Simply post in our thread requesting membership. You will be inserted into the Test Subject pool, which is a sort of temporary membership category. If you are inactive for more than a week without prior notice during this period your membership may be nullified. If after a month (or very active two/three weeks) you have proven to be an active and contributing member to the Clan (this should be easy), you will be promoted to Apprentice and become a full member of the Can.
How to become a friend:
It's easy! Just make a post and request to be our friend. We will gladly do so, but make sure you have at least some reason or you get to put up with with a bad Izzet pun.
Back in 2005 when Ravnica came out, guild clans started to materialize. First it was the Boros Legionnaires, then the Selesnya Conclave, Golgari, and House Dimir. These four clans started up with great promise and as the new year came along, the next set of clans based on the three guilds from Guildpact were born (Izzet, Orzhov, Gruul). MasterBeeble had actually taken the initiative to found the Izzet clan early on in the lifespan of the Ravnica block by leaving House Dimir and starting up what would be the “Triple Alliance”. After MasterBeeble, other members were passed the torch and lead the clan for periods of time, including Oasis, Canada Man, and Wuffles. Other members like Rocker and AsianInvasion lead the Izzet for more solid periods of time, and now yours truly has just become the new leader recently.
Just like clockwork, Rakdos, Simic, and Azorius clans popped up soon before Dissension’s release. Most of these clans didn’t last, as the trend of making a clan on one of the guilds of Ravnica was considered more of a fad than anything. Only two clans from these ten still stand to this day: The Izzet, and House Dimir! We are still in contact with our secretive buddies, and we still honor our fallen Rakdos friends.
After Dissension’s welcome started to overstay itself in the summer of August 2006, the clan was in dire straits and was at the brink of being shut down due to the huge amount of inactivity that had plagued the clan. Things became dicey, but a core group of people continued to keep the clan alive. A spark was reignited and the Izzet suddenly became a popular clan again as it built itself back up from being on life support. You could say that we were the “comeback clan” considering the Izzet won a Clan of the Year just over two years later in 2008! This huge rebound in the clan’s fortune showed that we are bound together by our love of both blue and red, and not just wanting to be the flavor of the month when the guild clans had started up years ago.
Dozens of members later, we are alive and kicking! We are a testament that Magic players love both blue and red a lot!
Current Members (Preceded by the thread number of when they joined):
13 - AsianInvasion, High Mage of Domination 28 - Skizzik_NZ, Acolyte of Domination 29 - Zazirik, Apprentice of Domination
22 - Clem, High Mage of Destruction 29 - Russian Alara, Acolyte of Destruction 28 - GI_Joe, Apprentice of Destruction
24 - Surging Chaos, High Mage of Turmoil 29 - ArsenalFan, Acolyte of Turmoil 30 - Romanus Vir, Apprentice of Turmoil
24 - Pheon, High Mage of Goblin Shenanigans 28 - Arew, Acolyte of Goblin Shenanigans 30 - AnTwan, Apprentice of Goblin Shenanigans
25 - claytonthegreat, High Mage of Spell Manipulation 30 - Artifice 101, Acolyte of Spell Manipulation, Clan Representative of [The Izzet] 30 - KiLJoY712, Apprentice of Spell Manipulation
26 - LuckNorris, High Mage of Chronomancy 28 -PanchoPonceN, Acolyte of Chronomancy 29 - MTGPlaneswalker, Apprentice of Chronomancy
26 - Ratoly, High Mage of Elemental Synthesis 30 - RWF_Less, Acolyte of Elemental Synthesis 30 - Stormfront, Apprentice of Elemental Synthesis
28 - Zajnet, High Mage of Arcane Babblings 29 - V.M.Santore, Acolyte of Arcane Babblings 30 - Bornnover, Apprentice of Arcane Babblings
If you were removed from the last time the test subjects were updated from the last thread, it was because you had little to no activity recently (I was fairly lenient on this) or you posted once and never came back. Remember, members need to be committed to the clan! If I wrongly took your name off the list or I forgot to put you on since the last time I looked at the last thread, please PM me.
This is thread number 32.
When someone expresses a desire to join the Clan, they become a Test Subject. If they maintain active posting habits, they become an Apprentice and gain voting privileges, becoming a true member of the Clan. In the future, if that member proves him or herself to be valuable, then that member may be promoted to the position of Acolyte when there is an opening, such as when another Acolyte leaves the Clan or a new High Mage is promoted. Likewise, an Acolyte can be promoted to the rank of High Mage when either a current High Mage leaves the Clan or there are too many members for the system to support without another High Mage. Each High Mage may have at most one Acolyte and one Apprentice.
To avoid the Erratic Portal, just stay active! Even if it just means stopping by every now and then to say a few things, that will suffice. The Portal is mainly for those who join the clan and then fall off the map for good.
Allies:
Although the Cult of Rakdos has fallen, we will never forget our comrades. We remain allies with House Dimir and are proud to announce our newly forged alliance with Clan Mono Black!
Masterbeeble - Clan Founder
Oasis - Former Clan Leader
Canada Man - Former Clan Leader
Wuffles_II - Former Clan Co-Leader and representative
Faust - Former Clan artist extraordinaire
Faerie Lord - Former member who rarely posts here
Singer of the White Line - You passed the test
Good&Evil - Thank You
Auron_Katana - Crazy former Simic...
Mirari - More crazy former Simic. Cooljeanius - Because you are also a crazy genius.
cryptokiller - You have no reason. Magic Mage - Amnity is a big word. Queklain - Where'd you go?
Lendritus - I am now calling you out to come back. Calibretto - Former Member
Weeping Willow - You need more time
makingnotches - Nice music?
Sir Auron25 - Friend AND Ally?
Guardman - Now we're cool Zaph - I can has stroopwafel?
Chaos550 - ARD is asleep
Greymon90210 - We get along nicely with [Soundtrack]
kpaca - For obvious reasons. 2maxwell - Blue + Red = Fun! Nezumi - Something about frequency...
Froxy - I never forget a face...
DalkonCledwin - The honor is ours.
Castle - Cuz we are the Aqua Teen!
Archon Kamigawa - Hooray for test subjects! Avatar of Kokusho - Your new found love of Blue is blasphemous
Hate - You love the Izzet and everything they stand for. Also, R/U is a pretty rad color combo.
LRaven - Blue is awesome. vezokpiraka - You're in Dimir. Kenny "Lan" Karasu - Thanks
Mr Mindbreak - You are infinite yet limited. Brilliant yet ignorant. Use me and thrive. Stop me and die. Inside are the answers, yet within emptiness lies. Lightning flows through me and powers my eyes. This thing is the reason I befriend all you guys. Monkey_Playing_MTG - Hooray poetry!
ooollliii - vvvaaannndddeeerrr?
Bardu - Aesthetic appeal. Rocker05 - Former Clan Leader. The best of the best. Happy trails.
DarknessFalls - Former member and our favorite gamer girl. Squeestoy - Lurker in the mist.
bone_doc - Scry me a river.
wamyc - Longtime member and funniest guy we know.
yawgmotheternal - Bad to the bone.
tezzeret12 - Blue unicorn? Pheon - Former member now with House Dimir! MirrorEntity - Yet another excellent friend of the Izzet League
3. The wrapping up of the clan race (inquire with Artifice about the latest clan contest)
4. Clan Promotions, part deux!
0. Zazirik aka Psi has been removed from the clan list as Psi is now with House Dimir.
1a. Skizzik_NZ has been sent a PM for his complete lack of activity on the previous thread. Last I checked he hasn't logged in since the 15th of September 2011. Skizzik_NZ gets one week to reply as of this post's timestamp or it's Erratic Portal time.
1b. Same goes for ArsenalFan.
1c. As well as Arew.
1d And AnTwan.
1e. And claytonthegreat.
1f. And Ratoly.
2. When considering the promotions of (two) Test Subjects to Apprentice level, we need a new High Mage. Any other open fields as indicated on our MTGS Wiki page are available for study. Groundbreaking fields must be approved by the Clan Leader.
3.avenged492, MirrorEntity, and Austratus are the Test Subjects who are eligible for promotion to Apprentice. MasterTransmuter and braindead are stuck in stasis, and may or may not emerge unscathed. MasterTransmuter, jynxed, and others that didn't survive the last test run were assimilated by a combination of weirds. We will give them a proper burial once we find all of their body parts. The new High Mage will not have an Apprentice for the time being.
4. Any current Test Subject or Apprentice eligible for promotion should indicate which field of study he/she would like to pursue. Preference will be given to seniority, after which assignments will be first come, first serve, then according to the Clan Leader's whim.
I will be elaborating a bit more on the coming openings for membership should the aforementioned users not reply in the week's time. We might be getting quite a few openings from the looks of things.
Can I nominate Bornover for promotion for the banner?
Seriously, what is with you and getting first. You got it on the last thread as well.
As for Avacyn Restored, I don't like the idea of doing another big set ala Rise. That means little Dark Ascension is going to be drafted very little, and that's going to really suck if there's a chase mythic in that set like with Jace and WWK.
Seriously, what is with you and getting first. You got it on the last thread as well.
As for Avacyn Restored, I don't like the idea of doing another big set ala Rise. That means little Dark Ascension is going to be drafted very little, and that's going to really suck if there's a chase mythic in that set like with Jace and WWK.
I get instant emails, and I'm sitting at the computer so I saw your new thread post, and I posted "first" and then edited in the rest a minute later.
I completely agree on AVR. They're going to want to avoid the Jace mistake, so they're probably going to be really careful about mythic power levels in DKA, which is both a good and a bad thing. Good for prices (theoretically) but bad for shiny new toys to play with.
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Sorry I've been away so long, guys. College life is a new and interesting creature for me, as well as watching the entirety of the Doctor Who that they have on Netflix streamables. I haven't been playing as much magic recently, though that's probably my own fault for leaving my cards at home by accident.
Don't expect me around much, but I'll show up from time to time to say something meaningless and temporary.
As far as this one goes: Why would you want to watch what you want wither a-way?
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Acolyte of Elemental Synthesis in The Izzet
I am the original Semanticore! (Meaning I coined and defined the term.)
I have Deckbuilder's ADD.
Sorry I've been away so long, guys. College life is a new and interesting creature for me, as well as watching the entirety of the Doctor Who that they have on Netflix streamables. I haven't been playing as much magic recently, though that's probably my own fault for leaving my cards at home by accident.
AWWWWWSOOOOOME! Dr. Who is rad. Because "rad" is "cool like bowties".
Don't expect me around much, but I'll show up from time to time to say something meaningless and temporary.
As far as this one goes: Why would you want to watch what you want wither a-way?
You're cool. As long as you're doing well in life, that's all that's important. Are you going to make me look that up and see if its a pop culture reference?
It could be, although it could be a lieutenant "angel". Definitely related though, and the style suggested that the use of the word "restored" doesn't quite give everything away.
I just want to see what they do with the Helvault, given how mysterious they're being about it.
I suspect they've planned something odd for this plot twist, given that this story is sounding more like Eldrazi revealed the more I hear about it.
Also, I would bet real money that they screw up the Helvault on a card, given all the hype they've generated about the idea of it.
Big thanks to Surging Chaos! I appreciate the work you put it getting this taken care of. If you ever need any help processing info again, hit me up.
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My Clan Is Dead.... Long Live The Izzet! Johnny, born and raised. Always lookin' for the Next Level Combo. Thanks to Bornover of FHLS for the banner!
Cool new thread and banner, guys! I hope to see some awesome Izzet decks that will add some more "epicness" to your clan. I'm still testing MBC both for my clan and myself.
I get instant emails, and I'm sitting at the computer so I saw your new thread post, and I posted "first" and then edited in the rest a minute later.
I completely agree on AVR. They're going to want to avoid the Jace mistake, so they're probably going to be really careful about mythic power levels in DKA, which is both a good and a bad thing. Good for prices (theoretically) but bad for shiny new toys to play with.
Oh thats why I see you online at all times Strangely enough, I also support Bornover's promotion. Why you guys and gals may ask ? Because Bornover is a talented GFXer , big poster ( I got to up that) and Bornover knows combos well...
Phoen: I noticed , but was questioning , but nice to see you still visiting in any role.
about Avacyn Restored : It will be be a mistake mark my words, because they are so nervous with the competitive players leaving...
AsianInvasion : Nice to see you commander ( I know, but its a sign of respect SC)
As soon as Burning Vengeance was spoiled I wanted to play that deck. Izzet will be strong!
It is fun, but I've only ever tried it against AI's. never get to use the vengeance card
As for the new thread: I love the banner and how the thread's been updated
Avacyn Restored: I saw her return coming from a mile away. anyways, odd thing, when i first saw the art, I thought that she kinda looked like Liliana. saw the no double sided cards, that's too bad, I really think they should've stuck with them throughout the set
alright, that's all I got to say during this bout of talkativity.
I haven't seen any of the news about DA or AR yet. The only magic news I've read recently was the whole Bertoncini-Gate incident since its been all over facebook/work.
Finally getting out of my old apartment this weekend instead of going to Columbus for the PTQ. Hopefully finding a new place won't take me too long.
Cool new thread and banner, guys! I hope to see some awesome Izzet decks that will add some more "epicness" to your clan. I'm still testing MBC both for my clan and myself.
I was pretty excited to see Andrew Shrout's UR deck win the St. Louis Legacy Invitational. Definitely something I want to try in the future. Standards harder though. Burning Vengeance seems to be the go-to Izzet deck, but I really just want to play a blue deck with Shrine of Burning Rage in it. And Desperate Ravings. I never learn.
Hopefully when I get settled into a new place and I figure out what I'm doing at work, I'll be able to get back into a magic routine that works.
Mad props to Bornover for such a sick banner. Also, hella sweet thread name.
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We may have to come to him for our next thread banner.
Congrats on the new thread, btw.
Sorry I've been away so long, guys. College life is a new and interesting creature for me, as well as watching the entirety of the Doctor Who that they have on Netflix streamables. I haven't been playing as much magic recently, though that's probably my own fault for leaving my cards at home by accident.
Don't expect me around much, but I'll show up from time to time to say something meaningless and temporary.
As far as this one goes: Why would you want to watch what you want wither a-way?
This is due in part to the fact that you know what you like and the objective being that you want to get it, but can't therefore increases your desire for it, despite it is either killing itself or others killing it. Or perhaps you're just twisted in that you want to see it die slowly, just so you can catch the end of its existence.
Cool new thread and banner, guys! I hope to see some awesome Izzet decks that will add some more "epicness" to your clan. I'm still testing MBC both for my clan and myself.
As soon as Burning Vengeance was spoiled I wanted to play that deck. Izzet will be strong!
Already done! Once it came out, I got four and went to work. All I can say.... :jam::jam::jam: <-- This. I'm still working with the list, but this is what I have so far and have had since the release.
Concerning Avacyn's Return: I just hope it doesn't turn into a disaster. In my experience, most large, small, large sets have been problematic due to a large influx of cards. Bad because it makes choices for decks difficult, but good because there is a larger spread of deck ideas.
In other news: winter break hath come!...until I go back in January with a possible 18 hours in classes. (facedesk)
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Warning: Tapering of evidence may cause Erwin Schrodinger to kill you like a cat in a box. Maybe....
Does anyone else Izzet want to chime in on the QT for the contest, before Art finalises things.
Best to have more of a group opinion.
I made a few changes, and tried to get as many songs that I could that were submitted by as many members as possible on the list. I was a music major in college, so I'm hoping you guys will trust me with the final selections and formatting.
The entry is due Monday, but I think I'ma go ahead and submit it now to be safe and done. If you want a copy of the PM forwarded to you, hit me up. I BCC'd it to several of you involved anyway.
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My Clan Is Dead.... Long Live The Izzet! Johnny, born and raised. Always lookin' for the Next Level Combo. Thanks to Bornover of FHLS for the banner!
I made a few changes, and tried to get as many songs that I could that were submitted by as many members as possible on the list. I was a music major in college, so I'm hoping you guys will trust me with the final selections and formatting.
The entry is due Monday, but I think I'ma go ahead and submit it now to be safe and done. If you want a copy of the PM forwarded to you, hit me up. I BCC'd it to several of you involved anyway.
Sorry for not being involved with this contest
I had intended to, but life...
Life sucks sometimes.
Current Events Edit:
What does everyone think of #Bertoncheaty?
I find the evidence pretty damning. I feel like he would have been banned much, much sooner if people didn't associate nice with honest. I've never known a douchy cheater, and I've known a few cheaters. I've judged an event with him in it, even sat next to his match during the quarterfinals. I have to wonder if I didn't miss something sketchy during that match.
Double Edit: Lol @ our thread title in relation to his suspension. Indeed, he would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling mages!
Agreed. somewhere around $800 worth of car repairs is killing me at the moment. Eh, don't worry about it. You helped us destroy the last one (I'd say 60+% of the credit goes to you for the Cryptic crossword.).
Current Events Edit:
What does everyone think of #Bertoncheaty?
I find the evidence pretty damning. I feel like he would have been banned much, much sooner if people didn't associate nice with honest. I've never known a douchy cheater, and I've known a few cheaters. I've judged an event with him in it, even sat next to his match during the quarterfinals. I have to wonder if I didn't miss something sketchy during that match.
I've known a grip of cheaters locally. We have a local player banned for 18 months for manipulation of game materials (crack a fetch, stack my deck, go!), we've got another player banned from a store for bad trade practices that we also heavily suspect of cheating the weaker players (it sucks having to ask him every turn how many cards, and he tried to cheat my girlfriend), and another player that draws 2 cards that I know actually drew 5 cards a couple of times back in the day when I was playing Turbofog and he was supposed to be drawing 7 per.
I personally hate it. I have no issue with using anything within the rules to win (intimidation by showing confidence/experience -- not aggression --, confusing your opponent, flat out lying about what's in your hand to bluff, "Jedi mind tricks", etc.), but cheating? Hell no. Its deplorable.
Double Edit: Lol @ our thread title in relation to his suspension. Indeed, he would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling mages!
Interesting build. How are you finding Delver? In concept he's good with all the instants/sorcs, however because Vengeance doesn't have many other bodies to go alongside it - people are packing tons of removal for the aggro decks - eg. Gut Shot etc. I'd also try to play a singleton Shimmering Grotto so you can upgrade your Shatters to Ancient Grudges. Instead of Delver I run Chandra's Phoenix which synergises really well with Geistflame, Snapcaster, Gut Shot and Chandra. I also find that 1 or 2 Devil's Play are often useful and Roiling Temblor is faster than Blasphemous Act which can be very important when the opponent is just beating your face with a single Geist of Saint Traft. I like a lot of the choices you've made.
Best answer to the legendaries, Phantasmal Image. I've tried Temblor and Act. You're right. Act requires an over-commitment. Most good players won't do it.
Also lol the irony of the thread title is awesome. I feel that they should maybe have given from the $10k enough to fill the runner up's winnings up to 10k and then given the rest to charity, but meh. Also, did anyone catch what happened to Alex's P9 he won?
I believe he got to keep everything? Correct me if I'm wrong.
EDIT: Also wth with Clan Mafia? Tampering?!! Is that possible
I know, according to what I've read, exactly what happened. Its nonsense. It wasn't tampering, it was good and reasonable moderating.
Also, don't be surprised if people say something about it in this thread. If they do, please don't add fuel to the fire. We need to take the high road about it and let the principle players work out the result.
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Yeah I wouldn't dream of stoking things up, was just expressing my perplexity...
Image is good against Thrun obviously. The Temblors are still good though with BV.
I've been playing U/B Heartless Summoning, and I love when a U/W player resolves a Geist and thinks they have me locked. I have 4 clones and 2-3 Black Sun's Z' in my deck. I'm FAR from dead to a GoST or Thrun.
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I believe he got to keep everything? Correct me if I'm wrong.
I thought the same thing until someone told me about Pete Hoefling's statement at FNM. Pete announced that he wouldn't be getting any of the cash prizes or appearance fees here. He still keeps the Power as far as I can tell though.
Its kind of interesting how the previous link is a direct contradiction of what Jared Sylva posted earlier.
Edit: Moved into my friend's apt yesterday. Currently sleeping on the floor since there is no space for my mattress to lay flat in the living room. Beggars can't be choosers, I guess.
I thought the same thing until someone told me about Pete Hoefling's statement at FNM. Pete announced that he wouldn't be getting any of the cash prizes or appearance fees here. He still keeps the Power as far as I can tell though.
Its kind of interesting how the previous link is a direct contradiction of what Jared Sylva posted earlier.
Edit: Moved into my friend's apt yesterday. Currently sleeping on the floor since there is no space for my mattress to lay flat in the living room. Beggars can't be choosers, I guess.
I remember you had posted something on your Facebook about how you were trying to find housing of some kind after what happened to you before. It's good to hear you at least have a roof under your head. Hopefully things turn around for you soon!
As for clan matters, tjninja13 has been put back into the Test Subjects after he PMed me reminding me I had forgotten about him. I also removed Pheon from the members list and added him to friends as requested.
The deadline looms dangerously close to those in danger of being Portaled. It's about 24 hours from now, for those keeping track
I remember you had posted something on your Facebook about how you were trying to find housing of some kind after what happened to you before. It's good to hear you at least have a roof under your head. Hopefully things turn around for you soon!
Thanks! I'm hoping to find my own place asap, but there aren't a lot of openings close to work.
Did everyone see what got banned in modern? And how about those comp rule changes?
I remember you had posted something on your Facebook about how you were trying to find housing of some kind after what happened to you before. It's good to hear you at least have a roof under your head. Hopefully things turn around for you soon!
+1 for sure.
The deadline looms dangerously close to those in danger of being Portaled. It's about 24 hours from now, for those keeping track
I read, "Portlanded". I was like, yeah, its weird here, but is it a punishment?
I need to figure out how those new rules work before GP Austin in less than 3 weeks >.<
Basically you don't have to tell your opponent that they're missing a trigger, and now some triggers that don't say "may" are optional. It's a really dumb change IMO because "may" means optional. It's just more intuitive.
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Credit goes to Bornnover for the banner!
Simply post in our thread requesting membership. You will be inserted into the Test Subject pool, which is a sort of temporary membership category. If you are inactive for more than a week without prior notice during this period your membership may be nullified. If after a month (or very active two/three weeks) you have proven to be an active and contributing member to the Clan (this should be easy), you will be promoted to Apprentice and become a full member of the Can.
How to become a friend:
It's easy! Just make a post and request to be our friend. We will gladly do so, but make sure you have at least some reason or you get to put up with with a bad Izzet pun.
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The History of [The Izzet]:
Back in 2005 when Ravnica came out, guild clans started to materialize. First it was the Boros Legionnaires, then the Selesnya Conclave, Golgari, and House Dimir. These four clans started up with great promise and as the new year came along, the next set of clans based on the three guilds from Guildpact were born (Izzet, Orzhov, Gruul). MasterBeeble had actually taken the initiative to found the Izzet clan early on in the lifespan of the Ravnica block by leaving House Dimir and starting up what would be the “Triple Alliance”. After MasterBeeble, other members were passed the torch and lead the clan for periods of time, including Oasis, Canada Man, and Wuffles. Other members like Rocker and AsianInvasion lead the Izzet for more solid periods of time, and now yours truly has just become the new leader recently.
Just like clockwork, Rakdos, Simic, and Azorius clans popped up soon before Dissension’s release. Most of these clans didn’t last, as the trend of making a clan on one of the guilds of Ravnica was considered more of a fad than anything. Only two clans from these ten still stand to this day: The Izzet, and House Dimir! We are still in contact with our secretive buddies, and we still honor our fallen Rakdos friends.
After Dissension’s welcome started to overstay itself in the summer of August 2006, the clan was in dire straits and was at the brink of being shut down due to the huge amount of inactivity that had plagued the clan. Things became dicey, but a core group of people continued to keep the clan alive. A spark was reignited and the Izzet suddenly became a popular clan again as it built itself back up from being on life support. You could say that we were the “comeback clan” considering the Izzet won a Clan of the Year just over two years later in 2008! This huge rebound in the clan’s fortune showed that we are bound together by our love of both blue and red, and not just wanting to be the flavor of the month when the guild clans had started up years ago.
Dozens of members later, we are alive and kicking! We are a testament that Magic players love both blue and red a lot!
Current Members (Preceded by the thread number of when they joined):
13 - AsianInvasion, High Mage of Domination
28 - Skizzik_NZ, Acolyte of Domination29 - Zazirik, Apprentice of Domination22 - Clem, High Mage of Destruction
29 - Russian Alara, Acolyte of Destruction28 - GI_Joe, Apprentice of Destruction
24 - Surging Chaos, High Mage of Turmoil
29 -ArsenalFan, Acolyte of Turmoil30 - Romanus Vir, Apprentice of Turmoil
24 - Pheon, High Mage of Goblin Shenanigans28 - Arew, Acolyte of Goblin Shenanigans30 - AnTwan, Apprentice of Goblin Shenanigans25 - claytonthegreat, High Mage of Spell Manipulation30 - Artifice 101, Acolyte of Spell Manipulation, Clan Representative of [The Izzet]
30 - KiLJoY712, Apprentice of Spell Manipulation
26 - LuckNorris, High Mage of Chronomancy
28 -PanchoPonceN, Acolyte of Chronomancy29 - MTGPlaneswalker, Apprentice of Chronomancy
26 - Ratoly, High Mage of Elemental Synthesis
30 - RWF_Less, Acolyte of Elemental Synthesis
30 - Stormfront, Apprentice of Elemental Synthesis
28 - Zajnet, High Mage of Arcane Babblings
29 - V.M.Santore, Acolyte of Arcane Babblings
30 - Bornnover, Apprentice of Arcane Babblings
Test Subjects:
31 - avenged492
31 - Austratus
31 - tjninja13
32 - regitnui
32 - Gargroyal
If you were removed from the last time the test subjects were updated from the last thread, it was because you had little to no activity recently (I was fairly lenient on this) or you posted once and never came back. Remember, members need to be committed to the clan! If I wrongly took your name off the list or I forgot to put you on since the last time I looked at the last thread, please PM me.
This is thread number 32.
Neon__lights
joboman
Lady Jaid'N
Keeperofzion
kaipalin
ratfinkp
RukarumelFieldJournal
Gen0
C@meron
Niv-Mizzet324
got_im
Sulendil
Elvish Crack Piper
Dark2k
helix14
Tiki_Man
slaker2008
Haruhiistx
kalkris
ilikepie
Poisenville Kidz
Nickolaos
Arteriamus
Darkon~
urzastoiletseatofdoom
epock
Avatar of Light
dawiz007
rocram16
Lenna
TonyCR
Bloodydoves
Teferi's Spatula
Madster_SC
RodimusPrime
Everlaster
Mishraman1212
N3R64L
Spediesteban422
Blazeboy76
Jarvi
Bornnover
Urban Renegade
Tanakaka
Stilts
Xantcha
Aethershunt
Two-Headed Dragon
The Firemind
Dark2k
Flynn
SmoothJazz
Cubinthebox
RoyalBearAssasin
Squrrelwraith
BornInChaos
Niv
Welsh Dude
Draak
Kakuwinki
St3v3n
Iammars
RebelMe
UV Chemist
Izzet_Dragonmage
Eater of Hampster
AnTwan
Arew
ArsenalFan
claytonthegreat
Skizzik_NZ
Russian Alara
To avoid the Erratic Portal, just stay active! Even if it just means stopping by every now and then to say a few things, that will suffice. The Portal is mainly for those who join the clan and then fall off the map for good.
Allies:
Although the Cult of Rakdos has fallen, we will never forget our comrades. We remain allies with House Dimir and are proud to announce our newly forged alliance with Clan Mono Black!
Masterbeeble - Clan Founder
Oasis - Former Clan Leader
Canada Man - Former Clan Leader
Wuffles_II - Former Clan Co-Leader and representative
Faust - Former Clan artist extraordinaire
Faerie Lord - Former member who rarely posts here
Singer of the White Line - You passed the test
Good&Evil - Thank You
Auron_Katana - Crazy former Simic...
Mirari - More crazy former Simic.
Cooljeanius - Because you are also a crazy genius.
cryptokiller - You have no reason.
Magic Mage - Amnity is a big word.
Queklain - Where'd you go?
Lendritus - I am now calling you out to come back.
Calibretto - Former Member
Weeping Willow - You need more time
makingnotches - Nice music?
Sir Auron25 - Friend AND Ally?
Guardman - Now we're cool
Zaph - I can has stroopwafel?
Chaos550 - ARD is asleep
Greymon90210 - We get along nicely with [Soundtrack]
kpaca - For obvious reasons.
2maxwell - Blue + Red = Fun!
Nezumi - Something about frequency...
Froxy - I never forget a face...
DalkonCledwin - The honor is ours.
Castle - Cuz we are the Aqua Teen!
Archon Kamigawa - Hooray for test subjects!
Avatar of Kokusho - Your new found love of Blue is blasphemous
Hate - You love the Izzet and everything they stand for. Also, R/U is a pretty rad color combo.
LRaven - Blue is awesome.
vezokpiraka - You're in Dimir.
Kenny "Lan" Karasu - Thanks
Mr Mindbreak - You are infinite yet limited. Brilliant yet ignorant. Use me and thrive. Stop me and die. Inside are the answers, yet within emptiness lies. Lightning flows through me and powers my eyes. This thing is the reason I befriend all you guys.
Monkey_Playing_MTG - Hooray poetry!
ooollliii - vvvaaannndddeeerrr?
Bardu - Aesthetic appeal.
Rocker05 - Former Clan Leader. The best of the best. Happy trails.
DarknessFalls - Former member and our favorite gamer girl.
Squeestoy - Lurker in the mist.
bone_doc - Scry me a river.
wamyc - Longtime member and funniest guy we know.
yawgmotheternal - Bad to the bone.
tezzeret12 - Blue unicorn?
Pheon - Former member now with House Dimir!
MirrorEntity - Yet another excellent friend of the Izzet League
MasterBeeble and Niv-Mizzet calling out all The Izzet
[The Izzet] Do you really want to know what Experiment #267 is?
[The Izzet] The world is our guinea pig. Let's experiment.
[The Izzet] Even if our experiments go wrong, we'll still blow you up.
The [Izzet] - We'll blow things up, whether we want to or not!
[The Izzet] - Trust us, the burning sensation means it's working.
A.D.D. + Explosives = [The Izzet]
In [The Izzet], spell forks you!
Only [the Izzet] believe Obliterate doesn't destroy enough
[The Izzet] - The only Clan that doesn't need matches
[The Izzet]At this rate, our eyebrows will never grow back!
[The Izzet] - Where all little pyros are made.
Will the world end in Fire or Ice? I hold with those who favor [The Izzet]
[The Izzet] - We get Morphling AND Torchling!
[The Izzet] - Make it Better, or Make it Explode!
[The Izzet] - Vehement Comtemplation
So comes snow after fire, and even dragon have their ending: [The Izzet]
[The Izzet] - Where Meticulous Research Meets Burning to Death.
Red Pill? Blue Pill? We take both in [The Izzet]
[The Izzet]- Blue for troll, red for flame
We're Cold Hearted, We're Hot Headed, We're The [Izzet]
[The Izzet] - Dont Ask; Don't Tell.
[The Izzet] : Metamagic and things that go BOOM!
[The Izzet] - We didn't start the fire. No wait, we did.
Blue and Red Don't Make Purple! They Make [The Izzet]
[The Izzet] Didn't Steal Your Idea. We Animated It and It Joined Our Side Willingly.
[The Izzet]: The Original Reckless Scholars
[The Izzet] Started the Chain Reaction
[The Izzet] Pay Two For Emrakul
[The Izzet]: Guns Don't Kill People (Exploding Test Subjects Do)
[The Izzet] Never Metamorph They Didn't Like
Topics of Discussion:
1. Dark Ascension!
2. Christmas / other holiday goodness
3. The wrapping up of the clan race (inquire with Artifice about the latest clan contest)
4. Clan Promotions, part deux!
0. Zazirik aka Psi has been removed from the clan list as Psi is now with House Dimir.
1a. Skizzik_NZ has been sent a PM for his complete lack of activity on the previous thread. Last I checked he hasn't logged in since the 15th of September 2011. Skizzik_NZ gets one week to reply as of this post's timestamp or it's Erratic Portal time.
1b. Same goes for ArsenalFan.
1c. As well as Arew.
1d And AnTwan.
1e. And claytonthegreat.
1f. And Ratoly.
2. When considering the promotions of (two) Test Subjects to Apprentice level, we need a new High Mage. Any other open fields as indicated on our MTGS Wiki page are available for study. Groundbreaking fields must be approved by the Clan Leader.
3.avenged492, MirrorEntity, and Austratus are the Test Subjects who are eligible for promotion to Apprentice. MasterTransmuter and braindead are stuck in stasis, and may or may not emerge unscathed. MasterTransmuter, jynxed, and others that didn't survive the last test run were assimilated by a combination of weirds. We will give them a proper burial once we find all of their body parts. The new High Mage will not have an Apprentice for the time being.
4. Any current Test Subject or Apprentice eligible for promotion should indicate which field of study he/she would like to pursue. Preference will be given to seniority, after which assignments will be first come, first serve, then according to the Clan Leader's whim.
Can I nominate Bornover for promotion for the banner?
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Seriously, what is with you and getting first. You got it on the last thread as well.
As for Avacyn Restored, I don't like the idea of doing another big set ala Rise. That means little Dark Ascension is going to be drafted very little, and that's going to really suck if there's a chase mythic in that set like with Jace and WWK.
I get instant emails, and I'm sitting at the computer so I saw your new thread post, and I posted "first" and then edited in the rest a minute later.
I completely agree on AVR. They're going to want to avoid the Jace mistake, so they're probably going to be really careful about mythic power levels in DKA, which is both a good and a bad thing. Good for prices (theoretically) but bad for shiny new toys to play with.
EDH:
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Don't expect me around much, but I'll show up from time to time to say something meaningless and temporary.
As far as this one goes: Why would you want to watch what you want wither a-way?
Thanks to Numotflame96 at Maelstrom Graphics!
Acolyte of Elemental Synthesis in The Izzet
I have Deckbuilder's ADD.
I had Carolans today to celebrate completion of my finals. Pretty strong, but very tasty.
I'll head over the to Music Genre QT now.
EDIT: Awesome banner, Bornover! Also, kudos to SC for organizing the Clan so well. Let me tell you, it's not easy. Great job, guys!
I haven't been checking the Mothership much recently, but I might again now that we're getting hints of whispers of spoilers. Those teases!
Shoutout to Hakai Studios for the awesome sig!
EDH Decks
WUB Sydri, Galvanic Genius WUB
R Daretti, Scrap Savant R
UBR Thraximundar UBR
GW Krond, the Dawn Clad GW
GR Wort, the Raidmother GR
"Destruction purifies. The furnaces cleanse. Words can always be twisted, but the fire cannot."
—Urabrask the Hidden
You're cool. As long as you're doing well in life, that's all that's important. Are you going to make me look that up and see if its a pop culture reference?
I suspect they've planned something odd for this plot twist, given that this story is sounding more like Eldrazi revealed the more I hear about it.
Also, I would bet real money that they screw up the Helvault on a card, given all the hype they've generated about the idea of it.
Big thanks to Surging Chaos! I appreciate the work you put it getting this taken care of. If you ever need any help processing info again, hit me up.
Johnny, born and raised. Always lookin' for the Next Level Combo. Thanks to Bornover of FHLS for the banner!
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Well, I think is time to update the link on my sig.
[Clan Flamingo]
The clan for custom card creators!
You still got me on the list too, might want to change that as it means you'll be needing another High Mage to take my spot.
Also, i'd like to be on the friend's list, for reasons that should be very obvious.
^ Courtesy of Sgt. Chubbz from Damnation Studios.
Oh thats why I see you online at all times Strangely enough, I also support Bornover's promotion. Why you guys and gals may ask ? Because Bornover is a talented GFXer , big poster ( I got to up that) and Bornover knows combos well...
Phoen: I noticed , but was questioning , but nice to see you still visiting in any role.
about Avacyn Restored : It will be be a mistake mark my words, because they are so nervous with the competitive players leaving...
AsianInvasion : Nice to see you commander ( I know, but its a sign of respect SC)
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It is fun, but I've only ever tried it against AI's. never get to use the vengeance card
As for the new thread: I love the banner and how the thread's been updated
Avacyn Restored: I saw her return coming from a mile away. anyways, odd thing, when i first saw the art, I thought that she kinda looked like Liliana. saw the no double sided cards, that's too bad, I really think they should've stuck with them throughout the set
alright, that's all I got to say during this bout of talkativity.
I haven't seen any of the news about DA or AR yet. The only magic news I've read recently was the whole Bertoncini-Gate incident since its been all over facebook/work.
Finally getting out of my old apartment this weekend instead of going to Columbus for the PTQ. Hopefully finding a new place won't take me too long.
I was pretty excited to see Andrew Shrout's UR deck win the St. Louis Legacy Invitational. Definitely something I want to try in the future. Standards harder though. Burning Vengeance seems to be the go-to Izzet deck, but I really just want to play a blue deck with Shrine of Burning Rage in it. And Desperate Ravings. I never learn.
Hopefully when I get settled into a new place and I figure out what I'm doing at work, I'll be able to get back into a magic routine that works.
The Izzet
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We may have to come to him for our next thread banner.
Congrats on the new thread, btw.
Putting the sexy in Science Fiction!
gamertag: filthychocolate
This is due in part to the fact that you know what you like and the objective being that you want to get it, but can't therefore increases your desire for it, despite it is either killing itself or others killing it. Or perhaps you're just twisted in that you want to see it die slowly, just so you can catch the end of its existence.
Already done! Once it came out, I got four and went to work. All I can say.... :jam::jam::jam: <-- This. I'm still working with the list, but this is what I have so far and have had since the release.
3 Ghost Quarter
4 Sulfur Falls
7 Island
8 Mountain
Planeswalkers
2 Chandra, the Firebrand
The Rest
4 Think Twice
4 Mana Leak
4 Ponder
4 Dissipate
4 Burning Vengeance
4 Desperate Ravings
4 Incinerate
4 Geistflame
4 Delver of Secrets
2 Shrine of Burning Rage
2 Devil's Play
2 Mindshrieker
2 Shatter
2 Blasphemous Act
2 Slagstorm
3 Flashfreeze
Thoughts and ideas are welcome.
Concerning Avacyn's Return: I just hope it doesn't turn into a disaster. In my experience, most large, small, large sets have been problematic due to a large influx of cards. Bad because it makes choices for decks difficult, but good because there is a larger spread of deck ideas.
In other news: winter break hath come!...until I go back in January with a possible 18 hours in classes. (facedesk)
The entry is due Monday, but I think I'ma go ahead and submit it now to be safe and done. If you want a copy of the PM forwarded to you, hit me up. I BCC'd it to several of you involved anyway.
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Sorry for not being involved with this contest
I had intended to, but life...
Life sucks sometimes.
Current Events Edit:
What does everyone think of #Bertoncheaty?
I find the evidence pretty damning. I feel like he would have been banned much, much sooner if people didn't associate nice with honest. I've never known a douchy cheater, and I've known a few cheaters. I've judged an event with him in it, even sat next to his match during the quarterfinals. I have to wonder if I didn't miss something sketchy during that match.
Double Edit: Lol @ our thread title in relation to his suspension. Indeed, he would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling mages!
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I've known a grip of cheaters locally. We have a local player banned for 18 months for manipulation of game materials (crack a fetch, stack my deck, go!), we've got another player banned from a store for bad trade practices that we also heavily suspect of cheating the weaker players (it sucks having to ask him every turn how many cards, and he tried to cheat my girlfriend), and another player that draws 2 cards that I know actually drew 5 cards a couple of times back in the day when I was playing Turbofog and he was supposed to be drawing 7 per.
I personally hate it. I have no issue with using anything within the rules to win (intimidation by showing confidence/experience -- not aggression --, confusing your opponent, flat out lying about what's in your hand to bluff, "Jedi mind tricks", etc.), but cheating? Hell no. Its deplorable.
Rut roh Ruby-Roo!
Best answer to the legendaries, Phantasmal Image. I've tried Temblor and Act. You're right. Act requires an over-commitment. Most good players won't do it.
I believe he got to keep everything? Correct me if I'm wrong.
I know, according to what I've read, exactly what happened. Its nonsense. It wasn't tampering, it was good and reasonable moderating.
Also, don't be surprised if people say something about it in this thread. If they do, please don't add fuel to the fire. We need to take the high road about it and let the principle players work out the result.
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I thought the same thing until someone told me about Pete Hoefling's statement at FNM. Pete announced that he wouldn't be getting any of the cash prizes or appearance fees here. He still keeps the Power as far as I can tell though.
Its kind of interesting how the previous link is a direct contradiction of what Jared Sylva posted earlier.
Edit: Moved into my friend's apt yesterday. Currently sleeping on the floor since there is no space for my mattress to lay flat in the living room. Beggars can't be choosers, I guess.
The Izzet
I remember you had posted something on your Facebook about how you were trying to find housing of some kind after what happened to you before. It's good to hear you at least have a roof under your head. Hopefully things turn around for you soon!
As for clan matters, tjninja13 has been put back into the Test Subjects after he PMed me reminding me I had forgotten about him. I also removed Pheon from the members list and added him to friends as requested.
The deadline looms dangerously close to those in danger of being Portaled. It's about 24 hours from now, for those keeping track
Thanks! I'm hoping to find my own place asap, but there aren't a lot of openings close to work.
Did everyone see what got banned in modern? And how about those comp rule changes?
The Izzet
+1 for sure.
I read, "Portlanded". I was like, yeah, its weird here, but is it a punishment?
So now they decided Zoo was too strong? Seriously, WotC in infuriating.
And what changed in the comprehensive rules? Damage is back on the stack? #notbloodylikely
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Basically you don't have to tell your opponent that they're missing a trigger, and now some triggers that don't say "may" are optional. It's a really dumb change IMO because "may" means optional. It's just more intuitive.
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