I've owned top loaders and semi rigid top loaders, (you can actually play in semi rigids if you snip the top tabs off)
Like I said, they are not rigid (hard plastic) like a top loader, they are soft like normal deck protectors. As you can see they also have the little shiny ultra pro bubble, and they fit the card snugly leaving only like 1/8" above the card.
Best deck protectors I've ever held, hands down, and I've seen a lot of deck protectors.
I have a few of these on hand. They're ultra pro but I can't find them anywhere. They aren't rigid, they are like a normal sleeve but thick and built like a tank. The seams are like a thick weld, so I can't see them splitting, ever. I guess they stopped making these in favor of sleeves that must be repurchased periodically due to failure.
I would say phyrexian tower is a shoe in for atleast x1, This land has been highly under rated. For years I sported multiple copies in a few of my favorite decks, and the card never topped $5 on mtgcards.info until recently. It pays you with a mana ramp to put your creatures where you want them. Win/Win.
At the rate you're killing opposing creatures, I'm not sure vengeful pharaoh is necessary.
maybe cabal therapy to help remove your opponents "answers" to your strategy.
May be time to downsize for the sake of survival. Going with what somebody said about making things too complicated, here is a simple suggestion that you guys can shred.
The Power 9 are now Super restricted. 1 Per deck... not one of each.
Does anybody have any insight into the "loses flying" clause on Magebane armor?
I wonder were they aiming to prevent something specific from taking place in standard?
Or, was it flavor oriented? I'm only pretty sure we've seen angels in armor before.
I'm by no means against the addition of interesting twists worked into a cards text in favor of flavor, in fact I think it's great. I've just been pondering this specific example that's all. Since traditionally, we tend not to see stuff like this even when you think some similar restriction should be written into a cards text. Here though we have it, and I can't settle on a theory. Why here, on this card?
If I was the guy with the Jitte I'd have been unreal pissed at you for costing me so much value. I never lie about prices when asked though and if the jitte guy lied or was even misleading then yeah, that is pretty sketchy.
If I was you I wouldn't have said anything. I don't disrupt trades unless one person is exploiting another via lieing or the player is a little kid or I am ask if it is fair as a 3rd party.
If I was the guy with the Moat...well obviously I want a Jitte more than a Moat since I am willing to make that trade. I'd be pissed at the Jitte guy for trying to rip me off. But also upset at you because you stopped me from getting the Jitte I wanted.
I've made lopsided trades in both directions tons of times. Sometimes one person doesn't care about the price of cards. Sometimes they don't care about eternal formats. When people agree to trades THEY ARE ALWAYS FAIR. No exceptions. If one person is manipulating the other via lieing or abuse of a position of power (eg. I am super-awesome-pro-guy so I always expect value and push for it when trading with fans) then the trade is tainted and unfair, but when two people agree to an exchange mutually and by their own free will it is always fair. +$280 in value on 1 trade is abusrd but if the guy with the jitte just cares about value and the guy with the moat just cares about getting cards he can play...who cares?
This is what you tell yourself?
If someone seams like they don't care about a lopsided value in a trade involving high dollar cards, its because they don't know. Just because you don't lie to them, doesn't mean your not being predatory and deceptive. Why is lying bad? because it's a form of deception. As is your behavior if you make lopsided trades in your favor without making mention of it to your intended "target".
In your haste to defend your pride (because as someone who "makes lopsided trades in your favor" :rolleyes:, this is what your doing) and to scold the OP by making him feel like he's done something wrong. you said this~
If I was the guy with the Moat...well obviously I want a Jitte more than a Moat since I am willing to make that trade. I'd be pissed at the Jitte guy for trying to rip me off. But also upset at you because you stopped me from getting the Jitte I wanted.
Which makes no sense at all.
The guy will continue to have the option to trade a moat for a jitte, and many other cards he might want to aquire without losing a further $285 worth of cards from his collection.
The point is this. If you know, and you don't say anything, then you're watching a guy walk into a trap, either for your benefit, a friends, or because your scared.
No matter what you tell yourself so you can sleep at night.
I'm surprised to see anybody defending the the ripper. It appears some people have ways of "tricking" their conscience.
A Pawn of Ulamog clone that "releases 0/1 human familiar tokens" whenever one of your vampires dies would be cool and flavorful. As long as it could still sac for mana too.
Wildfire deck that won 1999. As well as the blue artifact based deck from 2000 I think, that returned all your permanents to your hand or decked you with stroke of genius.
I've owned top loaders and semi rigid top loaders, (you can actually play in semi rigids if you snip the top tabs off)
Like I said, they are not rigid (hard plastic) like a top loader, they are soft like normal deck protectors. As you can see they also have the little shiny ultra pro bubble, and they fit the card snugly leaving only like 1/8" above the card.
Best deck protectors I've ever held, hands down, and I've seen a lot of deck protectors.
Please don't bump old threads. You should have made a new thread to ask this question. -Carsten
At the rate you're killing opposing creatures, I'm not sure vengeful pharaoh is necessary.
maybe cabal therapy to help remove your opponents "answers" to your strategy.
The Power 9 are now Super restricted. 1 Per deck... not one of each.
See Castle from beta, then look at the oracle text for it.
This action they've taken with the Magebane armor seams to be an about face (in the right direction IMO).
I wonder were they aiming to prevent something specific from taking place in standard?
Or, was it flavor oriented? I'm only pretty sure we've seen angels in armor before.
I'm by no means against the addition of interesting twists worked into a cards text in favor of flavor, in fact I think it's great. I've just been pondering this specific example that's all. Since traditionally, we tend not to see stuff like this even when you think some similar restriction should be written into a cards text. Here though we have it, and I can't settle on a theory. Why here, on this card?
Most underrated land. Awesome art, cool text, home run.
I didn't think it seen much play.
This is what you tell yourself?
If someone seams like they don't care about a lopsided value in a trade involving high dollar cards, its because they don't know. Just because you don't lie to them, doesn't mean your not being predatory and deceptive. Why is lying bad? because it's a form of deception. As is your behavior if you make lopsided trades in your favor without making mention of it to your intended "target".
In your haste to defend your pride (because as someone who "makes lopsided trades in your favor" :rolleyes:, this is what your doing) and to scold the OP by making him feel like he's done something wrong. you said this~
Which makes no sense at all.
The guy will continue to have the option to trade a moat for a jitte, and many other cards he might want to aquire without losing a further $285 worth of cards from his collection.
The point is this. If you know, and you don't say anything, then you're watching a guy walk into a trap, either for your benefit, a friends, or because your scared.
No matter what you tell yourself so you can sleep at night.
I'm surprised to see anybody defending the the ripper. It appears some people have ways of "tricking" their conscience.
Eldrazi spawn - Halo, the flood
phyrexian totem - metroid, chozo statues
"If there's anything a werewolf hates, it's a collar-especially Avacyn's Collar, the symbol of her church."
The art style in this set doesn't look good. It's a step backwards overall. But there are always a handful of nice pieces in every set.