According to our local card shop owner, WotC "suggested" to him that we start up an MTG Casual League. I am starting to think that this is their way of saying, "Hey! Sorry we're taking away awesome textless cards, but your local shop should have something fun for you now!"
Basically, it's $5 for a season, usually 2 months long, and you just play. Extended, Legacy, Casual, etc. and you record your stats against those you played against. At the end of the day, you turn in your stats, and get packs for every match win you got. At the end of the season, prizes are given out to the "Top 4 Casual League Players".
Here's my question though...has anyone else heard of this? WotC asking stores to try this out? If so, then MAYBE it's their way of saying sorry or TRYING to replace the MPR.
sounds a lot like what they used to call Magic League about 10 years ago... casual games and everybody got a foil type 2 staple uncommon if they showed up enough times...
The Slivers remind me of the cheap-o foiling process used in the DoTP promo Nissa Revanes. They feel cheap and flimsy to me. I'm guessing these are the same.
Sliver foils warp worse than any I can remember...
Why is that bull? They estimated a value, they'll honor that sale price for everyone who already ordered. By waiting until the list came out you basically were gambling that the list wouldn't be worth more than the SCG asking price. It was worth more, so the asking price went up. You want it cheaper? learn to pull the trigger sooner.
because one would assume they were making enough profit at $25 (or they wouldn't have been selling at $25)... He assumed the only reason they went up is the list was released.
$5 isn't a ton, but they were offering at a discount from MSRP that allowed them to make enough profit. If they raised prices based on cards, it is kind of BS. Sealed product should not raise in price for speculation.
That being said, they are still under MSRP, so I can't fault them too much. Not like rampant DD EVT prices once spoiled...
You mean paying 7 to get up to 4 land/mana dorks? Or paying 10 to get the 7cmc stuff? Genesis Wave reminds me of Warp World...fun, but I never expected it to be picked up by any competitive decks.
it's possible, but my friend's deck has generally pulled out 1-2 titans on each wave...
Genesis Wave is on the rise because Primeval Titan decks are starting to run it. No better way to sink a boatload of mana than paying 7 to get up to 7 7cc creatures... more titans and avengers...
It's narrow, but happens to fit in one of the more popular decks.
not really how that works... especially if they print cards in the second set that make the walkers better. i.e. a solid midrange red dude, a great blink target for Venser, a good token generator for Elspeth etc
I'm assuming he meant the second print run of SoM... increases supply
In principle Molten-Tail Masticore says "as long as this creature is on the battlefield your opponent can put his creatures right into the graveyard". Oh, and also " you don't draw cards anymore".
You can work around the drawback and the upsides are just too big to just overlook. A solid card all in all, if not a beast some of the time.
no, it would say "you can't use the cards you draw unless they let you draw more cards"
I'm trying a RU build with MTM just for the card draw... should start testing soon...
sounds a lot like what they used to call Magic League about 10 years ago... casual games and everybody got a foil type 2 staple uncommon if they showed up enough times...
I also wanted the nice DCI card... double
I've actually seen some nice UW control decks running mass polymorph that run off Elspeth 2.0... so don't say never...
it would have to have mox diamond... well, any card with diamond in the title...
Sliver foils warp worse than any I can remember...
because one would assume they were making enough profit at $25 (or they wouldn't have been selling at $25)... He assumed the only reason they went up is the list was released.
$5 isn't a ton, but they were offering at a discount from MSRP that allowed them to make enough profit. If they raised prices based on cards, it is kind of BS. Sealed product should not raise in price for speculation.
That being said, they are still under MSRP, so I can't fault them too much.
that'll never stick...
so, a better sparkmage that also comes down turn 1... I don't see it...
he meant counter the JtN...
and in draft, Reassembling Skeleton shut him down all game... lol
it's possible, but my friend's deck has generally pulled out 1-2 titans on each wave...
and I meant X= 7... so, yes, 10 mana...
It's narrow, but happens to fit in one of the more popular decks.
unless they destroy them, there are more cards out there that will eventually end up somewhere...
and if there isn't demand now, then that shows something about the set... nobody wants it that badly.
I'm assuming he meant the second print run of SoM... increases supply
no, it would say "you can't use the cards you draw unless they let you draw more cards"
I'm trying a RU build with MTM just for the card draw... should start testing soon...