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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:06AM
#41
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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:08AM
#42
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Seriously. You look up the existing    cards in Magic and I think there's like, four, and one is Lightning Angel  , another is that dragon that destroys lands, and the only other noteworthy one is Zedruu the Greathearted
Numot, the Devastator  , thank you very much. I use him in EDH. That deck draws fire like no one's business. Partly because I run strong defense and mass land nukes. Numot's job is to slam the weakest enemy and nuke the lands of the biggest threat.
The problem is you can't exactly build a land destruction mechanic (well, you could, but it'd be asking for trouble in about five dozen different ways).
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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:13AM
#43
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Date Joined:
Jul 23, 2003
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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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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:13AM
#44
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Date Joined:
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What about a mechanic that somehow resembles rishadan cutpurse  's ability? could be like blending crack the earth  or misguided rage  /cutpurse and other blue taxing effects/ soul tithe  and other white taxing effects
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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:15AM
#45
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Date Joined:
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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:17AM
#46
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Date Joined:
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I think it feels pretty blue, mostly because of the mana taxing.
Come on, it's mechanical common ground for UWR! kind of potentially
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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:19AM
#47
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Nov 15, 2012
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Pin Point Land destruction is useful. A land destruct deck is restrictive and not fun. I think land destruct with choice is the way to go. Destroy land and/or destroy artifact and/or do damage and/or conquer  /exchange or cycle.
TLDR
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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:26AM
#48
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Date Joined:
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Yeah, taxation abilities would definitely be something red-blue-white!  While red would mainly have positive abilities for yourself that allow opponents to deactivate them by paying mana, the colors white + blue would mainly have the well-known things like Ghostly Prison  + Mana Leak  ..
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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:32AM
#49
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Date Joined:
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Rather than pick an action unique to red/white/blue that they all share in common, you could instead focus on something that red white and blue can all support in different ways.
The one thing that comes to mind is tap abilities. There's not much common groud, but Red haste plus blue and white untap effects and vigilance lets all three colors contribute in interesting ways. So maybe something that triggers on activating abilities, or lets abilities be shared among creatures.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 09, 2012 - 7:34AM
#50
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Date Joined:
Jul 28, 2011
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Yeah, taxation abilities would definitely be something red-blue-white! While red would mainly have positive abilities for yourself that allow opponents to deactivate them by paying mana, the colors white + blue would mainly have the well-known things like Ghostly Prison + Mana Leak ..
I'm not so sure that "taxation" would necessarily be a fun mechanic for any of the players involved. Do you really want to have to always be looking for permission to play Magic? Having red basically get the opposite of blue/white's "taxation" feels a little counterintuitive, as well.
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has things in common, 
has things in common, 
has things in common... All 3? Not so much.
