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Quote from thatmarkguy »Quote from Dunharrow »Quote from Cranial_extraction »I hope stuff like Arcane Signet being printed means the broken rocks (Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Mana Crypt) eat a ban soon. Wizards is not responsible for the commander ban list, so no. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if this became an every-commander-precon-inclusion taking over the slot that had, to date, been used on Sol Ring. While they don't actually administrate either Commander banlist, it probably irks them that every commander deck they print is duelcommander-illegal out of the box and if they can conveniently change that (by no longer jamming Sol Ring in every deck, but replacing it with a card of comparable demand and utility), they might.
Quote from Dunharrow »Quote from Cranial_extraction »I hope stuff like Arcane Signet being printed means the broken rocks (Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Mana Crypt) eat a ban soon. Wizards is not responsible for the commander ban list, so no.
Quote from Cranial_extraction »I hope stuff like Arcane Signet being printed means the broken rocks (Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Mana Crypt) eat a ban soon.
Quote from Drain Life »There are so many great replies in here that I am hesitant to even add my own. I am a believer in using proxies if you own the card and it is an expensive staple. For example, I own one of each fetch land, especially thanks to Khans and Modern Masters 2 or what ever set it was. I keep them in a small binder with other powerful staples I proxy in multiple decks and can show them if needed. Having fetch lands changes the game. More so since check lands were printed. It took me a while I get my hands on them, but in my three and four color decks, the play line which involves a fetch land into a shock land and following that up with check lands is smooth. I cannot justify the cost of a full set of fetch lands for each deck, nor do I feel I should punish myself and only use them in one deck, nor do I want to swap them in and out between decks either, which I could and would just waste time. Especially for a kitchen table format without prizes. Lands are the perfect example of where MtG is "pay to win". Sure, you can use cheap commons and slow play, or use a ton of basics and suffer color screw, or you can buy expensive singles from the secondary card market and have a fast and smooth experience. So much of what I wanted to write was some variation of all the above, be it our holistic detective, Pokken the cat and others.
Quote from osieorb18 »Not only is it more convenient to stay, but I found the font and UI of Nexus to be miserable on PC, and only tolerable on mobile. Some of the people who made this site a good location are following the staff to Nexus, unfortunately. But given the attitude of the new owners so far, I am holding out hope that MTGS will have more continued support and possibly better features than Nexus. It could be that Nexus looks terrible because it's still in development, and the aesthetic nightmare will change. But currently I'm staying with the devils that I know.
Quote from ox4 »i know its an old thread, but ive been wondering similar things lately as ive been foiling out my legacy burn deck.... my general rule of thumb, both for my foil decks and non foils, is that the original printing is always the most desirable. im sure many of you realize that some of the burn cards were printed before there was such a thing as foils.... so i pick up promos and reprints as close to the original as i can. the FNM magic fireblasts, the fire and lighting price of progress, i cant afford the judge lighting bolts, but they exist and are on my mega millions wish list. the only card in my deck that doesnt exist in foil with its original art is chain lighting, and i probably couldnt afford it even if it did. so anyway, Light up the stage is giving my OCD fits. which printing is the original printing? is it the pack foil? or the FNM promo? they both have the original art, and they both have the ravnica allegiance set symbol. i believe the promo was a pre release and was available about a week before you could buy the packs, but it feels wrong to say that the card in the booster packs for the set is not the original printing. as to my own personal artistic eye, the promo is cool just in that it looks different from all the other cards in my deck, but i like that the pack version has the rules explanation for spectacle. its not a very expensive card, i might wind up buying both versions, but im curious as to what other people think. thanks for your thoughts
Quote from Ryperior74 »Quote from joejack8445 »Is Resevoir all that good in Urza decks without Paradox Engine? All you need is cloudstone curio esc card and 2 0 cost artifacts that’s it
Quote from joejack8445 »Is Resevoir all that good in Urza decks without Paradox Engine?
Quote from RedGauntlet »Quote from Buffsam89 »Quote from Dunharrow »Well now I guess I am forcing PE in Modern. Banned because it wins seemingly out of nowhere. No other criteria mentioned. While other cards also meet this criteria, it seems they leaned on the fact that it requires little deckbuilding focus to be effective. I believe this is the first card to be banned because it wins seemingly out of nowhere since Coalition Victory. I do not know if this means other cards will start being more heavily considered for banning... but that seems like the logical conclusion. Certainly shocked, that’s for sure. There’s precedent now for similar cards gaining traction for potential bans. Tooth and Nail being the first card I think falls into a similar category. You know that tooth and Nail can be sued to tutor anything else that isn't combo right? Tell me what does Paradox Engine offers other then straight up combo? Untaping a couple of mana rocks to add more mana? Woow. Tough i think they could have explained more the reason why it was banned, but now people aginst the comitee will twist their words in this and used it as more ammuntion.
Quote from Buffsam89 »Quote from Dunharrow »Well now I guess I am forcing PE in Modern. Banned because it wins seemingly out of nowhere. No other criteria mentioned. While other cards also meet this criteria, it seems they leaned on the fact that it requires little deckbuilding focus to be effective. I believe this is the first card to be banned because it wins seemingly out of nowhere since Coalition Victory. I do not know if this means other cards will start being more heavily considered for banning... but that seems like the logical conclusion. Certainly shocked, that’s for sure. There’s precedent now for similar cards gaining traction for potential bans. Tooth and Nail being the first card I think falls into a similar category.
Quote from Dunharrow »Well now I guess I am forcing PE in Modern. Banned because it wins seemingly out of nowhere. No other criteria mentioned. While other cards also meet this criteria, it seems they leaned on the fact that it requires little deckbuilding focus to be effective. I believe this is the first card to be banned because it wins seemingly out of nowhere since Coalition Victory. I do not know if this means other cards will start being more heavily considered for banning... but that seems like the logical conclusion.
Quote from bobthefunny »I fear that too much emphasis and scrutiny will be placed on the banning criteria. For me, the single most important line in the Philosophy document is this one: Instead, Commander seeks to shape the mindset of the game before players start building decks, pointing them in the direction of thinking socially before they choose their first card. Infusing the deck construction approach with these philosophies is important; we want a social environment where and individual doesn't want to (or, at very least, is discouraged from trying to) break the format). The banning "criteria" list is merely a guideline to help identify things which go against this spirit. It isn't a ruleboard. A card could in theory hit every single category, but still not be banned because it doesn't fundamentally impact the enjoyment or social aspect of the game. That's what's important, not the bullets. The bullets are there to help identify, not to measure.
Instead, Commander seeks to shape the mindset of the game before players start building decks, pointing them in the direction of thinking socially before they choose their first card. Infusing the deck construction approach with these philosophies is important; we want a social environment where and individual doesn't want to (or, at very least, is discouraged from trying to) break the format).