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2 years ago ::
Jul 29, 2008 - 11:44AM
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This thread is for discussion of magicthegathering.com's Magic Arcana, Card of the Day, Ask Wizards, and Daily Decklist features for the month of August, 2008.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 1:56AM
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The Gilder Bairn wallpaper could have been good if they didn't mess around with the borders as much as they did. As of late they always seem to manage to ruin potentially great wallpapers.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 4:50AM
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I feel a strong urge to pick a nit with the rules corner's definition of lethal damage today, specifically: This is equal to the creature's toughness, minus any amount of damage that's already been assigned to it or is simultaneously being assigned to it. Unless something's radically changed recently (or I have things wrong myself) it should be previously dealt or simultaneously assigned damage that counts - particularly since the next sentence says to ignore damage prevention - which could easily be taken as meaning that a green 4/4 double striking trampler blocked by an X/4 creature with protection from green, having assigned 4 points of first strike damage to the blocker would then be able to assign all its normal damage to the player...
M:tG Rules Advisor
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 7:27AM
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Also, they forgot to mention the Rhox ability.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 8:01AM
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Hmm, I posted twice. So let's act like the first time I said something intelligent like... Anyone got a good combo for Evershrike yet? :D
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 8:02AM
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Okay there, signed up for gleemax, signed in, came back to this page, signed in, signed in again, and NOW I can complain about the desecration of today's wallpaper. It's hideous! Let the art speak for itself. If it's a legal issue with putting the exact same image as the art up for download, then somebody tell me. Or do something less invasive, instead of the crappy border for today. And if there is some legal issue, is the irritating EVENTIDE branding not enough?
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 8:32AM
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Quote from August 1st Ask Wizards: (towards the end of the article) ... all of the attacking creature's combat damage—in this case, 4—can be assigned to the defending player ... Tattermunge Maniac enchanted with Runes of the Deus is a 4/3 trampler with double strike. 2 damage to kill the blocking 2/2 Grizzly Bears , should 2+4=6 damage trample through to the player? Thanks.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 9:24AM
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Quote from August 1st Ask Wizards:
(towards the end of the article) ... all of the attacking creature's combat damage—in this case, 4—can be assigned to the defending player ...
Tattermunge Maniac enchanted with Runes of the Deus is a 4/3 trampler with double strike. 2 damage to kill the blocking 2/2 Grizzly Bears , should 2+4=6 damage trample through to the player?
Thanks. Assuming the maximum possible damage is assigned to the player, then, yes, it would come to 6 damage over the two damage steps.
The article already mentioned the (up to) 2 first strike trample damage, so at that point it's only talking about the 4 points of regular combat damage that get assigned to the player
M:tG Rules Advisor
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 9:44AM
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Okay there, signed up for gleemax, signed in, came back to this page, signed in, signed in again, and NOW I can complain about the desecration of today's wallpaper. It's hideous! Let the art speak for itself. If it's a legal issue with putting the exact same image as the art up for download, then somebody tell me. Or do something less invasive, instead of the crappy border for today. And if there is some legal issue, is the irritating EVENTIDE branding not enough? Honestly, this is an improvement. The borders used to be abstract/geometric patterns that seemed intent on making sure nobody used them at all. At least this one is sort of on-theme.
And nobody else is interested by the card of the day? Maybe it's just because I was randomly trying to think of the flavor not too long (along the lines of a field of lotus flowers, something like Pale Lotus Field, tap to add one colorless mana, Not as powerful or rare as their darker-hued cousin, but with a far more subtle strength to them. )
I'm thinking we're going to see the 6th basic in SoA finally, it would tie in with some of the rumours I've seen regarding the land structure in SoA, plus make good use of the basic land in every pack thing they're foisting on us. Just speculation on my part.
Proud member of C.A.R.D. - Campaign Against Rare Duals
"...but the time has come when lands just need to be better. Creatures have gotten stronger, spells have always been insane, and lands just sat in this awkward place of necessity." Jacob Van Lunen on the refuge duals, 16 Sep 2009.
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2 years ago ::
Aug 01, 2008 - 10:42AM
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