I'm glad they actually took some of John Butler's ideas and didn't just brush the article off.
To those not inthe know, google "starcitygames how to improve magic" and read John Butler's articles. They're long and rambly but a lot of his ideas are very legitimate.
He constantly mentions ranking the best players in the world as a way to give pro play more legitimacy.
You're giving Butler too much credit. He's hardly the only person to suggest this. LOTS of people have suggested this, and it's a really obvious thing to do (so many other competitive games and sports do it) that WotC has just been slow in implementing.
Good move on WotC's part that they finally got around to doing this.
Modern has all of Standard's cards, plus decades more. How on Earth would your above statement be true?
Quite easily.
Obviously, the most powerful Standard combo deck is going to lose vs. the most powerful Modern combo deck.
But that wasn't what Tybalt was saying. He was saying that combo could be more powerful in Standard relative to its format than combo in Modern. Modern has stronger combos --- but also stronger anti-combo disruption, with the result that combo can be weaker in Modern metagames than in Standard metagames.
There have been many Standard metagames wherein combo held a stronger position (greater metagame percentage) in its format than many Modern metagames.
It slightly bothers me that (a) the gods have such variable and highly random P/Ts instead of having the same P/Ts (as in, for instance, the Titan cycle) and (b) that, due to indestructibility, those differing toughnesses aren't going to matter most of the time (yeah, I know it's going to matter sometimes, such as with Dismember, but not most of the time).
I am having a hard time following this. Does this mean that if the creature that I go to enchant should be removed in any way that the enchant creature bestow card becomes a stand alone enchantment? How would that work? What will they enchant? I am really confused.
If the enchanted creature is removed, the bestow card becomes a creature; it is no longer an aura, so it won't enchant anything at that point.
Same with Hammer of Purphuros. How does it work? Does it enchant an artifact? Does it stand alone, can it do both? What happens if the target isn't there upon resolution?
Hammer of Purphuros is neither equipment nor an aura. It is not attached to anything. It just sits on the battlefield by itself like any typical artifact or enchantment.
Who is the main mod responsible for this thread and for updating the first post?
Most of the updates to the first post have been by me (I'm not a mod, just the original poster), collecting/organizing information provided by Trollcreature and by mods TK-421 and viperesque. (I'm very grateful to them and all their sources. )
The updates labeled "mod edits" in red are by mods TK-421 and viperesque.
What is wrong with Wizards ? There's again a mistake ! Pools at first round were "Skullduggery" vs "Spoils of Misery", "Carpe Noctem" vs "Waste Not", "Drudge Rummage" vs "Riches from Rags" and "Necroharvest" vs "Vile Plunder", not "Riches From Rags" vs "Skullduggery", "Waste Not" vs "Carpe Noctem", "Vile Plunder" vs "Drudge Rummage" and "Necroharvest" vs "Spoils of Misery" !
No, the design submissions were restricted to the US and Canada, but not the voting.
You're giving Butler too much credit. He's hardly the only person to suggest this. LOTS of people have suggested this, and it's a really obvious thing to do (so many other competitive games and sports do it) that WotC has just been slow in implementing.
Good move on WotC's part that they finally got around to doing this.
Quite easily.
Obviously, the most powerful Standard combo deck is going to lose vs. the most powerful Modern combo deck.
But that wasn't what Tybalt was saying. He was saying that combo could be more powerful in Standard relative to its format than combo in Modern. Modern has stronger combos --- but also stronger anti-combo disruption, with the result that combo can be weaker in Modern metagames than in Standard metagames.
There have been many Standard metagames wherein combo held a stronger position (greater metagame percentage) in its format than many Modern metagames.
He WAS people. Piggified by Circe.
You can fix it yourself. Click the Edit button on your post, and then the Advanced button, and change the selection box option next to your title.
If the enchanted creature is removed, the bestow card becomes a creature; it is no longer an aura, so it won't enchant anything at that point.
Hammer of Purphuros is neither equipment nor an aura. It is not attached to anything. It just sits on the battlefield by itself like any typical artifact or enchantment.
"At 20, 'Magic: The Gathering' still going strong — and not just in school lunchrooms" by Yannick LeJacq, August 30, 2013, on NBC News
Oh, and before anyone skims through the article and wrongly thinks they have a new spoiler, the Abhorrent Overlord was already spoiled days ago on the Rumor Mill thread "Packaging and five cards".
This thread is about the article, not about Abhorrent Overlord.
Most of the updates to the first post have been by me (I'm not a mod, just the original poster), collecting/organizing information provided by Trollcreature and by mods TK-421 and viperesque. (I'm very grateful to them and all their sources. )
The updates labeled "mod edits" in red are by mods TK-421 and viperesque.
Cleaned out a lot of text and added table of contents and headers. Should be much more readable now.
The name makes sense for an Island as much as it makes sense for a Mountain.
I care about Andromeda.
Yep, confirmed. They messed up AGAIN!