Oh man, I did the same thing on a road trip one time and stopped at every wal-mart near an exit. Found three tournament decks of urza's saga, two invasion, and three of the first set of Planechase. What was even better was it was a birthday road trip, so I never had to spend a dime.
I'm gonna assume Chandra is powering it, story-wise. Like blasting fire into a aether power core or something - that's what the alternate cost feels like.
Actually, it is interesting that Pia can crew this on curve. Other silliness is that you can use your 1/1 to crew your Smugglers Copter to crew the Heart of Kiran.
I'm wondering if the best use for this card is not trying to meet the conditions to attack/block, but instead using some other card that works based on a creatures power to get a big advantage out of this being 5/5 for only 2 mana.
I just read the text again and realized I misread it earlier. It says "a player" rather than "you"; thus, I concur--Tormented Thoughts is the way to go. Empty your opponent's hand then move to combat. Also works well with Howlpack Resurgence.
Woow that sounds strong been able to do that on curve
Don't forget to counter their topdecked creature with Ojutai's Command and get it back after you wrecked their hand...
I have been playing since onslaught and i have all the modern staples i need, but my concern is the number of players i am seeing leave due to not the cost of the cards but the feeling that WOTC is just screwing its players over recently. I have been playing all of this time and i have never seen this level of disappointment,and sadness in players, the players i know feel betrayed in a way. I am worried this is a domino is a chain reaction that could crash this great game of ours. This is not the normal complaining that has always been the norm within the community.
Even if Wizards somehow managed to kill Magic, it is beyond the point of dying out. Too many fans make sets and too many companies run tournaments. All it would take is SCG to keep running tournaments with their own rule sets for their own formats and issuing their own cards. We could even see something similar to what ended up happening with Decipher and the old Star Wars game where you can print out errata'd cards and sleeve them up.
All you need is a deck and a friend, not every card in existence for your collection. But hey, that is what proxies are for.
Learn to draft well at your LGS, win free packs. Ask if you can use those packs instead of paying for entry (sometimes you may be asked to throw in 1-2 more packs for your part of the prize support). Draft well again and repeat as long as you can. See if your LGS has any specials like 3 packs for $10 and only buy when you can. Trade, trade, trade for cards you need. Buy cards individually versus pack lotteries. Use store credit to your advantage. Memorize cards or learn Spanish (not sure why, but they seem to be the cheapest for singles and boxes online go for about 20% less than usual). If you have a big box store like Target or Walmart, go buy out their Clash packs with the Collected Company and Windswept Heaths, trade the rest.
If there are things that you truly want, there are ways to get them but they will take time if you can't afford it with money right away.
Even if they do reprint things to increase supply, like they have in the past with Masters sets you will notice that prices didn't drop for the cards that mattered. There were just more cards for stores to sell at that current price while the older versions went up 10%. Wizards learned from their mistake with Chronicles concerning the secondary market. What most people like this are suggesting is similar to why is unpopular in other card games where Ultra Rares from one set become commons in the next. Dollars to donuts, we will not see Tarmogoyf or Fetchlands at common or uncommon, as that is what would need to happen for a price tank.
There are plenty of budget decks that are viable in each format that are a great place to start to accumulate winnings. You may not like playing WG fatty aggro or Mono-Red Burn, but you should learn how to play them so you know how to play against them later. We all started somewhere, maybe getting a pack a week or rummaging through bulk bins for secret treasures that might have spiked (heritage druid, looking at you), but eventually we all reach a point where we can either invest in the hobby we love or realize that "going competative" just isn't in the cards...*pun intended*
For each person that quits, there will be someone to buy their collection on the cheap. I have sold four collections over 20 years, but I just come back harder each time (twice because I was young and dumb and wanted cash, twice because it was able to pay for a couple months worth of rent). Wizards understands their audience, otherwise we would not play the game. Every year more and more people learn to play, people who started 10 years ago are teaching their children to play or their significant other. People play in schools, bus stops, library, and cars when they get a chance.
It costs money to print product, and that doesn't even take into account business overheads. They have stated that printing DFC cards are also more expensive because of the logistics for making sure backs match fronts and we still got a return to Innistrad that is currently on track to sell more than Zendikar block (and that had Expeditions to help pad sales for a weak block).
Can't believe no one is trying to play Elvish Visionary + Eldrazi Displacer + Harvester of Souls + Zendikar Resurgent for Standard. Heck, take out the Zulaport Cutthroat from the 4 color rites decks and add Harvester of Souls to deck yourself. Seems legit.
Gideon and Lupine Prototype are now Han Solo and Chewbacca as they can pilot anything
Actually, it is interesting that Pia can crew this on curve. Other silliness is that you can use your 1/1 to crew your Smugglers Copter to crew the Heart of Kiran.
Don't forget to counter their topdecked creature with Ojutai's Command and get it back after you wrecked their hand...
Yup, you are right. For some reason I thought there was a faster rotation with the two-part blocks.
[edit] And Roar of the Wurm to go with that Quiet Speculation and Burning Vengeance
Even if Wizards somehow managed to kill Magic, it is beyond the point of dying out. Too many fans make sets and too many companies run tournaments. All it would take is SCG to keep running tournaments with their own rule sets for their own formats and issuing their own cards. We could even see something similar to what ended up happening with Decipher and the old Star Wars game where you can print out errata'd cards and sleeve them up.
All you need is a deck and a friend, not every card in existence for your collection. But hey, that is what proxies are for.
If there are things that you truly want, there are ways to get them but they will take time if you can't afford it with money right away.
Even if they do reprint things to increase supply, like they have in the past with Masters sets you will notice that prices didn't drop for the cards that mattered. There were just more cards for stores to sell at that current price while the older versions went up 10%. Wizards learned from their mistake with Chronicles concerning the secondary market. What most people like this are suggesting is similar to why is unpopular in other card games where Ultra Rares from one set become commons in the next. Dollars to donuts, we will not see Tarmogoyf or Fetchlands at common or uncommon, as that is what would need to happen for a price tank.
There are plenty of budget decks that are viable in each format that are a great place to start to accumulate winnings. You may not like playing WG fatty aggro or Mono-Red Burn, but you should learn how to play them so you know how to play against them later. We all started somewhere, maybe getting a pack a week or rummaging through bulk bins for secret treasures that might have spiked (heritage druid, looking at you), but eventually we all reach a point where we can either invest in the hobby we love or realize that "going competative" just isn't in the cards...*pun intended*
For each person that quits, there will be someone to buy their collection on the cheap. I have sold four collections over 20 years, but I just come back harder each time (twice because I was young and dumb and wanted cash, twice because it was able to pay for a couple months worth of rent). Wizards understands their audience, otherwise we would not play the game. Every year more and more people learn to play, people who started 10 years ago are teaching their children to play or their significant other. People play in schools, bus stops, library, and cars when they get a chance.
It costs money to print product, and that doesn't even take into account business overheads. They have stated that printing DFC cards are also more expensive because of the logistics for making sure backs match fronts and we still got a return to Innistrad that is currently on track to sell more than Zendikar block (and that had Expeditions to help pad sales for a weak block).
I think I found my new casual BR deck...
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