Players never gain priority during the untap step, so you can't activate basalt monolith at all. But you can respond to the trigger of the calendar, can't you? During your upkeep? Go nuts but nothing happens. The trigger isn't put on the stack until upkeep despite happening in untap. Oh, interestin...

The Millennium Calendar + Basalt Monolith = Win. It says "during your untap step" not just what you untap at beginning. Players never gain priority during the untap step, so you can't activate basalt monolith at all. But you can respond to the trigger of the calendar, can't you?

Dr. Who Fortunately, Dr. Who offers next to nothing, too. There are a few cards that are somewhat playable, but there are not stand-outs. Sergeant John Benton could have some potential. He's a potent attacker that draws you cards. Yes, your opponents get to draw cards, too, but when they do, they w...

I need some book recommendations. I'm reading my sixth Bosch novel and after that I'm gonna switch gears to something else. Perhaps something in the fantasy or horror spheres, but I'm open to almost anything. I'll echo a lot of the recommendations that were made by other posters, specifically N.K. ...

I need some book recommendations. I'm reading my sixth Bosch novel and after that I'm gonna switch gears to something else. Perhaps something in the fantasy or horror spheres, but I'm open to almost anything. I'm enjoying This Rebel Heart so far. Some combination about jewish heritage, post-war com...

Serenade wrote: ↑

8 months ago

Format alternative that ignores UB stuff (including D&D) when?

NoUBDH. Or NoobDH.

I think I'm with Hawk on this one. I really like Magic as a game, as a brain teaser, as a creative outlet, as a social construct, as a way to spend time with my friends. I'm a big Vorthos, too, so watering down Magic's own IP, it's own story makes me sad. Even if I hate Jace with a passion. Sometime...

Cardboard Crack nailed it 2020.

:sick: :sick: :sick: "The Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Collaboration Begins" https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/the-magic-the-gathering-marvel-collaboration-begins This has to be a too-late April's Fool joke, right? That no one has responded to this yet is... I mean that's a...

Hermes_ wrote: ↑

8 months ago

TThis is a joke, isn't it? October's Fool, anyone?

"The Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Collaboration Begins"

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/annou ... ion-begins

This has to be a too-late April's Fool joke, right?

I just think Magic kinda sucks right now. I'm not ready to leave (I'm playing at my newly renovated LGS on Sunday), but the way Wizards is handling practically everything just rubs me the wrong way. You used to be able to 'digest' a set for a while, really cogitate on it and spend time with it. It'...

I like her in mono black, where I play her as a worse Sad Robot. She's fine, but a mana stone is probably better. Nostalgia still makes me play her.

Koth, Fire of Resistance is basically a carbon copy in red.

pokken wrote: ↑

8 months ago

Hey folks, just wanted to let ya'll know I'm taking a bit of a long term hiatus from Magic, just kinda tired of it, so I'll likely not be around. It's been real.

You will be welcomed back with open arms.

This has been on my list forever. Maybe this will be the year. Do it. Don't want to hype it too much, but is was one of the best zombie movies I've seen. Huh. I thought Train to Busan was good but not remotely as good as everyone says it is. It was definitely a zombie movie. It was definitely a goo...

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8 months ago

cheonice wrote: ↑

8 months ago

Edit: Uh, and Train to Busan!

This has been on my list forever. Maybe this will be the year.

Do it. Don't want to hype it too much, but is was one of the best zombie movies I've seen.

The Dark Tower movie was SO disappointing. One of the worst remakes/continuations I've ever seen. I finished watching it simply out of respect for The King and Idris Elba. Hard agree, that was a GARBAGE fire. Truly despised every second, Idris be damned. That said it did get me to search out the re...

Personally, I've recently been enjoying creating high quality proxies, It's still cheaper, I get to scratch that arts and crafts itch, and I can make the art whatever I want (biggest example being true duals, good grief are they UGLY). I don't have time, nor motivation to proxy everything, but it's...

Thursday, October 5th, 2023; Havengul Lich I remember when this was the boogeyman that everyone wanted. I remember immediately afterward when everyone realized how mediocre this card really is. It's really not bad in any one area: its stats are fine, the ability flexible and cheap, and yet somehow ...

Uh, the new Flesh Duplicate looks interesting! I've been searching for another Sun Titanable clone for a while. Phantasmal Image felt weird, because I can't target it with Whitemane Lion or Thassa, Deep-Dwelling. Flesh Duplicate could finally fill this role.

Blue
The Phasing of Zhalfir
Curse of the Swine

Black
Dead of Winter (if you run a snow mana base)

Red
Starstorm - has been really great. Instant speed wraths are tight!

Green... not much here
Apex Altisaur
Ezuri's Predation

I considered him since he makes a lot of tokens and is one of my favorite characters from BG2, but the animation spells are all blue to my knowledge. Unless I build artifact aristocrats... It's not really the same idea, but lately I've been brewing a Jan Jansen deck that tries to win by turbo-dunge...

I built the Myra the Magnificent deck. It is very bad, and I still managed to win a game by ulting Tezzeret the Seeker and swinging for lethal with my attractions. Did it feel amazing? Yes. Was it worth slogging through games where I was basically a spectator? No. Think I may build a deck that kill...

Do it! :D I considered a build with Galazeth Prismari . It sounds stupid, but fun. I think this idea is rad. Don't forget Cyberdrive Awakener ! I dunno, I've been in a kind of weird spot for brewing lately. I've been wanting something kind of silly and durdley to play lately but nothing I've found ...

TheGildedGoose wrote: ↑

8 months ago

Do I build Myra the Magnificent Rise and Shine Fatal Attractions? Surely, this is too stupid, even for me?

Do it! :D I considered a build with Galazeth Prismari. It sounds stupid, but fun.