I've been super impressed with a few of the Uncharted Realms stories over the last couple years. I'm really glad they're collecting them into eBooks.
I can't wait until all of the Shadows Over Innistrad stories are complete! The last installment was…just, WOW. I'm so stoked for the new set that I'm on the verge of incontinence.
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I've been a mixed bag for the UR. Some are written really well, others are... meh?
Take the latest one, for example, with Avacyn's madness. The plot in it is pretty darn good. A few specific scenes are great. But as a whole, the writing was kinda - eh. I found it did a lot of telling.
Some of that may simply be space constraints and word limits though.
One set of writing that I was was in book form, was the release stuff from original Innistrad, which sadly, I didn't even know existed until recently. Wish it had been more public knowledge than it was: http://www.mtgfiction.com/2011/08/innistrad-viral-emails.html
I'm really starting to reach the my limits with my new apartment.
I was today cleaning the apartment, and found out that my new apartment is infested with bugs, has water damage in the kitchen, might have mold in it among other things. This is on top of huge amounts of trash everywhere that I had to clean up and that shower doesn't have a proper drain.
I hate my life.
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Yeah I made the choice after realizing how weak monowhite voltron will be with my collection. However it means I have to take a part my olro deck,which I had hope to avoid but oh well.
Well, had a bunch of store credit so I bought some fetch lands and the New Kozilek and finally decided to build Colorless/Mono-Brown. It ended up being a lot of fun. I just built it out of my collection, mostly with stuff from my artifact core that rotates between Muzzio and Daretti. It's not super powerful, but it is really fun. There were a lot of really cool interactions that I enjoyed and I might actually do a write up for the deck. Something I've never gotten around to doing for my other decks. I'm definitely going to wait for a while and iterate the deck a number of times more though.
Well, had a bunch of store credit so I bought some fetch lands and the New Kozilek and finally decided to build Colorless/Mono-Brown. It ended up being a lot of fun. I just built it out of my collection, mostly with stuff from my artifact core that rotates between Muzzio and Daretti. It's not super powerful, but it is really fun. There were a lot of really cool interactions that I enjoyed and I might actually do a write up for the deck. Something I've never gotten around to doing for my other decks. I'm definitely going to wait for a while and iterate the deck a number of times more though.
Sure, I'm in the last day of my second week of finals but I can try to write it up in the next couple of days and PM it to you. It was mostly stuff I had laying around. I gave a small preference to the new eldrazi stuff though. Basic concept, run out your hand as quickly as possible hopefully getting a few solid early accelerants, jam Kozilek to refill your hand then try to counter stuff. I'm thinking about running stuff to bounce him for more draw, but I am running a lot of repeatable draw along with Mind Stone, Double Mind Stone, and Triple Mindstone so I haven't actually found myself running too low on cards.
My issue is that I want more things with CMC 5. 5 is the magic wrath number that you'll need to counter. That and 6.
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That seems solid, and I think I have a spare High Market running around. I only have one Miren though and it's staying in Marchesa. She really needs the life gain after suiciding to so much to stay off the throne.
And yeah, I also found myself with only a small number (3 or four I think) of things at 5 mana. I will second Wildfire on suggesting Kuldotha Forgemaster. Also, while fairly low power, Kozilek's Channeler is a five drop, a creature, and gives you some of the last bits of ramp for an early kozilek.
Also, your four drop slot (the other big wrath number) seems really low. Maybe consider Clock of omens it lets your equipment or other random things tap to untap mana rocks. Tower of Fortunes is decent card draw in a deck that makes so much mana. I'll have to go look at my list later to see what else I'm running, but my four drop slot is pretty packed.
I also might need to cut all the old eldrazi out of the deck. Annihilator might be mean.
My general rule on casual play with the old titans is if you're giving them haste (especially the boots/greaves) they're a problem but if you give people a full turn cycle they're fine.
Fun fact about priuses (is it prii? Priuses sounds funny) you can fit an upright bass two alto saxophones, a large amp, a bass guitar, and still put two people in the front seat and have room to put luggage and stuff in the back.
My last car died a horrible death as I was moving out of my apartment, so I had a reasonable amount of my possessions in it (50 gallon tank with lizard, a few musical instruments, boxes of stuff). Pretty much completely filled the passenger seat, back seat, and trunk of a Ford Taurus. My ex-girlfriend and I managed to fit it all into her Prius, while still having enough room for both of us. They've got a lot of space.
Also I've seen so many terrible drivers on the freeway in Prii that I use it as an insult when talking about people who don't know how to drive now.
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And that where I love having a 2003 Dodge Ram... I can fit nearly anything in my trunk*
*not actually a trunk
I would say that 95% of the time I do not need the capabilities of a truck. Its nice to have one though when that is what needs to happen. I am remodeling my garrage and in doing so I get to have the "fun" of trenching 20 ft (entirely under a concrete patio).
When all is said and done I will post some sweet pics of my new man cave. It should be kind of epic when I get done.
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I have officially moved to MTGNexus. I just wanted to let people know as my response time to salvation decks being bumped is very hit or miss.
I can't wait until all of the Shadows Over Innistrad stories are complete! The last installment was…just, WOW. I'm so stoked for the new set that I'm on the verge of incontinence.
Take the latest one, for example, with Avacyn's madness. The plot in it is pretty darn good. A few specific scenes are great. But as a whole, the writing was kinda - eh. I found it did a lot of telling.
Some of that may simply be space constraints and word limits though.
One set of writing that I was was in book form, was the release stuff from original Innistrad, which sadly, I didn't even know existed until recently. Wish it had been more public knowledge than it was:
http://www.mtgfiction.com/2011/08/innistrad-viral-emails.html
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I was today cleaning the apartment, and found out that my new apartment is infested with bugs, has water damage in the kitchen, might have mold in it among other things. This is on top of huge amounts of trash everywhere that I had to clean up and that shower doesn't have a proper drain.
I hate my life.
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I've sent them emails, but it didn't really help much. (Okay, they vacuumed the floor and re-painted the walls, but that's it.)
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Fingers crossed that they do something about it.
But yeah, I haven't even complitely moved in yet and I'm already looking for a new apartment.
Yeah I made the choice after realizing how weak monowhite voltron will be with my collection. However it means I have to take a part my olro deck,which I had hope to avoid but oh well.
P.S. Silent Arbiter making your 12/12 commander unblockable is pretty good. especially when you have swiftfoot boots on one of them and Lightning Greaves on the other.
Marath, Will of the Wild Tokens!! / Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund Dragons! / Muzzio, Visionary Architect / Brago, King Eternal / Daretti, Scrap Savant / Narset, Enlightened Master / Alesha, Who Smiles at Death / Bruna, Light of Alabaster / Marchesa, the Black Rose / Iroas, God of Victory / Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury / Omnath, Locus of rage / Titania, Protector of Argoth / Kozilek, the Great Distortion
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I just built him too (haven't even played it yet), so I'd be interested to see your list.
I might need to re-look at Silent Arbiter...
I also might need to cut all the old eldrazi out of the deck. Annihilator might be mean.
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Your redraw should get you enough mana accellerants to replay again, and you won't need to replay for a few turns anyways.
My issue is that I want more things with CMC 5. 5 is the magic wrath number that you'll need to counter. That and 6.
1 for swords/path/vandalblast.
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Reality Smasher seems notably absent from the creatures section. Kuldotha Forgemaster? Memory Jar. Batterskull. Conjuror's Closet? Ring of Three Wishes/Citanul Flute are tutoring that you otherwise lack (if you want that). Alhammeret's Archive? Mind's Eye. Myr Matrix/Myr Turbine are decent token generators. Predator, Flagship is good removal and evasion for Kozil.
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That seems solid, and I think I have a spare High Market running around. I only have one Miren though and it's staying in Marchesa. She really needs the life gain after suiciding to so much to stay off the throne.
And yeah, I also found myself with only a small number (3 or four I think) of things at 5 mana. I will second Wildfire on suggesting Kuldotha Forgemaster. Also, while fairly low power, Kozilek's Channeler is a five drop, a creature, and gives you some of the last bits of ramp for an early kozilek.
Also, your four drop slot (the other big wrath number) seems really low. Maybe consider Clock of omens it lets your equipment or other random things tap to untap mana rocks. Tower of Fortunes is decent card draw in a deck that makes so much mana. I'll have to go look at my list later to see what else I'm running, but my four drop slot is pretty packed.
Marath, Will of the Wild Tokens!! / Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund Dragons! / Muzzio, Visionary Architect / Brago, King Eternal / Daretti, Scrap Savant / Narset, Enlightened Master / Alesha, Who Smiles at Death / Bruna, Light of Alabaster / Marchesa, the Black Rose / Iroas, God of Victory / Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury / Omnath, Locus of rage / Titania, Protector of Argoth / Kozilek, the Great Distortion
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Also I've seen so many terrible drivers on the freeway in Prii that I use it as an insult when talking about people who don't know how to drive now.
And that where I love having a 2003 Dodge Ram... I can fit nearly anything in my trunk*
*not actually a trunk
I would say that 95% of the time I do not need the capabilities of a truck. Its nice to have one though when that is what needs to happen. I am remodeling my garrage and in doing so I get to have the "fun" of trenching 20 ft (entirely under a concrete patio).
When all is said and done I will post some sweet pics of my new man cave. It should be kind of epic when I get done.
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