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And truly on topic, I don't think the packaging is really that bad. But then, I've never really understood people *****ing about it, as the last set I didn't like the packaging for was Mirrodin. I see how it's appropriate, but it just didn't appeal to me. And yes, this was back when I liked Mirrodin.
I didn't like Kamigawa. Soulshift was the poo that got stuck on MaGo's bum and they used the idea of splice from the medley of cheese and peperoni. Admit it, the block is JANK! JAAAAAANNNKKK!!!!
*hopefully* Saviours will live up to its name: save this wretched block from disaster before RE goes on stage and tries to swoon urzassedatives with a pink thong. Mmm...crusty.
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I agree though, Kamigawa hasn't offered anything complex for players to tackle with... It's been very... I dunno... n00bish to me at least. A bunch of stuff in it comes from Mirrodin for crying out loud (i.e. Equipment, Indestructibles...)
I want some new stuff. They say this is an expert level product, make it one!
I agree though, Kamigawa hasn't offered anything complex for players to tackle with... It's been very... I dunno... n00bish to me at least. A bunch of stuff in it comes from Mirrodin for crying out loud (i.e. Equipment, Indestructibles...)
I want some new stuff. They say this is an expert level product, make it one!
Indestructible myojin were lame.
Equipment's solid, but Kamagawa doesn't offer anything really good or really original.
The only equipment worthy of my card sleeves are the Jitte and that thingy that sounds like a Japanese man cussing. Oh yeah, No-Dachi. Other than that, they can all latch on to my sweaty scroat and pray I don't go Catholic on em.
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I wish people would get off the idea if a block isn't choked full of broken to hell and back cards, it's jank. Champions is very well balanced, I'm sorry if you are not creative enough to find uses for some very good cards in this block people.
I don't much care for the coloring, too golden for me, (Hurts me eyes)
I have to admit, Kamigawa has been the most tastefully created blocks to date, but that doesn't make the cards any better. I was worried before it came out, because a Japanese themed set really scared me. I feared anime making its way into magic... but fortunately, wizards pulled it off perfectly, and it sold to me. The thing is, there still isn't enough GOOD cards in the set. I mean, there are enough... but not enough to make a huge variety of different decks. A lot of the good cards are simply support cards, such as Cranial Extraction or Tribe Elder... amazing cards, but probably won't win you the game on it's own.
Koku, Meloku, Kodama of North Tree, Yosei (he is pretty decent), Kiki-Jiki
One for each color and there are more
The ones you listed are heavily mana-costed and will probably sit in your hand against decks that can go off on turn 2 or even turn 1. If you can find a way around the mana cost then yes they are useful. Yosei is pretty decent and I'm starting to warm up to Meloku (mainly because every-other pack of Champions I either get that or the red Myogin. Reminds me of the days of Urza's Destiny where I'd either get a Body Snatcher or Goblin Festival. What fun!) But overall the playability of the cards are rather low given their "balanced" nature and templating. Sure, balanced is good every once and a while but so is mindless brokenness too. That, my friends, is the true meaning of balanced. Having one constant variable leads to stagnation. Sometimes you need something to shake it up every once and a while to keep things interesting and progressing.
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The bannings happened in Mirrodin block; we're talking about Kamigawa block. Those are two separate topics altogether. Mirrodin helped lift the staleness of balance by throwing a wrench into the scene to provide at least a bit of excitement into the fray. Sure, it was dominated by Affinity but if you look at it outside of standard Mirrodin block has contributed a helluva lot of cards to the environment. I wouldn't go and say it contributed MORE than Onslaught block (given Onslaught block does contribute a fair amount on its own...each of the three sets has at least 2 cards that have made an impact on formats other than Standard), but nevertheless it added something UNIQUE and STIMULATING to the environment, whereas Kamigawa's themes are more or less rehashed ideas with new paint to make them gleam brighter than a jizz stain on a hotel sheet during a forensic search.
Kamigawa does have its gems, yes, but they don't really strike me as being De Beers' worthy.
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I really hope its a flying, white, legendary Unicorn/Ki-rin/Whatever spirit thing.
Maybe something like that :
[Something Ki-rin'ches] 4WW
Legendary Creature - Spirit, Unicorn?/sth. else
Flying, Banding
Whenever ~this~ deals combat damage to a player, you may remove target creature from the game.
5/4
That would be cool (Wouldn't see that much T2 play, but block and limited. And even some decks in T2 would play it, though.
Nice found, orange.
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Kamigawa does have its gems, yes, but they don't really strike me as being De Beers' worthy.
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And truly on topic, I don't think the packaging is really that bad. But then, I've never really understood people *****ing about it, as the last set I didn't like the packaging for was Mirrodin. I see how it's appropriate, but it just didn't appeal to me. And yes, this was back when I liked Mirrodin.
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I didn't like Kamigawa. Soulshift was the poo that got stuck on MaGo's bum and they used the idea of splice from the medley of cheese and peperoni. Admit it, the block is JANK! JAAAAAANNNKKK!!!!
*hopefully* Saviours will live up to its name: save this wretched block from disaster before RE goes on stage and tries to swoon urzassedatives with a pink thong. Mmm...crusty.
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I agree though, Kamigawa hasn't offered anything complex for players to tackle with... It's been very... I dunno... n00bish to me at least. A bunch of stuff in it comes from Mirrodin for crying out loud (i.e. Equipment, Indestructibles...)
I want some new stuff. They say this is an expert level product, make it one!
Indestructible myojin were lame.
Equipment's solid, but Kamagawa doesn't offer anything really good or really original.
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I don't much care for the coloring, too golden for me, (Hurts me eyes)
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Dragon Riderof a Mist Dragonn anyway with the Dragon Riders Clan.
One for each color and there are more
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The ones you listed are heavily mana-costed and will probably sit in your hand against decks that can go off on turn 2 or even turn 1. If you can find a way around the mana cost then yes they are useful. Yosei is pretty decent and I'm starting to warm up to Meloku (mainly because every-other pack of Champions I either get that or the red Myogin. Reminds me of the days of Urza's Destiny where I'd either get a Body Snatcher or Goblin Festival. What fun!) But overall the playability of the cards are rather low given their "balanced" nature and templating. Sure, balanced is good every once and a while but so is mindless brokenness too. That, my friends, is the true meaning of balanced. Having one constant variable leads to stagnation. Sometimes you need something to shake it up every once and a while to keep things interesting and progressing.
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Kamigawa does have its gems, yes, but they don't really strike me as being De Beers' worthy.
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Maybe something like that :
[Something Ki-rin'ches] 4WW
Legendary Creature - Spirit, Unicorn?/sth. else
Flying,
BandingWhenever ~this~ deals combat damage to a player, you may remove target creature from the game.
5/4
That would be cool (Wouldn't see that much T2 play, but block and limited. And even some decks in T2 would play it, though.
Nice found, orange.
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Not that this has anything to do with anything, but the De Beers corporation has had a stranglehold on the diamond economy for several, several decades. Most of the diamonds they hoard, because saturation of the market would mean a loss of profit for them. Additionally, the diamonds they get support African wars, as only 10-20% of all diamonds exported from africa are guaranteed to be legally mined. So... If you're buying De Beers, you're supporting war in Africa.