How does this interact with storm? If it can exile copies of spells (as with gigadrowse) then it can exile every copy of a storm spell. I'm very surprised you didn't mention this -- it seems like an easy way to get a million counters. Spell, exile it, spell, exile it, grapeshot, storm, exile all storm copies and the original ... 10 counters!
For linking a card to Gatherer without writting the name of said card for readers, use the autocard brackets together with and equal sign and right the name of the real card. Then put the message you want inside the tags, like you would do with autocarding. Like this:
I like storm crow because I really like crows in real life, as an animal, and the card isn't terribly stupid, but packs a good deal of nostalgia and also a chunck of the game's history. So it's perhaps one of the cards I have most affection to, but not because "lol storm crow is bad hurr hurr durr".
Although I do assume you deliberately refer to them (DCI) as The Grand Imperial Convocation of Evil just for the purposes of making them sound like an ancient and terrible conspiracy.
Now, now. 1994 doesn't quite qualify as "ancient".
Oh, it's a brilliant plan. You see, Bolas was travelling through shadowmoor, causing trouble, when he saw a Wickerbough Elder with its stylin' dead scarecrow hat. Now, Bolas being Bolas took the awesome hat and he put it on his head, but even with all his titanic powers of magic he couldn't make it fit. He grabbed some more scarecrows, but then a little kithkin girl asked if he was trying to build a toupee. "BY ALL THE POWERS IN THE MULTIVERSE!" he roared, "I WILL HAVE A HAT WORTHY OF MY GLORY." and so he went through his Dark Lore of Doom (tm) looking for something he could make into a hat that would look as stylish on him as a scarecrow does on a treefolk. He thought about the Phyrexians, but they were covered in goopy oil that would make his nonexistant hair greasy. He Tried out angels for a while but they didn't sit quite right. Then, he looked under "e" (because in the Elder Draconic alphabet, "e" for Eldrazi is right next to "h" for Hat) in his Dark Lore of Doom and saw depictions of the Eldrazi, and all their forms. "THIS SHALL BE MY HAT!" he declared, poking a picture of Emrakul, "AND WITH IT I WILL USHER IN A NEW AGE OF DARKNESS -- ER, I MEAN A NEW AGE OF FASHION!"
And so Nicol Bolas masterminded the release of the Eldrazi.
The last couple days have been roughly every perverse fetish imaginable, but it only got "creepy" when speculation on Mother of Runes's mob affiliation came up?
I like to think up what I consider clever names for my decks, only later to be laughed at by my wife. It kills me a little on the inside, but thats what marriage is about.
Of course, the best use [of tolaria west ] is transmuting for the real Tolaria.
Absolutely. I used to loose to my buddy's Banding deck for ages, it was then that I found out about Tolaria , and I was finally able win my first game.
Browbeat is a card that is an appropriate deck choice when there's no better idea available. "No better idea available" was pretty much the running theme of Odyssey era.
Modern is like playing a new tournament every time : you build a deck, you win with it, don't bother keeping it. Just build another, its key pieces will get banned.
I always find it helpful when im angry to dress up in an owl costume and rub pennies all over my body in front of a full body mirror next to the window.
Dymecoar:
Playing Magic without Blue is like sleeping without any sheets or blankets. You can do it...but why?
Omega137:
Me: "I love the moment when a control deck stabilizes. It feels so... right." Omega137: "I like the life drop part until you get there, it's the MtG variant of bungee jumping"
Zigeif777:
Just do it like Yu-Gi-Oh or monkeys: throw all the crap you got at them and hope it works or else the by-standers (or opponents) just get dirty and pissed.
Normally it's difficult to pick up on your jokes/sarcasm. But this one's pretty much out there. Good progress. You have moved up to Humanoid. You'll be Human in no time.
The creativity and thought-provoking nature of the fun ability was spoiled for me by the 1/2 base power/toughness on a blue/red one drop. What the hell is up with the power creep, Wizards? I thought the color pie was supposed to be a big deal nowadays. Neither blue nor red are supposed to get better than 1/1 for one without a drawback.
You've stated in your own articles that, with the exception of Masques, indications over the past decade-plus are that less-powered blocks are actually more fun for players. You've stated that the Titans were something of a mistake. C'mon guys, there's no need to push P/T when the abilities can hold their own as it is.
How does this interact with storm? If it can exile copies of spells (as with gigadrowse) then it can exile every copy of a storm spell. I'm very surprised you didn't mention this -- it seems like an easy way to get a million counters. Spell, exile it, spell, exile it, grapeshot, storm, exile all storm copies and the original ... 10 counters!
Pointing out that this is insane with storm would matter more if storm weren't already insane by itself. I mean, if you're already using storm it's more an issuing of finding a way to win that isn't broken.
This is really good if you are expecting all your spells to be countered. Because it slides under everything on turn 1, then you eat all your spells as your opponent counters them.
Oh, that's right, counterspells don't exist in Magic anymore.
Well, I guess I can just eat a handful of Pacts on turn 1?
The creativity and thought-provoking nature of the fun ability was spoiled for me by the 1/2 base power/toughness on a blue/red one drop. What the hell is up with the power creep, Wizards? I thought the color pie was supposed to be a big deal nowadays. Neither blue nor red are supposed to get better than 1/1 for one without a drawback.
I would be more concerned if it were a 2/1. Does it really matter that it has a slightly bigger ass on it? I mean we've seen 1/1 flyers and 1/1 Haste in U and R before. Were those power creep?
I'd have been happier if this had cost an extra hybrid mana to cast, had been a 1/1, and had gained three counters for each spell it ate. Even if that was too good (and it may well have been), adding an extra colorless or two to the cost should make it fair enough.
Three counters a spell is much more exciting than two. At three counters, I'd be quite interested in building around this guy, and I like the idea of a Giant Growth being a permanent +3/+3. But turning my spells into half a Travel Preparations doesn't excite me nearly as much. The spells I like to play should be doing way more for me than adding a couple of +1/+1 counters.
That being said, the card actually seems reasonably good as it is. Just not as exciting.
