Strangely enough, in the actual vote on the mothership, Blood in the Watering Can resoundingly upset Consuming Contract, despite Consuming Contract having a large lead over Blood in the Watering Can in the MTGS poll. Other than this, MTGS polls had correctly predicted all other vote winners, including all the quarterfinals contests.
Blood in the Watering Can vs. Revenge of Necromancy
Blood in the Watering Can
At the beginning of each end step, if you've lost life this turn, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Revenge of Necromancy
Whenever an opponent discards a creature card, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.
Whenever an opponent discards a land card, add BB to your mana pool.
Whenever an opponent discards a noncreature, nonland card, draw a card.
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Consuming contract got crushed? What the actual... It's the opposite over here on the other poll. Oh well. Blood is the only one that actually does anything so I have to vote for that card...
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For the love of all that is true and just, I implore everybody to vote for Blood in the Watering Can. That card has the highest chance in being played in the most formats be it Standard Constructed, Limited, Cube, Casual 60 card decks, EDH and other broader multiplayer formats. Cards like Megrim and Geth's Grimoire have seen little to no use outside of casual 60 cards decks. History has shown these types of cards to be win-more. A vote for "Blood in the Watering Can" is a vote for a card the MOST amount of people can enjoy.
Strangely enough, in the actual vote on the mothership, Blood in the Watering Can resoundingly upset Consuming Contract, despite Consuming Contract having a large lead over Blood in the Watering Can in the MTGS poll.)
That's Statistics for you. The issue is a lot more people can go on the Mothership and cast a vote, whereas people have to go through the process of creating an account if they don't have one and cast their vote on here.
That, and the of the total population of Magic players, only a fraction of them "forum-ize," so data gathered on MTGS isn't necessarily representative of all of the Magic players of the world.
In short, our data is biased. Albeit unitentionally, but biased all the same.
I am relieved to see BitWC win, but shocked that it destroyed Consuming Contract by such a margin. I guess the folks here love gambling with their win/loss chances, but players as a whole don't.
I am saddened that RoN is likely going to win, since it is the worse design, but I don't hate it and will give it a shot I'm sure (CMC pending of course).
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Wow. Well, this one's easy. Blood might possibly be playable in limited and standard. Revenge is a bad, bad card that would end up being a junk rare that you sigh at if you open.
And on a minor note, we probably will not be able to put in flavor text with revenge if the bad card wins.
R&D isn't going to let revenge be costed under three while Blood in the watering can has the most likelyhood of being 1-3 making it by far the more competitive card. I voted blood in the watering can because I think it is the better design and will see more play if printed.
Which design will you be voting for?
Strangely enough, in the actual vote on the mothership, Blood in the Watering Can resoundingly upset Consuming Contract, despite Consuming Contract having a large lead over Blood in the Watering Can in the MTGS poll. Other than this, MTGS polls had correctly predicted all other vote winners, including all the quarterfinals contests.
Blood in the Watering Can vs. Revenge of Necromancy
Blood in the Watering Can
At the beginning of each end step, if you've lost life this turn, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Revenge of Necromancy
Whenever an opponent discards a creature card, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.
Whenever an opponent discards a land card, add BB to your mana pool.
Whenever an opponent discards a noncreature, nonland card, draw a card.
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WUR Geist Midrange WUR
Commander
W Nahiri's Celestial Foundry W
WB Orzhov Inquisition (Cleric Tribal) WB
WUBRG Progenitus's Prismatic Domain WUBRG
WURG Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis Love You WURG
WUG Rafiq of the Many Auracrafting WUG
WRG Hazezon Tamar Overrun WRG
G Seton's Druid Ramp G
I wanted Contract D:
Oh well, Revenge is cool.
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That's Statistics for you. The issue is a lot more people can go on the Mothership and cast a vote, whereas people have to go through the process of creating an account if they don't have one and cast their vote on here.
That, and the of the total population of Magic players, only a fraction of them "forum-ize," so data gathered on MTGS isn't necessarily representative of all of the Magic players of the world.
In short, our data is biased. Albeit unitentionally, but biased all the same.
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Watch "Eating Made Easy"
I am saddened that RoN is likely going to win, since it is the worse design, but I don't hate it and will give it a shot I'm sure (CMC pending of course).
RCRDaretti: Superfriends Forever RCR
WGBDoran: Ent-mootWBG
GGGMultani: Group Bear HugGGG
GB(B/G)The Gitrog Monster: Dredgefall DurdleGB(B/G)
RGWGahiji, the Honored Group Hug MonsterRGW
UB(U/B)Yuriko, Ninja Trinket AggroUB(U/B)
WUBRGAtogatog: Assembling a OHKOWUBRG
And on a minor note, we probably will not be able to put in flavor text with revenge if the bad card wins.
Footsteps Hulk
Ascendency Combo
Restore Balance
Ad Nauseam
EDH:
Ghave Lands
Narset Combo
What format do you play that makes you think Revenge is such a bad card???
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Watch "The Giant Sharkgate Chronicles"
Watch "Eating Made Easy"
Legacy:
combo elves
Modern:
White Rock (41-24-4 in matches. Beginning 10/14/14. Last updated 1/2/15)
List:
4 Dark Confidant
3 Siege Rhino
1 Thrun, The Last Troll
Spells - 20
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
4 abrupt decay
2 maelstrom pulse
1 slaughter pact
1 path to exile
1 Disfigure
1 damnation
3 lingering souls
NCP - 4
3 Liliana of the Veil
1 Bow of Nylea
4 verdant Catacombs
2 marsh flats
2 windswept heath
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Plains
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3 overgrown tomb
1 godless shrine
1 temple garden
1 Treetop Village
2 stirring wildwood
2 Tectonic Edge
4 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Thrun, the last troll
2 Duress
1 Creeping Corrosion
2 Stony Silence
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Back to nature
1 Utter End
1 Golgari Charm
Any? Even in casual kitchen table Magic there are far, far better options.
WUR Geist Midrange WUR
Commander
W Nahiri's Celestial Foundry W
WB Orzhov Inquisition (Cleric Tribal) WB
WUBRG Progenitus's Prismatic Domain WUBRG
WURG Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis Love You WURG
WUG Rafiq of the Many Auracrafting WUG
WRG Hazezon Tamar Overrun WRG
G Seton's Druid Ramp G
EDIT: Voted for Blood.
Bident Layers
B Devotion
RG Devotion
UW Control
Modern:
Jund
UW Control
Combo Pod
Legacy:
DeathBlade
RUG Delver
BUG Control
It has utility. That's what I see when I look at it. Utility is good.
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Watch "Eating Made Easy"
It swings discard into an even huger advantage. ANd some people hope this isn't overly expensive.
Legacy:
combo elves
Modern:
White Rock (41-24-4 in matches. Beginning 10/14/14. Last updated 1/2/15)
List:
4 Dark Confidant
3 Siege Rhino
1 Thrun, The Last Troll
Spells - 20
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
4 abrupt decay
2 maelstrom pulse
1 slaughter pact
1 path to exile
1 Disfigure
1 damnation
3 lingering souls
NCP - 4
3 Liliana of the Veil
1 Bow of Nylea
4 verdant Catacombs
2 marsh flats
2 windswept heath
2 Swamp
1 Forest
1 Plains
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
3 overgrown tomb
1 godless shrine
1 temple garden
1 Treetop Village
2 stirring wildwood
2 Tectonic Edge
4 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Thrun, the last troll
2 Duress
1 Creeping Corrosion
2 Stony Silence
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Back to nature
1 Utter End
1 Golgari Charm
If it triggered when a card went into the graveyard, it would be awesome. So awesome it'd probably have to be expensive.
Since it relies on discard, it is a junk rare.
Utility, utility, utility.
It does a multitude of different things and makes discard effects even better. Hand disruption is good in itself, Revenge would just make it better.
Heroes and Villains Comics and Games
Watch "The Giant Sharkgate Chronicles"
Watch "Eating Made Easy"