that can help me pay for graduate school, or make payments for a house or a new car. Hence, I have some income, but not enough. Anybody else in the same boat?
I'm in a stranger spot. I work a few part time jobs and have more then enough money for food and hobbies, like magic booster drafting. But I don't have a full time job that can help me pay for graduate school, or make payments for a house or a new car. Hence, I have some income, but not enough. Anybody else in the same boat?
If you had a full-time job to pay for grad school, would you be able to have hobby money?
Happy Easter, when Jesus rose from the grave!
Except I'm jewish, so that's a bit weird.
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It's kind of another moment when we throw our hands up and go "DAMMIT universe, why you gotta always make me look bad in front of everyone?".
FIIIIIINAAAAAAAAAAAALSSSSS!!!! hoping to keep my 3.714. >_> And I finished my essay on Tolstoy's theory of history defined through War and Peace (great book by the way, you should all read it)
Magic related: going to a nice tournament in Vermont Playing forgemaster combo because I don't want to win! I'm going really to play EDH randomly throughout while my friends actually try to win :-p They're both playing Caw-Blade. On the other hand, when I go to large standard tournaments with cards like tez and whatnot, people will value them pretty highly for legacy stuff they don't use Its how I got wastelands for like $15 each
Regardless, 3 more finals to take, then staying at college for the summer to do lots of research.. and by research I mean surfing the internet all day doing nothing... I'm probably get crazy into magic more than my wallet can handle over the next few months.
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First Impression: She is just... useless. Especially surprising considering, ya know, Braids.
1) Power Level: 4/10
Her +1 and -1 both only exist to manipulate the loyalty counters on Braids. For those to be at all useful, her 3rd ability must do something devastating and, ideally, be useful to activate multiple times. Her 3rd ability can certainly hurt, but it does next to nothing if used a second time. Overall, she's exceptionally weak. I can't see her making the cut for any deck.
2) Creative Factor: 8/10
A -1 to increase loyalty (listed first), a +1 to remove loyalty (each player, so usable as a discard outlet), and a cool story about a planeswalker whose mind is completely broken. All the style points. From the design side of things, her ult is a dealbreaker.
3) Legendary choice: 4/5
Everybody loves Braids! Maybe too obvious a choice though.
First impression: Scary, and a bit oppressive.
1) Power Level: 7/10
To be considered fair I think his +1 needs some restriction (nonblack?) and his -3 should be a -4, though this would make it feel like he has 2 ults. Either way, I think his +1 is too hard to fight through.
2) Creative Factor: 9/10
Killing, taking, summoning abominations from the ocean depths, and an epic story. A well-written short story, truly, and one I didn't mind reading. I like the reference to his flavor text. I do think the core of his design is fine, though he is a bit too powerful.
3) Legendary Choice: 5/5
Ramirez! Who would have expected it?
First impression: Looks pretty broken.
1) Power Level: 7/10
His +1 is really good, his other +1 is also really good, his -3 great, and his -8 is liable to end the game that turn. The only limiting factor is his color restriction, which isn't a very safe way to keep a card balanced (especially when it's the 'good stuff' colors).
2) Creative Factor: 6/10
Cool story, but the card does nothing to reflect that he's been contaminated. Both his +1s are rather contrary to that, actually. From the design side, he does too many things and he does them too well.
3) Legendary Choice: 5/5
Solid choice. Cool to see a planeswalker that's not a dragon or humanoid.
First impression: Oh damn.
1) Power Level: 6/10
That is an absurd +1! Really powerful -2, game-ending -5. Super low cost is scary, barely justified by how low her starting loyalty is. Really though, I'm looking at this on turn 2 following a Birds and that being game over for people not playing Lightning Bolt. Should cost at least one more, and then take some number tweaking.
2) Creative Factor: 6/10
A rather uneventful story. All 3 of her abilities being land manipulation fits the flavor of the original card but her abilities directly mimic other cards more than I appreciate. Putting a really powerful ramp ability as a +1 with an Uproot and an amped Rude Awakening on the same card, she does everything entirely too well for a card that costs 1GG.
3) Legendary Choice: 5/5
A fairly unassuming card originally. Nice to see it get some attention.
First impression: Sweet spot!
1) Power Level: 10/10
His +1 is simply bad but it is still useful. This makes the absolutely game-ending -7 something to work towards and also pretty fair. His -2 is powerful but not dissimilar to Garruk's +1. Being a -2 instead of a +1 makes that entirely justifiable. He's not oppressive, he's not format warping, and he still looks like he could make the cut.
2) Creative Factor: 7/10
Curious to see something this significant as a 'before' snapshot. There's not a lot to the story, but it works as a journal entry. His abilities are all very green so, from a design perspective, I really don't see why he's got R. His -7 granting vigilance is out of place and unnecessary.
3) Legendary Choice: 5/5
Did not expect this one!
First impression: Fun!
1) Power Level: 9/10
Sturdy, but costly. I worry how quickly you could get to his -7 though. To play any planeswalker that costs 6 requires a decent payoff, but his ultimate still seems too abusable. His -2 is reasonable as it leaves him very vulnerable.
2) Creative Factor: 8/10
Decent story. His abilities are nicely in-color, though I've a complaint about his -7. Historically, blue effects like that are very clearly limited to pilfering an opponent's library and for an ability this 'cheaty' I think it needs to remain so. Also, the haste granting seems gratuitous considering you've already got an emblem that's better than the blue Epic spell.
3) Legendary Choice: 4/5
Obvious, but I know he likely didn't give you a choice.
The Family: Braids, Exiled in Insanity (16/25)
House Dimir: Ramirez of the Deep (21/25)
The Crafters: Doran, the Surveryor (18/25)
The Called: Azusa, Seeking the Planes (17/25)
Mono-Blue Clan: Ob Nixilis, the Rekindled (22/25)
The Izzet: Niv-Mizzet the Prodigal (21/25)
Winner: MUC!
Though I wouldn't mind some additional feedback with regards to my entry ratings.
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MY GOD MAN!!!! that's crazy... why not just order a foil playset!!
On that note, i am legitimately thinking of just ordering a playset of this set...So many of the cards will be able to spread across SOOO many formats, I actually see it saving me money lol.
Ready for the apocalypses? The dark side is always open
Also, if I knew a trustworthy place that sold foil playsets I'd be right on it.
Just loaded NPH up on MWS. Threw together this:
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Go for the Throat
4 Sign in Blood
4 Bloodghast
3 Vampire Hexmage
4 Gatekeeper of Malakir
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Phyrexian Obliterator
And ran into a mirror match! I'm not sure he was playing Vampire Nighthawk though, so I won. Incidentally, Lashwrithe-equipped Obliterators running into each other brings back memories.
Last I knew he was having RL issues or something. Could be why he hasnt been around.
That one was he doing me a favor. I wanted those posts from the old thread so that we could continue reviewing the entrees and such.
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@ SA: Dude, your cracked ribs suck. Sorry to hear about that, and I hope you get healed up soon. However, you'd better take it easy on the hockey, man! Gotta heal, gotta heal, GOTTA HEAL /maternal instincts
So, I know it's not :symb:, but I wanted to share this deck with you guys. This deck is a beast, and I've had so much fun playing with it. So, if any of you have Cockatrice (I know you do since I found out about it from you guys, haha) and want to see if you can beat this deck sometime, I'm game! Just PM me. I'm almost always here, haha.
I couldn't find it to show you what I'm talking about, but the new Liliana art is freaking amazing. I'm talking about the one that has her sitting on a throne in a purple (my fave color) dress with thigh high leather boots, with a dead or dying guy on the ground behind and to her right of her. I made my husband make that our background on our computer. So awesome.
Have a great day, guys, and I'll talk to you again soon!
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hows everyone been?
@ yawgmoth Yeah last block Garfield was on was Ravinca and that block was the best one ever.
@ Exlight, hows it going over there in Bolas' world?
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I can't say I mind Argyle's take on the subject.
Don't tell my wife but I think I'm in
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Yeah, lot of cards for each format and it's going to be the least drafted set of the block just on merit of being the last one. Kinda why I went overboard with the preorder.
Obliterators are not cheap.
Yea but the people I draft with don't really draft right. We will do a month straight of NP/NP/NP drafts with the 2 cases we usually get. But we might spring for a 3rd this time because we all realize this set will be fun for many reasons:
draft
standard
legacy
EDH
casual
foils
LOOOOOTS stuff
I want it here now actually... the only thing I am buying is 4 foily mental misstep because of obviousness
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but I have to save my money to buy 3 boxes, prerelease 3 times, and a fat pack.
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Haha, I wonder what that's like
I'm in a stranger spot. I work a few part time jobs and have more then enough money for food and hobbies, like magic booster drafting. But I don't have a full time job that can help me pay for graduate school, or make payments for a house or a new car. Hence, I have some income, but not enough. Anybody else in the same boat?
If you had a full-time job to pay for grad school, would you be able to have hobby money?
Happy Easter, when Jesus rose from the grave!
Except I'm jewish, so that's a bit weird.
This gave me a chuckle.
My friend today just got lectured by a jew when he asked what easter was...
Anyways... 2 weeks till NPH!
Can't wait.
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I always love it when I know more about Christian literature than Christians. It makes me feel special.
1 day until I can eat bread.
Can't wait.
This is why I could never be a religious person. Too many dietary restrictions lol
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What's it called when you don't follow a certain religion but still believe in god?
I forgot...
My shop's open on all holidays he doesn't care, (e.g. last minute Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, etc. He makes money from)
So he's a smart man.
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Did you guys see the announcement?
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It will be fun to see what they do with karn story wise.
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Magic related: going to a nice tournament in Vermont Playing forgemaster combo because I don't want to win! I'm going really to play EDH randomly throughout while my friends actually try to win :-p They're both playing Caw-Blade. On the other hand, when I go to large standard tournaments with cards like tez and whatnot, people will value them pretty highly for legacy stuff they don't use Its how I got wastelands for like $15 each
Regardless, 3 more finals to take, then staying at college for the summer to do lots of research.. and by research I mean surfing the internet all day doing nothing... I'm probably get crazy into magic more than my wallet can handle over the next few months.
Ready for the apocalypses? The dark side is always open
First Impression: She is just... useless. Especially surprising considering, ya know, Braids.
1) Power Level: 4/10
Her +1 and -1 both only exist to manipulate the loyalty counters on Braids. For those to be at all useful, her 3rd ability must do something devastating and, ideally, be useful to activate multiple times. Her 3rd ability can certainly hurt, but it does next to nothing if used a second time. Overall, she's exceptionally weak. I can't see her making the cut for any deck.
2) Creative Factor: 8/10
A -1 to increase loyalty (listed first), a +1 to remove loyalty (each player, so usable as a discard outlet), and a cool story about a planeswalker whose mind is completely broken. All the style points. From the design side of things, her ult is a dealbreaker.
3) Legendary choice: 4/5
Everybody loves Braids! Maybe too obvious a choice though.
First impression: Scary, and a bit oppressive.
1) Power Level: 7/10
To be considered fair I think his +1 needs some restriction (nonblack?) and his -3 should be a -4, though this would make it feel like he has 2 ults. Either way, I think his +1 is too hard to fight through.
2) Creative Factor: 9/10
Killing, taking, summoning abominations from the ocean depths, and an epic story. A well-written short story, truly, and one I didn't mind reading. I like the reference to his flavor text. I do think the core of his design is fine, though he is a bit too powerful.
3) Legendary Choice: 5/5
Ramirez! Who would have expected it?
First impression: Looks pretty broken.
1) Power Level: 7/10
His +1 is really good, his other +1 is also really good, his -3 great, and his -8 is liable to end the game that turn. The only limiting factor is his color restriction, which isn't a very safe way to keep a card balanced (especially when it's the 'good stuff' colors).
2) Creative Factor: 6/10
Cool story, but the card does nothing to reflect that he's been contaminated. Both his +1s are rather contrary to that, actually. From the design side, he does too many things and he does them too well.
3) Legendary Choice: 5/5
Solid choice. Cool to see a planeswalker that's not a dragon or humanoid.
First impression: Oh damn.
1) Power Level: 6/10
That is an absurd +1! Really powerful -2, game-ending -5. Super low cost is scary, barely justified by how low her starting loyalty is. Really though, I'm looking at this on turn 2 following a Birds and that being game over for people not playing Lightning Bolt. Should cost at least one more, and then take some number tweaking.
2) Creative Factor: 6/10
A rather uneventful story. All 3 of her abilities being land manipulation fits the flavor of the original card but her abilities directly mimic other cards more than I appreciate. Putting a really powerful ramp ability as a +1 with an Uproot and an amped Rude Awakening on the same card, she does everything entirely too well for a card that costs 1GG.
3) Legendary Choice: 5/5
A fairly unassuming card originally. Nice to see it get some attention.
First impression: Sweet spot!
1) Power Level: 10/10
His +1 is simply bad but it is still useful. This makes the absolutely game-ending -7 something to work towards and also pretty fair. His -2 is powerful but not dissimilar to Garruk's +1. Being a -2 instead of a +1 makes that entirely justifiable. He's not oppressive, he's not format warping, and he still looks like he could make the cut.
2) Creative Factor: 7/10
Curious to see something this significant as a 'before' snapshot. There's not a lot to the story, but it works as a journal entry. His abilities are all very green so, from a design perspective, I really don't see why he's got R. His -7 granting vigilance is out of place and unnecessary.
3) Legendary Choice: 5/5
Did not expect this one!
First impression: Fun!
1) Power Level: 9/10
Sturdy, but costly. I worry how quickly you could get to his -7 though. To play any planeswalker that costs 6 requires a decent payoff, but his ultimate still seems too abusable. His -2 is reasonable as it leaves him very vulnerable.
2) Creative Factor: 8/10
Decent story. His abilities are nicely in-color, though I've a complaint about his -7. Historically, blue effects like that are very clearly limited to pilfering an opponent's library and for an ability this 'cheaty' I think it needs to remain so. Also, the haste granting seems gratuitous considering you've already got an emblem that's better than the blue Epic spell.
3) Legendary Choice: 4/5
Obvious, but I know he likely didn't give you a choice.
The Family: Braids, Exiled in Insanity (16/25)
House Dimir: Ramirez of the Deep (21/25)
The Crafters: Doran, the Surveryor (18/25)
The Called: Azusa, Seeking the Planes (17/25)
Mono-Blue Clan: Ob Nixilis, the Rekindled (22/25)
The Izzet: Niv-Mizzet the Prodigal (21/25)
Winner: MUC!
Though I wouldn't mind some additional feedback with regards to my entry ratings.
Edit: That link to that post where that stuff was: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showpost.php?p=6643242&postcount=21
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