get some good creatures, pay attention to mana curve (heavily weighed towards 1 + 2 mana creatures) have fun!
― Mordy, Friday, 31 August 2012 22:25 (eleven years ago) link
what cards are worth $
― iatee, Friday, 31 August 2012 22:25 (eleven years ago) link
it was fun! so many nerds. so many nerds.
― iatee, Saturday, 1 September 2012 02:38 (eleven years ago) link
i'd participate much more in nerd culture if not for the nerds
― Mordy, Saturday, 1 September 2012 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
did you manage to grab a sublime archangel?
― Moodles, Saturday, 1 September 2012 04:07 (eleven years ago) link
no, it woulda been nice tho, cause I had a black/white deck w/ a lot of exalted. still only did so-so cause I had a lot of bad draws. will def go back, the store is really close to my work + train home and everyone was really friendly.
― iatee, Saturday, 1 September 2012 22:30 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i started playinng at the local store last year and was surprised to find that most of the MTG regulars there are my age instead of highschool/college age like i had assumed, and there aren't any of the stereotypical tantrum-throwing antisocial nerds. its pretty chill
very brief tips for m13:-the power uncommons that you're looking to first-pick, in no particular order: Serra Angel, Oblivion Ring, Talrand's Invocation, Vampire Nighthawk, Flames of the Firebrand-the best commons, same deal as above: Searing Spear, Murder, Pacifism, Sentinel Spider (the green serra angel!)-exalted plays very strong in limited and pretty much every creature with it is a good pick-there are a ton of 3/3 creatures in the format, and therefore 2/2s get outclassed/brickwalled a lot. i avoid taking 2/2s or smaller unless they have a good ability.-Chronomaton looks innocent but is actually one of the strongest cards in draft because it has no color commitment and because the games tend to go long enough to grow him real big. i'd pick it below the cards listed above and good rares, but above eveything else
― ciderpress, Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
I actually had serra angel, oblivion ring, 2 pacifisms and a murder
I had to pass a vampire nighthawk, I think for uh I forgot what it's called, but the 3/6 black rare that turns creatures into walls
― iatee, Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:37 (eleven years ago) link
xathrid gorgon!
your deck sounds insane then, that thing is arguably the best card in the entire set in limited
― ciderpress, Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:38 (eleven years ago) link
yeah I feel like my deck was 'good' in principle, had like 7 exalted creatures too, I just had really bad luck and maybe needed to play more than 13 creatures
― iatee, Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
here is the decklist
duressdark favor duty-bound deadessence drainliliana's shademurderpublic execution2 servant of nefaroxtormented soulxathridring of thunering of xathrid 2 aven squire griffin protecter 2 pacifismobliv ring
then this stuff came in and out depnding on the opponent: 2 ajani's sunstriker1 captain's callanother griffin protecter battleflight eagleravenous rats
― iatee, Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:56 (eleven years ago) link
oh and serra angel
― iatee, Saturday, 1 September 2012 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
Liliana's shade was giving me fits on mtgo last night. Thinking of dropping a couple in my irl deck to try out in f next week.
― Moodles, Sunday, 2 September 2012 01:39 (eleven years ago) link
In fnm next week, that is
― Moodles, Sunday, 2 September 2012 01:40 (eleven years ago) link
that looks good, you definitely seem to know what you're doing - i wouldn't play dark favor maindeck, since exalted decks tend to be medium speed and that card works best in a really fast deck. would play the 2nd griffin protector instead probably, having flying guys is good when you're often turning your opponents stuff into walls rather than killing it
also duress tends to be a better sideboard card than maindeck card, since having a dead card vs like a green-based all-creatures deck is bad
― ciderpress, Sunday, 2 September 2012 01:43 (eleven years ago) link
though by all means bring dark favor in vs decks without a lot of removal, sometimes you can win just by slapping it on a tormented soul turn 2
― ciderpress, Sunday, 2 September 2012 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
cool they finally made a card that specifically destroys planeswalkers
― ciderpress, Sunday, 2 September 2012 03:09 (eleven years ago) link
bunch of RTR spoilers just came out
-shocklands are back (of course)-new Jace is shockingly not overpowered-BR: Destroy target creature or planeswalker, wowowow
this set is going to rule
― frogbs, Sunday, 2 September 2012 13:46 (eleven years ago) link
i love the common dual-lands and associated cards
― ciderpress, Sunday, 2 September 2012 13:50 (eleven years ago) link
seriously considering buying into a modern deck now since this set's going to lower the barrier to entry by a fair amount and people might actually play the format outside of high-level events. not sure if i really want to drop $100 on a playset of thoughtseizes though..
― ciderpress, Sunday, 2 September 2012 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
i should probably be banned from drafting this format http://i.imgur.com/6Rqww.jpg
― ciderpress, Sunday, 2 September 2012 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
How long should I expect a local booster draft event to run for?
― Moodles, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 14:09 (eleven years ago) link
you should ask the store how many rounds they run - at the store i play at, it's 40 minutes to draft and deckbuild, followed by 3 50-minute rounds, so it works out to around 3 hours total, assuming you play all 3 rounds (people often drop before the last round if they're out of the money, or draw the last round to split prizes if they're in the money)
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:12 (eleven years ago) link
rounds in MTG events are always 50 minutes plus some overage time (if time runs out, you get 5 more turns to win before the match becomes a draw) so it'll probably be an hour per round plus another 30-60 minutes for the draft itself
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:18 (eleven years ago) link
most 8-man drafts I've done are around 2 hours in total
― frogbs, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 15:34 (eleven years ago) link
welp that's my 3rd M13 4-pack Sealed, went 2-1 every time, every single game I've lost was due to Jace/Sands of Delirium, god damn it
― frogbs, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
I drafted again
had a red/white burn/token deck that people seemed to think was pretty good but still only went 1-2 due to luck. but I drafted a thragtusk and foil talrand just to sell, which almost paid for the night.
― iatee, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
haha, next time we meet up you'll have an edh deck
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 02:47 (eleven years ago) link
iatee msg me if you want to practice draft m13 ive drafted it a lot and think i have a reasonable handle on it
― Lamp, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 03:40 (eleven years ago) link
also it could be p fun
― Lamp, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 03:41 (eleven years ago) link
through what? magic online or is there another way we could do it? it would be fun tho, I still need some familiarity w/ lotsa cards, at this point I still prob make my color decisions too early
― iatee, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 03:42 (eleven years ago) link
theres a p decent draft sim that ive used to practice its not as a good as a real draft but its decent for like discussing pick vs pick stuff and general deck-building things
ive never tried team drafting on mtgo although ive seen people do it so it is theoretically possible
― Lamp, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 03:50 (eleven years ago) link
is it a program or a site? remember I'm ipad-bound, tho I can steal the lady's laptop on weekends.
― iatee, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 03:51 (eleven years ago) link
its a site
i think wizards also has one on their site as well actually iirc
― Lamp, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 03:54 (eleven years ago) link
oh cool
let's do that sometime this week
― iatee, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 03:59 (eleven years ago) link
now that I have actual cards again I am tempted to try to teach gf, esp since her sister actually plays w/ HER bf, but her sister is also more tomboyish
― iatee, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 04:09 (eleven years ago) link
well u know how manly playing mtg can be
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 04:19 (eleven years ago) link
wowowow at the new planeswalker
http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/products/rtr/yn1n1r28cd_en.jpg
seems a lot like Gideon to me in that it's gonna be a total bitch to get rid of. that ultimate is just bizarre but super awesome anyway
― frogbs, Wednesday, 5 September 2012 05:12 (eleven years ago) link
yall are serious about this shit huhi finally tried this about a week ago, been dicking around on the ipad. kinda funkinda obsessive
― This cad needs a cordial introduction to Eugene of Oxbow. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 5 September 2012 05:29 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i was p excited abt her too - not really sure how good shell be rn but im not great at predicting stuff like that. jund seems p crazy given the currently spoiled stuff tho
― Lamp, Thursday, 6 September 2012 17:30 (eleven years ago) link
im p glad i built jund for block rn tho
I don't think she's as good as Gideon but I like her because she's good in any situation. That ultimate is one of the neatest I've ever seen on a walker.
Gotta say I'm not really a fan of stuff like Dreadbore or that new Smother being rares
― frogbs, Thursday, 6 September 2012 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
i like that planeswalker a bunch but i don't think its super powerful - she doesn't really press an advantage very well if left unchecked
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 September 2012 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
it's still amazing to me how much people overpay to preorder planeswalkers that will be $10-15 a month or 2 down the line
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 September 2012 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
This one went from $30 to $40 quick. My guess is that she'll settle in the $20-25 range. I do agree that the thing doesn't really do much by just building to an ultimate but Rock-type decks (which love to press small advantages like these) will probably go nuts over a card like this.
― frogbs, Thursday, 6 September 2012 19:17 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the GB spell spoiled today is probably the best or at least most useful card spoiled yet but its shitty that its a rare instead of an uncommon
― Lamp, Thursday, 6 September 2012 19:18 (eleven years ago) link
i'd snap short it at $20
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 September 2012 19:18 (eleven years ago) link
considering lilliana of the veil was briefly like $15 thats probably right
― Lamp, Thursday, 6 September 2012 19:19 (eleven years ago) link
whats the most expensive pw in standard rn? the new ajani?
yeah and that's under $20 already
― ciderpress, Thursday, 6 September 2012 19:21 (eleven years ago) link