The RC are taking their time, maybe they want to get it right. I was under the impression that release has been postponed until May 15th, which is in plenty of time.
It’s not important that the Companion mechanic gets an exception, since they are going to be legal I was just proffering ways it could work. I don’t grock why people get so bent over stuff like this.
Wishboards are a whole other topic of discussion. My statements in this thread are only about Companion, how it could work, and how it’s not going to break Commander.
For the record, I’m all for allowing for a wishboard. That style of play is right up my alley. (Which for Commander should be 25 cards. A standard sideboard of 15 cards is 25% of a 60 card deck ergo, for a Commander sideboard 25 cards is 25%. If we want to be logical about it.)
Release schedule:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/changes-release-ikoria-lair-behemoths-2020-03-26
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mikeyG posted a message on [IKO] Zirda, the Dawnwaker— the last Ikoria product page previewPosted in: The Rumor MillQuote from Manasurfer »So while trying to find cards that would work with Zirda, the Dawnwaker I came across: Rebels.
Obviously Rebels already have a commander leader in the form of Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero. Zirda could really make Lin Sivvi shine if run as the commander instead. As the deck now is filled with a bunch of tutors whose activation cost is discounted. Lin Sivvi herself could now find any rebel, non-changeling card, for 4 instead of 6.
Yup, this thought crossed my mind as well. Although, as ridiculously powerful as Rebels decks were twenty years ago, I'm not sure the tribe is as potent since you'd need to run some substandard cards if Rebels is your major theme. But that said, the utility of fetching creatures from the deck right to the board at instant speed cannot be understated and that kind of consistency in Commander is hard to come by. For maximum utility, give your Rebel recruiters vigilance so you can have it all!
Shield Dancer plays well with both themes, which is cool. A rebel with an ability that activating cheaper makes even better. Ballista Squad, too, I suppose. But I think the deck would need something else, I'd probably go with equipment/activated abilities beyond just the Rebels themselves to flesh it out and give better options since I'm not ever going to run more than half the Rebels in print. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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Also literally taken from Galen Wood on the matter for a news article:
^ can't make this up as there is people who posted this same stuff on his facebook page.
Also it takes place in the state of the crazy, Florida. Oh and its an American who talks about "Their god given rights" and how he believes the quarantine surpresses his liberty and freedom. Its practically double jeopardy.
Wouldn't be surprised if he gets higher bails posted for continuing to break the law.
Please do carry on spreading the plague mister Galen Wood.
Nevermind those incidents like where eighteen dead people were found in a nursing home as the caregivers didn't want to show up. Or how god-fearing Americans tried to hold service to spite the state for saying they were "non-essential" which resulted in their bishop literally ending up dead the next week. Or how the main leader for a group of survival nutjobs that held national park in Oregon a couple years ago with guns just died of the virus. Or how a man in Taiwan was fined $33,000 for breaking quarantine because he wanted to go clubbing.
Or how a man in Australia tried to circumvent a store's policy of having only 3 of a given item by getting a bunch of lackeys to buy their share for him and taking it off their hands, then being surprised he can't sell Toilet Paper and Hand Sanitizer online because that would be profiteering, and the store won't accept it back even when he realizes he wasted over $10,000 on all this supplies.
This isn't some earthquake or twister that goes away as quickly as it showed up. its going to keep festering and spreading until no one is infected.
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The first death we see caused by post-corruption Garruk causes is actually to one of his own beasts, and this is because the beast is sickly and needed a mercy killing. The second death we see is Garruk taking an innocent man, bringing them to foul monsters for information, then leaving him there. The reason being that the man had a special talisman placed on him by Garruk, a two-way radio if you will, so he could hear the monsters talk even if the man died. Note this is all we ever are given for Garruk's descent, prior he never was this destructive. He almost killed Jace, but that was again the Curse starting to have a hold on him as he was snapped out of it and realized his folly, giving Jace advice that the map lead to Zendikar before walking out.
Even as a teenager who wanted revenge, he ordered his beasts not to kill unless ordered, which takes great maturity and strength to not want a whole town dead for past events that occurred seven years ago.
The Kenrith twins are actually a huge step for Garruk as he doesn't loathe humanity. To set who he was in as an adult in motion, he was a scared boy who was forced to flee into the woods at his father's behest. Then he heard on the same day his father slowly dying over that two-way talisman. One of the last lessons given to Garruk as a piece of advice "And Garruk, remember this most of all... anyone who can speak can lie. Expect Deceit." and then with his last words saying "I love you, son.".
Which is why the kindness of the Kenrith's and him wanting to protect them is far bigger growth. Also those words from a father to an adolescent could result in a warped teenager when they grew up, as that advice could have been interpreted to do more evil than just kill the Sheriff only.
Garruk is different from Vivien, hes actually a natural bonder. Vivien only takes the souls of dying animals and stores them in her bow as a memory. Its similar, but one actually cared about trying to keep living animals around them while the other only stores the souls of the dead to use as a weapon. Which is where the difference of Garruk and Vivien really comes to a head.
Lets take a Titanoth Rex if both were to have visited Ikoria, Garruk would actually try to tame it, resulting in forming a powerful bonds with it. Vivien would let the same animal start dying then capture its soul in her bow to use later.
Which for Vivien sounds a bit similar to a green necromancer. Heres a fun tidbit on necromancy in MTG's lore, there is a specific types of necromancers on Grixis and one of them is called a "Ghostslaver" and these necromancers specialize in "binding ghosts as servants". And its not that far in a leap of logic that she binds animal ghosts to use as servants.
Which is more of how Vivien is differnet from Garruk. If given the same advice by a dying loved one, and then seeing what they did, you could attribute the advice as to why someone like Vivien did what she did at the zoo run by vampires by killing both the innocent, neutral and corrupt. While this same advice for Garruk was more about staying away from places of active civilization. He only entered civilization once to get just revenge for his father pre-curse. He entered civilization more post-curse when in desperate need of finding Liliana.
To give you an accurate comparison using animal tropes: Garruk is the Papa Wolf, Vivien is the Lone Wolf. One is protective of their pack, the other is a drifter on their own. Garruk used to be the same as Vivien, a Lone Wolf, but the Kenrith's kindness changed who he is as a person in a more profound way.
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However unlike Garruk, both Vivien and Lukka killed more than just one person in their destructive ways. Garruk only started to kill and harm more people when he was corrupted by Liliana and mind-controlled by Oko. While post-purification Garruk is more willing to kill now than he was previously based on his own past experiences, he is also more in control of himself than he was before.
Swapping Garruk for Vivien also creates differences in the story. Garruk is a more protective figure than Vivien is in characterization, applying to both animals and humans. Vivien is less protective of humans and more towards animals. If anything, Garruk would be more into trying to find the biggest and strongest monster he could find on Ikoria and bond with it to add to his collection.
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For example Savage Punch, Epic Confrontation, Outmuscle, and Really Epic Punch are fanservice. SP started an in-joke among the community. EC built on that, whether intetionally or not. REP is a parody of SP and EC. Om is an homage that continues the tradition built originally by SP.
Another example of fanservice is the Commander line of products. Gerrard, Weatherlight Hero, Ezuri, Claw of Progress, Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle, K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician, Mairsil, the Pretender, Tawnos, Urza's Apprentice, Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor. Among others as many of them either got only one card or no card at all and were merely referenced throughout the years.
Now to merge the first and second examples, take Norin the Wary. Prior to commander was he printed. Before his printing, he was a gag character on flavor texts for the cards Animate Wall (5th edition), Goblin Shrine (The Dark), Jade Statue (Alpha), Lightning Elemental (M12), and Sabretooth Tiger (5th edition). In the same set as he was printed, there was also Viscid Lemures. The tradition as him being a gag character was continued with Pyrophobia (Modern Horizons).
What you are thinking with Fanservice was primarily a thing popularized by Japan through the usage of anime and manga and live-action shows. While cute girls is one type of fanservice with a Japanese IP, another type is the transformation scene of a mech, while another type could be an entire episode that is just the two characters fighting, and even still you have shipping which is fanservice. Again, its still about pleasing the audience. The connotation of Fanservice has taken on a corrupted meaning however because of certain notable aspects.
Not all types of fanservice please the same person. Some may like Nikara, Lair Scavenger, others may not. For example in Ikoria, I find the return of the cycling mechanic, Shark Typhoon, Brallin, Skyshark Rider, Ukkima, Stalking Shadow, Kogla, the Titan Ape to be fanservice yet for differnet reasons. Ukkima is a reference to the Akhlut of Inuit myth. Kogla is a reference to the widely known King Kong movies and in popculture. Typhoon is a reference to Sharknado and remembered well in popculture. Brallin is representation of my Hawaiian culture. Cycling is my favorite keyword and the fact its returned again with great cycling cards and cycling support so far is a set that gets me back into magic.
In fact you can trace Fanservice as far back as Ancient Greece to works, jokes, plays, etc.
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