It's a higher rarity, but it's still a strictly better card, what with costing only single black, in addition to providing information on top of potential draw selection/graveyard value shenanigans.
I've been waiting for the Phyrexians to show up ever since Bolas left the picture, and this is how I hoped they would do it: Phyrexians showing up on all types of planes until the threat is addressed at its source.
It's just stupid writing. Planeswalkers show up on foreign worlds ready to show everyone who is boss. An entire unique plane is just a back drop for them instead of its own dimension. They should be exploring new worlds, learning from its mages, delving into new magic, etc. Not showing up and flexing on the turf of others. Planar overloads like gods, Avacyn, Progenitus, Eldrazi, etc. are unfathomable opponents, if they are just pushovers for Planeswalkers, then everything beneath them is as well, such as hydras, baloths, etc. at which point, literally nothing matters and there are no stakes.
Gideon whipping Ulamog back is the highest offense of this.
This is one of numerous reasons that ever since Scars block, I have hoped the Walkers would - in their search to find new worlds to visit - inadvertently stumble upon a previously healthy plane overrun with Phyrexian invasion. The Walkers would be forced to retreat or be eviscerated, perhaps with some combination of each, only for the army to follow them across planes by use of the spark mechanisms of the walkers themselves/some type of tracking portal as the Walkers are constantly stalked throughout the Multiverse by a threat with their own ability.
Clue #3 seems interesting. What kind of drawback could balance a Worst Fears for all opponents and in a permanent's Continuous effect? My first thought would be something like Underworld Breach, aka. a permanent with a spell-like effect that sacs itself after a while, but maybe it's something super narrow, like "You control your opponents while X is being targeted by a spell" or something.
"At the end of your next turn, you lose the game."
I knew that I'd be painted as some curmugdeon who tries to take other's fun away for this. However, that's not actually the case. I just don't want Magic to become the TCG equivalent of Super Smash Brothers. Of course I won't police people on this - if it gets too much, I'll just quietly leave.
This is mostly how I feel. As long as it doesn't encroach on the storyline and stays within the realm of casual whimsical fun stuff, it's all good by me. Thankfully these products seem to have been limited to a mostly casual crowd and haven't invaded Magic as an actual game to any meaningful degree.
There is no slippery slope fear here. There is only the lack of confidence that Wizards can balance cards such that they don't accidentally print a card far stronger than intended and a lack of confidence in their willingness to reprint indemand cards at a reasonable pace. Both of which are supported by history.
Honestly so much this. I could care less if they want to print a bunch of flashy limited crossover cards, so long as they aren't overbudgeted and cause massive demand spikes in eternal formats. I don't like that these are legal in Legacy, however as long as they're kept to a power level of the caliber we have seen, their legality in the format won't be relevant.
However, as the quoted post states, I have some concern due to the fact we are talking about the same company that has recently printed Uro, Oko, Wrenn and Six, et al.
Of all the Secret Lairs, I feel the only somewhat interesting one to me has been the Ooze one, and mostly for the flavor text on Voidslime.
Value or not, I could care less for this one personally. They seem to be making these often, however; maybe one will appeal to me after enough iterations.
This is how a ban list should be used. Not just as an emergency fix for obviously broken formats but as a healthy booster for when formats stagnate or as basic quality of play improvements.
Just because you personally fail to appreciate "broken" formats that try to recapitulate on important aspects of Magic history does not mean bans should not potentially address the health of said formats.
I can be brutally subjective too: 75% of the formats impacted are useless fodder and will be soon go the way of extended. See what I did there?
It's a higher rarity, but it's still a strictly better card, what with costing only single black, in addition to providing information on top of potential draw selection/graveyard value shenanigans.
This is one of numerous reasons that ever since Scars block, I have hoped the Walkers would - in their search to find new worlds to visit - inadvertently stumble upon a previously healthy plane overrun with Phyrexian invasion. The Walkers would be forced to retreat or be eviscerated, perhaps with some combination of each, only for the army to follow them across planes by use of the spark mechanisms of the walkers themselves/some type of tracking portal as the Walkers are constantly stalked throughout the Multiverse by a threat with their own ability.
"At the end of your next turn, you lose the game."
#Urza's block #Mirrodin #Ikoria
I need to see this happen now.
Nope. The Storm trigger places copies of the spell on the stack - they are NOT cast.
This is mostly how I feel. As long as it doesn't encroach on the storyline and stays within the realm of casual whimsical fun stuff, it's all good by me. Thankfully these products seem to have been limited to a mostly casual crowd and haven't invaded Magic as an actual game to any meaningful degree.
Honestly so much this. I could care less if they want to print a bunch of flashy limited crossover cards, so long as they aren't overbudgeted and cause massive demand spikes in eternal formats. I don't like that these are legal in Legacy, however as long as they're kept to a power level of the caliber we have seen, their legality in the format won't be relevant.
However, as the quoted post states, I have some concern due to the fact we are talking about the same company that has recently printed Uro, Oko, Wrenn and Six, et al.
Value or not, I could care less for this one personally. They seem to be making these often, however; maybe one will appeal to me after enough iterations.
If so, that's pretty cool.
EDIT: Just realized there was an article explaining how they work.
Just because you personally fail to appreciate "broken" formats that try to recapitulate on important aspects of Magic history does not mean bans should not potentially address the health of said formats.
I can be brutally subjective too: 75% of the formats impacted are useless fodder and will be soon go the way of extended. See what I did there?
But Wizards doesn't pay attention to the secondary market.
Wizards haphazardly creating a nonsense format for no reason other to drive sales with no idea how to balance it?
Nooooooo waaayyyyy