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Mar 16, 2018Slavan K. Guiser posted a message on All Sets Are Good: Saviors of KamigawaKaburi,Posted in: Articles
I just saw this article pop up and missed the one for Prophecy, which I promptly went back and read. It's really awesome to see someone taking the time to do this for some of the much-maligned sets that have contributed to building this great game. Wizards has always made the game fun and fantastic, even if the cards aren't always super powerful.
Have to honest, I rarely read articles on this site anymore. It's good to see something unique come along. Give me more!
As for cards from Saviors that I love, there's two that are pretty well EDH staples for me. First, if I'm running blue, Eternal Dominion is in there. I like pairing it up with Uyo, Silent Prophet. Casting 3+ copies of Eternal Dominion on every upkeep to raid your opponent's decks is fun, but not a good way to make friends. Second, there's Choice of Damnations. It's one of the meanest cards to play. You almost always come out on top, no matter what they make. At the pre-release, many people often did not read the card closely, choosing one as the number. I can assure you, they didn't lose one life, but I got some very angry concessions after a judge clarified the card. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
At no point has playing Magic been about who and what cards can be played, except around a kitchen table where it is a friendly gentleman's agreement about what can be brought. If you're looking for the kitchen table experience, Arena will never be it. I understand not liking playing against certain cards, but the majority are going to bring what wins. If you don't have an answer for those cards, then, yes, you're gonna lose and lose a lot. Arena forces you to be part of the meta, just like any other format.
At this point, after reading several of your threads, I think your expectations are way, way weird. Just accept that online magic isn't going to be your happy table experience where you can dictate what not to play against. I highly doubt wizards is going to change.
Hints? Is that what I heard?
Well:
That's a colossus of a snowman.
Oko was here.
And finally.....
Snow better place than home!
I'm excited! I loved the alters this year especially. I hope you do too, mystery person who receives them!
Look at it here. This deck was a monster.
There's a lot of coverage of the legacy and vintage championships in the archives from WoTC, as well as looking at The Mana Drain in there. It just takes a bit to sort.
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As for your situation, I'd have to say that you'd be in your rights to write a nicely worded e-mail letting them know that you did receive a card in a condition different than what you expected. Overall? I don't think it's a huge deal if the card is really in LP condition. And really, how often are you going to find a signed Beta card? I'd feel lucky, honestly.
Dimir: Transmute. Surveil is definitely solid, though. Tutors are always stupid good. Cipher is cool, but ultimately difficult to pull off. Kinda like haunt in Orzhov.
Rakdos: Spectacle seems solid. Unleash at least sets up interesting play decisions. Hellbent isn't a great ability. I hate not having cards in hand.
Gruul: Bloodthirst always felt awful to me, because of the tension of trying to break through a stalemate to get the bigger creature. Never would get exactly what you wanted. I think Riot takes this one, Honestly.
Selesnya: Convoke, definitely convoke.
Orzhov: Extort. Love it. Haunt was interesting to use, but difficult to deal with. The effects are really useful if you can time it. Afterlife is...obvious? Good for limited.
Golgari: Dredge, dredge, dredge, dredge. I prefer undergrowth to scavenge, as scavenge plays against the graveyard re-use the Golgari already established in the original Ravnica.
Simic: Evolve is solid. I personally liked graft in its ability to shift the +1/+1 counters, as there was some interesting effects that could happen. Adapt is kinda meh. Wish they had reprinted Evolve.
Izzet: Overload was almost entirely useful in the cards. I think it even is solid from Vorthos point of view. I enjoy replicate moreso than jump-start.
Boros: Mentor is definitely good. Battalion came out wonderfully, but would've liked to see it more like battlecry. I don't think they needed both. Radiance could have been so, so interesting.
However, how did your opponent playing W/R Boros Monarch end up playing a BBB card? And a rare at that in Pauper? There's some worse ethical things going on here than slow play.