Yes, but there is already possible synergy with a lot of M13 cards, so why wait?
Why wait? M13 and RTR rotate out of Standard at different times. The cycle would remain broken unless the lands printed in M13 are printed in M14 as well.
Double green for the three-mana Champion of Lambholt is much more manageable. If it lives, it will help you attack through blockers much better than Huntmaster does. If it dies, you're not really any farther behind than you would have been with Huntmaster.
The game winning list is a creatureless miracle deck loaded to the brim with Mythics that ate through any fair creature based deck in the format.
I hate to stomp all over this, but right on the mothership in the Daily Deck, there was this, regarding the deck:
"You might have noticed that Hayne struggled on day one by going 2-3 and then going 5-0 on Day 2. Why? Because his worst matchup, RW Humans, was largely wiped out by the other day 2 decks."
Also, yeah. It was block constructed. After the Scars Block Pro Tour, Sharfman's Tempered Steel deck didn't overtake Standard. Check out your Top 8 from Zendikar's Block Constructed PT: almost all jank. And although PV laid the groundwork for RUG's (short-lived) emergence, I can't remember seeing a maindeck Goblin Ruinblaster ever again (or many maindeck Wolfbriar Elementals like you see there either, and I remember a lot of chatter about Wolfbriar's brokenness back then). Sure, PT Honolulu gave us Jund, but that's no reason to think this one rogue deck from last weekend is about to warp the next 18 months of MTG.
They've done the "reprint set" in the past and it was a pretty huge failure. Did anyone even buy Chronicles packs?
If you're concerned about the prices of eternal formats, stop sinking your money into Standard, put aside $10 a week for one year, and buy yourself a playset of Underground Seas at the end of the year.
That's exactly why I like them.
Do they *have* to beat you over the head with obviousness in symbols like the ones from Urza block?
I like the abstractness, though I do like it to have *some* meaning.
I'll admit I have no idea what Innistrad's symbol is (The Veil, maybe?),
but I still like it.
DKA's gives me the impression of a crown.
AVR's is a lot more obvious, but I like it, too.
As for on-topicness, I like this symbol, but I feel like it looks a bit too similar to Elspeth vs. Tezzeret.
From early December: "The Innistrad symbol is thought to be a Gothic crown, or a bit of Liliana's headdress. Both of these are fine interpretations—each one carrying appropriate flavor for a Gothic horror set theme. The real story, however, is that this symbol is made from two outward facing, overlapping, stylized herons. Because a heron-like shape can be seen in Innistrad's silvery moon, the heron has taken on a mythology of its own and has become a symbol of the lost archangel Avacyn."
OT: Someone mentioned the full-art Cryptic Commands out there. I know it'd take a separate print sheet to include full-art cards like Mana Leak or Lightning Bolt in this kind of set, but that would be amazing. I believe I've read print sheets are nine cards, and many of the colour-staple cards for these decks wouldn't even need new art. Three Leaks, three Bolts, two Fireballs and one Command would all fit nicely into these decks...
(Actually, maybe not Cryptic Command since that's a lot of text to remember, so let's make it Ponder instead)
Sower of Temptation
It's rare, fragile and opens the door for all kinds of tricks. This solves most of the problems associated with Mind Control in Limited, while giving Constructed players a viable creature steal effect.
I like this. A lot. In light of Forsythe's recent comment about not loving Mind Control's power level at uncommon in Core Set Limited, this would be a great way to reprint a potential Modern staple (and even if it doesn't end up being a staple, it's a very popular and powerful card) while moving Mind Control's effect to rare.
What I want to see is a Tarmogoyf reprint to fulfill their promises to reprint modern staples... which, considering they've gone their entire block of not doing so far, it's high time they reprint something anyone who wants to modern and has to start up with it needs.
Just for a timeline reference, design and development of a set is completed roughly a year before it hits the shelves. Modern was announced for the Community Cup in May 2011, and didn't become an official format until later in the year--take your pick, either the official announcement in August, or at Pro Tour Philly in September).
Here, on January 5, Aaron Forsythe mentioned the promise to reprint Modern staples.
Given that timeline, I'm not expecting to see Modern staples reprinted in any of 2012's expansion or core sets. If they rush, to get them into Magic 2013 or the fall expansion [Hook], these staples may have a negative impact on Standard, which is far worse for the long-term health of the game than slowly reprinting staples for an eternal format is.
For 2012, look for Modern staples in the Planechase release, the Duel Decks (as these don't impact Standard, they require much less scrutiny than expansions do, and if they have 2012 editions, the From the Vault and Premium Deck Series releases.
Even if the decision to create Modern was made before design and development of Innistrad block started, there were no guarantees the format would be as popular as it is, and as such, no guarantees they would need to print Modern staples in Innistrad.
TL;DR Relax, they're coming.
Oh, and on-topic, Path to Exile or Swords to Plowshares would be the kind of spell I'd expect to accompany a vengeful archangel returning to save a plane she calls home.
I agree with magicmerl- there was no chance to end up in another color combo in this draft.
How so? He made 11 consecutive non-white picks in pack one. That streak ended when he took a white card over a basic land. Sure looks like 11 chances to change colours.
And to OP calling himself a terrible player: I don't know how much experience you have with draft, but posting your cap is never a bad idea. There's been a lot of feedback here, and as you can see, a lot of it is contradictory. That's the nature of the beast. Keep drafting, you'll get a feel for it. You already mentioned you let the strong white start cloud your decisions the rest of the way. That's a good start. Next time, I imagine you'll be more conscious of evaluating each card in the pack, not just trying to force yourself into a colour that's not actually available.
Oh my!
When our group began, we thought that countering a spell was exactly that - a spell was countered as a move is countered in a fighting video game - i.e. reversed on your opponent. So if you fireball me, I counter, and all the damage goes to your face!
We also played this way. I was even randomly thinking of it a couple days ago.
What? Slayer of the Wicked is superior to both Eilte Inquisitor (by a modest amount) and Rebuke (by a lot).
That's fair. Slayer and Rebuke are both limited in different ways. Obviously Slayer gets points for having a body attached.
I don't think it's better than the Inquisitor though. Their abilities (the Slayer's ETB effect and Inquisitor's protection) are relevant in the same match-ups, and since in Inquisitor can both attack through and endlessly chump-block "the wicked" thanks to its vigilance, I'd give it the nod over the Slayer.
In match-ups where those abilities aren't relevant, the Inquisitor comes out ahead in combat against most of the creatures you'll run into in a draft.
Much like my preference for Spider Spawning over Mentor of the Meek in this particular pack, I feel the Inquisitor is more versatile than the Slayer.
Sorry if I was overly blunt there. Fiend Hunter is a great card and you should almost always make room for it, but you were much closer to G/R than G/w at the end of your first pack.
A quick note on Spider Spawning. This might be a local meta thing, but that card is a bomb. It can change the board state very dramatically and I'd recommend passing it very infrequently--even as a first pick.
Mentor of the Meek is a good build-around me card, but it's rarely going to have the kind of impact Spider Spawning will. I wouldn't love taking the Spiders first pick first pack, but I'd take it over Mentor. The Flashback will be relevant if you end up with Skaab.dec or if you accidentally Mulch it away. Or if you just end up splashing black because you have a pack two or three Sever the Bloodline (obviously not the case here). I guess what I'm saying is Spider Spawning gives you more options as P1;P1 than Mentor of the Meek does.
Re: Rebuke. You took Slayer of the Wicked over Elite Inquisitor saying "removal is removal." Then in the next pack passed on Rebuke because you dislike it. Removal is removal, and evasion is evasion. Rebuke is better removal than the Slayer is, and the Inquisitor is a better creature than the Slayer is.
Why wait? M13 and RTR rotate out of Standard at different times. The cycle would remain broken unless the lands printed in M13 are printed in M14 as well.
Ranger's Guile is probably more reliable, since it's an instant and can't get stuck in your hand as easily as Elgaud Shieldmate can
Aaron confirms
You have two red sources (not counting Cavern of Souls) with which to cast Huntmaster of the Fells.
Double green for the three-mana Champion of Lambholt is much more manageable. If it lives, it will help you attack through blockers much better than Huntmaster does. If it dies, you're not really any farther behind than you would have been with Huntmaster.
And while Sigarda, Host of Herons and/or other angels (especially Miraculous flights of them) aren't in line with the human theme, they do give you extra reach over the top in combat. Flying will often be more relevant than double strike from Silverblade Paladin or Zealous Conscripts' Threaten effect is.
Diversifying your threats will make your deck even more powerful
So far, //sales.starcitygames.com/deckdatabase/deckshow.php?t[T1">=1&deck_name[]=&event_ID=&feedin=&start_date=2012-02-26&end_date=2012-05-20&city=&state=&country=&start=1&finish=8&exp=&p_first=&p_last=&simple_card_name[1]=entreat+the+angels&simple_card_name[2]=&simple_card_name[3]=&simple_card_name[4]=&simple_card_name[5]=&w_perc=0&g_perc=0&r_perc=0&b_perc=0&u_perc=0&a_perc=0&comparison[1]=%3E%3D&card_qty[1]=1&card_name[1]=&comparison[2]=%3E%3D&card_qty[2]=1&card_name[2]=&comparison[3]=%3E%3D&card_qty[3]=1&card_name[3]=&comparison[4]=%3E%3D&card_qty[4]=1&card_name[4]=&comparison[5]=%3E%3D&card_qty[5]=1&card_name[5]=&sb_comparison[1]=%3E%3D&sb_card_qty[1]=1&sb_card_name[1]=&sb_comparison[2]=%3E%3D&sb_card_qty[2]=1&sb_card_name[2]=&card_not[1]=&card_not[2]=&card_not[3]=&card_not[4]=&card_not[5]=&order_1=finish&order_2=&limit=25&action=Show+Decks"]two copies of the card have placed in top 8 in a big Standard event. Let's give it a little more time in the format before making statements like it's "clearly a mistake" and predicting it'll be banned.
I hate to stomp all over this, but right on the mothership in the Daily Deck, there was this, regarding the deck:
"You might have noticed that Hayne struggled on day one by going 2-3 and then going 5-0 on Day 2. Why? Because his worst matchup, RW Humans, was largely wiped out by the other day 2 decks."
Also, yeah. It was block constructed. After the Scars Block Pro Tour, Sharfman's Tempered Steel deck didn't overtake Standard. Check out your Top 8 from Zendikar's Block Constructed PT: almost all jank. And although PV laid the groundwork for RUG's (short-lived) emergence, I can't remember seeing a maindeck Goblin Ruinblaster ever again (or many maindeck Wolfbriar Elementals like you see there either, and I remember a lot of chatter about Wolfbriar's brokenness back then). Sure, PT Honolulu gave us Jund, but that's no reason to think this one rogue deck from last weekend is about to warp the next 18 months of MTG.
I think they're busy with some other thing that was happening today.
If you're concerned about the prices of eternal formats, stop sinking your money into Standard, put aside $10 a week for one year, and buy yourself a playset of Underground Seas at the end of the year.
From early December: "The Innistrad symbol is thought to be a Gothic crown, or a bit of Liliana's headdress. Both of these are fine interpretations—each one carrying appropriate flavor for a Gothic horror set theme. The real story, however, is that this symbol is made from two outward facing, overlapping, stylized herons. Because a heron-like shape can be seen in Innistrad's silvery moon, the heron has taken on a mythology of its own and has become a symbol of the lost archangel Avacyn."
OT: Someone mentioned the full-art Cryptic Commands out there. I know it'd take a separate print sheet to include full-art cards like Mana Leak or Lightning Bolt in this kind of set, but that would be amazing. I believe I've read print sheets are nine cards, and many of the colour-staple cards for these decks wouldn't even need new art. Three Leaks, three Bolts, two Fireballs and one Command would all fit nicely into these decks...
(Actually, maybe not Cryptic Command since that's a lot of text to remember, so let's make it Ponder instead)
I like this. A lot. In light of Forsythe's recent comment about not loving Mind Control's power level at uncommon in Core Set Limited, this would be a great way to reprint a potential Modern staple (and even if it doesn't end up being a staple, it's a very popular and powerful card) while moving Mind Control's effect to rare.
Just for a timeline reference, design and development of a set is completed roughly a year before it hits the shelves. Modern was announced for the Community Cup in May 2011, and didn't become an official format until later in the year--take your pick, either the official announcement in August, or at Pro Tour Philly in September).
Here, on January 5, Aaron Forsythe mentioned the promise to reprint Modern staples.
Given that timeline, I'm not expecting to see Modern staples reprinted in any of 2012's expansion or core sets. If they rush, to get them into Magic 2013 or the fall expansion [Hook], these staples may have a negative impact on Standard, which is far worse for the long-term health of the game than slowly reprinting staples for an eternal format is.
For 2012, look for Modern staples in the Planechase release, the Duel Decks (as these don't impact Standard, they require much less scrutiny than expansions do, and if they have 2012 editions, the From the Vault and Premium Deck Series releases.
Even if the decision to create Modern was made before design and development of Innistrad block started, there were no guarantees the format would be as popular as it is, and as such, no guarantees they would need to print Modern staples in Innistrad.
TL;DR Relax, they're coming.
Oh, and on-topic, Path to Exile or Swords to Plowshares would be the kind of spell I'd expect to accompany a vengeful archangel returning to save a plane she calls home.
How so? He made 11 consecutive non-white picks in pack one. That streak ended when he took a white card over a basic land. Sure looks like 11 chances to change colours.
And to OP calling himself a terrible player: I don't know how much experience you have with draft, but posting your cap is never a bad idea. There's been a lot of feedback here, and as you can see, a lot of it is contradictory. That's the nature of the beast. Keep drafting, you'll get a feel for it. You already mentioned you let the strong white start cloud your decisions the rest of the way. That's a good start. Next time, I imagine you'll be more conscious of evaluating each card in the pack, not just trying to force yourself into a colour that's not actually available.
We also played this way. I was even randomly thinking of it a couple days ago.
That's fair. Slayer and Rebuke are both limited in different ways. Obviously Slayer gets points for having a body attached.
I don't think it's better than the Inquisitor though. Their abilities (the Slayer's ETB effect and Inquisitor's protection) are relevant in the same match-ups, and since in Inquisitor can both attack through and endlessly chump-block "the wicked" thanks to its vigilance, I'd give it the nod over the Slayer.
In match-ups where those abilities aren't relevant, the Inquisitor comes out ahead in combat against most of the creatures you'll run into in a draft.
Much like my preference for Spider Spawning over Mentor of the Meek in this particular pack, I feel the Inquisitor is more versatile than the Slayer.
A quick note on Spider Spawning. This might be a local meta thing, but that card is a bomb. It can change the board state very dramatically and I'd recommend passing it very infrequently--even as a first pick.
Mentor of the Meek is a good build-around me card, but it's rarely going to have the kind of impact Spider Spawning will. I wouldn't love taking the Spiders first pick first pack, but I'd take it over Mentor. The Flashback will be relevant if you end up with Skaab.dec or if you accidentally Mulch it away. Or if you just end up splashing black because you have a pack two or three Sever the Bloodline (obviously not the case here). I guess what I'm saying is Spider Spawning gives you more options as P1;P1 than Mentor of the Meek does.
Re: Rebuke. You took Slayer of the Wicked over Elite Inquisitor saying "removal is removal." Then in the next pack passed on Rebuke because you dislike it. Removal is removal, and evasion is evasion. Rebuke is better removal than the Slayer is, and the Inquisitor is a better creature than the Slayer is.