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[MTG] Throne of Eldraine spoiler season is upon us!

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  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    "The cards were low power because they dropped after their decks got banned out" is a spicy take

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  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    Also "modern is dead" is a real weird take given the Hogaak plus looting ban broke the format wide open, but I feel like I'm in bizarro-land already so it tracks

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  • EnigmedicEnigmedic Registered User regular
    I'm not saying it's dead. though stoneforge mystic shooting up 60$ a piece is a little rough. I'm just saying if newer cards aren't having much of an impact due to power levels of new sets being toned down, it isn't good for the long term health of the format. It's perfectly reasonable to say a card is bad if it can't latch onto a good card. Just because I played a lot of standard during that time... Squirrel nest is a bad card, it is slow, ties up your mana, and makes 1/1s. However, in squirrel opposition, it was made better. I think cards like arclight phoenix are the same. If there is enough on color cheap draw, discard, and burn sure it can work. But the deck literally lost 1 card and suddenly is dead. Nobody played squirrel nest when opposition rotated out with 7th edition despite most of its shell with u/g madness still there.

  • VyolynceVyolynce Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    How long have they been sitting on this card name?

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    If I say "please don't counter my spell" are they still allowed to cast this?

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  • Kevin CristKevin Crist I make the devil hit his knees and say the 'our father'Registered User regular
    Fae don't care.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Vyolynce wrote: »
    How long have they been sitting on this card name?

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    If I say "please don't counter my spell" are they still allowed to cast this?

    Reminds me of the "stop that" unglued mechanic

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    Enigmedic wrote: »
    Anything over 5 in this set is going to be a bad card save the artifacts that cost less for X reason. Aggro is going to be insane in limited and standard. I see this set making very little impact on modern like the last few. They just dont print busted cards in standard anymore.

    i know the big story this summer was hogaak but did we all forget modern all-star arclight phoenix

    also threeferi is the tenth most played card in modern according to mtggoldfish right now


    also, you know, karn lockout

    don't forget narset, who is technically better in legacy and vintage

  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    Okay someone quash my dreams a little here

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    You've got cheap blockers, you've got effective mill stuff that is real cheap. Throw a drowned secrets in there, that jace that mills, etc. Enough chump blockers to stay alive long enough to maybe start throwing out board wipes if you need them, enough counter magic to go up against dedicated control decks after sideboarding perhaps? This probably won't be competitive, but it looks like there's a chance I can make a semi-effective mill deck?

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Don’t forget Ashiok so they can’t pull any graveyard shenanigans.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Full spoiler is up - mostly commons, but the art is really cool. This guy's a little interesting:
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    Since they're +1/+1 counters and not charge counters or whatever, if you animate it with that faerie or Karn, it'll be a 7/7. Plus if you move counters around then you can do fun stuff with proliferate.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    Weapon rack seems like a very solid limited card

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    I wonder if they made it a reverse Serrated Arrows on purpose.

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  • jgeisjgeis Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    Beginning October 6th, there will be an event running for 36 hours on Arena that will allow you access to a playset of every card in Standard for deckbuilding, and if you can win 12 games (1 loss allowed) you get 1x of every card in Standard added to your collection. 11 wins gets you 1x every card in Eldraine. No entry fee, but you can only attempt it once. You can also change decks as often as you want between matches during your run.

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Enigmedic wrote: »
    Anything over 5 in this set is going to be a bad card save the artifacts that cost less for X reason. Aggro is going to be insane in limited and standard. I see this set making very little impact on modern like the last few. They just dont print busted cards in standard anymore.

    i know the big story this summer was hogaak but did we all forget modern all-star arclight phoenix

    also threeferi is the tenth most played card in modern according to mtggoldfish right now


    also, you know, karn lockout

    don't forget narset, who is technically better in legacy and vintage

    "you can only draw one card a turn" is a powerful, powerful, powerful ability

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    jgeis wrote: »
    Beginning October 6th, there will be an event running for 36 hours on Arena that will allow you access to a playset of every card in Standard for deckbuilding, and if you can win 12 games (1 loss allowed) you get 1x of every card in Standard added to your collection. 11 wins gets you 1x every card in Eldraine. No entry fee, but you can only attempt it once. You can also change decks as often as you want between matches during your run.

    That should make for some good streams

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  • TryCatcherTryCatcher Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    Enigmedic wrote: »
    I'm not saying it's dead. though stoneforge mystic shooting up 60$ a piece is a little rough. I'm just saying if newer cards aren't having much of an impact due to power levels of new sets being toned down, it isn't good for the long term health of the format. It's perfectly reasonable to say a card is bad if it can't latch onto a good card. Just because I played a lot of standard during that time... Squirrel nest is a bad card, it is slow, ties up your mana, and makes 1/1s. However, in squirrel opposition, it was made better. I think cards like arclight phoenix are the same. If there is enough on color cheap draw, discard, and burn sure it can work. But the deck literally lost 1 card and suddenly is dead. Nobody played squirrel nest when opposition rotated out with 7th edition despite most of its shell with u/g madness still there.

    Dude, what? WAR and Dominaria had and have massive impacts on the format. Note that the above and "Modern prices are ridiculous" are two different complaints.

    Also a common complaint is a lot of people getting priced out of the format entirely after the Looting ban.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    This is the fuckin' 2drop I wanted!
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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Pinfeldorf wrote: »
    This is the fuckin' 2drop I wanted!
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    My favorite flavor about this card is the inclusion of the fuckin bear.

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  • PinfeldorfPinfeldorf Yeah ZestRegistered User regular
    Munkus the bear is the knight. I'm not sure who that human in the art is.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    He wears a disguise to look like human guys but you're not a man you're a chicken, Syr.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    Pinfeldorf wrote: »
    Munkus the bear is the knight. I'm not sure who that human in the art is.

    The squire, obviously

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    The hengehammer

    Whacks you with a fucking menhir

    Get fucked

  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    I love the theme of 5 color humans vs 5 color a bunch of non human shit out to get them.

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  • EnigmedicEnigmedic Registered User regular
    I love the theme of 5 color humans vs 5 color a bunch of non human shit out to get them.

    Which is basically the story of innistrad which is also awesome.

  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    Innistrad is one of the best blocks they ever made so I think Eldraine feeling like it is pretty sweet

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Solar wrote: »
    The hengehammer

    Whacks you with a fucking menhir

    Get fucked

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    *PAF*

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    damn feather didn't get any new toys

    arguably didn't even get a good two drop to replace adanto vanguard

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    I mean Defiant Strike, Gods Willing

    Reckless Rage is a big loss, admittedly

  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Feather decks are so dang annoying

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    those are old toys! those are part of what defines the deck!

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  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    You got fling!

    I ate an engineer
  • milskimilski Poyo! Registered User regular
    *Throws feather at you, then next turn has no creatures and scoops*

    I ate an engineer
  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    look, dude who was also in the copper ranked Bo1 queue, it ain't my fault you're playing a FotD/Teferi deck against my Blood Sun deck, that's no reason to rope

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  • DemonStaceyDemonStacey TTODewback's Daughter In love with the TaySwayRegistered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    look, dude who was also in the copper ranked Bo1 queue, it ain't my fault you're playing a FotD/Teferi deck against my Blood Sun deck, that's no reason to rope

    It always seems like the most common ropers are people already playing annoying decks who run into someone who has a counter to them.

    Although that actually probably makes sense because I bet those players were roping against the deck originally when they got tilted by it then built it so they could be the ones tilting others, haHA!

  • jgeisjgeis Registered User regular
    edited September 2019



    First place wins:

    One Throne of Eldraine Deluxe Collection, one premium foil full set of Throne of Eldraine, one premium foil full set of War of the Spark, and ten Throne of Eldraine pack codes for MTG Arena.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    Wouldnt you run Righteousness in feather?

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    absolutely not, if i am blocking i am already losing and i do not dedicate card slots to losing

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  • KwoaruKwoaru Confident Smirk Flawless Golden PecsRegistered User regular
    I wanna make a mediocre knights deck and an even worse food deck

    I think that sounds fun

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Just use righteousness and then fling boom

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  • KwoaruKwoaru Confident Smirk Flawless Golden PecsRegistered User regular
    I also desperately need wotc to put out the art description for hushbringer

    I need to know what the artist was working from

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