Hey p.s. for all the guys said "ah this card it's so amazing against jace"; let me say one only thing: jace CAN BOUNCE THE EQUIP (the equip haven't any kind of protection) ....it's meh.
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Uhh... no he can't. Jace can only bounce creatures, not permanents.
There should be a tiny "x" on the on top right side of the chat window (to the right of the two white arrows which undock the window). Click on that to close the chat window.
Seal Away's cost is fine if you compare it to remand.
Remand: They have to pay the spell's mana cost again and you draw a card.
Seal away: They have to pay 6 mana to get the spell. You don't get to draw a card. Can be reused with repeatable bounce effects.
In this case, it's mostly a trade off between the cost they have to pay if they want the spell, and drawing a card.
As you said, it does get more powerful with bounce effects. If you wanted to close that trick, you could have the spell put on stack when the enchantment leaves play. And the activated ability can be changed to cause the controller sacrifice the enchantment (which will trigger the casting of the spell).
It seems too powerful at that cost, since not many decks have main-deck enchantment destruction, which makes this a splashable counterspell.
Against mono-colored decks, this acts like a flashfreeze for black and red (who lack enchantment removal), with the added benefit of working against other coloured spells.
I would say either up the cost (UU at least), or make it a more vulnerable permanent type (like a creature).
Also coincidentally, Orim's Thunder also made a post on this type of countermagic today.
Looks fake to me, either expansion symbol and subtype text positioning is quite poor.
There are always a few spoiled cards every season that look like this.
Most recently we had Pulse Tracker spoiled as an awful looking render (and the thread got locked since no one believed it). I also remember a few cards from past seasons that came from a pdf that looked like this. (i.e. low res art and shaky symbols)
In order to affect Tarmogoyf, Eldrazi would have to be a card type. ('Snow' and 'Legendary' are super-types that don't effect him.)
Also we know that Eldrazi is a creautre type, so to answer OP's question of what the Eye does, well, it makes Chameleon Colossus cost you :symg::symg:.
hmmm, I hope "To survive, you'll have to be at the very top of your game" doesn't imply that the cards are going to be so broken that you can't play the game if you don't get them.
Marketing drivel
I hope you didn't worry that Worldwake's product description: "Do you have the skills, wits, and courage to survive, let alone, thrive?" would imply that you couldn't play the game if you weren't brave enough. (just teasing)
There is a guy behind the circle, you can see his hands. I can't really tell what/where his head is.
It's a merfolk negating a ring of fire with watery? hands. The merfolk is tall, so his head is cut off at the top of the art, but you can see his head fins (his head is turned to the right side of the card) as well as the fins on his forarms (which are bent in front of him as he pushes the ring away --you can see his fingers opened). An ornamental belt is wrapped across his body and around his waist.
You can try avoiding top tier decks by creating a game and writing a clear description of what you don't want to play against. Hopefully people read...
Sometimes competitive players will go to the casual room since they aren't actually practicing for a tournament and just want to play with a competitive deck against others.
Does anybody know where is the "Magic Online Holiday Wishes" thread to get the alternate art Goblin Warchief avatar. I have always played MTGO for casual, the very few times i have played draft i get kicked and losing money, it is cheaper to buy the cards somewhere else.
Sometimes the stock numbers are misleading (but you quickly figure out which bots those are and avoid them).
Otherwise, you can often find good deals here for cheaper than MTGO Traders. (ex. snow-covered lands for around $0.10 each) Also great if you want to quickly find a bot to sell your rares/mythics to when the humans aren't biting.
The only tricky thing is that a lot of the bots hold only small quantities of each card, so you may need to plan your purchases ahead of time to ensure you don't leave them with too much unused credit (or at least purchase from bots with a good selection and prices so you know you will go back in the future)
If you want to make cash purchases, I often find eBay sellers to be way overpriced compared to in-game bots. Just not worth it in my opinion. I've used this site instead:
Minimum order is $1.00, and each order from a seller is charged $0.35 commission, so you will want to get all your cards from one seller if possible. Sometimes, it is also hit and miss, since the seller may never actually contact you to exchange the cards. You can get a refund back from cardshark, but you will forfeit the $0.35 commission. So just like ebay, try to stick with sellers with a good rating. Lately, I haven't really found any deals, but occasionally you can find some real gems. (I got a playset of armadillo cloaks for $4 for example, and 2 font of mythos for 98 cents)
No matter what though, I always check multiple sources for pricing before I buy anything (although I tend to use MTGOtraders as a "baseline")
Also, another trick is to be wary of the different versions of each card. For example, Vampire Nocturnus comes in 2 flavours: mythic m10, and a promo version. The promo version is much cheaper if you don't care about what version you play with. I always check with MTGO Traders first to determine which version is the cheapest and go searching for that version. Often M10 and Xth edition reprints will be significantly cheaper than the version from the original set.
Uhh... no he can't. Jace can only bounce creatures, not permanents.
Remand: They have to pay the spell's mana cost again and you draw a card.
Seal away: They have to pay 6 mana to get the spell. You don't get to draw a card. Can be reused with repeatable bounce effects.
In this case, it's mostly a trade off between the cost they have to pay if they want the spell, and drawing a card.
As you said, it does get more powerful with bounce effects. If you wanted to close that trick, you could have the spell put on stack when the enchantment leaves play. And the activated ability can be changed to cause the controller sacrifice the enchantment (which will trigger the casting of the spell).
Against mono-colored decks, this acts like a flashfreeze for black and red (who lack enchantment removal), with the added benefit of working against other coloured spells.
I would say either up the cost (UU at least), or make it a more vulnerable permanent type (like a creature).
Also coincidentally, Orim's Thunder also made a post on this type of countermagic today.
I thought it was all made up for that Subaru commercial. Now I find out it's real?!
edit: False alarm, it looks like at the end of the infomercial, there's a disclaimer saying the product is not for sale. Phew!
Although the FAQ hasn't been officially linked on WOTC's site yet, keep in mind we've had plenty of past spoilings from set FAQs.
...aaaaaaaand I'm pretty sure no one has the time to come up with a 58 page FAQ of fake cards with accompanying rulings. Cause that would be insane.
There are always a few spoiled cards every season that look like this.
Most recently we had Pulse Tracker spoiled as an awful looking render (and the thread got locked since no one believed it). I also remember a few cards from past seasons that came from a pdf that looked like this. (i.e. low res art and shaky symbols)
Only if you have Mycosynth Lattice to make it colorless
Marketing drivel
I hope you didn't worry that Worldwake's product description: "Do you have the skills, wits, and courage to survive, let alone, thrive?" would imply that you couldn't play the game if you weren't brave enough.
Let's just say I'd much rather have City of Traitors or Ancient Tomb
If you want to make a 1.5 mana land, here's another idea:
Shattered Gateway
Land - Arch
Tap: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Tap two untapped Arches you control: Add 3 to your mana pool.
It's a merfolk negating a ring of fire with watery? hands. The merfolk is tall, so his head is cut off at the top of the art, but you can see his head fins (his head is turned to the right side of the card) as well as the fins on his forarms (which are bent in front of him as he pushes the ring away --you can see his fingers opened). An ornamental belt is wrapped across his body and around his waist.
Sometimes competitive players will go to the casual room since they aren't actually practicing for a tournament and just want to play with a competitive deck against others.
Here you go:
http://community.wizards.com/magiconline/go/thread/view/76117/21993257/magic_online_holiday_wishes
http://www.mtgolibrary.com/wiki.php
Sometimes the stock numbers are misleading (but you quickly figure out which bots those are and avoid them).
Otherwise, you can often find good deals here for cheaper than MTGO Traders. (ex. snow-covered lands for around $0.10 each) Also great if you want to quickly find a bot to sell your rares/mythics to when the humans aren't biting.
The only tricky thing is that a lot of the bots hold only small quantities of each card, so you may need to plan your purchases ahead of time to ensure you don't leave them with too much unused credit (or at least purchase from bots with a good selection and prices so you know you will go back in the future)
If you want to make cash purchases, I often find eBay sellers to be way overpriced compared to in-game bots. Just not worth it in my opinion. I've used this site instead:
http://www.cardshark.com/
Minimum order is $1.00, and each order from a seller is charged $0.35 commission, so you will want to get all your cards from one seller if possible. Sometimes, it is also hit and miss, since the seller may never actually contact you to exchange the cards. You can get a refund back from cardshark, but you will forfeit the $0.35 commission. So just like ebay, try to stick with sellers with a good rating. Lately, I haven't really found any deals, but occasionally you can find some real gems. (I got a playset of armadillo cloaks for $4 for example, and 2 font of mythos for 98 cents)
No matter what though, I always check multiple sources for pricing before I buy anything (although I tend to use MTGOtraders as a "baseline")
Also, another trick is to be wary of the different versions of each card. For example, Vampire Nocturnus comes in 2 flavours: mythic m10, and a promo version. The promo version is much cheaper if you don't care about what version you play with. I always check with MTGO Traders first to determine which version is the cheapest and go searching for that version. Often M10 and Xth edition reprints will be significantly cheaper than the version from the original set.
I hope this helps