New Posts For Thread: Why shocklands?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746455/Why_shocklandsOkay, so my friend and I are talking and we are trying to figure out why the shocklands are better than the dual lands printed in M13? Is it because they can be fetched by cards like Farseek ? Is it just because theI can't say extort won the game from the 7/7 demon that flew over my creatures.I guess super competative magic is in a race to kill its opponent before it kills youI really don't knowhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746455/Why_shocklands?post_id=528545453#528545453I can't say extort won the game from the 7/7 demon that flew over my creatures.I guess super competative magic is in a race to kill its opponent before it kills youI really don't knowSun, 27 Jan 2013 17:18:08 -0600The whole "Lifeloss and Lifegain is irrelevant" mindset really needs to die.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746455/Why_shocklands?post_id=528543553#528543553The whole "Lifeloss and Lifegain is irrelevant" mindset really needs to die.Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:46:57 -0600In the case of stuff like shocklands, I like to think of it as using your life as a resource.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746455/Why_shocklands?post_id=528543015#528543015In the case of stuff like shocklands, I like to think of it as using your life as a resource.Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:22:39 -0600he's basically saying "only your last life point matters", which is fairly common knowledge, but he's saying it in a really roundabout way.:duel: [/quote]Wow, the rich cheerleader in every insipid teen movie ever (and they're all insipid) got it righhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746455/Why_shocklands?post_id=528538445#528538445he's basically saying "only your last life point matters", which is fairly common knowledge, but he's saying it in a really roundabout way.:duel: [/quote]Wow, the rich cheerleader in every insipid teen movie ever (and they're all insipid) got it righSun, 27 Jan 2013 12:48:47 -0600I think of it like this: Is saving myself from manascrew, and thus essentially giving myself an extra turn, worth 2 life?Absolutely. If you're playing Standard and an extra turn isn't worth 2 life, your deck isn't aggressive enough.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29746455/Why_shocklands?post_id=528531995#528531995I think of it like this: Is saving myself from manascrew, and thus essentially giving myself an extra turn, worth 2 life?Absolutely. If you're playing Standard and an extra turn isn't worth 2 life, your deck isn't aggressive enough.Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:01:47 -0600