Dominaria #2 is no where as interesting as #1. It's unfortunate, but I'm not going to get a box this time.

Disappointed that Tetsuo isn't depicted as overweight. There's not a lot of representation, basically only Karlov of the Ghost Council and Abomination . That'd be interesting to see, consider most depiction of East Asians had been on the slim side. There are new creatures like Keldon Flamesage that...

Isn't the drawbacks you mentioned (such as having a terrible mana base) enough limitation for Ruination? Every MLD spell needs a good set up before being cast, Ruination almost always requires the player to run mono-red or with heavy artifact mana, I'd think it balances out. I can't speak for @Dirk...

Tetsuo, Imperial Champion Probably the only card I want to build around so far. I can picture him using Grafted Exoskeleton / Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho / Helm of the Host and extra combat like Relentless Assault and Strionic Resonator for multiple triggers. I don't think Tetsuo needs expensive eq...

Whenever I check out a deck list, the moment I see Thassa's Oracle et al, I leave. I don't necessary hate it, but the empty library wincon shows up so frequently it's becoming a symbol of boredom. Expropriate , mostly because there's almost no way to defend against it, at the same time blue has so m...

Given Lorwyn et al, I think it was a fabulous idea for WotC to promote dual-tribes instead of individual ones (like Elf/Goblin/Merfolk etc), and +1/+1 in general is probably the least interesting of tribal effects. Dual-tribe also allows flavors like Sylvia Brightspear / Khorvath Brightflame pair to...

For example, Nalia de'Arnise , Anowon, the Ruin Thief rogue + ninja, Aegar, the Freezing Flame with giant + wizard, or the more recent samurai + warrior collide such as Raiyuu, Storm's Edge . How do people feel about a tribal deck that utilizes more than one tribe? Should there be more cards support...

Magar of the Magic Strings sounds like a leader for Temporal Extortion as well. With all the extra combat stuff mentioned above, it gets nasty real quick. Power level aside, I've always liked manifest and morph effects. I don't think I'm responsible for reminding my opponent which creature is which...

… someone out there is going to be cracking a bunch of collector boosters in hopes of finding a The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale , but they certainly won't be me. >.> Still, it's certainly a splashy promotion to run. What this? A rumor about boosters including very old/expensive cards. Tor Wauki the...

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2 years ago

Oh, there WERE equipment-ish cards, just didn't have the equipment type. For example, Ashnod's Battle Gear.

Nothing Alchemy can't fix.

Our hatred fuels its Dark Side.

People are so afraid of setback these days, it's getting ridiculous. Upset at me for killing their creatures, upset at me for killing their mana rocks, upset at me for exiling their combo pieces... seriously? If it's a one-sided wipe like Cyclonic Rift ,then I can see why it feels defeating, but fee...

Due to the existence and thus precedent set by Colossal Hammer I don't believe this can equip as part of the ability. Also, Chronologist is an interesting name for someone who gets equipment. Very true about the hammer part. Without equip though, I'm inclined to make this one a 1cc. Also, Chronolog...

Haven't seen any card that I really want in the set. With all the cheap mythic/rare, I will settle with singles.

Cephalid Constable and Dissipation Field

Jokes aside, Warped Devotion is awesome with a bounce Bolas deck.

Dominarian Chronologist W Creature - Advisor 1/1 When ~ enters the battlefield, search your library for an equipment card with MV 1 or less, and put it onto the battlefield. ---------- White's affinity with equipment is canon, so it seems fitting to give white draw and ramp via equipment (which has...

Very nice land to have with various green tricks, deploying creatures from top card(s) to the field.

I do 35. Less, if I use more rocks and double face lands.

See title. There has been quite a number of cloning effect it's getting difficult to identify all of them in a long game, especially non-creatures. What are some of your tricks in presenting and identifying them? I've been using the copy tokens and abbreviate them with Scramble letters. For example,...

Urza's Saga. It feels very "Magic", with a feeling of ancient history and future in the making. I started in Late Mirage/Early Tempest, so the Urza's Block kinda tells the origin of many, many stories to come.

Backgrounds can be in your 99 to help modify non-Baldur commanders, while doubling their effects with partner commanders, I'd think it's trickier to design them than partners at times.

Nobody likes theft decks. :) I don't want to go deep down the rabbit hole explaining this but I have made one and see a lot of people build them then play a couple games then people start groaning any time it comes out. It's an extremely well trodden archetype much like 5c superfriends that might a...

See title. I'm thinking about making a theft deck, though there are plenty of options about. Kamiz, Obscura Oculus : Rogue/Ninja, combat centric theft deck. Nihiloor : Horror/mill. New precon thankfully makes this idea even more viable now. Focuses more on blinking, cloning, and reanimation. Nicol B...

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2 years ago

Tuesday, May 24th, 2022; Amareth, the Lustrous

Versatile for multiple themes, as most commanders should be.

I much prefer Oghma's Archivist to be WW, really. A small change, but would at least be "slightly" discouraging for 3+ color decks to run it.

I have seen people mentioning product fatigue to Maro. He always replies the same thing: "Not every product is for everyone, so you don't need to buy everything... yada yada...". Not every product is for everyone, but they simply design every product to have something to do with the best ...