Ok, I barely escaped the T2 disaster (5 persons =/= sanctionable tournament), so we went for EDH instead. The Mishra rebuild (now with less durdling and more stax) worked like a charm. Possibility Storm + Scroll Rack + Counterbalance = giant spanner in everyone else's works. Turning a Sol Ring into a Blightsteel Colossus does have its charms, too.
Now, back for what happened at that MM draft ...
It was one of these days where the draft could have gone everywhere - and it did! My first booster had goodies like Ephemeron, Glacial Ray, Sporesower Thallid and Etched Oracle. I was torn, but eventually just couldn't resist 4/4's that draw 3 when they catch removal. Especially when they're shiny. I get passed a second Oracle, followed by Auriok Salvagers - a card I just can't resist picking. I managed to pick up 2 Kodama's Reach and a Fiery Fall (mana fixing: check!) as well. After the first booster, I had half a white affinity deck, some ramp and even a Manamorphose and a Grapeshot if I suddenly felt like moving into Storm. Second booster gave me Knight of the Reliquary (manafixing: check again!), a pair of Gargoyles (to loop the oracles) and somehow, no-one wanted that Figure of Destiny. In booster 3, I slam the Sword. My neighbor, obviously not in white, passes me Stonehewer Giant and Cloudgoat Ranger. Too much awesome in a single booster. But since I already had the unfair equipment, I had to pick up the tutor for it.
Round 1, I'm up against U/R Tempo. His deck is chock full of burn and x/1 fliers. The first game, my oracle makes a valiant effort to stop an army of fliers, but miserably fails. Since his stuff has no toughness, I fetch the Grapeshot from the sideboard. Then, the following happens: his board: Scion of Oona, Latchkey Faerie, suspended Cloudskate. I drop a Gargoyle, retrieving the spellbomb, and suspend Rift Bolt. His Skate comes in, bounces my dude, he swings and drops another Latchkey Faerie. My turn? Bolt the Scion, drop Spellbomb, Manamorphose, Grapeshot. Board successfully wiped. Unfortunately, my life total is low enough he can take me out with Molten Disaster later on.
Round 2 is against G/W. The first game takes ages, as we both spam the ground with dudes. He eventually finds a Dustwasp, and tries to enchant it with Moldervine Cloak, but I have a Fiery Fall ready. Knight of the Reliquary thins all the lands from my deck. I'm now the proud owner of a 9/9, but charging into double Imperiosaur is just not fun. Then, I draw a Gargoyle. Sac oracle, draw into the Sword, get Oracle back. The 4/5 flyer that shocks on hit eventually kills him. The second game leads to a stalled ground as well, but this time, I get Figure to 4/4 early on. Knight fetches the necessary red and white mana to go into Avatar mode, and I win thanks to a 1 mana 8/8 flying first striker.
Round 3 pairs me against U/R. I suspend Journey, Reach on turn 3 and have the 4/4 Oracle on turn 4, along with mana to sacrifice him if he eats removal. Promptly, my opponent drops a Torrent of Stone on it. Oh well. Figure, grow to 2/2, Spellbomb, bounce incoming Ephemeron, turn Figure into a 4/4, play and equip the Sword to it. 'So, you now basically have protection from my deck?' - 'Hope so!' He Thirsts for Knowledge and finds an Epochrasite as temporary solution to the armed Kithkin. To his bad luck, I topdeck Manamorphose, turn GG into RR and push the Kithkin into Avatar mode. Game 2 is a giant removal fest. I nuke his Ephemeron with Fiery Fall, he fries my Oracle with Sudden Shocks, we trade scores of creatures in combat. Eventually, Knight of the Reliquary sticks and starts thinning the deck, while I get hit over the head by a Faerie Mechanist. An Oracle draws me into Figure. Thanks to the efforts of the Knight, I manage to bring it to 8/8 again, so my opponent is forced to keep back his Mechanist. And from the top of the deck comes the Sword. Two attacks and both my opponent and his board are dead ...
And my thirst for TeraDraft stories are quenched. Loving the Fig hitting avatar so much, especially Manamorphose topdeck. But, wait... there was an EDH in the prelude with a Sol Ring Blightsteel
Neeeeeed secrets.
@Digi I'm assuming that must have something to do with Superman's weakness?
Neeeeeed seeeeecreeeeeetssss...
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Between Lois being dumber than usual, the out of character "measuring (body part)s" line in the opening scene, lack of Kryptonite means no Lex Luther without being dumb, hokey modernization while still naming cities Smallville and Metropolis(we all know it's NYC, DC is just afraid to name it, as usual), the velvet cape, the bad acting from Zod and Lois, that stupid armor through the whole movie just before he dies, the lack of being sent BACK to the Phantom Zone and just go straight to killing Zod, and no. neel quote. It didn't take long to disappoint, and continued to do so throughout. Oh and Morpheus showing up implied Superman = Neo, imo. which is dumb icing on a dumb cake
Didn't want to ruin anything for anyone who hasn't seen it and is still interested.
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Or at least, not on a half-way competitive level. Probably, I'm just burned out on the current meta due to having done a lot of deckchecks on T2 lists (thanks to WMCQ's) - those decks look ALL THE SAME! I did have my few fun moments with Black Market before RtR switched in (the deck was hilariously durdly and could generate ALL the value), and hope for the meta to slow down enough with Inn rotating out so I can try and break any one (or two - or all of them) Johnny card in the upcoming Standard.
Also, judge conference today. Super interesting stuff! We looked at slow play, practised layers rules questions and delved into the delicate matter of investigation.
Took out a Peel from Reality for a Think Twice because I was getting too many Peels and not enough other stuff.
Still running 3 Aetherling, because if Augur doesn't make me miss one,, two on my board at once is just silly.
Replaced Omniscience with Tamiyo for mostly obvious reasons, but mostly because Ultimating Jace for Omniscience is slower than getting Aetherling, Didn't see Tamiyo enough, AND Omni-Emblem. means I've already got control of the board and I'm just being rude.
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Replaced 2 Gridlock with Witchbane Orb, because I don't use thGridlock in any situation, and Aetherling getting named on a Slaughter Games ruins my day. is easier for me than :2mana::symb::symr: for them. Can't target me, can't Slaughter my Games.
Replaced 3 Dungeon Geists with Pithing Needles because; a) enemy PW aren't getting any nicer(a la new Garruk), as well as an array of other options, from Arbor Elf to Deathrite Shaman, to Elite Arcanist and Shadowborn Apostle on the up coming.
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Just got back from the convention in Miami and I was never so bummed out and excited at the same time. The Magic room was quite small, only enough room for 3 sets of drafters and they booted out all of us who were not drafting each hour. Thankfully there weren't too many drafters to begin with so I got a few trades and games in.
Met a person who claimed to possess all of the Planechase cards. I then proceeded to blow his mind by presenting him with Stairs to Infinity. I was going to trade it for his Elesh Norn, but he refused at the last minute.
Trying to find a game of Commander was pretty bad. I could swear I talked to 15 people and I heard every excuse imaginable but not limited to:
*My Commander deck has cards from Beta in it.
*I didn't bring my deck because I thought no one was going to play.
*I didn't want my deck stolen/I live in Miami.
*My deck is in pieces for my standard/modern/legacy deck.
*I left it in my car, but wanted to come up for Magic anyways.
Hanna took control of the field by wiping and taking creatures left and right, exiling them and adding on to counter wars. The game spiraled out of control when my Vish Kal deck got Grave Pact and Butcher of Malakir appeared and kept reanimating Grave Titan each time and sacrificing the tokens to Vish Kal. She got greedy and cast Hatred and paid 39 life, I used Countersquall.
Now with Vish out of the way, Hanna became the next target. White is always the bane of my existence since I started playing Magic so my Strip Mine proceeded to destroy his plains and the was destroyed again thanks to Crucible of Worlds. Vorel took his turn and proceeded to use his own Strip Mine to destroy his plains and Rings of Brighthearth was on his side of the field and destroyed his last white source. Hanna's turn came up and when he realized he had 7-8 blue mana and no white, he scooped when he drew Final Judgment.
Another uneventful turn and I used the tutor to pull out Hunted Horror and place it down along with Disciple of Bolas. I pulled some amazing things and played Leyline of Anticipationand as my next turn started things started to hit the floor.
He was trying to Proliferate to win the game until I dropped Master of Cruelties on the field and equipped Sword of War and Peace to it because of Champion of Lambholt. I figured this is Simic so something big could show up. I swing and he chump blocks with an insignificant creature and he needed something to put on the field or he was toast. He didn't and I was sure he was done on his next turn but he blew up my Sword. Then my turn and I figured it was time to finish the game, I cast Ulamog to the field and there's where my problems began. A wild Draining Whelk appeared and countered it and gained 10/10 and gained more over time from Vorel. He swung once freely and then another turn passes, Cruelties attacks and is blocked by a chump blocker.
I saw this and cast Consecrated Sphinx for a blocker and getting more cards. He swung with draining whelk while he put down another non-important creature. Sphinx was out and I didn't have a lot; lots of lands and a few inappropriate combo cards for the wrong situation. My turn came, nothing to block the Draining Whelk and another chump blocker for Cruelties. Lambholt has 3 counters on it when he swings for game, I go Nope and flash in Abyssal Persecutor and saved myself until he countered with Voidslime.
I lost but it was an epic battle. We spent the next 10 minutes flipping out on each turn of our game.
There's now an EDH clan. I've never been so torn before about something so pointless.
Damn shame I can't be in both. But you guys are stuck with me.
Anyone else disappointed in m14? I'm just not excited about any of the cards.
Glad to keep ya.
I like a few things, a handful of artifacts are pretty neat, Resonator, Ratchet bomb, Forge, Plate Mail, Wish Ring, 3 more TBD.
Fiend Hunter stays in standard, but within shock range. I'd like to kill one.
Elite Arcanist is fun. Out with Snapcaster, in with Isochron Creature. Essence Scatter with no Cavern.
Blightcaster will fit nicely in an Esper Aura build I'm playtesting and needs something. I love Corrupt, along with Nightmare and Quag Sickness, so Lili Dark Realms has some purpose, Doom Blade and Duress are back, I never liked Murder for 3, Lifebane Zombie may help with Voice, Grim Return is busted, I like Mind Rot(although Mind Sludge would move me to mono-black in T2 for fun.), Shadowborn Apostles are going to try and fail, and I like Dark Prophecy and Rise of the Dark Realms (to quote aja) is a thing.
Awaken the Ancient, Barrage of Expendables look fun, Burning Earth punishes 3 and 4 color decks a LOT, New Chandra and plenty of burn is mean, I like seeing Shivan back for nostalgia.
New Garruk is a threat, Llanowar is now Elvish Mystic(?), big beasts for cheap, things are looking a little more paced, but Green Stompy may be a thing, which is more fun than playing against Blitz or Thrag.
All in all, I already like it better than DGM, that's for sure.
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I actually like the new Chandra. I think she could be playable in the right deck.
As for the rest of the set, I like that they're stepping it up---this core set seems a lot more interesting than past ones.
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@Jivan, I read the new clan's thread before I checked on this one. Im glad we're still stuck with you. Or rather, that you stuck with us. I know how much you love commander, and.know you communicate with those folk more than us in the commander forums. So it says a lot you'd stick with us.
I know it's just silly internet.stuff, but :respect knuckles: to you my friend.
As for m14... Mutavault is pretty sick. I was going to say that lili3 becomes castable outside my t2 build, but Nate.beat me to it.
Other than.that, there are still a few more cards to go. Im hoping....
@Necro, woot! Good to.have you hear:) Send Tera and Nate the QT please. If not, I can send it to them tomorrow morning.
@RG, I couldnt sit there for ten minutes after such an.epic battle. I would want to play again or get away to play someone else, lol. RETRIBUTION!
@Jivan, I read the new clan's thread before I checked on this one. Im glad we're still stuck with you. Or rather, that you stuck with us. I know how much you love commander, and.know you communicate with those folk more than us in the commander forums. So it says a lot you'd stick with us.
I know it's just silly internet.stuff, but :respect knuckles: to you my friend.
As for m14... Mutavault is pretty sick. I was going to say that lili3 becomes castable outside my t2 build, but Nate.beat me to it.
Other than.that, there are still a few more cards to go. Im hoping....
@Necro, woot! Good to.have you hear:) Send Tera and Nate the QT please. If not, I can send it to them tomorrow morning.
@RG, I couldnt sit there for ten minutes after such an.epic battle. I would want to play again or get away to play someone else, lol. RETRIBUTION!
Just give me Mutilate in M14 and Theros give me the Tainted Cycle(I know, I know, yeah right) and I'm not gonna boycotted Theros as anticipated.
So, R&D person says "We don't have room in this Core set for Reverberate AND Redirect, what do we do?" Another R&D responds "Put them both on one card, like a Fused Split card, but not a split card... call it 'Wild Ricochet'." All around "Brilliant!!!"
I'm loooooooving Artificer's Hex. That, sirs and ma'ams, is a multi-format card.
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So when you say "Late returns not acceptable." in the header, does that mean me coming back from my magic break way later than expected is unacceptable?
Anyway, I've missed you all! Been working a crap load, about 55+ hours a week. Hit 128 hours on a bi-weekly paycheck once already this summer... Been dominating my local meta with Jund/Varolz aggro in Standard. My meta is very light on removal so I just run over them while they try to ramp into their cute little Thragtusks. I usually don't like shelling out money for a constantly rotating format but I've been enjoying standard a lot! Also, really got into Modern lately. One of my good friends and employees (I love reminding him that I'm his boss) is SUPER into Modern and he kinda dragged me into it even more while we hang out at work. Uhhhhh other than that, not much else exciting has happened. Hope to be on more often now!
@Digi: I didn't have much of a choice; he was a volunteer for the con on break and his time was almost up. That and I had to destroy people in my older pastimes such as <insert franchise here> Vs. Capcom and Pokemon Puzzle League. It was a blast one way or another as I got a Grixis binder with Sedris and Prince of Thralls on the cover and my biggest find of the con:
I'm gonna WUB turning this into an EDH deck. They had all 4 for 30 a piece but I controlled myself and only bought the one.
@M14: Yeah, very disappointed. Was hoping for a Thoughtseize reprint/price drop. Got a Mutavault reprint though so my modern Merfolk list could actually get finished now.
@Superman: Never been a huge Superman fan, always found his comics boring compared to others.
And because I can't sleep I'll just talk modern. So when Modern first was created I made Eggs/Second Sunrise.dec and LOVED it. I lost so much sleep refining the deck and making it more reliable. Then Faith's Reward got printed and I was pumped. Fast forward through me taking an MTG break for school/work and coming back a short while ago and.... Second Sunrise is BANNED. I almost quit magic on the spot. Now I'm working through Grixis Control, Esper Rites, Doran Junk, and a hilarious Zur's Weirding list to see what I want to play. Anyone got any thoughts?
@Asheroth: Aren't you being disappointed a little too quickly? Theros is definitely going to help black if the name "Journey into Nyx" is any indication.
Also, I am freaking out because there aren't any dual lands printed. I'm going to have to invest in some Theros lands if I'm going to get decent trades later on. One thing I learned quickly in Magic is once you gather the first sets lands, you control everyone's accessibility and that leads people into lots of reckless trades later on. Some of my most epic trades depended on people going nuts on standard or things they "absolutely needed". 3-4 shocklands for Vindicate and a Hellrider and a few cards totaling $10 for Jace, the Mind Sculptor? Call me a liar but I rest my case.
Edit: I tried my hand at Grixis control but I end up playing it like Aggro with Rakdos creatures. 4/3 Tramplers turn 2 is somewhat absurd.
I like the thought process behind it, but I think you should skip that plan in Theros. Unless they reprint fetches in there, the Standard land base very likely will not get any better than the shocks so they may not be deemed as necessary as the shocks. Now if they print some amazing new duals, I may need to steal your tactic
True but who said anything about the Ravnica/Theros standard? Once Ravnica is done, Theros lands will rise to absurd levels thanks to M14's lack of dual lands and its one and only star, Mutavault.
Mark my words, Theros lands next year will be either expensive as can be or ridiculously sought after. I highly recommend you get ready to trade for or prepare to buy them now while you still have the chance.
M14 really looks like an introductory set. All cards look very in-colour, capture the flavour well and are easy enough to understand. Well, except for the Resonater and Quicken, which will give new players a huge WTF moment. There's something named 'triggered abilities' in this game? And what's the difference between instant and sorcery?
This road leads to madness. And competitive Magic.
@ RG64's venture to Commander County: awesome story! Also, the Archenemy box is a nice pickup.
@ lands in THS: I actually hope they'll print some mono-lover lands. Howl of the Night Pack, Nightmare and friends are hinting a bit at a 'land type matters' theme.
Filters are probably "Too good" for standard. If that's the case the only way for them to be reprinted would be a secondary product (MM or Commander). That being said I'd love reprints.
@M14 disappointments I think there are a plethora of control elements getting thrown in there(I mean, come on Elite Arcanist, Silence and Indestructiblity is pretty strong), as well as threatening aggro, I'm not much of a combo guy, but I'm sure people are seeing more than just Festering Newt.
@Filters I'm not sure what, but I'm thinking a full 10 cycle of manlands. a lot of clues in the Theros dual lands article. A good amount of speculation on the thread in The Rumor Mill. They're supposed to be better than Gates, but not as good as buddy/checks, which leaves a ton of room for guessing.
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And my thirst for TeraDraft stories are quenched. Loving the Fig hitting avatar so much, especially Manamorphose topdeck. But, wait... there was an EDH in the prelude with a Sol Ring Blightsteel
Neeeeeed secrets.
@Digi I'm assuming that must have something to do with Superman's weakness?
Neeeeeed seeeeecreeeeeetssss...
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@Nate, what happened to.Zod ruined the movie for me.
@Cadu, thanks:) I spent a lot of time restucturing it and getting the.divider art work:)
@Tera, man, why you no like t2?
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Didn't want to ruin anything for anyone who hasn't seen it and is still interested.
Tera claims a complete lack of skills in constructed.
What QT?
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Error 7b: Not Enough Silly Cards.
Or at least, not on a half-way competitive level. Probably, I'm just burned out on the current meta due to having done a lot of deckchecks on T2 lists (thanks to WMCQ's) - those decks look ALL THE SAME! I did have my few fun moments with Black Market before RtR switched in (the deck was hilariously durdly and could generate ALL the value), and hope for the meta to slow down enough with Inn rotating out so I can try and break any one (or two - or all of them) Johnny card in the upcoming Standard.
Also, judge conference today. Super interesting stuff! We looked at slow play, practised layers rules questions and delved into the delicate matter of investigation.
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18 Islands
3 Cathedrak of War
3 Ghost Quarter
4 Snapcaster Mage
3 Aetherling
3 Augur of Bolas
Eviction 12
4 Rapid Hybridization
3 Cyclonic Rift
3 Peel From Reality
2 Aetherize
4 Think Twice
Nope 4
2 Dissipate
2 Negate
Friends 4
2 Jace, Architect of Thought
2 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Toys 2
2 Elixir of Immortality
4 Devastation Tide
3 Dispel
3 Pithing Needle
3 Sleep
2 Witchbane Orb
Took out a Peel from Reality for a Think Twice because I was getting too many Peels and not enough other stuff.
Still running 3 Aetherling, because if Augur doesn't make me miss one,, two on my board at once is just silly.
Replaced Omniscience with Tamiyo for mostly obvious reasons, but mostly because Ultimating Jace for Omniscience is slower than getting Aetherling, Didn't see Tamiyo enough, AND Omni-Emblem. means I've already got control of the board and I'm just being rude.
Sideboard Changes:
Replaced 2 Gridlock with Witchbane Orb, because I don't use thGridlock in any situation, and Aetherling getting named on a Slaughter Games ruins my day. is easier for me than :2mana::symb::symr: for them. Can't target me, can't Slaughter my Games.
Replaced 3 Dungeon Geists with Pithing Needles because; a) enemy PW aren't getting any nicer(a la new Garruk), as well as an array of other options, from Arbor Elf to Deathrite Shaman, to Elite Arcanist and Shadowborn Apostle on the up coming.
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Damn shame I can't be in both. But you guys are stuck with me.
Anyone else disappointed in m14? I'm just not excited about any of the cards.
I picked up:
Met a person who claimed to possess all of the Planechase cards. I then proceeded to blow his mind by presenting him with Stairs to Infinity. I was going to trade it for his Elesh Norn, but he refused at the last minute.
Trying to find a game of Commander was pretty bad. I could swear I talked to 15 people and I heard every excuse imaginable but not limited to:
*My Commander deck has cards from Beta in it.
*I didn't bring my deck because I thought no one was going to play.
*I didn't want my deck stolen/I live in Miami.
*My deck is in pieces for my standard/modern/legacy deck.
*I left it in my car, but wanted to come up for Magic anyways.
The one Commander game I did get to play in was with a friend of mine playing my Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter while I had Nicol Bolas. The other 2 players used Vorel of the Hull Clade and Hanna, Ship's Navigator.
Hanna took control of the field by wiping and taking creatures left and right, exiling them and adding on to counter wars. The game spiraled out of control when my Vish Kal deck got Grave Pact and Butcher of Malakir appeared and kept reanimating Grave Titan each time and sacrificing the tokens to Vish Kal. She got greedy and cast Hatred and paid 39 life, I used Countersquall.
Now with Vish out of the way, Hanna became the next target. White is always the bane of my existence since I started playing Magic so my Strip Mine proceeded to destroy his plains and the was destroyed again thanks to Crucible of Worlds. Vorel took his turn and proceeded to use his own Strip Mine to destroy his plains and Rings of Brighthearth was on his side of the field and destroyed his last white source. Hanna's turn came up and when he realized he had 7-8 blue mana and no white, he scooped when he drew Final Judgment.
Then Vorel and I began an epic battle of attrition. Vorel had too many creatures on the field so I Damnation'd the field. We both barely had cards in hand but he had almost everything he needed to start winning; Inexorable Tide, Darksteel Reactor Rites of Flourishing, Doubling Seasonand a field of useful artifacts. I had about 12 lands, Bolas KO'd 3 times and a Mystic Retrieval and Vampiric Tutor in the graveyard.
Another uneventful turn and I used the tutor to pull out Hunted Horror and place it down along with Disciple of Bolas. I pulled some amazing things and played Leyline of Anticipationand as my next turn started things started to hit the floor.
He was trying to Proliferate to win the game until I dropped Master of Cruelties on the field and equipped Sword of War and Peace to it because of Champion of Lambholt. I figured this is Simic so something big could show up. I swing and he chump blocks with an insignificant creature and he needed something to put on the field or he was toast. He didn't and I was sure he was done on his next turn but he blew up my Sword. Then my turn and I figured it was time to finish the game, I cast Ulamog to the field and there's where my problems began. A wild Draining Whelk appeared and countered it and gained 10/10 and gained more over time from Vorel. He swung once freely and then another turn passes, Cruelties attacks and is blocked by a chump blocker.
I saw this and cast Consecrated Sphinx for a blocker and getting more cards. He swung with draining whelk while he put down another non-important creature. Sphinx was out and I didn't have a lot; lots of lands and a few inappropriate combo cards for the wrong situation. My turn came, nothing to block the Draining Whelk and another chump blocker for Cruelties. Lambholt has 3 counters on it when he swings for game, I go Nope and flash in Abyssal Persecutor and saved myself until he countered with Voidslime.
I lost but it was an epic battle. We spent the next 10 minutes flipping out on each turn of our game.
EDH Decks:
UBRNicol Bolas, Destroyer of Worlds
RGURiku, "Just like everyone else" Deck
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Lazav, Death by Mill
:orzhov:Vish Kal, Heir to the Throne
Glad to keep ya.
I like a few things, a handful of artifacts are pretty neat, Resonator, Ratchet bomb, Forge, Plate Mail, Wish Ring, 3 more TBD.
Fiend Hunter stays in standard, but within shock range. I'd like to kill one.
Elite Arcanist is fun. Out with Snapcaster, in with Isochron Creature. Essence Scatter with no Cavern.
Blightcaster will fit nicely in an Esper Aura build I'm playtesting and needs something. I love Corrupt, along with Nightmare and Quag Sickness, so Lili Dark Realms has some purpose, Doom Blade and Duress are back, I never liked Murder for 3, Lifebane Zombie may help with Voice, Grim Return is busted, I like Mind Rot(although Mind Sludge would move me to mono-black in T2 for fun.), Shadowborn Apostles are going to try and fail, and I like Dark Prophecy and Rise of the Dark Realms (to quote aja) is a thing.
Awaken the Ancient, Barrage of Expendables look fun, Burning Earth punishes 3 and 4 color decks a LOT, New Chandra and plenty of burn is mean, I like seeing Shivan back for nostalgia.
New Garruk is a threat, Llanowar is now Elvish Mystic(?), big beasts for cheap, things are looking a little more paced, but Green Stompy may be a thing, which is more fun than playing against Blitz or Thrag.
All in all, I already like it better than DGM, that's for sure.
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Turning cards on Friday, since everyone is back from uni for the week - finally!
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As for the rest of the set, I like that they're stepping it up---this core set seems a lot more interesting than past ones.
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:orzhov:Vish Kal, Heir to the Throne
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You will not remember my face, your name, or your journey, but in the end...
You will accede my every command.
I know it's just silly internet.stuff, but :respect knuckles: to you my friend.
As for m14...
Mutavault is pretty sick. I was going to say that lili3 becomes castable outside my t2 build, but Nate.beat me to it.
Other than.that, there are still a few more cards to go. Im hoping....
@Necro, woot! Good to.have you hear:) Send Tera and Nate the QT please. If not, I can send it to them tomorrow morning.
@RG, I couldnt sit there for ten minutes after such an.epic battle. I would want to play again or get away to play someone else, lol. RETRIBUTION!
Putting the sexy in Science Fiction!
gamertag: filthychocolate
Just give me Mutilate in M14 and Theros give me the Tainted Cycle(I know, I know, yeah right) and I'm not gonna boycotted Theros as anticipated.
So, R&D person says "We don't have room in this Core set for Reverberate AND Redirect, what do we do?" Another R&D responds "Put them both on one card, like a Fused Split card, but not a split card... call it 'Wild Ricochet'." All around "Brilliant!!!"
I'm loooooooving Artificer's Hex. That, sirs and ma'ams, is a multi-format card.
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You will not remember my face, your name, or your journey, but in the end...
You will accede my every command.
Anyway, I've missed you all! Been working a crap load, about 55+ hours a week. Hit 128 hours on a bi-weekly paycheck once already this summer... Been dominating my local meta with Jund/Varolz aggro in Standard. My meta is very light on removal so I just run over them while they try to ramp into their cute little Thragtusks. I usually don't like shelling out money for a constantly rotating format but I've been enjoying standard a lot! Also, really got into Modern lately. One of my good friends and employees (I love reminding him that I'm his boss) is SUPER into Modern and he kinda dragged me into it even more while we hang out at work. Uhhhhh other than that, not much else exciting has happened. Hope to be on more often now!
RIP Eggs
My Trade Thread
I'm gonna WUB turning this into an EDH deck. They had all 4 for 30 a piece but I controlled myself and only bought the one.
EDH Decks:
UBRNicol Bolas, Destroyer of Worlds
RGURiku, "Just like everyone else" Deck
:selesnya:Trostani, Photocopier
Lazav, Death by Mill
:orzhov:Vish Kal, Heir to the Throne
@Superman: Never been a huge Superman fan, always found his comics boring compared to others.
And because I can't sleep I'll just talk modern. So when Modern first was created I made Eggs/Second Sunrise.dec and LOVED it. I lost so much sleep refining the deck and making it more reliable. Then Faith's Reward got printed and I was pumped. Fast forward through me taking an MTG break for school/work and coming back a short while ago and.... Second Sunrise is BANNED. I almost quit magic on the spot. Now I'm working through Grixis Control, Esper Rites, Doran Junk, and a hilarious Zur's Weirding list to see what I want to play. Anyone got any thoughts?
EDIT: Really love the thread title by the way.
RIP Eggs
My Trade Thread
Also, I am freaking out because there aren't any dual lands printed. I'm going to have to invest in some Theros lands if I'm going to get decent trades later on. One thing I learned quickly in Magic is once you gather the first sets lands, you control everyone's accessibility and that leads people into lots of reckless trades later on. Some of my most epic trades depended on people going nuts on standard or things they "absolutely needed". 3-4 shocklands for Vindicate and a Hellrider and a few cards totaling $10 for Jace, the Mind Sculptor? Call me a liar but I rest my case.
Edit: I tried my hand at Grixis control but I end up playing it like Aggro with Rakdos creatures. 4/3 Tramplers turn 2 is somewhat absurd.
EDH Decks:
UBRNicol Bolas, Destroyer of Worlds
RGURiku, "Just like everyone else" Deck
:selesnya:Trostani, Photocopier
Lazav, Death by Mill
:orzhov:Vish Kal, Heir to the Throne
RIP Eggs
My Trade Thread
Mark my words, Theros lands next year will be either expensive as can be or ridiculously sought after. I highly recommend you get ready to trade for or prepare to buy them now while you still have the chance.
EDH Decks:
UBRNicol Bolas, Destroyer of Worlds
RGURiku, "Just like everyone else" Deck
:selesnya:Trostani, Photocopier
Lazav, Death by Mill
:orzhov:Vish Kal, Heir to the Throne
Also, I may drop off for a little bit. The reason is needing to deal with a few personal things.
540 Peasant cube- Gold EditionSomething SpicyThis road leads to madness. And competitive Magic.
@ RG64's venture to Commander County: awesome story! Also, the Archenemy box is a nice pickup.
@ lands in THS: I actually hope they'll print some mono-lover lands. Howl of the Night Pack, Nightmare and friends are hinting a bit at a 'land type matters' theme.
L1 Judge
@Macius we'll see ya soon.
@RG I'm :symw::symu::symb: with envy.
@M14 disappointments I think there are a plethora of control elements getting thrown in there(I mean, come on Elite Arcanist, Silence and Indestructiblity is pretty strong), as well as threatening aggro, I'm not much of a combo guy, but I'm sure people are seeing more than just Festering Newt.
@Filters I'm not sure what, but I'm thinking a full 10 cycle of manlands. a lot of clues in the Theros dual lands article. A good amount of speculation on the thread in The Rumor Mill. They're supposed to be better than Gates, but not as good as buddy/checks, which leaves a ton of room for guessing.
Avatar by DarkNightCavalier
You will not remember my face, your name, or your journey, but in the end...
You will accede my every command.