The disconnect is a problem, but to say that it was an ego thing doesn't work within that timeline. While designing the cards they were making Time Spiral 2. Marketing decided, after the fact, to play up the Modern aspect. That has nothing to do with the design process.
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Magic: the Gathering |OT| War of the Spark - Enter the Bo-Las (36 Planeswalkers)
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They never promised it would be reprint-focused. In the official unveiling stream, they referred to it as "quirky and offbeat," which is something a "Masters" set of reprints would never be called. Then, they go onto saying it's "not a Modern reprint-driven product." The first cards shown made it very clear that they would be playing homage to older cards without actually printing those strong cards into Modern.
Here's the announcement, you can watch it yourself: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/announcing-modern-horizons-2019-02-28
If there was a misunderstanding regarding what the set was about, I don't think it's on Wizards. It's on the content creators who talked only about reprints and not about alternatives. Wizards pitched exactly what the set ultimately was when it was announced.
I mean what the content creators did was perfectly reasonable. We had so little information about what was actually in the set at the time so reprint speculation was basically all they could do. The mistake is in people overvaluing the importance of reprints by letting that content and their own speculation shape their understanding of the set.
MH1 - Alpine Guide
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Okay that is really neat.
Lol and I guess Red really does have the "do everything the others can do but shitty" part of the color pie.
Lol and I guess Red really does have the "do everything the others can do but shitty" part of the color pie.
Neat mechanic
Should have been a goblin like originally designed, though
Lol I was reading it like "this is pretty okay" until I got to the end. Oof.
Lol imagine being upset you didn't get enough old cards (which are dumb) when what you got was a bunch of sweet new cards (which are good)
Neat mechanic
Should have been a goblin like originally designed, though
Yeah the "attack each combat if able" is kinda weird flavor on a human scout. Would have made more sense on say a reckless goblin chasing mountain goats on an unstable mountain ready to cause an avalanche :D
Lee said on the stream that he turned the design in as a goblin and it got switched somewhere during development.
Without that last part it would have severely outclassed comparable cards like Borderland Ranger, so I can see why they restricted it.
the set seemed fine design-wise once they explained it was mostly random cards that were bypassing standard instead of all the cards being specifically designed for competitive modern
would have preferred unstable/conspiracy pricing instead of masters pricing given that it's 95% junk, but that's a separate complaint
would have preferred unstable/conspiracy pricing instead of masters pricing given that it's 95% junk, but that's a separate complaint
I wouldn't say it's 95% junk. The quality of the rares and mythics is pretty excellent overall. I'd say at least 50% of those cards will have value to some. Of course, that does mean the monetary value of the cards will be driven down as there'll be too many.
welp spoilers are almost done time to bitch
Like we're getting Urza, Yawgmoth and Serra cards for the first time ever. Who gives a single solitary fuck about whether Cabal Therapist is Spike-y enough?
Like we're getting Urza, Yawgmoth and Serra cards for the first time ever. Who gives a single solitary fuck about whether Cabal Therapist is Spike-y enough?
MH1 - Full reveal
Full spoiler is up https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/modernhorizons/cards?aa
Not sure if this had been spoiled, but this is a cool card
Not sure if this had been spoiled, but this is a cool card
The art in this set is so good. It's nice not having every second spell featuring a highlighted Planeswalker.Full spoiler is up https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/modernhorizons/cards?aa
Not sure if this had been spoiled, but this is a cool card
While I agree that the art feels a lot more fresh sans planeswalkers, there are some things that just really feel...souless to me
Like, compare Ravenous Giant to Juzam Djinn
While Ravenous Giant is a "better", more detailed piece of art..... it just doesn't even come close to Juzam
As a Tron player fuck that cardFull spoiler is up https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/modernhorizons/cards?aa
Not sure if this had been spoiled, but this is a cool card
As a colorless edh player, fuck that card. As someone who faces a niv mizzit reborn player, i love that card
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Can we talk about how good this card is as a pun?Lots of neat one-off spells, including this card that's somehow a common.
But no goat
Changelings = goats
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I'm kind of disappointed over how much of the set got taken up by snow stuff and slivers. I don't have any use for either.
Some cool stuff from Japan. The bookstore chain Kinokuniya is hosting a pop-up shop in Shibuyua featuring canvas prints of the JP alt planeswalkers.
https://event.amnibus.com/mtg-kinokuniya-shibuya/
They are 5000 yen each, no sizes but indicated probably in the 12x16 inch range.
35 different planeswalkers are available, except for Liliana. Evidently Wizards doesn't have full rights to that painting.
https://event.amnibus.com/mtg-kinokuniya-shibuya/
They are 5000 yen each, no sizes but indicated probably in the 12x16 inch range.
35 different planeswalkers are available, except for Liliana. Evidently Wizards doesn't have full rights to that painting.
I took apart that deck a long time ago. Maybe I'll rebuild it some day. Don't even have the Volcanic Island anymore. Guess it beats paying $2500 for Timetwister lol
Might as well ask: If there are people who have a U/R Niv deck, do you consider the new Niv to be a straight upgrade or is the UUURRR cost restrictive at times in the early to mid game?
Only played against niv 3 decks but it's a straight upgrade that's also restrictive. The card is kind of busted in casual metas so much so that my primary strategy against the deck was to colour screw the player
I'd think if you were running Volcanic Island and 6 fetches, you'd be fine. The new horizon land and talisman will help a lot.
I've got two friends that do that. I usually do my Commander's fetches plus two allied. Not weird. But if I were playing a commander with that casting cost, I'd make an exception.
There are so many dual lands now that it shouldn't be an issue nowadays, especially when you're Schreckstoff and use a 30 land manabase. :p
What can I say besides, it works.
The less lands you run the more sweet cards you can play.
On the subject of duals I often don't run them all and sometimes am not even running command tower. Just would rather have another fetchable land even if it's a basic.
Anyone else had the experience already about how stupid bolas' citadel is? Bunch of people in my local playgroup tried it out and usually won the game. Ended up trying it myself in a janky deck and took it out after just 1 day since it ruined the jank.
Finally got around to testing out my jank Niv-Mixup deck and it was so much fun. It'll be my opening low-stakes build when I play with a new group. Took out my wife's Kresh deck with 1 life left which was awesome.
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