New Posts For Thread: 7/04/2011 Feature: "M12 Prerelease Primer"http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/27955077/7042011_Feature:_M12_Prerelease_PrimerThis thread is for discussion of this week's Feature Article, which goes live Monday morning on magicthegathering.com.Haste is a trifle underwhelming but it has its uses. I'm actually more sad about the Onyx Mage's deathtouch. I would have given him the lifelink (since on creatures it always functions as a Drain Life effect if the flavor works), as there are plenthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/27955077/7042011_Feature:_M12_Prerelease_Primer?post_id=501696597#501696597Haste is a trifle underwhelming but it has its uses. I'm actually more sad about the Onyx Mage's deathtouch. I would have given him the lifelink (since on creatures it always functions as a Drain Life effect if the flavor works), as there are plentTue, 05 Jul 2011 22:16:43 -0500I'm happy that green and blue got the best Mages :-) Anyone else think Crimson Mage is horrible compared to the other four? Card draw, token generation, lifelink, deathtouch; always good. Haste; not so much. Would it've been too much to ask to give Chttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/27955077/7042011_Feature:_M12_Prerelease_Primer?post_id=501592393#501592393I'm happy that green and blue got the best Mages :-) Anyone else think Crimson Mage is horrible compared to the other four? Card draw, token generation, lifelink, deathtouch; always good. Haste; not so much. Would it've been too much to ask to give CMon, 04 Jul 2011 16:46:27 -0500Hellooooo stalemate.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/27955077/7042011_Feature:_M12_Prerelease_Primer?post_id=501588377#501588377Hellooooo stalemate.Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:46:48 -0500I can't complain :).http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/27955077/7042011_Feature:_M12_Prerelease_Primer?post_id=501564421#501564421I can't complain :).Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:54:00 -0500So, it's a cycle. Of course, that was anticipated, although it seems two do not fit so well. Why? Alabaster, Sapphire, Onyx, Ruby and Jade are all mineral; like Leeches, they tend to encompass a unifying thread; however, Azure and Crimson imply thesehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/27955077/7042011_Feature:_M12_Prerelease_Primer?post_id=501538785#501538785So, it's a cycle. Of course, that was anticipated, although it seems two do not fit so well. Why? Alabaster, Sapphire, Onyx, Ruby and Jade are all mineral; like Leeches, they tend to encompass a unifying thread; however, Azure and Crimson imply theseMon, 04 Jul 2011 02:50:53 -0500