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2 years ago ::
Sep 29, 2011 - 9:24PM
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- UnCon Prizewinner 2008
- Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil
- Chairman of the Board
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 This card is not very good
firstrike
Ceci n'est pas une pipe.
This definitely doesn't mean what you think it means.
I was referring to the painting The Treachery of Images.
I know.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 29, 2011 - 9:29PM
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Date Joined:
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Actually at the time it was printed it was the best plainswalk defense in Standard.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 29, 2011 - 9:35PM
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Date Joined:
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Ty sir, me and my brother are rofling here XD *clap*
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I currently run a deck for Standard, Modern, Commander and Legacy.
For standard, I have a typical, horribly budget Rakdos Deck Wins.
For Modern, I have a B/G/U/W Draw-go Reanimator featuring my favorite creature, Wurmcoil Engine  .
For Legacy, I'm trying too hard to break Pyromancer Ascension  . I also run a Naya Zoo with  all the  oldies  .
For Commander/EDH, I'm running The Mimeoplasm  .
A little morals thing about me, I like winning through combos, but not infinitely.
However quiet, I am a Christian, so feel free to tell me you are too, it's always a relief.Cheers!
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2 years ago ::
Sep 29, 2011 - 9:39PM
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Date Joined:
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Little known fact: Great Wall was part of a cycle that included Crevasse  , Deadfall  , Quagmire  , and Undertow  .
Scope my YouTube channel!The U.S. Army: The best job in the world, working with some of the best people in the world, for one of the worst employers you could ever imagine. Here's a shout out for Scholars' Books & Games in Bridgewater, MA, and for Paladin's Place in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany where I was stationed for two years. Support your FLGS! | Attacking the darkness since 1987, turning creatures sideways since 1994. | Billy Goat Gruff in the House of Trolls. |
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2 years ago ::
Sep 29, 2011 - 9:55PM
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Actually at the time it was printed it was the best plainswalk defense in Standard.
Standard didn't actually exist yet when this card was printed.
Completely missing the point...
The end is always nigh.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 29, 2011 - 10:17PM
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Date Joined:
Nov 20, 2010
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Actually at the time it was printed it was the best plainswalk defense in Standard.
Standard didn't actually exist yet when this card was printed.
Completely missing the point...
I hope this is sarcasm.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 30, 2011 - 12:51AM
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Date Joined:
Jul 27, 2011
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Decks I run Spoiler:
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I currently run a deck for Standard, Modern, Commander and Legacy.
For standard, I have a typical, horribly budget Rakdos Deck Wins.
For Modern, I have a B/G/U/W Draw-go Reanimator featuring my favorite creature, Wurmcoil Engine .
For Legacy, I'm trying too hard to break Pyromancer Ascension . I also run a Naya Zoo with all the oldies .
For Commander/EDH, I'm running The Mimeoplasm .
A little morals thing about me, I like winning through combos, but not infinitely.
However quiet, I am a Christian, so feel free to tell me you are too, it's always a relief.Cheers!
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2 years ago ::
Sep 30, 2011 - 1:17AM
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Date Joined:
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Little known fact: Great Wall was part of a cycle that included Crevasse , Deadfall , Quagmire , and Undertow .
This is the least "sarcastic" response in the whole thread, I actually didn't know that!
I didn't know it until less than a week ago. I was looking over the Legends set for good examples of how bad some of the original legendary creatures were (like Tobias Andrion  ), and stumbled upon the other cards in the cycle.
Scope my YouTube channel!The U.S. Army: The best job in the world, working with some of the best people in the world, for one of the worst employers you could ever imagine. Here's a shout out for Scholars' Books & Games in Bridgewater, MA, and for Paladin's Place in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany where I was stationed for two years. Support your FLGS! | Attacking the darkness since 1987, turning creatures sideways since 1994. | Billy Goat Gruff in the House of Trolls. |
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2 years ago ::
Sep 30, 2011 - 4:01AM
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Well there is a slight chance that they print some awesome plainswalking creatures in the future, so that card could become useful but right now its pretty bad.
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2 years ago ::
Sep 30, 2011 - 4:42AM
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When Great Wall was printed, there was a grand total of one Plainswalker. (There are a whole four now.) That doesn't mean more could not have been designed - they could have been flavoured as creatures with natural camouflage, able to stalk their prey. But that didn't happen, leaving Great Wall as a poor relative if the others in its cycle. There was a group of creatures that nullified landwalk abilities (well, basic landwalk  anyway) in addition to the enchantment hosers. The relevant example is the magnificent Lord Magnus  - the others all stood alone, at least. I think the worst part of Great Wall, to me, was that it was a wasted card name.
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