For day of Judgement, I prefer the pack foil. I get scared running textless spells, as players might not know them by heart. I guess lightning bolt would be a fine exception though. Everyone knows that bad boy.
The M12 printing really pops in foil, and I usually tend to go for lighter art in foils. I used to run the BaB promo one which is nice too. Kind of miss the cool Sorin flavour text.
My favourite BaB art of all time is this one though:
I like this art much better than the NPH one, it looks much more intimidating and appropriate for a card that's as big of a headache (har har) as Batterskull.
However, if the promo doesn't have the Phyrexian watermark it's a no go. Phyrexian watermarked foils are truly the sexiest foils IMO.
I'm a bit late on this, but I think Batterskull gives vigilance as it's this really long weapon. So you can attack without tapping from where you are standing.
I think the old frame promo is nice, but Alpha/Beta Terror looks really badass imo.
I completely agree. As I've started to pimp my cube, I've really come down on the side of Beta cards as much as possible. There's something about the simple, unadorned, classic pictures that I just love.
I'm a bit late on this, but I think Batterskull gives vigilance as it's this really long weapon. So you can attack without tapping from where you are standing.
Lifelink I have seriously no idea.
I don't buy it. It's a battering ram. It's the least vigilant weapon I can really think of.
I completely agree. As I've started to pimp my cube, I've really come down on the side of Beta cards as much as possible. There's something about the simple, unadorned, classic pictures that I just love.
There is a bunch of new art in the Commander decks, to the surprise of many. Some of it is really good too. The lack of foil copies might put some off, though. I've not seen them all yet but I like the new Starstorm already.
Also, the black-border printing of lots of P3K cards in there could help legitimize those for many cubes.
I think the Control Magic is probably the only new art that I'd want to swap out in either of my cubes. For me the Control Magic goes Beta > Commander > White Border. I'm no longer running the Scholar General, or that'd be an easy swap as well.
New Batterskull looks like steelix from pokemon, i like it a lot, never was attachedtothe old one.
I really don't like reciprocity on my red sweepers so i run Bonfire of the damned and comet storm is starstorm really that great for you guys.
I might be behind but i thought last year dumping X costing spells was all the rage about this time in favor of just about anything else.
Lifelink makes no sense flavorwise anyway, so i tend to not care about lifelink flavorfails. My creature kills something so "I" gain health? Most of the flavors of lifelink are the creature gaining life not me, so it really only makes sens to me on clerics and stuff...
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I'm a big fan of the Zendikar pack foil because of the flavor text on it.
And it's a great looking foil that's not textless. AND it has the sweet flavor text. Win/win/win/win.
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My favourite BaB art of all time is this one though:
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I like this art much better than the NPH one, it looks much more intimidating and appropriate for a card that's as big of a headache (har har) as Batterskull.
However, if the promo doesn't have the Phyrexian watermark it's a no go. Phyrexian watermarked foils are truly the sexiest foils IMO.
This. I find most of the MM foils look better. I have switched out several to MM foil.
I like the promo Batterskull more than NPH.
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Lifelink I have seriously no idea.
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I completely agree. As I've started to pimp my cube, I've really come down on the side of Beta cards as much as possible. There's something about the simple, unadorned, classic pictures that I just love.
I don't buy it. It's a battering ram. It's the least vigilant weapon I can really think of.
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I couldn't possibly agree more.
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Also, the black-border printing of lots of P3K cards in there could help legitimize those for many cubes.
EDIT: Also, the Control Magic is neat.
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I really don't like reciprocity on my red sweepers so i run Bonfire of the damned and comet storm is starstorm really that great for you guys.
I might be behind but i thought last year dumping X costing spells was all the rage about this time in favor of just about anything else.
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Someone asked Doug Beyer (WotC's Creative Guy) about Batterskull: http://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/post/65291200585/as-the-resident-creative-expert-i-was-wondering-if-you
I'm also still not convinced.
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