Quote from TheOnlyOne652089 »I am convinced for creature types, they have a list and just want to have any combination to appear somewhere.
Elephant Angel ...
Its actually an important character in descent into Avernus, Lulu the Hollyphant. Hollyphant are basically Elphant celestials, so Angel Elephants makes sense.
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Hollyphant
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A card like Double Negative would be needed to counter both.
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Of course they are, have you not met Magic players before?
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EDITED: after play testing
New game object: Finish Line. The finish line is an object on the battlefield, it cannot be affected by anything other than combat damage dealt by vehicles.
Vehicles attack the Finish Line.
During combat, for each of the active player's Vehicles that deals combat damage to the Finish Line that player acquires a Lap emblem*. The first player to acquire ten Lap emblems wins.
During combat any player may block Vehicles attempting to attack the Finish Line.
If an attacking creature ceases to be a Vehicle before combat damage is dealt, its controller will not earn a Lap emblem.
Creatures cannot attack players, creatures can still attack Planeswalkers.
The only way a player can win is by acquiring 10 Lap counters. If a game-state or effect** would have a player lose the game, that player continues in the game instead. If a game-state or effect** would have a player win the game, nothing happens and the game continues.
My way of trying to capture the flavor of vehicles, appreciate thoughts, comments, or critiques.
*I started out using Lap counters however, with cards like Solemnity out there I feel that could just bust the format.
With them being emblems, there can be no shenanigans.
** (other than acquiring 10 Lap counters)
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I think for your video it was better to play the way you did. More people are familiar with the rules on reddit than those posted here.
I'm considering adopting it that way for my playgroup.
And besides, SpiceTrader56 is doing a much better job at curating the format than I.
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The thing is, is that it's possible to play Magic and at the same time not support WOTC. If you at the Old School 93/93 and Premodern formats for example. These are formats that are player driven and run, and they are formats that WOTC doesn't explicitly print cards to. The fact is, is that it's possible to play Magic without ever engaging in new products if you want to do so.
I have spent ridiculous amounts on individual cards. Not for the sake of winning more, but to build up a collection. Buying older cards on the secondary market doesn't support WOTC, it supports the LGSs.(and yes I am aware that buying new singles does support WOTC de facto)
The Magic community could boycott WOTC, but the fact is that "MTG community" is a misnomer, we are multiple communities with varied ways with which we engage the game. The same holds true for the D&D community, but the difference is that WOTC pissed off the part of the D&D community that is the most financially engaged. There are tons of D&D groups that are completely unaffected by WOTC's decisions and could care less one way or another. When I play D&D I'm playing a mix of 1st and 2nd Editions, no need for papa Hasbro subsidiary products for my group.
It's be cool if Magic players could have the ability to influence WOTC's decisions, but the very nature of the game makes that improbable.
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Absolutely all this!
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@WarMachinePrime your suggestion of boycotting stores that allow people to play these and refusing to play with people who use them will do nothing to change anyone's outlook and make you come across as an immature jerk. This action does not punish WOTC in any way, it just alienates you from people who disagree with your stance on a luxury toy. It's the Walking Dead thing all over again. So what if WOTC sells some overpriced collector's item that will have almost zero bearing in the average game of Magic. At the end of the day all you all are really complaining about are some extra copies of proxy dual lands out in the wild.
What exactly are we "sitting idly by and taking"? You're mad about a consumer product that you don't need and isn't marketed towards you? I'd be more upset about the price increases of basic draft and set boxes.
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Us old farts love it. It harkens back to a more civilized era.