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  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 13, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] Serra Sphinx + 4 new arts from podcast
    Quote from Souljer
    Actually, the art's the only thing I like about it. It shows that cards don't need to match the colors they are, in the art they have(blue skin, clothes, whatever). Hopefully they'll make more cards in this manner.


    QFT.

    I for one am really tired of the art matching the color of the spell so exactly. Really, if the mana symbol at the top is a skull I know it's a black spell. I don't need the art to help me.

    I like the sphinx, but I was hoping the sphinx would be GU and have the 2GU casting cost in the orb. Oh well. This is cool. I love me some sphinxes.

    Cheers,
    rant

    Edit: I immediately thought of spinal villain when I saw that one picture.
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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    Jan 11, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [Official Thread] URW Firemane Control
    Quote from third_place
    Paul Cheon won a Standard PE last night with a very strange Firemane Control List; he played the martyr/proclamation combo and Searing Meditation. The blue was only for card draw. He 3-0 (6-0)'d the top eight without dropping a game. the only match he lost to in the Swiss was to Headache Combo, which is generally a difficult matchup for control to overcome without hate.

    This deck absolutely destroys aggro strategies. It's worst matchup is MartyrTron from what I've seen, with Storm combos right behind. It beats most other control decks because they don't have enough reach to race your martyr lifegain and resolving multiple meditations is usually game-defining.


    Can you post a decklist? I'm dying to see a competitive deck use Searing Meditation.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: Standard Archives
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    Jan 11, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PS] Radha Discussion
    I like comboing her with Wildfire Emissary or another fire-breather.

    If all else fails, you can dump her mana on a storage land.

    You can use her mana to help flip over a morphed Akroma, AoF.

    Sudden Shock and discounted Char are probably her two best uses. A discounted Stonewood Invocation isn't bad. If need be, you can even get off a cheap Krosan Grip to kill a Sacred Mesa, Factory token, or other relevant card.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: New Card Discussion
  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 10, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] WoTC Previews Jan 8 - Groundbreaker and Akroma
    Ball Lightning is one of my favorite cards, and I'm so happy to see it back. Changing it to green doesn't bother me at all. However, that it's planeshifted and therefore so rare--and presumably costly--ticks me off. I want a playset and I don't want to pay $20 each for them. Hopefully, I'll just luck out and get them in my boxes/at the prerelease.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 10, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] Madness in Planar Chaos
    In some article or another, Wizards (MaRo, I think) said that Madness belongs in black. Therefore, I think all the Madness cards will be black, including the Wurm. If not the Wurm, I'll be that's the only non-black Madness card. Yes, I know Fiery Temper was reprinted, but that's a timeshift.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: Speculation
  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 10, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] WoTC Previews Jan 10 - Retether
    I really love this card. No, it probably isn't great for Standard, but there are many ways to put this card to work. I have a deck that discards auras to pump Wild Mongrel and then uses Nomad Mythmaker to put them into play. This card fits that deck perfectly. In casual, Retether combos with lots of stuff.

    To anyone complaining it's too narrow to be a rare, that's exactly why it should be a rare. In a draft, you don't want two or three of these floating around, because they will be mostly useless. You also don't want to open 15 of these in a box. This card is a perfect example of what a rare should be.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 8, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] WoTC Previews Jan 8 - Groundbreaker and Akroma
    Quote from Wildfire393
    The real problem is, there are only four spells right now that can actually answer BOTH akromas (and don't cost an outrageous amount): Utopia Vow, Wrath of God, Damnation, and Cruel Edict. And that last one is contingent on the Akroma player having no other creatures in play.


    Actually, there are a few more:
    Squall Line
    Void
    Evacuation
    Plague Wind (although that does cost an outrageous amont)

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 5, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] Teneb, the Pilferer
    Quote from King Crimson

    What obscene fatties seen have seen play in T2?
    Keiga, Meloku, Angel of Despair, SSS, Akroma, Koko, Yosei.

    You do mean recent T2, right? Because if not, Rith, Dromar, Spiritmonger, Verdant Force, and Spirit of the Night would like to have words with you.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: New Card Discussion
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    Jan 5, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] Orb of Insight results (READ Post #16)
    Quote from XenophanesFX
    GeminiDreams,

    I like your Kird Ape idea. I really think that it's really name will be "... Simian". Maybe Riptide Simian, Citanul Simian? Dunno....

    Simian Ape sounds a little redundant, doesn't it?


    My honest guess is that it would shift to green and be Swamp.


    Why couldn't be an exact mirror image? Green and get bigger from mountains. This is because Zoo needs to run 8 kirdies. :p

    I wouldn't be surprised if it was Green or White and got bigger off of plains/forests.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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    Jan 5, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] Numot, the Devastator and Tomb of Yawgmoth
    Quote from SumPhatGuy
    It's not actually that far out of color/theme. Blue has Annex, White has Armageddon, and Red has, well, everything else (Stone Rain, Wildfire, Rain of Salt,Pillage,Molten Rain)


    The white part didn't bother me (I'm a 'geddon player from way back), but the blue struck me as really odd. I thought of Annex, but that doesn't destroy. It doesn't bother me, but it does seem odd. Of course, this is Planar Chaos.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 5, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] Numot, the Devastator and Tomb of Yawgmoth
    Numot is cool, but a blue critter that blows up lands? That's bizarre. This would've been a more in-theme ability on the RBW one. Still, this is a great dragon. Not sure if it will see constructed play, but it's decent.

    The Tomb is interesting. Not sure what to do with it, other than hook it up with swampwalkers in casual. I guess it makes it easier to splash black.

    Cheers,
    rant

    idiot edit: I forgot about the interactions of that land with Magus of the Coffers, Tendrils of Corruption and Consume Spirit. Wow! This really is Torment v2!
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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    Jan 5, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on Dwarves in PC: Missed Opportunity
    Quote from TheInfamousBearAssasin
    If I had my way, signature races would be;


    White- Dwarves
    Red- Goblins
    Green- Elves
    Blue- Moonfolk (Seriously. These guys were cool)
    Black- Rats/Nezumi


    Sign me up for that! I like your categorization very much. I would prefer Merfolk to Moonfolk, but I'd accept the Moonfolk. I love Rats and want more of them. Swarmyard FTW!

    Seriously, that system makes plenty of sense. I wish there was a hope in hell WotC would adopt it.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: Speculation
  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 4, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] Deck Idea: Temporal Extortion in Mba?
    You can sac him to the Rusalka or bring him back after a Wrath. Plus he will mostly get in to do his damage and gets bigger with Bad Moon. I think he's a very solid creature.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: New Card Discussion
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    Jan 4, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [PC] Minisite Now Live (arts, etc)
    Quote from kalamarcet
    There is an entry for 2GU. This can be the casting cost of the sphinx, since it is in a forest close to a river.


    Nice find and it seems really spot on. I hope it is good enough for play. Sphinx is one of my favorite creature types that has been seriously under-utilized.

    Maybe some Thieving Magpie variant with higher power?

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • rantipole's avatar
    Jan 4, 2007
    rantipole posted a message on [Official Thread] BWR Gargadon Control
    What about a version of this that runs Razia's Purification? You can really cripple your opponent and sac a lot of stuff to the Gargadons. If you use Flagstones of Trokair, you will end up with an extra land, too.

    Hmm. I'll start working on a list.

    Cheers,
    rant
    Posted in: Standard Archives
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