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Quote from CouldntThinkOfADecentName »

Dude, you are not off evaluating a card, you are factually mathematically wrong. I am just as likely to hit my next land drop if I was hit by Ingest as I am if I was not. I am just as likely to draw a threat as well. Ingest does not alter the chance to draw any given card at any stage in the game at all.
In other words: the card I need is just as likely to be on the top of my library as it is to be second to the top. If you Ingest the top card of my library I am just as likely to draw the needed card.

This is not quite accurate, and the way in which it is inaccurate is probably the source of Buffsam's confusion:
On turn 3, player A attacks and ingests a card from Player B. Now the odds of drawing any given card in Player B's deck can be updated because we know an additional card it is not. If a land was ingested, Player B is less likely to draw a land. If a creature was ingested, Player B is less likely to draw a creature.
The problem for Buffsam's argument is that when we look at the general case, we end up realizing that ingesting will make it more likely to draw the card that they want some of the time, just as it will make it less likely some of the time. If there is 1 card they are looking for, a small small percentage of the time we will hit it, but far more often, we will improve their odds of drawing it. The net effect is neutral.

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Quote from Gelectric Mayhem »

What troubles me the most about this card is that it completely ignores all the design rules R&D had supposedly put in place the last few years to better differentiate between Enchantments and Artifacts. This card is an Artifact. It doesn't matter what it says on the card, the activated abilities and counter theme, by R&D's recent definition, is an artifact.

The only thing that can justify this as a colored Enchantment is the thought that maybe they were afraid of shenanigans being pulled with it being colorless and an artifact. Still, that seems like a very, very long shot.

This card is simply awkward.

This is the best criticism of this card I've read. You're exactly right. I think it suffered from being in this set, where allies are colored? But the hedrons are artifacts... Hm.

Quote from volrathy »

It used to be a 6/6 for 6 at uncommon was all downside Frenetic Raptor Johtull Wurm Sulam Djinn Arctic Nishoba

then came Skysnare Spider and now this

This is the best uncommon 6/6 for 6 ever printed

Frenetic Raptor has serious upside...

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So scenario 1: 5 enemy-colored manlands in OGW -> most lilely the full set of 10 dual manlands in the expeditions set. Then the other 10 can likely be another full set of lands, like filterlands or checklands. Such an elegant solution.

I would LOVE this however, I just tried it out - and I don't think it would work. Unless Wizards is willing to go sub 8pt type on them, it just won't fit. Here's a mock-up withOUT using the normal half line between parts of the card (compare to Lavaclaw Reaches) On the original Lavaclaw Reaches, they used 8pt, and that's smaller than they normally go.

Strong point, but they may sneak the line up a little, or have some other trick up their sleeve to get all the text on.

Quote from Gutterstorm »

So I thought that Awaken would end up being alright after Sheer Drop but now it's starting to look like it got the Cipher treatment. Ruinous Path is a sorcery and Coastal Discovery is too expensive to cast normally. I understand that utility means things need to cost more but I feel like the awaken cost could have soaked that up so that the spells would be playable regardless. Not that I don't think Treacherous Path wont see play.

Ruinous Path will definitely see a good amount of play in Standard. Coastal Discovery is clearly designed for limited, and will be fantastic in it. We haven't seen much of the mechanic yet, so hold off judgment.

Quote from Musicman247 »

Double-check lands doesn't immediately jump out at you?

And they'll be cheap, so Discount Double Check.

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So glacial fortress is a checkland, and these check for twice as much, so they're double-checks, right?

But they're also "true duals/fetchable duals" like the ABU Originals and the Shocklands.

So... they're Dual-Checks.

But they'll be cheaper, so they're "Discount Double-Checks"

Quote from tomsloger »

is it legendary?

kytheon's irregulars

(now theres only one other option)edit: you guessed it already.

Good teamwork!

Quote from twinfrodo »

These five are all fan-made cards. Gideon refers to his prior incarnation and has the wrong artist on it.

And Ugin's Council doesn't even have a set symbol on it.

I don't know if you want to call a common a sleeper, but I think Brilliant Spectrum is going to do some work. Sorcery stinks, and it might be what proves me wrong, but it digs and can help fuel Delve and Dredge strategies, so it's a possibility. I can't help but think of Breakthrough when I look at it.

Ugin's Insight draws some comparison to Dig Through Time, but we'll see how the casting cost hurts it.

Is Painful Truths a "sleeper", or is it pretty much regarded that that card is awesome?

There definitely seems to be more than a little hint of an Aristocrats style deck popping up in Standard. Smothering Abomination might get a bump from it if it happens.

I can't help but like Undergrowth Champion.

Bring to Light casts Living End, Restore Balance, etc.

Thank you for all your great work Ottomund!

Hello everyone,

My sealed pool generator is up for Battle for Zendikar. All of the cards are added including BFZ expedition cards. Right now the expedition lands have a 1/200 chance per pack. If anyone has a more accurate odds please let me know.

As always, I am open to suggestions for improvements. Also, if you notice any problems please let me know!

Battle for Zendikar Sealed Deck Generator

I'm overall really a fan of the art on these things. They have a somewhat surreal feel to them. I know some people are complaining for one reason or another, but its working for me.

A fixed Consecrated Sphinx. It will definitely see some Standard play.

This is really good

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Quote from creatorpwned »

I feel underwhelmed by this. Like, the amount of whelming is less than I'd hoped for.

Has a Wave of Whelming struck you? You should probably get kraken then. Gotta get back in the game.

In all seriousness, the card seems fine. I'm not one for constructed formats, but extra turn cards aren't especially viable unless they're Time Walk or Temporal Mastery.

Who knows though? Getting a 6/6 and getting to attack with it is probably worth something.

Lord knows I want to play with it!

I feel underwhelmed by this. Like, the amount of whelming is less than I'd hoped for.

Quote from Tasogare »

Out of curiosity, do you guys believe that Draining Whelk should have been an Uncommon?

This card is not as powerful, no, but it's in the same vein as Whelk, and hey, it can cost 3 and not 6.

A great point, but I'd go further and say it's not at all clear that Draining Whelk is better than Scatter to the Winds. What you get for six mana with Whelk is significantly better, of course (though maybe not by as much as some think, it's easy to get into best case scenario thinking and forget that Whelk wasn't always very big). But the option to cast Scatter for 3 mana is a huge upgrade, to the point I suspect that Scatter is the better card overall. This is unquestionably a Rare effect.