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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 5:47PM
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This thread is for discussion of this week's The Week That Was, which goes live Friday morning on magicthegathering.com.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 9:14PM
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I always hate it when one of the spoiled cards is something we already know about...
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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 9:17PM
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Date Joined:
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Imma gonna have to paraphrase Mark Gottlieb (It was either him or Anthony Alongi, one of the older writers) here: "You read spoilers and now you're upset because the experience has been spoiled for you?" At any rate, it wasn't in the Official Spoiler yet, so yeah. Wizards reserves the right to spoil their own cards whether or not they have already been unofficially spoiled.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 9:27PM
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You have a very good point Dragon_Nut. Perhaps I'm just a bit disappointed that this has been spoiled for weeks and they didn't just pick something else. I think this was even on the Magic Show last week. That said I agree with your point that we can't be mad. But I can still wish it had been something else.
I like fun, but competitive decks. So I might not play what is optimal but they have normally been tested to have a 2/3 winrate.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 9:57PM
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A column about the Limited implications of a Mythic Rare.
...yeah.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 10:08PM
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Date Joined:
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A column about the Limited implications of a Mythic Rare.
...yeah.
You're gonna be cracking boosters like mand, you know. What's great is that this card is WORSE in limited because good drafters draft out as much removal as they can find. Auras are good, some very good, if you can stick them to protectible creatures (like his example for Hexproof) ... but if you're playing against any decent removal (i.e., nongreen), you might be just screwed.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 11:27PM
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Yay, it's another Mythic Rare which only has Mythic Rare status because it's way off the curve!
I agree with Qilong that this card may work better as a build-around in Constructed. At least in casual. Then again, that eliminates part of the usefulness of the aura (its fairly resilient to removal after enchanting). It has the same "problem" as Totem Armor.
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2 years ago ::
Jun 30, 2011 - 11:40PM
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If you first pick an Aura, no matter how good it is, you will get what you deserve. I appreciate that you tried to find some excitement for your preview card, but this is pretty weak for a mythic rare.
P.S. The art is SWEET though.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 01, 2011 - 12:19AM
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Date Joined:
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That is some sexy, sexy art.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 01, 2011 - 1:09AM
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Date Joined:
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P.S. The art is SWEET though.
Eh, I really dislike the angel. It looks far too computer-ish for my tastes.
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