Judgings are up. In interest of expediting this contest, I'm going to just cut to top 4 this round. There will be a cut to top 2 next round. Going to warn everyone now--the finalists will have to design the rest of the preconstructed deck.
I'll post the next round when I decide where to go with it next. It'll probably be along the lines of commons and uncommons, since everyone here seems to like designing rares.
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A mere ten days after the Mending, a young knight of Valeron and a young ranger of Eos made a discovery that would change Alara forever.
Well I picked up another Serra's Sanctum for 20 and got a smokestack today.
I'll supply the prize for first place, let's get through this and we'll see where it goes. I dunno what we can do for second and third, also maybe we can work something out with our local banner creator.
How do you guys feel about Pauper EDH? I just picked up a Sentry of the Underworld today before my shift at the card shop to use as a general. A few people in my Thursday playgroup are interested in it as well and I was wondering how you all felt about it.
Pauper is cool. I like working with traditional EDH, though. My playgroup has too many heavy-hitters, so they probably wouldn't got for Pauper... they won't even do Planechase (but that's mostly because every time we've played it, **** gets broken way too fast..)
How do you guys feel about Pauper EDH? I just picked up a Sentry of the Underworld today before my shift at the card shop to use as a general. A few people in my Thursday playgroup are interested in it as well and I was wondering how you all felt about it.
I personally play mist-meadow witch, but that new chimera the U/R one has tons of promise!
Wow it has been a busy last few days, sorry about that guys haha. Not the best start to a new pledge, but work had to come first.
I had briefly looked into Pauper EDH, but just not my style personally.
Curious how Theros treated everyone here. Not 100% sure if this had been discussed here before or not, if so I do apologize. I only picked up 4 cards out of the set for my deck, but at least the cards I did get out of the set have been pretty damned solid additions to the deck. Curse of the Swine was an easy upgrade from Ashes to Ashes, though saying goodbye to such a powerful removal spell was a tad painful. Swan Song actually managed to get me to include a conditional removal spell that doesn't double as a tutor ala Muddle the Mixture, Forbid served me well in the past, but I stopped being able to get the most out of discarding cards a long time ago to make the buyback worth it. I still want to see about getting Tezzeret back into my deck at some point since he does fetch several critical pieces of equipment for me, in addtion to ramping, but Ashiok has more than proven itself as a worthwhile addition in my deck. Also have some bias there as it is a card that I loved from the get-go, despite the hate it was receiving, and this is one of the few times that I can say "called it" on a card like this. And good ol' Erebos, I wish I could say I have gotten more out of him, but I just haven't been able to get him out and use him much to my advantage. Though there was a game where I was actually able to keep him in creature form and swinging for a while, something I generally wouldn't want to do because of additional vulnerabilities that creates for a powerful draw engine, but it was still fun to be swinging with Greed. Mana Vault will not be missed.
Balance: I'm not a fan of hexproof and indestructible on the same card at virtually any sane mana cost. Also, Fireshrieker says this is grossly undercosted. (-4 pt.)
Creative Writing: Why does a sword make a creature indestructible?
Haha, all of those were, once again, last minute changes I made to make an existing design fit the purpose. There's no overestimating the value of planning with a lot of time and playtesting.
How do you guys feel about Pauper EDH? I just picked up a Sentry of the Underworld today before my shift at the card shop to use as a general. A few people in my Thursday playgroup are interested in it as well and I was wondering how you all felt about it.
Pauper is cool. I like working with traditional EDH, though. My playgroup has too many heavy-hitters, so they probably wouldn't got for Pauper... they won't even do Planechase (but that's mostly because every time we've played it, **** gets broken way too fast..)
I dig the idea of Pauper, but I'm in the same boat as Hatter. There isn't enough interest in the group I play with. If I do build one, I was thinking about either Spellheart Chimera or Ascended Lawmage. Both look fun. Maybe I'll just build both.
Just got into Pauper EDH and i find it awesome! But on cockatrice, you find a player one time every 1000 years, and that's pretty bad. Spellheart Chimera is pretty competitive, but i want to find something more funny... Any idea?
Just got into Pauper EDH and i find it awesome! But on cockatrice, you find a player one time every 1000 years, and that's pretty bad. Spellheart Chimera is pretty competitive, but i want to find something more funny... Any idea?
From the new set, or of all time? Cuz I'll bet a mercenary deck would be pretty fun given the Obslaught block.
Round 4: We still need commons and uncommons for the projects. You've all been designing some flashy rares--let's see some uncommons.
Choose five common reprints for your deck. One must be an artifact, one must be a creature, one must be an instant, and one must be a sorcery. The other can be any type.
Then, design two new uncommons for your deck. One must be a creature, and the other a noncreature.
The final round will be putting the entire 100-card deck together. Though only the top two will advance past this round, all four of you are welcome to participate if you wish.
Round 4 deadline: October 7, 2013 12 AM CST, when Sunday becomes Monday.
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Udder Horror :2mana::symg::symg:
Creature — Cow Horror (U)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Udder Horror unless you pay :symg::symg:.
When Udder Horror is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, destroy target noncreature permanent.
4/2
Dogfort
Tribal Artifact — Dog Fortification (U)
Indestructible
Creatures that share a color with any color the fortified land could produce get +1/+1.
Fortify
Halloween is coming? Just interested, how do you guys celebrate Halloween if you do at all... (I mean, the Halloween came to Finland in 90s after our post office held a competition to choose a new holiday to be held here in Finland and Halloween won.)
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Halloween is coming? Just interested, how do you guys celebrate Halloween if you do at all... (I mean, the Halloween came to Finland in 90s after our post office held a competition to choose a new holiday to be held here in Finland and Halloween won.)
I celebrate by getting a scarecrow outfit so real and full of straw that you couldn't tell it was a real person underneath, even if you poke me. Then I sit on my porch, wait for the kids to go past me to the door, then get up to scare the **** out of them.
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"[Screw] you and the green you ramped in on." - My EDH battle cry. If I had one. Which I don't.
Halloween is coming? Just interested, how do you guys celebrate Halloween if you do at all... (I mean, the Halloween came to Finland in 90's after our post office held a competition to choose a new holiday to be held here in Finland and Halloween won.)
Halloween, or Samhain, is the only holiday I really celebrate. We've been going to specialty stores that only open for the occasion for about a month now. Also, I use the more sturdy props to decorate my house. I have a wrought iron candelabra I bought 5 years ago from the same kind of store in my dinning room.
Halloween is coming? Just interested, how do you guys celebrate Halloween if you do at all... (I mean, the Halloween came to Finland in 90s after our post office held a competition to choose a new holiday to be held here in Finland and Halloween won.)
When I was in the States, I'd just watch Nightmare Before Christmas and pass out candy. My tradition has been that for kids in the late-middle school/ high school range (aka: teenagers who shouldn't be trying to get free candy on a kids' "holiday") I'd make them answer trivia questions in order to get the candy. Just easy stuff, like state capitals or something, but you'd be surprised how many of them didn't know the answers... 'Murica.
There was even once when I overheard a few tell their friends, "That's the quiz house," and they didn't come a-knockin'. I was quite pleased.
Any ideas?
However, upgrade my avatar! Mwahahaha!
Can't wait for my points
Thank you to Rivenor for this awesome banner!
Palladia-Mors of {The Spirit of EDH}
EDH
WLinvala, Queen of the AngelsW
WUThe Prison of the Grand ArbiterUW [Primer]
URNiv-Mizzet, Handcycling ComboRU
UTalrand, Drake-Slinging to VictoryU
WUGDerevi, Tactical ShufflingGUW
BCao Cao, Discard Stax of Absolute MiseryB
I'll post the next round when I decide where to go with it next. It'll probably be along the lines of commons and uncommons, since everyone here seems to like designing rares.
Emille, Seven-Sting Dancer Shalin Nariya
I'll supply the prize for first place, let's get through this and we'll see where it goes. I dunno what we can do for second and third, also maybe we can work something out with our local banner creator.
Sig and Avatar Credit: Heroes of the Plane Studios
[Inkfox Aesthetics] [The Spirit of EDH] U Sakashima the Impostor R Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Sigarda, Host of Herons
Thank you to Rivenor for this awesome banner!
Palladia-Mors of {The Spirit of EDH}
EDH
WLinvala, Queen of the AngelsW
WUThe Prison of the Grand ArbiterUW [Primer]
URNiv-Mizzet, Handcycling ComboRU
UTalrand, Drake-Slinging to VictoryU
WUGDerevi, Tactical ShufflingGUW
BCao Cao, Discard Stax of Absolute MiseryB
You can join the clan, all are welcome here! I'll add you right away.
EDIT: Sorry, meant friend of the clan, that's the section I put you in anyways.
Special thanks to Heroes of the Plane Studios for the avatar and Inkfox Aesthetics for the sig.
Vaevictus Asmadi, Creator of [The Spirit of EDH]
EDH Decks
BRGProssh, the Chump-Block DragonBRG
BRGVaevictis Asmadi-Hoarder of ManaBRG
I personally play mist-meadow witch, but that new chimera the U/R one has tons of promise!
Sig and Avatar Credit: Heroes of the Plane Studios
I had briefly looked into Pauper EDH, but just not my style personally.
Curious how Theros treated everyone here. Not 100% sure if this had been discussed here before or not, if so I do apologize. I only picked up 4 cards out of the set for my deck, but at least the cards I did get out of the set have been pretty damned solid additions to the deck. Curse of the Swine was an easy upgrade from Ashes to Ashes, though saying goodbye to such a powerful removal spell was a tad painful. Swan Song actually managed to get me to include a conditional removal spell that doesn't double as a tutor ala Muddle the Mixture, Forbid served me well in the past, but I stopped being able to get the most out of discarding cards a long time ago to make the buyback worth it. I still want to see about getting Tezzeret back into my deck at some point since he does fetch several critical pieces of equipment for me, in addtion to ramping, but Ashiok has more than proven itself as a worthwhile addition in my deck. Also have some bias there as it is a card that I loved from the get-go, despite the hate it was receiving, and this is one of the few times that I can say "called it" on a card like this. And good ol' Erebos, I wish I could say I have gotten more out of him, but I just haven't been able to get him out and use him much to my advantage. Though there was a game where I was actually able to keep him in creature form and swinging for a while, something I generally wouldn't want to do because of additional vulnerabilities that creates for a powerful draw engine, but it was still fun to be swinging with Greed. Mana Vault will not be missed.
UBBreya's Toybox (Competitive, Combo)WR
RGodzilla, King of the MonstersG
-Retired Decks-
UBLazav, Dimir Mastermind (Competitive, UB Voltron/Control)UB
"Knowledge is such a burden. Release it. Release all your fears to me."
—Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
Haha, all of those were, once again, last minute changes I made to make an existing design fit the purpose. There's no overestimating the value of planning with a lot of time and playtesting.
Not untrue, but it refers to this.
Dreams of the Sphinx (Sharuum the Hegemon)
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Roon of the Hidden Realm)
For vår jord (Azusa, Lost But Seeking)
Black Power (Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed)
And I didn't see any objections to my participation... so I guess I'll send my info to Bursama?
Pristaxcontrombmodruu!
$5.
I don't see a problem with your participation, so yeah.
CC me on that info. Bur and I are co-organizing, I guess, and it helps for us to double-check and when we're figuring out the Santas.
Also, (this is important) note whether or not you are willing to send overseas. Thanks.
Thank you to Rivenor for this awesome banner!
Palladia-Mors of {The Spirit of EDH}
EDH
WLinvala, Queen of the AngelsW
WUThe Prison of the Grand ArbiterUW [Primer]
URNiv-Mizzet, Handcycling ComboRU
UTalrand, Drake-Slinging to VictoryU
WUGDerevi, Tactical ShufflingGUW
BCao Cao, Discard Stax of Absolute MiseryB
I dig the idea of Pauper, but I'm in the same boat as Hatter. There isn't enough interest in the group I play with. If I do build one, I was thinking about either Spellheart Chimera or Ascended Lawmage. Both look fun. Maybe I'll just build both.
Rafiq | Jeleva | Zedruu
Brion | Vela
Talrand | Erebos
Otherworld Atlas Collection
4 Foil/ 17 Normal/ 0 Signed
My avatar is Disappointing!
Is it 5? I was going to go quite a bit over that >_> oops.
Sig and Avatar Credit: Heroes of the Plane Studios
*the more you know!* ;P
From the new set, or of all time? Cuz I'll bet a mercenary deck would be pretty fun given the Obslaught block.
Thank you to Rivenor for this awesome banner!
Palladia-Mors of {The Spirit of EDH}
EDH
WLinvala, Queen of the AngelsW
WUThe Prison of the Grand ArbiterUW [Primer]
URNiv-Mizzet, Handcycling ComboRU
UTalrand, Drake-Slinging to VictoryU
WUGDerevi, Tactical ShufflingGUW
BCao Cao, Discard Stax of Absolute MiseryB
Pristaxcontrombmodruu!
Choose five common reprints for your deck. One must be an artifact, one must be a creature, one must be an instant, and one must be a sorcery. The other can be any type.
Then, design two new uncommons for your deck. One must be a creature, and the other a noncreature.
The final round will be putting the entire 100-card deck together. Though only the top two will advance past this round, all four of you are welcome to participate if you wish.
Round 4 deadline: October 7, 2013 12 AM CST, when Sunday becomes Monday.
Emille, Seven-Sting Dancer Shalin Nariya
Round 2: New cards 1
Round 3: New cards 2
Round 4: New cards 3
Expedition Map
Coiling Oracle
Momentary Blink
Revoke Existence
Wood Elves
Udder Horror :2mana::symg::symg:
Creature — Cow Horror (U)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Udder Horror unless you pay :symg::symg:.
When Udder Horror is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, destroy target noncreature permanent.
4/2
Dogfort
Tribal Artifact — Dog Fortification (U)
Indestructible
Creatures that share a color with any color the fortified land could produce get +1/+1.
Fortify
Dreams of the Sphinx (Sharuum the Hegemon)
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Roon of the Hidden Realm)
For vår jord (Azusa, Lost But Seeking)
Black Power (Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed)
Halloween is coming? Just interested, how do you guys celebrate Halloween if you do at all... (I mean, the Halloween came to Finland in 90s after our post office held a competition to choose a new holiday to be held here in Finland and Halloween won.)
I celebrate by getting a scarecrow outfit so real and full of straw that you couldn't tell it was a real person underneath, even if you poke me. Then I sit on my porch, wait for the kids to go past me to the door, then get up to scare the **** out of them.
Pristaxcontrombmodruu!
Halloween, or Samhain, is the only holiday I really celebrate. We've been going to specialty stores that only open for the occasion for about a month now. Also, I use the more sturdy props to decorate my house. I have a wrought iron candelabra I bought 5 years ago from the same kind of store in my dinning room.
[Inkfox Aesthetics] [The Spirit of EDH] U Sakashima the Impostor R Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Sigarda, Host of Herons
When I was in the States, I'd just watch Nightmare Before Christmas and pass out candy. My tradition has been that for kids in the late-middle school/ high school range (aka: teenagers who shouldn't be trying to get free candy on a kids' "holiday") I'd make them answer trivia questions in order to get the candy. Just easy stuff, like state capitals or something, but you'd be surprised how many of them didn't know the answers... 'Murica.
There was even once when I overheard a few tell their friends, "That's the quiz house," and they didn't come a-knockin'. I was quite pleased.
Thank you to Rivenor for this awesome banner!
Palladia-Mors of {The Spirit of EDH}
EDH
WLinvala, Queen of the AngelsW
WUThe Prison of the Grand ArbiterUW [Primer]
URNiv-Mizzet, Handcycling ComboRU
UTalrand, Drake-Slinging to VictoryU
WUGDerevi, Tactical ShufflingGUW
BCao Cao, Discard Stax of Absolute MiseryB
Lol both at madhatter and Dechs Kaison.
In Italy, we just hang out dressed for halloween or (more likely) go to a party.
Now I'm in Quebec and I realy don't know what to expect. I don't think is gonna be so much different... But here is way more celebrated!
EDIT: Shortstack has suddenly became an Old Man of the Sea. R.I.P. Birthing Pod, we'll miss you