So what's y'alls pick for the next big rule change?
My thought is that unless they really like the free-spell Expertise decks, they're eventually gonna rule that spells with nonexistant mana costs have an undefined CMC rather than zero. The only problem is that it smacks dryad arbor in the crossfire.
I was saying the same thing!
I think Dryad Arbor will be fine; it's already treated like a regular land most of the time, not a spell, so IIRC Expertise spells already can't cast it.
Can't Zenith for X=0 as ramp if Dryad Arbor has CMC = Undefined
Ah right
...eh, seems fine. Maybe they could unban GSZ.
Arbor was far from the only/main reason Zenith was banned.
Damage on the stack is really bad and the only reason it worked like that in the first place was because of the rule where tapped creatures did no combat damage so you needed to have your clerics able to defend and then use their abilities.
Early magic was real dumb.
That is not the case. Tapped blockers not dealing combat damage was changed with the 6th Edition rules change when the stack was brought into existence. Your example case never existed in Magic because before 6th edition there was a whole other part of combat called the damage prevention step, which was very fucking weird and applied after damage was dealt but before it was received. The game is much better with it gone.
Damage on the stack is really bad and the only reason it worked like that in the first place was because of the rule where tapped creatures did no combat damage so you needed to have your clerics able to defend and then use their abilities.
Early magic was real dumb.
That is not the case. Tapped blockers not dealing combat damage was changed with the 6th Edition rules change when the stack was brought into existence. Your example case never existed in Magic because before 6th edition there was a whole other part of combat called the damage prevention step, which was very fucking weird and applied after damage was dealt but before it was received. The game is much better with it gone.
it's the same price as hearthstone, maybe a bit cheaper
I have been spending $50 per release for hearthstone and never felt like that wasn't enough.
A Hearthstone expansion is only 135 cards, vs 250+ for a Magic expansion (GRN had 254 functionally distinct cards). A playset of Hearthstone cards is 2x or 1x (for Legendary cards) vs 4x for Magic.
While they're both digital items and thus could be priced pretty aggressively, it makes sense that the cost would scale up for Magic by the very nature of the game/expansion content.
Edit: I've spent maybe $30 on Arena since it hit open beta and I've got 5 fully built competitive decks (Izzet Phoenix, Golgari Midrange, Selesnya Tokens, mono-U tempo, and mono-G aggro), so you can definitely be competitive for far less than the $100 buy in for a playset.
You have to play a fucking lot to get there, though. No casual FNM-only level playing.
I do play a fair amount, but basically only to complete quests and knock out all the 100+ gold win rewards. And when I've got free time...
In NEWS there's going to be an official Pauper format Mythic Championship Qualifier (PTQ) at Magic Fest Los Angeles on March 2. Winner gets an invite and flight to Mythic Championship London. They gave the announcement to Tolarian Community College since he's been such a champion for the format: https://youtu.be/54LyKiS5gns
If you watch the full clip, he immediately scoops and concedes about 5 seconds after that clip ends, like he still totally ninja's a land into play, but the immediate concede makes me wonder if was a mistake?
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It was 100% not a mistake and him conceding shortly afterwards should not absolve him. He moved the land to the bottom of the graveyard, and primed the scene by making a point of fiddling with his lands so that straightening them again wouldn't be remarkable.
It was 100% not a mistake and him conceding shortly afterwards should not absolve him. He moved the land to the bottom of the graveyard, and primed the scene by making a point of fiddling with his lands so that straightening them again wouldn't be remarkable.
Oh ya he totally cheated a land, I just watched more clip to see if chat or commentators noticed and was weird to just have it be an immediate concede. Like did he think he would be caught suddenly and try and cover?
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I think at the time of the clip he was very behind and was searching for a low-percentage out that only worked if he had the extra land in play. So he set the stage by dropping the land, and then tried for his out, didn't get it, and promptly conceded.
The entry fee for the Pauper MCQ is $50, which while in line with other PTQ entry fees at ChannelFireball events seems crazy because some of the most competitive decks cost less than the entry fee.
18 Match Points - 800 Prize Tix
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13-14 Match Points - 500 Prize Tix
12 Match Points - 400 Prize Tix
10-11 Match Points - 250 Prize Tix
9 Match Points - 100 Prize Tix
7-8 Match Points - 50 Prize Tix
Additional Top 8 Prizes
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Oh man, stabilizing just in time to a stall where you eventually just overwhelm your opponent because I am playing their cards during the stall is
*chef's kiss*
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18 Match Points - 800 Prize Tix
16-17 Match Points - 700 Prize Tix
15 Match Points - 600 Prize Tix
13-14 Match Points - 500 Prize Tix
12 Match Points - 400 Prize Tix
10-11 Match Points - 250 Prize Tix
9 Match Points - 100 Prize Tix
7-8 Match Points - 50 Prize Tix
Additional Top 8 Prizes
1st - Invitation and Flight to Mythic Championship - London
2nd - 6 Additional Booster boxes
3rd/4th - 4 Additional Booster boxes
5th/8th - 2 Additional Booster boxes
the place right in my backyard in Worcester MA usually has a food vendor in the big ballroom most events are in at this event center, and they have these fuckin awesome popcorn chicken bowls w/ mashed potatoes and corn for like 8 dollars for this bigass bowl
half the reason I even go is to eat one between rounds
18 Match Points - 800 Prize Tix
16-17 Match Points - 700 Prize Tix
15 Match Points - 600 Prize Tix
13-14 Match Points - 500 Prize Tix
12 Match Points - 400 Prize Tix
10-11 Match Points - 250 Prize Tix
9 Match Points - 100 Prize Tix
7-8 Match Points - 50 Prize Tix
Additional Top 8 Prizes
1st - Invitation and Flight to Mythic Championship - London
2nd - 6 Additional Booster boxes
3rd/4th - 4 Additional Booster boxes
5th/8th - 2 Additional Booster boxes
the place right in my backyard in Worcester MA usually has a food vendor in the big ballroom most events are in at this event center, and they have these fuckin awesome popcorn chicken bowls w/ mashed potatoes and corn for like 8 dollars for this bigass bowl
half the reason I even go is to eat one between rounds
The game store I played at until I left Michigan for California had a freezer full of cheap burritos, gas station-quality cheeseburgers, ice cream treats, and other foods and a microwave for a while.
Eventually they figured out that it wasn't worth it.
One of the dudes who works at my FLGS's brother owns a food truck and swings by from like 3-7 on tournament Saturdays and apparently makes an absolute murdering and is super glad no other food trucks in town know about it.
He also makes super wicked carnitas flautas and this amazing jalapeno sour cream that goes good with almost everything.
Rakdos, Isperia, and Ruric Thar look amazing. Teysa looks boring. Zegana looks like she was drawn for Prime Speaker Zegana, not Utopian Speaker Zegana.
What guild colors should I be looking forward to in my prerelease on Friday? I've only seen some random card spoilers on twitter, but the original Ravnica sets were my hayday of competitive magic.
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Iunno but I am going rakdos or Orzhov.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
ultimately prereleases are a low-key enough environment that i recommend just doing whichever out of the 5 is your favourite. if you want to metagame a bit more i would probably suggest one of the black-based guild boxes because it means that your seeded pack will have a chance of packing black-based removal
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Arbor was far from the only/main reason Zenith was banned.
That is not the case. Tapped blockers not dealing combat damage was changed with the 6th Edition rules change when the stack was brought into existence. Your example case never existed in Magic because before 6th edition there was a whole other part of combat called the damage prevention step, which was very fucking weird and applied after damage was dealt but before it was received. The game is much better with it gone.
With a wildcard every 6 packs, you effectively need 233 packs to get a playset of all cards.
You get approximately 116 packs from weekly and daily rewards per quarter.
This means that buying 100 packs per set, i.e. spending $100/set, is enough to get you almost every card in Magic.
That's still pricy, but for cqrdboard crack that feels very cheap.
Die in a fire, rat maze.
I have been spending $50 per release for hearthstone and never felt like that wasn't enough.
A Hearthstone expansion is only 135 cards, vs 250+ for a Magic expansion (GRN had 254 functionally distinct cards). A playset of Hearthstone cards is 2x or 1x (for Legendary cards) vs 4x for Magic.
While they're both digital items and thus could be priced pretty aggressively, it makes sense that the cost would scale up for Magic by the very nature of the game/expansion content.
Edit: I've spent maybe $30 on Arena since it hit open beta and I've got 5 fully built competitive decks (Izzet Phoenix, Golgari Midrange, Selesnya Tokens, mono-U tempo, and mono-G aggro), so you can definitely be competitive for far less than the $100 buy in for a playset.
I do play a fair amount, but basically only to complete quests and knock out all the 100+ gold win rewards. And when I've got free time...
In NEWS there's going to be an official Pauper format Mythic Championship Qualifier (PTQ) at Magic Fest Los Angeles on March 2. Winner gets an invite and flight to Mythic Championship London. They gave the announcement to Tolarian Community College since he's been such a champion for the format:
I agree!
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or Killer Bees! An artwork that as a kid seemed perfectly normal now is just hilarious.
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Hope Fabrizio gets banned.
Oh ya he totally cheated a land, I just watched more clip to see if chat or commentators noticed and was weird to just have it be an immediate concede. Like did he think he would be caught suddenly and try and cover?
I do wish Magic tournaments had designated dinner breaks. I feel like that used to be a thing.
For reference, the prize structure for the MCQs at MagicFest LA are:
*chef's kiss*
With some sick new artwork
the place right in my backyard in Worcester MA usually has a food vendor in the big ballroom most events are in at this event center, and they have these fuckin awesome popcorn chicken bowls w/ mashed potatoes and corn for like 8 dollars for this bigass bowl
half the reason I even go is to eat one between rounds
The game store I played at until I left Michigan for California had a freezer full of cheap burritos, gas station-quality cheeseburgers, ice cream treats, and other foods and a microwave for a while.
Eventually they figured out that it wasn't worth it.
He also makes super wicked carnitas flautas and this amazing jalapeno sour cream that goes good with almost everything.
Seriously my opening hand had all three of my stitcher suppliers a doomed dissenter and a lurcher. Then I top decked a golden demise.
*chef kiss*
People conceding the turn it comes down, not even when it goes off, is very funny.
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