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« Reply #510 on: December 17, 2009, 01:01:50 pm » |
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Seems like an auto-play in Blue EDH decks. The 0:Brainstorm compares favorably to Phyrexian Arena.
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Vintage is a lovely format, it's too bad so few people can play because the supply of power is so small.
Chess really changed when they decided to stop making Queens and Bishops. I'm just glad I got my copies before the prices went crazy.
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« Reply #511 on: December 17, 2009, 01:46:22 pm » |
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I see him getting vintage play since Brainstorm and Unsummon are both extremely relevant in the control mirror.
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« Reply #512 on: December 17, 2009, 03:05:52 pm » |
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Seems like a reason to play another fetch or 2 along with your usual list of tutors to have 25% of your cards shuffle your deck. Between your draw step and free brainstorm you get 2 of the best of your top 4 cards each turn.
I think him having unsummon will give insane tempo boosts against fish/beats decks and really makes him playable since he will stick around longer than tezzeret ever dreamed of. If nothing else he will soak up some damage since left untouched you will wreck people in card advantage.
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« Reply #513 on: December 18, 2009, 02:17:27 am » |
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In non-Jace news, the WOTC site now features "pop up cards" like ChannelFireball does. Just move the mouse pointer over the card and BAM! A pic of the card appears. No more linking to Gatherer.  TMD: Get on that technology! |
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« Reply #514 on: December 18, 2009, 08:17:19 pm » |
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In non-Jace news, the WOTC site now features "pop up cards" like ChannelFireball does. Just move the mouse pointer over the card and BAM! A pic of the card appears. No more linking to Gatherer. TMD: Get on that technology! Plz no. That would be super annoying. |
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« Reply #515 on: December 19, 2009, 03:19:55 am » |
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In non-Jace news, the WOTC site now features "pop up cards" like ChannelFireball does. Just move the mouse pointer over the card and BAM! A pic of the card appears. No more linking to Gatherer. TMD: Get on that technology! Plz no. That would be super annoying. Its quite useful to people reading articles about formats they don't normally play in. I draft, and play Vintage. I know all the Vintage cards, and well, whatever Draft cards I've encountered, but I'm no encyclopedia. I LOVE that I can see what these new cards are. And I hate clicking on a link to a card that I may or may not care about. |
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« Reply #516 on: December 19, 2009, 10:55:15 pm » |
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That's fine in an article. On a forum though, it would be really irritating. On the rare case that someone references a card you don't know, just open gatherer.
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« Reply #517 on: December 20, 2009, 03:57:48 am » |
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That's fine in an article. On a forum though, it would be really irritating. On the rare case that someone references a card you don't know, just open gatherer.
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« Reply #518 on: December 20, 2009, 07:37:26 pm » |
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I'd be irritated. If I'm referencing an obscure card, I'll include the relevant information. I don't want some forum software inserting a hyperlink because I said that I was "pondering" which deck to play, or that I was concerned about Somali "piracy."
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« Reply #519 on: December 21, 2009, 12:17:47 am » |
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I don't think it would turn "Pondering" into a link, I think you would have to spell the exact card name such as "Ponder". I think the feature would be nice and perhaps an option to enable/disable it in user control panel so people who don't want it won't have it.
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« Reply #520 on: January 04, 2010, 01:22:25 am » |
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http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/356From The Vault: RELICS! 15 Artifacts. What could possibly go into this extremely limited edition release? My wish: Mox Sapphire, Mox Emerald, Mox Ruby, Mox Jet, Mox Pearl, Mana Crypt, Sol Ring, Black Lotus, Time Vault, DRACO, and 5 other awesome artifact cards. Reality: Mana Crypt at most (if WOTC can reprint that), maybe Nevynryalls Disk/Black Vise.
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« Reply #521 on: January 04, 2010, 01:26:35 am » |
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heh, the art in the announcement looks like Conservator.
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« Reply #522 on: January 04, 2010, 01:27:09 am » |
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Pretty cool preview art. Mana Crypt is NOT reserved, so it's available. Also, for anybody who might want to suggest cards: Reserved List. Then again, I'm still of the opinion this is a "premium" set and therefore not subject to the reserved list, even though WotC says it is, so whatever. |
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« Reply #523 on: January 04, 2010, 02:56:41 am » |
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i'd say the art is spoiling Nevinyrral's Disk.
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« Reply #524 on: January 04, 2010, 03:04:18 am » |
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heh, the art in the announcement looks like Conservator.
Pretty cool preview art. Mana Crypt is NOT reserved, so it's available. Also, for anybody who might want to suggest cards: Reserved List. Then again, I'm still of the opinion this is a "premium" set and therefore not subject to the reserved list, even though WotC says it is, so whatever. Looks like a Sol Ring. I mean seriously, why wouldn't that be in there other than it's a judge foil? What are the serious relics from ages past that are AWESOME? I remember the follwoing being useful relics(some i know were from the previous ftv): Black Vise, Zuran Orb, Ivory Tower, Mirror Universe, Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Memory Jar, Candelabre of Tawnos, Feldon's Cane, Voltaic Key, Lotus Petal, Lion's Eye Diamond, Top, Skullclamp, trinisphere, Icy manipulator, Gaubtlet of Might, timevault?, sword of the ages, and other than that I cant think of too many other ones that were that good. For some reason I drifted towards iconic or once restricted cards. I could be seriously off here though. EDIT i'd say the art is spoiling Nevinyrral's Disk.
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« Reply #525 on: January 04, 2010, 09:31:07 am » |
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My shot in the dark guess (though checked against the reserved list): Black Vise Zuran Orb Ivory Tower Mana Crypt Mana Vault Feldon's Cane Voltaic Key Nevinyrral's Disk Forcefield <PREVIEW MYTHIC> Chalice of the Void Engineered Explosives Aether Vial Ravager Sphere of Resistance 10 of those would be 'new borders for the first time'. I would put new art on: Zuran Orb Mana Crypt Mana Vault Voltaic Key Nevinyrral's Disk (~teased in release statement?) Forcefield Engineered Explosives Arcbound Ravager Sphere of Resistance The big ones I'd like to see are Forcefield, Mana Crypt and Mana Vault. I would bet that we will get Sphere of Resistance. |
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Vintage is a lovely format, it's too bad so few people can play because the supply of power is so small.
Chess really changed when they decided to stop making Queens and Bishops. I'm just glad I got my copies before the prices went crazy.
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« Reply #526 on: January 12, 2010, 02:42:50 am » |
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Is it me? Or is this the most closely guarded set (Worldwake) in years? Pre-release just a few weeks away, and we have knowledge of just 6 cards.
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« Reply #527 on: January 12, 2010, 10:43:58 am » |
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Is it me? Or is this the most closely guarded set (Worldwake) in years? Pre-release just a few weeks away, and we have knowledge of just 6 cards.
Zendikar was just as much on lock-down. In fact, they kept the whole 'priceless treasures' thing a secret until the night before the prerelease, and that only because some store jumped the gun and opened packs earlier than they were supposed to. |
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« Reply #528 on: January 13, 2010, 01:41:20 am » |
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« Reply #529 on: January 13, 2010, 01:57:01 am » |
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« Reply #531 on: January 13, 2010, 10:49:30 am » |
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Is   too much in Vintage to draw 3 cards at instant speed? Yes--even if it drew 3 cards unconditionally. We already have Skeletal Scrying, which although black, is better instant speed draw, and it is hardly played. Some people have even been cutting Fact or Fiction from their Tezz lists, and this card is clearly much worse. |
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« Reply #532 on: January 15, 2010, 12:36:10 am » |
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Vintage is a lovely format, it's too bad so few people can play because the supply of power is so small.
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« Reply #534 on: January 15, 2010, 10:35:34 am » |
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Yeah I just saw that Golem. Wow.
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« Reply #535 on: January 15, 2010, 12:43:36 pm » |
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A juggernaut with a POSITIVE ability? Yep, hes getting played.
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« Reply #536 on: January 15, 2010, 02:14:29 pm » |
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Holy balls. That card is almost perfectly designed to make Shop Aggro better. Jesus.
I don't know if Shop aggro will be tier one again, but if any card can make that happen I think this is it.
Also, this card isn't awful in other mana denial decks that can reach 4 mana, like some of the WR aggro/sphere (or TMWA) decks that used to see some play.
In addition, isn't he potentially good in Legacy, Extended, and Standard since storm-style combo and/or cascade exist in all of those to some extent?
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« Reply #537 on: January 15, 2010, 02:24:02 pm » |
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I wouldn't mind trying blue shops with this guy. Or just mana drains with spheres. Probably just aweful all the way around. I think Jugger-Sphere here, will def make some lists, just much better ones than I have proposed.
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« Reply #538 on: January 15, 2010, 07:09:46 pm » |
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Non-artifact means it doesn't hit artifact mana, so while it's certainly a positive ability, I don't think it's as good as it looks at first glance, either.
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« Reply #539 on: January 15, 2010, 07:12:51 pm » |
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Non-artifact means it doesn't hit artifact mana, so while it's certainly a positive ability, I don't think it's as good as it looks at first glance, either.
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