Hey Nate. I know it seems like we've drifted apart recently. But I feel like you've forgotten all about me. After all, we've been through some fun times together. I've done so much for you. Remember that time I ate all those Faeries for you Nate? They tasted horrible, their wings are all bitty and nasty. And don't get me started on the Germ. I don't care if I get a shiny new Batterskull, I'm not doing that EVER again. I have kept making sacrifices for you and you just act like I never happened. I said I was sorry about the whole Library thing. I didn't think you needed it any more, I mean, your hand was really empty.
I hope we can make this up to each other Nate. I miss the good times.
Love, Braidsy x
Hey Braids, I am a giant fan of your work and all, but I'm talking about some good old instant speed sacrifice like Greater Gargadon and Carrion Feeder and such. You know, something that can just say no to Control Magic or Sower of Temptation.
We have almost too much utility creatures at that cost. I think it is a bit of a risk for them. Really good three drops might be dangerous for the balance in some formats. At four mana nobody really seems to care. They make good four drops every set. We almost drown in them. Give us a great three drop instead!
I'd like the idea of bestow to be explored a little bit. Mostly we've gotten a single keyword, and I know we don't really have room for anything that much more complicated, but I like the idea of bestow being a little more modal, like something you might put on your opponents creature.
Maybe Jungle Lion with bestow GG2, or Vaporkin with Bestow UU2 or something. I don't realistically see bestow dropping below 4 mana, unless it's something really marginal, like 1/1 vigilance or something
Think we could see 3 versions of xenagos in this block? There are distinctive differences between the versions in the promo art, Im thinking PW, God, Jund thing.
Anyway I dont really care about the mechanics of theros, though Id like more devotion cards and heavy commitment cards that demand inclusion, it punishes going into multiple colors without making it unfun to play multiple colors, ie not the land base that determines draft colors. A monstrosity that doesnt make me cry would be appreciated though.
Just one great Simic card. Can we do that? How about 1UG, 3/3 hexproof flash trample regenerate tap to ping for one draw a card when this card comes into play your opponent's can't win the game you can't lose the game you may cast X from exile *breath*. phew.
But seriously, just one new good Simic card would really make me happy.
Another call for a great Simic card. Preferably not a walker as I don't run them.
Maybe another mystic snake type variant?
Even a reprinting of mystic snake with a modern border would be nice. I hate the look of the old gold cards (though I generally prefer the older borders for mono colored cards interestingly enough).
Another call for a great Simic card. Preferably not a walker as I don't run them.
Maybe another mystic snake type variant?
Even a reprinting of mystic snake with a modern border would be nice. I hate the look of the old gold cards (though I generally prefer the older borders for mono colored cards interestingly enough).
As much as I want to have Mystic Snake number 3, it seems unlikely with Mystic Genesis sitting in an already Standard set.
Can Mystic Snake be power creep-ed without being pushed to converted mana cost 5? Or does it just get functionally reprinted?
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Power Creep Snake
1/1
Flash
When Power Creep Snake comes into play, counter target spell.
Not going to happen of course because Wizard's is never going to give us counter spell again in any form, but a guy can dream right?
I don't like Mystic Genesis much because you lose the blink/Crystal Shard shenanigans. That's really what makes Mystic Snake cubeable.
I actually think this would be printable under the NWO. It's restrictively costed, and there's never going to be that much in standard to bounce it to your hand at instant speed to get value. Are there any instant speed blink or bounce effects in standard right now that are on a permanent that is remotely playable? Are there even sorcery speed ones?
So a moderator in the rumor mill confirmed that there is a HIGH chance of a black DOJ in BNG. We already have Damnation and the newly minted Toxic Deluge. I'm not sure if black at 360 needs another sweeper, but I'm happy to have another one along for the ride!
One of my most trusted sources hinted that the black DoJ is correct and that Mogis is in.
Note: A) it was not outright stated that it was right, B) I'm assuming if one is correct that the others are correct, and C) I have no further information on these, so whether names are correct or how accurate something might be isn't something I can answer.
Example, I don't know if the black board wipe will have a regen clause or not. But this does give us some idea of what to expect.
Massacre Wurmgrave titan and Griselbrand Fit my needs perfectly, what i'm looking for is cubable double strike(which shouldn't happen due to the abundance of auras in standard, but its what i want) and 1 cubable god, as well as the black day of judgement. White or black cubable devotion, both these colors are very easy to activate devotion, but the gods were rather lackluster.
For black control options though I really like my suite already: toxic deluge = cheap and flexible on average losing only 2 or3 life to put yourself in a great board position is amazing. damnation = most assuredly better then a black DoJ Sudden Spoiling = serves a similar purpose, but at instant speed can lead to huge blowouts no other wrath could have. (ie all your creatures live) Black Sun's Zenith = the most effective card endgame when X equals huge numbers, deals with indestructible and regeneration quite nicely, at turn 4 when wraths are sometimes crucial it usually either wipes the board or makes thrun a 2/2 or 1/1, so even if it misses a threat it neutralizes it. This one isnt as popular but just like deluge it has a lot of intricacies and re-usability is a plus that cant be completely ignored.
Black Doj = close to the same power level to me.
Not sure if this is the place to talk about it, but if you read here, at the bottom of the page is the new spoiled card frame for m15 and beyond. What are your guys thoughts? I actually like it quite a bit.
We have a discussion about that going in the aesthetics thread, if you want to take it there. It has more to do with M15 forward than it does with the rest of this block, I think.
EDIT: On topic, so who is testing Kiora after some time to reflect? Anyone had the chance to sling down a proxy yet? I think it may be better than it looks on paper and I'm not wedded to any of my current Simic cards. SSS may get the boot for testing. Keen to hear some good news about her.
Mogis, the god of slaughter, who has art featured in this Wizards article: http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/ur/281 looks like he'll be a BR god. Black is a good color for loyalty activation, and if he plays well in my beloved Rakdos Pox/Stax archetype, I'd love to have him for the cube. Hopefully he's a Thassa-type god with a 1BR cost, if willing (however, very unlikely). Also, neither black nor red are stacked in the 5cc permanent slot, so a 3BR cost could be welcome as well, if the abilities are good enough. What static ability and what activated ability would you want on a 5cc BR god?
I second this!!!
oh, wizards you make me sad.....
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We have almost too much utility creatures at that cost. I think it is a bit of a risk for them. Really good three drops might be dangerous for the balance in some formats. At four mana nobody really seems to care. They make good four drops every set. We almost drown in them. Give us a great three drop instead!
I feel compelled to repeat everything I hear
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Maybe Jungle Lion with bestow GG2, or Vaporkin with Bestow UU2 or something. I don't realistically see bestow dropping below 4 mana, unless it's something really marginal, like 1/1 vigilance or something
Anyway I dont really care about the mechanics of theros, though Id like more devotion cards and heavy commitment cards that demand inclusion, it punishes going into multiple colors without making it unfun to play multiple colors, ie not the land base that determines draft colors. A monstrosity that doesnt make me cry would be appreciated though.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=484979
But seriously, just one new good Simic card would really make me happy.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=221863
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Maybe another mystic snake type variant?
Even a reprinting of mystic snake with a modern border would be nice. I hate the look of the old gold cards (though I generally prefer the older borders for mono colored cards interestingly enough).
http://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/modular-cube-5-colors.800/
Retro combo cube thread
http://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/retro-combo-cube.1454/
As much as I want to have Mystic Snake number 3, it seems unlikely with Mystic Genesis sitting in an already Standard set.
Can Mystic Snake be power creep-ed without being pushed to converted mana cost 5? Or does it just get functionally reprinted?
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GUU
Power Creep Snake
1/1
Flash
When Power Creep Snake comes into play, counter target spell.
Not going to happen of course because Wizard's is never going to give us counter spell again in any form, but a guy can dream right?
I don't like Mystic Genesis much because you lose the blink/Crystal Shard shenanigans. That's really what makes Mystic Snake cubeable.
http://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/modular-cube-5-colors.800/
Retro combo cube thread
http://riptidelab.com/forum/threads/retro-combo-cube.1454/
I actually think this would be printable under the NWO. It's restrictively costed, and there's never going to be that much in standard to bounce it to your hand at instant speed to get value. Are there any instant speed blink or bounce effects in standard right now that are on a permanent that is remotely playable? Are there even sorcery speed ones?
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For black control options though I really like my suite already:
toxic deluge = cheap and flexible on average losing only 2 or3 life to put yourself in a great board position is amazing.
damnation = most assuredly better then a black DoJ
Sudden Spoiling = serves a similar purpose, but at instant speed can lead to huge blowouts no other wrath could have. (ie all your creatures live)
Black Sun's Zenith = the most effective card endgame when X equals huge numbers, deals with indestructible and regeneration quite nicely, at turn 4 when wraths are sometimes crucial it usually either wipes the board or makes thrun a 2/2 or 1/1, so even if it misses a threat it neutralizes it. This one isnt as popular but just like deluge it has a lot of intricacies and re-usability is a plus that cant be completely ignored.
Black Doj = close to the same power level to me.
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EDIT: On topic, so who is testing Kiora after some time to reflect? Anyone had the chance to sling down a proxy yet? I think it may be better than it looks on paper and I'm not wedded to any of my current Simic cards. SSS may get the boot for testing. Keen to hear some good news about her.
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Oh, thanks! I hit that a while back. Crazy.
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My 50th Set (P)review - Discusses my top 20 Cube cards from OTJ!
My 630 Card Powered Cube
My Article - "Cube Design Philosophy"
My Article - "Mana Short: A study in limited resource management."
My 50th Set (P)review - Discusses my top 20 Cube cards from OTJ!