Yeah, save the good stuff for the set cards. That way at least the whiners can't complain that they wasted the good name on a "garbage" card.
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
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You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
Matter to competitive players, maybe. For me, it's more a matter of set cards tend to be more exciting than their PW counterparts, so I want them to have a better name to match. See Chandra, Torch of Defiance vs. Chandra, Pyrogenius. While we're at it, make sure the set card has better art, too.
So, would a team of Tezzeret and Liliana be called Death Metal?
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Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
Yeah, save the good stuff for the set cards. That way at least the whiners can't complain that they wasted the good name on a "garbage" card.
Just curious but what is worse? Complaining or complaining about complainers?
I'll say it again, if they hacked 1 cmc off the casting cost of this Lily, I think it would fit much better and garner less CRITICISM. I wouldn't have said a peep at 2BB.
So, would a team of Tezzeret and Liliana be called Death Metal?
Yes indeed. Just keep the cmc down and the abilities on the greater than average side.
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The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
So is Liliana's Spoils the tutor card from the planeswalker deck? If so it is the only one so far that has not directly searched for the planeswalker from the library or the grave. I really liked those cards, maybe there will still be some in the other decks.
I see a few cards whose names I've never heard of before, like One with the Machine.
Yeah, I think we haven't gotten Tezzeret's PW deck exclusive rare. That should be what One with the Machine is. So far Liliana's Spoils is the only of the five rares that I have seen myself, but I cannot guarantee I haven't missed one - since they now apparently do not tutor for a specific card by name but get a card by color I may have just assumed I haven't seen one yet.
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Planar Chaos was not a mistake neither was it random. You might want to look at it again.
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I see a few cards whose names I've never heard of before, like One with the Machine.
Yeah, I think we haven't gotten Tezzeret's PW deck exclusive rare. That should be what One with the Machine is. So far Liliana's Spoils is the only of the five rares that I have seen myself, but I cannot guarantee I haven't missed one - since they now apparently do not tutor for a specific card by name but get a card by color I may have just assumed I haven't seen one yet.
These are usually a 2-of, so more likley that is Tezzeret's Gatebreaker?
Yeah, I think we haven't gotten Tezzeret's PW deck exclusive rare. That should be what One with the Machine is. So far Liliana's Spoils is the only of the five rares that I have seen myself, but I cannot guarantee I haven't missed one - since they now apparently do not tutor for a specific card by name but get a card by color I may have just assumed I haven't seen one yet.
These are usually a 2-of, so more likley that is Tezzeret's Gatebreaker?
You are right. So this should be more like Demon of Catastrophes? A rare from the Core Set proper that also has a copy in the planeswalker deck.
Makes more sense. The PW deck exclusive rares also containing the planeswalker's name - I just missed the Gatebreaker while looking at the decklists and jumped to the wrong conclusion.
It definitely sounds like cool cardname - worthy of a scheme card or something.
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Are all these starter deck cards in the Coreset as well? If so pendulum of patterns would technically be reprinted in the Coreset as well as palakka wurm for the Vivien deck. I’ve already added pelakka wurm to the crunch (it fits perfectly) but I haven’t done so with the pendulum.
So is that Gorgon foreshadowing on what Lili is going to do to Vraska?
It's possible. In a fight between the pair of them, Liliana definitely has the upper hand - Vraska's abilities take time to prepare, whereas Lili can just whistle fighters out of the ground. However, we don't know what leading the Golgari will do the Vraska as a character or a fighter. She might be able to pull some nifty green shenanigans and obliterate the Chain Veil to pieces.
Anyway, I do like that they're expanding zombies to include other relatively underused races.
So is that Gorgon foreshadowing on what Lili is going to do to Vraska?
It's possible. In a fight between the pair of them, Liliana definitely has the upper hand - Vraska's abilities take time to prepare, whereas Lili can just whistle fighters out of the ground. However, we don't know what leading the Golgari will do the Vraska as a character or a fighter. She might be able to pull some nifty green shenanigans and obliterate the Chain Veil to pieces.
Anyway, I do like that they're expanding zombies to include other relatively underused races.
Does Vraska even have any special abilities? I mean I know Walkers are technically suppose to have signature abilities but Vraska as far as I can tell just has generic gorgon eyes.
So is that Gorgon foreshadowing on what Lili is going to do to Vraska?
It's possible. In a fight between the pair of them, Liliana definitely has the upper hand - Vraska's abilities take time to prepare, whereas Lili can just whistle fighters out of the ground. However, we don't know what leading the Golgari will do the Vraska as a character or a fighter. She might be able to pull some nifty green shenanigans and obliterate the Chain Veil to pieces.
Anyway, I do like that they're expanding zombies to include other relatively underused races.
Does Vraska even have any special abilities? I mean I know Walkers are technically suppose to have signature abilities but Vraska as far as I can tell just has generic gorgon eyes.
She's a bit lacking in flash moves, that's true. She's an assassin, which means she's intelligent, patient, stealthy. She's also shown the Green association for community - whether it's pirates or other assassins, she doesn't have to work very hard to be at home among others.
It would be nice if the assassin side was played up a bit somehow.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
That is a good point. Save the good names for cards that matter.
So, would a team of Tezzeret and Liliana be called Death Metal?
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
Just curious but what is worse? Complaining or complaining about complainers?
I'll say it again, if they hacked 1 cmc off the casting cost of this Lily, I think it would fit much better and garner less CRITICISM. I wouldn't have said a peep at 2BB.
Yes indeed. Just keep the cmc down and the abilities on the greater than average side.
STOP using "dude/bro" as a pejorative or insult. Grow up.
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It looks like they got rid of that horrid "with base power and toughness 5/5" template, too. Thank goodness.
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
Yes, unless it is changed by some other effect. Do you want to kill some of these with the new black one mana kill spell?
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
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Phelddagrif - Zirilan
EDH
Thrasios+Bruse - Pang - Sasaya - Wydwen - Feather - Rona - Toshiro - Sylvia+Khorvath - Geth - QMarchesa - Firesong - Athreos - Arixmethes - Isperia - Etali - Silas+Sidar - Saskia - Virtus+Gorm - Kynaios - Naban - Aryel - Mizzix - Kazuul - Tymna+Kraum - Sidar+Tymna - Ayli - Gwendlyn - Phelddagrif 4 - Liliana - Kaervek - Phelddagrif 3 - Mairsil - Scarab - Child - Phenax - Shirei - Thada - Depala - Circu - Kytheon - GrenzoHR - Phelddagrif - Reyhan+Kraum - Toshiro - Varolz - Nin - Ojutai - Tasigur - Zedruu - Uril - Edric - Wort - Zurgo - Nahiri - Grenzo - Kozilek - Yisan - Ink-Treader - Yisan - Brago - Sidisi - Toshiro - Alexi - Sygg - Brimaz - Sek'Kuar - Marchesa - Vish Kal - Iroas - Phelddagrif - Ephara - Derevi - Glissa - Wanderer - Saffi - Melek - Xiahou Dun - Lazav - Lin Sivvi - Zirilan - Glissa
PDH - Drake - Graverobber - Izzet GM - Tallowisp - Symbiote Brawl - Feather - Ugin - Jace - Scarab - Angrath - Vraska - Kumena Oathbreaker - Wrenn&6
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So is Liliana's Spoils the tutor card from the planeswalker deck? If so it is the only one so far that has not directly searched for the planeswalker from the library or the grave. I really liked those cards, maybe there will still be some in the other decks.
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-preview/core-set-2019-planeswalker-deck-lists-2018-06-15
2 Snapping Drake
2 Field Creeper
1 Divination
1 Manalith
4 Pendulum of Patterns
26 Island
1 One with the Machine
1 Riddlemaster Sphinx
2 Tezzeret's Gatebreaker
3 Dwindle
1 Exclusion Mage
2 Gearsmith Prodigy
1 Scholar of Stars
2 Skilled Animator
1 Uncomfortable Chill
2 Gearsmith Guardian
2 Meteor Golem
2 Skyscanner
3 Tezzeret's Strider
2 Diregraf Ghoul
1 Gravedigger
1 Reassembling Skeleton
2 Skymarch Bloodletter
2 Walking Corpse
4 Tattered Mummy
2 Murder
1 Liliana, the Necromancer
1 Demon of Catastrophes
1 Gravewaker
2 Liliana's Spoils
2 Abnormal Endurance
2 Blood Divination
2 Lich's Caress
1 Skeleton Archer
1 Sovereign's Bite
1 Strangling Spores
2 Vampire Sovereign
1 Meteor Golem
3 Arisen Gorgon
Yeah, I think we haven't gotten Tezzeret's PW deck exclusive rare. That should be what One with the Machine is. So far Liliana's Spoils is the only of the five rares that I have seen myself, but I cannot guarantee I haven't missed one - since they now apparently do not tutor for a specific card by name but get a card by color I may have just assumed I haven't seen one yet.
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These are usually a 2-of, so more likley that is Tezzeret's Gatebreaker?
We already know that both Liliana and Tezzeret have 4 loyalty. You can even see the full cards on this same page.
You are right. So this should be more like Demon of Catastrophes? A rare from the Core Set proper that also has a copy in the planeswalker deck.
Makes more sense. The PW deck exclusive rares also containing the planeswalker's name - I just missed the Gatebreaker while looking at the decklists and jumped to the wrong conclusion.
It definitely sounds like cool cardname - worthy of a scheme card or something.
Finally a good white villain quote: "So, do I ever re-evaluate my life choices? Never, because I know what I'm doing is a righteous cause."
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Remnants: Valheim
Legendary Journey: Heroes & Planeswalkers
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Legends: The Elder Dragons
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It's possible. In a fight between the pair of them, Liliana definitely has the upper hand - Vraska's abilities take time to prepare, whereas Lili can just whistle fighters out of the ground. However, we don't know what leading the Golgari will do the Vraska as a character or a fighter. She might be able to pull some nifty green shenanigans and obliterate the Chain Veil to pieces.
Anyway, I do like that they're expanding zombies to include other relatively underused races.
Does Vraska even have any special abilities? I mean I know Walkers are technically suppose to have signature abilities but Vraska as far as I can tell just has generic gorgon eyes.
She's a bit lacking in flash moves, that's true. She's an assassin, which means she's intelligent, patient, stealthy. She's also shown the Green association for community - whether it's pirates or other assassins, she doesn't have to work very hard to be at home among others.
It would be nice if the assassin side was played up a bit somehow.
A lot of people would be unhappy if that turns out to be the case.