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4 months ago ::
Jan 17, 2013 - 11:23AM
#341
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Niche situations a good card does not make.
Whatever, Yoda, I break cards all the time.
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4 months ago ::
Jan 17, 2013 - 12:30PM
#342
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Date Joined:
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^ Niche just won the internet Is it just me or does RTR block so far feel like a Scorpions "Greatest Hits" record? GTC in particular is filled with cards that are comparable to older favorites that are online known to those who have been around long enough to notice. It doesn't even feel nostalgic either, because they're just functionally similar cards. While I like the way the set looks on the whole, it just feels like an obnoxious touchdown dance.  Almost makes me wish I liked American football.
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4 months ago ::
Jan 17, 2013 - 1:00PM
#343
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Date Joined:
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^ Niche just won the internet
Is it just me or does RTR block so far feel like a Scorpions "Greatest Hits" record? GTC in particular is filled with cards that are comparable to older favorites that are online known to those who have been around long enough to notice. It doesn't even feel nostalgic either, because they're just functionally similar cards. While I like the way the set looks on the whole, it just feels like an obnoxious touchdown dance.
Almost makes me wish I liked American football.
Sadly, not all of them are this entertaining. If you enjoy good ol' fashioned violence, American Football isn't bad.
To point out your actual statement, it makes me think a lot of Time Spiral block - the first set was a super-homage, the second set was a "similar, but slightly off" set, and the third set was a "throw it all on the wall."
With a name like Dragon's Maze, there had best be some wacky cards to make up for it.
That said, Ben Beliwiss just pointed out that the Steve Confidant (I swear to god, you all need to call it Steve Confidant) triggers on your upkeep only. I thought it was each players. Makes the card slightly better.
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"still a better Commander card than Emmara Tandris"
-On the topic of Squire
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4 months ago ::
Jan 17, 2013 - 8:07PM
#344
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Date Joined:
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Master Biomancer is definitely in contention for "Best Creature of set."
Gonna get my playset +Foil copy ASAP
(at)MrEnglish22
"still a better Commander card than Emmara Tandris"
-On the topic of Squire
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4 months ago ::
Jan 17, 2013 - 8:18PM
#345
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Date Joined:
Sep 10, 2006
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I'm not too excited about it. It'll probably be fine but doesn't do anything when it comes into play. Although blocking hellrider is nice but not sure what else it's going to do for you.
Good in EDH
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4 months ago ::
Jan 17, 2013 - 9:30PM
#346
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Date Joined:
Nov 10, 2010
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Unexpected Results seems rather good.
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4 months ago ::
Jan 18, 2013 - 5:28AM
#347
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Mar 12, 2006
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I'm not too excited about it. It'll probably be fine but doesn't do anything when it comes into play. Although blocking hellrider is nice but not sure what else it's going to do for you.
It wins all your creature fights for you, just by being in play.
Unexpected Results seems rather good.
I liked it until I realized you had to shuffle your deck before you revealed. It became much less nice to me after that.
(at)MrEnglish22
"still a better Commander card than Emmara Tandris"
-On the topic of Squire
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4 months ago ::
Jan 18, 2013 - 9:29AM
#348
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VERY excited about Master Biomancer. have ordered a playset.
I would have killed, literally ended someones life, to NOT have Arrogant Bloodlord  riding a giant ant... Good times: Spoiler:
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but where DID the other fork come from?
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Lord_Zed:
I was at my friends house when this happened. He's married and his wife was an excellent baker. She had baked a homemade apple pie the night before.
I was hungry, and my friend convinced me to try those low carb monster drinks. Before this day, I had never triend energy drinks before.
Boy was I in for a treat.
When I tried that first monster, I really enjoyed the flavor, but the taste that it left in my mouth wasn't so good. What was my solution? Drink another!
before I could finish drinking that 2nd monster, I felt it already kicking in(these drinks were not very far apart, we're talking minutes here) my friend decided that it was a good idea to whip out that fresh pie his wife made the night before. I didn't know what to do, since I felt incredibly invigorated, and at the same time, freaked out by the rush I was feeling, but I was also hungry, and my friend have me an entire plate with a fork and said "help yourself." He extended his saucer to me, and I cut him a piece of the pie and handed it to him, then I looked at the pie, noticed that the pie was in an aluminum holder, and dumped the entire pie onto my plate and started eating it with 2 forks. I don't know where I found that other fork, it probably came from my friend. Anyhow, his wife wasn't happy, and I was already in magical christmas land. 2 days later, I was in my friends bed and I slept for 14 hours.
His wife outlawed my from having any of her baked goods for a while(which sucked because I could just show up at there house, steal some sweets, and leave) and said I couldn't have any energy drinks at her house, unless under close watch.
My friend, on the other hand, had to take me out to a steak dinner, because apparently I won a bet where I climbed a tree and didn't die.
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Zendikar had fetchlands, and Worldwake had manlands. What are the new Scars duals called?
Explosive Peanut Lightning lands. Well, that's just what I call them.
i'm just trying to figure out what the point of saying this is. it's just really random.
And so the pot met the kettle.
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4 months ago ::
Jan 18, 2013 - 10:02AM
#349
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Realmwright may be one of the best color fixers in the format. Sylvan Primordial is just begging to be used in a reanimator deck.
Edit-Misread it to think it put land into hand. Was super excited for Borborygmos synergy. Oh well.
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4 months ago ::
Jan 18, 2013 - 11:49AM
#350
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Date Joined:
Nov 18, 2012
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Realmwright may be one of the best color fixers in the format. Sylvan Primordial is just begging to be used in a reanimator deck.
Edit-Misread it to think it put land into hand. Was super excited for Borborygmos synergy. Oh well.
Realmwright may be good at fixing, but it's still a 1/1, which is fragile and only useful in aggressive strategies. Sylvan primordial is terrible in reanimator, it's a french vanilla body with an ability that doesn't read "you win the game". Griselbrand is just better. Drawing 7 will probably end the game.
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