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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 7:40AM
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Date Joined:
Jan 25, 2008
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Chameleon Colossus  One of my old favourite cards, I remember it standing really strong when it was standard. The synergy of being changeling enabling it to benefit from elves etc. And the extreme pump ability, survives bolts and protection from black. Just made it one of the most hardcore beaters (inb4 goyfs etc) My question is, will this card have any chance in Modern ? And god it loved Loxodon Warhammer 
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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 8:25AM
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4 cmc is a bit pricy for anything in modern.
1000th post November 26, 2010. Where Islands gets his decks: Spoiler:
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It was revealed to me in a dream. All the cards were in my dream except for three slots which I plugged in as Vault Skirge.
FULL DISCLOSURE: The dream was post AVR so there was a copy of Slayer's Stronghold. I decided to keep it pre AVR in my post here.
EDIT: I just remembered. The Skirges might have been 2x Whipflare and 1x something else, probably War and Peace.
EDIT2: Currently 4-0 in my first four games with this. My opponents have been very angry. I fought off a Wurmcoil from Grixis for six turns before I found my second Dispatch. Jeez, I can do a lot of damage.
EDIT3: Streak broken. Lost to an unexpected Overrun.  Cracking a Shrine for 10 wasn't enough.
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also, I've been playtesting this deck in my sleep today
that kinda freaked me out
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Halloween is a conspiracy by crossdressers and furries.
 Thanks to Kipz for the sig. Make a contract with me to become a magical girl!
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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 10:05AM
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Date Joined:
Jan 25, 2008
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I guess.. But is this format still so fast? With the bannings of shoal and cloudpost ?
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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 11:20AM
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It's not that it's too fast it just has better creatures if I am paying 4 for a creature it better be something more then a goyf with protection that isn't all that relevant.
And it's said that youth's ,well only tragedy Is being unoriginal niche's solution to everything is always MOAR BLACK!
"ok, my legacy mono black control deck is getting hated out by light of day  ..."
"MOAR BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 1:17PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 28, 2009
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4 mana to me says Xena, warrior princess  . If we're sticking to green, I would say it's vengevine  or thrun, the last troll  (neither of which, I will add, are currently seeing significant play). Pet cards are sweet, and I have a *ton* of them, but, sadly for me, overtaker  just isn't good enough for legacy, and I don't get to play it  (EDIT) ...why does the X on Xena disappear?....
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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 3:08PM
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Date Joined:
Nov 11, 2009
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I could see Colossus as a 3 of as a top end in an elf list.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 4:05PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 28, 2009
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Over bloodbraid elf  who is about the same size, has haste, and gives you a free card?
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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 7:33PM
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Date Joined:
Nov 11, 2009
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Yeah. Colossus is probably more relevant in the Zoo matchup cause its bigger then everything, and is pretty much only stoppable by multi-blocks or path to exile.
EDIT: Also, as Elves you do end up with a horrendously large amount of mana, so two-three pumps on a colossus is totally reachable.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2011 - 8:45PM
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Colossus IS way better then bloodbraid in elves, BUT Bloodbraid isn't that good in elves so yeah...
Colossus is is still likely too slow to work in the format. Compared to things like Knight of the reliquary, which are bigger, cheaper, and have more utility, and it just gets blown out of the water.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 26, 2011 - 4:45PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 30, 2009
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Colossus IS way better then bloodbraid in elves, BUT Bloodbraid isn't that good in elves so yeah...
Colossus is is still likely too slow to work in the format. Compared to things like Knight of the reliquary, which are bigger, cheaper, and have more utility, and it just gets blown out of the water.
It's not so much the size that matters as much as the goal of whatever deck you would run those dudes in. Zoo is already going to have you in the red zone by the time they drop KOTR or colossus (or they are losing the game), while Kavu Justice would rather be hardcasting a boom//bust and then beating you to death before you can get back into the game.
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