Author Topic: Magic: The Gathering (Read 350358 times)

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2460 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:32:23 PM »

Only three more days until “Everything was a 3/3 elk”

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2461 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:34:57 PM »

And yes, I am still big mad that the elk ability is a +1.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2462 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:46:12 PM »

Can't wait to play Grixis control with 4 Bedevil and 4 Murderous Rider

naff · « **Reply #2463 on:** October 22, 2019, 02:58:23 AM »

is your business cranking now with the pioneer announcement? hopefully the modo spikes on these old std cards start to translate to paper

Raist · « **Reply #2464 on:** October 22, 2019, 06:57:08 AM »

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/price/Kaladesh/Saheeli+Rai#online

How weird, price starting to spike before the announcement.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2465 on:** October 22, 2019, 10:05:02 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on October 21, 2019, 10:53:27 AM

NuModern format (starts with RTR, fetches banned).

Quote from: Wizards

But there's a gap. A sizeable one. The oldest Modern set came out in 2003—sixteen years ago. And now that Modern's card pool is this large, it no longer serves the needed role of "format where you can use your Standard cards after rotation."

"Let's hit the 're-mix' button, gurl. What could go wrong?"
(11 years later)
"Pioneer is too expensive now, we're doing <insert new title>!"

What did Wizards mean by this?

Raist · « **Reply #2466 on:** October 22, 2019, 11:44:00 AM »

https://twitter.com/mchainmail/status/1186470389112823809

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2467 on:** October 22, 2019, 05:25:09 PM »

And here I was updating my resume, and WotC goes and throws Christmas in my lap

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2468 on:** October 22, 2019, 06:49:40 PM »

Raist · « **Reply #2469 on:** October 29, 2019, 05:13:33 AM »

https://clips.twitch.tv/LitigiousLivelyWaspKeyboardCat

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2470 on:** October 29, 2019, 09:34:54 AM »

Short Answer:

Raist · « **Reply #2471 on:** October 29, 2019, 10:41:26 AM »

Everyone else: A 3cmc, 4 loyalty PW that can be very easily dropped on T2 in standard, with a +1 ability that can turn ANY creature or artefact on the board turn into a vanilla 3/3 might be a bit much.

WotC:

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2472 on:** October 29, 2019, 10:55:18 AM »

Quote from: Raist on October 29, 2019, 10:41:26 AM

Everyone else: A 3cmc, 4 loyalty PW that can be very easily dropped on T2 in standard, with a +1 ability that can turn ANY creature or artefact on the board turn into a vanilla 3/3 might be a bit much.

WotC:

WotC:

My Little Genderqueer Can't Be This Broken

, more like.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2473 on:** October 29, 2019, 11:33:19 AM »

As soon as they have a new set to sell and they need for a pushed mythic to not immediately get turned into a Hill Giant, then it will be time for Oko to leave us.

Edit: Oh and also the next set will have some spell that specifically punishes Oko, after Oko is already banned.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2474 on:** October 30, 2019, 12:27:57 PM »

Almost finished blinging out my Mono Red Eldrano deck, in defiance of Broko Oko shenanigans (and so I can impress all the FNM honeys).

Quote

4x Scorch Spitters (Foil)
4x Fervent Champion (Extended Foil)
4x Runaway Steam-Kin (Foil)
4x Rimrock Knight (Showcase Foil)
4x Bonecrusher Giant (Showcase Foil)
2x Torbran, Thane of Red Fell (Extended Foil)

4x Shock (FNM Promo)
4x Light up the Stage (FNM Promo)
4x Slaying Fire (FNM Promo)
4x Skewer the Critics (Foil)
2x Experimental Frenzy (Foil)

17x Mountain (Eldraine Foils)
3x Castle Embereth (Extended Foil)

Just need to buy playsets of Fervent Champions and Skewer the Critics ($10/ea for normal-ass foils, oof).

Raist · « **Reply #2475 on:** October 30, 2019, 12:55:13 PM »

https://mtgazone.com/major-theros-beyond-death-leaks-spoils-33-cards/

Sagas are back huh.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2476 on:** October 30, 2019, 01:04:47 PM »

Sagas seem like a good fit for Theros.

Those lands on the other hand.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2477 on:** October 30, 2019, 03:21:04 PM »

Joe you ain't playing with foil Unhinged mountains?

Transhuman · « **Reply #2478 on:** October 30, 2019, 03:52:03 PM »

I really like the look of the new lands, but I think they fucked up making them. They're too distinct looking.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2479 on:** October 30, 2019, 04:07:06 PM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 30, 2019, 03:21:04 PM

Joe you ain't playing with foil Unhinged mountains?

(Image removed from quote.)

Nah, the only "fancy" Mountains I have are some Betas that I use in Modern. Also, once it rotates, I'll probably just going to leave this sleeved up as part of my Red Shrine, next to Core 2020 Chandra Tribal.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2480 on:** October 30, 2019, 04:57:01 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on October 30, 2019, 01:04:47 PM

Those lands on the other hand.

Can't account for taste. I'd get a full playset of those. Probably because they remind me of the Pokemon energy cards.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2481 on:** October 30, 2019, 04:59:18 PM »

I don't understand magic players... get excited over a format where Siege Rhino might be a playable card again, and abandon a format where Goblin Guide is legal

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2482 on:** October 31, 2019, 11:11:02 AM »

Jon Finkle was Kara all along.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2483 on:** October 31, 2019, 11:28:04 AM »

Smart folks (like me) were Kara all along then.

Planeswalker's were always a stupid idea. Either from a lore perspective (let's reboot the whole "YOU are a planeswalker" -WotC), or mechanics (there's already enchantments and sourceries that do what Planeswalkers are/were going to do) perspective.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2484 on:** October 31, 2019, 12:18:20 PM »

They're definitely a problem, and moreso now because of War of the Spark's "lol 30 f'n planeswalkers" gimmick. But I think the emphasis on creatures at the expense of spells is slightly larger. Look, if I wanna be a fucking pokemanz wrangler, there's a game for that shit already. I WANT TO BE A WIZARD CASTING SPELLZ, NOT A ZOO KEEPER WOTC PLZ

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2485 on:** October 31, 2019, 04:51:08 PM »

Creatures getting like 5 different keywords is a problem, yeah. But in theory spells/enchantments would solve those. Planeswalkers were introduced way later into the games like (like Mythic rarity) and that kinda introduced problems that the game didn't have at the time.

Raist · « **Reply #2486 on:** November 02, 2019, 01:00:09 PM »

Whoever made witch's oven ability an interrupt-like one should be fed to a cat. Shit's obnoxious.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2487 on:** November 02, 2019, 03:54:58 PM »

Quote from: Raist on November 02, 2019, 01:00:09 PM

Whoever made witch's oven ability an interrupt-like one should be fed to a cat. Shit's obnoxious.

At FNM last night, one of the younger players kept trying to use removal on Witch’s Familar. It’s like, I know you’re having trouble understanding what’s happening, but just trust us that you’re screwed.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2488 on:** November 02, 2019, 11:26:07 PM »

The kid was playing mill though, so you don't have to feel too bad for him.

Got my Shocks in today; old school foils are so cool. The star swoosh and the card stock that doesn't curl into a fruit roll-up the minute it's exposed to oxygen.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2489 on:** November 02, 2019, 11:59:00 PM »

Oh shit, I think I might have 1-2 of those from the starter '99 set. Are the foils actually worth something?

Raist · « **Reply #2490 on:** November 03, 2019, 02:50:10 AM »

Krenko + Mace of the valiant is lolz.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2491 on:** November 04, 2019, 02:05:33 PM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on November 02, 2019, 11:59:00 PM

Oh shit, I think I might have 1-2 of those from the starter '99 set. Are the foils actually worth something?

~$10-15 for old foil Shocks.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2492 on:** November 04, 2019, 02:16:23 PM »

Nice. I can sit on those and maybe they'll reach $20

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2493 on:** November 05, 2019, 12:52:59 PM »

First wave of Pioneer bans are out. Felidar Guardian caught another ban (reminder that WotC admitted they literally didn't notice they just reprinted Splinter Twin), along with Oath of Nissa and Leyline of Abundance to nerf Green Devotion decks.

Raist · « **Reply #2494 on:** November 05, 2019, 12:55:13 PM »

Ban green as a whole. And blue for good measure.

Raist · « **Reply #2495 on:** November 05, 2019, 01:05:42 PM »

OH SHIT.

Oko ate the ban hammer

.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

In Brawl only

https://dotesports.com/mtg/news/oko-thief-of-crowns-banned-from-mtg-arena-brawl

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thisismyusername · « **Reply #2496 on:** November 05, 2019, 04:29:06 PM »

>Ban him from casual events
>don't ban him from the format you're hawking that is a flaming dumpster fire 10-15 years running
What did Wizards of the Coast mean by this?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2497 on:** November 05, 2019, 04:56:23 PM »

Just Arena Brawl, not even paper Brawl.

In other news, there are separate ban lists for Arena Brawl and paper Brawl.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2498 on:** November 05, 2019, 04:59:45 PM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on November 05, 2019, 04:29:06 PM

>Ban him from casual events
>don't ban him from the format you're hawking that is a flaming dumpster fire 10-15 years running
What did Wizards of the Coast mean by this?

They'll ban him after the next pro tour (I refuse to call em mythic championships) when they have to, and milk all the money they can out of the situation until then.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2499 on:** November 05, 2019, 05:07:48 PM »

Oh, I and plenty of folks know. But it's just "WTF" since it's clear Oko is warping. He's already killed a few tournaments. That should've kicked Wizard's in the ass to emergency ban him.

Raist · « **Reply #2500 on:** November 05, 2019, 06:40:10 PM »

But booster sales.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2501 on:** November 05, 2019, 07:10:24 PM »

Quote from: Raist on November 05, 2019, 06:40:10 PM

But booster sales.

Thiiiiiiiis.

Having what's basically a $40+ lottery ticket (that's just paper, $60+ on mtgo) in the most recent standard set is firing a lot of drafts and selling a looooooot of booster boxes right now, my friends. No need to rain on that parade just yet.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2502 on:** November 07, 2019, 04:23:40 PM »

New supplemental set Mystery is just a bunch of random-ass cards from almost every set, old cards have old frames, and there are fake playtest cards. I don't even know what to make of this. Reprint value doesn't seem great, but there is stuff like Mana Crypt in it.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2503 on:** November 07, 2019, 06:55:23 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on November 07, 2019, 04:23:40 PM

New supplemental set Mystery is just a bunch of random-ass cards from almost every set, old cards have old frames, and there are fake playtest cards. I don't even know what to make of this. Reprint value doesn't seem great, but there is stuff like Mana Crypt in it.

Wait, you mean

Is a fake test card?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2504 on:** November 07, 2019, 07:39:58 PM »

That one might be real.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2505 on:** November 07, 2019, 08:06:34 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on November 07, 2019, 07:39:58 PM

That one might be real.

I actually like the MEGALEGENDARY, draw from the bottom of your library, knowledge is power! (scry and if you hit this card in the scry, you can then cast it. IT's fucking busted at 0 cost though) ones. Some really good ideas.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2506 on:** November 07, 2019, 10:51:25 PM »

I think my favorite is “How to Keep an Izzet Mage Busy” and for 1cmc (hybrid u/r mana) it’s effect is that it returns itself to your hand.

Or the red card that turns any instant or sorcery into Lightning Bolt.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2507 on:** November 07, 2019, 10:58:38 PM »

I know they aren't "constructed legal" but I'm curious how broken these are in constructed casual play.

Especially as they mention Planechase (who plays that?

) in "Seek Bola's Counsel"

(Sidenote: I would fucking buy a card with the art on that that would be legal in all formats, for real)

Transhuman · « **Reply #2508 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:32:54 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on November 07, 2019, 04:23:40 PM

New supplemental set Mystery is just a bunch of random-ass cards from almost every set, old cards have old frames, and there are fake playtest cards. I don't even know what to make of this. Reprint value doesn't seem great, but there is stuff like Mana Crypt in it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salting_(confidence_trick)

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2509 on:** November 08, 2019, 06:11:18 PM »

https://twitter.com/SaffronOlive/status/1192885501893758977

#Nice

Time to craft more Oko's before they banhammer him.

Transhuman · « **Reply #2510 on:** November 09, 2019, 05:00:36 PM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/AutumnLilyMTG/status/1193235842363482112

I'm for rights and everything but defacing an unglued island should be a criminal act.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2511 on:** November 09, 2019, 05:36:33 PM »

I was coming in to say: Markering on an UN-card?

At least deface Core Set 20 or something.

Edit: Apparently this is about the artist ( Terese Nielsen ) is who they're protesting so all these cards are by that artist.

Still...

Transhuman · « **Reply #2512 on:** November 09, 2019, 05:52:48 PM »

Now I sort of can't wait for players to test the boundaries of what Blizzard will and won't censor.

Transhuman · « **Reply #2513 on:** November 09, 2019, 06:07:02 PM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on November 09, 2019, 05:36:33 PM

Edit: Apparently this is about the artist ( Terese Nielsen ) is who they're protesting so all these cards are by that artist.

Still...

It was apparently because she liked some tweets lol.

Also the unglued island wasn't drawn by Terese

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2514 on:** November 09, 2019, 06:16:49 PM »

Neither were the other cards in that image. So her scratched out artist cards have to be the ones that are that artists.

Either way: Batshit insane to make a point like this.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2515 on:** November 09, 2019, 06:24:49 PM »

She originally doodled on Terese Neilsen lands, but she was told she couldn’t use them if the writing covers the mana symbol, so she switched to full art lands where the mana symbol is smaller.

https://mobile.twitter.com/AutumnLilyMTG/status/1192953657102389248

Also, these Guru lands are worth about $500.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #2516 on:** November 09, 2019, 06:31:23 PM »

At least she gave us this post:

https://twitter.com/Em_TeeGee/status/1192959257421000705

Transhuman · « **Reply #2517 on:** November 09, 2019, 06:42:52 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on November 09, 2019, 06:24:49 PM

She originally doodled on Terese Neilsen lands, but she was told she couldn’t use them if the writing covers the mana symbol, so she switched to full art lands where the mana symbol is smaller.

https://mobile.twitter.com/AutumnLilyMTG/status/1192953657102389248

Also, these Guru lands are worth about $500.

Lololol.

I bet she defaced the sleeves not the cards themselves.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2518 on:** November 09, 2019, 09:58:22 PM »

The % of the field running Oko decks went up on day 2

Top 8 is 75% Oko decks, no real need to wait until 11/18, just ban the fucker Monday

Coming to you in the December b/r announcement: Fires of Invention is banned

GOOD JORB MARO

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2519 on:** November 09, 2019, 11:26:03 PM »

looooooooool

https://twitter.com/HipstersMTG/status/1192880691131953153

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