I feel like the safety clause is actually pretty unnecessary since the delve cost already is a pretty good safety clause
― iatee, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 15:10 (nine years ago) link
not to mention the 3 blue mana which should deter any sort of goofball Dredge thing in Modern
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 15:19 (nine years ago) link
anyway, enough about that thing, how cool is the Jeskai Infiltrator
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 16:31 (nine years ago) link
http://media.wizards.com/2014/ujehvsbfrf153/en_lw5yaa6hq8.png
― iatee, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 16:54 (nine years ago) link
cool card garbage art
― no i'm igloo new zealand (Lamp), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 16:56 (nine years ago) link
yeah I reallly dislike the cgi art that's been showing up lately, this one's even worse:
http://mythicspoiler.com/frf/cards/sageeyeavengers.jpg
― iatee, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 16:59 (nine years ago) link
the look they developed for the djinn is so horrible
― no i'm igloo new zealand (Lamp), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 17:00 (nine years ago) link
that Soulfire Grand Master looks a nice upgrade to Seeker of the Way in Jeskai decks
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 17:09 (nine years ago) link
Hmmm how did I forget the Guildgates
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
did i ever comment about how the Crackling Doom art looks like it was borrowed from a neo-prog album cover
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:31 (nine years ago) link
I always kinda liked this dude's CGI-art
http://magiccards.info/ptc/en/15.html
but yes some of these more recent ones are terrible. so is the one I posted too but I like that 90's movie-CGI style.That said, plenty of great art in Khans thus far
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 18:59 (nine years ago) link
Soulfire seems like fun with Blasphemous Act, at least :)
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 19:00 (nine years ago) link
Jeskai ascendancy is a straight up superhero team comic book cover. Cute, but weird for mtg.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 30 December 2014 20:10 (nine years ago) link
this new uncommon cycle looks really strong. also the green siege seems better than the others so far.
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 19:02 (nine years ago) link
iatee u r famous https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iukVnoydb4&list=PL04lbfeNAaS8BbABBy0KmtKoAd4h9tM-G
― webber, Monday, 5 January 2015 10:25 (nine years ago) link
oh whoa i did not know ilx embedded youtubes now. round 2.
― webber, Monday, 5 January 2015 10:26 (nine years ago) link
haha yeah I saw that / kinda figured it was being recorded while I was playing. the end of g2 is a pretty dumb punt, I was annoyed at myself for not having sided out academy for an island and when I finally could play elendra I was like "okay now he just needs to not have upheaval for exactly one turn". I was also annoyed at him for cutting all the storm cards cause that's what I was trying to force p1.
― iatee, Monday, 5 January 2015 12:51 (nine years ago) link
http://cdn.magicspoiler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/en_ayf3tb0eak.png
http://cdn.magicspoiler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/en_cpyhzk81s2.png
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 5 January 2015 16:45 (nine years ago) link
Arcbond looks like it could potentially lead to some big blowouts, but requires a very specific boardstate to work properly. Warden requires you to jump through a whole lot of hoops to be exciting.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Monday, 5 January 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link
I'm a fan of Wild Slash and the white dragon. Tasigur, the Golden Fang is pretty cool too, although perhaps not deserving of Legendary status.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Monday, 5 January 2015 17:27 (nine years ago) link
Arcbond is gonna be sweet in Limited, at least. Seems like a total reset button in a losing situation, or perhaps a win con for an aggro deck once your grip starts to slip a little. Its tough to evaluate, I don't think we've ever had a card like it. Warden seems worse than Figure though I struggle to figure out why, maybe cuz Figure filled a bigger hole in Red whereas G/W has stuff like Fleecemane Lion
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Monday, 5 January 2015 17:28 (nine years ago) link
arcbond is a v cool card but i wonder if it is just too variable to be reliably good in any environment. it would be a real nice card to bring in vs a token deck.
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 5 January 2015 17:44 (nine years ago) link
I don't like arcbond, I'm guessing it will be bad. that effect is too chaotic / generally bad if you're ahead + red doesn't usually want to wipe its own board in limited.
― iatee, Monday, 5 January 2015 17:46 (nine years ago) link
seems pretty edh'y to me
― iatee, Monday, 5 January 2015 17:47 (nine years ago) link
yeah arcbond def not a constructed card in 99% of environments
the warden is obviously a riff on figure of destiny which was an allstar in past standard but this one asks a lot more of your manabase. enables an even lower curve GB or GW deck than we already have. idk if it's a staple but the stats are good enough.
― ciderpress, Monday, 5 January 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link
i feel like t1 warden t2 activate and attack as 3/3 is better in abzan aggro than heir of the wilds right? that seems like a straight 1-for-1 upgrade in that deck.
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 5 January 2015 19:28 (nine years ago) link
don't they generally play fleecemane and deathdealer?
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Monday, 5 January 2015 20:01 (nine years ago) link
full sets of all 3 from what i have seen recently
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 5 January 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
the issue is you have a lot of etb tapped lands in that deck, warden is really awkward if you don't have a llanowar wastes turn 1
― ciderpress, Monday, 5 January 2015 20:39 (nine years ago) link
Reality Shift may be the missing card my Temur deck has been looking for, amazing Abzan hoser
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 17:39 (nine years ago) link
Obviously it's not quite as good as Swords/Path but it's really not too far off is it?
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 17:44 (nine years ago) link
with an opponent's courser in play, I'll be able to see exactly what they'll manifest, but really there are very few cards that I would feel bad about them manifesting, forcing manifest on any of the nightmare ETB creatures in Abzan and whip decks is perfectly acceptable.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 6 January 2015 17:50 (nine years ago) link
its a slight downgrade from rapid hybridization imo, but that card saw some standard play
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 6 January 2015 18:23 (nine years ago) link
http://mythicspoiler.com/frf/cards/ghastlyconscription.jpg
FUN CARD
surely not at all constructed playable but a fun draft challenge, a finisher for that rakshasa's secret control archetype that ppl are trying to make be a thing
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 8 January 2015 16:28 (nine years ago) link
i cast rise of the dark realms a few times in m14 limited, this one's cheaper by 2 so sure
― ciderpress, Thursday, 8 January 2015 16:31 (nine years ago) link
just to be clear, this doesn't allow you to exile your opponent's graveyard and then get an army of 2/2s under your control, right? The phrase "then manifest those cards" means "then target player manifests those cards".
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Thursday, 8 January 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link
if target player manifested the cards i think it would explicitly say that? 'manifest' means you put on the battlefield as a facedown 2/2
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 8 January 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
http://mythicspoiler.com/frf/cards/marduscout.html
has red ever gotten a no-drawback 3-power creature for two mana?
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Thursday, 8 January 2015 16:52 (nine years ago) link
xpost
ok, then that's stronger than I thought on first look, not bad!
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Thursday, 8 January 2015 17:08 (nine years ago) link
of course it will be extra amusing when your opponent casts Dig Through Time in response...
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Thursday, 8 January 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
xp i don't think so, but it's gotten lots of ones with minor drawbacks or preconditions
― ciderpress, Thursday, 8 January 2015 17:12 (nine years ago) link
mardu scout art on some poochie shit
― wizaerd (Lamp), Thursday, 8 January 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link
lol so otm
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 8 January 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link
& the ghastly conscription art looks like grimdark mario galaxy
― ciderpress, Thursday, 8 January 2015 19:19 (nine years ago) link
lol lamp
the green dark confidant dude @ uncommon seems kinda insane in limited
― iatee, Thursday, 8 January 2015 19:21 (nine years ago) link
full set is up on the wotc site
no october surprises this time really
― ciderpress, Friday, 9 January 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link
had a quick scan thru at lunch, seemed like slight improvement in removal? more warriors, less reasons to care about warriors. and surely the worst delve card to date - peel from reality except 4U delve instead of 1U!
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 9 January 2015 19:19 (nine years ago) link
this one does any nonland permanent, if that matters
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Friday, 9 January 2015 19:23 (nine years ago) link
I think that ones better than the 4uu frost breath
― ciderpress, Friday, 9 January 2015 22:30 (nine years ago) link
And yeah its non delve version actually costs 2u (aether tradewinds iirc) so it's one of the smallest delve penalties
― ciderpress, Friday, 9 January 2015 22:37 (nine years ago) link