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This is my feeling, too.TheAmericanSpirit wrote: ↑3 years agoDamn, simic wins again. Gaze upon the inequity between precons, ye players, and despair.
This is my feeling, too.TheAmericanSpirit wrote: ↑3 years agoDamn, simic wins again. Gaze upon the inequity between precons, ye players, and despair.
Not sure where you're getting 'nonstop value' from - it only lasts for one turn. I would assume that the default use case is 'copy target creature spell, your opponent will cast no more creature spells this turn'. There are certainly some situations where you can get more value (ex: an opponent casts Living Death / has a Brago, King Eternal trigger / is trying to do a combo), but the floor seems just fine.Moonlighter wrote: ↑3 years agoIs Theoretical Duplication going to be a pile of 'must answer' value for any blue deck that runs it? Free dorks, free combo pieces, etc. Maybe I'm not seeing something, but it feels like nonstop value for
From the "must answer" part, I'm guessing they thought it was an enchantment, which, would be quite the nutty pile of must answer.Mookie wrote: ↑3 years agoNot sure where you're getting 'nonstop value' from - it only lasts for one turn. I would assume that the default use case is 'copy target creature spell, your opponent will cast no more creature spells this turn'. There are certainly some situations where you can get more value (ex: an opponent casts Living Death / has a Brago, King Eternal trigger / is trying to do a combo), but the floor seems just fine.Moonlighter wrote: ↑3 years agoIs Theoretical Duplication going to be a pile of 'must answer' value for any blue deck that runs it? Free dorks, free combo pieces, etc. Maybe I'm not seeing something, but it feels like nonstop value for
That is correct. They did not check to see whether I could read before I joined the forum.Wallycaine wrote: ↑3 years agoFrom the "must answer" part, I'm guessing they thought it was an enchantment, which, would be quite the nutty pile of must answer.
You can blame MaRo for that.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 years agoOk seriously, whoever keeps printing the word "double" on every single stupid card these days needs to leave. I'm so sick of exponential value.
Doubling is fine until someone doubles a few loops, or a few infinite. I don't like how WotC is pushing for infinite, though Maro said in the past that he's not fond of "politics", maybe this is how he adds solitaire into EDH.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 years agoTo me doubling feels like the sort of thing that appeals to someone who is a...let's say "math enthusiast" who just really likes big numbers and never got over it. For my money, magic is at its best when it's relying on small, discrete numbers.
So I take it you don't like Borrowing 100,000 Arrows?DirkGently wrote: ↑3 years agoFor my money, magic is at its best when it's relying on small, discrete numbers.
As a math enthusiast myself, this is exactly who it appeals to. But I also think the naysaying of doubling effects going on is a tad overblown when compared to decades of "when/whenever" chains and loops (which to be fair, I also partake in). At least in a world where the big flashy plays are making things double, the game actions are still fairly succinct. Small, repeated incremental value triggers take so much more time to do.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 years agoTo me doubling feels like the sort of thing that appeals to someone who is a...let's say "math enthusiast" who just really likes big numbers and never got over it. For my money, magic is at its best when it's relying on small, discrete numbers.
I'm a multitasker. I can hate more than one thing.tstorm823 wrote: ↑3 years agoAs a math enthusiast myself, this is exactly who it appeals to. But I also think the naysaying of doubling effects going on is a tad overblown when compared to decades of "when/whenever" chains and loops (which to be fair, I also partake in). At least in a world where the big flashy plays are making things double, the game actions are still fairly succinct. Small, repeated incremental value triggers take so much more time to do.
This is the card I'm most excited about in all of these command products / strixhaven in general. Can't wait to flip Draco and murder someone. I might flip it back to Golos and just accept that I can't play it in super duper chill games. My experience with Esika hasn't been nearly as enjoyable.DirkGently wrote: ↑3 years agoEDIT: Keen Duelist gets runner-up. Getting double-draw with an ally seems strong. And lethal in @materpillar's Golos Esika list lol.