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3 years ago ::
Aug 31, 2010 - 12:00PM
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This thread is for discussion of magicthegathering.com's Magic Arcana, Card of the Day, and Daily Decks features for the month of September, 2010.
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3 years ago ::
Sep 01, 2010 - 12:17AM
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Oct 28, 2006
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Am I missing something or is Magic Weekend 2011!!!! just a rebranding of the Pro Tour circuit to let non-qualified people know there's stuff to do?
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3 years ago ::
Sep 01, 2010 - 9:11AM
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Am I missing something or is Magic Weekend 2011!!!! just a rebranding of the Pro Tour circuit to let non-qualified people know there's stuff to do?
That's what it seems like to me. Not what I was expecting when I clicked the link.
It's not a bad idea to rebrand the events, although "Magic Weekend 2011" is really vague. It suggests a worldwide event happening on a specific weekend (like Magic Game Day), rather than a touring event that happens across multiple weekends.
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3 years ago ::
Sep 01, 2010 - 9:22PM
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I was hoping for more detail when I clicked on an article entitled "The History of the Color Pie". Yes, the basic ideas behind each of the five colors are much the same today as they were with Alpha. But on the detail level of what cards do at the different rarities, there have been changes, which have been discussed elsewhere.
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3 years ago ::
Sep 01, 2010 - 10:08PM
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3 years ago ::
Sep 02, 2010 - 12:01AM
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Balance  Armageddon  and Wrath of God  kind of threw White's reputation for "chivalrous war magic" out the window pretty early in the game.
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3 years ago ::
Sep 02, 2010 - 12:32AM
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Aug 31, 2008
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3 years ago ::
Sep 02, 2010 - 12:34AM
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Aug 31, 2008
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Balance Armageddon and Wrath of God kind of threw White's reputation for "chivalrous war magic" out the window pretty early in the game.
Well Armageddon maybe but the other two were supposed to sound knightly, like Crusade. Lol even though Balance sounds nice... *shudders.
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3 years ago ::
Sep 02, 2010 - 2:25AM
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Black-producing lands tend to be concepted as caverns or subterranean because things are dark down there. It sounds trivial, but I think it's actually accurate. In the same way that Ravnica's Plains were views of the city from the tallest towers, shining with sunlight and sky, the Swamps were the sewers and caves under the city. In some cases there were dark goings-on there, but for the most part I do think it's literally "because it's dark". (And given the flavour history of the Caves of Koilos  , I've never understood why the card has anything to do with white mana.)
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3 years ago ::
Sep 02, 2010 - 7:07AM
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Apr 17, 2010
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Balance Armageddon and Wrath of God kind of threw White's reputation for "chivalrous war magic" out the window pretty early in the game.
Well Armageddon maybe but the other two were supposed to sound knightly, like Crusade. Lol even though Balance sounds nice... *shudders.
Well, that's what I mean. Chivalry is a code of honor, there's nothing honorable about these cards. It's more "I Call Down Vengeance Upon Thee! Let The Whole World Shudder And Break!" than a knightly contest. What's chivalrous about destroying the world?
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