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    posted a message on Modern Masters 2017 March 17
    Quote from Dontrike »
    Quote from jace19 »
    Can we PLEASE have Goblin Guide this time? Even at mythic (although I see that saved for Blood Moon) it needs a reprint so badly.

    I concur with needing Goblin Guide, although definitely not at mythic, it should have been reprinted so many times now that it is going to follow along with Damnation as cards that should have been reprinted, but hasn't. I must disagree with Blood Moon at mythic as well. Yes, the effect is mythic worthy-ish, but in a limited environment the card is terrible, unless we have a lot of nonbasics, plus we need that price of it plummeting as much as possible. Unless a card is mythic worthy, like Lily V or Consecrated Sphinx, it really shouldn't be upgraded, although I'm sure they'll do it to Snapcaster Mage anyways.


    I personally agree with you, but Wizards doesn't seen to care if a card feels mythic in one of these sets. neither Guide nor Moon does, but they are ifaik the most expensive red Modern cards. The have the demand to sell more packs than a Chandra. Goyf is not mythic worthy, it's almost vanilla and will not bea limited bomb, it was bumped to mythic for price. I agree that both need a lot more copies out there, the players need them, they have created a 'reserved list-lite' feeling in Modern, but Wizards only cares about pack sales with these sets, not the players one bit. It's a crappy thing to do, but the most in-demand red cards that will generate the most pack openings will be the mythics until such time as the shameless greed makes sales drop from people refusing to buy. I got Eye of Ugin when they reprinted, when it was banned I swore never to buy another pack. putting all of the value at mythic and banning the pricey rares is unsustainable, but it won't change for this release
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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    posted a message on [[Official]] Modern Prices Discussion
    Fatal Push is preordering right around $5, are people insane? I get it, the card is amazing, every black deck with clues in Standard or fetches in Modern/Legacy will want the playset. a year after it is out of print, it probably will hit that level, barring a reprint in one of the first two MM sets after it rotates, it will absolutely be the most expensive uncommon in Modern history, and before it is even up for a MM set it will hit PtE levels. all of that is fine and good. but while it is in print, that is lunacy. it's an uncommon, in a set with Masterpieces, and two mythics that are completely obscene and most EDH players will want them in foil or Masterpiece. so many of the uncommons are powerful, the rares will be in demand for Standard, and the EV of the box can't pass $100 for long. with the new print runs, it is difficult for rare lands to hold at $5 or more for any length of time. people need to chill, this set will put more Pushes in circulation than Paths are out there. we are talking Bolt numbers, across all printings. they will print the set to oblivion, I can see it holding at $2, maybe even 3 while in print, but certainly no more
    Posted in: Modern
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    posted a message on Shock Reprint
    Quote from Manite »
    Quote from Osunaarashi »
    of the 37 cards you listed, only 13 are actual burn spells (in that they can burn players). of those 13, only two deal more damage than the mana you put into it (and only when madnessed in the case of fiery temper). Shock is a small step but a big one in the right direction for burn players


    Oh, so it's only a burn spell if it can hit players? So by your logic, Lava Axe is a burn spell but Roast is not? Because by my definition, if it deals damage to anything, it's a burn spell. Whether it's a competitive burn spell is another matter.
    Considering that the goal of the burn archetype is to kill your opponent with direct damage, yes.


    I'm sorry, I usually side with the person in favor of the broader definition, but I have been a burn player literally since the first year of Modern, and yeah, a burn deck is trying to win through direct damage to the opponent. It can run other cards, but a spell is not burn if it can only hit creatures. I would be more open to calling Geth's Verdict burn to some extent because that loss of life can end the game through what is functionally direct damage
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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    posted a message on State of Modern Thread: bans, format health, reprints, new cards, and more!
    I love this card, it is exactly what my UB brew wants, and it will be great for slowing down the hyper-aggro decks, and the entire format by quite a bit I would think. We just need something along these lines for the fastest combo decks to struggle with, then Modern will be a more interactive and for me more enjoyable format.
    Posted in: Modern Archives
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    posted a message on State of Modern Thread: bans, format health, reprints, new cards, and more!
    No matter the format, we are putting pieces of paper on a table, maybe a few dice. I don't care how good any format or matchup it, if you call that 'enthralling' , I respectfully point you towards any sport, at all. I love this game, and I love Modern, but card games are at best 'interesting' to watch on stream unless you have a vested interest in the match (gambling). And that is what it should be. Magic is unique and engaging to play, to build. Modern has a deep enough card pool to beat almost anything if you build for it. my meta is combo heavy.I have a UB tempo/control deck, counters and cantrips and discard. it hoses most combo and is a blast to play. I can side in grave hate all day, but it loses so hard to Affinity and a couple other decks. but it means that I can build a brew, an out of nowhere deck, that is actually in my mind pretty much a proper control deck, and I can win with it. that is exciting for me, I love that I can do that in Modern. I know pro's love a solved format, I know Spikes want a clear best deck that just relies on skill, and that's fine. I wish them the best in trying to solve a format or find that deck, but I love experimenting.

    tl;dr-I love Modern, where it is at and what it can do. I want a few unbans, I would love to see the format slow down through unbans or new printings, but I don't want to see more bans unless something gets truly, Cawblade Standard out of hand, because that would take away what I feel makes this format great from someone else
    Posted in: Modern Archives
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    posted a message on Would removing or reworking "New World Order" fix MTG?
    I don't want to be rid of mythics, or get rid of NWO entirely right now. I started in 2011, so when Mythics were still new and Jace wasn't used to death. Regardless of my thoughts on NWO or Mythics, getting rid of either in one go would be too much to expect right now. I would however like to see a change in how both are done. I feel that every planeswalker and legendary should be mythics, but only them. I don't have an issue with the complicated cards being higher rarity, but the powerful cards being ALMOST exclusively at rare and mythic does bother me. When I started, Doom Blade and Bolt were both in Standard, at common. They are strong cards, but more about utility. Neither is flashy or complicated in the least. This age of 'removal starts at 3cmc uncommons and is mostly unplayable even in Peasant' is driving me crazy. I just wish we could return to the dynamics of 2011-12. Wizards has gotten so timid about Standard, and I don't want to hear 'limited balance in draft' ever again. I don't draft often, but I had more fun with tritriple m12 than any master set
    Posted in: Magic General
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    posted a message on Tezzeret the Schemer
    Quote from dschumm »
    Quote from jace19 »
    This makes me sad. I like Tezz as a character, but in Modern, UB really doesn't have much in the way of being the artifacts color pair, I think that is just Tezz. I get why for story, but of the 3 UB planeswalkers, two are ONLY usable in an artifact deck. UB has all of the tempo/control tools in two colors, why can't we have a planeswalker to reflect that?


    Holy smokes would I love a tempo U/B Planeswalker. Tapping down things, discard, Faerie or Zombie token....one can dream


    ikr? my only problem, to be tempo, I want it to be 1UB....and most of my ideas of 'good' in card creation tend to be called something along the lines of 'broken in half'. I like efficiency, power and versatility, sue me, Wizards printed DRS, my (1UB 3 loyalty, +1-each player gets a 1/1 UB flying Fairie token minus 2-target opponent discards a card at random. minus 6- you get an emblem with 'instants and sorceries in your graveyard get flashback equal to the casting cost, then exile) isn't so busted in comparison
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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    posted a message on Tezzeret the Schemer
    This makes me sad. I like Tezz as a character, but in Modern, UB really doesn't have much in the way of being the artifacts color pair, I think that is just Tezz. I get why for story, but of the 3 UB planeswalkers, two are ONLY usable in an artifact deck. UB has all of the tempo/control tools in two colors, why can't we have a planeswalker to reflect that?
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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    posted a message on The Gatewatch, Nicol Bolas and Amonkhet
    I hope Bolas brings some Eldrazi along so we get more cards with more of our favorite tentacle monsters.


    I'll be honest, unless they bring back Annihilator, I never want to see another one. I used to love them, but the last few sets were an abomination
    Posted in: Storyline Speculation
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    posted a message on Kaladesh Inventions
    These are stunning. people argue this art or that,or that, whatever. these are my favorite MTG arts ever. I would absolutely love to own some of these if enough product is opened to push the prices low, which could happen, this IS the best set in years, but I would be almost as happy if they push the prices of the non-blingy versions down. Crucible in particular. I know the Sol Ring is going to stay hugely expensive, which is sad because I would LOVE to have some, but Chrome Mox and the Curio have my favorite arts by a mile
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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