I'd like to offer my personal thanks to Cryogen for his part in discussions leading up to the formation of the CAG. His name was forwarded by more than one person, citing his contributions here at MTGS for helping raise the level of debate, at is were. Although we ultimately chose other people for the CAG, he was a serious candidate, and I hope we can continue to count on his continued contribution to elevating discourse in the Commander Community.
If another position on the CAG should open up, I hope y'all will give Cryo an invite (assuming he is interested in doing it), because he is exactly the sort of player I was thinking about in the comments I posted earlier today. I find it kind of amusing that I used him as a discussion example and he was in fact considered.
Cool to know you and the rest of the RC did give thought to inviting some input from forum presences. Personally, I think that would go a fair way in combatting the "ivory tower" misperceptions.
I appreciate the kind words. It was truly an honor to be approached by Sheldon for my input, and doubly so when he invited me to give him a resume of sorts.
While I haven't been around MtgSal long enough to see what it was like prior to Cryo's presence, this place is more or less my MtG home, and I know Cryo and the other mods have gone a long way to making it a safe place to share thoughts, discourse and find like minded gamers. I've always found Cryo to be concise, reasonable, friendly and intelligent so it's no surprise to hear he was considered. If ever a spot opens up, I would absolutely recommend a place for him (if it were something he would be interested in, of course).
...is there a hidden story behind cryogen and library?
I believe cryogen owns a copy and is an advocate of unbanning it in commander. His support for unbanning Recurring Nightmare is a bit more known though.
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I believe cryogen owns a copy and is an advocate of unbanning it in commander. His support for unbanning Recurring Nightmare is a bit more known though.
This is true, but any correlation is minimal. I actually bought it years ago before it spiked so that I could have it for my cube. As for the card itself, there are probably 10 cards I would ban before I banned Library (if it were legal), and it is the number one card I would unban if price weren't a factor.
Recurring Nightmare at this point is a meme. I'm actually on the fence more leaning towards leaving it banned.
Cool to know you and the rest of the RC did give thought to inviting some input from forum presences. Personally, I think that would go a fair way in combatting the "ivory tower" misperceptions.
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I believe cryogen owns a copy and is an advocate of unbanning it in commander. His support for unbanning Recurring Nightmare is a bit more known though.
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This is true, but any correlation is minimal. I actually bought it years ago before it spiked so that I could have it for my cube. As for the card itself, there are probably 10 cards I would ban before I banned Library (if it were legal), and it is the number one card I would unban if price weren't a factor.
Recurring Nightmare at this point is a meme. I'm actually on the fence more leaning towards leaving it banned.
Misc. EDH Stuff: Commander Cube | Zombies (Horde)
Resources:Commander Rulings FAQ | Commander Deckbuilding Guide
Follow me on Twitter! @cryogen_mtg
What could possibly make you feel this way!?!?
(no, but really, I agree - card is stupid good)
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