But I thought G/B/W was called "Junk" and G/B was called "Rock"?
Although I didn't know the origins of the name Rock, it did make sense. G/B tends to be heavy removal ("throw's rocks at things"). Fossils also kinda make rocks for the decks, what happens when living things decay... but that's neither here nor there since that's not the actual reason. The question above still stands though.
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Um I don't know about the original term rock but to veritoanimus G/B/W was called: Doran rock, G/B/W rock, and Junk. Junk was called that because it was a rock variant that was almost all rares. (Yes the name was ironic)
But I thought G/B/W was called "Junk" and G/B was called "Rock"?
Although I didn't know the origins of the name Rock, it did make sense. G/B tends to be heavy removal ("throw's rocks at things"). Fossils also kinda make rocks for the decks, what happens when living things decay... but that's neither here nor there since that's not the actual reason. The question above still stands though.
Plaguelord is The Rock, Deranged Hermit and his squirrels are his millions.
How is Phyrexian Plague lord The Rock? he looks nothing like him. I don't understand.
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As far as I understand pro wrestling, The Rock's gimmick was that he relied on the power of his fans, aka his millions, to be cool and awesome. The relationship between Plagelord and Deranged Hermit is somewhat similar.
Um I don't know about the original term rock but to veritoanimus G/B/W was called: Doran rock, G/B/W rock, and Junk. Junk was called that because it was a rock variant that was almost all rares. (Yes the name was ironic)
Junk may have been used as an ironic name for that particular deck type, but historically "junk" has referred not to rarity level but the idea that a wide variety of high-efficiency cards with little synergy can still work well together.
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I believe PT Junk = Adrian Sullivan from the 1999 1X season. Made famous by Gerard Fabiano naming Humpus Wumpus during the T4? of the late night grinder at GP Philly that year.
Cool. I've always wondered where that color combination got it's name because people often called my birthing pod deck "rock" and I thought it was just a compliment (implying the deck is "rock solid"). I Think the Rock's association with the Plaguelord is slim at best but whatever...
And now, for the millions and millions of The Rock's fans...
Anyhow, the best I can come up with myself is a game in the top 8 of a PTQ back during Urza block in which we were starting game 3 with time already expired, so the tiebreaker rule was that whoever had more life after 3 turns would win. And I lost to... healing salve.
Sol Malka's original deck used Plaguelord/Hermit but even as the archetype moved away from the two named cards, the archetype name stuck with the color combo.
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Although I didn't know the origins of the name Rock, it did make sense. G/B tends to be heavy removal ("throw's rocks at things"). Fossils also kinda make rocks for the decks, what happens when living things decay... but that's neither here nor there since that's not the actual reason. The question above still stands though.
If you hate the deck, I'm probably playing it!
Um I don't know about the original term rock but to veritoanimus G/B/W was called: Doran rock, G/B/W rock, and Junk. Junk was called that because it was a rock variant that was almost all rares. (Yes the name was ironic)
Plaguelord is The Rock, Deranged Hermit and his squirrels are his millions.
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Junk may have been used as an ironic name for that particular deck type, but historically "junk" has referred not to rarity level but the idea that a wide variety of high-efficiency cards with little synergy can still work well together.
See for example my explanation here: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showpost.php?p=7291831&postcount=284
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And now, for the millions and millions of The Rock's fans...
According to this article that's how it got named.
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