Jumbled thoughs

[Anonymous]

I've decided to take a break from domain for awhile, and was just wondering if any of you could suggest deck for me. I've been experimanting with an enchantress build and have been toying with a LD deck for awhile also. If there aref any new ideas out there, I'd also like to see those.

In other news, here's my 2 cents on the B/R list discussion:

1. Unban Chaos Orb and Falling Star.

With the proper errata stating exactly how the card is to be fipped, neither of these will be a problem. Falling Star would be very average (possibly below) and while Chaos Orb might get placed on the watch list for awhile, I don't thinlk it would be too unbalancing for the format.

2. Restrict Living Wish.

This can fetch an Academy for 2 mana with no drawback. It also protects the Academy player from being Capped or Rootwater Theived out of the card, since it would be run in the sideboard. Or it could be used to retrieve a Capped Academy.

3. Unrestrict Recall

As everyone has said before, something this card-disadvantagous would only be run as a one-of by certian combos, and even then, Nostalgic Dreams from Torment is better because of its lower cost.

4. Leave Restricted: Doomsday and Hurkyl's Recall

While neither has much intuitive brokenness, Doomsday decks could become quite dangerous if the card became unrestricted, making it easier to set up an infinite turn loop, or just dig out a smaller combo faster. Hurkyl's Recall was restricted because it can (in theory) allow a player with multiple Moxen to gather a sizable ammount of mana on his or her first turn. Granted, this is highly unlikely, but with 4 available, it could be very easy to set up a loop for infinite mana that could kill quite easily before turn 5. (If anyone doesn't see this, I'll be glad to explain.)

[j_orlove]

Quote 2. Restrict Living Wish.

This can fetch an Academy for 2 mana with no drawback. It also protects the Academy player from being Capped or Rootwater Theived out of the card, since it would be run in the sideboard. Or it could be used to retrieve a Capped Academy.

Um, no. This just makes the deck worse. And if people are capping out the Academy, then they deserve to lose (after all, the deck only has 2 win conditions...)

[Exeter]

Quote (Guest @ Feb. 02 2003,18:32)4. Leave Restricted: Doomsday and Hurkyl's Recall

While neither has much intuitive brokenness, Doomsday decks could become quite dangerous if the card became unrestricted, making it easier to set up an infinite turn loop, or just dig out a smaller combo faster. Hurkyl's Recall was restricted because it can (in theory) allow a player with multiple Moxen to gather a sizable ammount of mana on his or her first turn. Granted, this is highly unlikely, but with 4 available, it could be very easy to set up a loop for infinite mana that could kill quite easily before turn 5. (If anyone doesn't see this, I'll be glad to explain.)

So?  Any good combo deck goldfishes by turn 4 or 5 easily.  If it didn't, aggro decks would beat it, thus defeating the purpose of playing a combo deck.

[Anonymous]

if they make chaos orb and falling star legal they might as well make unglued tournament legal.  Wouldn't that be hell.

Cast Hurloon Wrangler

in response I take off my jeans

judge! he wasn't speaking in rhymes!

then all we need are physical action cards in a new set.


Black Eye

BBB   sorcery

punch your opponent in the face once.

"BIP!"


Jimmie Kick

UU  instant

Kick your opponent in the groin under the table

"Oh I'm sorry, did I break your concentration?"


Australian Rules

R2 Enchantment

for each point of damage dealt to a player the player who controls the source of damage may strike the reciever of the damage once for each point of damage dealt.

"You guys wear armor in combat? what a bunch of wimps."

Circle of Protection

W3

you may play with any number of huge italian guys around you.  If you are to be dealt physical damage, you may instead choose an Italian guy at random to deal that amount of damage to target player.

"Don Garfieldo are deez guyz hazzlin yoo?"

Sin City

Land

Tap: add 3 mana of any one color to your mana pool.  Your opponent may pimp slap you everytime this land becomes tapped.

"Welcome to vegas baby, you wanna earn so cash on your back?"

Jester's Cap with matching Clown Shoes

5 artifact

5 tap, sac: remove target opponent's hand, library, deck, and graveyard from the game.  Replace that opponent's deck with a copy of "Invincible Counter Troll".  That opponent then draws seven cards and it is now their turn.

"Hey looks like you could hurt somebody with that!  Here try this instead..."

Then magic the gathering the XXX party game!

[MoreFling]

Jester's matching shoes are gbs  

[Anonymous]

Quote (Guest @ Feb. 03 2003,00:22)Jester's Cap with matching Clown Shoes

5 artifact

5 tap, sac: remove target opponent's hand, library, deck, and graveyard from the game.  Replace that opponent's deck with a copy of "Invincible Counter Troll".  That opponent then draws seven cards and it is now their turn.

"Hey looks like you could hurt somebody with that!  Here try this instead..."

Then magic the gathering the XXX party game!

Hahaha, sheer brilliance right there.   I agree that Falling Star and Chaos Orb should stay where they are. Basically Chaos Orb just encourages people to play with all their cards spread 6 inches apart from each other on the table, which is just a waste of space and would make things difficult for everyone.

[Anonymous]

If you don't mind, could you please explain the Moxen + Hurkyl's Recall combo?  I've never heard of the combo, and have always heard that Hurkyl's Recall was restricted for different reasons (which I don't know off the top of my head).

[j_orlove]

It was restricted for its abusiveness in the following deck:

5x moxes
4x mana vault
4x mana crypt
4x hurkyl's
4x prosperity
The rest is pretty obvious.

Back then the vault and crypt were unrestricted. Eventually, they got restricted too.

[Anonymous]

Morefling:  what's gbs?  

RanciD: Glad you liked it.  Australian Rules has been a personal joke of mine for years.  I am tempted to actually make up the cards.